For Grace founder Cynthia Toussaint's poignant story of resilience is shared in a groundbreaking  pain management book published this month by University of Michigan pain psychologist Dr. Afton Hassett. Chronic Pain Reset , which includes a  detailed 30-day self-care program, delves deeply into how evidence-based behavioral strategies can help people with chronic pain.  Contributing to a chapter on values, virtues and strengths, Toussaint writes tenderly about her father's suicide and how she used his memory as an impetus to overcome what many called impossible. Team For Grace HIGHLY recommends this inspiring, empowering, life-changing read!

Fall rolls out strong as For Grace celebrates 20 years of sponsoring a California resolution that proclaims September as Pain Awareness Month and the 1st as Women In Pain Awareness Day. Authored for the third year-in-a-row by Senator Maria Elena Durazo, SR 48 brings critical awareness of pain as a major public health concern along  with the plight of women in pain and their challenge to get early diagnosis and effective pain management to Golden State lawmakers. Thank you, Senator Durazo, and your amazing staff member, Fernando Rameriz. Bravo!!

For Grace's September Story of the Month once again explores trauma as a springboard for chronic pain! Writer Sasanna Yee suffered from a traumatic childhood car accident that left her suffering for a decade with body shame, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. Many times she envisioned ending her life until she discovered yoga which "re-aligned her mind-body-spirit." After that, Sasanna finally stopped managing her pain, but instead let her pain lead her to a place of better wellness, including fulfilling a dream of traversing six Asian countries in six months.

For Grace's virtual 11th Annual Women In Pain Conference is once again in the most capable web-cast hands! TVP Live, helmed by Emmy award-winning webcaster Rich Tamayo, will broadcast our November 17th event to a worldwide audience using his customary cutting-edge technology.  Rich has broadcast nearly all of For Grace's conferences,  legislative hearings/briefings, even a commercial for our founders run for office. It gifts For Grace leaders extraordinary peace-of-mind to  know that TVP Live will always provide a seamless, professional event, not only for the day-of, but archived  for years to come .  We're grateful for Rich's ongoing commitment to excellence.