Let’s Live Now
Dr. Rachel Hollander’s blog on mindful living
for recovery from chronic pain & neuroplastic disorders
and for ongoing wellness of mind, body & spirit
Post #15: The Mind Body Healing Pyramid: an infographic to guide your recovery process
Imagine the keys to your recovery as pieces of a pyramid. Each piece of the pyramid is essential to recover, and each third builds on the piece below. The base of the pyramid lies in building empowerment and nourishing your mind, body, and spirit. The middle third of the pyramid encompasses emotional processing. The pyramid’s top third is your brain retraining (Pain & Symptom Reprocessing) techniques. The common thread is understanding the neuroscience of neuroplasticity. I apply the Mind Body Healing Pyramid to my own recovery story, as I healed from a decade of chronic pain, plus difficulty swallowing, heart palpitations, and weight loss.
by Rachel Hollander, MD, MPH
< 3-minute read
Post #13: Understanding Neuroplastic Neck & Back Pain
During a recent stressful move, I developed hints of a neuroplastic flavor of the month: intermittent low back pain. Had I not understood how emotional tension leads to physical tension, I might have exacerbated my pain by looking for a structural diagnosis. I review my recent interview with Texas Neurosurgeon Dr. Scott Phillips about neuroplastic neck and back pain, plus the effectiveness of Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) and Emotional Awareness & Expression Therapy (EAET).
by Dr. Rachel Hollander, MD, MPH
5-minute read
Post #9: The 13 Keys to Neuroplastic Healing: Your Guide to Getting Back to Living
Neuroplastic healing involves self-directed techniques that target the root cause of neuroplastic symptoms: the brain and nervous system. Here are 13 Keys to Neuroplastic Healing: Your Guide to Getting Back to Living.
by Rachel Hollander, MD, MPH
6-min read
Post # 7: 8 Practical Takeaways from the 2025 ATNS Conference to Heal Neuroplastic Symptoms
The Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms (ATNS) encompasses about 1000 practitioners and members of the general public from practically every continent. The 2 ½ day annual ATNS conference last month in beautiful Boulder, Colorado buzzed with excitement among a “tribe” of 350 people. Get ready for the “red pill” paradigm shift and learn 8 conference takeaways for healing neuroplastic symptoms.
By Rachel Hollander, MD, MPH
6 min read
Post #2: Mind-Body Healing Through Neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity describes how the brain responds to life experiences, and emotional and structural injury, by creating new neural circuits, not just in childhood, but throughout the lifespan. The interrelationship of thoughts, emotions, and hormones can create debilitating health conditions. Fortunately, guided techniques and emotional processing can produce healing.
by Rachel Hollander, MD, MPH
7 min read
Post #1: Mindful Courage
Mindfulness means being fully present in the now. Yet it does not disregard the past or future. Be mindful and courageous in confronting your past experiences and in guiding your future to free yourself from chronic pain and neuroplastic symptoms.
by Rachel Hollander, MD, MPH
6 min read