The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

Heather has lived through a lot. She grew up in a family struggling with addiction, and found herself gaslit and confused at every turn. As she grew older, this trauma she suffered began to express itself through physical pain syndromes, namely chronic migraines (19 a month!) and shoulder pain - among other medical anomalies. Heather was in literal sustained fight or flight, and her body was keeping the score. Through my work and practicing mindbody medicine, Heather found her way to the light. Join us for a heart-lifting and emotional conversation about the ways in which our bodies seek to protect us with our pain and conditions, and how to forge a clear path to freedom. xoxo n. My next retreat - LIVE and in person: APRIL RETREAT AT THE ART OF LIVING RETREAT CENTER 4/8-4/10 click below! https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/nicole-sachs/freedom-from-chronic-pain/ My next VIRTUAL RETREAT WEEKEND is May 13-15, 2022. You will receive a copy of my FFCP Course and 4 original guided mediations FREE when you sign up (to use yourself or gift to another for the Holidays!) Click here to join us: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freedom-from-chronic-pain-virtual-weekend-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-tickets-210512597847 OMEGA 2022 is live and on sale for August 7 - 12th! Click here to join us for a week of total transformation! https://eomega.org/workshops/freedom-from-chronic-pain/freedom-chronic-pain?itm_source_h=search&itm_source_s=search&itm_medium_h=tile&itm_medium_s=tile&itm_campaign_h=searchcr&itm_campaign_s=searchcr Past virtual retreats recordings available for sale now on my website: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/buy-retreat-recordings FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN course: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/course FREEDOM FROM AN ANXIOUS LIFE course: Click here for all the details and to purchase! PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! If you are interested in supporting the many free resources I offer to get this message to the global community, please consider donating to my cause on my website, www.thecureforchronicpain.com. Look for the DONATE button on the home page. Thank you so much! ALL MY RESOURCES: Instagram: Follow me on insta @nicolesachslcsw for tons of new content Website: The Cure for Chronic Pain YouTube: The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW Book: The Meaning of Truth Online Course: FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN FB Closed Group: Nicole Sachs' Support Circle OMEGA General info: OMEGA INSTITUTE Subscribe Apple Podcasts Deezer iHeart RadioPublic RSS Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The community has called out, and I am listening! People want to hear more about TMS, the origins of this acronym, why it matters, and who the heck is Dr. Sarno. They also want to understand more precisely why "doing the [emotional] work" has anything to do with alleviating chronic issues. You asked, and I am answering! This episode may be a review for some, but I am a firm believer that review is essential in allowing for the deepening of knowledge, and knowledge is power. Join us for this important conversation, no matter what stage of the journey you are in! XOOX n. My next retreat - LIVE and in person: APRIL RETREAT AT THE ART OF LIVING RETREAT CENTER 4/8-4/10 click below! https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/nicole-sachs/freedom-from-chronic-pain/ My next VIRTUAL RETREAT WEEKEND is May 13-15, 2022. You will receive a copy of my FFCP Course and 4 original guided mediations FREE when you sign up (to use yourself or gift to another for the Holidays!) Click here to join us: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freedom-from-chronic-pain-virtual-weekend-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-tickets-210512597847 OMEGA 2022 is live and on sale for August 7 - 12th! Click here to join us for a week of total transformation! https://eomega.org/workshops/freedom-from-chronic-pain/freedom-chronic-pain?itm_source_h=search&itm_source_s=search&itm_medium_h=tile&itm_medium_s=tile&itm_campaign_h=searchcr&itm_campaign_s=searchcr Past virtual retreats recordings available for sale now on my website: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/buy-retreat-recordings FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN course: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/course FREEDOM FROM AN ANXIOUS LIFE course: Click here for all the details and to purchase! PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! If you are interested in supporting the many free resources I offer to get this message to the global community, please consider donating to my cause on my website, www.thecureforchronicpain.com. Look for the DONATE button on the home page. Thank you so much! ALL MY RESOURCES: Instagram: Follow me on insta @nicolesachslcsw for tons of new content Website: The Cure for Chronic Pain YouTube: The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW Book: The Meaning of Truth Online Course: FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN FB Closed Group: Nicole Sachs' Support Circle OMEGA General info: OMEGA INSTITUTE Subscribe Apple Podcasts Deezer iHeart RadioPublic RSS Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kurt was not a stranger to Dr. Sarno's work. He had used it successfully to eliminate back pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, and male pelvic issues. Yet, when he got a bad case of Long Covid, he wasn't aware that the same brain science was at work... until he heard my podcast with Like (episode 122). Her Long Haul Recovery story was so impactful that he was compelled to do the work toward his own healing. He's remarkably better, and a huge proponent of this work in his own pediatric dentistry practice! Join us for an awesome and insightful conversation. XOOX n. My next VIRTUAL RETREAT