Episode 57: Chronic Pain & ADHD: Janet Jay Explains How Community Support Makes Life Easier
- Sarah Russell
- 1 day ago
- 1 min read
Featuring: Janet Jay, writer and advocate exploring intersection of chronic pain, ADHD, and community care
How do you navigate life when your body and your brain aren’t cooperating & there’s no system in place to provide support?
In this episode, we explore:
Chronic Pain & ADHD
Overlap between chronic pain and ADHD
Adult ADHD diagnosis and identity shift
Navigating Systems
Barriers within the healthcare system
Using technology/AI to manage care and information
Community & Support
Community as a survival tool
Finding and building supportive networks
Coping & Regulation
Practical coping tools and workarounds
Creative practices as regulation (knitting, art, movement)
Life Integration
Parenting, emotional regulation, and nervous system support
Grief, resilience, and meaning-making
Building a life that works with your limitations, not against them
Key Questions Answered in the Audio:
How do you build a meaningful life when your body and brain both create barriers?
What actually helps when the healthcare system fails you?
How do you find (or build) community that truly gets it?
Resources Mentioned:
JanetJay.com (blog, tools, and upcoming projects)
The US Pain Foundation + The Invisible Project magazine: https://uspainfoundation.org/
Our Painful Truth Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@OurPainfulTruth
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