Catch the archive of an insightful webinar hosted by The Pain Awareness Information Network (PAIN) where experts dove into the unique challenges women face in pain treatment and management. September is Pain Awareness Month and this conversation offered valuable perspectives from speakers, Cynthia Toussaint, Kathy Sapp and Chelsea Tibbetts, as they discuss what their organizations are doing, examine the relationship between acute and chronic pain, reflect on the needs of women with pain, and took audience questions during this live webinar.
In this very special "Hot Take" interview, Women In Pain Nation leader Cynthia Toussaint talks with filmmaker Matthew Michael Ross and Woman In Pain Katie O'Leary about their collaboration on the film INVISIBLE. Detailing a story of loss, addiction and, yes, chronic pain, Katie and Matthew share how their personal backgrounds of wrangling with years of pain inspired the film - and how its many poignant themes will resonate with those who know the experience all too well. Winner of the Marina del Rey Film Festival's Grand Prize Best Feature, catch the trailer HERE.
For Grace is proud to have consulted on an article in HealthyWomen about overcoming bias toward those with fibromyalgia! After our founder Cynthia Toussaint's stirring piece in HW about pain and cancer, their editorial team asked her to recommend a woman in pain to be featured in September to coincide with Pain Awareness Month. Among others, Cynthia enlightened them to Dr. Ginevra Liptan's journey of overcoming dismissal and worse after developing fibromyalgia in medical school - and Ginevra's inspiring advocacy for those impacted by the disease since then.
Continuing our celebration of September as Pain Awareness Month, For Grace founder Cynthia Toussaint will panel with American Chronic Pain Association director Kathy Sapp and Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation manager Chelsea Tibbets on a live webinar tomorrow hosted by the Pain Awareness Information Network. The focus during this one hour long discussion will be the women in pain experience, their unique care needs as well as the relationship between acute and chronic pain. Register HERE for the event - and we look forward to your comments and questions!