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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 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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S1 Ep161: Episode 161 - The Connection Between Trauma and Chronic Pain/Migraines with Heather

Season #1 Episode #161

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...
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S1 Ep160: Episode 160 - Back to Basics - TMS, Sarno, "Doing the Work"

Season #1 Episode #160

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...
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S1 Ep159: Episode 159 - Recovery from Long Covid with Kurt

Season #1 Episode #159

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...
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S1 Ep158: Episode 158 - The Traumatic Effects of Anger

Season #1 Episode #158

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,...
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S1 Ep157: Episode 157 - Embodiment with Dr. Hillary McBride

Season #1 Episode #157

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...
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