For Youth & Parents

Zoe & Zak’s Pain Hacks by Joshua W. Pate, PhD is a series of five books designed to help children learn and talk about pain with their family, friends, teachers and health professionals. The first four books each address one key target concept, the fifth book brings these learning outcomes together with an empowering action plan. Used together, these books are targeted pain science education at its best. Interactive online portal is accessible for kids, parents, teachers, and clinicians.

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The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Workbook for Teens: Rewire Your Brain to Find Relief from Chronic Pain by Daniella Deutsch, LCSW, Penina Zilberberg, PhD, and Paulina Soble, LCSW. This engaging, interactive workbook offers cutting—edge techniques from pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) to help you literally retrain your brain for better pain management. By leveraging the power of your brain’s neuroplasticity, you’ll learn how to interrupt and reinterpret pain signals—leading to quick, lasting relief.

The Mindbody Workbook for Teens: Writing Exercises to Reduce Stress and Feel Better Emotionally and Physically, by Dr. David Schechter, can be used by any youth in grade 6-12 and is especially designed to be used along with curricula that teach about emotions and their relationship to both mental and physical health. Many physical conditions can arise from or be worsened by emotional issues, especially those feelings not expressed or understood. This Workbook helps the reader/user to express these feelings and make connections that lead to improved emotional and physical health. The workbook is included digitally in the Mastering the Mind-Body Connection for Teenagers program below.

Chronic Pain Course for Kids ages 9-16. Self-directed. Free course is 3 weeks long or $249 course is 7 weeks long. By Jamie Shafir, LCSW and Jessica Holzer, LMFT.

Mastering the Mind-Body Connection for Teenagers, a course by Dr. David Schechter. Discover the powerful link between mind and body. Manage stress, balance life, and harness the placebo effect with practical tools and insights for teens. Learn how expressive writing or journaling can provide emotional insight and release. Included in the course is a digital version of the Mindbody Workbook for Teens above. The full course is normally $49. Ask Dr. Hollander for the coupon code to get it for FREE.

The Concept of Pain Inventory (COPI) is a questionnaire that allows Dr. Hollander to understand your child’s needs and to individually tailor pain science education. If requested, please have your child complete the 14 questions online, then have the results emailed to you, then forward them to Dr. Hollander at rachelhollandermd@hollanderholistichealth.com.

This emotion wheel can help your child identify feelings. When emotions are bottled up, they manifest as bodily symptoms.