Barby Ingle – Reality Star, Best Selling Author, Pain Educator, Pain Patient, Philanthropist
Barby Ingle has received over 35 accolades for her work in the chronic pain community. She is a chronic pain educator, patient advocate, Immediate-Past President of the International Pain Foundation, motivational speaker, and best-selling author on pain topics.
She has been a pain patient since developing endometriosis in 1997 and reflex sympathetic dystrophy in 2002 (aka. Algoneurodystrophy). Barby completed nine seasons of the live digital-tv webisodes of The Ken and Barby Show with her husband, Ken Taylor, and has been featured over 2000 times in the media (newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and blog articles) and has appeared 27 times on TLC’s Extreme Time Cheaters program since 2015. She has published nine books and has three more in the making currently, as well as being a feature in Cheerleader! An American Icon Book.
Barby serves the Rare Disease and Pain Community as a volunteer for the International Pain Foundation, Global Genes, Rare Disease Legislative Advocates, Reality Rally, and multiple support groups. Her work with the International Pain Foundation – Member 2006-2010, Executive Director 2011-2012, President 2013-2022, is one of her leading efforts, serving in multiple positions over the years. Currently, Barby serves as a Legislative District Committeeman in LD5 of Arizona, is the print editor of iPain Living Magazine, and a regular columnist for Pain News Network.
Philanthropist, Amazon best-selling author, and Reality TV Personality sharing her powerful story about life-changing events that forced disability, and reflection which sprouts her journey from Wheels to Heals.
From Wheels To Heals is A Chronic Pain Patients’ Story of Hope, Help, and Understanding By Barby Ingle, Amazon bestselling author, reality television personality, and philanthropist, sharing her powerful story about life-changing events that forced life reflection, purpose, and her journey from wheels to heals.
Public Awareness
Access to Proper and Timely Care
Navigating the Health System
Opioid Induced Constipation awareness
Patient Advocacy
Chronic Pain
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
TMJ Disease
Endometriosis
Increase Abuse Deterrent Medications
Patient and Caregiver Education
Advocate for PAIN CME’s for Providers
Prescription Monitoring Legislation
Knowledge equals Power. We can look for options. Most importantly don’t let the guilt of others affect how we choose to take control of our lives by Barby Ingle
Barby… I have been in chronic pain for years since I had a motor cycle accident… Thank you so much for being my advocate. by Jason Smith
Many have said it before and I just want to say it again – THANK YOU for your innovative approach, your strength and courage in fighting back, your personal private innermost feelings good and bad and most of all for the AWARENESS, and VOICE you bring to this horrific challenging disease, or whatever they want to call it this week… You are an inspiration to everyone!! GO TEAM BARBY!!! by Nadine A
Some people survive life altering illnesses. You have thrived – by Jim Edgington