Online Pain Care Program

DARE to Heal

A structured, compassionate 12 week online pain care program that helps people living with chronic pain move from fear and confusion to curiosity & confidence.  DARE to Heal is the best next step to get you back to living life, not just surviving your pain.

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Next cohort starts September 21st, 2026

Is This for You?

DARE to Heal is designed for people who…

  • Have been living with pain for months or years and feel stuck
  • Have tried many specialists & approaches but have not found lasting relief
  • Feel afraid of their symptoms or of moving their body
  • Want to understand the “why” behind their pain, not just manage it
  • Are ready to take an active role in their recovery
  • Feel worn down by a system that has not had answers
  • Want a structured, supportive path that does not require perfection
  • Are curious about the nervous system, movement, and embodied healing
They dared to heal

Transforming Lives, One Person at a Time

Hear directly from individuals who have experienced profound transformations through the DARE to Heal program. This collection of testimonials showcases the power of our approach in navigating the complexities of chronic pain and empowering lasting change.

Our Approach to Healing

The DARE Program Philosophy

The DARE program is built upon four core principles, designed to guide you through a transformative journey in understanding and managing chronic pain. Each letter represents a vital step towards reclaiming your life.

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Discover & Dialogue

Change starts when you turn toward your body with curiosity. Instead of trying to fight or fix the sensations you feel, you listen.

Your body has a lot to say!
Pain is your body's way of getting 'talking' to you - have the conversation!

As you enter into 'dialogue' with your body,
patterns & protective strategies start to show themselves. 
You start to understand why you feel the way you do
and what your system needs to move forward 
with more clarity, intention and compassion.

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Accept & Allow

Awareness is the doorway.
Instead of getting pulled into fear, judgement, or future prediction, this step is about noticing what is and allowing it to be there without trying to push it away.

Acceptance & allowing are a gentle pause.

You meet your experience, without bracing or resisting. 
From this grounded place, your system reveals
what's underneath, what it's asking for. 
 
Clarity follows, and with it, more compassionate choices. 

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Respond & Regulate

With awareness comes the power to choose.

DARE uses a 5-point check in to help you decide whether
it's best to keep going, to modify or to rest:
breath, body tension, thoughts, emotions, overall energetic state

For each point, you will learn tools to regulate what you find. 
As this skill grows, your capacity & resilience grow too.

Reactivity loosens and, rather than bracing for the next flare,
you learn to respond in real time, whether pain is there or not.

Regulation needs to be responsive
not reactive and DARE teaches you how.

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Enjoy, Explore & Expand

This is where you change your actual physiology.
You start exploring what's possible instead of
staying stuck in all the 'what ifs'.

You learn to greet the edge of discomfort with curiosity,
gently nudging that edge further and further away.

You use your body, through movement & breath
to show the nervous system what you can do. 
This builds confidence, resilience
and a more intuitive relationship with your body. 

Over time these explorations expand your capacity
and soften your body's protective patterns.
Physiologically, you shift your 'protect by pain response'
so you can do more without symptoms.. 

The DArE Difference

This is not another symptom-management program.

DARE to Heal works at the level of understanding, nervous system care, movement and meaning — because that is where lasting change begins.

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Whole-Person Approach

Pain is not just in your body.  It's influenced by, and touches, every part of you.  Your nervous system, emotions, your energy, your story...YOU! This program meets each of those layers helping you see the whole picture so you can work with your body, instead of feeling stuck & confused.

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Education + Practice

DARE is informed by the latest research in pain care and neuroscience. I love turning complicated science into simple, clear information that makes sense and is fun to learn!  DARE gives you practical tools you can apply to your body and daily life right away.

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Community & Support

You are not alone. In DARE, you move through the program alongside others who get it.  Cohort-based learning means you're learning together, growing together and changing together.  Hearing about everyone else's wins, challenges and insights is surprisingly comforting & supportive.  And, you're all supported by someone who has been there.  DARE was not just shaped by science & textbooks, it was shaped by years of navigating chronic pain myself.

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Hopeful & Practical

Hope is essential, but it has to be grounded.  Every module connects science to embodied experience.  DARE builds active hope - the kind that comes from understanding your body, exploring the 'edges' of discomfort and proving to your nervous system what is truly possible.  You leave with insight, genuine confidence and a new relationship to your body and your pain.

Pain Reframed

5 things about pain that could change everything

1

Pain is real - always.

Pain is produced by the nervous system as a way to protect you and warn you. That does not mean that 'pain is all in your head'.  Pain is never “made up” or imagined.  What you feel is real 100% of the time. Your experience is valid and worth understanding.

2

Pain can change.

The nervous system is adaptable. Chronic pain is not a life sentence. Even pain that has been there for decades can shift with the right education, tools, and support.  Change is possible and accessible and it's never too late to start.

3

Life does not need to wait.

Waiting for pain to be fully gone before living your life is not the answer — and often delays recovery. Living life and experiencing joy can help to shift pain.  Two things can be true at the same time...you can live a meaningful life and you can have pain.  

4

You are more than a body part.

You are NOT your diagnosis.  You are so much more that the results of a scan or a label you've been given.  Everything about your life and who you are all shape how pain shows up in your body.  DARE works with the whole of you, not just the part that is in pain. 

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Curiosity is more powerful than fear.

Fear amplifies pain.  It makes it bigger, louder, stronger.  Curiosity softens the edges.  Getting genuinely interested in what your body is doing & why, your system shifts from protection to possibility — and that is where change begins.

OPTION ONE: Inside the Program

What you receive in the DARE to Heal

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Weekly Video Modules

New content is unlocked every week. These will cover:

  • The theme of the week
  • Pain care nugget
  • Movement snacks
  • Breath practice
  • Mindfulness / awareness practice
  • Nervous system regulation practice (vagal tone)
  • Applied neurology exercises
  • Journal prompt
  • Curiosity exploration
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Six Live Group Coaching calls

Connect directly synchronously with Colleen and with the members of your cohort. In these calls:

  • Embody the themes of the program through guided practice with Colleen
  • Share your experiences and hear how others are taking in the program
  • Q & A  - Colleen is happy to answer your questions
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Bonuses

Downloadable materials that help you integrate learning, track your insights, and build a personal toolkit for ongoing support.

  • Pain care e-book
  • DARE checklist
  • Sleep hygiene PDF
  • Nutritional tips PDF
  • Dry brushing PDF
  • Set Yourself Up for Success PDF & video
  • Suggested Props PDF
  • Play vs Work Mindset video
  • To Plan or Not to Plan video
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Recordings & Replays

Once you've registered for DARE you continue to have access to the program for life (or as long as the program exists).  You have your own personal DARE library where you can revisit all the material, included replays of the live coaching calls.

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Community Access

Community is a meaningful part of the healing process.  Connect with the DARE OG's (members dating back to 2019) and your fellow cohorts.  We share wins, and struggles and moments of joy!  It's a supportive community that lasts beyond the 12 week program.  When you register for DARE you'll get an invitation to join our exclusive community on FaceBook.  

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Cost:

$425 (tax included)
Early bird discount
Register on or before September 10th and SAVE $75 

From Past Participants

What the program has meant

“D.A.R.E. gave me the first real explanation of my pain that made sense. It didn’t dismiss me — it gave me tools. I feel genuinely different now.”
— Program Participant
“I came in skeptical and left with more hope than I’d had in years. The combination of science and gentle movement is exactly what I needed.”
— Program Participant
“Colleen holds the space with so much warmth and intelligence. I finally felt understood — not just managed.”
— Program Participant
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Your pain has a story.
DARE to understand it.


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