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The holidays can be difficult, especially if you live with chronic pain. Know that you don't have to go it alone. Join one or both of our U.S. Pain Foundation peer-led support groups this Thursday and Friday. Here you will be surrounded by a community of people who get it.

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I provided some quotes for this Migraine Again article.

https://www.migraineagain.com/britney-spears-migraine-memoir/ 

Melissa Geraghty, PsyD, Brings Lived Experience, Years of Clinical Work to U.S. Pain Team

by US Pain Foundation | Oct 4, 2023 | Blog, News, Press release

I was interviewed by The U.S. Pain Foundation for their INvisible Project, Disparities (3rd Edition) on the topic of #MedicalGaslighting.

Check it out here: https://invisibleproject.org/medical-gaslighting-the-devastating-effects-of-being-told-your-symptoms-are-not-valid/

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Alana Hippensteele from Pharmacy Times wrote this article about the Medical Gaslighting workshop I presented at the Peggy Lillis Foundation C Diff Advocacy Summit in Washington DC.

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Watch the webinar here: https://youtu.be/_Mqh3_DWAIg

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Thank you Global Health & Pharma for awarding me with "Best Medical Gaslighting Trainer (Midwest USA): Dr. Melissa Geraghty, Psy.D."

#MentalHealthAwards2023 #MentalHealth #Healthcare #MedicalGaslighting...

Image of Dr. Geraghty. TikTok. Says, "Your questions about migraine and mental health, answered."

Cefaly (2023). Interview on Mental Health and Migraine for Mental Health Awareness Month. Interview at RetreatMigraine. tiktok.com/t/ZTRKGGXke/

Medical Gaslighting: How to Spot it & What to Do About it.

Dr. Geraghty was interviewed for Mind Over Matter Magazine by the Women’s Brain Health Initiative (Volume 16).

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Original article as posted on The Peggy Lillis Foundation: https://peggyfoundation.org/story/dr-melissa-geraghty-psy-d/

Could You Be a Victim of 'Self-Gaslighting'? 5 Signs of the Subtle Form of Self-Sabotage and How To Stop, According to Experts

Original link: https://parade.com/living/self-gaslighting

It seems like only yesterday that "gaslighting" seeped into our lexicons, but now a new term is emerging:...

I get it.

It's hard to take that leap to start a website, build an online course, or launch a podcast.

But the longer you put it off, the harder it gets. Your ideas then remain in your head and are not shared with people who can truly benefit.

This is why I signed up with the platform Kajabi....

Get ready for a giant post on waiting room etiquette!

I've had many medical appts this past month. Here's what not to do in the waiting room.

1. Leave your sh*t at the door. No one wants to hear you arguing as a couple. We are not an audience on The Jerry Springer Show.

2. Use your inside voice....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ppMtvhs8x8

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Check out my article in this RARE entrepreneur series with Rare Revolution Magazine!

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• The Ultimate Eating Disorders Bootcamp for Parents: Free video to learn how to become a critical force in your adolescent or young adult's eating disorder treatment. https://www.phoenixrisingwithdrg.com/opt-in

• Newsweek: "I'm an Eating Disorder Psychologist—These Are My 4 Tips to Help...

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I've been having a particularly difficult week, medically. Truth be told, it's been a bad few years.

It's okay to...

Happy Valentine's Day from Cirilla, PixieDust, and Cinnamon!

A heartfelt thanks to all those representing #Migraine and #Headache Diseases today at Headache on The Hill!

Flashback to 2018, my first #HOH!

#HOH2023 #Advocacy #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #WashingtonDC

"Wow - just wow! I've done plenty of mindful breathing but Dr. Geraghty brought some new techniques that I hadn't done before. And I loved the color visualization - I've never done anything like that." (Alt text)

Download your copy today!

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Join our waitlist so you can be amongst the first to know when the next class will be. You will get to decide if you'd like to join the next class BEFORE it gets sold out!

https://www.phoenixrisingwithdrg.com/join-the-waitlist-for-empowered-relief