Emotional Pain Mapping: How Life Experiences Shape the Body
This course is a 3-hour CEU course that introduces a new way of understanding pain.
Developed by Dr. Gina Calderone, this course explores how stress, emotional patterns, and life experiences are reflected in the body through the nervous system, breath, posture, and movement.
Participants will learn to recognize patterns in pain by observing timing, location, and repetition, using tools such as the Emotional Pain Chart and BodyLife Timeline™. The course also integrates current pain science, including the role of the brain and autonomic nervous system in shaping physical symptoms.
This course is designed for clinicians and individuals seeking a deeper understanding of chronic pain beyond traditional structural models, offering a practical and grounded framework for connecting the body to lived experience.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
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Describe how emotional stress and life experiences can influence physical pain through the nervous system.
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Explain the role of the brain and autonomic nervous system in pain perception and pattern formation.
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Identify common emotional pain patterns associated with different regions of the body.
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Recognize patterns of timing, location, and repetition in pain presentations.
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Apply the Emotional Pain Chart to explore connections between symptoms and life experiences.
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Utilize the BodyLife Timeline™ to map symptom development across life stages.
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Interpret mental health symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression) through a body-based lens.
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Demonstrate basic strategies for supporting nervous system regulation, including breath and awareness practices.
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Integrate a pattern-based approach into clinical reasoning or personal understanding of pain.
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Differentiate between structural and system-based contributors to chronic pain presentations.
Price $147
This course is approved for 0.3 CEUs or 3 Contact Hours by CPTA #26-238