Took 7 years… but I won!
I won but why did I have to fight for pain treatment in the first place? This is typical treatment for an injured worker in Australia. What was the real point of [...]
April 4th, 2018
10:21 am
March 16th, 2018
12:52 pm
GPADD 2018 Dealing with Addiction Conference – I’m Presenting!
GPADD 2018 Dealing with Addiction Conference – I'm Presenting! It's a topic that needs serious attention and I'm honoured to be invited to speak and share my personal experience. My aim is to share the resources that I've found that have helped me avoid dependency, and to share resources that have helped me understand my complex chronic health issue. Education is key for both the patient and the professional in the management of chronic health issues.
December 15th, 2017
4:23 pm
Marking the beginning of another year…
Thank you for your patience while I updated my website. I feel refreshed now…! I’m really happy to not only have updated my website but to be reporting on my positive progress. [...]
November 2nd, 2017
2:31 pm
Married 20 years today
Theo and I celebrate our 20 year anniversary today. 10 of those years we’ve had to unwillingly share with chronic pain, 5 of which, I can totally admit I was not really [...]
October 18th, 2017
5:09 pm
My Recent Follow up Appointment
I’ve had loads of information to process after my recent appointment with pain specialist, Dr Nick Christelis. To prevent you all from zoning out (and my backside [...]
August 14th, 2017
9:40 am
Video: Why I Made Pain Train
Soula shares her frustration with pain management and how it lead her to founding Pain Train. In this short video Soula also provides her insight on how people experience pain as well [...]
July 23rd, 2017
11:38 am
This, is Queenscliff
I’m thinking it might be relevant for followers to see where I moved to. So, here you go – welcome to Queenscliff! It has been a huge transition (by now you’ve heard [...]
July 22nd, 2017
10:50 am
Self Management: Acceptance, Commitment & Sacrifice
(Image: Written Within* by Elizabeth Banfield hand burnished linocut, kozo tissue, thread ©2017) My sacral stim and I have known each other for a full 17 months now, so I felt it was the [...]
March 12th, 2017
3:43 pm
ADF campaign: Losing Yourself in Pain Medication
The Alcohol & Drug Foundation (ADF) has been working to enhance awareness about the way Australians consume pain killers. My understanding of the campaign is that the ADF in no way suggests pain killers [...]
February 20th, 2017
12:01 pm
Mamamia: My experience with medication
Soula became dependent. "I shrunk as a person. The medication fogged my mind. I couldn't cross the road. I had to activate spell check on my phone. I didn't have the ability to think properly any more," she said.