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We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Susan Murphy, Sc.D., OTR, FAOTA, is a professor of physical medicine, rehabilitation, internal medicine, and in the Rheumatology division. She originally trained in practice as an occupational therapist before turning to research in the Institute of Gerontology. Dr. Murphy specializes in studying strategies for managing fatigue and pain in people with chronic conditions. Her work has centered on autoimmune diseases like Scleroderma and Spinal Arthritis. She has developed a program that we'll talk about more today called RENEW that specifically targets fatigue among other symptoms.   Dr. Murphy is the faculty chair for women’s careers in the University of Michigan Medical School. See Dr. Murphy’s links below: RENEW SCLERODERMA (APP) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/renew-scleroderma/id1579955473 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.umich.renewscleroderma&hl=en_US RENEW SCLERODERMA (MORE INFO) https://xr.engin.umich.edu/renew-scleroderma-mobile-health-tracking-app-for-managing-scleroderma/ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – PAIN GUIDE https://painguide.com/ ARTICLES: https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/scleroderma-research-patients-seen-essential-co-creators https://www.acrconvergencetoday.org/arp-distinguished-lecture-illuminates-participatory-research/?utm_source=social-media&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ACR-ARP-2025-Issue5-assoc-social-share&utm_content=link-share BOOK: CHRONIC PAIN RESET https://www.amazon.com/dp/1682687651/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=1682687651&pd_rd_w=WtDdw&content-id=amzn1.sym.17345c9b-ef8c-4a79-bcd9-8894b1e1e0ea&pf_rd_p=17345c9b-ef8c-4a79-bcd9-8894b1e1e0ea&pf_rd_r=E1Y9HE65E2WCGFNENK85&pd_rd_wg=Ru5DR&pd_rd_r=c617de15-6c73-48e8-8219-cc517826ce7b&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw  Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Beth Darnall, PhD is Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and Director of the Stanford Pain Relief Innovations Lab. A psychologist-scientist, she leads NIH and PCORI-funded national pain treatment studies. She is author of 5 books for patients and clinicians on behavioral pain treatment, including Psychological Treatments for Patients with Chronic Pain © American Psychological Association Press. In 2027 Beth will become president of the United States Association for the Study of Pain. See Dr. Darnall's links below: Empowered Relief:  Summary Of Evidence And Adoption https://empoweredrelief.stanford.edu/ Empowered Relief:  Pain Relief Skills In A Single Two-Hour Class https://qr.scanned.page/uploads/pdf/ln6iZG_82d20a8c35bb8097.pdf Stanford Opioid Tapering Toolkit. https://opioidtaperingtoolkit.stanford.edu/ Psychological Treatments for Patients with Chronic Pain, Second Edition © American Psychological Association Press  This clinician book will be published in Q1 2027; link to follow.   Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Anna Kratz, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on understanding and improving treatments for chronic pain, fatigue and cognitive dysfunction among people living with chronic health conditions, including multiple sclerosis. A central aspect of her work is the development of digital therapeutics designed to expand access to evidence-based pain care.  In addition, Dr. Kratz is passionate about mentoring the next generation of rehabilitation researchers and directs a postdoctoral research training program at the University of Michigan funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. See Dr. Kratz's links below:  Dr. Anna Kratz - Profile https://midas.umich.edu/directory/anna-kratz/ National Multiple Sclerosis Society https://www.nationalmssociety.org/  My MS Toolkit https://mymstoolkit.com/ https://medresearch.umich.edu/labs-departments/labs/kratz-lab Multiple Sclerosis Navigator https://www.nationalmssociety.org/resources/get-support/ms-navigator?utm_source=imt&utm_medium=semg&utm_campaign=grants_awr&utm_content=ms_navigator_sitelink&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1838902784&gbraid=0AAAAADxwulsa1rK2hr9yteqNOunP_u7nE&gclid=CjwKCAjwqonVBhA4EiwA9wYJ3TItknAbzK4U0G_PK45y3GHZtrHsINa2VwkF08V1Bk8aQKVKWBCCihoCzmMQAvD_BwE       Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Howard Schubiner, MD is an internist and a Clinical Professor at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He has authored more than 150 publications in scientific journals and books. He lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally and is the author of Unlearn Your Pain: The Science of Recovering from Chronic Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety and Depression, published by The Open Field/Viking Press. His other books are The Unlearn Your Pain Workbook, The Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression Workbook, and Hidden From View, written with Dr. Allan Abbass. See Dr. Schubiner’s links below:  Clinical Professor, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine unlearnyourpain.com | cormendihealth.com Author of the newly released Unlearn Your Pain   ATNS conference on October 15-17, 2026.   Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Dr. Caroline Zubieta is a third-year anesthesiology resident at the University of Michigan. She is an Ann Arbor native who received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and subsequently graduated from the UM Medical School and the Ross Business School at the University of Michigan in 2024. During medical school and now in her 3rd year of residency, Caroline has worked closely with our clinical research team and generally been involved in pain research for the last five years. More importantly, Caroline is an empathic provider who has a passion for taking care of people with chronic pain. See Dr. Zubieta links below:  Chronic Pain Reset: 30 Days of Activities, Practices, and Skills to Help You Thrive https://www.amazon.com/Chronic-Pain-Reset-Activities-Practices/dp/1682687651/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 University of Michigan Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center (CPFRC) https://medresearch.umich.edu/labs-departments/centers/cpfrc University of Michigan Pain Guide https://painguide.com/ Power Over Pain Portal https://poweroverpain.ca/   Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Dr. Emily Foxen-Craft Scholand is a pediatric pain psychologist in​ her private practice, called Pediatric Pain and Behavioral Health and is located in Southeast Michigan. Prior to the founding of her clinic, she was a psychologist at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in the pediatric pain clinic and a clinical assistant professor in the ​Department of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan. See Dr. Foxen-Craft Scholand links below: Personal Website: https://www.pediatricpainbehavioralhealth.com/about-1 Research (PubMed): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39854888/ Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Dr. Lindsey Delott is an Assistant Professor with joint appointments in Neurology and Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at the University of Michigan. She also serves as the Section Lead for Neuro-Ophthalmology at the renowned Kellogg Eye Center.  Her work focuses on understanding the impact of neurologic and neuro-ophthalmic conditions, such as chronic eye pain, visual phenomena, and optic disorders on her patients’ functioning and well-being. Her pioneering research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and various philanthropic and professional organizations. See below for Dr. Delott’s links: UM Health link to the study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12856401/ Kellogg Eye Center Annual Report (Dr. Delott’s research): https://issuu.com/u-mkelloggeyecenter/docs/kellogg_eye_center_annual_report_2023-24/16?e=17&o=1  Dr. Delott’s medical school profile :  https://medschool.umich.edu/profile/2080/lindsey-b-de-lott Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Mark C. Bicket, MD, PhD, F.A.S.A  is a pain physician and anesthesiologist at the University of Michigan, where he directs research on pain and opioids and still sees patients every week. His work helped reveal both how over-prescribing opioids after surgery fed the broader crisis and how often pain goes under-treated, and he now runs large real-world studies, designed hand-in-hand with patients, on how to treat pain more safely and humanely. See Dr. Bicket’s links below: https://medschool.umich.edu/profile/7161/mark-bicket PainGuide – Self Management Program https://painguide.com/ Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Dr. Suzanna M. Zick, ND, MPH is a Research Professor in Family Medicine and Nutritional Sciences and Co-Director of the Integrative Family Medicine Program at the University of Michigan. Dr. Zick's research interests include the investigation of the impact and implementation of integrative therapies including whole food diets for control of cancer-related symptoms of fatigue, sleep disturbance and quality of life. Dr. Zick is the course director of a National Cancer Institute education grant to teach oncology providers evidence-based integrative therapies.  See Dr. Zick's links below:  The Journal of Pain  - May 28, 2026 V46 106331 The association between diverse dietary quality measures and the presence of acute or chronic pain in the UK Biobank  https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(26)00149-5/fulltext   Oldways https://oldwayspt.org/ AICR/WCRF https://www.aicr.org/ https://www.wcrf.org/ Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Dr. Karsten Bartels, MD, PhD, MBA is a health services researcher who also practices anesthesiology and critical care medicine. After his postgraduate training at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Duke University, he completed research training in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado.  