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)

Excellent for anyone who suffers from chronic pain

As someone who suffers from chronic migraine, this book was so helpful. I think that most people who suffer from flares can easily get into a neuroplastic pain cycle. I loved listening to Alan Gordon patiently explain his findings about neuroplastic pain, the techniques to help alleviate this type of pain and the fear cycle, and other patients’ stories who have recovered. It was very much like listening to a therapist and I know that I’ll go back to certain sections for repeated listening. Highly recommend to all those who struggle with pain of any kind.

I learned a lot with this book.

It was refreshing to read that the author went through many things I’m now experiencing and how he corrected them. The first half is the science behind his approach and the second half is the hands on portion. I can relate to much of this material and throughly enjoyed and learned a lot.

Getting out

Wonderfully written, uplifting to the heart and enjoyable to listen. Alan Gordon shares his wisdom and delivers it with a soft and friendly voice. This book is definitely a must for everyone’s self care and healing tool box.

Inspired Hope

Practical guidance to handling chronic pain. Already implementing practices with success. Surprisingly good humor, would recommend.

Very interesting facts as well as compassion.

I really was amazed at the information that I learned from thos.book. I've listened through it twice already and will be listening again soon. I battle horrible chronic migraines and the Dr.s have not been able to help much so I'm hopeful as I practice this advice I'll have better quality of life and not suffer as much.

Breakthrough material

This book helped me incredibly. Give it a shot and keep an open mind. Alan Gordon is easy to listen to and it’s a great program.

great strategy

This book has been a really important piece of my chronic pain management/solution. I wish there was info on neuroplastic pain 20 years ago.

The amount of HOPE that I received from this book

This book will forever be life changing to me. I KNOW that as long as I apply these principles and exercises correctly that it's pretty much a guaranteed success in overcoming my pain.

Best book I’ve read on this topic snd I’ve read quite a few

I love this book! It is full of interesting facts and life-changing information yet it is also written very clearly so the concepts are easy to digest. I’ve read many books on this topic and this is definitely my favorite.

I suggest that people read this book multiple times. I’m familiar with this topic and have even been to a pain psychologist yet I plan to read again and again to be able to integrate it. If you’re new to this topic, do yourself a favor snd re-read it. It’s not a one-and-done kind of book.

I’ve seen Alan’s method in a few videos and on the curable app and I love his approach! When I found out this book was coming out, I got it immediately. Such a gift.

Did I mention that it’s funny, too?

Thank you, Alan, for sharing these tools with us.

Wonderful book!

So glad I listened to this book! This book gives you hope that you can get rid of your pain and move on with your life. Really enjoyed learning and listening to this book. Getting ready to start listening to it again because it’s just that good!