When We Speak is a podcast where we have inspirational, candid, and empowering conversations. It’s a place where we share insight into how we cope, heal, and find meaning in a wide range of experiences. Hosted by mental health therapist, speaker, and author of “What Children Remember”, Tasha Hunter, MSW, LCSW.
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18. Chronic Pain and Invisible Illness with Physician Assistant Michele Johnson
"You still have to live. You still have to figure out what you were put her for..."
Today we are speaking to Michele Johnson, MHS, PA-C about her own journey with chronic pain and how she found ways to cope despite her medical diagnosis. Michele shares tips with listeners regarding what helped her to continue to thrive and how she now uses what she's learned to help others.
6. Chronic Pain with Heather White
Chronic pain can take control of your entire life but there are ways to make it through it.
In this episode, I am talking to Heather White. Heather is a married mother of 2 and has worked for the Kinston Police Department in Kinston, NC. Heather has lived with chronic pain since she was 19 years old following a horseback riding accident After 2 surgeries causing permanent nerve damage, she was legally declared disabled in 2014 due to back pain, knee pain, and Chiari Malformation. Her journey of advocating for her own health and surrounding herself with supportive people is inspiring.
Listen in as we discuss how every day is different with chronic pain, the judgments you have to deal with from other people, and finding joy in your life.