Coping Strategies

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Part 5: Healing the Hurt: How To Handle Clinician-Associated Trauma

Over the past several months, Chronic Pain Partners has published a series of articles about clinician-associated trauma based on the paper “Clinician-associated traumatization from difficult medical encounters: Results from a qualitative interview study on the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes” by Colin M.E. Halverson, Heather L. Penwell, and Clair A. Francomano. The last four Chronic Pain Partners articles […]

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EDS Holiday Hacks: Twelve Tips for Setting Yourself Up for Success by Realigning Your Expectations

This time of year, it can be hard for anyone, especially those with a chronic illness like Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), to gear up for the holiday madness. The pressure to shop, cook, wine, dine and be fine is too much! You might not be able to travel or gather with loved ones for various reasons, […]