"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!

Painfully Stepping Over the Line

For decades, people have described me as indefatigable, super-human strong, the ultimate survivor or the one filled with surprises and miracles. Well-intended compliments that have moved...

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A Window Into the Impossible: A Pain-Free Life

I recently experienced the miracle of living pain-free after 40 years of body-wide Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. I was astonished by what it felt like and what I learned about...

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Learning How to Cope With Childhood Trauma

My world became unreal and terrifying when I was 18. Literally, everything looked, sounded and felt distorted. While I’ve long known this experience is called “derealization,” I...

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Finding Peace While Fighting Cancer

It’s the damnedest thing. Despite this month being my 40-year anniversary with high impact pain and while I battle an aggressive breast cancer recurrence, people tell me that I look...

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