Troubleshoot your dizziness recovery (fear, guilt, what ifs & more): interview w/Tanner Murtagh

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I’m thrilled to welcome back Tanner Murtagh, MSW, RSW, to the channel! Tanner, the director of Pain Psychotherapy Canada, specializes in guiding people through recovery from chronic physical symptoms such as pain, dizziness, fatigue, and digestive issues. In this video, Tanner shares how to troubleshoot 6 common challenges that many of you face during recovery through a few case eaxmples. Together, we explore essential tools and actionable strategies for challenges like symptom scanning, managing guilt, self-regulation, handling “what-if” thinking, modifying somatic tracking, and adopting a structured approach. This discussion is packed with insights that you can apply to your own healing journey.

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Learn more about Tanner and find out more information on polyvagal theory, calming your nervous system and more tools for chronic pain, dizziness and other symptoms on his YouTube channel, ‪@painpsychotherapy‬

You can also visit Tanner's practice's website: https://www.painpsychotherapy.ca

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00:00 Intro
03:04 Video setup: 3 cases with 6 specific problems
05:25 CASE 1: Sudden vertigo onset, diagnosed with VM+PPPD, low quality of life, symptom scanner, guilt about not being able to live normally
07:06 Symptom scanner: Becoming lightly aware, shifting focus, messages of safety, behavior, somatic & emotional work, repetition, process goals, outcome independence
21:09 Guilt: Externally or internally induced? Boundary setting, emotional expression, somatic work/safety, accepting the need for support at times, stopping resistance, building tolerance to guilt, addressing guilt triggers
28:30 CASE 2: Major childhood trauma, long-term anxiety, onset with panic attack, 24/7 dizziness, feeling overwhelmed
29:10 Self-regulation: Understanding safety as more than calmness, being connected, safety signals, looking for feedback
38:45 What-ifs/doubts: Shifting focus to safety signals, building tolerance for uncertainty and anxiety
48:10 CASE 3: Stroke and fall, post-concussion syndrome, total debilitation, hypersensitivity, struggling to get started
49:24 Modifying somatic tracking: Finding your starting place, beginning with regulation, focusing on the process rather than feeling good
55:24 Structured approach: OCD caution, setting goals, breaking into steps, graded exposure, giveing yourself a win helps hope, identifying desired states
1:03:35 Outro, how to find more on Tanner