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Dr Anna Redmond

Learn my Anti-Threat system to conquer pain and thrive 👇🏼

https://drannaredmond.com/guide It is becoming a roadblock to your ambition.

You are a highly motivated woman living with persistent musculoskeletal pain. Like so many women, your pain is becoming more sensitive, widespread, and impactful in each moment. To everything that once held meaning for you. You’ve been let down by the medical model. You’re frustrated by your progress, despite investing so much time and energy into your health. You’ve even wondered if it’s time to just accept the mediocre results you’ve had. Whether cycling between under-active and fearful, overactive and crashing, or generally feeling held back from living the life you want, there is a place for you here. Pain doesn’t have to be in charge of your life. I believe there is another way. Here, you will learn things that no one has taught you about your pain. You will learn to understand and desensitize your body so that you can feel safe in it again. Your everyday experiences can change your brain - to work for you or against you. We call this “neuroplasticity”, and it’s your brain’s ability to adapt and respond to your environment. With pain experiences, neuroplasticity can work against you by turning up the volume on your pain. Using positive aspects of neuroplasticity, you will learn powerful methods to reorganize the nervous system’s response to pain, finding healing with everyday experiences. Once you are looking at pain through a fresh, new lens, you will begin to build forward momentum, get back to being productive, and reduce the noise of pain. You’ll have the space to enjoy the life you have designed for yourself. I help goal-driven women living with chronic pain to stop fighting with their body and design a life that is bigger than their pain. With over a decade of experience, I’ve specialized in working with patients suffering from long-standing pain and the physical impact of stress on their bodies. Together, we approach pain educationally from all angles - personal, physical, behavioral. We start with small changes that add up to big goals, and we reconceptualize everything you think you know about pain. You may feel like you’ve tried everything and have heard it all before, but you CAN learn a new way of thinking about pain. My education provides daily opportunities to retrain the nervous system to respond in a different way. It goes far beyond stretching and positive thinking. It works by changing how your brain responds to pain - and that changes everything. With small changes, we can see the emergence of a new level of confidence, stamina, and thoughtful awareness in your everyday life. After learning from me, you’ll walk away with new, powerfully effective skills for long-term wellness, so that you can take back control of your time and intentionally create the life you’ve been craving. Welcome to the community of action takers who refuse to let pain rule their life.

01/08/2026

I don’t believe the year starts on January 1st.

I believe a gentler start happens after your nervous system has had a chance to land.

Every year, people begin with good intentions:
more structure, better habits, a renewed commitment to feeling better.

And then a few weeks in, they feel more tired.
More achy.
More overwhelmed.

So they stop. Not because they don’t care, but because the effort starts to feel like it isn’t worth the cost.

That pattern isn’t a motivation problem.

It’s a pressure problem.

If pain is part of your life, January pressure doesn’t help.
It adds threat… and pain responds to threat.

By threat, I don’t mean danger or damage.

I mean internal signals that tell the nervous system something is at stake:

Urgency, self-criticism, pushing through, or feeling like you’re already behind (am I warm yet??).

When those signals stay high, the nervous system stays protective, which shows up as tension, sensitivity, flare-ups, and symptoms that don’t fully settle.

That’s not weakness.
That’s biology 🧠

This is one of the highest-impact pieces of pain recovery, and it’s the thread I’ll keep returning to - not just this year, but all the way through 2027.

Your first assignment drops next Thursday.
For now, all you have to do is show up here.

If this resonates, follow along .

And if someone else comes to mind who gets stuck in this same cycle, share it with them - this work is easier when you’re not doing it alone. 🌿

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01/05/2026

I know as women that we are always telling ourselves that we just need to:

- try harder
- be more disciplined
- just manage better

And if you’re doing this AND living with chronic pain, I think you should know that chronic pain isn’t a personal failure.

But this internal voice that drives us to be better, also keeps pain active.

The nervous system doesn’t respond to effort the way muscles do.

It responds to perceived danger.

For many capable, responsible women, pressure becomes the signal.

Trying harder = staying on high alert.

This is why pain can escalate even when you’re doing everything “right.”

And why rest, pacing, and symptom management only help up to a point.

Sustainable change starts when the threat response is reduced (not when effort increases).

The guide in my bio explains this framework in depth.

This is not for people looking for quick relief, reassurance, or another strategy to push through.

This work is for people ready to understand why their pain persists and change their relationship with their body- long term.

12/20/2025

Pain isn’t stubborn.
It’s protective.

Persistent pain is often maintained by learned protective patterns: pressure, efforting, self-monitoring, perfectionism, internal language, pacing mismatches.

Some of these patterns formed long before pain ever showed up.

Others developed because pain did — as rational attempts to manage it, suppress it, or keep life moving.

All of them make sense.

The problem isn’t that these strategies exist.

It’s that over time, protection can turn into constant effort.

Over time, the nervous system stays overly protective... even when the body is safe.

