What is the Comfort Ability Program?
Lived experience pain expert Fiona and Dr. Coakley discuss the development of the Comfort Ability Program, its many resources, and the impact of the workshop on Fiona’s pain journey and life.
About this resource
In this episode of the Chronic Pain Like You’ve Never Heard it Before podcast series, chronic pain patient Fiona (age 25) talks to Dr. Rachael Coakley, a pediatric psychologist at Boston Children’s Hospital in the Pain Treatment Service and the creator of the Comfort Ability Program. Fiona and Dr. Coakley discuss the development of the Comfort Ability Program, its many resources, and the impact of the workshop on Fiona’s pain journey and life. Plus, there’s a special stress-relieving guided exercise from Dr. Coakley at the end!
This episode is part of an incredible podcast series produced by the Comfort Ability Program Peer Advisory Board. In this series, you get to know some teens and young adults who have bounced back from chronic pain. Has it been easy for them? Definitely not. Have they learned a lot through their journey? For sure. This podcast includes practical tips and skills for managing pediatric pain, but also a big dose of hope and encouragement for those who are struggling. The Peer Advisory Board made this podcast because this is all the stuff they wished they knew when they were first diagnosed with chronic pain. Tune in to hear them bust myths about pain, explain how they got through school, talk honestly about how they managed pain on the daily, swap coping stories, and find strength in themselves and each other. Produced by the Comfort Ability Program, Boston Children’s Hospital.
Who is this for?
Young adults with chronic pain, their parents and healthcare providers.
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