The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

Peter Heymann, a coach who fully recovered from chronic back pain using mind‑body work and now helps others, shares his journey. He discusses how the man box conditions boys to silence feelings. He describes inner child work, reparenting, emotional literacy, and modeling vulnerability for the next generation.

Learn how to JournalSpeak  ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who doesn't love a success story?? This one made me smile from ear to ear. I swear my face hurt. Ann has a beautiful understanding and respect for this work, and was so brave and patient as her sweet MindBody system allowed the pain and symptoms to work through her. It's such a privilege to see my work give someone their life back, or perhaps give them their life for the first time! I know that's what it was like for me... Enjoy this beautiful conversation. 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcastchoices.com/adchoices⁠⁠⁠ This episode originally aired on April 23, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A lively deep dive into how overthinking and rumination can block emotional and physical healing. They explore spotting intellectualizing habits and simple moves to get out of your head and into your body. Learn about JournalSpeak, tiny actionable steps to rebuild trust in yourself, and ways to let feelings like grief and anger move through without explaining them away.

A powerful recovery story that turns into a live healing session exploring chronic pain's roots. They trace surgical cascades, herniated disc trauma, and how COVID worsened despair. Journaling uncovers childhood trauma, eating disorder patterns, and perfectionism tied to safety. Practical nervous system care, reframes for flare-ups, and steps for sustained change are highlighted.

A personal story of lingering chest pain after COVID and the puzzling gap between clear scans and ongoing symptoms. A journey through mind-body tools, journaling, and a key realization on a family trip that revealed nervous system patterns. Parenting stress, perfectionism, and letting kids fail emerge as surprising drivers of pain. Recovery leads to new work helping others and shifts in daily coping strategies.

Learn how to JournalSpeak  ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jacqueline was always a "good girl" - putting pressure on herself to get straight A's, be thin and pretty, and always be the light for other people. When her debilitating back pain began in her 20's, she had no idea that those behaviors could possibility have anything to do with it. After two surgeries, and pain that kept moving around, Jacqueline found Dr. Sarno and my work, and her life has never been the same. Although she thought she would never say it, she is straight up grateful for the pain, as it has opened her to a whole new way of living. Oh, and one little detail - Jacqueline is 100% chronic pain free. She's also a therapist specializing in this work now! Check out this awesome and inspirational conversation. XOOX 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcastchoices.com/adchoices⁠⁠ This episode originally aired on September 24, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s 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. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 ~~~~ 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learn how to JournalSpeak  ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s⁠⁠⁠ 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. ⁠⁠⁠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 October 23, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A hopeful conversation about recovering from lifelong IBS and anxiety after an adult ADHD diagnosis. They explore how neurodiversity and a sensitive nervous system can shape healing. Practical practices get highlighted: journaling, meditation, and gentle daily routines. The story also covers moving from confusion to clarity and guiding others through the same work.

A powerful real-time healing session about childhood sexual abuse and its long-term effects. They explore how early trauma shows up as anxiety, OCD, and physical pain. The conversation examines a fraught mother-daughter dynamic and using inner child work and JournalSpeak to reclaim safety. Practical practices like short meditations and journaling are offered for nervous system healing.