The Way Out

A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain

By: Alan Gordon, Alon Ziv

Narrated by: Alan Gordon

A groundbreaking mind-body protocol to heal chronic pain, backed by new research.

Chronic pain is an epidemic. Fifty million Americans struggle with back pain, headaches, or some other pain that resists all treatment. Desperate pain sufferers are told again and again that there is no cure for chronic pain.

Alan Gordon, a psychotherapist and the founder of the Pain Psychology Center in Los Angeles, was in grad school when he started experiencing chronic pain, and it completely derailed his life. He saw multiple doctors and received many diagnoses, but none of the medical treatments helped. Frustrated with conventional pain management, he developed Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), a mind-body protocol that eliminated his own chronic pain and has transformed the lives of thousands of his patients. PRT is rooted in neuroscience, which has shown that while chronic pain feels like it's coming from the body, in most cases it's generated by misfiring pain circuits in the brain. PRT is a system of psychological techniques that rewires the brain to break out of the cycle of chronic pain.

The University of Colorado Boulder recently conducted a large randomized controlled study on PRT, and the results are remarkable. By the end of the study, the majority of patients were pain-free or nearly pain-free. What's more, these dramatic changes held up over time. The Way Out brings PRT to listeners. It combines accessible science with a concrete, step-by-step plan to teach sufferers how to heal their own chronic pain.

©2020 Alan Gordon and Alon Ziv (P)2020 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"The Way Out is a groundbreaking approach to the treatment of chronic pain that gives hope to those who were thought to be incurable. All chronic pain patients owe it to themselves to read this book. (Andrew Weil, MD, number one New York Times best-selling author of Spontaneous Healing)

“With straightforward and practical wisdom, The Way Out presents a sophisticated yet simple approach to understanding and healing chronic pain - an approach grounded in advanced science and proven clinical experience.” (Gabor Maté MD, author of When the Body Says No

"At long last, a successful treatment for chronic, disabling pain. The Way Out provides valuable information about the ailment of pain, and many helpful suggestions on how to heal." (Aaron Beck, MD, founder of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), emeritus professor of psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine)

An Amazing Book

This is an incredible book. I have learned a lot about chronic pain over the past few years and this is the most comprehensive, well organized, and easy to understand resource I have come across on why chronic pain develops and how to treat it. Most of western medicine does a pretty terrible job treating chronic pain and the insights that developed from the Boulder study (which are presented in this book) really get at the heart of what drives the majority of chronic pain.

Putting aside the science that backs up the approach presented in this book, I was amazed at how well this book described so much of my experience with chronic pain. It was as if someone had written a book about my own journey with chronic pain and what I have come to understand about it through years of struggle. When someone who I have never met can describe my lived experience so accurately it is very clear that I am in the right place.

Lastly, I find it kind of crazy that Alan Gordon developed these techniques to get himself out of pain. That seems like some next level Jedi stuff, almost hard to believe! If you suffer from any kind of chronic pain you absolutely have to read this book.

Fantastic insight into the mind/body connection!

I was skeptical when my sister recommended this to me. After finishing the book and implementing the process, I am astounded at the immediate success I have had already. Read with an open mind and you may just get your life back!

Life-Changing!

This book is extremely well written and researched. It is easy to understand, and I love Alan’s sense of humor, especially with such a serious topic. I was initially skeptical, but I am now 100% convinced that my life will never be the same, after implementing the tools in this book. Thank you, Alan & Alon, for all of your incredible work to help people like me, who have lived with and “managed” our chronic pain for far too long.

Life changing

I loved this book. Helpful in providing healthy ways to reduce pain and backed up research. Funny too! Highly recommend.

life changing

this book not only changed my life, but it was actually fun to listen.

Super helpful if you have chronic pain of any kind

Fantastic book -gave me hope for the first time since my diagnosis of CRPS. Definitely recommend.

Great book! Worth the read.

He covers a very technical topic with ease and candor. It is light, funny, and informative. I’m looking forward to getting started.

Great book. Very helpful for chronic pain Relief

I really enjoyed listening to this book

Alan Gordon does an amazing job of making the whole book enjoyable to listen to.

I am working on using the skills he teaches

Wonderful book

This book covers all the questions that chronic pain sufferers have about neuroplastic pain or TMS. This book gives hope!

Life changing approach to pain and programming

This book is essential for anyone stuck in chronic pain or programming patters. The easy to follow tools have had an astounding impact on my daily life. Well written, concise and to the point.