
May 31, 2026 · 53 min · 17 segments
**Episode 29: The Live Well with Arthritis Podcast** *#29 Your Body Isn't Your Enemy: Lily Earle on Rewiring Chronic Pain* Ever felt like you are at war with your body? This episode is for you. Host…
Lily EarleGuestEmily JohnsonHost
So the, the, I think one of the easiest starting points is to look at the difference between acute pain, so from an injury-

... and chronic pain or persistent pain, um, because I think most of us understand acute pain, um, mostly, and we kind of view all pain through that lens.

Your ankle sends a signal to your brain saying, "I'm broken." Your ankle doesn't actually produce pain.

Your brain then says, "Oh, I'm gonna produce pain to signal that your ankle is broken.

In the case of acute pain with the broken ankle, it is danger for tissue damage.

But if you're running from a tiger and you break your ankle, your ankle's not going to hurt because you're, it's more important to your survival-

Like, those dramatic scenes where people fall over in movies and then are hobbling away from their attacker.

Um, you know, your survival is the priority, so even in acute pain, the brain has, brain and the sense of safety, which is such an important word with this work, um, is still a real driving force behind how much pain you actually experience.

So the, the, I think one of the easiest starting points is to look at the difference between acute pain, so from an injury-

... and chronic pain or persistent pain, um, because I think most of us understand acute pain, um, mostly, and we kind of view all pain through that lens.

Your ankle sends a signal to your brain saying, "I'm broken." Your ankle doesn't actually produce pain.

Your brain then says, "Oh, I'm gonna produce pain to signal that your ankle is broken.

In the case of acute pain with the broken ankle, it is danger for tissue damage.

But if you're running from a tiger and you break your ankle, your ankle's not going to hurt because you're, it's more important to your survival-

Like, those dramatic scenes where people fall over in movies and then are hobbling away from their attacker.

Um, you know, your survival is the priority, so even in acute pain, the brain has, brain and the sense of safety, which is such an important word with this work, um, is still a real driving force behind how much pain you actually experience.
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