Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) will host psychologist Dr. Pilar Jacobson for a conversation about pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) and the emotional underpinnings of physical illness.
According to PRT practitioners, understanding the connection between the body and the brain is key to providing interventions not only for the recovery of physical deficits in the body but also for the alleviation of chronic pain. Research has found that the brain has the power to generate pain even in the absence of physical damage or after a physical injury has healed.
Dr. Jacobson, a clinical psychologist, has practiced in the Kansas City metropolitan area for 34 years. Early in her practice, she became interested in the mind/body connection. She received training in PRT after a family member’s long standing back pain was alleviated using these methods.
The JULIETs program will take place at Congregation Beth Torah (6100 W. 127th St., Overland Park, KS 66209) on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 12:30 p.m.
Reservations are required by Thursday, Dec. 12, by contacting Susie Klinock at . Jewish women (and non-Jewish women with a Jewish spouse) are invited to all JULIETs events, and no synagogue affiliation is required. Attendees should bring their own lunch or snack; JULIETs will provide beverages and paper goods.
