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The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

Nicole Sachs, LCSW
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  • The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

    From the Vault: Severe Pelvic Pain and Multiple Surgeries with Kitty

    09/03/2026 | 1h 28 mins.
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    It's not every day you hear a story like Kitty's. Lost in fear and the confusion of the medical model, Kitty endured multiple unnecessary surgeries and grim diagnoses. On the brink of giving up completely on life, she found this work and did it like a warrior to save herself. Today, Kitty lives a life of endless possibilities with NO CHRONIC PAIN. She is a beautiful ambassador for this work, and I'm honored to have her on the podcast. Enjoy! XO n.

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 COACHING WITH TRAINED COACHES SUPERVISED DIRECTLY BY NICOLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

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    This episode originally aired on January 15, 2021.
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  • The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

    IBS, Eating Disorders, and the Athlete’s Nervous System: The MindBody Connection with Kamila

    06/03/2026 | 59 mins.
    Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s

    In this episode, I welcome Kamila Tan back to the podcast for a conversation that grew out of a moment at the end of her first appearance. As we were wrapping up that episode, we briefly touched on the intersection between athletics and eating disorders. Kamila shared about her experience struggling with disordered eating while competing in beach volleyball, and I spoke about what I’ve observed in my daughter’s dance communities, where the pressure around body image and performance can be intense. It was clear there was a much bigger conversation waiting to happen, so I invited her back so we could explore this important topic more deeply.

    Together we talk about the often-overlooked connection between eating disorders, digestive issues like IBS, and mindbody/TMS symptoms. Kamila shares openly about her TMS recovery journey and the ways patterns around control, perfectionism, and safety can become entangled with both physical symptoms and our relationship with food. We explore how the nervous system responds to the pressures of athletic culture and high-performance environments, and what it can look like to begin unwinding those patterns on the path to healing. SO much here to dig into! Join us XOOX n.

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    Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to Nicole with MEMBERSHIP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/y7wadt8d⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 COACHING WITH TRAINED COACHES SUPERVISED DIRECTLY BY NICOLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    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

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    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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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  • The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

    When the Mind Gets in the Way: Overintellectualizing, Rumination, and How to Unblock Your Healing

    04/03/2026 | 1h 4 mins.
    Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s

    Last month inside our BreakAwake member Boot Camp, Lisa and I dove into a conversation that felt relevant for all of us: the ways we unknowingly block our own healing by staying in analysis instead of allowing real emotional processing. Overintellectualizing, building airtight narratives, replaying the same old stories—these habits can feel like we’re doing the work. They feel productive and responsible. But often they are elegant survival strategies that keep us safely in our heads and out of our bodies. In this episode, we unpack the crucial difference between insight and integration, and why understanding your symptoms is not the same thing as rewiring your nervous system.

    We wanted to bring this Boot Camp teaching to everyone because it’s foundational. None of us are trying to avoid healing. In fact, most of us are working incredibly hard at it. But sometimes our brilliance becomes a barrier. When rumination replaces feeling, nothing truly shifts. Healing happens when we drop below the neck and allow anger, grief, fear, and vulnerability to move through us without immediately explaining them away. Join us as we break down how to recognize when your mind is protecting you—and how to gently step aside so your brain and body can finally learn that you are safe. xoox N&L

    Want your questions answered directly by Nicole?

    💛 Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to Nicole 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 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

    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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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  • The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

    From the Vault: ALL THINGS PELVIC PAIN with Whitney Rydman

    02/03/2026 | 1h 13 mins.
    Learn how to JournalSpeak :⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s

    We must speak of the unspeakable, in every aspect of life. Passionately, boldly, bravely, unapologetically. This is the way we heal. There is no topic that feels more relevant to this imperative than pelvic pain. Although all chronic pain originates in the same place (the brain and nervous system's desire to protect us from our repressed emotions), when this process is being expressed through our pelvic area, it can be especially hard to talk about. When Whitney Rydman came on the pod as a "Real Time Heal" last year, she was still struggling with some level of pelvic pain, and her new symptom of fibromyalgia. I'm thrilled to share that today she is totally pain free and living a full and limitless life. Today we come together to discuss the details of her pelvic pain journey in the hopes of helping and guiding you through yours - even if your pain shows up elsewhere. The tools we discuss can work for everyone. Join us!

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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

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    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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    This episode originally aired on June 19th, 2020.
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  • The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

    Back Pain Recovery, Inner Child Work, and "Breaking Out of the Man Box" with Coach Pete

    27/02/2026 | 1h 4 mins.
    Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s⁠

    In this week’s episode, I sit down with Peter Heymann, a coach in our BreakAwake community and a beautiful example of what is possible when someone is willing to do the real work. Peter recovered fully from chronic back pain using this work, and what makes his story especially powerful is how deeply it intersects with the way boys and men are conditioned in our culture. We talk about “the man box” — the unspoken rules so many boys are raised with: don’t cry, tough it out, man up. When we teach boys to disconnect from their emotional lives, we don’t eliminate their feelings, we just drive them underground. And the body keeps score. Peter shares how inner child work helped him reconnect with younger parts of himself that had been silenced for decades, and how that reconnection was one of the missing links in resolving his pain.

    This conversation is tender, honest, and incredibly important — especially for those of us raising boys, loving men, or trying to unlearn our own inherited rules about strength and vulnerability. Peter speaks candidly about fatherhood, emotional literacy, and what it means to model something different for the next generation. His back pain is completely resolved, but even more meaningful is the freedom he feels inside himself. And I’m so thrilled he’ll be joining us again at the Omega Institute this June for his second summer with our community, witnessing people step out of fear and into their lives. You’re going to love this one. XOOX n.

    Want your questions answered directly by Nicole? 💛

    Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to Nicole 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 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

    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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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About The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

Nicole J. Sachs, LCSW is a speaker, writer, and psychotherapist who has dedicated her life and her practice to the treatment of chronic pain and conditions.  She is the author of MIND YOUR BODY, and the creator of the online course: FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN. Through her personal journey working directly with Dr. John Sarno as well as counseling hundreds of clients, she's shaped and evolved theories which serve to teach those suffering how to heal themselves, completely, with no medication or surgery. Learn more about Nicole's work at: YourBreakAwake.com
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