The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

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In this episode, we're talking about something that sounds simple but is profoundly difficult for most of us: unconditional love and radical acceptance. Not as spiritual concepts, and not as moral achievements, but as neurobiological states that directly impact healing, behavior change, and the way our nervous systems organize themselves. When we are locked in resistance — against our symptoms, our emotions, our past, or ourselves — the brain interprets that fight as danger. And a brain that believes it’s under threat cannot create change.

Radical acceptance is not “giving up” or “letting things slide,” but instead the very mechanism that allows stuck energy to move. This is the lubricant to the gears and the gas in the tank. When we stop waging war internally and begin relating to ourselves with unconditional love, the nervous system shifts out of defense. Pain softens. Fear loosens. Patterns that felt immovable begin to change. This conversation goes far beyond chronic pain — it’s about the relationship you have with yourself, and why learning to stop fighting everything and everyone may be the most powerful act of healing there is. Join us! XOOX n.

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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/yc3vsy32⁠⁠

🧠 Learn more about the brain science and clinical experiences in my book  ➡️ MIND YOUR BODY: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/4fd6bvdc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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THE CURE FOR CHRONIC PAIN

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The first time I spoke to Dani on this podcast (ep #66) she was in the midst of an awakening - for the first time in 3 years (when at times she'd been in a wheelchair to manage her back pain) she had been pain free for a number of weeks, and she was astounded. This did not happen by chance. Dani is a warrior for the work, and she didn't turn her back on the willingness to believe that this could work for her. Nine months later, Dani's whole life has transformed. Not only did she travel to India to receive her Yoga Teacher Training, but she utilized her graphic design skills and TMS knowledge to create a whole beautiful website dedicated to healing: ⁠www.mytmsjourney.com⁠. On her site is a link to her new therapeutic yoga classes, which I hear are phenomenal (and will now be attending despite my panic that I can't do yoga because I'm not bendy!) Members of my community receive their first class completely free. Use code: JOURNALSPEAK. Enjoy Dani's story, insight, and energy. It's such a privilege to walk the path with all of you badass healers. XOOX n.

This episode originally aired on October 23, 2020.

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Producer: Lisa Eisenpresser

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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

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THE CURE FOR CHRONIC PAIN

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In this episode, I talk with Alice, who recovered from lifelong IBS and anxiety, and has been able to see things more clearly since she was diagnosed in adulthood with ADHD. You may remember her from our original interview - Season 3, Ep 82! Today, we further explore neurodiversity in TMS recovery and how a sensitive, neurodivergent nervous system is not a flaw—but often a key part of the healing process. Alice shares what it was like to finally understand her symptoms through this lens and how learning to work with her brain, rather than trying to fix it, led to complete recovery.

Today, Alice is fully free from IBS and anxiety and has joined our BreakAwake Coaching Team. She now works one-on-one with others, extending her hand and guiding people through the same work that changed her life. This episode is a hopeful, honest conversation about nervous system safety, self-trust, and what’s possible when we feel truly understood. Join us! XO n.

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Producer: Lisa Eisenpresser

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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/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

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THE CURE FOR CHRONIC PAIN

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Trigger Warning: THIS REAL TIME HEAL WILL DISCUSS CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE. Crystal is an incredible, brave, and insightful soul. When she was five, she suffered abuse at the hand of a friend's father and her life was never the same. After living with the remnants of that experience for her teen years, she married young into an abusive relationship. Now, years later and finally in a partnership that is loving and safe, Crystal is experiencing anxiety, OCD, stomach issues and shoulder pain. Her body is feeling what her heart cannot. After finding my podcast on My Favorite Murder (thanks Georgia!) Crystal is turning her life around. She is healing through JournalSpeak, and just needs some guidance to take it to the next level. That's what I'm here for :) Join us for an emotional and transformative conversation. XOOX n.

This episode originally aired on June 18, 2021.

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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

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THE CURE FOR CHRONIC PAIN

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Podcast music by the beautiful and talented Danielle Furst: ⁠⁠⁠@musicfurst⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, I sit down with James Bloomer after he reached out in response to my call for more male voices in the mindbody/TMS conversation. James is 64 years old and brings an honest, powerful story that spans more than two decades and five distinct TMS episodes—each one convincingly masquerading as a physical problem. Like so many people I work with, James is thoughtful, successful, and driven, with a life that looks “perfect” on the outside: a long career as a high-powered insurance executive, his own financial planning business, a strong marriage, and two adult children he adores. And yet, his body has told a very different story.

James walks us through the evolution of his symptoms—total body pain, knee pain, severe back pain, gluteal pain, and finally pelvic pain and lifelong urinary frequency—and how each one came with a rational, medical explanation that ultimately wasn’t true. He shares how deeply he bought into the physical narratives, spending thousands of dollars on doctors, treatments, supplements, and tools, only to eventually find relief through TMS work again and again. We even talk about the surreal moment when he picked up the phone and personally reached Dr. Sarno back in 2010. What’s most striking is James’s honesty about the pattern so many of us fall into: doing some of the work, getting better, and then stopping—only to be “fooled” by the next symptom.

Now, using JournalSpeak and my approach consistently, James is about 75% symptom-free and doing the deeper, more uncomfortable emotional excavation that long-term healing often requires. He speaks candidly about uncovering repressed material from childhood, the emotional cost of chronic pain on his marriage, and the reality that some symptoms—especially pelvic pain and urinary issues—can take time and patience to unwind. This conversation is a reminder that TMS doesn’t discriminate by gender, age, or success level, and that true healing isn’t about perfection—it’s about commitment, compassion, and staying in the work for life. Join us! XO n.

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Producer: Lisa Eisenpresser

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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/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

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THE CURE FOR CHRONIC PAIN

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Podcast music by the beautiful and talented Danielle Furst: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@musicfurst⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠

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