That’s when pain can become persistent.

My work focuses on identifying these patterns, understanding why they developed (before pain or because of it), recalibrating safety versus threat, and restoring function without pressure.

No forcing.
No fixing yourself.
Just understanding first - because that’s when change actually holds.

If you’re new here, welcome! Start with my pinned posts or head over to the link in my bio to learn more about my approach!

11/01/2025

You’ve tried everything — doctors, PT, wellness hacks, mindset work.
And yet relief never sticks.

Instead of feeling better, you’re left exhausted, ashamed, and wondering if maybe it’s you that’s broken.

And the advice? “Try harder. Stay positive.”
That is not recovery. That is burnout. 😔

I’m Dr. Anna Redmond, psychologist and chronic pain coach.
I help women finally break free from the cycle of chasing fixes.

My evidence-based, compassionate approach blends pain science, psychology, and practical strategies that actually fit your life. 💡

Recovery should not feel like another job.
It should feel like getting your life back. 🌿

👉 Follow for weekly posts that make pain science simple, relatable, and actionable.

10/30/2025

Have you ever walked out of a doctor’s office feeling smaller, more fragile, or convinced your body is broken? You are not imagining it. Words matter.

Fear-filled phrases like degeneration, damage, or incurable spike your nervous system into threat mode and make recovery harder.

Here is the shift. Language can also build safety, capacity, and hope.

Advocacy is not confrontation. It is clarity. You can speak up without being difficult or dismissed.

Try this.
✨ Could we use language that emphasizes safety and building capacity

This simple shift rewires your nervous system toward trust, confidence, and healing. You deserve more than symptom management. You deserve care that sees your whole story.

🌿 Ready to reclaim your energy, confidence, and joy? My Breaking Through Pain Membership helps women make this shift real with strategies that actually work.

💬 Comment MEMBERSHIP and I will send you all the details.

10/29/2025

Being in tune with your body is a strength, not a flaw.

For many women with chronic pain, sharing observations, sensations, or concerns at medical appointments can feel like “too much.” We’re often made to feel dismissed, dramatic, or hypervigilant.

Here’s the truth: your awareness is powerful. Noticing patterns and sharing them gives your providers valuable information. The key is knowing the line between healthy attunement and hypervigilance.

✨ Tips:
• Pay attention to your body without judgment.
• Write down changes, flares, or sensations.
• Bring them as data to appointments — not proof something is wrong, but as a way to collaborate.
• If fear takes over, that’s hypervigilance. Ground yourself with breath, movement, or a nervous system reset.

This is from EP 11: Claiming Your Voice — how self-awareness becomes advocacy, not anxiety.

💬 Want the full training? Comment VAULT and I’ll send you the link.

10/28/2025

Hi, I’m Anna. I’m a psychologist and chronic pain coach who helps women translate pain science into real-life relief.

Most programs focus on doing more, pushing harder, or “fixing” symptoms without addressing the real cause. You don’t need more wellness noise or another routine to keep up with.

I teach women tools that help their brain and body work together, calm the nervous system, rebuild safety, and create relief that actually works in real life. Recovery isn’t about perfection, it’s about moving, resting, and living again with more freedom and less fear.

💬 I’d love to hear from you. Send me a message and introduce yourself, tell me about your pain journey, what’s been most challenging, and what relief would feel like for you.

10/27/2025

Have you noticed how chronic pain makes you shrink yourself?
Not just in movement, but in who you let yourself be.

One client said something that stopped me in my tracks:

“I’ve never even considered what my values are. I’ve been living by everyone else’s. Now I’m finally defining mine without judgment.”

That is the heart of recovery. 🌿

Nervous system healing is not only about easing symptoms.
It is about creating enough safety inside yourself to make different choices.

When you reconnect with your values, something shifts.
The inner critic quiets.
The all-or-nothing thinking softens.
Your energy returns to what truly matters.

Here is why that matters.
Each time you live by someone else’s expectations, your nervous system stays in protection mode.
When you live by your own values, your brain learns safety and freedom, two of the strongest signals for reducing pain.

✨ This is not just pain management. It is remembering who you are.

So let me ask you:
💭 What values do you want to start living by today?

10/26/2025

For too long, women’s pain has been dismissed.
Brushed off. Minimized. Labeled as “just symptoms.” ✨

But you are not a checklist of symptoms.
You are a whole human with a story, a nervous system, and a life that deserves to be understood. 🌱

Quick fixes cannot touch that.
Real recovery starts when your care finally reflects you: your biology, your psychology, and your world.

Advocating for yourself is not being difficult.
It is being clear, grounded, and unapologetic about the kind of care you deserve. 💪

Start small.
Ask one question.
Set one non-negotiable.
Say one thing out loud that honors your body.

Each time you do, the system shifts a little closer to what women truly need.

💬 What is one boundary or non-negotiable that changed how you are treated? Tell me below. I would love to celebrate that with you.

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