Virtual Group for Parents with Chronic Pain
Having Chronic Pain is difficult no matter what stage of life you are in. Parenting in Chronic Pain is an area that Lucy has found difficult to find resources in through her own journey as a chronic pain patient and mother of 3 children.
Lucy has created this Parenting in Pain Coaching Group by taking tools from Child Parent Interaction Therapy, skill sets for coping with chronic pain, goal setting and motivational interviewing for chronic pain, psychoeducation on chronic pain – all to help offer parents who have chronic pain and children a resource. .
By using a variety of therapeutic skills and modalities, Parents who have chronic pain will gain:
- the tools and insight of finding a balance of pain pacing while parentin
- new ideas of interacting with your children based on age that are effective and meaningful
- explaining chronic pain/illness to children and answering their questions
- understanding how children process when a parent is sick
- finding ways to connect to your children that does not require a lot of physical movement
- how to control feelings of guilt and shame when you are not able to do something with your child or children because of your pain.
Parenting can be challenging enough but when you add in chronic pain it can make patients feel defeated, tired, and flared up from the stress. This group is designed to help patients gather more tools that they can use manage their pain and continue to effectively parent their children. Additionally, members will have the support of each other giving them the sense that they are not alone in this process and building a sense of community.
In person group will begin in September – 90 min per session for 6 weeks.
Limited availability, so sign up now!
