Webinar Series: Pain, Perception, and Possibility

OUPS Webinar Series 2026

Pain, Perception, and Possibility: Using Psychological Strategies to Transform the Pain Experience

Speaker: Dr Sue Peacock

We’re delighted to continue our OUPS Webinar Series with an engaging session exploring the psychology of pain and how psychological approaches can help transform the way people experience it. This talk is ideal for anyone interested in health psychology, neuroscience, mental wellbeing, or the complex relationship between mind and body.

Pain is never just a physical sensation; it is a deeply personal experience shaped by emotion, attention, memory, and the meanings people attach to their symptoms. Contemporary psychological and neuroscientific research consistently shows that these factors do not simply colour the pain experience - they actively influence its intensity, persistence, and impact on daily life.

In this talk, Dr Sue Peacock will bring the science of pain to life by exploring how the brain interprets threat, how expectations and past…