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Living Well With Chronic Pain

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Living Well with Chronic Pain

Many losses experienced while living with Chronic Pain are never talked about:  losses of family, friends, work, income, self-identity, trust, safety, and sameness.  With the loss, there is grief: grief is pain felt on the inside.  Mourning is the work of getting that pain up and outside of the self.  This requires a safe space with others who will not judge; others who will simply listen and accept your story.  

People living with chronic pain have a great deal of unrecognized trauma.  Seeking help to process trauma is a sign of strength, not weakness.  

New ideas about the Mind/Body connection have to be learned and accepted by each individual. There are no “quick fixes” … Coming to accept the changes in one’s self and giving up expecting others to understand these changes is necessary. The goal is to mourn the changes, come to know what matters and find meaning in those changes.  The answers to one’s self lie within.

SHirley Foerster Facilitator

Shirley Foerster is known to friends and family alike as our very own “Bionic Woman”!  Shirley has beautifully and bravely managed her own health while having six lower body joint replacements!  She developed Rheumatoid Arthritis at age 27 and has over and over again proven her experiential empathy for others as she herself continues to thrive despite living with the Rheumatoid for fifty years.  Shirley Lives Well with Chronic Pain and wants you to be able to do the same.  She is a Registered Nurse with a B.S. in Behavioral Science.  She also worked many years in the hospice field, and she has facilitated many groups related to loss and the need to persevere in transforming our lives.  Shirley is a certified Life Coach and believes in a holistic approach to living.   Come and join Shirley as she shares her wealth of experience and empathy:  come and learn to Live Well with Chronic Pain!

CHRONIC PAIN; CATEGORIES AND DEEPER UNDERSTANDING

Chronic pain is defined as pain lasting three to six months or more.


  1. The condition causing the pain has not been effectively treated. 
  2. The condition cannot be cured. 
  3. The cause of the pain is more complex than suspected and is rooted in the way the brain and nervous system work. 


The group is viewing the online course by Dr. Schechter, studying his book, and using a workbook to journal.

Choose to be brave and come join us!

Your group will be a Closed Group (NO Walk-ins). Those attending must have a previous meeting with the facilitator.  Commit to attending and participating, and you will learn to ask What is the WISE thing for me to do? And HOW can I do it?   Call HCHF at (928) 453-8190 to set up an initial consultation with Facilitator Shirley Foerster, shirleyfoerster@yahoo.com  

Havasu Community Health Foundation (HCHF)

Shambles Village

2126 McCulloch Blvd N Suite 14

Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86403

Phone: (928) 453-8190 Fax: (928) 453-8236

Open 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday


HCHF is a 501(c)3 public charity

Taxpayer identification #20-1839858

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