Pain in the Brain A column by Melissa Hung

Drum Head: Playing Through My Chronic Pain

But pain and pleasure intertwine in playing the drums, much as they do elsewhere in life.

Oct 06, 2022
Longing for the Water

Swimming has saved me over and over again. But this time it cannot.

Jun 03, 2020
How Meditation Helped Me Feel More Comfortable in My Body

How sad that I couldn’t regard myself with more kindness before, but how necessary it felt now that I was in constant pain.

Mar 09, 2020
The Headache Diaries

The diary was how I organized a life suddenly thrown into chaos. This is what the human mind does; it looks for a narrative, for meaning.

Feb 07, 2020