Therapeutic Writing for Adults Suffering From Chronic Pain and Comorbid Mental Health Disorders

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult women (18 years or older), assigned female at birth and self-identify as women * Diagnosed with or experience of chronic, widespread (non-cancer) pain lasting at least two years * Diagnosed with or living with one or more mild mental health disorders (e.g., anxiety, mild depression), without current or past severe psychiatric conditions * Diagnosed with or experience of nociplastic pain (e.g., fibromyalgia) * Not currently using medications that may impair cognitive functioning (e.g., benzodiazepines, anticholinergics, opioids, antipsychotics) * Able to attend approximately 11 in-person visits over a 3-month period * Willing and able to participate in a structured therapeutic writing intervention * Purposefully selected to reflect a range of lived experiences relevant to the study's aims Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of severe mental health disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression, or other psychotic conditions) * Use of medications known to impair memory, attention, or decision-making (e.g., benzodiazepines, anticholinergics, opioids, antipsychotics) * Participation in other concurrent treatments that may influence study outcomes * Cognitive limitations that would hinder meaningful engagement in the writing intervention * Individuals not assigned female at birth or who do not identify as women