WEEKEND is May 13-15, 2022. You will receive a copy of my FFCP Course and 4 original guided mediations FREE when you sign up (to use yourself or gift to another for the Holidays!) Click here to join us: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freedom-from-chronic-pain-virtual-weekend-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-tickets-210512597847 Curable is offering 50% off a year's membership. Click here! www.getcurable.com/nicole My next retreat - LIVE and in person: APRIL RETREAT AT THE ART OF LIVING RETREAT CENTER 4/8-4/10 click below! https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/nicole-sachs/freedom-from-chronic-pain/ Past virtual retreats recordings available for sale now on my website: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/buy-retreat-recordings FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN course: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/course FREEDOM FROM AN ANXIOUS LIFE course: Click here for all the details and to purchase! PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! If you are interested in supporting the many free resources I offer to get this message to the global community, please consider donating to my cause on my website, www.thecureforchronicpain.com. Look for the DONATE button on the home page. Thank you so much! ALL MY RESOURCES: Instagram: Follow me on insta @nicolesachslcsw for tons of new content Website: The Cure for Chronic Pain YouTube: The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW Book: The Meaning of Truth Online Course: FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN FB Closed Group: Nicole Sachs' Support Circle OMEGA General info: OMEGA INSTITUTE Subscribe Apple Podcasts Deezer iHeart RadioPublic RSS Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Podcast Day, Day After Thanksgiving, And Black Friday! And no matter what you feel about any of those things, I send you love. Today on the pod we are discussing the lifelong effects of being raised in an angry, rageful, chaotic environment, or however this translates to your experience (don't worry - we make room for everyone.) You have far more power than you realize to affect your emotional and physical health, and we discuss lots of ways for you to consider this! Join us. XOXO n. ALSO, Black Friday DEALS ABOUND! My next VIRTUAL RETREAT WEEKEND, May 13-15, 2022 is $100 off from now until Sunday, 11/28 at noon. You will receive a copy of my FFCP Course and 4 original guided mediations FREE when you sign up (to use yourself or gift to another for the Holidays!) Click here to join us: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/freedom-from-chronic-pain-virtual-weekend-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-tickets-210512597847 For BLACK FRIDAY Curable is offering 60% off a year's membership. Click here! www.getcurable.com/nicole My next retreat - LIVE and in person: APRIL RETREAT AT THE ART OF LIVING RETREAT CENTER 4/8-4/10 click below! https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/nicole-sachs/freedom-from-chronic-pain/ Past virtual retreats recordings available for sale now on my website: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/buy-retreat-recordings FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN course: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/course FREEDOM FROM AN ANXIOUS LIFE course: Click here for all the details and to purchase! PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! If you are interested in supporting the many free resources I offer to get this message to the global community, please consider donating to my cause on my website, www.thecureforchronicpain.com. Look for the DONATE button on the home page. Thank you so much! ALL MY RESOURCES: Instagram: Follow me on insta @nicolesachslcsw for tons of new content Website: The Cure for Chronic Pain YouTube: The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW Book: The Meaning of Truth Online Course: FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN FB Closed Group: Nicole Sachs' Support Circle OMEGA General info: OMEGA INSTITUTE Subscribe Apple Podcasts Deezer iHeart RadioPublic RSS Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Hillary McBride has been talking embodiment for years, from both her experience overcoming an eating disorder and her clinical practice, and then her recovery from two major car accidents. The moment I heard about her work, I was awakened to something that I had forgotten was so important  - the way we inhabit our bodies. I speak about the mind/body connection day and night, but somehow I was missing the essential work of coming home to ourselves, something Hillary writes about so eloquently in her latest book, The Wisdom of Our Bodies. Join us for an insightful and illuminating conversation about not only healing, but thriving and flourishing, as we embark upon the journey of embracing all that we are: mind, heart, and BODY. xoxo n. Learn more about Hillary and her work and new book: https://hillarylmcbride.com Next retreat app live and in person: APRIL RETREAT AT THE ART OF LIVING RETREAT CENTER 4/8-4/10 click below! https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/nicole-sachs/freedom-from-chronic-pain/ Past virtual retreats recordings available for sale now on my website: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/buy-retreat-recordings GET 50% OFF ONE YEAR OF THE CURABLE APP: go to www.getcurable.com/nicole FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN course: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/course FREEDOM FROM AN ANXIOUS LIFE course: Click here for all the details and to purchase! PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! If you are interested in supporting the many free resources I offer to get this message to the global community, please consider donating to my cause on my website, www.thecureforchronicpain.com. Look for the DONATE button on the home page. Thank you so much! ALL MY RESOURCES: Instagram: Follow me