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From Fear To Freedom: Mindbody Tools For Chronic Symptom Recovery
With Mel Schweder
In this 10-day course, you’ll learn how to overcome chronic symptoms like pain, fatigue, brain fog, IBS, and more, using evidence-based, drug-free techniques rooted in the latest neuroscience and mindbody research. Drawing from my personal recovery journey—and the work I now do with clients—you’ll be guided through practical tools that can help rewire the brain’s threat response, calm the nervous system, and rebuild trust in your body. Course Objectives: - Understand how chronic symptoms can stem from brain and nervous system patterns, not permanent damage. - Learn how to shift limiting language, beliefs, and illness identity. - Develop emotional awareness and emotional processing skills for deeper healing. - Cultivate positive brain states (through DOSE chemistry) to support neuroplastic change. - Practice somatic meditation and body-based techniques to create safety in the body. - Recognize and gently shift limiting mindset patterns, aka the five Fs. - Gradually re-engage with meaningful activities using the SAFE method. - Build resilience, self-compassion, and confidence for long-term recovery. You’ll leave with a powerful set of mindbody tools you can continue to use daily—and the deep understanding that you are not broken and you can recover your life. Music: Guitar in the Grove by Chris Collins- Indiemusicbox
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10 Days
948 students
5.0 stars
14 min / day
Anxiety
English
5.0 (91)
Recent Reviews
Joya
February 2, 2026
Thank you for these pearls of wisdom, sculpted into a wise and compassionate framework, Mel! The way you explain concepts is so memorable, e.g., the 5 F’s, 3 P’s, and how to Re-engage in valued activities by staying in the challenge zone and using the “SAFE” acronym. Your course is inspiring and effective; I am so grateful to have found your work. Many blessings 🙏🏽
Caspar
January 18, 2026
Fantastic and accessible summary for those of us that are open to the possibility that we are suffering from a neuroplastic condition. I was convinced I have one prior to this course, and did some reading already. Yet still, the calm structured approach, tangible practical tips and positive presentation really helped me massively. Thank you Mel. You have helped me enormously.
Kalyani
January 12, 2026
This is an excellent course! I learned so much! Highly recommend if you would like to learn more about this.👍🏼🎉💗
Corine
January 10, 2026
This was such an impactfull course for me. It helped me get a real understanding about the mind-body connection and already eased some of my symptoms. It also provides usefull tools to keep improving. Also loved the visualisaton on the last day. Thank you so much for this course it really shifted something for me🙏
Veronica
January 1, 2026
Thank you! A really simple and well structured course that I will return to for gentle reminders often.
Zoe
December 20, 2025
Thank you so much for this course. It has given me a lot of much needed hope.
Hayley-Rose
December 20, 2025
So much information but delivered in an easy to understand manner with daily guided practices to try out new tools to aid in the recovery process. Mel is also responsive to questions asked in the classroom - friendly, supportive and encouraging.
Robin
November 25, 2025
Fantastic course filled with realistic ways to deal with neuro plastic conditions. Mel speaks from personal experience and is so understanding, supportive and responsive to comments and questions. Highly recommend.
Anne
November 21, 2025
Excellent course! I have registered (several times) to several clssses and plan to start from the beginning tomorrow. Thank you so much!!! ❤️🤗
Nicole
October 21, 2025
Holistic Psychotherapist here with 50+ years of experience, and someone with TMS, mind-body syndrome, neuroplastic pain, etc. I have also been trained in pain processing therapy. All of this is to say that I think I have a lifetime’s worth of experience in this field, both personally and professionally, and I was very impressed with the course. It’s delivered in a beautiful, perfectly paced way, the information is up-to-date, helpful, and actionable. There is a thread of compassion and support woven through it that only helps you feel safe and comforted. I wish everyone with these issues could take advantage of the course as it lays out many fundamental techniques that support your journey to feeling better.
Kay
October 18, 2025
This is an amazing course Mel and I am so grateful to you for it. I related to so much of it and it will be a part of my daily routine as I move forward to a better life. Thank you so much!! ❤️
Kassia
October 9, 2025
One of the best courses here. Thank you!
Ann
September 14, 2025
Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and experience. I learned so much about myself and my patterns. The best part is that now I have hope. In fact, now I know that I can do this. I AM doing this and I already have a different relationship with my body and mind. After 14 years of suffering, I’m on my to living life again. A huge thank you and much gratitude for your generosity!
Marie
September 8, 2025
I’ve never had information like this made available to me before. Course, I Was able to use the information I got in this course to find this YouTube Video presentation by a psychiatrist on psychosomatic illness… That Brought everything together and helped me to realize that it’s physical not just my emotional reaction to things. All of this information has revolutionized by understanding and has changed my life. Thank you so much. Here’s the link to the YouTube video if anyone is interested. https://youtu.be/oHoFqwF2OAU
Cyndee
August 28, 2025
So good! Saving this course to listen again and again ❤️
Georgia
August 5, 2025
This was amazing. Thank you so much, it brought together everything I thought I knew about neuroplastic pain in one place. I feel hopeful about the future
Tess
July 28, 2025
Such a brilliant short course and accessible summary of mind-body/neuroplasticity science. I’ve listened 3 times so far to keep reminding my brain when things inevitably flare up! Thank you Mel for sharing this information so beautifully and generously. This is life-changing work 💛💫
Lori
July 23, 2025
This course was extremely helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge & experience. I can see the negative loop I'm in & chose to work on the 3 P's. I recognize timeline is a big one for me & I'm constantly reminding myself that it's not a race & I'm not running out of time. The meditations & visualizations are extremely valuable. I'm grateful for the information & plan on repeating this course at some point. Thank you! 🙏🏻
Shauna
July 22, 2025
Truly enlightening, thanks
ilinca
July 21, 2025
There is a lot of valuable information. Unfortunately, there is constant loud, disruptive music over the lesson, which makes the course difficult to follow and overstimulating.
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