My latest post is about how to be your own best advocate for your care with your doctor. I share some basic tips and strategies that can be implemented with a bit of preparation.
Do you have any tips that you would recommend for helping to make health care visits go smoothly? Please share!
When I tried to get some basic answers to questions about my health care coverage I wound up spending nearly three hours on the phone and still came up short. Read about my mind numbing 169 minutes interfacing with the U.S. health care system in all its glory:
I feel a little burnt out on writing as the year winds down. And that’s ok.
Instead of placing pressure on myself to write one more article or post, I will celebrate my writing progress over the last year and ponder what is next in my journey on the page.
Celebrate your steps however big or small in this creative journey. Let the rest go. That’s it.
Here is my latest on how to change pain care in the U.S. If we want better care for chronic pain we need the systems and policies that drive pain care to change.
New research on the importance of the biopsychosocial nature of pain finds:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other mindfulness techniques are associated with decreased pain and reduced need for opioids.
These findings support existing research that 1) Factors exacerbating pain include stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and 2) Factors asso…
Hi! Sharing a quick update on my manuscript, recent articles I've been working on, and the latest CDC data showing 1 and 4 U.S. adults living in chronic pain. Happy Thanksgiving and thanks so much to all my subscribers and followers who are supporting my work!