The Pain Coach

The Pain Coach Helping you understand and overcome your chronic pain to live your fullest life Clinics at 132 Harley Street and 2 Lower Sloane Street. Online sessions.

More than fuel.Most people think food is just energy.But your body reads it differently.Every meal is a message—to your ...
27/04/2026

More than fuel.

Most people think food is just energy.

But your body reads it differently.

Every meal is a message—
to your nervous system,
to your immune system.

And when you’re living with persistent pain…
those messages matter.

Not because food causes pain—
but because it can influence how your system responds.

So instead of chasing perfection, start simple:

• Give your system a break from food (around 12 hours overnight)
• Limit refined carbs
• Include fibre daily
• Be mindful of saturated fats
• Support your system with B vitamins (especially B12) + omega-3
• Eat plenty of colourful fruit & veg (think variety)
• Have your main meal earlier rather than later

Nothing extreme.

Just reducing the load on your system…
and giving it more of what helps.

Because sometimes,
what you change on your plate—

changes what your body has to deal with.

—

What have you noticed your body responds well (or not so well) to?

With care,
Richmond 🕊️

Pain coach mentoring is a different way of working with people stuck with their persistent pain.Not a new identity.An ap...
26/04/2026

Pain coach mentoring is a different way of working with people stuck with their persistent pain.

Not a new identity.
An approach.

Because whatever your background—
You already bring knowledge.
Skill.
Experience.

And there are many ways we help:

We teach.
We coach.
We prescribe exercises.
We support the skills of being well.

But here’s what most of us were never taught…

Patients can know what to do—
And still not do it.

They can understand pain—
And still feel stuck in it.

Because pain isn’t just physical.

It’s beliefs.
Fear.
Behaviour.

I remember when this shifted for me—

It wasn’t about giving better advice…
It was about helping people learn from their own experience.

To reflect.
To notice patterns.
To practise change in real life—not just in theory.

That’s what pain coach mentoring develops:

→ Turning understanding into action
→ Building skills that transfer into daily life
→ Using reflection to create real insight
→ Supporting lasting change—not short-term compliance

It builds on everything you already do.

But it changes what becomes possible.

If this way of working resonates,
you’re welcome to explore it further—link in bio.

Warmest,
Richmond 🕊️

Mindfulness won’t necessarily take your pain away.But it can change how you relate to it.If you live with persistent pai...
26/04/2026

Mindfulness won’t necessarily take your pain away.
But it can change how you relate to it.

If you live with persistent pain, you’ll know this tension:

Wanting things to be different…
wanting relief…
wanting to feel like yourself again.

That makes sense.

But what if part of the shift isn’t in getting away from pain…

but in understanding what it’s asking for?

This is the work I guide people through.

Learning to pause.
To check in.
To notice what’s actually here.

And from there—
to respond in ways that bring real, sustained relief.

I’ve written a deeper piece on this, including a simple practice you can try today and how to build it into your life.

If this resonates, you’re very welcome to read it.

Link in bio.

You can join for free, or go deeper with the full post.

With care,
Richmond 🕊️

When you understand your pain and its true causes, your experiences make sense and the way forward becomes apparent. Tha...
26/04/2026

When you understand your pain and its true causes, your experiences make sense and the way forward becomes apparent.

That’s our work together.

1. Understand your pain
2. Clarify the way forward
3. Take the first step
4. Follow your path

Pain is a guide.

It’s happening, when it does, for you not to you.

With care,
Richmond 🕊️

Here’s your final version—warmer, more inviting, with a gentle but confident pull all the way through:⸻Welcome.I hope yo...
25/04/2026

Here’s your final version—warmer, more inviting, with a gentle but confident pull all the way through:

⸻

Welcome.

I hope you find this feed helpful.

Everything here comes from my day-to-day work supporting people to understand and transform their persistent pain.

My name is Richmond Stace.
I’m a multidisciplinary pain specialist, with a background in nursing, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, pain neuroscience, positive psychology, coaching, and other therapies.

Over the past 25+ years, I’ve developed an approach called Pain Coaching—a way of guiding, supporting, and encouraging you to move beyond suffering and live a meaningful life.

Because transforming pain is inner work.

I help you understand what’s really going on…
And together, we put a strategy in place so you can live yourself better.

Where helpful, I also collaborate with trusted colleagues—including in pain medicine and specialist trauma psychotherapy —particularly if we identify trauma as part of your pain experience.

You don’t have to carry this on your own.

You’ll find more on my website (link in bio).

You’re very welcome to sign up to my newsletter, Pain Talking—
where I share deeper insights to support you in this work. Link in bio.

