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Maggie Phillips, Ph.D.
reversingchronicpain.com
June 6, 2012
Live Teleseminar with Kathy Steele and Maggie. Coping with Dissociation and Other Trauma Related Symptoms
June 22-24, 2012
Workshop in Heidelberg, Germany with Maggie.
Ego-State Therapy from the Body Level Up
June 25-26, 2012
Workshop in Zurich, Switzerland with Maggie. Master Class in Ego-State Therapy
June 30 - July 6, 2012
Workshop in Cape Town, South Africa.
Somatic Experiencing® Beginning Level Certification Program
December 13, 2012
Teleseminar with Maggie.
Hypnotic Innovations in the Treatment of Pain and Trauma
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Greetings!
This month brings lots of positive events - our Freedom From Pain book launch (please take a peek below) and a renovation of my website maggiephillipsphd.com (please refresh your browsers!) for starters.
Our 2-part "Ask and Receive" e-course was a strong success (you can still catch the replay), and we're getting ready for our June 6th teleseminar with Kathy Steele on Coping with Dissociation and other Trauma Symptoms.
Our News You Can Use article is "Freedom From Pain: How to Prepare Successfully for Surgery and Pain Prevention" (Scroll down to find this or click on the panel to the right).
Enjoy the rest of this vibrant month,
Maggie
Book Launch!
Many thanks to all of you who helped us reach #1
on Amazon's books on health the first week of
our launch!
If you have not purchased the Freedom From Pain book with CD, stand-alone CD audio program or mp3 downloads, here is the superlative array of bonuses you can receive with proof of your purchase:
1) From Peter Levine and me, co-authors of Freedom From Pain: Freedom From Pain Online Pain Clinic: edited transcript of our
March 15 2012 teleseminar.
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Dr. Ron Alexander
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2) From Dr. Ron Alexander, mindfulness expert: an audio download from his new CD Wise Mind, Open Heart.
3) From Dr. Fred Gallo, energy psychology expert: a PDF: "Energy Tapping for Pain".
4) From Dr. Diane Poole-Heller, expert on trauma and attachment: a PDF: "Dare to Create Healthy Adult Relationships".
5) Sandi Radomski, Naturopathic Doctor and LCSW, energy psychology expert: a video on Meridian Laser Techniques and "Ask Along for Health" audio.
6) Dr. Charlotte Reznick, expert on Creative Imagery with Children: Heart-Centered/Heart-Opening meditation audio - an invitation to be kind to yourself.
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Dr. Martin Rossman
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7) Dr. Marty Rossman, mind-body medicine expert, author of The Worry Solution: Stressbuster Guided Imagery audio download.
8) Eldon Taylor, New York Times bestselling author:
book excerpt and "High Self Esteem" mp3 download.
9) Dr. Charles Whitfield, author of Healing the Child Within and addictions expert: Wisdom to Know the Difference book chapter and Not Crazy book chapter.
10) Dr. Michael Yapko, expert on hypnosis, depression, & strategic therapy: Why Focus on Hypnosis? free webinar on the benefits of hypnosis.
This is an incredible value in exchange for your purchase of one of our FFP products. Go now to purchase.
Please don't delay! For a limited time only, you can also send others to take advantage of this offer.
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Teleseminars and E-courses
 We've had a rich e-course experience this month with Sandi Radomski and Tom Altaffer in our 2-session Ask and Receive for Emotional Change. Here's what one of our participants had to say about the positive results of the demonstration she experienced:
"Ever since the call last Wednesday (session 1), I have been using Ask & Receive with good results. I have more energy, am more focused & definitely more hopeful! I am so grateful!
That same day, a close friend of mine shared that after coming back from a funeral, her boyfriend broke up with her, Social Security cut her off Disability, & the lady she's been caring for (who offers her a room to stay in) gave her a week's notice. On top of that, doctors found a lesion on her right lung. I could feel she was at the end of her rope, as all areas of her life have been drastically affected. I could feel her deciding whether to attempt to get through all this or check out of the planet.I offered her Ask & Receive, but she has so much on her mind, she did not take me up on doing it in person. However, she accepts my prayers. So, I spent over an hour doing surrogate work that same Wednesday, just hours after our call. I used some of the phrases listed in the handout & then trusted my intuition for further work.
