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Health Care Consumers Association

From 2009, after visiting a few pain-related support groups, I joined two which offered information more suited to my health situation overall.

In some instances, a diagnosis box to tick is not available, but a list of recurring symptoms is the closest to identifying a chronic condition. In 2010,
I co-founded Pain Support ACT in Canberra
offering support, information, and advocacy for anyone with chronic pain regardless of whether
or not a definitive diagnosis given.

As a member of a support group I find there is a wonderful freedom in meeting others who share
their experiences of living with persistent pain, fatigue, and other debilitating symptoms. You're finally not alone trying to cope with daily battles
and isolation.

Part 1 My Story

Part 2 types of groups

From 2012 I started attending Health Care Consumers Association (HCCA) discussions on pain.

Two questions kept arising:

• Are support groups necessary?
• Aren’t they just a stagnant group consisting of a stream of complaints, commiseration, and occasional messages of hope and encouragement?

In response I wrote my experiences, and in June 2019 my articles about support groups were published by HCCA.

Finding freedom via a support group
part 1: my story

This article gives insights of my experiences as a member of support groups.

Finding freedom via a support group
part 2: types of groups

Explains different focus, and what to look for in determining the suitability of joining a support group.

Life Research journal
2019, 2 (1): 14-21

Using Qi flow in Taiji effecting structural change in feet and reduced pain: a case report

Using Taiji, Chan Si Gong (Reeling Silk), and Zhan Zhuang (standing meditation) to relieve a lifetime of chronic pain.
After more than two years of Qigong training, the structure in
both feet changed from deformed to normal foot shape, with improved function.

Free Access Researchgate

Magical Goddess Magazine, Issue 4
November 2016, pp 18-19

You’re a healer, so why can’t you heal yourself? 

These words haunt many who work with spiritual, healing, or psychic energies - and if that healer has a chronic condition then those words or that judgement can produce unnecessary additional stress.

Free Access