About this episode
Gillian Best discusses her book on chronic pain and its broader implications.
Inspired by her own experiences of autoimmune diseases, writer Gillian Best decided to delve deeper into the topic of pain. Her book, Chronic: Understanding Pain, explores what pain is, how to treat it, and the research being done to improve the lives of the 1.5billion people across the world living with chronic pain. Jen chats to Gillian about chronic pain, how to navigate it, its impact on women, and why it’s more than a medical issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Jen
Guest: Gillian Best
Topics covered
- chronic pain
- autoimmune diseases
- women's health
- pain management
- medical research
Keywords
- chronic pain
- autoimmune diseases
- Gillian Best
- pain treatment
- women's health
- medical research
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Chronic: Understanding Pain
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