Monthly Sessions
Coping with Chronic Pain
This is the monthly episode of the St. Margaret Foundation Mindful Break - a free 30-minute video with instruction on mindfulness, relaxation practices, and a short meditation to help you revitalize your life.
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This month: Do you struggle to cope with chronic pain? Perhaps you are dealing with sleep disturbances, fatigue, decreased appetite, mood changes, or low self-esteem due to your struggle with chronic pain. Maybe your pain is from an injury, or maybe you're dealing with mental pain. Whatever form your pain may take, it can be very difficult to cope with.
It's easy to feel discouraged or defeated by chronic pain, but relaxation techniques and mindfulness are both effective treatments. Click on the video below to learn about mindful strategies for dealing with chronic pain.
The Instructor: Mary Lee Gannon is the president of St. Margaret Foundation, a Certified Association Executive (CAE), International Coach Federation Certified Coach (ACC), a Professional Certified Coach graduate of Duquesne University, alumnus of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Practices Program and the Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital Coaching in Medicine & Leadership Conference, and scholarship recipient to the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute at Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership – created at Google. She has been teaching mindfulness and meditation for 10 years.