Welcome to 9/19/12 podcast of The Healthy Mind with Dr. Zafirides. Given my cold along with a very raspy voice, this week will be an encore presentation of my February 2012 interview with Dr. Howard Schubiner.  It has been one of the most popular podcast episodes of The Healthy Mind. We discussed the role of emotions in chronic pain. Dr. Schubiner is a leading national expert in the mind-body connection and physical pain. He is the author of the immensely popular book, Unlearn Your Pain. Dr. Schubiner has dedicated his life to understanding the mind-body connection. Thousands of individuals have used his approach to conquer their pain and take control of their lives. Join us for this wonderful encore presentation of The Healthy Mind podcast.

I will be back next week – with a healthy voice – with Lewis Aron, PhD as my guest on the program. Dr. Aron is Director of the New York University, Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. We will continue the mind-body theme by discussing the role of anger and rage as it relates to painful physical symptoms, his many publications and the upcoming “When Stress Causes Pain” Conference in New York City on October 6, 2012.