Our Mission:
Change the paradigm around chronic pain diagnosis & treatment.
Approximately 2 Billion people on the planet suffer from chronic pain.
Frustratingly, though, the predominant model of chronic pain treatment is centered around the idea that pain is solely a structural/anatomic issue. This model is outdated, irresponsible, and harmful. Millions of pain sufferers are being advised to pursue unhelpful - and even harmful - treatment modalities that often leave them feeling frustrated, helpless, confused, and still in pain.
At Bloom, we are committed to a paradigm shift around chronic pain treatment. After extensive review of the scientific literature, we recognize that the majority of chronic pain cases are attributed to neuroplastic causes, and that treatments should reflect as such.
We are committed to educating and serving our clients accordingly, and we strive to collaborate with likeminded practitioners who are similarly passionate about helping folks with neuroplastic pain through mind-body medicine.
For a comprehensive list of neuroplastic pain/ mind-body medicine research articles, click here.
For more information on neuroplastic pain, additional practitioners, and other resources, visit:
The Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms
Addressing neuroplastic pain is harm reduction. It is life changing. It is potent. It is data-driven. It is healing.
To understand if the mind-body approach is right for your chronic pain, book a deep dive consultation with Alex here.
Your ‘Neuroplastic Pain’ Thesaurus:
Are you confused about the many names of ‘neuroplastic pain’? You’re not alone!
Here’s a comprehensive list of terms that have been used to describe neuroplastic pain over the last 5 decades:
Mind-Body Disorders
Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS)
Tension Myoneural Syndrome (TMS)
Psychophysiologic Disorder (PPD)
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Somatoform Disorder
If you have questions regarding whether any of the above terms may apply to you, book a FREE ‘needs assessment’ call with Alex here.
how we bloom
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knowledge as treatment
We’ll start off your healing journey by empowering you with information. You’ll learn about the field of mind-body medicine, the mounds of scientific research backing the mind-body origin of chronic pain, about the keys to successful treatment, the hundreds of thousands of pain sufferers who eliminated chronic pain via the mind-body approach, and about pioneers of the mind-body field including Dr. John Sarno MD, Dr. David Schechter MD, Dr. Howard Schubiner MD, Dr. David Clarke MD, and many others!
Tools of choice: Targeted reading of books & research articles, specialized conference & podcast recommendations, personalized 1:1 education around the etiology of your unique pain story
*For a comprehensive list of mind-body education materials, download your free self-healing guide here!
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emotional processing
Our goal at Bloom is to help you shift out of a pattern of expressing your emotions physically/ somatically through chronic pain & associated symptoms. We’ll do this by guiding you through proper emotional processing techniques that will eliminate your mind-body’s need for physical symptoms altogether. You’ll learn a slew of somatic emotional processing techniques to integrate into your everyday life, empowering your continued self-healing journey from stubborn symptoms even outside of Bloom sessions.
Tools of choice: Somatic Emotional Processing (*unique to Bloom), Breathwork, Yin yoga, guided meditations, guided journaling & other targeted nervous system regulation tools.
*Of note: we refer out for deep Trauma work, as needed. Trauma healing modalities we recommend for mind-body concerns include: Heart Math, Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, Brain Spotting, & other somatic-based tools.
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toning of chronic pain personality traits
What do high achievers, perfectionists, people pleasers, and first born daughters all have in common? They are highly capable, hyper self-critical, and often ignore their own needs in service of others. Sure, being a Type A badass is a superpower in many aspects/ roles in your life! But the constant, unconscious steamrolling over your own needs has resulted in a pattern of emotional self-neglect. So, to get your attention, your body has decided to send you the loudest signal it can think of: enter in chronic pain.
With the help of Bloom, you’ll heal physical symptoms by learning to minimize self-abandonment. The antidote: incorporating self-compassion into your internal vernacular. You’ll come to understandthat high symptom days (or seasons) are signs of increased self abandonment or self-criticism. Armed with your new understanding how pain arises, you’ll develop your own self-healing secret sauce to keep symptoms away for GOOD. *While allowing the badass parts of you to shine through, of course.
Tools of choice: Internal Family Systems (IFS, “parts” work), guided journaling, guided meditations, specialized readings & podcast recommendations.
