This is like mine, like body. A podcast about the surprising ways our thoughts and feelings can shape

our physical health. I'm your host, Laura Sego, and each

week I will speak with researchers, physicians, and ordinary people who have incredible stories to

tell about the power of the mind-body connection. This podcast is brought to you by Curable, an app that helps with chronic pain.

You can check out Curable by downloading it on the Apple App Store, the Google Play Store,

or by checking out our website at www.curablehealth.com.

If you are enjoying all of the recovery stories that we have been having lately in all of

the expert interviews, then the best thing you can do to keep these going is to give us a

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Today on the show, you will hear a recovery story from Katie.

She made a really interesting link between the pain symptoms that she was experiencing,

her personality and tendency to be quite the perfectionist, and parenthood.

Just the act of having children and how that changed her life and how it affected her body in ways that she didn't really expect. So here to share that

story is Katie. Let's dive in. Katie, thank you so much for joining us today.

We've talked on the phone several times before.

So your story isn't new for me, but it's new for everybody who's listening.

So I'm really excited that you get to share it with the world now.

So before we dive into your story specifically, I want to disclose that

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