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MHS Accepted in the ariia Project Support Program
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MHS Accepted in the ariia Project Support Program

Blog, Events, Research

MHS Accepted in the ariia Project Support Program

MyHealthStory2026-10-18T15:14:07+11:00October 18, 2026|Blog, Events, Research|

Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) supports organisations with impactful projects by providing expert coaching through its Project Support Program. Funded by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (DHDA), the program supports ideation, project planning, implementation, commercialisation, and scaling of solutions focused on the aged care sector and workforce. Aged care providers, technology/industry providers, researchers and/or consortiums of these groups are eligible to apply. My Health Story is excited [...]

The Echenberg Institute for Pelvic & Sexual Pain: Offering a free 30-minute introductory call
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The Echenberg Institute for Pelvic & Sexual Pain: Offering a free 30-minute introductory call

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The Echenberg Institute for Pelvic & Sexual Pain: Offering a free 30-minute introductory call

MyHealthStory2025-11-28T14:39:53+11:00November 28, 2025|Blog, Education, Health Management|

My Health Story Friend, The Echenberg Institute for Pelvic and Sexual Pain is a non-clinical education and advocacy initiative dedicated to making invisible pain visible. And to help My Health Story followers, they are generously offering a free private 30-minute introductory call. Founded by retired gynecologist and telehealth educator, Robert J. Echenberg, MD FACOG (Dr E), The Echenberg Institute for Pelvic and Sexual Pain empowers patients and providers affected by chronic pelvic, genital, and sexual pain through evidence-based [...]

Mandy Mercuri: An Introduction to Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Somatic Tracking
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Mandy Mercuri: An Introduction to Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Somatic Tracking

Blog, Friends of MHS, Health Management

Mandy Mercuri: An Introduction to Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Somatic Tracking

MyHealthStory2025-11-28T14:13:07+11:00November 28, 2025|Blog, Friends of MHS, Health Management|

Guest blog by Mandy Mercuri Mindfulness & Pain Recovery Coach & My Health Story Advisory Member If you’re living with ongoing musculoskeletal pain, it’s completely understandable to feel frustrated, confused, or even hopeless at times. Many of us spend years being told to “manage” pain rather than understanding the root cause of why it’s happening or how to help it change. The good news? Pain can change. And today, I’d love to introduce [...]

Dr Gronski & Team on Blocking Pudendal Nerve Pain
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Dr Gronski & Team on Blocking Pudendal Nerve Pain

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Dr Gronski & Team on Blocking Pudendal Nerve Pain

MyHealthStory2024-11-15T15:39:23+11:00November 15, 2024|Blog, Education, Health Management|

Dr Gronski & Team have many patients asking questions about pudendal nerve blocks for pelvic pain. So they created this video with licensed Occupational Therapist and Certified Pelvic Health Specialist Lainie Givens, who explains pudendal nerve blocks for diagnosis and treatment of pudendal neuralgia while also offering additional tips to help patients find relief from pelvic pain – it is possible! Watch or jump specific video chapters: […]

Soula Presents at the RACGP Chronic Disease Workshop
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Soula Presents at the RACGP Chronic Disease Workshop

Advocacy, Blog, Education, Health Management

Soula Presents at the RACGP Chronic Disease Workshop

MyHealthStory2023-11-18T11:09:02+11:00November 18, 2023|Advocacy, Blog, Education, Health Management|

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.

Reflections About Pain

MyHealthStory2022-06-12T10:31:23+10:00January 16, 2022|Blog, Research|

The brain does not have to make a “decision” as to how we should perceive the sound. But whether we interpret that loud sound as thunder, a car backfiring, a cannon firing, or as a bomb exploding is a matter of perception. We can always check and find out whether our interpretation is correct. Thus, we may be mistaken about the cause of activation of the auditory (“hearing”) apparatus but, to reiterate, we cannot be mistaken about the experience of having heard the sound. This sensation is “given” to us. The same can be said of pain. We are not mistaken when we experience pain. But we may come up with a number of different interpretations of the experience.