Check out For Grace founder Cynthia Toussaint's latest post on the Pain News Network. With "Finding Grace in Family-Induced Pain and Trauma", Cynthia digs deep into her past to connect the why's and how's of her chronic illnesses, including high-impact pain and cancer. She shares that the cause of her illness stems from the harm of Generational Trauma and, indeed, it is the cause "of every ounce of my misfortune." Toussaint's post was picked up by News Break, a leading news aggregator with a 20 million person readership. The trauma-illness link is getting out there!

As part of our 2021 campaign to highlight the connection between high-impact chronic pain and trauma (generational, early childhood and adult on-set), For Grace is seeking real-life stories from women and men in pain who have experienced this dynamic. If you have a story to share , please submit (400 words or less) with a photo so we can feature it as a Story of the Month. Thank you in advance for helping us bring to light this critical and under-appreciated connection!

For Grace founder Cynthia Toussaint's story is featured on HealthyWomen's 2021 premier newsletter, a leading international women's health resource. In this evocative piece, Cynthia shares her nearly four decade chronic illness journey that includes high-impact pain, breast cancer and trauma - and how she persists and thrives despite these extraordinary challenges. This article highlights For Grace's 2021 foci on the Pain-Cancer Connection and Generational Trauma.