The details
Wednesday 7th October 2026
10am to 1pm, with regular breaks
Live on Zoom
Women
Only
Maximum 20 places
Three hours that could change how you understand your pain
An online experience for women living with persistent pain. No travelling. No uncomfortable chairs. No exhausting journey home afterwards.
Wednesday 7th October 2026, 10am to 1pm.
Is this you?
When you have lived with pain for months or years, life gradually becomes smaller.
You think twice before making plans. You worry about doing too much. You find yourself watching your body, wondering whether something will set off a flare up.
You may have tried treatments, exercises, medications, appointments and advice, and still find that pain has far more say in your life than you want it to.
And perhaps the hardest part is that other people do not always understand how exhausting it is.
Your pain is real, and pain can change
One of the most important things we now understand about persistent pain is that how much pain you feel is not simply a measure of damage.
Pain is produced by a sophisticated protective system involving the brain, the nervous system, your body, your emotions, your past experiences and your sense of safety or threat.
When pain has been present for a long time, that protective system becomes very good at protecting you. Sometimes too good. More sensitive. More watchful. Quicker to sound the alarm.
This does not mean your pain is imaginary. It means there may be more opportunity to influence it than you have been led to believe.
That understanding sits at the heart of this morning.
What we will do together
How pain actually works
Why persistent pain continues even when tissues have healed, or when scans cannot explain how much it hurts.
Calming an overprotective system
Practical ways to send your nervous system signals of safety rather than threat.
Recognising your own patterns
Why some completely understandable responses to pain can quietly keep the system on high alert.
Confidence with movement
How to reduce fear around moving, without pushing through or forcing anything.
Responding to flare ups
What to do differently on the difficult days, so they take less from you.
Making your world bigger
Reconnecting with the things that matter, starting from where you actually are.
What your place includes
Before we meet
Your Pain Reframe Workbook, sent to you by email. Use it to prepare, to reflect on your own experience, and to capture the things that feel most relevant to you. It becomes yours to return to afterwards.
On the day
Three carefully structured hours together, live on Zoom. You will learn, reflect, try things out, and start connecting what we know about pain with what actually happens in your life. Regular breaks throughout.
You will also leave having created your own Personal Pain Reframe Plan, a short set of realistic next steps chosen by you.
Afterwards
A collection of pain management audios to keep practising with. A recording of the teaching sessions, so nothing is lost. A one hour follow up group session on Zoom to talk about how you are getting on. And a copy of Dr Sue's book, Breaking the Pain Cycle, sent to you in the post.
You will not leave empty handed
By the end of the morning you will have created your own Personal Pain Reframe Plan.
Not a long list of things you should be doing. Just five realistic steps, chosen by you:
- One thing to turn down
- One safety signal to strengthen
- One way to move
- One thing that matters
- One ridiculously small next step
Because the first step back towards your life does not need to be a big one.
And when we come back together for the follow up session, this is what we will talk about. How you are getting on, what has worked, and what needs adjusting.
Understanding something once is not the same as living differently. That is why the support carries on after the morning ends.
Meet the team
Dr Sue Peacock
Consultant Health Psychologist 25 years of NHS and private practice experience.
Sue specialises in chronic pain, sleep difficulties and the psychological impact of long term health conditions. She is a bestselling author, internationally recognised speaker and Top Doctors award winner.
Jacqueline Emkes
Patient Advocate, Author and Lived Experience Expert.
Jacqueline brings her own experience of living with complex chronic conditions, and a nationally recognised voice in patient advocacy. She understands first hand what it means to live with pain and uncertainty.
Larissa Clarke
Level 4 Personal Trainer, specialising in long term health conditions.
Twelve years working with the NHS, local authorities and charities, with specialist qualifications in Exercise Referral and Cancer Rehabilitation, and a degree in Psychology and Sports Science. Her focus is always on what you can do.
This online retreat is for you if...
- You are a woman and have been living with persistent or chronic pain for months or years
- You constantly monitor how your body feels, or avoid things in case they make it worse
- Your world has gradually become smaller
- Tests do not explain how much you hurt, and that is frustrating
- You have tried a lot of things and not got where you hoped
- You know stress affects your pain but do not know what to do about it
- You have lost confidence in your body
- You miss the person you were before pain took up so much room
You do not need to arrive feeling positive. You do not need to believe everything is going to change. You do not need to be good at relaxation or mindfulness. You just need to be curious enough to consider that your pain system might be capable of change.
This may not be right for you if you are looking for
- A medical diagnosis or treatment programme
- A guaranteed cure or instant pain relief
- A replacement for your existing healthcare team
- One to one therapy or crisis mental health support
If you are unsure whether this online retreat is right for you, please get in touch before booking.
Book your place
Early Bird
5 places only at this rate
£
99
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£129 for remaining places
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Maximum 20 places, so that this stays a warm and supportive morning rather than an anonymous online event.
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Your place includes the workbook, the three hour live session, your Personal Pain Reframe Plan, the audio collection, the recording, the one hour follow up group session and a copy of Breaking the Pain Cycle.
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Secure payment via PayPal.
Early Bird
Questions people ask
No. You are welcome to keep your camera off if that feels more comfortable.
You will not be expected to. There are regular breaks, and you can stand, stretch, lie down or move around whenever you need to.
Only if you want to. There is no pressure to share anything.
No. This sits alongside your existing care rather than instead of it.
Your Pain Reframe Workbook will be sent to you by email, 7 days before the online retreat.
The teaching sessions are recorded and sent to everyone afterwards. Group discussion is not recorded.
You will still receive the workbook, the audios, the recording and your place on the follow up session, so nothing is lost.
Just Zoom, which is free. We will send clear instructions before the day.
Cancellation and booking with confidence
Cancellations before 30th September 2026 receive a full refund. After that date we are unable to offer refunds, but you will still receive the workbook, a copy of Dr Sue’s book, Breaking the Pain Cycle, the audios, the recording of the teaching sessions and your place on the follow up group session.
By booking your place on the Pain Reframe Online Retreat, you acknowledge and agree to these terms.