“Self-management is the number one, most important part of the multidisciplinary model because medications may help some, but not completely, and we’re living day to day with pain that goes up and down." (From U.S. Pain Foundation's article bit.ly/3BxCNy3)
Join me tomorrow...
The interesting thing about listening to your body with chronic illness is sometimes it's:
"I acknowledge you and will make some needed accommodations in this moment, AND I'm going to keep pushing because this event/work is important/worth it."
If I always listened to what my body wanted, I...
Empowered Relief™ is an evidence-based, single-session pain class that rapidly equips patients with pain management skills. It was developed at Stanford University.
Here's how you will benefit:
- You will learn about the science of pain and what you can do to help yourself.
- You will gain...
I am a complex medical patient and a pain psychologist.
I get it.
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Empowered Relief™ is an evidence-based, single-session pain...
I am excited to now offer Empowered Relief™ classes!
Empowered Relief™ is an evidence-based, single-session pain class that rapidly equips patients with pain management skills. It was developed at Stanford University.
Here's how you will benefit:
- You will learn about the science of...
Migraine & Headache Awareness Month is coming to a close, however advocacy and awareness needs to occur all year round!
View my 2017 interview with INvisible Project, 1st Migraine Edition, online:
https://invisibleproject.org/dr-melissa-geraghty/
Also checkout my article, "Medical History...
Thank you, Jenn Heater for taking the time to interview me on a topic that is so near and dear to my heart!
http://www.migraineheadacheawarenessmonth.org/fighting-for-access-advocating-with-dr-g/?fbclid=IwAR2s1JFXZoc8BHL_YI2lz3hg4VkvxFLF9Olz62vpeSDBMIOeMbHDqP0f9FM
#mham #mham2022 ...
Heads UP - Episode 126: Migraine Medication Failures
National Headache Foundation
"Have you had a migraine medication fail you? Or have multiple migraine medications failed you? How did it make you feel? In this episode of Heads UP Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D. talks to Melissa Geraghty Psy.D. about...
I am excited to be a guest on 3 podcasts today covering:
Eating disorder myths (for now, check out my program, The Ultimate Eating Disorders Bootcamp for Parents https://www.phoenixrisingwithdrg.com/opt-in)
How we feel when medications fail us
What to do when we are stuck in bed with pain
Stay...
Dr. Melissa Geraghty Psy.D of Phoenix Rising with Dr. G
11 May 2022
Drawing on her own experience of rare disease Dr Melissa Geraghty is on a mission to provide mental health support to those with chronic illness and pain to ensure no one feels alone on their RARE journey.
RARE entrepreneur...
Say YES to yourself.
#RadicalAcceptance #SelfCare #MentalHealth #MentalHealthIsHealth #NEISvoid #MEspine #RareDisease #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #PhoenixRisingWithDrG
It was an honor to be on the KevinMD.com podcast. We discussed my article, “To the patient who wants to die: A psychologist’s perspective.”
Check out my talk on Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain (with a focus on Migraine Disease)!
Therapy can be vital for navigating life with Chronic Illness.
A big thanks to the Association of Migraine Disorders for supporting people with complex neurological diseases.
Watch,...
The Keyboard Warriors will never Stop—but we can stop Reacting.
I’ve seen a lot of personal attacks in some online communities, particularly in the chronic pain community.
I have been the brunt of this many times when people make assumptions about me off of a few 100 words. In some of...
To the patient who wants to die: a psychologist’s perspective
I’ve been there. In my first two years of severe, chronic pain, I was right where you are at. I felt hopeless, mentally exhausted, and didn’t want to keep living with an extreme level of pain anymore. I felt there was...
For more information on what I do as a pain psychologist, please check out the following link:
I was interviewed by By Radha_Inspire (Digital Editor, Inspire)
I thought my time away from social media would be focused on adjusting to not having my infusions due to insurance issues (still an ongoing battle but I’m not dropping it!), but my body had other ideas.
After experiencing anaphylaxis for the first time as well as a bunch of other...
'I Got COVID 9 Months Ago and Still Have Symptoms'
Dr. Melissa Geraghty
On 12/2/20 at 5:51 AM EST
At the beginning of 2020, when COVID-19 was still only in the peripheries of our awareness, I was recovering from neurosurgery. I have a rare neurological disease, tethered cord syndrome,...
Originally I had planned to publish a compilation of my experiences with tethered cord syndrome, rare disease diagnosis, neurosurgery, and CSF leak, in time for my one year anniversary. My body and mind are currently not up for this seemingly monumental task, so I will be brief.
I have mixed...
Written in 2017. Edited in 2020.
Each day I see more and more ableist attitudes. Maybe it’s because I didn’t have a word to describe this before, or maybe it’s because I have experienced so much ableist trauma that parts of my brain had to block it out. More likely it’s a...
I recorded this video almost a year ago during the 2019 #PainAwarenessMonth.
