One of the biggest problems that I see in society in the United States and globally

are that people feel invalidated about their pain experience. They're dismissed.

And unfortunately that burden frequently falls on women because in many of these conditions

we don't have a clear source of no seception.

We can't put our finger on the thing and say this is what's causing it.

This is why chronic pain is often referred to as the invisible disease.

And so these women, but it also men, are frequently dismissed by their loved ones, their families,

their friends, and unfortunately the medical profession.

We need to validate people's experiences first.

Understand that what they're experiencing is real.

So pain is something that so many people live with, sometimes for years without ever

really understanding what's going on and how to

effectively deal with it. There is so much misinformation and misunderstanding about

everything from chronic pain to migraines and headaches and

general aches and pains even acute pain from injury or illness.

What's really happening here?

What is pain?

And most importantly, how do we get out of it?

Even if it's been there for years

and you've been told there's no cure or way out of it, even if it's been there for years and you've been told there's no cure or way out of it.

I wanted to understand pain and the body on the deepest level and also learn about some cutting edge approaches to it,

especially chronic pain that are truly changing lives.

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