Understanding pain is trickier than we might think.
My ‘light blub moment’ was half-way through reading Painful Yarns: Metaphors and Stories to Help Understand the Biology of Pain.
Essential reading for people struggling with chronic pain, their families and their doctors!
Then, if you are feeling brave, have a read of Explain Pain by David Butler and Lorimer Moseley.
If you are just keen to get on with some very practical suggestions for recovery, sharpen your pencils and get stuck into The Explain Pain Handbook by David and Lorimer.
Discuss your ‘DIMs’ and ‘SIMs’ with your doctor, your physio and your psychologist.
Don’t know what a DIM is?
Well, you’ll have to read the book to find out…
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The Gift of Therapy by Irvin D. Yalom
The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
More Than a Woman by Caitlin Moran
Heartline by Dr Brendan Carson
The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity by Esther Perel
The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves by Stephen Grosz
The Vagina Bible by Jen Gunter
The Talking Cure by Professor Gillian Straker and Dr Jacqui Winship
Trans: Exploring Gender Identity and Gender Dysphoria (Ed) by Dr Az Hakeem
The Complete A to Z for Your V by Alyssa Dweck and Robin Westin
Girls and Sex by Peggy Orenstein
Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel
