Join us for this second episode in our podcast series about Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS). Listen in as Mel Brooke, Patient and Public Engagement Programme Director (BIRD) continues talking with expert guest Dr Maddy Piper, Consultant Rheumatologist. We focus in on the mental health impacts that Fibromyalgia can cause, understanding the grief cycle and the importance of asking for help, looking after yourself and Giving yourself ‘permission’ to acknowledge the impacts of Fibromyalgia, and empowering yourself with a strategy that works for you.

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Links mentioned in this series includes:

Fibromyalgia Action UK – www.fmauk.org

Fibromyalgia Friends Together at https://fibro.org.uk

Fibromyalgia UK at https://fibromyalgiauk.co.uk

Versus Arthritis is a good source for information - Fibromyalgia | Causes, symptoms, treatment | Versus Arthritis

NHS Talking Therapies https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/nhs-talking-therapies/

Please note: All content for BIRD's PPE podcasts are created for information purposes only and not intended to be a substitute for individual medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or health provider with any questions you may have about your medical condition. Reliance on any information provided by BIRD or any of the expert podcast guests is solely at your own risk.

The Patient and Public Engagement Programme is supported by hands-off sponsorships from Eli Lilly and Company Limited, UCB and Amgen - all of whom have provided grant funding but who have had no involvement in the development, content or editorial control of this podcast, nor the subsequent review and approval of these materials or general running of the patient and public engagement programme.

We would also like to thank The Arnold Clark Community Fund, The Cumber Family Charitable Trust, Medlock Charitable Trust, The Ray Harris Charitable Trust.

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