Let’s Live Now
Rachel Hollander’s blog on mindful living:
Support for your self-healing from chronic pain & neuroplastic disorders
and for ongoing wellness of mind, body & spirit
Post #16: Tribute to Dr. Howard Schubiner & a Review of his Unlearn Your Pain Books
My friend and mentor, Dr. Howard Schubiner, is a prolific researcher of neuroplastic practices for self-healing many types of debilitating symptoms. When Howard’s new book, Unlearn Your Pain: the Science of Recovering from Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety, and Depression released on May 26, 2026, I celebrated with him and over 100 other supporters on his Zoom launch party. I couldn’t help but thank Howard for changing my husband’s and my life! Here, I offer a review of Howard’s Unlearn Your Pain books to guide your own self-healing.
by Rachel Hollander, MD, MPH
7-minute read
Post #11: Moving: An Opportunity to Practice My Own Mind-Body Techniques
While many of my mind-body techniques were in maintenance mode for the last couple of years, I put them back into action during a stressful month-long home-buying process.
By Rachel Hollander, MD, MPH
<3-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 #6: Journaling for Wisdom to Self-Heal Chronic Pain & Other Neuroplastic Symptoms
Journaling is a useful way to delve into your subconscious mind. The conscious mind is the forefront of our superficial thoughts and emotions, while the subconscious mind stores deeper memories and emotions that may manifest as neuroplastic bodily symptoms. Wisdom comes from introspection. As Yoda says: “You must unlearn what you have learned…Do or do not. There is no try.” Provides 8 barriers to journaling plus solutions to get started, 10 types of journaling prompts, and 4 final pieces of sage advice.
By Rachel Hollander, MD, MPH
6 min read