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You want me to accept what? Navigating acceptance and chronic pain
Revisiting the concept of acceptance with the help of an award-winning poster by Cass Macgregor and her team
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Joletta Belton
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Why does pain become chronic?
Out of many pains, and many surgeries, only one of my pains didn't go away
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Joletta Belton
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Curveballs
An unexpected diagnosis and not writing for a while...
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Joletta Belton
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What would it take to believe people with pain?
Exploring validation - and invalidation - in the clinical encounter
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Joletta Belton
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Whew, this pain advocacy stuff ain't gettin' any easier
Some thoughts, and checking in with you all, it's been a ride so far this year
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Joletta Belton
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To love and be loved: My pain turning points (part 1?)
I'm often asked 'what helped with your pain'. Years ago I meant to write a series of posts sharing some notable moments, but life derailed those…
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Joletta Belton
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What happened when I stopped telling 'my pain story'
Sharing the knowledge we've gained through our lived experiences is invaluable. Yet we can control what stories we tell, and what stories we don't
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Joletta Belton
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Life keeps on lifing
Coco crossed over the rainbow bridge and it hurts so much, a couple new biopsies, battling health insurance denials and fascism, pessimism for the win…
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Joletta Belton
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Let's get uncomfortable!
Change is hard, and it never happens from a place of silence or comfort
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Joletta Belton
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How should we learn about pain?
From continuing education for health professionals to 'patient education' - are we too focused on 'educating' and not focused enough on learning?
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Joletta Belton
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Trauma and Pain
From anger and resistance to hope and possibility
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Joletta Belton
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Tell me your story: My pain turning points part 2
After over seven years of living with pain, I was finally invited to tell my story by a health professional. I was so surprised I didn't know what to…
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Joletta Belton
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