Guided by the feminist ecological model and employing a participatory action research approach, the present study focused on the experiences of 10 women with chronic pain in an integrated healthcare setting. The women in this study participated in a seven-session group, which incorporated important dimensions of gender role awareness, power, movement, and some trance work. Data was collected using open-ended surveys and facilitator observations. Interpretive phenomenological analysis was used to analyze the data collected through the course of the study. Findings suggest that the quality of relationships with family, friends, and treatment providers was central to women's optimism about their prognoses and assessments of well-being. The validation of experiences through group process and the holistic focus of the group intervention for chronic pain (elements of spirit, values, mind, and body) was associated with women's increased alignment with treatment providers as well as perceived symptom improvement. A group curriculum, which culminated the collaborative process between participants and researchers, is presented.