on insta @nicolesachslcsw for tons of new content Website: The Cure for Chronic Pain YouTube: The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW Book: The Meaning of Truth Online Course: FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN FB Closed Group: Nicole Sachs' Support Circle OMEGA General info: OMEGA INSTITUTE Subscribe Apple Podcasts Deezer iHeart RadioPublic RSS Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fear and phobias can punctuate our lives with reactions, blockages, and continued trauma. Today on the pod I discuss one of my own - my most terrifying - the fear of vomit and vomiting. Trigger warning - we will be discussing this issue, but not gratuitously. I won't be recounting gross details more than necessary. But if you don't feel comfortable with this conversation, maybe this episode isn't for you. If you can handle it, though, I highly recommend you listen. Because we are getting to the edges of your fears as well. And we are laying out a pathway to overcoming them, making peace with them, and finding presence. Lots of healing here! XOOX n. LIVE IN PERSON APRIL WEEKEND RETREAT AT THE "ART OF LIVING RETREAT CENTER" 4/8-4/10 Click here: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/nicole-sachs/freedom-from-chronic-pain/ Past virtual retreats recordings available for sale now on my website: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/buy-retreat-recordings GET 50% OFF ONE YEAR OF THE CURABLE APP: go to www.getcurable.com/nicole FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN course: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/course FREEDOM FROM AN ANXIOUS LIFE course: Click here for all the details and to purchase! PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! If you are interested in supporting the many free resources I offer to get this message to the global community, please consider donating to my cause on my website, www.thecureforchronicpain.com. Look for the DONATE button on the home page. Thank you so much! ALL MY RESOURCES: Instagram: Follow me on insta @nicolesachslcsw for tons of new content Website: The Cure for Chronic Pain YouTube: The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW Book: The Meaning of Truth Online Course: FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN FB Closed Group: Nicole Sachs' Support Circle OMEGA General info: OMEGA INSTITUTE Subscribe Apple Podcasts Deezer iHeart RadioPublic RSS Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WELCOME BACK TO YOU, ME, ALL OF US! Yay, happy podcast day. I'm rejuvenated from my weeks off and ready to bring you more inspiring and helpful info, stories, and human connection. Today we have an incredible follow up story from a RTH that I did about a year ago with Angela. She has been on quite the ride, and has gone through many stages of healing. Her story is one of a badass warrior, walking through crippling anxiety as a symptom imperative, bringing her face to face with the trauma responses that had been shaping her life. What an inspiration to hear her triumph! Listen and enjoy... I'm so happy to be back. XOOX n. APRIL RETREAT AT THE ART OF LIVING RETREAT CENTER 4/8-4/10 https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/nicole-sachs/freedom-from-chronic-pain/ Past virtual retreats recordings available for sale now on my website: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/buy-retreat-recordings GET 50% OFF ONE YEAR OF THE CURABLE APP: go to www.getcurable.com/nicole FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN course: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/course FREEDOM FROM AN ANXIOUS LIFE course: Click here for all the details and to purchase! PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! If you are interested in supporting the many free resources I offer to get this message to the global community, please consider donating to my cause on my website, www.thecureforchronicpain.com. Look for the DONATE button on the home page. Thank you so much! ALL MY RESOURCES: Instagram: Follow me on insta @nicolesachslcsw for tons of new content Website: The Cure for Chronic Pain YouTube: The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW Book: The Meaning of Truth Online Course: FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN FB Closed Group: Nicole Sachs' Support Circle OMEGA General info: OMEGA INSTITUTE Subscribe Apple Podcasts Deezer iHeart RadioPublic RSS Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello friends! As I get ready to bring the pod back, I am taking this opportunity to debut my friend and colleague Lisa Schlosberg's very brand new baby. Lisa has been inspiring people for years with her own work, and in the beautiful ways in which she carries the message of mine. I hope you enjoy this interview we did together! Nicole Sachs, LCSW shares her story and explains this work in the clearest of terms. Topics: Nicole Sachs, LCSW and “The Cure for Chronic Pain” TMS and Chronic Pain Defined Emotional Eating Non-judgmentally [3:55] Nicole tells her story. At 19 her “back goes out” and she is diagnosed with an abnormality in her lower spine. The doctor warned her there would be no more long car rides, no more sports, and that it was very unlikely she would be able to have children (something she wanted more than anything in the world). She was told that without surgery, she would not live long past 40. Nicole headed back to college and began to live a life of chronic pain and chronic fear. [8:43] Nicole becomes aware of the work of Dr. John Sarno, a revolutionary medical doctor, speaking about how a mind-body connection, our trauma, and the emotional world actually affect us physically. She began exploring case studies and decided to do a science experiment on herself. Wondering with curiosity in place of fear, “Is there more to this than I had known before?” [11:30] Nicole describes freeing herself of chronic pain through Dr. Sarno’s work, JournalSpeak, and understanding the mind-body connection. It has been 20 years