The next day, I asked how she was - she just texted back that "things are shifting very rapidly!". She had found a doctor to get a second opinion for Social Security (who is an excellent advocate for patients), was getting other emotional support, had decided to stay & live. I "knew" that Ask & Receive had helped her!
A few days later, I visited an outdoor market where one musician played salsa - which I used to dance to pre-accidents. I got up & joined others dancing! (Although my hips still hurt today, it did me a world of good to dance!)
When I was driving again with my friend, who was actively grieving and upset, I felt myself absorbing her energy (not healthy for me), so I used A&R silently while driving, affirming I could stay contained & not absorb her pain. Afterwards not only did I feel better - but her energy shifted as well!
I have felt much more grounded, happier & clearer. So much is possible! And to think that as I learn more, it will get easier to tune in to what will help me & others. Ask & Receive is so much easier for me to do (compared to EFT or TFT). I can feel the energy shifts right away. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I find it awesome that with just one 90 minute class & reading the handout, I was able to use this approach right away & help others!"
I've had so many amazing healing results with Ask and Receive and we shared many more during our 3 hours of the e-course! I want to make sure you have an opportunity to listen to this quality event to learn about its power and simplicity for yourself. Sandi and Tom added three additional bonuses for part 2! I cannot imagine a more complete learning experience with a tool that you can begin using for yourself and with others immediately and effectively and with confidence! Register Now for the audio replay or permanent download (your choice). Don't delay as we will close registration by the end of May.   Our Wednesday, June 6 teleseminar on Coping with Dissociation and Other Trauma Symptoms features Kathy Steele, past president of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation and author of The Haunted Self (with Onno van der Hart and Ellert Nijenhuis), and author of Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists (with Onno van der Hart and Suzette Boon).
 Join Kathy and me live from
9 am - 10:30 am (PST), on June 6 (you'll receive automatic replay & download regardless of whether you can attend live). We promise to offer you "cutting edge" information on how to work effectively with dissociative and other problems related to trauma. Some of our topics include:
- The latest theories and research on dissociation
- Strategies for regulating the self in distress: Tools for self-regulation
- How to work with phobic reactions to exploring the inner world
- How to utilize dissociative reactions to encourage integrated functioning
- How to resolve dissociative episodes
- Ways to foster secure attachment in the therapy relationship and in the inner system
This will make an excellent short course intensive on the study of dissociation and how to resolve its many symptoms and related patterns. Again, please Register Now (so you don't forget)!
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Live In-Person Training Events
Because some of you will be traveling to these trainings, I want to reward you! If you attend any of these live events, I will gift you with an e-course audio download plus complete edited transcripts, which will contain 6-8 hours of rich content related to the topic of the live workshop. Please take a moment to explore these offerings, perhaps you can join me during
June and/or July.
June 1 & 2
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Finding the Energy to Heal: Learning
What the Body Knows.
Emphasizes both the art and the science of working with the wisdom and resources of the body to heal mind-body difficulties and reverse the emotional and physical effects of stress and trauma.
For more information and registration,
contact Dr. Dan Kohen.
 June 22, 23, & 24
Heidelberg, Germany
Ego-State Therapy from the Body Level Up
For more information, including the course abstract and registration, please contact Ursula Härle.
Private sessions are available on June 21st by contacting me directly at mphillips@lmi.net.
 June 25 & 26
Zurich, Switzerland
Master Class in Ego-State Therapy
Please consider this exceptional opportunity to expand your skills in a small group intensive. Only a few openings are available.
Contact Silvia Zanotta.
Private sessions can also be scheduled with me on June 27th, by contacting me directly at mphillips@lmi.net.
June 30 - July 6
Cape Town South Africa
Somatic Experiencing® Beginning Level Certification Program
For more information and registration, please contact Callie Hattingh and visit www.meisa.biz .
