The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW From the Vault: ALL THINGS PELVIC PAIN with Whitney Rydman
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Mar 2, 2026 Whitney Rydman, a woman who healed from chronic pelvic pain, interstitial cystitis, and vulvodynia, shares her recovery journey. They talk candidly about the limits of medical fixes, pelvic floor dysfunction, and how mind-body approaches helped. Expect frank discussion on fear, conditioning, journaling, and practical ways to respond to flares without feeding them.
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Initial UTI Symptoms Led To Powerless IC Diagnosis
- Whitney woke with UTI-like symptoms, tried multiple antibiotics and was later diagnosed with interstitial cystitis and told there's no cure.
- She faced invasive treatments, diet restrictions, and a urologist who said most patients stop having intercourse due to pain.
Pelvic Floor Therapy Diets And Supplements Failed
- Whitney was diagnosed with pelvic floor dysfunction and vulvodynia, tried vaginal physical therapy and multiple diets and supplements without improvement.
- After ~1 year of constant severe pain she discovered the Curable app and felt symptom relief within weeks when she learned pain originates in the brain.
Diet Flares Often Reflect Conditioned Fear Not Bladder Damage
- The IC food-diet connection is often a conditioned fear response, not a physical chemical reaction in the bladder lining.
- Nicole and Whitney report many people fully reintroduce foods once they address the mind-body cause and stop dieting from fear.
