How to Trust Yourself: The Messy, Human Path to Becoming Who You Are

Welcome back, dear listeners, before we get into today’s episode I wanted to invite you to a live online workshop that I’m hosting called Journaling for Chronic Pain Relief. Journaling was a hugely important tool in my recovery, and I’m going to teach you how to release emotions, tension and pain from your body through writing in a way that’s gentle and safe and won’t overwhelm your nervous system...

In this episode, I tell three raw, personal stories about how the body can react to fear with a wide range of surprising symptoms — and how we can help our body feel safe again so that symptoms can subside. Story #1: How a gut renovation triggered a gut reaction. Story #2: How a bus driver's kindness was all the medicine I needed. Story #3: An allergic reaction to my own anger, and how I moved...

Welcome dear listeners to this solo episode! It's been a while since I did an episode without a guest, and I wanted to chat one on one with YOU today about a topic that's been coming up in a lot of my groups, including my recent Healing with Purpose program, which just wrapped (thank you for all who joined, it was a fantastic group!) This topic is exposure therapy for chronic pain recovery...

Hello dear listener, welcome to today’s episode, in which I was interviewed by my colleague Catherine Courtice about the importance of self-compassion in healing from chronic symptoms.   Catherine is a writer, speaker, advocate and educator empowering those facing chronic pain and life-altering diagnoses. Her background in Kinesiology, Education, mobility, therapy, and coaching provides deep insig...

Hello dear listener, welcome to today’s episode, in which I got to have a conversation with someone I’ve been a big fan of for quite a while.   My guest, Dani Fagan, specializes in the care of the chronic condition/mind-body medicine community, having healed from years of chronic pain and anxiety using these tools herself. She is a coach and teaches yoga, meditation and breath work to the self-hea...

Hello dear listener, welcome to today’s episode, in which I had the pleasure of speaking with my colleague and fellow seeker Daniel Atkins.   Daniel holds the title of Doctor of Psychology but is currently practicing as a channeler and intuitive psychologist. He guides individuals and group workshops to understand the lineages and layers of emotion and belief-based trauma they carry from early lif...

Hello dear listener, welcome to today’s episode, in which I got to interview one of my all-time heroes in mind-body medicine. My guest, Dr. Howard Schubiner, is an internist and pediatrician, who attained the rank of full Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1999 and is now a Clinical Professor at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He is a fellow in the A...

Hello dear listener, welcome to today’s episode, in which I had the pleasure of speaking with my friend and colleague Nisha Mody.   Nisha is a Relational Healing & Life Coach, Writer, and Speaker. Her mission is to give high-achieving helpers permission to not get everything “right”. Her work explores the intersection of anti-oppression, intergenerational healing, and relating. If you hear Nis...

Hello dear listener, welcome to today’s episode, in which I had the pleasure of speaking with someone I greatly admire and consider a mentor.   Dr. John Stracks  is an integrative physician who specializes in chronic health conditions that haven't been helped through conventional Western medicine. He’s particularly interested in helping people make the mind-body connection--the connection betw...

Dear Listener, welcome back to the podcast after a three-month hiatus. I took a pause, because, being a mind-body practitioner, I gotta practice what I preach. Sometimes our energy is in a season of abundant productivity, where creativity is pouring out of us. And sometimes we find ourselves in a season where we’re needing rest and recovery, and that is where I’ve been at these last few months. I’...

Welcome to the 20th episode of From Chronic Pain to Passion. This is the last episode in season 1 and after this I’m going to take a 3 week hiatus, because rest is important! But don’t worry, I’ll be back in September with more interviews that I’m excited to share with you, including conversations with chronic pain experts Dr. John Stracks and Dr. Lilia Graue as well as many more.   In today’s epi...

Thank you so much for joining me on this chronic pain to passion journey. One of the things I really like doing on this podcast is having conversations with people who don’t necessarily identify as someone who has experienced or worked with chronic pain, but they do have a story of transformation to tell that carries a lot of the same themes that show up in the chronic pain recovery journey.   One...

