Welcome back to another episode of Like Mind, Like Body, where we explore healing from chronic pain,

symptoms and conditions using a mind-body approach. I'm Christy Weepy, psychotherapist and

founder of the Better Mind Center, where our team treats chronic

symptoms one-on-one. It's our first episode of 2025. I'm excited to return as your host,

and I promise that our guest lineup for the year will not disappoint. We are aiming not only

to build on foundational knowledge and curiosity around mind-body healing,

but also to dive into specific challenges, symptoms, and conditions.

I am really looking forward to today's episode, where we will explore some new and upcoming

research and discuss how to translate what that research has taught us about neuroplastic symptoms

to audiences who are less familiar with this work.

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today. Without further ado, I will gladly introduce our wonderful guest for today's show,

Cynthia Thompson. Cynthia has a PhD in Kinesiology from the University of British Columbia.

Her PhD work investigated genetic variants and psychological traits associated with participation

in high-risk sports.

Her research trajectory greatly changed following her personal experience with pain recovery,

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