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Browse curated online programs in the following categories: At Your Own Pace or Rolling Enrollment Periods.
The following programs might use informal terms for Psychophysiologic Disorders (PPD) including Tension Myoneural Syndrome (TMS), Mindbody Syndrome (MBS), and Stress Illness.
At Your Own Pace
FREE TMS Recovery Program - Alan Gordon, LCSW
The TMS Wiki hosts a free recovery program, developed by PPDA Co-Founder Alan Gordon, LCSW. Focusing on self-compassion, this multimedia recovery program adds clips of recorded sessions between Alan and individual PPD patients into the written content.
MindBody Program - Dr. Howard Schubiner
PPDA Co-Founder Dr. Howard Schubiner has a well regarded four-week program that he runs through his website.
The Mindbody healing journey - Dr. David Schechter
The program features over five hours of videos, created by Dr. Schechter (PPDA Board and medical doctor) and Justin Barker, PsyD (clinical psychologist) and an extensive discussion of FAQs. Includes PDFs and bonus material. Why another program/course? There is so much material out there now, it can be overwhelming. This course was designed to focus the work and guide the healing journey.
Freedom From Chronic Pain
Freedomfromchronicpain.com is an online self-guided recovery program that includes the option of individual therapy sessions. There is a robust online discussion board to have questions answered and receive support from the members and from the co-founders of this program, Howard Schubiner, MD and Hal Greenham.
The Doc Journey - Dr. David hanscom
Dr. David Hanscom (PPDA Board) systematically presents research-validated approaches that calm your nervous system, rewire your brain, and allow your body to heal. The DOC Journey is a collection of resources that provides information, tools, strategies and support that enables you to develop a game plan around your unique set of issues and circumstances. Through awareness, hope, forgiveness, and play, you will learn methods that stimulate physical changes in your brain (neuroplasticity) and re-direct your nervous system to optimize your body’s reaction from one of threat... to one of safety... to one that's free from pain.
The TMS Wiki's FREE Structured Educational Program
The TMS Wiki (run by PPDA Vice President Rob Munger) has a free Structured Educational Program, developed entirely by people who have recovered from PPD. Based on the techniques other peers used to heal, this six-week program combines educational activities with journaling and has built-in peer support using the Structured Educational Program subforum.
Curable Bootcamps
Are you feeling lost in your healing journey, unsure what to do next or how much time to spend in each area? Stuck on a plateau, unable to continue improving your physical and mental health with the tools you have now? Low on motivation, knowing you want to find time to dedicate to your healing but having a hard time actually DOING it? Ill-equipped to get over a specific hurdle, like overcoming fear, managing depression, setting boundaries, or getting better sleep? If any of these apply, our Breakthrough Bootcamps are a great option to explore. Each bootcamp is designed to provide you with the structure, motivation, and science-backed tools you need to experience the breakthrough you’ve been waiting for.
SIRPA Recovery Program
Georgie Oldfield, MCSP, physiotherapist and founder of SIRPA (Stress Illness Recovery Practitioner's Association) in the United Kingdom, developed a five-week online recovery program that, among other things, includes an eight chapter online manual, interactive worksheets, and access to a discussion forum to interact with other SIRPA participants as well as with Georgie.
Rolling Enrollment Periods
Curable Groups
Curable Groups is a 12-Week Healing Bootcamp expertly designed to help you break past the most challenging hurdles in chronic pain recovery:
Overcome fear of pain, movement, and more
Transform your mindset on your body, your identity, and more
Enjoy life's everyday activities again
Feel connected and supported in your healing journey
Several current and former PPDA Board members including David Clarke MD, Howard Schubiner MD, and Alicia Batson MD lead live group sessions.
Dr. John Stracks’s MindBody Workshops
Mind-Body Medicine Discussion Group - This 5-week online discussion group facilitated by Dr. John Stracks is designed to help you connect with Dr. Stracks and with others as you move to eliminate long-standing pain symptoms by understanding the psychological context in which they occur.
Foundations of Pain Science Class - Join Dr. Stracks for a five-week-long exploration of modern pain science and how you can use this knowledge to relieve your chronic symptoms.