Adults with chronic illness
Autoimmune, rheumatologic, or complex internal medicine conditions that need clearer explanation.
The Power Session Chronic illness education & patient advocacy
A private 45-minute session with Ann Igoe, MD for education, advocacy, acceptance, and resilience.
For people who have heard "this is just how it is" and still have questions.
Education and coaching only - not a substitute for diagnosis, treatment, or your medical care.
- 45 minutes
- Focused 1:1 time
- Private Zoom
- After application review
- Education only
- No physician-patient relationship
Physician authority and session details
Rheumatologist
Public NPI and current clinical profile linked below
US-trained physician
Clinical training and practice in the United States
Lived experience
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis at age 10
International clients
Built for the Middle East, Europe, and beyond
Clear boundary
Education and coaching only, not medical care
Inside the session
What we use the 45 minutes for.
We focus on the parts that are hardest to explain in a regular visit: what the words mean, what to ask next, and how to speak with your own clinicians without losing the thread.
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Clarity
Understand
Put medical terms into plain language before your next conversation with your treating clinicians.
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Voice
Advocate
Sort the questions that matter most, so appointments do not become a rushed list of everything at once.
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Space
Accept
Talk honestly about the weight of chronic illness without turning this into therapy or medical care.
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Momentum
Carry forward
Leave with the main themes and next questions to keep with your local medical team.
Ann Igoe, MD
Physician and patient perspective
About Ann Igoe
The session exists because she has lived both sides of the exam room.
Ann Igoe was born in Dublin, Ireland, and diagnosed there with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at age 10. There were no real treatments then. The disease took her childhood, and for years she lived inside the shame of a diagnosis she had not yet learned how to carry.
That experience sent her into medicine. Medical school in Hungary. Research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. US training in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Adult Rheumatology. She now practices as a rheumatologist in the United States.
She understands this disease as the patient who took decades to learn how to advocate for herself, and as the physician who now gives others what no one gave her.
Who the Power Session is for
For people who want to stop being passive in their own care.
International clients
People seeking physician-level education from a US-trained doctor before returning to their treating team.
Parents of newly diagnosed children
A clear-eyed conversation with someone who has been that child.
Newly diagnosed patients
People trying to understand how to live alongside an illness they did not choose.
Professionals managing illness
People sustaining a career while learning how to communicate and protect their energy.
People ready for practical resilience
Not motivational language. Real strategies built from lived experience and clinical perspective.
Many people believe they have accepted their diagnosis. Often, they have resigned themselves to it. This session helps you name that difference and begin the work of moving forward with clearer language and better tools.
What you leave with
Four priorities, shaped around your application.
In one 45-minute Zoom call, Ann works through four areas. Every client covers the same four areas, with more time spent where your application shows the need.
Your condition explained at a physician-education level
Pathogenesis, medication classes, and common lab concepts explained clearly as general medical education, not clinical advice for your specific case.
A way to advocate for yourself in medical appointments
How to prepare, communicate symptoms, ask questions that get real answers, and recognize when another opinion may be appropriate.
Acceptance work beyond resignation
Naming what you are carrying and beginning the work of setting it down without letting illness become the whole of your life.
Practical resilience for daily life
How to hold onto career, relationships, and identity while chronic illness tries to take pieces of all three.
Themes from prior feedback
What people describe when clarity finally lands.
Four anonymized, reworded reflections based on recurring themes in prior reviews: clarity, advocacy, acceptance, and resilience.
These are anonymized paraphrases of themes in prior feedback, not verbatim quotations or promises of individual results.
For the first time, my condition was explained in language I could actually follow. Afterwards I had a good understanding of what’s happening in my own body instead of nodding along to words I didn’t know—and that changed how in control I feel.
Previously I was unsure whether I’d said the right things or been heard at all. Now I feel I have the tools. This gave me the words, the questions, and the confidence to be prepared and make sure my concerns actually land. I now know the questions to ask and why.
I felt stuck, and was tired of feeling stuck. I didn’t expect that dissecting the problem would give so much clarity. Now I feel like I live alongside my issues instead of under them. It’s hard to explain how much that changed things for me in a positive way.
I was so overwhelmed and left with a way of thinking that I didn’t have beforehand—practical, honest, and mine to bring forward as part of my life.
Important to know
This is education and coaching. It is not medical care.
The Power Session is medical education, patient advocacy coaching, acceptance work, and resilience coaching. It does not create a physician-patient relationship between Dr. Igoe and the client.
In this session, Dr. Igoe does not:
- Diagnose any medical condition.
- Order, interpret, or recommend specific labs, imaging, or diagnostic testing for your individual case.
- Prescribe, adjust, or recommend specific medication changes.
- Provide treatment or treatment recommendations for your specific medical condition.
- Replace, override, or substitute for care from your treating physicians.
- Provide emergency care, urgent care, or crisis support.
Your treating physicians remain responsible for your medical care. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, contact local emergency services or go to the nearest emergency department.
Investment
$2,500 USD
45-minute private Zoom sessionA private, application-only session with Dr. Igoe.
- Application-only.
- No refunds.
- One reschedule allowed with at least 48 hours' notice.
- Cancellations or no-shows forfeit the session fee.
Because The Power Session is a live education and coaching service held for one client at a time, all sales are final once payment is completed.
How to book
Application first. Payment and calendar after fit is confirmed.
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Complete a short application
Share your context, time zone, preferred language, and what you want to understand.
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Ann reviews within 48 hours
Fit matters more than filling the calendar.
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Secure payment link is sent
Stripe payment is sent only if the session is a fit.
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Calendar link follows payment
Calendly shows availability in your local time zone.
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Private Zoom session
Zoom is created automatically when the time is scheduled.
FAQ
Before you apply.
Is this medical care?
No. It is medical education, patient advocacy coaching, acceptance work, and resilience coaching. It does not diagnose, prescribe, recommend treatment changes, or create a physician-patient relationship.
Can you review my diagnosis or medications?
The session can explain disease processes, medication classes, and common medical concepts in general. It does not provide clinical advice, medication changes, lab interpretation, or diagnosis for your individual case.
Do you work with clients outside the US?
Yes. The session is designed for international clients, including clients in Dubai, Jordan, the wider Middle East, Europe, and beyond.
Is this available in Arabic?
The site and application flow are prepared in English and Arabic. Confirm preferred session language in the application before payment.
What happens after I apply?
Ann reviews your application within 48 hours. If the session is a fit, you receive a secure Stripe payment link. After payment, you receive the Calendly link for your private Zoom session.
What is the refund policy?
All sales are final. No refunds are issued after payment, including missed sessions, late arrival, or dissatisfaction with educational content. One reschedule is allowed with at least 48 hours' notice.
What if I have an emergency?
The Power Session is not emergency care, urgent care, or crisis support. Contact local emergency services or go to the nearest emergency department.
Apply
For people ready to bring clearer language and better questions into future appointments.
The application takes about five minutes. Do not send urgent medical questions, medical records, lab reports, imaging, or medication lists through the form.
Apply for a Power Session
- Application
- 48-hour review
- Stripe payment
- Calendly booking
- Private Zoom session
Education and coaching only. Not a substitute for medical care.