since she’s had back pain despite her scans looking exactly as they did when she was 19 years old. Nicole gave birth to 3 beautiful children. She is free. [14:40] Nicole explains the connection between the emotional world and physical world as it pertains not only to chronic pain… and also emotional eating. [17:48] Nicole touches on brain science and how our nervous system chooses chronic pain as an act of love. [21:45] Lisa explains how her work and Nicole’s work are very much the same and how we are connected through human pain. [25:45] Nicole explains how she created her brand and how she came up with “The Cure for Chronic Pain,” even though she believes it is truly, “The Cure for Everything,” and how chronic pain includes not only physical illness but also mental issues like anxiety and/or depression. [30:09] Nicole says the pain is not in your head and is not your fault. Your nervous system is operating in a way to protect you. [32:45] Nicole talks about the influence of Lisa’s work on her own relationship to emotional eating and body image, and how she can observe herself emotionally eating and invites herself to feel her feelings. [34:15] Lisa shares how negative thoughts about her body were a distraction from grieving her father’s impending death. [39:58] Nicole shares what Lisa believes to be a very important concept: “Life is a choice between what hurts and what hurts worse.” [43:45] Lisa and Nicole share about their past and present relationship with emotional eating. [48:13] Nicole gives a quick overview of her work and what it means to “get free.” Resources: Nicole: For More Info and Nicole’s Online Courses and Virtual Retreats: www.thecureforchronicpain.com Listen to “The Cure for Chronic Pain” Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts “The Meaning of Truth” https://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Truth-embrace-truth-create/dp/1482387352 JournalSpeak Facebook Group  Nicole Sachs' Support Circle Lisa: Instagram: www.instagram.com/lisa.schlosberg Join the Community with an Out of the Cave Membership: https://www.outofthecave.health/membership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wouldn't you know it! The moment I try to take a break from this podcast, we hit a milestone I can't ignore: TWO MILLION DOWNLOADS! So, I thought a great way to mark this occasion would be to reprise one the most effective episodes in explaining what we're doing here: the foundation of JournalSpeak and why it can help you. So, in that effort, I am replaying "Toxic Perfectionism" which does just that. Enjoy! I hope this gives you a happy little surprise on your Friday. XOXO n. CLICK HERE FOR NEW LIVE VIRTUAL RETREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FALL: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/work-with-nicole Past virtual retreats recordings available for sale now on my website: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/buy-retreat-recordings GET 50% OFF ONE YEAR OF THE CURABLE APP: go to www.getcurable.com/nicole My new course FREEDOM FROM AN ANXIOUS LIFE, is available now. Click here for all the details and to purchase! PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! If you are interested in supporting the many free resources I offer to get this message to the global community, please consider donating to my cause on my website, www.thecureforchronicpain.com. Look for the DONATE button on the home page. Thank you so much! ALL MY RESOURCES: Instagram: Follow me on insta @nicolesachslcsw for tons of new content Website: The Cure for Chronic Pain YouTube: The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW Book: The Meaning of Truth Online Course: FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN FB Closed Group: Nicole Sachs' Support Circle OMEGA General info: OMEGA INSTITUTE Subscribe Apple Podcasts Deezer iHeart RadioPublic RSS Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all define burnout in our own ways. What I mean by this is that only you can know when you're really on the edge of losing your joy and energy for life. I have felt this edge lately. For this reason, I am deciding - finally - to practice a bit of self-care around my content creation. It has been nearly 3 years, and I have never missed a week of this podcast. In order to refill my cup and take the advice I'm always giving you, I will be taking a break for the next several weeks. Don't worry - I'm not going totally dark! I will be on Instagram every day with graphics and guidance, and running several virtual retreats. Join me! The one today was totally great. I'll be back here in November will all new episodes. I promise it will be worth the wait. I appreciate your support and patience as I take back a bit of myself. XOXO n. CLICK HERE FOR NEW LIVE VIRTUAL RETREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FALL: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/work-with-nicole Past virtual retreats recordings available for sale now on my website: https://www.thecureforchronicpain.com/buy-retreat-recordings GET 50% OFF ONE YEAR OF THE CURABLE APP: go to www.getcurable.com/nicole My new course FREEDOM FROM AN ANXIOUS LIFE, is available now. Click here for all the details and to purchase! PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! If you are interested in supporting the many free resources I offer to get this message to the global community, please consider donating to my cause on my website, www.thecureforchronicpain.com. Look for the DONATE button on the home page. Thank you so much! ALL MY RESOURCES: Instagram: Follow me on insta @nicolesachslcsw for tons of new content Website: The Cure for Chronic Pain YouTube: The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW Book: The Meaning of Truth Online Course: FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN FB Closed Group: Nicole Sachs' Support Circle OMEGA General info: OMEGA INSTITUTE Subscribe Apple Podcasts Deezer iHeart RadioPublic RSS Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices