PPS Episode 1: Learning to See the Body Differently

For years, people have asked me one question: "Amy, what exactly is Pain Patterns & Solutions?" I finally realized I couldn't answer that by teaching techniques. Before I could explain what PPS is, I needed to explain why it exists. In this first episode of a new monthly PPS series, I'm taking you back to the beginning of my journey—back to the questions that changed the way I see the body, the clients who challenged everything I thought I knew, and the observations that eventually became Pain Patterns & Solutions. This isn't a lesson in scar tissue or mapping. It's an invitation to begin seeing the body differently. If you've ever wondered why pain keeps returning, why some clients respond beautifully while others don't, or why your hands sometimes tell you something your education can't quite explain, this conversation is for you. My hope isn't that you leave understanding PPS. My hope is that you leave asking better questions. In this episode you'll learn: Why I waited more than 30 years to tell my story The two experiences that forever changed how I observe the body Why curiosity became the foundation of PPS The biggest difference between traditional massage and PPS Why recurring pain led me to ask different questions How one client completely changed the direction of my career   TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome 00:37 Why I'm finally telling the story of PPS 07:32 What is Pain Patterns & Solutions? 08:10 The Magic Eye story: learning to see differently 09:17 Drawing the air around the chair: negative space and observation 12:17 Why PPS works over different tissue than traditional massage 14:36 Curiosity, learning to see, and the "I see it" moment 17:30 The rhomboid and IT band client that changed everything 24:00 The journey from observations to mapping 30:55 The body is communicating—learning a different conversation 33:14 The continuing education class that changed my career 38:10 The question that changed everything: Why does pain come back? 40:28 Physics, balance, and the client who taught me about force 45:13 What's coming next on YouTube 47:36 PPS, business, and universal principles 49:31 Closing thoughts   Amy Bradley Radford YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@amybradleyradford8414 Do you want to work with Amy? Fill out this coaching Application: https://forms.gle/8fX1mLawrRTwZ7Xs6   MORE FROM AMY BRADLEY RADFORD: Coaching: https://www.amybradleyradford.com/coaching Website:   https://www.amybradleyradford.com/ Store: https://2274d0.myshopify.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/amybradleyradford/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/Amy-Bradley-Radford-Massage-Business-Coaching/61556419647184/ Align Essential Oils: https://www.amybradleyradford.com/align-o