When we want to run away from our pain, the most powerful thing we can do is face it and name it.

In this deeply honest episode, Kristen Hallinan sits down with therapist and author Monica DiCristina to explore the powerful truth behind her book Your Pain Has a Name. Together, they unpack why acknowledging pain is the first step toward freedom, how trauma shapes both body and identity, and the emotional toll of feeling dismissed. Monica shares how redrawing your inner map—especially the one shaped by your family story—can lead to real transformation.

If you’ve ever struggled with grief, anxiety, or the weight of unspoken hurt, this conversation will remind you: naming your pain doesn’t make you weaker—it makes you whole.

More about Monica: Monica DiCristina has been a practicing therapist in Atlanta, Georgia, for over fifteen years. She is also a sought-after speaker, podcaster, and writer on topics of emotional healing and mental health. Combining her extensive therapeutic knowledge with creativity, empathy, storytelling, and her deeply rooted faith, she is passionate about walking alongside those who are unraveling their difficult experiences and providing a path for them to do the brave and sacred work of transformation and healing.

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