Webinars & Podcasts
The Hidden Epidemic: Living with Chronic Pain | Health in Focus
November 2025
Chronic pain is more than just a problem - it’s a hidden epidemic.
For millions of Australians, chronic pain isn’t a temporary setback. It’s a daily reality that affects their ability to work, connect with loved ones, sleep, and simply enjoy life.
From tackling stigma and improving communication with doctors to developing innovative tools like the MyPain Assessment and Communication Tool, Painaustralia CEO Monika shares how advocacy, education, and empathy can help people find better care and understanding.
Listen here.
Why So Many Australians with Chronic Pain Feel Ignored and Gaslit
November 2025
One in five Australians live with chronic pain yet many are still told to “live with it.” In this episode of The Pain Diaries Podcast, our CEO, Monika Boogs, joins Dr Nick Christelis, Director of Pain Specialists Australia, to unpack why people with pain continue to feel dismissed or gaslit. We discuss the invisibility of chronic pain, barriers to treatment, and where real support is found. Listen to the podcast here.
Online Consumer forum - Is there hope for long term pain?
October 2023
Painaustralia held an online forum asking, 'Is there hope for long term pain?'. Watch as we were joined by two of our consumers who shared their story and how they live with hope and the health professionals that work with consumers with chronic pain giving them the skills and treatment to manage their pain to be able to continue to do the activities they love to do.
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Hack on triple j
February 2025
Our Consumer Awareness Group member, Ben Nihill, chatted with Hack on triple j's Dave Marchese about the cost of GP visits for young people living with chronic pain.
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My Pain Story: Benjamin Nihill
June 2023
The youngest member of our Consumer Advisory Group, Benjamin Nihill, speaks to CEO Giulia Jones about his pain story.
Despite facing a challenging setback in 2020 during his ADF training, when he got diagnosed with fibromyalgia, Ben has demonstrated remarkable resilience and rebuilt his life from the ground up.
His story serves as a testament to the power of determination and the ability to overcome obstacles.
National Pain Week 2023
July 2023
In National Pain Week 2023 our deputy CEO, Monika Boogs, joined Chronic Pain Australia's Facebook live panel discussion, The State of Pain.
The panelists discussed results from the 2023 National Pain Survey and provided insights into various chronic pain issues.
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