Pathways to Pain Relief: now in paperback!

[Forest]

Hey Everyone,

I am very happy to announce that Pathways to Pain Relief is now available in paperback form! Here is the link to buy it on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1484016718
For those who don't yet know, Dr. Frances Sommer Anderson and Dr. Eric Sherman are two of Dr. Sarno's most trusted psychologists. They were both trained by him and, between the two of them, have worked with his most difficult patients for over 60 years. When Dr. Sarno endorses psychoanalysis, my understanding is that these are the core people he is thinking of.
Mentioning the book is a particular joy for me, because I was asked to contribute an endorsement of the book for it’s back cover. I thank Dr. Anderson and Dr. Sherman for giving me the opportunity to share the experiences of our very own call-in discussion group in reading the book. Here's what it says:

The case histories in this book were carefully chosen from six decades of experience working with Dr. John Sarno, MD's TMS patients. Reading the stories helped both me and other participants in the TMS Wiki's call-in discussion group better connect with and understand our own emotions, including some that were previously below conscious awareness. This helps us heal because by learning to tolerate and put words to our feelings, we remove the source of TMS/PPD symptoms. In this spirit, when you read these stories I encourage you look for what resonates with your own experiences and talk with someone or write about the parallels that you see.

--Forest S., MA, MS, Founder of the PPD/TMS Peer Network and Vice President​

of the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association (PPDA)​

Speaking of the call-in group, I want to thank the other 4 co-hosts, Herbie/Eric Watson, BruceMC, njoy, and possibly now Joy for making it such an enjoyable experience to discuss the book. I’ve learned a lot from each of you and appreciate your professionalism, dedication, and willingness to share your experiences. I’m working on turning the recordings into the world’s first iTunes TMS podcast and will probably have a site up within a month. In the meantime, I will paste links to the audio of each of our discussions in to a post later on in this thread.
There were two other endorsements of note on the back cover, by David Clarke, MD, and Ira Rashbaum, MD. They are as follows:

For the millions afflicted by physical illness that is not explained by organ disease or abnormal structures, the authors of this illuminating book provide decades of experience, compassion, empathy, insight, persistence and consummate clinical skill. Their approach is grounded in clear and absorbing case histories that will inform and benefit patients and practitioners alike.

-- David D. Clarke, MD, author of "They Can't Find Anything Wrong!"​

and President, Psychophysiologic Disorders Association (PPDA)​

Pathways to Pain Relief should be required reading for individuals who suffer from stress-induced pain and for practitioners seeking a greater level of understanding of how to provide care for them.
Through a series of case histories, the authors demonstrate how they can help patients rid themselves of significant and disabling pain via a psychotherapeutic approach in situations when awareness and education alone are not enough to get the job done.
As a physician who diagnoses and treats mind-body pain disorders, I recommend this book highly!

-- Ira G. Rashbaum, M.D., long-time colleage of John E. Sarno, M.D.​

and Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at​

New York University School of Medicine​

It's an exciting time when so many wonderful TMS books are coming out. We are very lucky that two of Dr. Sarno's most trusted and most experienced psychoanalysts have taken some of the cases that they have learned the most from, and have shared them with our community.

 

[Forest]

Here is the introductory podcast from Pathways:

The other podcasts should be findable through this page:
http://www.tmswiki.org/ppd/Call-In_Peer_Discussion_Group

 

[BruceMC]

And - if I may ask, Forest - have you received any feedback about our podcasts on Pathways from Fran Anderson and/or Eric Sherman? Would be nice to know if we hit the nail on the head or came close to hitting the target at least a few times (if you can pardon the mixed metaphor!).