Soula Presents at the RACGP Chronic Disease Workshop
My Health Story founder, Soula Mantalvanos, was recently invited to share her valuable expertise for GP training, once again highlighting the significance of lived experience for chronic pain management education. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) GP training session, ‘An approach to non-cancer pain,’ was hosted by Dr Paul Grinzi on Wednesday, 15 November 2023, in Melbourne. Soula’s 20-minute presentation included details of her 4.5-year medical odyssey that led to her chronic illness – one she believes could have been completely avoided with educational training sessions such as the one she was presenting at. Soula began her presentation by stating the vision and mission that have driven her advocacy and to becoming the founder of pudendalnerve.com.au and My Health Story: Understanding the unique lived experience is critical to tailored care and relieving the global burden of disease.
Soula’s Greatest Tips for Chronic Health Management
My Health Story founder, Soula Mantalvanos, has offered some helpful tips since beginning her advocacy in 2011 and launching pudendalnerve.com.au. We've collated some of Soula's most popular blogs on easing the pressure when sitting and travelling and included her most recent discovery about the effects of inflammation, which is proving to be a critical factor in helping with the management of any chronic health issue.
The Hurting Strings – An Artist’s Story of Pain
The Hurting Strings, an award-winning documentary was created by Australian filmmaker Peter Lamont in 2014 and has had thousands of views resonating with so many people living with invisible illness. It is a little sad that the film still has so much meaning, in fact, it's still relevant so many years later. I truly wish it wasn't.
Is Symptom Tracking Your Road Map to Better Days?
Is Symptom Tracking Your Road Map to Better Days? If you're living with fibromyalgia, you'll know first-hand how the experience forces you into constant symptom tracking. Imagine if you can let go of nagging details by being confident your symptoms are well-documented, in a safe place and being used as your road map to better days. This is possible!
Soula Mantalvanos on The Health Design Podcast
The Journal of Health Design Australia presents The Health Design Podcast (THDP) with Moyez Jiwa, who recently invited My Health Story's (MHS) founder, Soula Mantalvanos, to chat. THDP aims to feature interviews with the world's leading health design experts, including clinicians, designers, patients, authors and researchers. Their motto: Better health by design. In the podcast, Soula discusses her health experience, the problems that inspired her to build a health summarising resource, and why she believes it can help individuals receive the tailored care they need. Listen up!
The New Happy
There are many motivational accounts on social media, but one of My Health Story’s (MHS) faves is The New Happy. And that’s because of its brightness and colourful and uplifting graphics and messages. And it’s free. The New Happy also provides small bite-size doses, which are more manageable for people with chronic illnesses who might experience brain fog and other symptoms that make absorbing information tricky. In addition to limiting the communications received on a day-to-day basis (actually, it’s more like minute-to-minute), making positive choices can make a difference in your day. Scrolling and deleting dull media is negative! So, our founder put The New [...]
