In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Cynthia Austin, a board-certified and wellness health coach. She shares her background of transitioning from accounting to helping people manage their painexperiences after dealing with migraines since childhood and encounteringlimitations in traditional medical systems. She describes how her own research and legislative advocacy work led her to understand the role of the brain, nervous system, and behavior change in pain management, ultimately leading her to become a health and wellness coach to help others navigate their pain experiences.Download the transcriptCynthia Austin is a board-certified health coach who helpspeople change their pain experience. She created her business, My Pain Coach and her programs, to support thoseliving with pain. Cynthia blends professional coaching and pain neurosciencewith nearly five decades of lived experience with chronic pain and illness.  Having overcome conditions like migraine, fibromyalgia, back pain, and other debilitating challenges, she now guides others through the complex, often confusing process of changing the pain experience.  For more information, visit: https://mypaincoachllc.com.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices