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The Dr. Laura Podcast

Finding Light Through Chronic Pain

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Tami is battling the emotional weight of chronic pain that feels impossible to overcome. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:00.0

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0:19.9

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0:28.0

Dr. Laura.com.

0:29.7

Tammy, welcome to the program.

0:33.0

Hi, Dr. Laura.

0:35.3

Hi.

0:37.3

So I'm calling today because I am in a place where I'm 45 years old.

0:47.1

I have, I was a single mom. I have a successful career. Never settled down.

0:55.0

I don't have much family.

0:57.0

Since I'm 18, I suffered with endometriosis.

1:01.0

I had 14 operations.

1:04.0

And then I just kind of ended up with chronic pain that never went away.

1:10.0

So here I am 45 years old. I beat

1:14.9

cancer three years ago, lost most of my muscle. I still do my job every day, but everything is kind of getting harder and harder to do.

1:30.3

I also had a car accident and now I have a back and a neck injury on top of everything.

1:38.8

And today I went to a new physical therapist, a new pain doctor.

1:45.0

This is probably the 14th one I've had in my life.

1:49.0

I can't even count them.

1:52.0

And I've done a lot of research with, like, between depression and chronic pain.

2:00.0

And I'm sorry.

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