Why Things Hurt and How We Learn

About Why Things Hurt and How We Learn

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 Consultant

Publisher

Brent Stevenson and Matt Giammarino

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

11 Dec 2025

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Changing Brains with Dr. Bryan Kolb, PhD

   Dr. Bryan Kolb (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Kolb) is one of the pioneering scientists in the field of neuropsychology. His research has led to our current understanding of neuroplasticity and epigenetics, or put more simply, the relation between our brain and our behaviour. He also happens to be Brent's uncle. Matt & Brent ask Bryan questions about how our brains change in response to injuries, drugs, learning and various life experiences. #neuroplasticity #neuroscience 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 (https://www.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 (https://www.whythingshurt.com/): Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you ⁠Work With Matt⁠ (https://mattgiammarino.com/): Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt! ⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠ (https://www.envisionphysio.com/): Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada ⁠RemixYourEducation⁠ (https://www.remixyour.education/): 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 (https://www.whythingshurtandhowwelearn.com/) Brent’s Books: ⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠ (https://www.whythingshurt.com/books/why-things-hurt) ⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠ (https://www.whythingshurt.com/books/why-we-hurt) Brent’s Courses: ⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠ (https://www.whythingshurt.com/ims-dry-needling) ⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠ (https://www.whythingshurt.com/making-life-your-workout) Socials Follow Brent & Matt: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/whythingshurt_howwelearn/) YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn) Facebook Page: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579586716489) Follow Brent: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/whythingshurt/) YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@WhyThingsHurt) FaceBook: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/whythingshurt) LinkedIn: ⁠/brentstevenson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentstevenson/)

2. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Nature's Cruel Joke: Menopause + Puberty

   Nature's cruel joke has made menopause and puberty coincide just to make family life more challenging. Brent and Matt discuss being fathers of teenagers and husbands to perimenopausal wives at home while trying to help a broad spectrum of people at work. Hormone levels impact the experience of pain and how you think and react to the world around you. 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 (https://www.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 (https://www.whythingshurt.com/): Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you ⁠⁠Work With Matt⁠⁠ (https://mattgiammarino.com/): Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt! ⁠⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠⁠ (https://www.envisionphysio.com/): Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada ⁠⁠RemixYourEducation⁠⁠ (https://www.remixyour.education/): 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 (https://www.whythingshurtandhowwelearn.com/) Brent’s Books: ⁠⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠⁠ (https://www.whythingshurt.com/books/why-things-hurt) ⁠⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠⁠ (https://www.whythingshurt.com/books/why-we-hurt) Brent’s Courses: ⁠⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠⁠ (https://www.whythingshurt.com/ims-dry-needling) ⁠⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠⁠ (https://www.whythingshurt.com/making-life-your-workout) Socials Follow Brent & Matt: Instagram: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/whythingshurt_howwelearn/) YouTube: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn) Facebook Page: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579586716489) Follow Brent: Instagram: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/whythingshurt/) YouTube: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@WhyThingsHurt) FaceBook: ⁠⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/whythingshurt) LinkedIn: ⁠⁠/brentstevenson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentstevenson/)

3. 

   8 Sept 2026

   How We Walk- Be Curious

   Matt dives into his curiosity about how we move by asking Brent "How do we actually walk?" Brent responds by telling Matt " just because you can stand, sit, walk and breathe, doesn't mean you do any of them very well, and leads into a back and forth about the nuance of how we move and how we teach others to change some of the subconscious behaviours. 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 (https://www.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 (https://www.whythingshurt.com/): Books, Articles, Courses & YouTube Channel teaching you how to be more comfortable being you ⁠Work With Matt⁠ (https://mattgiammarino.com/): Solve long standing education problems by working with Matt! ⁠EnvisionPhysio.com⁠ (https://www.envisionphysio.com/): Brent’s Two Multidisciplinary health clinics in Vancouver, Canada ⁠RemixYourEducation⁠ (https://www.remixyour.education/): 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 (https://www.whythingshurtandhowwelearn.com/) Brent’s Books: ⁠Why Things Hurt: Life Lessons from an Injury Prone Physical Therapist⁠ (https://www.whythingshurt.com/books/why-things-hurt) ⁠Why We Hurt: Understanding How To Be Comfortable In Your Own Body⁠ (https://www.whythingshurt.com/books/why-we-hurt) Brent’s Courses: ⁠IMS Dry Needling: Online Mentorship for Physiotherapists, Physicians⁠ (https://www.whythingshurt.com/ims-dry-needling) ⁠Making Life Your Workout: A Practical Guide To Posture⁠ (https://www.whythingshurt.com/making-life-your-workout) Socials Follow Brent & Matt: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt_HowWeLearn⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/whythingshurt_howwelearn/) YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn) Facebook Page: ⁠@WhyThingsHurtHowWeLearn⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579586716489) Follow Brent: Instagram: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/whythingshurt/) YouTube: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@WhyThingsHurt) FaceBook: ⁠@WhyThingsHurt⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/whythingshurt) LinkedIn: ⁠/brentstevenson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentstevenson/)

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings