From Chronic Pain to Passion

This comprehensive online program for passionate creatives will guide and support you through the process of healing from chronic pain and reclaiming your energy to fuel your dreams!

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Dear passionate creative,

What if you could free your energy from the grips of chronic pain — and use it to express your gifts?

You can!

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

Are you a creative person who struggles with symptoms like headaches, backaches, stiff muscles, IBS, insomnia, nerve pain, pelvic pain, TMJ, tinnitus, anxiety, autoimmune conditions, food/chemical sensitivities — or other manifestations of a stressed-out nervous system?
Do you feel pressure to heal from chronic symptoms so you can get back to work, be present for loved ones and fulfill your creative potential — but as the pressure mounts, so do the symptoms?
Are you dying to complete your creative project and get it out into the world, but symptoms keep getting in the way and zapping all your energy?

Do you feel at a loss after trying all the medications, supplements, procedures and exercises, yet you're still struggling with chronic symptoms?

Then this program is definitely for you. I was right where you are just a few years ago, and I'm here to say from experience (my own and my clients') that there IS a way out of the chronic cycle and into your most fulfilled creative life!

This cycle of suffering is not your fault.

And there IS a way out. 💗

MY STORY

I'm Anna Holtzman and I'm a licensed therapist and chronic pain recovery coach. I'm also a writer and former film/TV editor!

I got into my current career through my own recovery process from over ten years of chronic migraines. And my healing journey started when I learned this:

Pain is an alarm signal that's created by your nervous system when it senses danger or threat.

The danger can be physical, like a broken arm. But when pain is chronic, it's more often something like...

fear that we'll get in trouble for expressing our truth.
"imposter syndrome" yelling at us to doubt our creativity and worth.
perfectionism threatening us with stories of failure and rejection.

The bottom line: I'm not broken, and neither are you. Our bodies are just responding to the culture we were brought up in. A culture that has taught us to doubt our creative intuition and berate ourselves with criticism, creating an environment of chronic nervous system stress. Eventually, our bodies decided to protest with symptoms like tension and pain.

THE PATH TO HEALING

These are the four pillars that transformed chronic pain from the headline of my life to a footnote.

They're the same principals that have transformed my clients' lives, too. And they're the foundation of this program.

Pain Re-Education

Here's what the most up-to-date pain science tells us: Symptoms are distress signals. Just like a baby cries to communicate that it needs something, our nervous system triggers symptoms to communicate unmet needs. When we understand pain’s message, it becomes easier to figure out how to soothe our nervous system’s distress.
Emotional Hygiene

To regulate a stressed nervous system, we need to establish a daily soothe-and-release practice to discharge pent-up emotional stress from the body. Just like healthy gut digestion, healthy emotional digestion requires regular, daily release! When feelings are allowed to surface, we can heal distress by meeting our fear and other emotions with acknowledgment, empathy and love.

Reprogram Self-Talk

Trying to get well by treating yourself as a problem to be fixed does not work. Just like trying to reach creative fulfillment by telling yourself what an untalented failure you are doesn’t work. Self-talk that's guided by imposter syndrome and self-criticism keeps us in a constant state of nervous system stress, so we need to reprogram these habits.
Lifestyle Updates

When we neglect our body’s needs for rest, boundaries, pleasure and fun, our body will stage a protest in the form of symptoms. When we become our body’s ally and advocate instead of its drill sergeant, we start to establish a relationship of trust and open communication with our body, and it no longer needs to pull the symptom alarm to get us to validate its needs.

In the 6-month program From Chronic Pain to Passion, I'll guide you step-by-step through processes for each of these four pillars, while you're surrounded by support and encouragement from creative peers who get exactly what you're going through.

As I've used these tools to establish more safety around my creative process, my symptoms have decreased dramatically and full-blown migraines have become a thing of the past. My healing isn't "perfect" — and it doesn't need to be. As I've learned how to soothe my nervous system and my fears of criticism and rejection, my desire to create is now able to flow freely into my writing! And my writing, in turn, continues to fuel my healing and growth.⁠

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This is possible for you too!

I would love to guide you through the teachings and practices that helped me get unstuck from chronic pain, repair my relationship with myself, and find freedom in creative flow. 💖

I'M READY, SIGN ME UP!

Client Success Story

After working with Anna, my symptoms improved dramatically. In fact, for the first time in a long time, I couldn’t even remember the last time I had a migraine. Perhaps even more powerful for me was that I finally felt like I was “unstuck” and free from my pain.

The biggest change for me is that I am no longer scared of my pain. While I don’t have nearly as many migraines — and when they do happen, they are not as bad — I still have flare-ups. What’s different is that I have the tools to help me get curious about what’s going on and to immediately meet the sensation with self-compassion.

