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The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

Hosted by: Nicole Sachs, LCSW

Nicole J. Sachs, LCSW is a speaker, writer, and psychotherapist who has dedicated her life and her practice to the treatment of chronic pain and conditions.  She is the author of MIND YOUR BODY, and the creator of...

Episodes

S1 Ep173: Episode 173 - Recovery From PGAD and the Mindbody Connection with Laura

Season #1 Episode #173

There are some things that are more difficult to discuss than others - sensitive, vulnerable topics that don't get enough air as a result of the bravery it takes to discuss them. PGAD (Persistent Genital Arousal...
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S1 Ep172: Episode 172 - Insecurity, Shame, and Expectations - The Second Arrow

Season #1 Episode #172

I've aways loved the healing message of the Buddhist principle of the second arrow. The first arrow is unavoidable - our natural reaction to life. The second arrow is the way human beings perpetuate our own suffering...
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S1 Ep171: Episode 171 - Family Trauma, Chronic Pain, and Stunning Recovery with Cecilia

Season #1 Episode #171

Cecilia grew up in a big and loving family. The only issue, though, was that the family's story was marked with striking trauma. Little Cecilia, in the wake of the turbulent events, intuitively knew that the best...
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S1 Ep170: Episode 170 - The Roots of People Pleasing

Season #1 Episode #170

Wow - wasn't entirely sure where this podcast was going to go when I sat down at the mic to record it, but it went deep. People pleasing begins as early as birth, when we sense that we need to exude a certain kind of...
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S1 Ep169: Episode 169 - Long Covid Recovery and Releasing Fear with Jessica

Season #1 Episode #169

As the world continues to grapple with the effects and aftereffects of Covid, I am so grateful for the brave and bold recovery stories I continue to witness. Jessica's is one of them. Little did I know when I began...
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S1 Ep168: Episode 168 - How To Calm the F*ck Down

Season #1 Episode #168

Well, I imagine the title of this episode tells you where we're going with this! lol. Today we are going to discuss how to find your calm center in the midst of this chaotic life, and discover new ways to regulate...
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S1 Ep167: Episode 167 - Life in the Time of Covid with Eddy Lindenstein

Season #1 Episode #167

Today is a special treat. Eddy Lindenstein of The Mind and Fitness Podcast reached out to ask me to appear on his show and discuss the fallout of 2 years of living in this time of Covid, and all its related...
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S1 Ep166: Episode 166 - How To Talk to People About MindBody Medicine (TMS)

Season #1 Episode #166

I get the question a lot: "How do I explain to people what the heck we are doing here to heal? It feels like I am preaching/begging them to believe me, and it interrupts my healing process and gets me angry, annoyed...
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S1 Ep165: Episode 165 - From Back Pain and Neuropathy to Freedom with Betsy

Season #1 Episode #165

Betsy is a prime example of someone who could have gotten lost in the medical model of unnecessary surgery and medication with her diagnosis of Spondylolisthesis (like me!) We are similar in that we rejected those...
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S1 Ep164: Episode 164 - The Pain is NOT in Your Head (and) The Solution is Not in Your Body (explained)

Season #1 Episode #164

My greatest fear is that people will misinterpret my work as they did Dr. Sarno's, and believe I am suggesting that the pain is in their heads, they are being hysterical, making it up, creating it, too dramatic, too...
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S1 Ep163: Episode 163 - REAL TIME HEAL - Panic Attacks, Phobias, and Eating Disorder Recovery with Shannon

Season #1 Episode #163

What a wonderful REAL TIME HEAL. Shannon is so lovely and well spoken, and bravely takes us through her journey thus far - starting at a young age with panic attacks, anxiety and phobias, and morphing into an eating...
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S1 Ep162: Episode 162 - Lack of Presence is a Trauma Response

Season #1 Episode #162

Whenever a post blows up on Instagram and my community says, "OMG I NEVER REALIZED THAT BEFORE!" I know it deserves a podcast ep. Today on the pod we discuss the bizarre (but so real) trauma response of not being able...
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