2015 Women In Pain Conference keynoter Dr. Afton Hassett from the University of Michigan's Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center is featured in a National Pain Report article. Positive Emotions Can Help Fight Chronic Pain shares how research supports resilence as an important part of coping well with the daily stresses of chronic pain.
National Pain Report is running a great piece about For Grace's Women In Pain petition and our September 11th conference. The article titled Pain Treatment for Women Improving—Still a Ways to Go includes a link to the petition that demands equal and fair treatment for women in pain. It's 8000+ signatures and testimonials will be shared with policy makers and the media. Also, conference participants Danea Horn and Cynthia Toussaint were interviewed over three nights on KBRITE AM's radio show Change Is In the Air with Nicole Smith. Please link here to listen to a podcast of the segments.
HeathCentral.com writer Lene Anderson penned an article spotlighting our 2015 Women In Pain Conference Comeback panelists Christina Kish and Maddie Ruud. As detailed in the piece titled Using Burlesque and Pole Dancing to Come Back from Chronic Pain, Maddie and Christina practice these unconventional "therapies" to manage their chronic pain while reconnecting with their creative passions.