Of course, there is so much more to Mick than pain, despite his mammoth on-going contribution to the field.
Grab a drink, make yourself comfy. This one is a bit longer.
In this very personal conversation with someone I consider both a mentor and friend of almost 20 years, we hear about Mick's working class origins and the people who have shaped him. Listening to this, you will start to understand why he does what he does and how he goes about it.
Mick follows three principles: to work with the best people, to be prepared to 'look stupid' in front of those people and to always do his best. Mick illustrates these principles with fascinating and heartfelt personal stories.
Most poignant are Mick's recollections of his time with Louis Gifford, especially working on his books before his passing. Whilst Mick considers the legacy question I subtly put to him, he is also playing a promised role in shepherding Louis' work.
We do get into a bit of the pain stuff and predictive processing. It is likely we will have a part 2, 3, 4 etc.
I loved this chat. Mick has taught me a huge amount over the years, both in terms of pain, but also ways to think and to always bring the humanness to what we do. I overtly blame him for my last 20 years and on-going obsession with understanding pain, society, people and how they fit together :)
You can follow Mick on Twitter here and watch the TEDx Kingston talk here. He has a pre-print out that you can access on his Twitter feed.
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