Episode 56 | Dr. Megan L. Rolfzen – USASP ANNUAL MEETING ROUNDUP | MUSINGS WITH AFTON & MEG

Episode 63 | Dr. Mark Bicket – Update | THE CHALLENGES OF OPIOID THERAPY

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2288446/fan_mail/new] 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 [https://medschool.umich.edu/profile/7161/mark-bicket] PainGuide – Self Management Program https://painguide.com/ [https://painguide.com/] Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/ChronicPainReset] If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com [https://aftonhassett.com]  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  * Download your Thriving Plan [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Guided Imagery [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Progressive Muscle Relaxation  [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Breath Awareness [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)  [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/ [https://painguide.com/] Visit  & Contact us:  * https://aftonhassett.com/ [https://aftonhassett.com/] * joy@aftonhassett.com Thank you for Staying in the Loop!

Episode 62 | Dr. Suzanna M. Zick, ND, MPH – NUTRITIONAL MYTHBUSTING

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2288446/fan_mail/new] 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 [https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(26)00149-5/fulltext]   Oldways https://oldwayspt.org/ [https://oldwayspt.org/] AICR/WCRF https://www.aicr.org/ [https://www.aicr.org/] https://www.wcrf.org/ [https://www.wcrf.org/] Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/ChronicPainReset] If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com [https://aftonhassett.com]  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  * Download your Thriving Plan [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Guided Imagery [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Progressive Muscle Relaxation  [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Breath Awareness [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)  [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/ [https://painguide.com/] Visit  & Contact us:  * https://aftonhassett.com/ [https://aftonhassett.com/] * joy@aftonhassett.com Thank you for Staying in the Loop!

Episode 61 | Dr. Karsten Bartels, MD, PhD, MBA WELL-BEING IN THE PERIOPERATIVE SETTING

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2288446/fan_mail/new] 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 [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 [https://medschool.umich.edu/profile/14157/karsten-bartels]       Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/ChronicPainReset] If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com [https://aftonhassett.com]  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  * Download your Thriving Plan [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Guided Imagery [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Progressive Muscle Relaxation  [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Breath Awareness [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)  [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/ [https://painguide.com/] Visit  & Contact us:  * https://aftonhassett.com/ [https://aftonhassett.com/] * joy@aftonhassett.com Thank you for Staying in the Loop!

Episode 60 | Dr. Yoni K. Ashar, PhD – PAIN REPROCESSING THERAPY - RETHINKING CHRONIC PAIN

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2288446/fan_mail/new] 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 [https://www.today.com/video/drug-free-treatment-offers-hope-to-patients-with-back-pain-197462597619], Washington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/15/chronic-pain-brain-plasticity/], WSJ [https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-placebo-for-pain-reliefeven-when-you-know-its-not-real-11579525202], NPR [https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-05-01/how-to-cope-with-chronic-pain] https://www.symptomatic.me/ [https://www.symptomatic.me/] https://www.painreprocessingtherapy.com/ [https://www.painreprocessingtherapy.com/]  https://unlearnyourpain.com/ [https://unlearnyourpain.com/]  https://painpsychologycenter.com/the-book [https://painpsychologycenter.com/the-book]   Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/ChronicPainReset] If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com [https://aftonhassett.com]  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  * Download your Thriving Plan [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Guided Imagery [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Progressive Muscle Relaxation  [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Breath Awareness [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)  [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/ [https://painguide.com/] Visit  & Contact us:  * https://aftonhassett.com/ [https://aftonhassett.com/] * joy@aftonhassett.com Thank you for Staying in the Loop!

Episode 59 | Jonathan Bittner - THE BATTLE AFTER THE WAR

We'd love to hear from you! Click here. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2288446/fan_mail/new] 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/ [https://www.jonathanbittnertherapy.com/] Honor and Courage Foundation https://www.honorandcouragefoundation.org/ [https://www.honorandcouragefoundation.org/] https://puppiesbehindbars.com/ [https://puppiesbehindbars.com/] https://vfw.org [https://vfw.org] Support the show [https://www.paypal.me/ChronicPainReset] If you are new to our podcast series, please consider to JOIN THE LOOP with us here - https://aftonhassett.com [https://aftonhassett.com]  RESOURCES, UPDATES  & INFORMATION  * Download your Thriving Plan [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Guided Imagery [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Progressive Muscle Relaxation  [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Breath Awareness [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)  [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) [https://aftonhassett.com/resources] * PainGuide - Self-Management Program https://painguide.com/ [https://painguide.com/] Visit  & Contact us:  * https://aftonhassett.com/ [https://aftonhassett.com/] * joy@aftonhassett.com Thank you for Staying in the Loop!