<p>Sometimes our distress at our child's pain is so overwhelming that it can drown out theirs. &nbsp;When that happens, we can increase their distress because we do the wrong thing and doing 'meet their needs. &nbsp;</p>
<p>This is a podcast of an essay first published on the <a href="https://1step2life.com/inner-voices/">1step2life website</a> for people living with chronic pain and those who love them.</p>

Balancing Challenge & Support

Honest talk for people living with persistent pain, chronic illness long COVID or other complex medical conditions. Nancy Darling is a psychologist who studies adolescent parenting and the mom of a son with severe chronic migraines.

Living with chronic pain or illness shrinks your world, limits your social life, and makes even small things an effort. We discuss information common to folks living with chronic illness. Many of our podcasts are for caregivers - particularly parents - who support people who live with pain. 

These podcasts grow out of the 1step2life.com blog.