Your Pain Is Real.
Your Power For Change Is Too.
I help women find direction, hope, and practical steps to move forward today.
20-40%
of doctors will retire in the next 5 years creating massive care gaps;
50%
of the population is underrepresented in medical research and care guidelines;
29%
longer wait times for women in Emergency Departments for potential heart attack evaluation.
Women are 2x-8x more likely to develop disabling pain than men.
In 2025, over 2-Billion women are in the peri-menopause age range between 30-60 yrs old.
The healthcare system is failing women
For over 25 years in medicine, I’ve seen what statistics can’t capture:
A woman in her 40s told her symptoms are “just anxiety.”
A mother who ignores her own pain to care for everyone else.
A patient shuffled between five specialists, none seeing the whole picture.
A professional whose career stalls because her pain has no name.
The truth? Women’s health is too often dismissed, fragmented, and misunderstood. That’s where I step in - to help you connect the dots, reclaim your voice, and move forward.
Hi, I’m Dr. Brenda Lau — your pathmaker in women’s health and pain care.
My path didn’t start with my clinic—it started when I was a child, watching my family unravel under the weight of poverty, pain, and silence. At seven years old, I made a vow: “The violence stops with me.” That moment made me a pathmaker first for myself—and later for the people I serve.
Over the next 25+ years, I became not just a doctor, but a pain specialist, hypnotherapist, anesthesiologist and patient myself. I’ve sat on both sides of the exam room. I’ve seen how unspoken trauma, culture, and physiology shape pain—and how the system too often misses the full picture.
The result? I don’t just treat symptoms—I help women see the whole picture, connect the dots, and find a path forward that honors both science and lived experience.
And because no single woman’s journey looks the same, I’ve dedicated my work to creating pathways, stories, and tools that women can use to navigate their health with clarity and strength.
Why I Fight Back - and Why I Break Through
When metastatic thyroid cancer struck me—followed by a large abdominal tumor that required major surgery - I didn’t just survive.
I refused the passive “rest and wait” approach.
I combined medical science with mind-body mastery and integrative recovery protocols.
My recovery wasn’t a single moment of victory. It was hundreds of small ones — every time I chose safe movement over fear, I grew stronger.
I became the patient I wish every woman could be—informed, empowered, and in control.
And now, everything I create—whether toolkits, stories, or frameworks—comes from this same mindset: proving that breakthroughs are possible, and showing you how to make your own path.
"Every barrier I faced - poverty, trauma, cancer, a broken system - taught me one thing: There is always a path forward when you combine continuous curiosity with fierce determination to act."
- Dr Brenda Lau
From Resources to a Pathmaker Movement
By joining the Pathmaker Movement, you’ll:
Monthly Insights — evidence-based guidance written in clear, human language.
Real Stories — from women navigating their own health journeys.
Free Live Webinars — once a month, with me — covering real topics that help you.
Q&A Sessions — where you can bring your questions and learn through shared experience.
Exclusive Access — to future tools, events, and programs only available to members of The Movement.
"We won’t wait for the system to make us healthy. We start now—each woman, each family, each workplace.
Together—women, men, and allies—we rebuild care that works. Start now with your health first."
- Dr. Brenda Lau
Ready to start your health journey?
Gain access to free, science-backed tools created for women—designed to give you clarity, confidence, and practical steps forward.
Toolkits
Step-by-step guidance you
can trust.
N-of-1 Case Studies
Real stories of women turning pain
into progress.
Pathways & Frameworks
Clear strategies guided by science + lived wisdom.
What Women Say When They’re Finally Heard
"Changed my life for the better"
"I can vouch for Brenda! She has created an amazing service at Changepain, and she and her team have changed my life for the better.
- Linda N
"Shifting the
paradigm"
"Your courage, lived experience, and deep commitment to evolving women's healthcare are incredibly inspiring. Thank you for showing up so boldly and for the work you do to challenge outdated norms, shifting the paradigm in pain and wellness.
- Meeka
"I loved your
talk"
"I'm a program admin at UBC family practice, and you were one of our speakers at our admin retreat a couple years ago. Absolutely loved your talk, and I've been following you on IG too.
- Monica T
"The world needs this"
Thank you for sharing so vulnerably and powerfully!
Someone like you is exactly the kind of medicine the world (and business) needs more of.
- Shalyn P
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This isn’t just a sign-up - it’s a promise to show up for yourself. When you join, you take the first step toward caring for your body, your energy, and your clarity - with Dr. Brenda Lau guiding you along the way.
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