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Why Things Hurt and How We Learn

Why Things Hurt and How We Learn

By: Brent Stevenson and Matt Giammarino
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New podcast featuring two fathers and long term friends: physiotherapist Brent Stevenson and educational consultant Matt Giammarino. Be a fly on the wall listening to two dads discussing the similarities and differences of helping people within the education and healthcare systems, and as parents. Matt & Brent both run private businesses filling in the cracks of publicly funded systems. They are both dad's to multiple teenagers. Brent is the co-owner of Envision Physiotherapy in Vancouver, Canada, and authors WhyThingsHurt.com Matt is currently working as a Special Education ConsultantBrent Stevenson and Matt Giammarino
Episodes
  • Future Jobs, Intelligence, AI & Morality
    Jun 17 2026

    What types of jobs will our children have? What are the skills we should be learning moving forward? How will morality fit into the interplay between people, corporations and government as the role of AI grows so rapidly? Matt and Brent ask each other all these questions and try their best to answer them.

    Bios

    Brent Stevenson has been a physiotherapist in Vancouver, Canada for over 20 years. He is married and has three teenagers, two cats and a dog. He co-owns and operates two multi-disciplinary health clinics, has written two books explaining how our bodies actually work, and has developed online courses on his website ⁠⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠⁠. Brent has known Matt since they were fourteen years old and approached him about doing this podcast after seeing the parallels between helping struggling teenagers and helping adults in pain.

    Matt Giammarino is a lifelong learner and nerd who helps people who learn differently. His goal is to help them succeed and thrive in school and life! He is an educator with 25-years teaching kids, parents, and teachers, an entrepreneur exploring the intersection of business, technology and education, and a researcher with publications on self-regulation, mathematical flexibility, help-seeking and more. Matt brings his experience, student-centered approach and warm, friendly teaching style to learners of all ages in his special education practice. When he’s not doing that, he’s working on his next song, building technology tools, hanging with his wife, kids, and dog, or chatting with Brent about everything and anything!

    Sponsors & Resources

    ⁠⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠⁠: Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you

    ⁠⁠Work With Matt⁠⁠: Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt!

    ⁠⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠⁠: Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada

    ⁠⁠RemixYourEducation⁠⁠: Remix it all – your AI, your IQ, your grocery list – with our innovative tools that’ll make you smarter, happier, and more able to learn.


    Show notes & clips visit our website ⁠⁠Why Things Hurt & How We Learn⁠⁠

    Brent’s Books:

    ⁠⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠⁠

    Brent’s Courses:

    ⁠⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠⁠

    Socials

    Follow Brent & Matt:

    Instagram: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠⁠

    YouTube: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠⁠

    Facebook Page: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠⁠

    Follow Brent:

    Instagram: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠⁠

    YouTube: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠⁠

    FaceBook: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠⁠

    LinkedIn: ⁠⁠/brentstevenson

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    31 mins
  • Accepting Your Reality Before Changing It
    May 19 2026

    Listen to a conversation about the role of acceptance in feeling better. Bad shit happens all the time. It may not be your fault, but it will likely be your job to clean up and deal with your own predicament. Brent and Matt talk about the importance of learning the roles of the professionals around you, the roots of empathy, owning your issues and giving off the illusion that you are holding it all together.


    Bios

    Brent Stevenson has been a physiotherapist in Vancouver, Canada for over 20 years. He is married and has three teenagers, two cats and a dog. He co-owns and operates two multi-disciplinary health clinics, has written two books explaining how our bodies actually work, and has developed online courses on his website ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠. Brent has known Matt since they were fourteen years old and approached him about doing this podcast after seeing the parallels between helping struggling teenagers and helping adults in pain.

    Matt Giammarino is a lifelong learner and nerd who helps people who learn differently. His goal is to help them succeed and thrive in school and life! He is an educator with 25-years teaching kids, parents, and teachers, an entrepreneur exploring the intersection of business, technology and education, and a researcher with publications on self-regulation, mathematical flexibility, help-seeking and more. Matt brings his experience, student-centered approach and warm, friendly teaching style to learners of all ages in his special education practice. When he’s not doing that, he’s working on his next song, building technology tools, hanging with his wife, kids, and dog, or chatting with Brent about everything and anything!

    Sponsors & Resources

    ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠: Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you

    ⁠Work With Matt⁠: Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt!

    ⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠: Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada

    ⁠RemixYourEducation⁠: Remix it all – your AI, your IQ, your grocery list – with our innovative tools that’ll make you smarter, happier, and more able to learn.


    Show notes & clips visit our website ⁠Why Things Hurt & How We Learn⁠

    Brent’s Books:

    ⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠

    ⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠

    Brent’s Courses:

    ⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠

    ⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠

    Socials

    Follow Brent & Matt:

    Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠

    YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠

    Facebook Page: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠

    Follow Brent:

    Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠

    YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠

    FaceBook: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠

    LinkedIn: ⁠/brentstevenson

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    27 mins
  • SHORT #3: Releasing Tension
    May 5 2026

    Releasing tension from your body creates a temporary state of being that usually feels more comfortable and can show you that there are different experiences of being you. We are all regenerating sources of tension for different reasons. Body work, needling, meditation and breathwork can all help you release tension while you work at understanding how to stay in a comfortable version of yourself.

    Bios

    Brent Stevenson has been a physiotherapist in Vancouver, Canada for over 20 years. He is married and has three teenagers, two cats and a dog. He co-owns and operates two multi-disciplinary health clinics, has written two books explaining how our bodies actually work, and has developed online courses on his website ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠. Brent has known Matt since they were fourteen years old and approached him about doing this podcast after seeing the parallels between helping struggling teenagers and helping adults in pain.

    Matt Giammarino is a lifelong learner and nerd who helps people who learn differently. His goal is to help them succeed and thrive in school and life! He is an educator with 25-years teaching kids, parents, and teachers, an entrepreneur exploring the intersection of business, technology and education, and a researcher with publications on self-regulation, mathematical flexibility, help-seeking and more. Matt brings his experience, student-centered approach and warm, friendly teaching style to learners of all ages in his special education practice. When he’s not doing that, he’s working on his next song, building technology tools, hanging with his wife, kids, and dog, or chatting with Brent about everything and anything!

    Sponsors & Resources

    ⁠WhyThingsHurt.com⁠: Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you

    ⁠Work With Matt⁠: Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt!

    ⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠: Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada

    ⁠RemixYourEducation⁠: Remix it all – your AI, your IQ, your grocery list – with our innovative tools that’ll make you smarter, happier, and more able to learn.


    Show notes & clips visit our website ⁠Why Things Hurt & How We Learn⁠

    Brent’s Books:

    ⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠

    ⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠

    Brent’s Courses:

    ⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠

    ⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠

    Socials

    Follow Brent & Matt:

    Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠

    YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠

    Facebook Page: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠

    Follow Brent:

    Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠

    YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠

    FaceBook: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠

    LinkedIn: ⁠/brentstevenson

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    6 mins
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