The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW
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From the Vault: Special Guest Star - The amazing and talented RICKI LAKE!
Jonathan's JournalSpeak Recovery from ME/CFS and Long COVID
From the Vault: Anxiety, Chronic Fatigue, POTS and much more with Vanessa
From the Vault: Helping a Child to Save Herself - Meet My Sweet Charlotte
Autoimmune Disease and the Decision to Reclaim Your Power with Dr. Tovah Goldfine
From the Vault: REAL TIME HEAL - TMJ, Migraines, Self-Care, and Boundaries with Katie
When Motherhood Overwhelms the Nervous System with Danielle Shugg
From the Vault: REAL TIME HEAL - Male Pelvic Pain, Stomach (IBS) and Back Issues with Eric Hissom
From the Vault: Recovery From Debilitating Back Pain with Evie
Trigeminal Neuralgia, MindBody Science, and Radical Acceptance with Patti
From the Vault: Back Pain, Relapse, and Living in the "Messy Middle" with Jacqueline
From the Vault: Sarno, Back Pain, Pelvic Pain - Skepticism and Science with Dr. Rachel Gofman
The Messy Middle: You Know the Answer - So Why Aren’t You Better Yet?
From the Vault: Anxiety, Vertigo, Migraine, Long Covid, and WAKING UP with Jonah Primo
From the Vault: Rachel Platten’s Crazy Inspirational Recovery from Back Pain, Panic, Anxiety, and More
When Your Dream Job Becomes the Trigger: Long COVID, Vestibular Migraines, and a Real-Time Heal with Christian
From the Vault: Life Beyond Fibromyalgia - Pregnancy and Other Miracles with Claire
From the Vault: REAL TIME HEAL: An Alcoholic Home, Fibromyalgia, and Social Anxiety with Angela
Parenting as a Mirror: What Your Triggers Are Trying to Tell You
From the Vault: Overcoming Intense Fibromyalgia and Nerve Pain with Catherine Oxenberg
How People Pleasing, Codependency, and Perfectionism Keep the Nervous System Stuck with Béa Albina
From the Vault: Lifelong IBS, Depression, and Adult ADHD with Alice
From the Vault: Overcoming Hip Pain and Severe IBS with TMS Therapist Sean Hershey
How What We Eat Affects Anxiety, Stress, and Chronic Pain with Luis Mojica
From the Vault: Chronic Lyme, Mold Toxicity, Severe IBS, and more with Suzanne
When Symptoms Show Up: How to Calm Your Nervous System Before Fear Takes Over
From the Vault: IBS, Emotional Eating, and Body Image with Lisa Schlosberg, LMSW
Nicole Sachs on The Jordan Harbinger Show: Chronic Pain, MindBody Healing, and the Questions Skeptics Are Right to Ask
From the Vault: IBS and JournalSpeak Revelations with Lisa Schlosberg, LMSW
Neuroplastic Pain, TMS, and the Science of Unlearning Chronic Symptoms with Dr. Howard Schubiner
From the Vault: REAL TIME HEAL - When Emotions Turn Into Pain: Migraines and Neck Pain with Heather
Pelvic Pain, Shame, and the Long Road to Freedom with Claire Birnie
From the Vault: REAL TIME HEAL (and Success Story) - Autoimmune Disease, Migraine, Hip Pain, and Severe IBS with Emma
Michael Porter Jr., Chronic Pain, and the Question Everyone Is Asking
From the Vault: The Connection Between Trauma and Chronic Pain/Migraines with Heather
She Came for a Break. She Left with Her Life Back - Kimberley's Incredible Story of Healing
From the Vault: Vertigo and Migraines... REAL TIME HEAL with Raye Zaragoza
Bedbound with Chronic Head Pain: JournalSpeak Saved Bethany's Life
From the Vault: Long Covid Recovery and Releasing Fear with Jessica
Everyone Is Talking About Ozempic and GLP-1s. This Is the Conversation We’re Missing.
