Ingela Thuné-Boyle, PhD
International Health Coach 
Online Practice

In this video, I use the simple Lemon Test to demonstrate how the brain can create real physical sensations and physiological responses through thoughts, memories, and mental imagery alone. Even imagining something as ordinary as biting into a juicy lemon can cause your mouth to water, your facial muscles to respond, or your body to react as though the lemon were actually present.

In this video, I explore what it means to “teach the brain safety again” when chronic pain and persistent physical symptoms have become established through neuroplastic processes. The brain and nervous system are constantly learning and adapting, and just as they can learn patterns associated with danger and protection, they can also learn patterns associated with safety, flexibility, and recovery.

In this video, I explore Dr. Howard Schubiner's concept of the Seven F's - Fear, Focus, Fighting, Figuring Out, Fixing, Frustration, and Forlornness - and explain how these common and entirely understandable reactions to chronic pain and persistent physical symptoms can sometimes unintentionally contribute to keeping symptoms going. While these responses are natural attempts to cope with distressing symptoms, they can also reinforce the brain's perception that the body remain

There is a particular kind of suffering that arises not only from physical symptoms, but from the invalidation of those symptoms. Many people living with chronic illness or undiagnosed conditions find themselves in a distressing limbo: feeling profoundly unwell while repeatedly being told by doctors that they are fine because their test results fall within normal ranges. This experience of being caught between undeniable symptoms and an absence of medical validation can be de