Lorraine Ansell explores why offering solutions to her chronic conditions really isn't helpful. Instead offer sympathy!...
Lorraine Ansell explores grief as part of her chronic condition. Here she highlights several areas from food to friendship that she has had to grieve....
Lorraine Ansell talks about things she no longer does to help manage her hEDS - many things suggested by her medical team...
Lorraine recommends her favourite foot brand for chronic foot pain. She has loved shoes since she was a child and so has done extensive research into the shoes that suit her and her soles and soul best!...
Lorraine Ansell shares her Audio book The Surrender Agenda. Available now for your listening pleasure. A four hour audio book perfect for train, car, plane, boat journeys. Lorraine shares her chronic pain conditions and stories....
Lorraine Ansell describes her experience doing spinal exercises to reduce scoliosis issues. She shows off her back and her changes....
Lorraine Ansell - chronic pain patient talks about Dr Valentina Buscemi and her pain management therapy...
Over the past few years I have been working on learning about my conditions and especially the pain I am in. At my Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome diagnosis the rheumatologist broke the news to me that I was in fact in pain and had been from a young age. But as a human being that doesn’t scream...
Lorraine is a seasoned frequent flyer but has found it painful due to hEDS so after 5 years of not travelling abroad, she sought professional help from Joe Westwood....
Lorraine Ansell takes a look at why Diagnosis is so necessary for those with chronic conditions.She lists five points that are very important....
Bruising is the body's sign that something has happened. In Lorraine's case, bruising happens far too often due to Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome....
Scarring is a key issues with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Lorraine considers her scars, how some can be beneficial and how to care for them....
The one where Lorraine Ansell finds purpose in her pain. And learns that movement is essential even with a chronic condition....
The one where Lorraine has a pain in her head - is it real or not? Find out what the ENT found!...
Lorraine Ansell looks at her life in dance and realises that issues with tissues mean that she has had to change and say goodbye to some of her passions and find new purpose with her pain. Maybe a change of movement and or mindset might be the thing?...
How to choose glasses when you have short sight. I talk about frames, scans, lenses, coatings and much more....
What does pain actually look like? Well before you decide read about me and my journey with pain....