From the Vault: CHRONIC PAIN IS AN EPIDEMIC OF FEAR WITH MONICA
REAL TIME HEAL: Long COVID, Fear, and the Nervous System with Marisa Renee Lee
From the Vault: REAL TIME HEAL: GI Issues, IC, Food Fear, and Grief with Bri
The Core Wounds That Drive Chronic Pain, Anxiety & Self-Sabotage (And How to Heal Them)
From the Vault: Talking Fear, Resistance and Acceptance with Dan Buglio
Decades of Migraines, Fibromyalgia, IBS, Brain Fog and More - A Physician Heals Herself
Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In this episode, I sit down with Anna Winfield, a pediatrician, BreakAwake Support Circle expert, and a beautiful example of what becomes possible when we begin to understand chronic symptoms through the lens of the nervous system. Anna shares her powerful story of living for decades with migraines, fibromyalgia, pelvic pain, IBS, brain fog, and so many other diagnoses that never fully explained what was happening. After a concussion sent her into a major flare, one unexpected conversation with a rheumatology nurse practitioner opened the door to a completely different understanding: that her pain might not be coming from structural damage at all, but from TMS. What followed was a profound shift in how Anna understood her body, her history, and her path to healing. Together, we talk about the deep overlap between medicine and MindBody healing, the resistance so many of us feel when it comes to JournalSpeak and inner child work, and why symptoms so often speak the language of what we have not yet learned to hear. Anna brings such a thoughtful and moving perspective as both a physician and a person in recovery, and we explore everything from the limits of the traditional medical model to the power of self-compassion, emotional truth, and nervous system regulation. This is a rich conversation about what healing really looks like, how our old stories live in the body, and why the pain may be the biggest littlest part of the journey. XOOX n. FREE Event: "INSIDE THE COACHES ROOM" - Learn to overcome your resistance - April 17, 2026 at 10AM PST. All ticketholders are eligible for a FREE 20 minute call with a coach! SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEW SUBSTACK! So excited about this one :)) Want your questions answered directly by me? 💛 Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to me with MEMBERSHIP: https://tinyurl.com/y7wadt8d 1:1 COACHING WITH TRAINED COACHES SUPERVISED DIRECTLY BY NICOLE PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! Producer: Lisa Eisenpresser ~~~~~ SUPPORT: 🟠 Struggling with chronic pain? Check out my Freedom From Chronic Pain course GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: https://tinyurl.com/yuxczyba 🟠 Anxiety disrupting your life? Try my Freedom From an Anxious Life course GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: https://tinyurl.com/yc3vsy32 🧠 Learn more about the brain science and clinical experiences in my book MIND YOUR BODY: https://tinyurl.com/4fd6bvdc 💛 Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to Nicole with MEMBERSHIP: https://tinyurl.com/y7wadt8d ~~~~ JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON INSTAGRAM 👉 https://tinyurl.com/93pwbp8v SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 👉 https://tinyurl.com/56vvbdcx LEARN ABOUT OUR ANNUAL OMEGA RETREAT👉 https://tinyurl.com/3vr5j3ux Podcast music by the beautiful and talented Danielle Furst: on insta @musicfurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
From the Vault: REAL TIME HEAL: Pelvic/Bladder Issues and Managing Shame with Camille
Learn how to JournalSpeak : https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s I love doing Real Time Heals - they allow me to empty my mind and hone in on exactly what someone needs. Today was no exception! The only thing I will say here, is that Camille is so tapped in, smart, and willing about this process that she sounds more like a success story than a RTH. Having said this, we get down to it. And come up with a rich conversation on shame, and all its implications. Such an important topic. Join us! XOXO n. 1:1 COACHING WITH TRAINED COACHES SUPERVISED DIRECTLY BY NICOLE PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! Producer: Lisa Eisenpresser ~~~~~ SUPPORT: Struggling with chronic pain? Check out my Freedom From Chronic Pain course GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: https://tinyurl.com/yuxczyba Anxiety controlling your life? Try my Freedom From an Anxious Life course GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: https://tinyurl.com/2m9rcht8 Learn