Topic Discussion List
Props and Adaptations
How to Travel
Sleep
Communication with Others
Service
Setting Limits
Letting Go/Surrender
Communication with Self
The Power of Choice
Community as a Tool
Fun
Gratitude
Acceptance
Listening to your Body
Stress as a Trigger for Symptoms
Breathing
Acknowledgement/Validation
Adventure
Neuroplastic Pain/Symptoms (waxing & waning nature, how to tell)
Serenity Prayer
Asking for Help
Building Community
Balance
Task Initiation: what tools do we use to move into action when experiencing procrastination
Using PRT tools to intervene on emotions
Using PRT tools to intervene on repetitive thoughts/narratives
Perfectionism: what tools help to let go of unrealistic expectations
Positive Thinking
Using PRT Tools with other neuroplastic symptoms like fatigue, vertigo, GI issues
Present Moment Awareness
Self-compassion
3 P’s
Flare Management
Curiosity, Playfulness, Openness
Somatic Tracking
Outcome Independence
6 F’s: Fear (worry, anxiety)
6 F’s: Frustration (anger, annoyance)
6 F’s: Fixation (preoccupation, obsession)
6 F’s: Fight it
6 F’s: Fix it (make it go away),
6 F’s: Figuring it out (problem solving, finding a cause)
Grief
Maintaining Hope
Approaching new routines, exercises, or activities
Foundations
GROUP FOUNDATIONS
The Group Foundations are the principles that guide our members to maintain a healthy, self-sustaining, and unified community.
Our primary purpose:
Bring hope and inspiration to others suffering from chronic, persistent pain and other mind-body symptoms.
Confidentiality:
We protect the confidentiality of all group members.
Member’s identity should not be revealed publicly outside of the meeting, especially in regard to social media, film, or recording.
External issues:
We do not express opinions on outside controversial issues such as politics, religion, or other chronic-persistent pain treatments.
We don’t oppose or endorse anyone or anything. We speak from our own experience.
Group governance:
The group’s ultimate authority is based on group conscience.
Our leaders are but trusted servants, they do not govern.
Service positions are rotated.
Unity and welfare:
Each member is but a small part of a great whole.
Our common welfare comes first.
Spiritual health:
Members support the spiritual health of the community by placing principles before personalities.
MBT embraces principles such as honesty, willingness, compassion, patience, and open-mindedness.
Cross-Talk
In order to keep our topic meetings safe, we direct our shares to the entire group.
We refrain from directing our comments, whether negative or positive, to another person.
In refraining from commenting on another’s share, group members can speak honestly and openly, safe from all judgements, negative or positive. In turn, listening group members can practice really listening, staying present to the message being shared, and focused on themselves, free from mental rehearsal of a response.
We fully understand the value of community and fellowship. Therefore we come together before meetings and stay afterwards to socialize, ask questions, and generally fellowship.
Service
MBT thrives as a self-supporting community without dues or fees. Our sustainability relies on "service contributions," where members rotate roles such as greeter, timekeeper, reader, leader, or tech support. Service can be as simple as attending meetings.
In MBT, many of us have experienced the healing power of our connection with each other and the collective wisdom that emerges from it. When we felt hopeless, lost, and alone in our pain, the collective wisdom of the community gave us strength, hope, and direction.
For some, service is simply an act of gratitude for what they've received and recognize it’s about ensuring MBT’s vitality and longevity. For others, service helps to open our focus, allows us to step beyond our "self", and make deeper connections.
Providing service doesn’t mean ignoring self-care, in fact, for many of us service is an important part of our self-care.
