Monica DiCristina suffered for years without words to describe the pain she was experiencing inside. Without knowing what was behind her anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and fears, she created other names for them: “not good enough,” “unworthy,” “messed up,” “wrong.” Through the slow process of coming to understand her own story and searching for accurate names for her pain, she discovered a glorious path to healing, and also a calling to become a therapist to help others in the same way.
      Now, with over fifteen years of experience counseling others, Monica has created a guide to help you identify the patterns and barriers that are keeping you from returning to your authentic self. While not every wound may fully heal, each one can be understood, and that understanding starts when you confront the pain—not just recognizing the hurt, but naming and honoring it.
    In Your Pain Has a Name, Monica offers a compassionate, open space for you to give voice to your pain. With the nurturing curiosity often found in a therapist’s office, she will help you:

• Uncover your hurts: Pinpoint and define the hidden pain that’s been holding you back.
• Name your pain:  Accurately describe and validate what you feel.
• Reclaim your identity: Distinguish yourself from the false stories that pain has created.
• Embrace your healing: Release the pain that no longer serves you and step into the truth.

Pain, Monica teaches, is an invitation to heal, and she wants to help you on that journey. In finding the language to describe your hurts, you gain the space and courage to become your fullest self--mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. With validation and deep insight, Monica shares therapeutic, practical strategies to help you understand, define, name, and then release the pain that isn’t yours to carry. Join her on this journey to discover how to release what doesn't fit and to pick up what is true about you.