Courtney LaCaria

Farmer and Fiber Artist, Form and Function Creative

Then my life was:

Unpredictable

I never knew when I'd have to cancel on work, clients, friends or family due to a migraine.
Hopeless

Some days I woke up in so much pain that I’d just cry into my pillow in despair, wondering if the rest of my life was going to be like this.
Scary

I worried that I’d never be able to have the career of my dreams — or any career for that matter — because my symptoms got in the way of sticking to a predictable schedule.
Frustrating

While working on a writing project that I felt passionate about, I'd have to stop for days, weeks or even months at a time because working on my passion would often trigger symptom flares.

Now my life is:

Fulfilling

I wake up feeling excited and energized about the career and life that I’ve built around what I love to do and how I love to do it.
Empowered

I never have to worry that I’ll have to cancel work or social plans because of headaches!
Flowing

Because of the mind-body practices I use, I no longer experience debilitating migraines! And I know how to kindly and competently navigate the moderate tension and discomfort that I do still experience when I'm stressed.
Inspired

These days, I write and create content that I feel passionate about every single freaking day! And instead of depleting me, it fills me up.

This is possible for you too!

Client success story

Ashley Haseotes

Founder of One Mission, healer at Veda Healing and author of The Unspoken: A Soul's Reflection on Healing from Abuse, Neglect and Chronic Pain

WHAT YOU'LL COME AWAY WITH

After going through From Chronic Pain to Passion, you will...

Have a set of tools and knowledge that will help you reduce or even eliminate chronic symptoms.
Have the confidence of knowing how to navigate flare-ups when they arise without shutting down your life or creative pursuits.
Have a group of supportive peers who totally get your journey and are there to encourage and cheer you on!
Feel more connected to yourself, your body and your creative energy!

I NEED THIS, SIGN ME UP!

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

Here's what you'll get when you join From Chronic Pain to Passion:

6 Live Group Coaching Sessions

In these monthly group sessions on Zoom, you'll have the opportunity to ask questions, receive individualized coaching from me, and be supported by a group of peers who get exactly what you're going through.
6 Live Workshop Sessions

Each workshop session on Zoom will cover a different topic related to creativity and chronic pain recovery. We'll explore things like setting boundaries, transforming your self-talk and making space for passion and fun!
Rx for Flare-Ups Mini-Course

Symptom flare-ups can feel really scary and confusing. What if you had a reliable toolkit to help you reduce the overwhelm and guide you through the storm? This short self-paced course is that go-to toolkit.

My Signature Journaling Course

Writing to Release Chronic Pain is a 6-module, self-paced course that will show you step-by-step how to release tension and pain from your body through expressive writing. This course combines all the tools I used to heal from chronic migraines!
Private Facebook Community

Questions and challenges are sure to come up as you move along this journey. This private forum is a place to share them and get support directly from me, as well as connect with like-minded peers who "get it."
Fully Loaded Resource Library

A compendium of all my favorite books, podcasts, videos, apps and websites on mind-body chronic pain recovery.

Lifetime Access!

You'll have lifetime access to the online courses and teaching materials, so you can go through them as many times as you like!
*Add-On: Book 1:1 Coaching Sessions

You'll have access to my private booking calendar for individual coaching sessions, only available to members of my programs. Coaching sessions are private 50-minute Zoom meetings. They are $250/session.
*Add-On: Unlimited Email Support

The "Group Membership + Individual Coaching" option also includes 1:1 email access to me throughout the program for extra support.

Where and when does the program take place?

It's All Online

Live group coaching and workshop sessions will take place on Zoom every other Tuesday from 1-2:30pm Eastern Time.

Dates:

2/7, 2/21, 3/7, 3/21, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2, 5/6, 5/30, 6/13, 6/27, 7/11

(These sessions will be recorded so you may watch the replay on your own schedule.)

The Rx for Flare-Ups and Journaling courses are pre-recorded and self-paced. They will be made available to you as soon as you sign up for the program. The courses are housed online and your unique password will give you access to them for life! So you can revisit them as many times as you like.

Individual coaching sessions (if you choose the individual coaching package) take place on Zoom. They are 50-minutes each and can be scheduled individually during available office hours, which fall between Monday - Friday, 9:30am - 6pm Eastern Time.

Anna has such a good feel for the connection between mind and body as it relates to physical symptoms. I'm thrilled to have her as a colleague, and my patients who have met with her have been helped immensely. I highly recommend working with her both individually and in her group.

John Stracks, MD

Mind-Body Medicine

cormendihealth.com
johnstracksmd.com

Ok, I'm ready to sign up! What's the investment?

6-Month Group Membership

$997

(or 6 payments of $182/mo)

6 MONTHS OF GROUP COACHING + SUPPORT

~~6 one-on-one coaching sessions with me~~

~~unlimited 1:1 email support~~

6 live group coaching sessions with me

6 live group workshops with me

"Rx for Flare-Ups" mini-course

my signature journaling course

private FB community of peers who "get it"

fully loaded resource library

lifetime access to all teaching materials!

