Ep 384: From Full Body Pain to Lifting Weights and Loving the Gym with Gaby Whiteside

It’s time for another guest interview. This time, I’m talking to Gaby Whiteside whom I met in a chronic pain recovery group called Pain Free You (link below), when we both had bad chronic pain. Today, Gaby is completely free from chronic pain, lifting weights and saying that she absolutely LOVES the gym!

Gaby had years of full body pain: From neck and back to even hands and feet. As is common with neuroplastic pain (TMS), doctors didn’t have answers for her. After a friend recommended the book “Mindbody Prescription” by dr John Sarno, Gaby realized that all her pain was caused by stress and tension, and that she needs to address her nervous system in order to recover.

You’ll hear us talk about

– Gaby’s background as a ballet dancer
– Main contributors to chronic stress and tension which then lead to chronic symptoms
– How she started taking time every day to check in with herself and relax her body
– What were the main tools and practices that helped her to recover
– How she stopped being anxious about the future and instead focus on the present moment
– Lifestyle changes that Gaby made in order to help her recover, related to nutrition and rest
– How she found strength training and got started with it
– What was her first experience with lifting weights in her 50s (she had never done this before!)
– How she dealt with pain that she experienced when she started working out
– What are some hormonal struggles that she has encountered during menopause
– Why she encourages everyone to lift weights and why it also helps in menopause
– How has weight lifting supported her now that she’s back at dancing ballet
– And so much more!

Thanks for tuning in!

You can find Gaby here: https://www.facebook.com/gabriela.whiteside.9
Dan Buglio here: https://www.youtube.com/@PainFreeYou

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