Starting with our October Share Your Story, we'll revisit till the end of year stories that focus on trauma being a driver for persistent pain. Woman In Pain Maria Socolof's neck surgery was clinically successful, but soon life-upending pain radiated in her neck and upper back. After many fruitless attempts to mitigate the pain, Maria started to question the barrier to her healing. Finally, myofacial release therapy helped unlock her body's secret, leading to the understanding that unresolved trauma was the key.
For Grace’s 10th Annual Women In Pain Conference is almost here!! Catch the free, live September 24th webcast starting at 9am PT that’ll focus on “The Pain-Cancer Connection” - and how to survive and thrive despite these two epic challenges! Link HERE to watch via For Grace's YouTube channel - and while you're there, submit questions for our Mid-Day Live Q&A, share comments or just say "hi" from wherever you are in the world! "See" you soon!
As one of many advocacy actions For Grace is taking this month, including our September 24th 10th Annual Women In Pain Conference, we co-sponsored a Massachusetts proclamation that touts September as Pain Awareness Month in the Bay State. Lead by the efforts of the US Pain Foundation, the proclamation makes the case that chronic pain is a major health problem which affects one in four adults in the US. We're proud to be partnering with 10 other pain organizations on this much-needed awareness that addresses the impact of chronic pain on society.
Art will play a featured role in depicting "The Pain-Cancer Connection" at For Grace's 10th Annual Women In Pain Conference on September 24th. Woman In Pain and award-winning artist, Radene Marie Cook, will share via slides throughout the live webcast her years-in-the-making gallery of original art, along with this new themed piece - all that stunningly capture her epic journey with chronic pain. To find out more about Radene and her mission to artistically express the hard-to-put-into-words pain experience, please link here.