In today’s episode, I got to chat with someone whose work I’ve admired and been influenced by since my very first training in mind-body medicine. That person is chronic pain expert Christie Uipi, and I knew it would be a pleasure speaking with her, but our conversation surpassed even my expectations, it was such a delight.   Christie is a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of chronic pa...

Thank you for joining me today to listen to this episode of From Chronic Pain to Passion. It’s hard to believe it’s already been 4 months since I first launched the podcast. And I wanna ask if you’d be up for helping me spread the word so that more listeners can find the podcast. So, I thought I would do a little fun giveaway. Last month I held a workshop called Soothe Your Symptoms and Unlock You...

Before we get into the episode, I wanted to let you know about an interview I did on the Optimize Yourself podcast, hosted by my friend Zack Arnold.  He’s actually doing a three part series on chronic pain specifically related to how it affects creative professionals — so I highly recommend that you check it out!     The series will consist of three experts talking about chronic pain from differen...

Before we start today’s episode, I wanna ask a quick favor! If you’ve been listening to the podcast and finding it helpful, would you be willing to hit pause for a moment and give the podcast a quick rating and review on whatever podcast platform you’re listening on? It would mean so much to me, because your ratings and reviews help other people who are struggling with chronic symptoms to find the...

Before we start today’s episode, I wanna ask a quick favor! If you’ve been listening to the podcast and finding it helpful, would you be willing to hit pause for a moment and give the podcast a quick rating and review on whatever podcast platform you’re listening on? It would mean so much to me, because your ratings and reviews help other people who are struggling with chronic symptoms to find the...

If are someone who’s creative or passionate about your career, have you ever had an experience where, right as you were about to make a big career move or achieve some symbol of success, you were hit by a wave of symptoms like chronic pain or fatigue or burnout? If so, you’re not alone — and today we’re gonna explore why that is and how to navigate this with my guest Zack Arnold. Zack is an award-...

Before we start today’s episode, I'd like to tell you about the Chronic Pain to Passion Mentorship. This is a one-on-one coaching program where you’ll get my individualized support with chronic symptom recovery so that you can get back into your creative work or passion project. As someone who’s been through it myself, I have found that creative recovery and symptom recover actually go hand-in...

Before we start today’s episode, I'd like to tell you about the Chronic Pain to Passion Mentorship. This is a one-on-one coaching program where you’ll get my individualized support with chronic symptom recovery so that you can get back into your creative work or passion project. As someone who’s been through it myself, I have found that creative recovery and symptom recover actually go hand-in...

Before we start today’s episode, I wanna tell you about a FREE workshop that I’m hosting on Wednesday June 7 at 1pm Eastern Time! This workshop is all about how to soothe your symptoms and unlock your creativity! We’re going to be doing some expressive writing exercises together, I’m gonna host a live Q&A, and I think it’ll be a really fun opportunity to get to know each other, so I hope you’l...

Before we start today’s episode, I wanna tell you about a FREE workshop that I’m hosting on Wednesday June 7 at 1pm Eastern Time! This workshop is all about how to soothe your symptoms and unlock your creativity! We’re going to be doing some expressive writing exercises together, I’m gonna host a live Q&A, and I think it’ll be a really fun opportunity to get to know each other, so I hope you’l...

In this episode, I spoke with my dear friend and colleague Aoife. Aoife is a transformational health coach for highly sensitive women. She helps her clients recover from anxiety, depression, chronic pain and chronic illness. And it all started with her own recovery journey. Through mind-body education and techniques, Aoife recovered from a wide range of symptoms including IBS, fibromyalgia, food s...

How do you release physical and emotional tension from your body through writing? That’s what we’re gonna talk about today! For a text version of this episode, go to: https://medium.com/beingwell/whats-your-mind-body-relationship-status-b7f315267bbb To learn more about mind-body journaling, check out my online course Writing to Release Chronic Pain at www.annaholtzman/writingtorelease And say hi o...

If you've been on the path of mind-body healing for a while, you’ve undoubtedly heard over and over again that it’s important to process and release your emotions. But the question is, how? That’s what we’re going to talk about in today’s episode. And just a content warning, I will be using bathroom humor. For a transcript, go here:  https://medium.com/beingwell/the-4-stages-of-emotional-relea...