"I strongly recommend daily journal writing to everyone, especially women in pain. I believe it had the power to heal me."
—Cynthia Toussaint
The Fire Within Blog

For Grace Founder and Spokesperson Cynthia Toussaint shares her unique perspectives on the chronic pain experience!

Shingles and My Ten-Year-Old Bottle of Vicodin

A few years ago, a friend who’d been through a rowdy case of shingles tried to spook me. “You of all people, Cynthia, have to get your vaccine. You couldn’t go through this level...

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Selling Us Short with Long COVID

After four years of diligently following CDC guidelines to avoid COVID like the plague, it finally caught up with me. And, like my doctors presumed, I now have Long COVID. That being...

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Painful Choices About a Safe Space

It’s no secret. In my book, there’s no better medicine than self-care. To that point, I’m a proud member of my local YMCA. In fact, it’s been my ultimate safe-space for 15...

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A Guardian Angel Stronger Than Pain

What I’m going to write about I can’t fully explain. There was a time when I would have been skeptical of my own forthcoming words. But here goes… I’m certain that I’m in...

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