SIGN UP NOW!

Group Membership + Individual Coaching

$2,997

(or 6 payments of $517/mo)

6 MONTHS OF GROUP COACHING + SUPPORT

6 one-on-one coaching sessions with me

unlimited 1:1 email support

6 live group coaching sessions with me

6 live group workshops with me

"Rx for Flare-Ups" mini-course

my signature journaling course

private FB community of peers who "get it"

fully loaded resource library

lifetime access to all teaching materials!

SIGN UP NOW!

REGISTRATION CLOSES SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know if this program is right for me?

This program is right for you if...

You are a passionate creative who struggles with chronic pain or other chronic symptoms.
You're ready to break the cycle of suffering and reclaim your creative energy!
You've been reading my weekly newsletters or follow me on Instagram or have heard me on a podcast and my words have resonated with you.
You're open to the mind-body approach and suspect that there's an emotional component to your pain.
You're curious about using expressive writing as a tool for mind-body healing and pain relief.
You're open to learning how to be more compassionate toward yourself.
You're ready to fully participate in the program, break out of the chronic cycle and reclaim your energy!

I don't have chronic pain per se. Can this program still help me?

Yes! You can use this work to begin to release any stress-related symptoms, coping behaviors, sensations, etc. such as phobias, insomania, muscle tightness, dizziness, tinnitus, fatigue, etc. In other words, any symptom of a "stressed out nervous system" is one that you can work on in this program.

This program is designed to help you unravel the coping patterns that your nervous system has been using to deal with stress, deepen your relationship with yourself, and become your own best ally so that your mind and nervous system can get on the same team and work together more harmoniously.

What's the time committment?

This program runs for 6 months and it includes...

One monthly 90-minute live group coaching session on Zoom. These are on a Tuesday from 1-2:30pm ET.
One monthly 90-minute live workshop on Zoom. These are on a Tuesday from 1-2:30pm ET.
6 half-hour, pre-recorded course modules that you can do on your own schedule. I recommend doing one per week for 6 consecutive weeks at the start of the program.
Recommended: daily journaling between sessions for 10-20 minutes.
Selecting the "Group Program + Individual Coaching" option will also give you a monthly 1:1 coaching session with me on Zoom. These are 50-minutes each and can be scheduled individually.

When and where does the program take place?

All live group coaching and workshop sessions will take place on Zoom, every other Tuesday from 1-2:30pm Eastern Time.
Dates: 2/7, 2/21, 3/7, 3/21, 4/4, 4/18, 5/2, 5/6, 5/30, 6/13, 6/27, 7/11

The Rx for Flare-Ups and Journaling courses are pre-recorded and self-paced. They will be made available to you as soon as you sign up for the program. The courses are housed online and your unique password will give you access to them for life! So you can revisit them as many times as you like.

Individual coaching sessions (if you choose the individual coaching package) also take place on Zoom. They are 50-minutes each and can be scheduled individually during available office hours, which fall between Monday - Friday, 9:30am - 6pm Eastern Time.

Is this a quick fix and can you guarantee I'll be pain free after doing the program?

I totally understand this question, because I've certainly been there on my own pain recovery journey! But if you've come this far, you probably have a sense that quick fixes are not really how chronic pain recovery works. I cannot guarantee that you'll be pain free by the end of the program. But here's what I can say:

If you fully participate, you WILL come away with...

A deep understanding of how and why your nervous system is sending pain signals — and what you need in order to turn off the "danger" alarm.
A practical and effective set of tools for establishing nervous system safety, so that you can begin to unwind the cycle of chronic pain and tension NOW!
Feeling truly understood and empathized with. You are not "crazy" or "broken," and you're not alone!
Having begun to untangle your creative energy from the tight grip of self-criticism and fear — and embrace the self-trust that will guide you to relief from pain and a more joyful creative flow.

Are there scholarships available for this program?

I will offer a limited number of scholarship spots for this program. To find out more, email me at anna@annaholtzman.com

Anna has so much knowledge and expertise in this field, and is such a warm and compassionate person. She is the perfect guide and supporter for anyone on this mindbody healing journey.

Phil de la Haye

Mindbody Coach and Internal Family Systems Practitioner

phildelahaye.com

What Participants of Past Programs Are Saying:

Ok, I'm excited to start this journey!

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON FEBRUARY 5

(or as soon as spots fill up.)

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I can't wait to begin this adventure with you!

The teachings and tools I'll be guiding you through have transformed my wellbeing and creative life profoundly, and I can't wait to see where this journey will take you...

See you there!

With warmth, encouragement and enormous faith in you,

Anna 💖

Photography by Adeline Artistry

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