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Presenting My Pain Management Story and Vision at the Murray City Coast Country GP Training
It was wonderful sharing my story and vision at the Murray City Coast Country GP Training. AND especially presenting on a stage and in actual physical life to 50 general practitioners (GPs) who were keen to learn about chronic pain. I've now participated in a few of the Murray City Coast Country (MCCC) GP Training sessions with the fabulous Dr Paul Grinzi (boy, does he get it!). It's a positive experience for so many reasons. Firstly, the patient experience incorporated into GP training is great for obvious reasons as nothing beats learning from the lived experience. But I feel even [...]
A (fantabulous) Chat with (the fantabulous) Joletta Belton
How I love mycuppajo – the wonderfully beaming human officially known as Joletta Belton. I was introduced to Joletta's blog by a mutual friend, Dr John Quintner (pain educator for Arthritis & Osteoporosis WA and retired pain physician). Jo's experience (science and creativity) makes her documentation about the complex lived experience real, interesting and easy to understand. It's so easy to relate to Jo. Jo and I also share the added frustrating experience of being an 'injured worker' and having to 'defend' our injuries to unjust workers' compensation systems. Her advocacy and achievements are extraordinary – she is a force driving change throughout the world of chronic pain. I'm so happy to be able to chat with Jo and deliver this video to you all. I know it will be inspiring, energising and informing. I also know that much of the way through you will have beaming smiles on your faces. It's just impossible to speak with Jo and not smile! In this video, Joletta and chat about: 1:04 Checkpoint – the meaning of (Jo's) life 3:53 Being the new 'you' 5:13 Purpose: the lived experience 7:55 The power of words 11:00 When there are no words 13:25 Patients & Practitioners 17:05 Science speak 21:13 Pain in realistic terms 26:15 Angry with yourself 28:50 Forced to defend 33:43 Livelihood loss 35:41 mycuppajo.com and beyond 43:33 COVID impact 48:02 Changing system-centered care 51:55 Gratitude
A Chat with Robert J. Echenberg, MD (Dr E!)
Wisdom, experience and compassion are all qualities to describe Dr E. Just wait ’til you hear him speak! This extraordinary gentle human has had a very long professional career with the pelvis! Beginning his medical career as an obstetrician and gynecologist in the 50’s he found himself asking a lot of questions specifically about how women were expected to manage trauma relating to birth/pregnancy. Dr E has helped bring thousands of little humans into the world, moving into pain management around the time when those little humans began making their own little humans. He [...]
A Chat With Mandy Mercuri
Get the code to watchSign up (FREE) below or make any donation to support my advocacy and watch ALL my Vimeos.Lost your code? Mandy and I initially met in 2014 when she sent me an email. Ping, in my inbox just like that! Mandy sent a most inspiring filled message. Aside from her appreciation, Mandy expressed ideas – that caught my attention! At the time I was a bit swamped and had to take a step back from advocacy as I was on the brink of my big life change from city to seaside. Mandy [...]
A Chat With Dr Susie – Pelvic Pain Specialist for Men
Get the code to watchSign up (FREE) below or make any donation to support my advocacy and watch ALL my Vimeos.Lost your code? There's no way I could have set up a video resource section of people who have most impacted my chronic pain journey without including Dr Susie Gronski. That reason is because I love that Dr Susie's practice is totally focused on helping males with pelvic issues. I'm so in support of that because from – what I hear, it's even harder to find a specialist who can help a [...]
Maddy Lock – My Alexander Technique Physiotherapist
Get the code to watchSign up (FREE) below or make any donation to support my advocacy and watch ALL my Vimeos.Lost your code? Alexander Technique is a very special kind of physiotherapy. Well, it's kind of not physiotherapy but rather a guiding formula for your body and mind. When I was in my first few years of chronic pain, I sought to set up my pain management team on foot as I quickly realised the car was a terrible trauma for me. I found Knowbody Physiotherapy online and discovered that the owner, Maddy Lock was in [...]