OUR PROMISE: BREAK FREE FROM THE CYCLE OF CHRONIC PAIN AND CONDITIONS AND AWAKEN TO A
life without limits
You will learn the brain science behind what keeps you stuck and the tools to reclaim your relationships, your body and yourself. Together we will disrupt the fear-based narratives we have been fed about our bodies and come to know ourselves more deeply.
This is your BreakAwake.
We're in it together!
Our team is a tight-knit group invested in your experience and communicating directly with you. We strongly believe the most effective way to heal is by sharing our stories, embracing vulnerability, and walking alongside each other. We are building a growing community of self-healers at different points on their journey. We hope wherever you are, you’ll join us too.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE FOLKS YOU'LL COME TO KNOW WELL:
Nicole's Story
I collapsed through the door of this work just like you - scared, suffering, alone, confused, and full of dread that the chronic pain I was experiencing would define my existence. At the age of nineteen, I was delivered a life-altering diagnosis: a degenerative spinal condition that doctors warned would severely limit my life and even keep me from having biological children. The spinal fusion surgery that doctors recommended carried no guarantee of becoming pain free. For the first time I realized traditional doctors didn’t have solutions for what was most urgent: ending my pain.
First driven by desperation, then fueled by curiosity, I began a surprising, ultimately rewarding journey to discover all I could about the nature, cause, and treatment of pain and chronic suffering. It brought me to the doorstep of Dr. John Sarno, then an attending physician at The Rusk Center for Rehabilitation/NYU Langone Medical Center. Armed with his teachings on the brain science behind MindBody medicine and an eagerness to regulate my nervous system, I became chronic pain free and gave birth to my three beautiful children without complication. I went from a patient to a colleague, lecturing with him at NYU and supporting his patients in my private psychotherapy practice.
For over 20 years, I have guided humans once engulfed in endless chronic pain, conditions, illness, and anxiety to total freedom through my private practice, podcast, retreats, and online offerings. Now with Your BreakAwake, I am realizing my dream of creating a comprehensive, cohesive community where you can learn, grow, and utilize all the tools you need to quiet chronic symptoms for good, and open to a life of limitless possibilities.
Nicole J. Sachs, LCSW is a speaker, writer, psychotherapist, retreat leader, and podcaster. She has supported hundreds of thousands, dedicating her work and her practice to the treatment of chronic pain, anxiety, and other conditions. She is the author of the books MIND YOUR BODY and The Meaning of Truth, and the creator of online courses Freedom from Chronic Pain and Freedom from an Anxious Life.
Under the banner of The Cure for Chronic Pain brand, Nicole has a popular Podcast, YouTube channel, Instagram channel, and newsletter. Alongside her partner Lisa Eisenpresser and their colleague Christina Sarno, Nicole co-created The Sarno x Sachs Solution, a practitioner training that equips clinicians and coaches worldwide of this life-changing work.
Nicole is on faculty at The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in New York where her yearly retreats draw hundreds of people from all over the world to learn with her in community. She is one of a handful of direct disciples of Dr. John Sarno and she has brought teaching, writing, podcasting, and social media together to deliver his pioneering theories to a global, multi-generational, audience. Nicole’s personal success story as well as her transformative work with thousands of people around the world continues to shape and evolve her theories which teach those suffering how to heal themselves completely without medication or surgery.
Nicole runs retreats and workshops, large and small, across the country for both professionals and participants. She has appeared on TV and well-known podcasts as an expert in her field. With Your BreakAwake, she hopes to use her own story and those of her growing global community as evidence that everyone has the power to fully inhabit their lives free of chronic conditions and self-limiting beliefs.
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Lisa Eisenpresser is a writer, producer, and entrepreneur, who has spent her career creating media and tools that help people find their voice and challenge old models. Fascinated by approaches that deepen self-knowledge and disrupt the status quo, she co-founded Your BreakAwake with Nicole, a hub for courses, workshops, retreats, podcasts, and books dedicated to freeing people from chronic conditions so they can live without limits. She also produces The Cure for Chronic Pain podcast and co-authored The Sarno x Sachs Solution, a practitioner training for professionals seeking to add MindBody work to their practice.
Her career began in digital media with Satori for the Microsoft Network in 1997, introducing online audiences to pioneers of self-discovery like Caroline Myss, Helen Palmer, and Deepak Chopra. She later founded SaysMe, a platform that disrupted traditional advertising by giving individuals the power to speak out on TV, and co-founded The Story Lab, which did the same for brands, helping them connect with audiences through original series rather than ads.
After producing the feature documentary Chasing Childhood, which explores the teen mental health crisis, Lisa joined forces with Nicole to bring life-changing tools to younger audiences, helping restore their agency and shape more empowered futures. A New York native and Brown University graduate, Lisa received a Ford Foundation Grant in Modern Culture and Media and now co-chairs Brown’s Arts Advisory Council.
Your BreakAwake
Team
Gigi is an accomplished speaker, lecturer, and life coach dedicated to empowering individuals to reclaim their lives from the challenges of chronic symptoms. With a background in Biological Sciences from the University of Oxford, Gigi brings a wealth of knowledge to her work. Her own decade-long journey of overcoming debilitating conditions such as EDS, IBS, interstitial cystitis, and PoTS has uniquely positioned her to develop an innovative approach to treating chronic symptoms. Gigi is thrilled to join forces with the BreakAwake team, partnering with luminaries Nicole and Lisa in a shared mission to eradicate chronic pain.
Ashley brings over 15 years of experience helping personal development and wellness brands grow with clarity, integrity, and strong systems behind the scenes. She blends marketing strategy, operational structure, and data with a deep respect for mission-driven, human-centered work—so growth supports both the business and the people it serves. Inside BreakAwake, Ashley’s role is to make sure the programs, systems, and experience run smoothly and grow reliably, so Nicole and the coaching team can stay focused on what matters most: supporting real healing and transformation for the community.
OUR COACHES
Take a step towards living without limits.
Freedom from Chronic Pain
The course that teaches you the lifestyle that will keep you free of chronic pain, fatigue, and conditions for the rest of your life.
Freedom from an Anxious Life
The course that gives you a step-by-step guide to leaving the heart pounding, stomach churning life of chronic anxiety behind forever.
Sarno x
Sachs Solution
The practitioner training with the most accessible, concept-by-concept way to bring TMS/MindBody work into your practice or community. 18.75 CEs available for licensed professionals.
-nicole
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