Chris Freeman is in agony 24/7 but says he will never give up spreading the word about chronic illnesses. His Twitter bio says 'stay strong– you matter'. Freeman has more than twenty-two thousand followers on the bird platform. He tweets from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He's on National Pain Advocacy Center's Community Leadership Council.In this episode, Freeman talks about family, online community and religion. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8Hindghcd9)

Experts on chronic pain say treatments don't have to include expensive surgeries or procedures."Where you process pain in your brain, where you process physical pain is actually the same place that your brain processes emotional pain, social pain- and a lot of patients don't realize that," said Stacy Ogbeide, a clinical health psychologist at UT Health San Antonio.In this episode, she explains behavioral interventions her patients use to help manage their chronic pain.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8Hindghcd9)

I promised to share my chronic pain story-- so, here it is.My body started breaking down about a month after my Central Texas wedding. The "in sickness and in health" clause of the contract kicked in much quicker than we ever expected. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8Hindghcd9)

If you saw Taschia Miller walking down the street, you would never know she's battling multiple invisible illnesses.She is in pain all of the time. The pain never stops. Miller suspected something was wrong early on in life. Listen to her story in this first episode of Chronic. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8Hindghcd9)