Whose Pain Is It Anyway?

PAINCAST - a creative podcast from the PAINSTORM clinical research team and its patient partners exploring neuropathic pain and the impact of living with it. Presented and co-produced by BBC broadcaster and writer Fiona Talkington who lives with neuropathic pain. In Episode 2 she and co-producer Mark Smalley hear from: * Professor David Bennett - leader of the PAINSTORM research project * BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner on 20 years of living with chronic neuropathic pain * Clinical Psychologist Dr Whitney Scott from King’s College London and the INPUT Pain Unit, and PAINSTORM researcher on “navigating life alongside pain”. * Professor Andrew Rice on 40 years of being at the forefront of pain research and pain management * Dancer Anusha Subramanyam who helps Fiona explore her relationship with her pain through the medium of Indian dance. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/whats-the-point-of-pain/p0gbsy0y https://www.flippinpain.co.uk https://www.paintoolkit.org https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-use-tools-from-act-to-live-with-persistent-pain BOOK Michael Nicholas, ‘Manage Your Pain’, Souvenir Press, 2001 WHAT IS PAINCAST: NEUROPATHIC PAIN UNRAVELLED? A collaborative podcast from the PAINSTORM research team exploring the experience of neuropathic pain. Artwork: "The Pain of it All”, Michele Angelo Petrone, Wellcome Foundation