The Pain Pals Podcast

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Greetings and salutations! Today's topic is all about scents. Aromatherapy helps me with my pain significantly so I wanted to share some research and first-hand experiences with it on today's show. I lightly cover synesthesia, imagination, stimulating the senses to survive those shitty moments we are far too familiar with, as well as the effects aromatherapy has on the brain! If it can help one ot...

This episode explores gaming as an alternative pain management option, recorded while gaming. Improving pain tolerance via video games is definitely of interest to me. I've certainly benefited from game play during my CRPS flare-ups (and surgical procedures, to name a couple) and believe various game types could thoroughly benefit others who deal with chronic pain, not just acute pain. If talk abo...

Greetings friends, today's episode is all about dental dilemmas as a product of chronic pain. Dental dilemmas and tooth loss may be an ever present part of your life when you live with a chronic pain condition, not just due to deteriorating oral hygiene, but due to stress and pain. Listen in to find out more! If you'd like to get in touch with us, share your story, or suggest a topic of interest t...

Howdy howdy folks! This is an impromptu episode, recorded right after my 2nd dose of the Pfizer covid vaccine. That shit was cray. This is what my experience with the 2nd dose of the vaccine was like having CRPS. Cannabis and ice, pinapple pizza, calling dudes baby girl, and so much more. Give it a go! Please support the podcast by leaving us a review on Apple podcasts and by sharing it! Share it...

Happy National Therapy Animal Day! It's not today, but it recently was, so here we are. The first minute and a half is just nonsense. You've been warned. It's nonsense and laughing. As for the rest of the episode, we talk about the effects pets have on people with chronic pain. There's evidence that they make life worth living, but what else do they bring into our lives? How do our pets change our...

Have you ever experienced the opposite reaction to a medication or drug you took and wondered why? Check this out and find out! You can stream and download this and all previous episodes from the website: thepainpals.wixsite.com/ready, follow us on Instagram @thepainpals, and email us at thepainpals@outlook.com. We'd love to hear your stories, feedback, comments on the topic, so reach out. Thanks...

Today I'm addressing my lengthy hiatus, laughing at funerals, the sun and this one bird are ruining my life, plus pain stigma and what we can do to give the "hushening" the bird. Shit-gets-real talk. A moment of seriousness. Come take a listen and check out the website, which is live now! http://www.thepainpals.wixsite.com/ready  because we are ready, y'all! Let me know what you think! I appreciat...

This is a short and sweet little episode regarding painsomnia and sleep deprivation.  Have you wondered what sleep hygiene is? Or what can you do to improve the relationship between your chronic pain and insomnia? If you have wondered these questions, perhaps even how they affect you, then join me on this solo episode as I explore how chronic pain impacts our sleep and the role sleep deprivation p...

Episode 1 is broken down into 2 installments. This is Part 2: The Cyborgs Experience. We talk about the defining characteristics of cyborgs and transhumanists. We also dive into some of the experiments we've conducted at home, Futurama-mama and lasers, increased environmental sensitivities (which seem like superpowers), and adaptability. Plus, we entertain upgrades, Vicky da Robot, bitchiness, and...

Episode 1 will be broken down into 2 installments, Part 1: Caregivers Experience, followed by Part 2: Cyborgs. In Part 1, we talk to a very special gHost, guest host Mike, my very own non-professional caregiver, and all-around badass. We start with some actual reputable data, then go into what the caregiver's experience is like for a non-pro and how the role has evolved over the last 11 years!  Jo...

Happy Hump Day!  This episode is a brief intro into what Pain Pals is all about.  It's longer than a trailer but shorter than a regular-sized episode (what you would call short & sweet). We also get a glimpse into Episode 1: Caregivers and Cyborgs, which airs next Wednesday! Join us every Wednesday for more stories from other chronic pain warriors!