 This 6-day training workshop teaches essential somatic building blocks to help release long-term and acute effects of traumatic stress in order to create positive change from the body level up.
The SE model is based on the premise that trauma IS in the nervous system reactions, and NOT in the event. SE is effective with the entire spectrum of trauma and can be used with all ages.
For more information on these, and other live events please click here.
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News You Can Use
Freedom From Pain: How to Prepare Successfully for Surgery and
Pain Prevention
 I've been interviewed three times this week about my new book (with Peter Levine), Freedom From Pain. One of the questions that keeps rising to the surface is,"How do the
practices in your book help to prepare people for successful surgery, optimal pain management related to surgery, and prevention
of medical trauma?"
This is an important question and one that Peter and I both feel very strongly about. We have seen many clients who have suffered severe, unmanaged pain
leading up to and following surgery, individuals whose condition has worsened following surgery, along with those who have never recovered from the after effects of surgery and other invasive medical procedures.
One of the strategies we suggest in Freedom From Pain is the importance of creating an individualized Pain Plan with the cooperation of surgeons or relevant medical professionals. This is a highly important step to take in being able to prevent unmanageable pain and in building confidence in achieving freedom from pain.
We suggest the following steps in developing a successful pain plan with your surgeon or treating professional:
1. Start your discussion with your needs for medication that you know about. Inform the professional who will be prescribing meds for your procedure, treatment, or surgery about ALL of your current uses of medication, including prescriptions, over the counter remedies, and supplements.
2. Discuss past experiences when you were under medicated, over medicated, or had adverse reactions to anesthesia or medication. If you have ever had allergic reactions, this is especially important to disclose.
3. If you tend to have hypersensitivities to most medications, be direct about this aspect of your health history. If you're trying new medication,
it might be best to "start low and go slow," starting at a low dose and arranging for careful monitoring.
4. Guard against gaps in your medication during your recovery process. Make sure you have direct contact with someone on your medical team and can feel comfortable contacting them by cell phone, email, fax, or business phone to discuss changes in your medication needs. It is especially important to make sure that you know what your options are if you have unexpected spikes in pain, and that you are not discharged from the clinic or hospital without orders that will cover all possible needs for medication.
5. Don't accept the possibility that you can wait to discuss your pain needs during postoperative or follow-up visits. Guard against the possibility that any changes in medical schedules may result in your being without timely access to refills or alternatives to medications that aren't working properly for you. Insist on reliable access to your prescribing professional.
6. Explore your own or your professional's concerns about the danger of addiction or dependency. In many cases, these fears are inflated in view of how risky it is to get behind on pain regulation. We have found that when pain is properly regulated, the likelihood for addiction is greatly reduced.
7. If you have difficulties with sleep, anxiety, or depression that are not being addressed currently, process these concerns before the procedure. A common situation when pain goes unmanaged is when a patient is not sleeping well enough to recover or heal well. If your anxiety tends to be high related to pain or invasive procedures, ask about short-term management as part of your pain plan. If you are depressed, and are not being treated for this condition, please consider being evaluated and treated before the procedure, especially if it is life-threatening.
8. Keep in mind that you need a secure situation. If your pain becomes intolerable, and you are not able to receive help in a timely manner, this may prevent you from optimal healing and from participating in physical therapy or other treatment that is needed for a full recovery.
9. Remember that your right to adequate pain management is now included in "The Pain Patient's Bill of Rights" (published by the National Pain Foundation or included in individual hospital treatment guidelines.) Ask about how this applies to you and know your rights before you have a need to exercise them.
This material is based on a section of Freedom From Pain: Discover Your Body's Power to Overcome Physical Pain, released May 1st by Sounds True.
Please visit our launch page to learn more about the special benefits of ordering our book with CD, stand alone 2 CD audio program, or mp3 audio downloads and the bonus gifts you will receive with proof of purchase at our launch page link.
Thanks for reading this newsletter. I know you have many requests that compete for your attention and time, and appreciate your ongoing support. My best wishes, Maggie  |
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