Articles, Interviews & Presentations
Explore articles, interviews, podcasts, presentations, and other published work featuring Tom Bowen and the patient perspective on chronic pain, pain science, self-management, and living well despite persistent pain.
ARTICLES
How to Move Patients from Passive Management to Active Self-Management
A patient perspective on helping people move toward a more active role in managing chronic pain.
READ ARTICLE →Are You Missing Two-Thirds of Your Potential Pain Treatment Plan?
Exploring the importance of looking beyond traditional medical treatment when addressing chronic pain.
READ ARTICLE →A Letter to Pain Providers: 10 Do and Don't Tips From a Chronic Pain Patient
A patient's perspective on communication, treatment, and working together with healthcare professionals.
READ ARTICLE →Patient Perspective: We Have a Chronic Pain Problem
A look at the challenges surrounding chronic pain from the perspective of someone living with it.
READ ARTICLE →My Time at the Mayo Clinic Pain Rehabilitation Center
Reflections on participating in interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation and the lessons learned there.
READ ARTICLE →Hopping Off the Pain Merry-Go-Round
A personal look at breaking away from the cycle of continually searching for another treatment.
READ ARTICLE →Five Things I Wish I Knew Earlier in My Journey With Chronic Pain
Five lessons Tom wishes he had understood earlier in his chronic pain journey.
READ ARTICLE →25 Tips to Get the Best Treatment
Originally published December 30, 2019 in National Pain Report. Edited March 16, 2023 with a link to the Chronic Pain Champions blog.
READ ARTICLE →A PATIENT PERSPECTIVE
Many of these articles are written from Tom Bowen's perspective as someone who has lived with chronic pain for more than 15 years. They reflect personal experience, patient advocacy, and evidence-informed approaches to understanding and managing persistent pain.
FEATURED IN
Living With Chronic Pain: "Suffering Is a Choice, and I Choose Not to Suffer"
Tom Bowen was featured in this GoodRx article exploring what it is like to live with chronic pain and how changing the way we respond to pain can influence the experience of living with it.
Tom did not write this article. He was interviewed and featured as part of the story.
READ GOODRX ARTICLE →PRESENTATIONS & CONVERSATIONS
3rd Pain Supported Self-Management Online Conference
Tom Bowen joins the 3rd Pain Supported Self-Management Online Conference to share the patient perspective on chronic pain, self-management, and living with persistent pain.
WATCH PRESENTATION →INTERVIEWS & PODCASTS
Learning to Champion Chronic Pain: An Interview with Tom Bowen
In this conversation with Compass Healthcare Collaborative, Tom Bowen discusses his experience living with chronic pain, what he learned through pain rehabilitation, the importance of active self-management, and his work helping others navigate chronic pain.
LISTEN TO THE COMPASS INTERVIEW →Fighting Pain Made It Worse — Here's What Finally Worked
A conversation about chronic pain, fighting pain, and discovering a different way forward.
WATCH INTERVIEW →A Path to Peace with Chronic Pain
A conversation about living with chronic pain and finding a more peaceful relationship with it.
LISTEN TO INTERVIEW →Put Down the Sword
A conversation about changing the relationship with pain rather than continually fighting it.
WATCH INTERVIEW →Pain Toolkit In Conversation with Tom Bowen from Chronic Pain Champions
A discussion about chronic pain, self-management, and the patient experience.
WATCH INTERVIEW →OTHER PUBLISHED WORK
Tinnitus: Part of a Larger Puzzle and Challenge
Tom has also written about his experience with tinnitus and the challenges that can accompany persistent symptoms.
READ ARTICLE →MORE FROM CHRONIC PAIN CHAMPIONS
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