Karsten is now leading health services research at the University of Michigan, where he holds appointments in three departments:  Anesthesiology, Psychiatry, and Learning Health Sciences. See Dr. Bartles links below: The American Medical Association on Physician Burnout https://www.ama-assn.org/amaone/why-we-fight-reducing-physician-burnout?utm_effort=DAPSRH&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=9831349845&gbraid=0AAAAADDj8TJpDZL8hac8Wh2MJvpbWFsbh Dr. Bartles – Profile https://medschool.umich.edu/profile/14157/karsten-bartels       Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Yoni K. Ashar, PhD is an assistant professor and director of the Pain and Emotion Research Lab at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He completed his doctorate in clinical psychology and neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder and an NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship at Weill Cornell Medicine. Yoni’s research uses functional MRI brain imaging, natural language processing, and other clinical and computational tools to understand how mind and brain processes influence health, especially chronic pain. A main research focus is investigating a new class of psychological and neuroscience-based treatments aiming for recovery from chronic pain.  See Dr. Ashar links below: Featured research on NBC’s Today Show, Washington Post, WSJ, NPR https://www.symptomatic.me/ https://www.painreprocessingtherapy.com/  https://unlearnyourpain.com/  https://painpsychologycenter.com/the-book   Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Jonathan Bittner, LAPC, MS, CTP is a US Army Combat Veteran of the war in Afghanistan. He holds a master’s degree in clinical and counseling psychology and is in the fourth year of the Doctor of Psychology program at Immaculata University. As an associate professional counselor in the state of Pennsylvania, his work focuses on providing care for adults and teens with trauma. Jonathan is also a co-founder of the Honor and Courage Foundation, an organization that supports veterans and first responders, and their families. See Jonathan's links below: Jonathan Bittner Therapy https://www.jonathanbittnertherapy.com/ Honor and Courage Foundation https://www.honorandcouragefoundation.org/ https://puppiesbehindbars.com/ https://vfw.org Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Dr. Rachel Bergmans, PhD, MPH is the Administrative Director of the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center.  In addition, she is also a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology. Her background is in epidemiology and public health, with research spanning integrative medicine, social determinants of health, chronic pain, mental well-being, and community engaged science.  Dr. Bergmans has worked across a variety of environments, from academic collaborations in Madison, Wisconsin, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, participatory programs with veterans and lupus advocates, to educational and health-focused initiatives in Thailand and Zambia. See Dr. Bergmans' links below: Community Engagement: Collaborating for Change | Michigan Online Community Outreach & Engagement | University of Michigan Medical School Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Lt Col (Ret.) Tom Norris, USAF is also a Board-Certified Patient Advocate who works at the intersection of chronic pain, clinical research, and health policy. As a Person With Lived Experience, he advances meaningful patient engagement by ensuring individuals living with complex conditions are partners in care, research, and guideline development, not just participants. Through his work with national organizations, research teams, and peer-led support groups, he translates lived experience into practical strategies that improve outcomes, trust, and real-world impact. See Tom's links below, as well as one of his favorite poems he'd like to share. Tom Norris Substack: https://tomn482171.substack.com/ World Patients Alliance: https://www.worldpatientsalliance.org/  “Believe in yourself and in your dream,  Though impossible things may seem  Someday, somehow, you’ll get through  To the goal you have in view.  Mountains fall and seas divide,  Before the one who in his stride  Takes a hard road by day  Sweeping obstacles away  Believe in yourself and in your plan  Say not – I cannot – I can  The prizes of life we fail to win  Because we doubt the power within…”   Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. Dr. Megan L. Rolfzen is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan, with board certification in Advanced Perioperative Echocardiography and Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology. She is currently completing an NIH-funded research fellowship that is part of the HEAL PAIN T90 training program. Her project focuses on perioperative behavioral health, pain, and other clinically relevant outcomes.  USASP Annual Meeting:  https://www.usasp.org/2026annualmeeting   Support the show If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  Download your Thriving PlanGuided ImageryProgressive Muscle Relaxation Breath AwarenessPain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/Visit  & Contact us:  https://aftonhassett.com/[email protected] you for Staying in the Loop!