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Versus: How Can We Help You?

A comic about the hard parts of pain and medical care, and the free tools that make them easier.

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Held Down: A Point-of-View Comic

A comic that explores an adult recalling an early childhood memory about being held down at the doctor's office.

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Educated Parent Podcast: The Parent’s Guide to Back to School Shots

Dr. Jody joins Dr. Leah Clionsky to walk parents through back to school shots: how to build a poke plan, what comfort positions do, and what to ask for at the visit.

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Comfort Plan for Blood Tests

Blood tests are one of the most common pokes kids face. Use this to help them plan how they want to be comfortable before the next one.

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Headache Procedure Comfort Plan

This Headache Procedure Comfort Menu helps people of all ages feel more prepared and supported during treatments like Botox and nerve blocks. It offers simple, science-backed strategies to reduce stress and improve comfort.

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Momwell Podcast: Pain Management During Shots for Kids with Dr. Jody

This episode of the Momwell Podcast dives into a topic close to every parent's heart: helping kids feel confident and calm during medical visits—especially when it comes to needles.

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Can holding children down for shots traumatize them? A health psychologist says yes.

I’m a health psychologist and expert in medical illness, trauma, and pain, with 25 years of experience. If I could wipe out any practice that happens on the daily in medicine, VERY high on my list is holding down kids for medical procedures. While science and best practice guidelines from top medical organizations clearly say holding down kids is a terrible idea, it still happens every single day.

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Getting Ready For Kindergarten Vaccines

Why those shots don’t have to be a pain (literally or figuratively…)

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Comfort Positions: A Guide for Parents and Healthcare Professionals

This guide shows you how to keep kids safe, and help them feel supported, during medical procedures.

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Provider ToolKit

This interactive eBook makes it easy to learn all the ways our free pain management resources can be used to make life easier for you and your patients.

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Printable Comfort Poke Plan for Kids

We all do better with a plan! Use this to help kids create one of their very own before their next poke.

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Creating Comfort for Kids Printable Poster

Let our monsters teach kids and families how to prevent pain and anxiety during needle pokes!

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