The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

"I Thought I Was Born to Suffer" - Chronic Pelvic Pain, TMJ, Anxiety, and more with Lynette

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Mar 20, 2026
A woman’s long path through pelvic pain, TMJ, anxiety, scoliosis, and medical trauma leads to a surprising shift. She discovers journaling as a tool to unearth buried emotions and change her nervous system. The conversation explores nervous system work, breakthroughs from rapid journaling, and how curiosity, courage, and compassion reshaped her health, relationships, and daily life.
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ANECDOTE

When Pain Shrunk Her World

  • Lynette hit a crisis in 2024 when ischial bursitis and pelvic dysfunction made sitting unbearable and she resigned from activities and volunteer work.
  • After failing pillows and PT to help, her world shrank to the couch until she decided she needed a different approach in January 2025.
INSIGHT

Regulation Helps But Doesn’t Remove The Reservoir

  • Nervous system regulation practices (grounding, barefoot walking, rest) helped Lynette calm but didn’t resolve the core pain because her emotional reservoir remained full.
  • She spent months barefoot in her backyard and adjusted lifestyle factors yet still felt persistent pain until deeper emotional work.
ANECDOTE

First JournalSpeak Session Broke Through

  • Lynette discovered JournalSpeak on Instagram and immediately used the three-lists exercise, writing vulnerably for 20 minutes with eyes closed and crying.
  • The first session produced a startling realization about feelings she’d never admitted even to herself.
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