Long term conditions are hard to live with. They can affect all aspects of life and it is easy to get stuck. This course offers an alternative perspective that we hope will help you to see things differently and find new ways forward.

A video that Phil Sizer our lead trainer made to show what it is like to attend one of our self-management courses.

Chronic Pain is difficult to live with. It is hard to understand, you can’t see it and it varies day to day, sometimes for no apparent reason. In addition to pain, people often experience frustration, anxiety, stress, sleeplessness, low mood, isolation, communication and relationship problems. This brings challenges for the person with the condition and the people who care for and about them.

Maggie attends one of our monthly pain management groups after completing our 5 week  intensive course .  Listen to her story and hear the specific things she learnt that particularly  mattered and helped her. Listen too, to Maggie’s recommendations to other people also living with chronic pain,  the changes she has made and her hopes for the future.

These courses provide a special opportunity for carers and partners to build skills and gain insights in the self-management approach to health. The aim is to help carers and partners to share self-management ideas with the person they care about. Importantly it is also an opportunity for them to feel more supported and less alone in their responsibilities.