And if it feels right for you, you’re warmly invited to get in touch and arrange a discovery call.

With care,
Richmond 🕊️

Persistent pain changes how you think, feel, and live.If you’re dealing with ongoing pain this newsletter will help you:...
25/04/2026

Persistent pain changes how you think, feel, and live.

If you’re dealing with ongoing pain this newsletter will help you:

• Understand what’s really going on beneath it
• Put words to what you’ve struggled to explain
• Break the patterns pain creates in your life
• Feel less alone in your experience
• Start shifting things—gently, but for real

There are 100s of free articles waiting for you already.

And if you want to go deeper—
the paid side gives you more insight, more guidance, more support.

No noise.
No overwhelm.
Just clarity that actually helps.

👉 Start reading for free
👉 Go deeper when you’re ready

See link in my bio to sign up and gain access right away.

With care,
Richmond 🕊️

Transforming persistent pain is inner engineering. With care,Richmond 🕊️
25/04/2026

Transforming persistent pain is inner engineering.

With care,
Richmond 🕊️

A core practice in the Pain Coaching programme is pausing. Simple. Together we work out how you can action this non-nego...
25/04/2026

A core practice in the Pain Coaching programme is pausing.

Simple.

Together we work out how you can action this non-negotiable in your world.

Check in: ask, how am I? What are my needs?

With care,
Richmond 🕊️

Transferring immunoglobulin G antibodies from a person with fibromyalgia to mice has interesting and relevant effects: •...
24/04/2026

Transferring immunoglobulin G antibodies from a person with fibromyalgia to mice has interesting and relevant effects:

• Passive transfer of fibromyalgia (FM)-IgG causes sensitisation of mechano-sensitive afferents in the skin of mice.

• Aδ-mechano and C-mechano sensitive afferents in skin from mice injected with FM-IgG display more after-discharge following mechanical stimulation than mice injected with healthy control-IgG.

• Changes in the peripheral nervous system caused by circulating autoreactive IgG play a role in FM signs and symptoms.

There is talk in the paper of a possible dysfunction of the peripheral nervous system as a cause.

I would suggest rather than dysfunction, it can be thought of as a situation that can occur (because it does).

Considering yourself to have dysfunction, a problem or with something wrong all add a layer to deal with before addressing the underlying needs.

In other words, the perspective you take matters.

I encourage a focus on understanding and meeting needs, in which case the situation changes positively; ie/ getting better.

That’s the work we do together.

I help you understand the true causes of your pain, the triggers, and then follow a path towards your picture of success—sustained change not just symptom management.

With care,
Richmond 🕊️

To understand pain, you must understand the person and their whole life.There are no short cuts. No guesswork. No assump...
23/04/2026

To understand pain, you must understand the person and their whole life.

There are no short cuts.

No guesswork. No assumptions.

Instead, listening to what you say.

From there we can make sense of your pain and experiences.

This is the gateway to transforming pain.

If you want to take a small step, book a free discovery call with me to find out how I help you.

With care,
Richmond 🕊️

The 3 Ways People Deal With Pain (Only One Leads to Freedom)You can treat the symptom.You can do the inner work.Or you c...
23/04/2026

The 3 Ways People Deal With Pain (Only One Leads to Freedom)

You can treat the symptom.
You can do the inner work.
Or you can try to balance both.

Most people choose the first.

Because it’s faster.
Because it numbs.
Because it feels like progress.

But the pain returns.

Quieter at first…
then louder.
then impossible to ignore.

We try to fix what hurts—
without ever asking why it’s there.

So nothing really changes.

Here’s the shift:

Pain isn’t asking to be removed.
It’s asking to be understood.

When you stop fighting it…
and start listening…

You begin to see the message.

That’s where freedom lives.

Not in avoiding pain—
but in understanding it.

Yes, you can use support.
Yes, you can combine approaches.

But with awareness.

Because your pain is not the problem.
It’s the signal.

And every experience is happening for you, not to you.

When that lands, everything shifts.

You see more clearly.
You feel more grounded.
You move differently.

You live yourself better.

That’s the work we do together.
Gently.
Honestly.
At your pace.

If this spoke to you—what has your pain been trying to show you?

And if you feel ready to take a first step,
you’re welcome to reach out and explore working together.

With care,
Richmond 🕊️

The first step. Being heard. Have you been heard? You cannot see pain. The only way another person knows you are experie...
22/04/2026

The first step.

Being heard.

Have you been heard?

You cannot see pain.

The only way another person knows you are experiencing pain is by listening to what you say.

With care,
Richmond 🕊️

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