Special online event: What Pain Takes: From Understanding to Action
Special Online Event – What Pain Takes: From Understanding to Action plus Meet the Author
As part of Pain Awareness Month and Chronic Pain Ireland’s ‘What Pain Takes’ campaign, we’re delighted to invite you to a special event exploring the impact of chronic pain and, importantly, what you can do to manage it. Join us for an engaging and practical session – with the opportunity to meet the author of ‘Chronic Pain: A Drug-Free Way to Feel Better’, Phil Sizer, and explore his approach to living with pain.
Learn, reflect and discover practical ideas that you can take away and use in your everyday life.
Title: What Pain Takes: From Understanding to Action plus Meet the Author
Date: Wednesday 23rd September
Time: Online 10:30pm–12:30pm (including a Q&A)
Event highlights:
Explore what pain takes – recognising the significant changes, limitations and challenges that living with pain can bring.
- Understand how we respond to change, including stress, frustration and the desire to keep things the same.
- Explore what it takes to deal with pain through self-management, acceptance, coping and finding ways to manage day-to-day life.
- Learn about the boom-and-bust cycle, the 70% idea, and how to recognise when you may be doing too much.
- Discover the fuel tank model, looking at the things that fill and drain your tank, and how needs, wants, habits and choices can influence your wellbeing.
- Identify practical ways to make small, manageable changes, including the “one more filler, one less drainer” approach.
- Hear more about Phil Sizer’s book, and learn from his experience as an author and facilitator.
Conclusion and Q&A
Pain takes a lot, but there is also a lot you can do. We’ll finish with a summary of the key ideas and an opportunity to ask questions.