Hope can feel almost dangerous when you’ve been living with chronic pelvic pain for months, years, or even decades.

If you’ve been dismissed.If you’ve been misdiagnosed.If you’ve been told your condition is “chronic” (and framed as permanent).

Then…

Of course hope feels naive. Of course it feels embarrassing.Of course your brain wants to protect you from getting your hopes up again (and potentially being disappointed or devastated…again).

That makes sense.

And also, we need some hope in order to do the work of healing.

So, in this episode of The Heal Your Chronic Pelvic Pain Podcast, I’m breaking down:

Why your resistance to hope makes sense

How hopelessness becomes a nervous system protection strategy

The real reason your brain avoids hope (hint: it’s not about symptoms)

What’s actually required to allow hope back in

Why hope isn’t magical thinking or forced positivity

How hope directs your brain toward safety and possibility

Because the truth is:

Hope isn’t being delusional. It’s being directional.

What part of you isn’t allowing you to take your next step?

What is that part afraid will happen? • What is it trying to protect you from?

What would it need to know in order to soften, even slightly?

Can you promise yourself self-compassion no matter how this goes?

Because here’s what I truly believe:

It is safer to allow hope and try, than to deny yourself hope and the possibility of change.

If you’re listening and thinking:

“This makes sense… but how do I actually live this?”

This is exactly why I created Beyond Chronic Pelvic Pain.

Inside the program, you’ll learn how to:

Understand your pain through a pain science lens

Partner with your nervous system

Build emotional capacity

Stop symptom spirals

Reclaim movement, pleasure, rest, and your LIFE.

This isn’t about enduring pain. It’s about teaching your nervous system that you no longer need it.

You don’t have to navigate this alone.

👉 Learn more here

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Healing is possible for you. You’ve got this. And I’m rooting for you, always