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Beyond The Pain

Beyond The Pain

Leigh Brandon 209 Episodes Aug 17, 2026

Beyond The Pain is a health-focused podcast hosted by Leigh Brandon, a functional medicine practitioner with nearly 30 years of experience. The show explores the physical, emotional, nutritional, and environmental causes of chronic pain. Through expert interviews and solo episodes, it offers holistic strategies for healing, empowerment, and transformation where conventional methods may fall short.

Episodes

Chronic Pain Explained: The Hidden Physical, Emotional and Nutritional Factors | Dr Zoa Conner
Chronic Pain Explained: The Hidden Physical, Emotional and Nutritional Factors | Dr Zoa Conner Aug 17, 2026 01:04:29 Why does pain sometimes persist—even after an injury has healed?In this episode, Leigh speaks with physicist, educator and pain specialist Dr Zoa Conner about the complex nature of persistent pain. They explore why pain is more than a purely physical experience and how muscular imbalances, nutrition, stress, emotions and the nervous system may all influence how pain is experienced.Zoa explains her
From Bed-Bound to 98% Better: Overcoming Chronic Pain After Lyme Disease with Allie Chandler
From Bed-Bound to 98% Better: Overcoming Chronic Pain After Lyme Disease with Allie Chandler Aug 10, 2026 01:06:33 Allie Chandler went from being fit, active and adventurous to experiencing severe widespread pain and spending almost two years largely confined to bed.Her symptoms began suddenly following a backpacking trip in the Swiss Alps. After years of searching for answers, Allie was diagnosed with Lyme disease and co-infections. However, receiving a diagnosis was only the beginning of a long and often unp
The Missing Link in Persistent Pain: Self-Love, Emotions and the Body with Lindsay Little
The Missing Link in Persistent Pain: Self-Love, Emotions and the Body with Lindsay Little Aug 3, 2026 01:26:40 Could the way you relate to yourself be affecting your experience of persistent pain?In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon speaks with Lindsay Little about the complex relationship between physical pain, emotional pain and self-love. Drawing on her own experience of serious illness, autoimmune disease and feeling disconnected from her body, Lindsay explains how her health crisis led he
Can Repressed Emotions Cause Chronic Pain? Mind-Body Healing with Amy Lansky
Can Repressed Emotions Cause Chronic Pain? Mind-Body Healing with Amy Lansky Jul 27, 2026 01:34:05 Could unresolved emotions, chronic stress and suppressed anger be contributing to persistent pain?In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon speaks with author Amy Lansky about her personal experiences with lower back pain, sciatica, insomnia and other chronic symptoms—and how the work of Dr John Sarno changed the way she understood them.Amy explains why pain may not always originate solely
Can Unresolved Emotions Drive Chronic Pain? The RESET Method with Peter Strange
Can Unresolved Emotions Drive Chronic Pain? The RESET Method with Peter Strange Jul 20, 2026 01:23:27 What if the reason your pain persists is not only found in the part of your body that hurts?When pain continues despite treatment, exercise, medication or attempts to correct the physical problem, it may be necessary to look beyond muscles, joints and structural damage. Unresolved emotional experiences, chronic stress, fear and deeply held beliefs may also influence how the body responds and why p
Can Energy Healing Help Chronic Pain? with Romain Daumont
Can Energy Healing Help Chronic Pain? with Romain Daumont Jul 13, 2026 01:46:01 Energy healing is often dismissed as “woo woo” by people who have never experienced it.But what if some of what we call woo woo is simply what science has not yet learned how to measure?In this episode of Beyond The Pain, I speak with Romain Daumont, founder of Luminara Care, about energy healing, chronic pain, grief, silence, trust, and the emerging science around biofield therapies.Romain’s jour
Healing Chronic Pain: The Mind, Body & Lifestyle Connection with Hany Demian
Healing Chronic Pain: The Mind, Body & Lifestyle Connection with Hany Demian Jul 6, 2026 01:24:34 Chronic pain is often treated as though it is purely a physical problem — an injury, a joint issue, a disc problem, inflammation, or degeneration.But for many people living with persistent pain, the real picture is far more complex.In this episode of Beyond The Pain, I speak with pain management expert Hany Demian about why chronic pain often needs to be understood through a much wider lens — one
Cam Cordin: Chronic Pain, Cold Exposure & Rebuilding Health
Cam Cordin: Chronic Pain, Cold Exposure & Rebuilding Health Jun 29, 2026 01:31:14 In this episode of Beyond The Pain, I speak with Cam Cordin about his powerful journey from chronic pain, physical breakdown and emotional rock bottom to rebuilding his health through discipline, resilience and what he calls the Savage Chill System.Cam had spent years training hard through powerlifting, Jiu Jitsu and athletics, but by his late thirties, his body began to break down. What started a
Rethinking Pain Care: Beyond Technique to a Whole-Person Approach
Rethinking Pain Care: Beyond Technique to a Whole-Person Approach Jun 22, 2026 00:29:33 In this episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon explores why many traditional pain treatment approaches fall short when they focus too narrowly on the painful area or rely too heavily on technique.While biomechanics, anatomy and hands-on skills all have their place, persistent pain often requires a broader, more human-centred approach. Pain is influenced not only by joints, muscles and movement,
Chronic Pain Recovery: Where to Start When Pain Has Lasted for Years
Chronic Pain Recovery: Where to Start When Pain Has Lasted for Years Jun 15, 2026 00:39:16 When pain has lasted for months or years, one of the hardest questions can be: where do I even start?By that point, many people have already tried stretching, strengthening, rest, treatment, scans, medication, posture changes, nervous system work, diet changes, supplements, and endless advice from practitioners, friends, family, and the internet.But instead of feeling clearer, many people feel mor
Chronic Pain Myths: Why Pain Doesn’t Always Mean Damage
Chronic Pain Myths: Why Pain Doesn’t Always Mean Damage Jun 8, 2026 00:55:28 Chronic pain can be frightening enough on its own, but the stories people are told about their pain can sometimes make recovery feel even harder.In this solo episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon explores some of the most common myths that keep people stuck in persistent pain — including the belief that pain always means damage, that the painful area must always be the true source of the probl
Why Pain Relief Isn’t Recovery: A Whole-Person Approach to Chronic Pain
Why Pain Relief Isn’t Recovery: A Whole-Person Approach to Chronic Pain Jun 1, 2026 00:30:24 Pain relief matters — but is it the same as recovery?In this solo episode of Beyond The Pain, Leigh Brandon takes you behind the scenes of his new book, Beyond The Pain: A Whole-Person Approach to Understanding Pain and Participating in Recovery.After nearly three decades of working with people in persistent pain, Leigh shares why so many people experience temporary relief, only for their pain to

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