Ep224: Managing & Alleviating Chronic Pain with…Creativity? | with Anna Holtzman

<p>Want to continue learning from the world’s experts on time management, networking, career development, better sleep, overcoming burnout, and so much more?</p><p><a href="https://members.optimizeyourself.me/playlist?utm_campaign=Top_5_Custom_Playlist_CTA&utm_content=ep224&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_source=podcast&utm_term=link_01_top" rel="nofollow"><strong>→ Click here for your customized podcast playlist</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.annaholtzman.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Anna Holtzman</strong></a> is a former television editor who, after healing from chronic migraines, shifted gears to become a licensed therapist and coach specializing in chronic pain recovery. Anna both helps people better manage their chronic pain, as well as understand the emotional cause behind it in an effort to release the pain from its source.</p><p>In our conversation, Anna shares that chronic pain is linked with our stress response and is nothing more than a protective reflex trying to alert us that something deeper is going on. We discuss the power of communicating with the body in order to better receive that message, as well as understand how we can go about addressing it. Anna shares many unlikely, yet powerful tools - including journaling - that you can start using to feel better today.</p><p>As you’ll learn from this conversation, there are many ways to work with chronic pain that don’t involve more prescriptions, more doctor visits, and more ‘coping’. Whether chronic pain is new for you, or you’ve been dealing with it for a long time, this conversation is a must listen.</p><h3>Want to Hear More Episodes Like This One?</h3><p><a href="https://optimizeyourself.me/subscribe/" rel="nofollow"><strong>» Click here to subscribe and never miss another episode</strong></a></p><p> </p><h3><strong>Here&#39;s What You&#39;ll Learn:</strong></h3><ul><li>How Anna’s migraines she suffered while editing led to her career in chronic pain</li><li>The true source of (most) chronic pain</li><li>How you can learn to view pain as an alar