If you have a condition such as diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease, or chronic pain, long covid, this workshop will teach you skill building techniques to help you take a more active role in managing your health. 

If you have a condition such as diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease, or chronic pain, long covid, this workshop will teach you skill building techniques to help you take a more active role in managing your health. 

If you have a condition such as diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease, or chronic pain, long covid, this workshop will teach you skill building techniques to help you take a more active role in managing your health. 

If you have a condition such as diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease, or chronic pain, long covid, this workshop will teach you skill building techniques to help you take a more active role in managing your health. 

If you have a condition such as diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease, or chronic pain, long covid, this workshop will teach you skill building techniques to help you take a more active role in managing your health. 

If you have a condition such as diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease, or chronic pain, long covid, this workshop will teach you skill building techniques to help you take a more active role in managing your health. 

We will explore some of the diverse options for pain management to ease pain including non-drug strategies. After our educational session, there will be an opportunity to catch up and connect with others living with arthritis and share about how things are going. 

This self-help group is designed to teach people who suffer from chronic pain (pain that continues longer than six months and is not completely relieved by medication or medical treatment) to reduce the impact pain has on their working and personal lives.

This session will be presented by Associate Professor Michael Hildebrand, from the Department of Neuroscience.

Every one of us has strategies for coping with stressors, from little frustrations to physical pain, and/or major life-changing events. Often, we’re totally unconscious of them.

But they can keep us locked in unproductive, unhealthy cycles that, pull us down, disrupt our sleep, damage our health and relationships, and block us from feeling happy, free, and confident.

In this 2-hour, live, Zoom-based course, women and men of all ages will discover how to spot, and start to disconnect from, unconscious patterns no longer serving them—and replace them with positive thoughts and behaviors that help encourage better pain management strategies, relieve stress and clear the way to feel empowered and in charge of yourself and your life.

This cozy support group is a space for folx living with chronic pain to chat about our journeys with secccuality. Our time together will be structured with rounds of sharing, reflection questions and practical skill sharing.

This online workshop sponsored by the Broadmoor Improvement Association, and presented by Kaley Brand and Andrew Hancock-Shaw, is a comprehensive review of working with individuals experiencing chronic pain and the impact on one’s mental health. Unfortunately, individuals with chronic pain often suffer silently due to the stigma experienced within our society and the medical model. As helping professionals, we must be prepared to provide the most appropriate care to individuals with chronic pain and complex medical concerns. The presenters will discuss specific intervention models to best serve this clinically marginalized population, utilizing specific case examples.

The event Zoom link will be distributed 48 hours before the event begins. This workshop is approved for 3 clinical hours for Social Workers by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners and is pending approval for 3 general requirement clock hours for LPCs and PLPCs by the Louisiana Counseling Association.

Though universities are required to actively promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses, and the University of Lincoln has many support mechanisms already in place to support these students, these mechanisms may not lead to equal opportunities in all cases. This talk will discuss a recent project carried out at the University of Lincoln by Dr Susan Chipchase and two student researchers, to explore the experiences of undergraduate students with chronic illness and disability. In particular, the talk will focus on the main barriers that were identified through the project, and possibilities for the next steps to take to improve the university experience for students at Lincoln.

This session has been designed by and is being led by current University of Lincoln student/s. It will enable students to share knowledge with each other, and provide an opportunity to develop transferable skills, a new skill, or polish existing talents! Please note: this event is for University of Lincoln students and staff only.

Gentle chair yoga for all abilities, for all people, no matter your pain or disability! This group is taught by Amy Prokopowicz who is certified in all sorts of yoga including chair yoga. Join our group to learn how to move your body in a way that’s safe and gentle. Leave our group feeling rejuvenated, connected and a part of our community. This group is hosted in a hybrid fashion with 5 in office slots and 15 zoom tickets available!

A safe space for people with chronic physical pain & chronic illness to come together for conversation about the only certainty in life.

Living with chronic pain and disabilities can be anything from a mild nuisance one must deal with every day up to something that is downright crippling. Add to that the idea of physical activity involved in sex and/or kink activity and you end up with one daunting task; so how do we feel sexy and desired during this time? Not only will we cover how to keep that spark, we'll also cover ways to express ourselves and communicate in regards to our needs, wants, and desires, as well as the requests for adjustments related to our chronic pain and dis/ability status.

Speaking of adjustments and making accommodations, how do we do that in public play spaces and conventions without drawing unwanted attention or feeling like we're asking too much of our hosts? We'll discuss common problems in play spaces, ways we can talk to our local space owners about creating accommodations, and subtle ways we can make play possible when we're in temporary spaces.

Lastly, we'll have time to share stories about our own successes and learning opportunities regarding any number of other chronic pain and disability related problems. As someone living with Fibromyalgia, I'll cover things from what it is like to live with chronic pain to what it is like to live with someone who has it; I'll also talk about what it's like personally to be the dominant partner of someone with their own chronic pain and disability issues. There will also be information given out that can help turn a disability into something that makes a relationship stronger from both sides of the slash.

 

Presenter Bio:

Ignixia is an internationally renowned professional kink educator and leather-woman who was the owner and sole-operator of an award-winning leather business designed around creating custom, quality leather goods that are affordable to all. She has used her skills as a leatherworker to create the Kinkability toy line, first of its kind fetish gear designed for those with disabilities. As someone who lives with chronic pain, along with her partner, she uses her experiences to help others with chronic pain and disability through classes designed to make daily life and kink easier to manage.

While leatherwork has provided a means to live, education and outreach fuel her passion for life. When not traveling to teach at kink conventions, she volunteers 2 days per week at the Woodshed Orlando as a DM and educator. Locally she has also been a founding member and Co-Chair of NLA-Orlando, Co-Founder of WiLO (Women in Leather Orlando), Co-Creator of CFL Littles, and a supporter of WinK (Women in Kink), Dominant’s Roundtable, and multiple under 35 groups.

​In addition to donating products to multiple events’ charity funds, she is the creator of over 100 kink/fetish based designs including #KinkyCoexist and dozens of “Pride” Facebook profile frames used by thousands around the world. Her latest endeavor has been the creation and management of Kink Positive, a project designed to promote kink and sex positive thinking through education by joining efforts with other educators, vendors, and events to maximize reach.

Back and neck pain are among the leading causes of disability in the world. It can be frustrating searching for answers as to why you hurt and ways to successfully manage your pain long term.

This two part series is designed to give you a better understanding of your spine, your nervous system and ways that you can improve your pain and improve your ability to participate.

all proceeds will go to my charity community medical solutions that directly supports the medical needs of people with EDS

-questioning stereotypes of disability

-living with rare disease

-managing multiple doctors/spsecialists

-work access and accomodations

-emotional and practical aspects of going to the hospital. difference between ER & urgent care

-finding the right mobility aids

-chronic pain and mental health

-managing the financial aspect of chronic illness

-support group time and suggestions for next session