more about the brain science and clinical experiences in my book MIND YOUR BODY: https://tinyurl.com/4fd6bvdc Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to Nicole with MEMBERSHIP: https://tinyurl.com/y7wadt8d ~~~~ THE CURE FOR CHRONIC PAIN JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON INSTAGRAM https://tinyurl.com/93pwbp8v SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST https://tinyurl.com/56vvbdcx LEARN ABOUT ANNUAL OMEGA RETREAT https://tinyurl.com/3vr5j3ux Podcast music by the beautiful and talented Danielle Furst: @musicfurst This episode originally aired on March 25, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why Other People Trigger You—and What It Reveals About Your Own Healing
Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s Today’s conversation grew out of a powerful question from our Heal with Nicole community about victim mindset, self-compassion, and the internal conflict so many of us carry without even realizing it. I use this post as a doorway into a much bigger discussion about the stories we tell ourselves, the shame we attach to certain parts of who we are, and the hidden reasons we judge other people so harshly. I also share a formative college exercise that has stayed with me for decades, one that reveals something profound: the qualities that most trigger us in others often point to disowned parts of ourselves. When we begin to understand that, rather than judge it, we open the door to real compassion. This episode is ultimately about the conflict that lives inside us and how that conflict fuels TMS, anxiety, pain, and chronic nervous system dysregulation. I talk about why it is the conflict that creates so much suffering, how self-judgment quietly fills the emotional reservoir, and why self-compassion is not optional in this work. I also walk you through a simple but powerful self-compassion practice you can begin using right away, and I invite you into a JournalSpeak exercise that can help you uncover what is really being activated beneath your resentment, rigidity, or shame. If you’ve ever wondered why certain people get under your skin, why you are so hard on yourself, or why your symptoms flare when you feel emotionally torn, this episode will give you a completely new way to understand yourself. Join us! XOOX n. SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEW SUBSTACK! So excited about this one :)) Want your questions answered directly by me? 💛 Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to me with MEMBERSHIP: https://tinyurl.com/y7wadt8d 1:1 COACHING WITH TRAINED COACHES SUPERVISED DIRECTLY BY NICOLE PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! Producer: Lisa Eisenpresser ~~~~~ SUPPORT: 🟠 Struggling with chronic pain? Check out my Freedom From Chronic Pain course GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: https://tinyurl.com/yuxczyba 🟠 Anxiety disrupting your life? Try my Freedom From an Anxious Life course GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: https://tinyurl.com/yc3vsy32 🧠 Learn more about the brain science and clinical experiences in my book MIND YOUR BODY: https://tinyurl.com/4fd6bvdc 💛 Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to Nicole with MEMBERSHIP: https://tinyurl.com/y7wadt8d ~~~~ JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON INSTAGRAM 👉 https://tinyurl.com/93pwbp8v SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 👉 https://tinyurl.com/56vvbdcx LEARN ABOUT OUR ANNUAL OMEGA RETREAT👉 https://tinyurl.com/3vr5j3ux Podcast music by the beautiful and talented Danielle Furst: on insta @musicfurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
From the Vault: Fibro, Body Image and Pelvic Pain - REAL TIME HEAL with Whitney Rydman
Learn how to JournalSpeak : https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s Real time heal sessions have become my favorite conversations on this podcast. I have been doing one-on-one therapy for years, and the power of being in this sacred space on air really moves me. Today Whitney Rydman and I have a frank and heart opening conversation about grief and loss, feeling unseen and unheard, and all the symptoms that can express those issues in our bodies. We connect body image and perfectionism to fibro pain, and become really clear about dealing with the symptom imperative. What a great session! I'm thrilled to share it with you. Thank you, Whitney, for your candor and bravery. People like you make my job a joy. If you'd like to support my work and enhance your recovery with more original content from me, or my new Personal