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Coping with Chronic Pain
Pain causes stress. Stress causes pain. When we learn how to manage and view stressors in a different light, we can take back control of how much our pain affects us. Ese teaches a variety of techniques designed to help reduce the negative impact that chronic pain has had in your life. |
Ryan Howle's experience in treating chronic pain and chronic Illness:
As a provider who has been working with patients with chronic illness in both young adult and later in life ages, Ryan has come to appreciate and acknowledge how intricate it all can be; from whether you are recently diagnosed or it’s been long-term grappling, from new and unexpected symptoms to side effects of medications. Ryan has over four year's experience working with young adults with chronic illness including complex medical issues that impact daily living.
As a practitioner, Ryan uses the perspectives of Spoon theory, Life Course Approach, and Crip Theory, to aid in the evaluation of a patient and how to comprehensively support them.
Common questions/ statements people with Chronic Illness experience may include:
• “I know I am sick or have a disease but I don’t look sick”
• What has been your rhythms with the illness, (sometimes in the beginning there are a lot of tests and questions, then over time things get slower).
• What will my life be like in the next years?
• I feel I am not in control most of the time, how do I deal?
• Most times I have to educate my provider about my identity and hope they have clinical awareness on how that will impact my disease.
• Exhaustion.
• Wearing many hats; patient, person, advocate, educator, biller, researcher, family member, scheduler… Ryan is all of it!
Books Ryan recommends in addition to therapy:
As a provider who has been working with patients with chronic illness in both young adult and later in life ages, Ryan has come to appreciate and acknowledge how intricate it all can be; from whether you are recently diagnosed or it’s been long-term grappling, from new and unexpected symptoms to side effects of medications. Ryan has over four year's experience working with young adults with chronic illness including complex medical issues that impact daily living.
As a practitioner, Ryan uses the perspectives of Spoon theory, Life Course Approach, and Crip Theory, to aid in the evaluation of a patient and how to comprehensively support them.
Common questions/ statements people with Chronic Illness experience may include:
• “I know I am sick or have a disease but I don’t look sick”
• What has been your rhythms with the illness, (sometimes in the beginning there are a lot of tests and questions, then over time things get slower).
• What will my life be like in the next years?
• I feel I am not in control most of the time, how do I deal?
• Most times I have to educate my provider about my identity and hope they have clinical awareness on how that will impact my disease.
• Exhaustion.
• Wearing many hats; patient, person, advocate, educator, biller, researcher, family member, scheduler… Ryan is all of it!
Books Ryan recommends in addition to therapy:
- Life Disrupted By Laurie Edwards
- Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired… by Mary E. Siegel and Paul J. Donoghue
- Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness: How to Stay Sane and Live One Step Ahead of Your Symptoms by Ilana Jacqueline
- I Am A Chronic Illness Crusader Coloring Book by Kathy weller
