Dr. Serena Sterling
Pain: A Love Story
About
What do you do if you cannot find a solution to physical pain? When you’re in pain, your first thought is to look for a physical cause. But what happens when all tests come back negative, and every intervention tried doesn’t work—where do you turn for an answer and relief? Serena Sterling explores how repressed emotions can manifest into physical and emotional pain, even acute and chronic illness. She investigates the development of her own juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, a physical response to the pressures placed on her by a high-performing family. Woven into her personal story are case studies, clients who have also developed painful symptoms that defy standard treatment. By understanding the uncovered thoughts, feelings, and beliefs they felt unsafe to have, many of these clients were able to identify their trapped emotions, which developed into pain, and heal.
Dr. Serena Sterling, author of Pain: A Love Story, has an MA in International Journalism from City University in London, England, and a PsyD in clinical psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and is a certified life coach. She sees people from all over the world remotely and specializes in working with people with chronic pain and medically unexplained symptoms.