Breaking Free from Chronic Pain is the topic of Season 3, Episode 31 of The Living Matters Podcast, hosted by Aypril Porter.
After years of chronic pain and prescription drug dependency, guest Elizabeth Kipp discovered a breakthrough path to healing that defied medical expectations. In this episode, she shares how ancestral clearing, breathwork, and trauma-informed practices helped her reclaim her power and guide others to do the same. Tune in to learn how the root of chronic pain may lie deeper than you think—and how true freedom begins from within.
Chronic Pain Healing Journey
In this enlightening episode, Elizabeth Kipp, a stress management and historical trauma specialist, shares her remarkable journey of healing from over 40 years of chronic pain, anxiety, panic attacks, and addiction. Now in long-term recovery, Elizabeth reveals how she integrates trauma-informed practices, yoga, ancestral clearing, and breathwork to help others find freedom from suffering. As the international bestselling author of “The Way Through Chronic Pain: Tools to Reclaim Your Healing Power,” she offers powerful insights on reclaiming our innate healing power.
Key Insights on Breaking Free from Chronic Pain: Elizabeth Kipp’s Healing Journey:
- Chronic pain is any pain felt 15 days out of 30 for three months or more, whether physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, or financial
- The brain cannot differentiate between different types of pain – it all sends the same signal: “It hurts.”
- Chronic pain involves changes in the brain that keep the stress response stuck in the “on” position
- X-rays and physical evidence don’t fully explain why some people experience pain and others don’t
- The separation between “I am my pain” and “I’m experiencing pain” is a crucial mindset shift
- Our inherent healing power resides within us – healthcare providers guide, but our bodies do the healing
Breathwork and Nervous System Regulation:
- The relationship between a long exhale and calming the nervous system
- Using heartbeat as a natural metronome for breathwork practices
- How breathwork serves as an “equal and opposite force” to break stress habits
- The importance of being present in the moment rather than dwelling on the past or the future
- Understanding that the nervous system cannot protect and connect simultaneously
- Daily practice helps rewire old stress patterns into new, healthier defaults
Ancestral Healing Approaches:
- We inherit both gifts and burdens from our ancestors
- Ancestral Clearing helps release patterns that no longer serve us
- Working with specific wounds, including the mother wound, the witch wound, and patriarchal wounds
- How trauma and stress responses can be passed down through generations
- The importance of addressing ancestral patterns to see our lives clearly
Connect with Elizabeth and Book a free introductory session HERE.
Notable Quote:
“The greatest healer in your life is in you. The doctor and all the healthcare people, we can guide you, give you our best guess at what you can do to optimize your healing, but it’s the body that is doing the healing, not the doctor.”
Aypril Porter is a Human Design Business Coach + Mentor for women who are done listening to everyone else’s opinions and ready to radically trust themselves—and their inner wisdom—to build a business they love.