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Life~Pain~Wellbeing Coach (inc prescribed med taper support). Persistent Pain advocate, LEX, Patient Partner. “Recovery is Possible” same handle on 🦋
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Joined June 2009
Footsteps Festival links (new website) The Festival Main Page https://t.co/ZnOMOblPpr Past Events https://t.co/7u6cFoR2JE Eventbrite link https://t.co/1cCdMEeSB4 Just Giving Link https://t.co/RSPIdoyfx0 YouTube Link https://t.co/rToj7gASCB
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Pain is a huge problem. Let’s change the story together. 💪 Please join and share Pain Education for the Nation – a FREE online event. More info on our website >> https://t.co/cNRWeF9Eek
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‼️ Stop scrolling. We’re interrupting your feed‼️ This World Suicide Prevention Day, we need everyone to know: suicide is not inevitable, and you can help interrupt someone’s suicidal thoughts.
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Not everyone on LCWRA is eligible for PIP. Not everyone on LCWRA is eligible for PIP. Not everyone on LCWRA is eligible for PIP. This group is ultra high risk yet only 1 in 9 currently deemed as such would qualify in @UKLabour’s arbitrary new system. Amplify #CareNotCuts pls.
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To all the amazing people trying to raise awareness of the autumn White Paper that will further devastate the lives of vulnerable ill & disabled welfare claimants, please feel free to link to the MP letter template in your posts Solidarity #CareNotCuts
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By Liz @LurgeeLife ——– Copy the text below and paste it into an email or word document to send to your MP to vocalise your oppostion to the upcoming 2025 Autumn White Paper. The b…
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❗ We don't need more food banks - we need change. Everyone should be able to afford food, bills, and the essentials they need to survive. Repost if you agree.
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Announcing: Pain Education for the Nation! ✨ This Oct, we’ll be hosting our biggest livestream yet! Enjoy our trademark talk & helpful interviews with those who know what it’s like to live with persistent pain. 🧠 🗓️ 15 October, 5:30pm 🎟️ Book now: https://t.co/MiGFRhGam7
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Disabled people don’t have marriage equality and are often trapped in abusive relationships because the benefit system is set up to do exactly that. Disabled people on benefits can’t even move in with a partner without losing their income.
A new survey has found a fifth of couples are marrying only for the legal advantages. Couples who are married or in a civil partnership enjoy more legal benefits than those who are only cohabiting. Should you only marry for love?
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How do we enable behaviour change? These authors synthesised findings from 147 meta-analyses to identify which determinants of behaviour are most impactful & which should be targeted for change interventions. Many of the studies focus on large-scale, health-related, environmental
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“I wish more people knew that Samaritans is truly for everyone – no matter the hardship, situation or challenge. There are people who genuinely want to listen, genuinely want to understand.” Matt became a listening volunteer for us after losing a family member to suicide.
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Do you support people living with pain? 🙋 If so, join Flippin’ Pain's 'Pain: Do You Get It?' webinar on Thursday 4th September in partnership with @Pers_Care_Inst 🖥️ More info 👇
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Explore modern pain science to better understand, explain, and manage persistent pain with a compassionate, holistic approach.
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Flippin’ Pain Goes to School! Our very own Dr Jaj Mankelow led Flippin’ Pain to the high schools of North Yorkshire to evaluate the impact of #painscienceeducation on 16-18 year olds 🎓 Have a read of the full paper below to see what they found! https://t.co/msGbh9I9bd
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Good thread BUT the first validation MUST be that the drug is a problem. Base on that & acknowledging that humans are complex & we can have several processes co-occurring can be easier to accept. Deny the drug damage, the trust is lost. For any drug, opioids to TCAs to SSRIs.
🧵 Protracted SSRI Withdrawal and the Problem of Causality 🚨1/11 Much of the debate around “protracted SSRI withdrawal” stems from a misunderstanding of causality. Let’s explore it using Rothman’s model: causality consists of 1️⃣Necessary causes 2️⃣Sufficient causes
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Narinder was full of energy, juggling a busy job and life as a mum of two: but pain became her whole world. She tells us how understanding her pain helped her to dial down its volume Thank you to Narinder for sharing her journey from fear to recovery 💛 https://t.co/1BnYfIAdlb
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A 2025 Parkinson’s Disease Update by Ashley Rawls is fresh off the press in a new Movement Disorders issue of the AAN's Continuum. Parkinson’s is more than tremor, so it’s time to update and refocus the way we approach this disease. There are 11 articles in this special issue of
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You don’t have to be feeling suicidal to call Samaritans, you just need to need to talk.
We’re here 24/7 for anyone who needs us on 116 123 📱 When life is tough, you don’t have to face it alone. 🔁 It’s #SamaritansAwarenessDay - help us by resharing this post. Someone might need it more than you know.
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Samaritans Awareness Day 24 July 2025 Remember, you are not alone @Samaritans are there for anyone struggling to cope, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year 💚
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Morning early birds 🐥 Just a quick reminder that you can catch up with our latest webinar on YouTube. Whether you're in Limerick, or in another city, country, continent: this info could help! 💛 https://t.co/UoL3fpWvaj
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🚨 Just published in BMJ Neurology Open 🚨 📖 Open Access 🔓 — read the full paper now: https://t.co/8CqDMbSTXp 🧠 Our review uncovers shared brain mechanisms in Functional Neurological Disorder (#FND ) and #ChronicPain (CP), proposing a unifying neurobiological model across
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To celebrate the addition of a new Racing Club horse we have launched a free competition! All you need to do is like this tweet, retweet and follow to be in with a chance of winning a FREE years’ Racing Club subscription and a Gilet 😍🐎 RT (Closes 9pm Wed)
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