Your Pain Has a Name: A Therapist’s Invitation to Owning Your Story, Healing from Past Wounds, and Creating the Future You Want

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 find the accurate names for her pain, she discovered a glorious path to healing, and also a calling to become a therapist and help others in the same way.
Monica knows the power, and crucial importance, of accurately understanding our stories. She brings fifteen years of professional experience and her personal story to help readers learn to identify the narratives and stumbling blocks that prevent them from becoming who they were designed to be. Monica also shares proven therapeutic strategies and insights to empower readers to name, validate, and release what isn’t theirs to carry.
Pain is an invitation to healing, and Monica wants to help you heal. In naming your hurts and hindrances, you gain the space, insight, and courage to become your fullest self--mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Your Pain Has a Name not only offers the insights of a practicing therapist, but creates an environment of self-compassion and loving curiosity of a therapist’s office. It makes space for readers to be with themselves and be with God on their own journey. In this unique combination of personal story, therapeutic knowledge, and practical application, you will discover how to let go of the narratives that have held you back so you can uncover authentic connection to yourself and others.

Monica DiCristina is a practicing therapist with more than fifteen years of experience in individuals and couples therapy, with a master’s degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She runs a thriving private practice in Atlanta, Georgia, and is a sought-after speaker, guest, and writer on topics of emotional healing and mental health. She walks with people as they process difficult experiences, helping to bring healing to their relationship with themselves and others. Drawing on the stories and experiences from her own growth journey, as well as her extensive work with clients, Monica is passionate about coming alongside people of all stages and circumstances as they do the brave and sacred work of transformation.

Monica knows very well the audible sigh of relief that comes from someone finally understanding and untangling their pain from their identity. Through her writing, speaking, and podcasting work, she combines not only her therapeutic knowledge but also her deeply-rooted faith and the power of empathy and storytelling to walk alongside her audience to a life of deep meaning and authentic connection to themselves and others. The intersection of her years of therapy experience, artful style, personal mental health journey, faith, and bi-cultural upbringing give her a unique perspective. It’s Monica’s heartfelt mission to guide, collaborate, and make space for others on their journey of becoming who they were created to be.