Painiac: The Podcast On Living Well Even When Life Hurts
Painiac, the first podcast about mindfully living with chronic pain, is a free resource for people living with chronic pain or illness. Painiac is for people living with chronic pain and the awesome people who love them. We also explore what it means to live with various types of pain whether it be emotional, mental, or physical, and we share inspiring stories of other painiacs who are learning to live well even when life hurts. With host Shelly Jackson Buffington, listeners learn about topics such as managing expectations, asking for help, working with limitations, talking with your doctor, confidence, and self-care. Painiac features conversations with inspiring people across the globe who live with pain and thrive in spite of it. In each episode, Shelly shares simple and practical tools to help people reframe their relationship with pain and other challenging life experiences. To learn more, visit www.painiacpodcast.com.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2020
In Conversation with Jen Lesea-Ames
Today we’re featuring a powerful painiac, Jennifer Lesea-Ames. Jen is a former triathlete and training coach, who lived an active life until congenital bilateral hip dysplasia caused her to be debili…
Intimacy, Sex, Love...and Pain: In Conversation with Kirsten Schultz from Chronic Sex
Let’s face it. Living with chronic pain or chronic illness isn’t “sexy”. Not only can living with pain make us feel uncomfortable in our daily lives, but especially in the bedroom and in our intimate…
Q & A: Listeners Chronic Pain Questions Answered
SELF-CARE and SELF-LOVE: In Conversation with Sarah Steckler
Why is it so hard to take time for self-care? When living with pain, it can feel like all we do is think about how we want to feel better, but do we actually make caring for our bodies a priority? Un…
Traveling with Chronic Pain
Living with chronic pain is hard enough, but when you add the typical strains of travel like jet lag, uncomfortable seats, unpredictable accommodations, and general exhaustion, pain can increase and …
A Conversation with Gaelynn Lea
It’s rare when you meet a person with contagious optimism, a bright, big spirit, and riveting talent, but musician and disability rights advocate, Gaelynn Lea, is one of these rare and inspiring soul…
How to Talk With Your Doctors About Living With Chronic Pain or Illness
How to Ask for Help without Feeling like a Burden
Why is asking for help so hard? In this week’s episode, Shelly talks about the reality of what it means when we don’t ask for help when we really need it. She’ll help you determine how to effectively…
A Conversation with Cecily McGaw
Join Shelly in a conversation with Mindfulnessbased Stress Reduction (MBSR) facilitator and fellow painiac Cecily McGaw. M BSR and its curriculum integrates both seated and walking meditation, gentl…
Limiting Beliefs + The Power of Thoughts
Last week, we explored about what it means to change the vocabulary we use to talk about pain. Today, we’ll talk about the nitty gritty reality of limiting beliefs and the false truths we tell oursel…
Changing the Vocabulary + Taking Back the Story
On this week’s episode, we’re discussing how our vocabulary can affect how our bodies perceive and experience sensations and pain. We’ll also talk about what it means to take back the story and rewri…
What is Mindful Pain Management?
Today we’re talking about what it means to manage pain mindfully, so that you can maximize your ability to reduce anxiety, lower stress, and shift how your mind and body respond to pain. Although Sh…
Welcome + Intro
Welcome to Painiac! In our inaugural episode you’ll learn more about this podcast and what you can expect from subscribing. Living with pain can be an isolating, frustrating, and exhausting experienc…