This is a support group for individuals navigating chronic pain, both visible and invisible conditions.
Group Type: Support Group
Glimpse of the Regime:
Session 1:
- Getting to know the group.
- Introductions and sharing hopes and expectations for the group process and what they need from group members.
- Sharing lived experiences with chronic pain and resources and tools that have aided coping.
- Closing with somatic breath and body work.
Session 2:
- Impact of chronic pain on physical, emotional, mental, social, and sexual functioning.
- Exploring your relationship with productivity.
- Stigma experienced.
- Witnessing the inner critical voice and questioning it with curiosity and compassion.
Session 3 & 4:
- Using the arts to witness the body.
- Understanding your relationship with the body and pain.
- Drawing the pain in your body.
- Invitation to dialogue with it to understand how you can better attend to it.
- Visualization activity to connect with your inner power and compassion.
- Recognizing and understanding your unique needs and what it will take to make room for them.
- Exploring healthy boundaries to aid attending to your needs.
Session 5 & 6:
- Mindfulness practice of savoring and grounding in self-worth.
- Exploring rituals and practices of self-care and radical self-acceptance.
- Engaging in an expressive arts activity to witness all the resources available to you.
- Acknowledging your support systems and strengths.
- Sharing takeaways and reminders to self.
Please note that the session topics, order, and other details may be subject to change based on the needs and preferences of the group members and facilitators.
