Today’s episode is on chronic pain with guests Alecia Deon (@AConjureWoman) and Sarah Blahovec (@sblahov). Alecia shares her experiences getting prescription medications and accessing healthcare as a person with sickle cell anemia. Sarah talks about some of the major misconceptions about living with pain and recent efforts by pharmacies and the government to limit prescription painkillers. Both Alecia and Sarah describe the stigma and shame that pain patients face and the numerous hurdles they encounter when seeking pain treatment. Disability Visibility is a production of the Disability Visibility Project, an online community dedicated to recording, amplifying, and sharing disability media and culture. Text transcripts and links for each episode are available at: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/podcast-2/ Twitter: @DisVisibility Support this podcast: patreon.com/DVP