“Understanding pain in less than five minutes”

“Why do we feel pain?” presentation from Retrain Pain Foundation

"The meaning of your pain" presentation from Retrain Pain Foundation

"Understanding pain" article by Neil Pearson

"The mysterious science of pain"

"Making sense of pain through science and story" webinar recording with Joletta Belton

"What causes persistent pain?" slide presentation from Retrain Pain Foundation

"Racial disparities in pain management among Black Canadians" podcast episode

"Pain management in Indigenous people: Through the lens of culture, medicine and society" webinar recording

MyCarePath for teens and adolescents with chronic pain

Solutions for Kids in Pain

SickKids Hospital Pain Learning Hub

"Why the sexes don't feel pain the same way" article in Nature

"How different cultures experience and talk about pain" article in The Conversation

"The continuum of chronic pain and aging" article in Practical Pain Management 

"Brain and nervous system change" video

"Central sensitivity syndromes" video

"The mysterious science of pain" video

"How does your brain respond to pain"? video

"The role of the brain in pain treatment" slide presentation from Retrain Pain Foundation

Pain really is in the mind, but not in the way you think

Neuroplastic transformation and using visualization to stop persistent pain

"Neuroplasticity" video

Exercise and Chronic Pain

Gentle Movement videos for PWLE

Activity management

Climbing the activity ladder

Therapeutic pacing: a new way of managing activity

Podcast episode "How to keep moving through persistent pain" with Neil Pearson

"The Biopsychosocial Model"

"The Biopsychosocial Model and My Pain" webinar recording with Dr. May Caprio

"The biopsychosocial model - explanation of chronic pain disorders"

"Thinking about your pain"

Podcast episode "Catastrophizing: how it relates to chronic pain and the coronavirus pandemic" with Bronnie Lennox Thompson

"Thinking (hard) about chronic pain: psychological challenges and recovery in chronic pain" webinar

"Taking pain out of the centre of your life" presentation from Retrain Pain Foundation

Pacing worksheet from TAPMI

Pain and activity traps

Paced, Practiced and Increased Activities Video

Pacing - The Pain Toolkit

Learn more about pacing

Heretohelp articles on stress

Living with pain during the holidays 

Assistive devices recommended by people living with chronic illness

Resources for people living with pain during the COVID-19 pandemic

(In BC) Contact the Pain Support Line to learn more about healthcare providers in your area offering each of these types of treatment

Learn more about pain management clinics in BC

Pain management clinics in Greater Toronto area

Chronic pain management roadmap

Breathing exercises for relaxation

Embracing stress is more important than reducing stress

How rethinking stress could rewire our response to it

Rethinking stress: the role of mindsets in determining the stress response 

Does the perception that stress affects health matter? The association with health and mortality 

Improving Sleep to Manage Pain

Sleep and pain: Learn how to encourage sleep to form part of the musculoskeletal pain co-management plan

What is sleep hygiene

Sleep Diary to fill out

Sex and chronic pain

Four keys to satisfying sex when we live with chronic pain

Chronic pain can interfere with sexuality: We and our partner can have a satisfying sexual relationship in spite of our chronic pain

Two ways to lift emotional barriers to intimacy

What happens when couples fight chronic pain together?

5 ways to boost intimacy when our spouse has chronic pain

Reasons why everyone should try mindfulness meditation

How the brain can change your experience of pain

Can mindfulness meditation really reduce pain and suffering?

Getting started with mindfulness

Free guided meditation and mindfulness practices 

Mindfulness for beginners

Brain signature of emotion-linked pain is uncovered

Can a Depressive Mood Contribute to Pain Sensitivity?

Chronic pain can change the way your brain processes emotion, scientists find

6 Ways to Quickly Change a Negative Mood into a Positive One

Feed the Right Wolf - Why Negative Experiences Grab Our Attention, and What We Can Do About It

Emotions: How humans regulate them and why some people can't

Chronic pain: Medication decisions 

Are you taking opioids?

Chronic Pain Medications by HealthLink BC

Video: "Pain and me: Tamar Pincus talks about chronic pain, acceptance, and commitment"

Connect with other people who live with pain on Pain BC's Facebook page

Connect with other people who live with pain through our Pain Support & Wellness Groups 

Learn how you can become an advocate for people living with pain

Addressing Stigma Report (2019)

In Plain Sight report (2020)

Statistics Canada report (2020)

Stigma Primer (2020)

Stigma & Discrimination Info from Here to Help BC

How to file a health care complaint in BC

Patient Voices Network