Blogs

"No One Believed Me Before": Supporting IC + Pelvic Pain patients with Prior Medical Mistrust.

For many people navigating Interstitial Cystitis (IC), OAB, or vulvar discomfort, the experience of being dismissed or gaslit by prior providers can create a deep mistrust of medical care.

When a patient say...

Are some of your pelvic patients unsure or resistant to the idea that emotions and stress could be contributing to their pain?

Science shows that pain can morph into persistent pain if the nervous system barrages the brain with threat messages. Threats can be negative, scary thoughts, disagreements...

Many patients visit pelvic health clinicians with a long list of symptoms: pelvic pain, urinary urgency, bowel dysfunction, intimacy discomfort. They've seen multiple providers. They’ve been told “everything looks normal.” They’ve tried exercises, diets, even surgery.

And still, they’re suffering.

What Happens When Healthcare Pros Learn Pain Science? Spoiler: A Lot.

I recently read a powerful new study in the March 2025 issue of PAIN that was right up my Brooklyn alley. It explored what happens when healthcare professionals (HCPs) are trained to understand and treat chronic pain through a biop...