Welcome to Move Like a Boss, a radically honest, body-first career column by DK Ciccone, a chronic pain warrior, Pilates instructor, and movement mindset coach. In this column, DK explores the intersection of leadership, movement, and chronic resilience. From unlearning hustle culture and embracing "movement snacking" to setting compassionate boundaries and finding mentors who actually get it, each post is a grounded invitation to lead with empathy, power, and presence, even when your body says “not today.”
Through candid storytelling and bite-sized somatic strategies, DK dismantles outdated leadership norms and helps ambitious women reconnect with their bodies as allies, not obstacles. Whether you're building a business from your yoga mat or navigating change from a recliner, Move Like a Boss will meet you where you are and challenge you to rethink what leadership feels like.
Dana Karen
Move Like a Boss
Dana Karen (“DK”) Ciccone is a comprehensively certified Pilates instructor who helps people in pain improve strength, mobility, and well-being in a weight-neutral environment. DK is a graduate of the MSMS Advanced Movement Studies Program and is also trained in pain reprocessing therapy through the Pain Psychology Center. Having begun her own journey with chronic back pain as a young teen, she has been exploring ways to help herself and others regain joy of movement for decades. After twenty years in the health sector, DK left a corporate career to follow her passion, later launching Movement Remedies, a chronic pain–focused Pilates studio and movement coaching business that began in Boston, Massachusetts and is now based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her first book, You’re Meant to Move: A Guide to Conquering Chronic Pain, Increasing Stress Resilience, and Reclaiming an Active Life, was released December 2023. When not teaching, writing, speaking, or fighting the patriarchy, DK works part-time as a management consultant, specializing in organizational change management and process improvement.
