On this episode, I sat down with Libbie Pike and Renee Ridberg, two best friends with different perspectives and experiences on childbirth. We get to hear about their personal experiences with childbirth, thoughts on pain and gender, and how we can better support women in their childbirth decisions. We also have the pleasure of hearing tales of their legendary friendship.

In this episode, I spoke with Professor Gutschow of Williams College. Our topics include cross-cultural meanings of pain, pain as experienced through Buddhist philosophy, the placebo effect, Dr. Gutchow’s own experience recovering from a shattered tibia.

In this episode, I sat down with Professor Joe Cruz of Williams College in the Cognitive Science and Philosophy departments. We talk about theories of consciousness, flow states, meditation, theories of embodiment, and so much more!

 

 

Hello readers and listeners! My name is Carmen, and I am the host and creator of The Pain Game. The aim of this podcast is to unpack the complexities of the human pain experience by interviewing people with various perspectives on the topic. This podcast was inspired by my own personal journey with chronic pain, in which learning about the neuroscience of pain was critical to my healing process. Through conversation, I hope to re-examine pain from scientific, philosophical, cultural, and experiential perspectives. Thank you to all of my incredible interviewee’s who helped make this project possible. I hope you all enjoy listening, and please reach out to carmenibango@gmail.com with any questions!