Check out For Grace's 2023 kick-off Story of the Month as we continue to explore the connection between trauma and chronic pain. Kathleen Sutherland suffered a sexual assault at 16 that led to an eating disorder where she gained 40 lbs. and felt loathing for her body. Kathleen believes this body dissociation was a trauma coping mechanism that seeded her development of fibromyalgia. Recently, Kathleen worked a 12-step program that re-established a healthy relationship with food and her body, and she now understands that she was "not broken and never was."

Team For Grace extends Happy Holiday wishes to women in pain and their caregivers across the globe, a festive season we hope will be filled with good cheer, steady joy and low pain. Though the year has proven once again to be challenging, these are the times where resilience and appreciation become the cornerstones of better days ahead. May it be so...

Healthcare and caregiving were spotlighted this week on a special edition of the Avoid the Maze podcast hosted by Karen Moss Hale. For Grace founder Cynthia Toussaint was joined by fellow CRPS sufferer Darci Steiner as they discussed the in's and out's of navigating a healthcare system that comes up short with pain management, especially for women. Later, they launched into appreciation for their long-time partners who helped keep love and hope alive.

Your 2021 tax-deductible donation will aid For Grace's global efforts to empower women in pain, sensitize the media and public about pain care gender bias and influence policy makers to embrace chronic pain as a health crisis. It is because of your generosity that we are able to continue our education and awareness programs to improve the lives of women who are, or will be, challenged by life-altering chronic pain. Please LINK HERE to read our 2021 holiday appeal letter and to give.