Podcast with Your Questions Answered exclusively for members, I have established a Patreon page. You will help continue my life saving efforts, and receive some real guidance in your personal journey. Please learn more about this at www.patreon.com/NicoleSachsLCSW 1:1 COACHING WITH TRAINED COACHES SUPERVISED DIRECTLY BY NICOLE PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! Producer: Lisa Eisenpresser ~~~~~ SUPPORT: Struggling with chronic pain? Check out my Freedom From Chronic Pain course GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: https://tinyurl.com/yuxczyba Anxiety controlling your life? Try my Freedom From an Anxious Life course GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: https://tinyurl.com/2m9rcht8 Learn more about the brain science and clinical experiences in my book MIND YOUR BODY: https://tinyurl.com/4fd6bvdc Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to Nicole with MEMBERSHIP: https://tinyurl.com/y7wadt8d ~~~~ THE CURE FOR CHRONIC PAIN JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON INSTAGRAM https://tinyurl.com/93pwbp8v SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST https://tinyurl.com/56vvbdcx LEARN ABOUT ANNUAL OMEGA RETREAT https://tinyurl.com/3vr5j3ux Podcast music by the beautiful and talented Danielle Furst: @musicfurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This episode originally aired on December 20, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
"I Thought I Was Born to Suffer" - Chronic Pelvic Pain, TMJ, Anxiety, and more with Lynette
Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In this powerful conversation, I sit down with one of our BreakAwake coaches, Lynette. Her story is a profound example of what can happen when we stop chasing endless cures and begin addressing the emotional roots of chronic pain. Lynette spent years living on high alert, believing she was simply someone destined to suffer. Frequent illness, skin infections, TMJ, anxiety, pelvic pain, scoliosis, and eventually debilitating ischial bursitis left her feeling like her life was shrinking before her eyes. Even with supportive medical care and physical therapy, relief was always temporary and new symptoms seemed to appear in their place. When she was introduced to JournalSpeak through a Sarno x Sachs–certified mentor, something finally shifted. With guidance and support, Lynette began to explore the emotional patterns and trauma underlying her symptoms and discovered that true healing was possible. Just months later, Lynette’s life looks entirely different. The woman who once felt she was merely enduring life is now actively engaging with it again. She is traveling, exercising, sitting pain-free, climbing stairs, volunteering, and reconnecting with the joy of everyday living. In this episode, Lynette shares the vulnerable details of her journey—from medical trauma and years of searching for answers to the moment she finally felt safe enough to face the emotions her body had been expressing. Her story is a beautiful reminder that the nervous system can change, healing is possible even after years of suffering, and sometimes the right mentor and the right tools arrive exactly when we’re ready for them. Join us! XOOX n. SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEW SUBSTACK! So excited about this one :)) Want your questions answered directly by me? 💛 Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to me with MEMBERSHIP: https://tinyurl.com/y7wadt8d 1:1 COACHING WITH TRAINED COACHES SUPERVISED DIRECTLY BY NICOLE PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! Producer: Lisa Eisenpresser ~~~~~ SUPPORT: 🟠 Struggling with chronic pain? Check out my Freedom From Chronic Pain course GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: https://tinyurl.com/yuxczyba 🟠 Anxiety disrupting your life? Try my Freedom From an Anxious Life course GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: https://tinyurl.com/yc3vsy32 🧠 Learn more about the brain science and clinical experiences in my book MIND YOUR BODY: https://tinyurl.com/4fd6bvdc 💛 Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to Nicole with MEMBERSHIP: https://tinyurl.com/y7wadt8d ~~~~ JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON INSTAGRAM 👉 https://tinyurl.com/93pwbp8v SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 👉 https://tinyurl.com/56vvbdcx LEARN ABOUT OUR ANNUAL OMEGA RETREAT👉 https://tinyurl.com/3vr5j3ux Podcast music by the beautiful and talented Danielle Furst: on insta @musicfurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices