Chronic pain is real. It doesn't have to define you.
Chronic Pain Champions is an evidence-informed resource for people living with chronic pain, their families and friends, and healthcare professionals. I created this site to share what I've learned about pain, pain rehabilitation, and practical ways to live with chronic pain without letting it take over your life.
START HERE →Your path forward
Living well with chronic pain doesn't mean waiting for the perfect treatment or making pain elimination the only goal. I learned that the hard way. Understanding pain, changing how you respond to it, and gradually getting back to the things that matter can help you build a life that isn't controlled by pain.
Understand pain
Why can pain continue after an injury has healed? Learn how pain works, why the nervous system matters, and why hurt doesn't always mean harm.
UNDERSTAND PAIN →Accept pain
Acceptance isn't giving up. It means learning to stop fighting every pain symptom and putting more energy into the things that matter.
ACCEPT PAIN →Change the experience
There are practical things you can do to change how chronic pain affects daily life, improve function, and gradually get back to more of what matters to you.
CHANGE YOUR EXPERIENCE →Find your place
Living with chronic pain
You don't have to figure everything out alone. Find information, encouragement, connection, and support from people who understand what living with chronic pain can be like.
FIND SUPPORT →Family & friends
Learn how to support someone living with chronic pain without taking over. Encouragement and independence can go hand in hand.
SUPPORT A LOVED ONE →Healthcare professionals
Find practical, evidence-informed resources that may be useful when working with people living with chronic pain.
RESOURCES FOR PROFESSIONALS →Explore more resources
Free starter guide
Get a practical introduction to how pain works and some of the ideas and strategies that can help with living with chronic pain.
GET THE FREE GUIDE →Formal pain rehabilitation
Learn more about formal pain rehabilitation, what these programs may involve, and where to find interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs.
EXPLORE FORMAL PAIN REHABILITATION →Chronic pain resources
Resources to help you understand chronic pain, learn about self-management, and find practical information for living with chronic pain.
EXPLORE RESOURCES →Chronic pain library
Explore books, guides, websites, podcasts, support communities, news sources, blogs, and other resources that may help you better understand chronic pain.
EXPLORE THE LIBRARY →Why Chronic Pain Champions?
15+ Years
living with
chronic pain
chronic pain
Mayo Clinic
interdisciplinary pain
rehabilitation experience
rehabilitation experience
20+
published articles
and interviews
and interviews
3,400+
support community
members
members
I combine what I've learned from living with chronic pain for more than 15 years with evidence-informed pain education. My goal isn't to tell you exactly what will work for you. It's to help you understand pain, consider different approaches, and find practical ways to move forward.
MEET TOM AND CHRONIC PAIN CHAMPIONS →What people are saying
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"I have started reading some of the material and find it all so useful and practical."
— Chronic Pain Champions community member
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"This book is excellent. Its non technical format makes it easy to read and it's full of useful information."
— Book reader
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"You explain chronic pain in words that I've been looking for for 30 years."
— Chronic Pain Champions community member
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"I send your website and e-book to many of my patients. Thank you for all you do!"
— Zachary Grin, Doctor of Physical TherapyReady to go deeper?
Trapped by Chronic Pain? Break Free and Take Back Your Life
A practical, evidence-informed guide based on what I've learned from living with chronic pain. It explains how pain works and offers ideas for changing how chronic pain affects daily life.
LEARN ABOUT THE BOOK →
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Last reviewed: August 2026
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Last reviewed: August 2026