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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

S3 Ep91: Underneath Boredom Is Anger (and Other Tales of Repressed Emotions)

Season #3 Episode #91

Recently we had the most enlightening conversation in our Membership Community. Lisa and I were leading our monthly community-wide meeting, and one of our members shared about how triggered she was when she was bored....
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S3 Ep89: Freedom From Back Pain and the Power of Community with Jaime

Season #3 Episode #89

I met Jaime Henle at a weekend retreat I ran back in 2022 in North Carolina. Jaime had no idea what she was getting into, walking into a room with the hope of, "a relaxing weekend with meditation." Well, she did get...
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S3 Ep88: Teen Sports Injuries and a JournalSpeak Success Story with Kate and Catherine

Season #3 Episode #88

Our teen ambassador Kate is back! After our first podcast on Teens Teaching Teens this past winter (Season 3, Episode 74), parents from all over the country wrote to us about their teens' struggles with chronic...
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S3 Ep87: Michael Porter, Jr. is FREE of Chronic Back Pain and Playing the Best Basketball of his Life

Season #3 Episode #87

I met NBA Denver Nugget's Forward Michael Porter, Jr. at a rather low point in his life. He had been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease while still in his teens, and by the time we crossed paths he'd had three...
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S3 Ep86: Embodiment Through Somatic Tracking with Monica Lia

Season #3 Episode #86

I met Monica when I received the loveliest email about her pain journey. Monica had been suffering with chronic pain and symptoms for quite some time, and through her understanding of MindBody medicine and doing my...
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S3 Ep85: Tearful Success Stories and Questions on Health Anxiety, Vertigo, and more!

Season #3 Episode #85

This month's Q&A in our Membership Community was SO inspiring and insightful. Each month this fellowship gets together to hang out in an intimate group and ask me anything about their...
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S3 Ep81: A Sarno OG! Back Pain, Migraines, and Persistent Congestion/Allergies with Karen

Season #3 Episode #81

How great to connect with another Sarno OG! Karen, like me, sat across from Dr. Sarno in his iconic office at The Rusk Center for Rehabilitation at NYU/Langone in New York City back in the day when he was still in...
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S3 Ep84: OOPS NO POD, POD! Also, Kick-Starting Progress, Belief & Brain Science, and Me Being Unprepared

Season #3 Episode #84

Shit! Sometimes all the best planning is not the best after all. I was traveling for two weeks and made a technical misstep - hence, no pod yesterday. Heartened by the many of you who reached out and asked, "Are you...
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S3 Ep82: Lifelong IBS, Depression, and Adult ADHD with Alice

Season #3 Episode #82

Alice has had a diagnosis of IBS for as long as she can remember. Even as a toddler she was know to have been suffering, and grew up scheduling her whole life with her IBS in mind. As she grew up and dealt with...
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S3 Ep80: Severe Panic Attacks, Pain, and Outpatient Treatment with Bri

Season #3 Episode #80

Bri really went through it. Her myriad TMS symptoms cascaded into panic attacks so severe that she had to put her entire life on hold (including her marriage), take her kids, and move in with her mother to be taken...
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S3 Ep83: The Brain Science Behind Chronic Illness - Gigi's Story

Season #3 Episode #83

When I first met Gigi Cockell last year, I had no idea how impactful she would be on my life. I thought she would be yet another precious success story that I could highlight here on the pod, but she quickly became...
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S3 Ep79: Live Q&A - Grief, Acute Injury, Dealing with People Who Won't Change, and More!

Season #3 Episode #79

Today in my Membership Community we had a great convo on so many TMS topics. It is the best best to be with this incredible group and get to know them - their struggles and their wins. On our call today we talked a...
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