Overcoming Pain: A Year of Reflection

About the Book

This is a guided reflection guide for those with chronic pain in order to hit areas that are commonly missed by the general practice or pain management physicians. The goal is to help identify factors that often complicate pain, factors that carry stigma or do not readily show themselves, making them hard to address. The guide is structured in a monthly fashion, with areas for daily thoughts as well as medicine tracking. The centerpiece of the guide is the monthly challenges and reflections, which will help the reader identify common complicating factors, such as shame, isolation, and psychological factors.

About the Author

Alexys J. Hillman is a Philadelphia native who graduated magna cum laude from Temple University with a BA in psychology. She was also a distinguished military graduate from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at Temple, where she gained her commission in the medical service corps. Upon completion of medical school in 2011, she entered active duty to complete her residency in family medicine at Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia. From there, she was assigned as staff at the 121st Combat Support Hospital (CSH) / Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital in South Korea. She is a contributing author to an upcoming edition of Taylor’s Principles of Family Medicine textbook. She enjoys running, reading, writing, photography, traveling, and crocheting as her pastime. She is married and has two sons and a rescue dog named Scrapper. She currently lives in DuPont, Washington. Go, Phillies.