This is a guest article by Lisa Copen, the founder of Rest Ministries, and is in honor of National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week.  This year, this annual event occurs this week, September 8-14, 2008.  It’s a time to increase awareness of chronic, “invisible” illnesses like pain.  Be sure to check out all the wonderful [...]

Pain + Work = ??? The combination can go well, like a burger with fries.  You may be able to accomplish great things despite pain, and work can be a focus away from discomfort. Or it can feel like trying to whip up a 10-course gourmet dinner…  in 5 minutes…  with your eyes closed. But what if you [...]

If the only sentence describing a book was that it contained “harrowing descriptions of pain,” most people would probably run the other way.  But for a pain management psychiatrist, that phrase is a clear invitation to me to rush to the first page.  I recently read an overview of the books written by South African author J. [...]

In the United States, today is Labor Day, which is officially a holiday to celebrate all those who work.  Unofficially, it’s the last day of summer…  relaxing…  vacations.  Most schools start again this week after the summer recess.  Work picks up after a slower summer pace.  Even blogging revs up again, and blogs and websites [...]