What if healing wasn’t about waiting for pain to stop — but learning how to live fully again?

In this powerful episode, host Kiana Agosto goes behind the scenes with Dr. Christopher Sletten, Director of the Pain Rehabilitation Center at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, to reveal how the PRC program helps patients rebuild their strength, confidence, and independence — one day at a time.

From morning exercise and group therapy to behavioral health and life-skills training, this conversation breaks down exactly how the Mayo Clinic PRC works, why it’s different from traditional pain management, and what it takes to truly recover when everything else has failed.

Kiana shares her personal journey — from entering the program in a wheelchair to walking again, driving independently, and now hosting this life-changing conversation. This is more than a program. It’s a blueprint for reclaiming your power.

🧠 You’ll learn:
• How the PRC daily structure builds healing through consistency.
• Why connection, mindset, and education drive results.
• What makes PRC’s “function before feelings” model so effective.
• The real reason success at PRC depends on effort and ownership.

💬 “You can’t steer a parked car. But when you start moving, healing follows.” – Dr. Sletten

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When you understand your pain, you can finally change it.

In this powerful conversation, host Kiana Agosto and Dr. Christopher Sletten, Director of the Pain Rehabilitation Center at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, explore why education is the most underrated treatment for chronic pain.

Dr. Sletten reveals how knowledge rewires the nervous system, shifts the mindset from “fix me” to “teach me,” and gives patients the power to take healing into their own hands. Kiana shares her own journey from wheelchair to walking — proving that when you understand the why behind the what, transformation begins.

🧠 You’ll learn:
• Why patient education is the foundation of lasting recovery.
• The biggest myths about pain and the PRC program.
• How to build resilience and results through knowledge, not fear.
• The truth about society’s misconceptions around chronic pain and toughness.

💬 “Knowledge isn’t just power — it’s freedom from fear.”

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Why does pain sometimes stay long after the injury is gone?

In this eye-opening episode, host Kiana Agosto sits down with Dr. Christopher Sletten, Director of the Pain Rehabilitation Center at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, to break down one of the most misunderstood conditions in modern medicine — Central Sensitization Syndrome (CSS).

Dr. Sletten explains how the nervous system can get “stuck on high alert,” why symptoms often spread or linger even without new injury, and how understanding the brain’s role in pain can lead to real relief.

From chronic pain and fatigue to digestive issues, dizziness, and more — this conversation uncovers the truth about what’s happening inside the body and the brain … and how you can begin to take your power back.

💬 What you’ll learn:
• What Central Sensitization Syndrome really is — and why it’s not “all in your head.”
• How the brain’s sensory map keeps the pain signal switched on.
• Why healing requires a top-down approach that includes mind and body.
• Steps providers and patients can take to start retraining the nervous system.

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Welcome to Season 3 of the Get Up Show Up Never Give Up Podcast — where mindset meets science and healing becomes possible.

In this special premiere episode, host Kiana Agosto sits down with Dr. Christopher Sletten, Director of the Pain Rehabilitation Center at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

Together, they explore what it truly means to redefine pain — diving deep into the psychology and physiology of chronic pain, the concept of Central Sensitization Syndrome, and how shifting the way we understand pain can change the way we heal.

This season will release new segments from the interview each week — every Wednesday — revealing Dr. Sletten’s insights on resilience, recovery, and the mind-body connection.

🎧 New episodes drop every Wednesday.

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✨ Because healing isn’t about perfection — it’s about persistence.

🎙️ Episode: How to Grieve the Person You Were Before the Pain

🔥 “You can miss them — and still love who you’ve become.”

You didn’t just lose people.
You didn’t just lose moments.
You lost versions of yourself.

The part of you that laughed without caution.
The part that trusted easily.
The part that believed in life without survival mode.

That version of you is gone — not because you failed, but because life demanded growth. And growth often begins with grief.

In this powerful episode of Get Up Show Up Never Give Up, we uncover what it really means to grieve your old self and love who you’re becoming.

💡 You’ll learn:

• The psychology of non-death grief and why identity loss hurts so deeply.
• Signs you’re still grieving a past version of yourself.
• A 5-step ritual to honor who you were before the pain.
• How grief transforms into clarity, empathy, and strength.
• A practical framework to accept, align, and rebuild your identity.

This isn’t about going back. It’s about grieving forward — and finding peace in who you are now.

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Because you can miss who you were… and still love who you’re becoming.

🖤 Get up.
🖤 Show up.
🖤 Never give up.

They think they know who you are. They cling to outdated versions of you. And the more you grow, the more you realize — you’re not healing in secret. You’re healing in front of people who still call you by your old name.

This episode of Get Up Show Up Never Give Up is about what it really means to heal in public — to evolve while others try to keep you small, to reclaim your story without over-explaining, and to stop performing for people committed to misunderstanding you.

💡 In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why people resist updating their version of you (Stanford & Mayo Clinic research)
• The hidden cost of over-explaining your healing journey
• A framework for reclaiming your identity without apology
• How to protect your peace when others weaponize your past

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Because you don’t need permission to evolve.
You don’t need agreement to be valid.
And you don’t owe anyone an apology for becoming who you are.

🖤 Get up.
🖤 Show up.
🖤 Never give up.

🔥 “You’ve mastered survival… but forgotten what it feels like to be supported.”

You’re the strong one. The rock. The one who always shows up — no matter what it costs you. But what happens when strength stops being empowering… and becomes a cage?

This episode of Get Up Show Up Never Give Up pulls back the mask and exposes the hidden cost of always being “fine.” We’re talking about the weight no one sees, the grief of being invisible, and the truth behind toxic resilience.

💡 In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why “being strong” often starts as a trauma response (Harvard, Stanford, Mayo Clinic research included).
• The silent grief of carrying everyone while no one carries you.
• The physical price of emotional suppression — and how your body keeps the score.
• How to break free from toxic resilience and rediscover your humanity.
• Practical frameworks to honor your strength without losing yourself to it.

This isn’t about abandoning your strength. It’s about reclaiming your softness, your voice, and your right to be held too.

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Because strength without softness isn’t strength at all. It’s silence. And silence is no longer your story.

🖤 Get up.
🖤 Show up.
🖤 Never give up.

🔥 “You can miss them — and still love who you’ve become.”

You didn’t just lose people.
You didn’t just lose moments.
You lost versions of yourself.

The one who laughed freely.
The one who trusted easily.
The one who saw the world through innocence, not survival.

That version of you is gone — not because you failed, but because life demanded growth. And growth… often begins with grief.

In this episode of Get Up Show Up Never Give Up, we dive into one of the most overlooked parts of healing: grieving the person you were before the pain.

💡 What you’ll learn:

• The psychology of non-death grief and why identity loss hurts so deeply.
• The hidden signs you’re mourning your old self (and why it’s normal).
• A 5-step “Grief Ritual” to honor the old you — and welcome who you’re becoming.
• A proven Grief Integration Framework (awareness, acceptance, alignment) you can use today.
• How to transform grief into clarity, strength, empathy, and depth.

This isn’t about going back. It’s about learning to love who you are now — scars, strength, and all.

If this episode resonates, don’t just listen — live it.
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Because you can grieve who you were…
and still rise into who you’re becoming.

🖤 Get up.
🖤 Show up.
🖤 Never give up.