Painiac: The Podcast On Living Well Even When Life Hurts
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Painiac: The Podcast On Living Well Even When Life Hurts
Painiac, the first podcast about mindfully living with chronic pain, is a free resource for people living with chronic pain or illness. Painiac is for people living with chronic pain and the awesome people who love them. We also explore what it means to live with various types of pain whether it be...
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Painiac 302 | Calming Body Scan with Shelly
Chronic pain and illness come with their own inherent stressors, and with 2020 shaping up to be one of the most challenging year in most of our lifeti...
Camisha Jones | The Poetry of Pain
I love poetry. It reminds me of music, in away that it has its own deep language and it has the power to move you like music does. When I came across...
Season 3 | More Painiac Coming Your Way
As I always say, pain is universal, it’s a part of our human experience; and Martha Beck reminds us that “Hey, if you wanted a life without pain, you...
Painiac 207: What Does it Mean to Get Better
In this episode, we explore what it means to get better. I’ve been thinking a lot about healing and recovery, and what it means to get better. Last mo...
Paniac 206: Knowing Your Rights in the Workplace - Dr. Beth Loy Talks About Job Accommodations
Do you know your rights to request accommodations in the workplace? Did you know that you even have rights to request accommodations to make your job...
Painiac 205: Virtual Reality & Chronic Pain Management with Josh Sackman
Virtual reality therapy is revolutionizing pain management by offering painiacs non-invasive and non-addictive ways to effectively manage pain. Today,...
Painiac 204: Sleeping When Everything Hurts
Painsomnia the difficulty of falling and staying asleep when dealing with chronic pain is a real challenge for painiacs. Research shows that one of th...
Painiac 203: What Can Fear Show Us?
What does fear do to us? Fear shows us what we do not know. When we’re scared, if we peel back those layers of fear, we usually find that we are afrai...
Painiac 202: Living Confidently & Creatively with Danielle Blocker
"When you go through pain, we all will, some way and someday, hit rock bottom, and we will find that strength to keep going and to keep moving on." In...
Paniac 201: Season Two Kick Off! + Gentle Hug From Shelly
Welcome back to Painiac! In this short episode, Shelly kicks off Season Two of Painiac the Podcast. Learn more about what you can expect from this upc...
Painiac Season Two Update
Hi, this is Shelly. I hear you loud and clear, painiacs. You're ready for season two to start, and I'm ready to get it off the ground. Join me for an...
The Power in the Path | Season One Wrap Up
In this season one finale episode of Painiac the Podcast, Shelly reflects back on what we've learned, discussed, and shared in the inaugural season of...
Medical Marijuana for Pain Relief: In Conversation with Dr. Rachna Patel
Now more than ever, chronic pain patients are considering using medical marijuana for pain relief from a myriad of conditions such as Crohn’s and ulce...
Holistic Medicine and Natural Remedies for Pain Relief : In Conversation with Kirsten Cowan, LAc
Today we’re talking with licensed acupuncturist and herbalist Kirsten Cowan. Kirsten is trained as a physician of traditional Chinese medicine and she...
Join Shelly in an open, honest, and inspiring conversation with Kira Lynne
Kira is a coach and counsellor, and the author of Aches, Pains, and Love: A Guide to Dating and Relationships for Those With Chronic Pain and Illness....
DIY Self-Care: Simple, Free or Cheap Pain Relief Treatments
One of the fundamental foundations of mindful pain management is all about the practice of prioritizing the ultimate health and wellness of YOU. It’s...
In Conversation with Jen Lake
Today we are featuring a conversation with a powerful painiac, Jen Lake. Jen is an East Coast transplant living life in the high deserts of New Mexico...
Managing Our Expectations and Pacing Ourselves
In this week’s episode Shelly talks about an important piece of mindful pain management: pacing and how to manage our expectations about our goals and...
Using the Focusing Method to Manage Pain and Overwhelming Emotions with Anne Weiser Cornell
Focusing is an experiential, body-oriented process of self-awareness and emotional healing. It can help you manage the overwhelming emotions and stron...
Setting Manageable Goals When Living with Pain
When living with pain it can be a challenge to feel as productive as you once were. It can feel like you can’t get anything done on your to do list. E...
In Conversation with Jen Lesea-Ames
Today we’re featuring a powerful painiac, Jennifer Lesea-Ames. Jen is a former triathlete and training coach, who lived an active life until congenita...
Intimacy, Sex, Love...and Pain: In Conversation with Kirsten Schultz from Chronic Sex
Let’s face it. Living with chronic pain or chronic illness isn’t “sexy”. Not only can living with pain make us feel uncomfortable in our daily lives,...
Q & A: Listeners Chronic Pain Questions Answered
Description: Living with chronic pain is not only challenging, but it's also often lonely. It can feel like no one "gets it" and that there isn't anyo...
SELF-CARE and SELF-LOVE: In Conversation with Sarah Steckler
Why is it so hard to take time for self-care? When living with pain, it can feel like all we do is think about how we want to feel better, but do we a...
Traveling with Chronic Pain
Living with chronic pain is hard enough, but when you add the typical strains of travel like jet lag, uncomfortable seats, unpredictable accommodation...
A Conversation with Gaelynn Lea
It’s rare when you meet a person with contagious optimism, a bright, big spirit, and riveting talent, but musician and disability rights advocate, Gae...
How to Talk With Your Doctors About Living With Chronic Pain or Illness
How to Talk with your Doctor about Living with Chronic Pain or Illness Do you ever feel like your doctor isn't hearing you? It's a common challenge...
How to Ask for Help without Feeling like a Burden
Why is asking for help so hard? In this week’s episode, Shelly talks about the reality of what it means when we don’t ask for help when we really need...
A Conversation with Cecily McGaw
Join Shelly in a conversation with Mindfulnessbased Stress Reduction (MBSR) facilitator and fellow painiac Cecily McGaw. M BSR and its curriculum int...
Limiting Beliefs + The Power of Thoughts
Last week, we explored about what it means to change the vocabulary we use to talk about pain. Today, we’ll talk about the nitty gritty reality of lim...
Changing the Vocabulary + Taking Back the Story
On this week’s episode, we’re discussing how our vocabulary can affect how our bodies perceive and experience sensations and pain. We’ll also talk abo...
What is Mindful Pain Management?
Today we’re talking about what it means to manage pain mindfully, so that you can maximize your ability to reduce anxiety, lower stress, and shift how...
Welcome + Intro
Welcome to Painiac! In our inaugural episode you’ll learn more about this podcast and what you can expect from subscribing. Living with pain can be an...