I am Nadia Malliou, a psychologist from Thessaloniki, in the Northern part of Greece, and have been living with chronic pain for more than 20years facing all the difficulties and inadequacies of the health system in regards to chronic pain treatment and management in Greece. I have a Master’s degree in Cognitive and Experimental Psychology, with emphasis on Neuropsychological rehabilitation, have worked as a volunteer since I can remember my adult self. I am on the board of the Hellenic League against Rheumatism ELEANA, a national organization for RMDs, on the board of Pain Alliance Europe PAE and on the board of the Federation of Rare Diseases in Greece. I recently started my PhD on psychological phenotyping and perioperative interventions for chronic postsurgical pain. My research interests are focused on chronic pain management (development of mHealth applications, interventions for chronic pain management) and have been working in a clinical context supporting patients with chronic pain as an Associate for the Pain Unit of the General University Hospital AHEPA of Thessaloniki for the past few years. I have facilitated groups of patients or individuals with chronic diseases and/or chronic pain using CBT techniques.