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Women In #Pain, check out this groundbreaking article by @HealthyWomen and @ForGrace founder Cynthia Toussaint that explores #childhoodtrauma as a driver for #chronicpain. Yes, the body does indeed keep the score. tinyurl.com/56w46y4w #CRPS #trauma

Check out this feature piece by @ForGrace founder Cynthia Toussaint for Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper. Cynthia shares how childhood trauma led to #chronicpain, #familydysfunction almost ended her, and #estrangement is the only choice sometimes tinyurl.com/yxx8243m #Survive

Must see film if you struggle with #chronicpain - "Pain Matters" Great to share with friends & family tinyurl.com/2f7k477r #painmatters #spoonie #opioids #RSD #fibromyalgia #endometriosis #migraines #pain #crps #lupus #womeninpain #hope

A must-read for those who’s life has been turned upside down by #chronicpain - the #memoir @BattleForGrace forgrace.org/women-pain/bat… #CRPS #RSD #fibromyalgia #migraine #hope

#Women In #Pain Community! Check out this phenomenal 2000+ word article about #chronicpain in Canada's National Post, their leading legacy media outlet. @ForGrace championed the piece that features real-life people with real pain tinyurl.com/y6ddm6xu #CRPS #healing #RA #hope

Acute pain is the body's alarm system, telling us of injury, infection & more. But if you don't shut it down, it can become something worse. Check out @ForGrace's #AcutePain Campaign to make your plan of action tinyurl.com/mvrec2s3 #stopthepain

New video drop from #Women In #Pain Nation - and get ready to be fired up! WIPN leader Cynthia Toussaint's 2026 #Pain Awareness Month is stalled in CA and she knows why. Women are losing ground again - and that just pisses her off! tinyurl.com/492z23za #chronicpain #girlpower

Here's a new video from Women In Pain HQ! Shaazam! WIPN leader Cynthia Toussaint is worried about losing her mind. Not because of maddening #chronicpain, but because of the emerging research that's connecting #dementia to it tinyurl.com/4f42nu6k #anotherlogonthefire #OMG

Check out @ForGrace's May Comeback Story of the Month! Glenna McPartland's life was great until her body broke down with #EhlersDanlos. Instead of packing it in, Glenna became a write, poet and #EDS advocate tinyurl.com/47um6aza #chronicpain

A fascinating, revelatory meditation on the #chronicpain experience as well as a deep dive into the nature of pain and suffering - and what we can learn from both. Team @ForGrace highly recommends Darcey Steinke's "This Is the Door"... tinyurl.com/47apcr6h #HarperOne #mustread

Pain is a message, not just a location. It is created by the brain after the nervous system processes information from the body. Signals from nerves and the spinal cord are one part of the process — but stress, past experiences, inflammation, emotions, and sensitization can also shape how pain is felt.

Clinical trials are supposed to test the safety and efficacy of drugs. But some pharmaceutical companies -- including the maker of gabapentin -- use clinical trials as a marketing tool to get more doctors to prescribe their drugs. rebrand.ly/clinical-trial…

Here's a new video from Women In Pain HQ! Shaazam! WIPN leader Cynthia Toussaint is worried about losing her mind. Not because of maddening #chronicpain, but because of the emerging research that's connecting #dementia to it tinyurl.com/4f42nu6k #anotherlogonthefire #OMG

A fascinating, revelatory meditation on the #chronicpain experience as well as a deep dive into the nature of pain and suffering - and what we can learn from both. Team @ForGrace highly recommends Darcey Steinke's "This Is the Door"... tinyurl.com/47apcr6h #HarperOne #mustread

Check out @ForGrace's May Comeback Story of the Month! Glenna McPartland's life was great until her body broke down with #EhlersDanlos. Instead of packing it in, Glenna became a write, poet and #EDS advocate tinyurl.com/47um6aza #chronicpain

Alexithymia. Have you heard of it before? Alexithymia is a personality trait characterized by difficulty in identifying or expressing emotions. About 10% of people have alexithymia, and new research suggests having it may worsen chronic pain conditions. rebrand.ly/emotional-dist…

How should a patient dress when they go to the doctor? Believe it or not, it makes a difference. A doctor is more likely to treat you with respect if you look respectable. Dressing nicely conveys that you are trying to take care of yourself, and doctors like that. bit.ly/4ePdUSz

Here's a new video from Women In Pain HQ! Shaazam! WIPN leader Cynthia Toussaint is worried about losing her mind. Not because of maddening #chronicpain, but because of the emerging research that's connecting #dementia to it tinyurl.com/4f42nu6k #anotherlogonthefire #OMG

A must-read for those who’s life has been turned upside down by #chronicpain - the #memoir @BattleForGrace forgrace.org/women-pain/bat… #CRPS #RSD #fibromyalgia #migraine #hope

#Women In #Pain Community! Check out this phenomenal 2000+ word article about #chronicpain in Canada's National Post, their leading legacy media outlet. @ForGrace championed the piece that features real-life people with real pain tinyurl.com/y6ddm6xu #CRPS #healing #RA #hope