Garrett Wood is a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Executive Functioning Specialist, Founder of Gnosis Therapy and developer of the A³ Framework —Assess, Accommodate, Align— which maps capacity across seven drivers of performance: sensory intelligence, bio-budgets, emotional regulation, core beliefs, attachment patterns, values, and executive functioning strengths. He applies outcome-based coaching, somatic regulation, and clinical hypnotherapy to end the boom-and-bust cycle of burnout.

In this conversation, we explore the intricate relationship between pain, burnout, and emotional well-being. Garret describes how societal pressures and misalignment in personal and professional lives contribute to burnout, emphasizing the importance of understanding pain beyond physical symptoms. He shares his personal experiences with chronic pain and burnout, highlighting the biopsychosocial model of health and the need for compassion and curiosity in addressing these issues. The discussion also touches on the role of guilt and shame in our perceptions of pain and the importance of aligning our needs with our environments for better mental and physical health.

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The Pain Factor is a Project Fourtress podcast.

Project Fourtress is a secular, humanist project, dedicated to find answers to the physical, mental and emotional pain people experience, as well as offer help to deal with these issues. To learn more about Project Fourtress, please visit fourtress.org.