Have you ever experienced a hardship that is seemingly invisible to others? On today’s episode of "Happiness Through Hardship" - The Podcast, author Francesca Grossman shares her experience with chronic pain and navigating the many layers of a disease that most don't understand. As discussed on this episode and in her book, "Not Weakness: Navigating the Culture of Chronic Pain," Francesca has dealt with chronic pain ever since she was young. She talks about navigating the pain, aggravation and turmoil as well as includes valuable tips that apply universally. Francesca's journey is inspirational and teaches us all about having hope and finding connection even when life feels tough. SHOW NOTESCONNECT with FrancescaHer book - "Not Weakness:" https://amzn.to/45dB4KPWriting Workshops: https://francescagrossmanbooks.com/writing-workshop/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/francescagrossman/CONNECT with uswww.CarynSullivan.com/podcastwww.Instagram.com/prettywellnesswww.Facebook.com/PrettyWellnesswww.Twitter.com/PrettyWellnessTo Buy the Book: “Happiness through Hardship” - The Book:amzn.to/39PAjuTTo Donate a Book to a Cancer Center:www.CarynSullivan.com/bookTo Donate to Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Research:The Cancer Couch Foundation is a privately funded, non-profit (501c3) organization that has funded $5 million dollars in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research since our founding in 2016! 100% of donations and event proceeds are ​​​matched and go to fund MBC research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center!www.thecancercouch.com/donations.html