Invitation of Pain: In person event with Ruthie and Hillary

Do you suffer from chronic pain but want to learn how to love your body and experience your pain differently? Do you want to undo the aloneness and share connection with others who know what it's like?

When we experience pain, we are instructed to medicalize our pain to make it go away. We learn to see our bodies as the enemy and forget the identity outside of the pain. But we can learn to experience and understand pain differently, even coming to see pain as the route back home to who we really are. In this way, the pain becomes the invitation back to our bodily selves - reminding us how to love ourselves more fully, teaching us that we can heal regardless of if the pain goes away or not.

In this in-person event, join Ruthie Lindsey and Hillary McBride in a conversation about pain and a new way of thinking about how we relate to it and ourselves. Ruthie and Hillary will share their stories of journeying through chronic pain and recovery, the lessons they learned along the way, current research findings about healing from pain, and engage attendees in practices to begin to experience ourselves and our pain differently. There is nothing quite like being in person to share, connect, feel less alone, and move our bodies.

What others have said

"Being part of Hillary and Ruthie's Invitation of Pain group last year kept me sane during the height of un-wellness when rest felt impossible and my chronic pain was constant. Highly recommend their work on embodiment and repairing our relationships with our bodies."

"This was a real invitation to be more embodied in my day to day life. It really clicked and helped me in ways that felt so meaningful"

"I specifically would recommend it to anyone experiencing chronic pain and living life like this on a daily basis. Dr Hillary and Ruthie bring eye-opening perspectices on how to reframe pain while incorperating their own personal tactics or tool boxes o how to ease some of that disomfort"

Invitation of Pain In-Person Event Details:

Explore a new perspective on pain with Ruthie Lindsey and Hillary McBride. This event offers a chance to rethink how you relate to pain and discover new pathways to wellness. Connecting with ourselves through our bodies is valuable, and experiencing this together in person can enhance that connection to another level. Togther we will share ideas and experiences, and our favorite practices for navigating a life with pain. Come anticipating a space of honesty, play, laughter, movement, bodily agency, creative expression, and compassionate witnessing of self and others. We hope you’ll join us for this meaningful experience and build something beautiful in the midst of what hurts.

Date: May 24, 2025

Time: 6-9pm PST

Cost per person: $111

**No refunds within 3 days prior to event close

**This will not be recorded
** Space is wheelchair accessible.

We recommend bringing a notebook and something to write with so you may take notes if you would like. Wear comfortable clothes that you can move in. Light snacks and drinks will be provided. Signed copies of each of Hillary's books will also be available for purchase and signing.