Louise is a Lived Experience Advocate, Lived Experience Lead Trainer, Past Vice Chair at British Pain Society Patient Voice Committee, Ramblers Wellbeing Walks leader and a successful chronic pain self-manager.
She is certainly not being defined by her pain, instead using the experiences she has had since childhood to help others who are struggling with chronic pain.
Louise tells her story that started with pain in childhood that often was unexplained medically despite repeated appointments and investigations. Later she discovered it was fibromyalgia.
But it was the opioids that took everything to another level!
Louise talked me through what has happened in her life and how she has come through the other side of an opioid crisis to now being involved in numerous projects to help people understand and manage their pain by living life.
It's a remarkable tale of success that is greatly inspiring, and showing what is possible.
You can connect with Louise here, on LinkedIn, Twitter and the Walking Works Wonder Facebook page.
