Hello! Welcome to my website, pudendalnerve.com.au
I hope you’re not in ongoing pain but if you are, this website was created to provide resources to people who are experiencing chronic pain and/or trying to manage it.
My Advocacy & Helpful Resources
My Story
My name is Soula, and I literally fell into the land of pelvic chronic pain – specifically Pudendal Neuralgia (PN), on March 1, 2007 when a fitball I was sitting on burst and I fell to a concrete floor. At the time, I was working at ooi, my art & design studio that I run with my husband Theo.
Since 2007, I’ve learned alot about chronic pain – especially that you can manage it. I want people to learn from my experience because I believe my ongoing chronic pain could have been avoided. I was undiagnosed for 4.5 years and that was THE biggest trigger to my chronic pain experience.
You’ll need to learn alot about yourself and make some serious changes to your life (hopefully temporary and minimal) in order to be the best possible version of the new you.
I am an artist and now I also consider myself an advocate for people with chronic pain and Australian injured workers.
It’s been an overwhelming emotional journey since 2007. As well as the endless hunt for treatment that might lead to recovery, I have:
Your health story sorted
Your health story sorted
Blogs
Lollies can do Great Things
I’m not a sweet tooth – however, I have always loved jelly lollies (and Haigh’s chocolate). Usually, the harder the jelly lolly, the better – but not too hard, as they get into another genre of lolly and become too sickly sweet for me. I’m talking about jelly snakes – particularly the [...]
Onwards and Upwards (And Lots of Sidewards)
Inspiring change and progress in any industry can be tough, but I think the toughest industry to change is the ‘sick’ system. But that hasn’t stopped me from trying! And now I get a huge reward for the effort and sacrifice. My big idea, My Health Story (MHS), is a finalist for [...]
Free Resource: Live PelvicSense Session With Evelyn Hecht
The fabulous Evelyn Hecht (and our comrade of the pelvic pain world), who created Pelvic Sense, has an invitation for you. If you are experiencing persistent pelvic pain, urgency, or burning symptoms and need help learning more about these issues and how to manage them (yes, you can!), then here’s a must-attend [...]
Magnolia Season
I’ve been productive and my Magnolia season is on track to bloom. I refer to winter as Magnolia season because when I lived in Collingwood, I would extend my morning walk during August to the top of Gertrude Street to see the glorious promenading Magnolias bloom day after day for a few [...]
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