"As a woman, I have no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world."
—Virginia Woolf
Other Resources
Pain Resource Organizations:
- American Art Therapy Association
- Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine
- Delta Society—Service & Therapy Pet Organization
- Global Healthy Living Foundation
- Gracie Gean Chronic Pain Advocacy & Consulting
- Healing Works Foundation
- LymeDisease.org
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH)
- National Institute of Health – The Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee
- National Pain Advocacy Center
- National Organization of Rare Disorders
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Dial “988″
- Theravive
Pain Advocacy & Support Websites:
- But You Don’t Look Sick
- ChronicPainConnection.com
- DeGroote Pain HQ – A Resource for Neuropathic Pain
- For Grace’s Migraine Info & Resource Corner
- Healing Faithfully
- Health Care Problems Archive
- HowtoCopeWithPain.org
- Migraine Again
- National Academy of Medicine’s Chronic Pain Journey Map
- Life Is Now: Overcome Pain, Live Well Again (Canada)
- PainAction
- PainExhibit.com
Chronic Pain-Centered Blogs & Media:
Recommended Reads & Sees:
- Cynthia Toussaint: Battle for Grace – A Memoir of Pain, Redemption and Impossible Love
- Dr. Peter Abaci: Conquer Your Chronic Pain
- Dr. Steven Richeimer: Confronting Chronic Pain
- Dr. Afton Hassett: Chronic Pain Reset
- Dr. Wayne Jonas: How Healing Works
- Discovery Channel’s Pain Matters: Exploring Chronic Pain in America
- Maya Dusenbery: Doing Harm – The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed and Sick
- Laurie Edwards: In the Kingdom of the Sick
- Institute of Medicine Report: Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education, and Research – June 2011
- Paula Kamen: It’s All in Your Head
- Dr. Beth Darnall: Less Pain, Fewer Pills
- National Pain Strategy – Final Report
- Nicole Hemmenway: No, It’s NOT in My Head
- Pleasure & Pain: A Documentary by Woman In Pain Kristina Breen
- Anna Raymann: Coping with Chronic Pain—A Team Effort!
- Elena Juris: Positive Options for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (RSD)
- Melanie Thernstrom: The Pain Chronicles
Pain Support Groups (Los Angeles):
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- USC Chronic Pain Support Circle
Third Saturday of Each Month, 10:30am-12pm @ USC Medical CenterMore Info: USC.CPSC@gmail.com
- USC Chronic Pain Support Circle
- Learning to Live with Chronic Pain Support Group
Mondays @ UCLA (Westwood)More Info: CRPS_RSD_PAINGROUP.UCLA@YMAIL.COM
Caregiving Resources:
