The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

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Today I want to talk about something foundational—something that sits underneath so many of the patterns you’re struggling with, whether that’s chronic pain, anxiety, relationship issues, or just feeling stuck in the same loops. We’re diving into core wounds: those deep emotional imprints formed in childhood that shape how you see yourself, others, and the world. These wounds don’t mean something is wrong with you. They’re simply information. But when they go unexamined, they can quietly drive your reactions, your choices, and even your physical symptoms—like you’re looking at life through a lens you don’t even realize you’re wearing.

In this episode, I walk you through the most common core wounds—“I’m not good enough,” “I’m unlovable,” “I don’t matter,” “I’m not safe,” and more—and how they show up in your adult life as perfectionism, people-pleasing, self-doubt, chronic symptoms, and emotional overwhelm. Most importantly, I’ll show you how to begin working with them using JournalSpeak and compassionate self-inquiry. This is not about fixing yourself. It’s about understanding yourself deeply enough that your nervous system can finally feel safe—and that’s where real healing begins.

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There are few people in the world who get the mind/body connection like Dan Buglio. Through his personal journey and his discovery of Dr. Sarno's work, Dan has grown to explain this stuff better than almost anyone I know. It was a pleasure to sit down and interview him this week on so many fascinating topics. There are about 100 "aha moments" in this one - don't miss it! Learn more about Dan's coaching work at ⁠https://www.facebook.com/PainFreeYouNow/.

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SUPPORT:

 Struggling with chronic pain? Check out my Freedom From Chronic Pain course   GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yuxczyba⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 Learn more about the brain science and clinical experiences in my book   MIND YOUR BODY: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/4fd6bvdc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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THE CURE FOR CHRONIC PAIN

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This episode originally aired on September 6, 2019.
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In this episode, I sit down with Anna Winfield, a pediatrician, BreakAwake Support Circle expert, and a beautiful example of what becomes possible when we begin to understand chronic symptoms through the lens of the nervous system. Anna shares her powerful story of living for decades with migraines, fibromyalgia, pelvic pain, IBS, brain fog, and so many other diagnoses that never fully explained what was happening. After a concussion sent her into a major flare, one unexpected conversation with a rheumatology nurse practitioner opened the door to a completely different understanding: that her pain might not be coming from structural damage at all, but from TMS. What followed was a profound shift in how Anna understood her body, her history, and her path to healing.

Together, we talk about the deep overlap between medicine and MindBody healing, the resistance so many of us feel when it comes to JournalSpeak and inner child work, and why symptoms so often speak the language of what we have not yet learned to hear. Anna brings such a thoughtful and moving perspective as both a physician and a person in recovery, and we explore everything from the limits of the traditional medical model to the power of self-compassion, emotional truth, and nervous system regulation. This is a rich conversation about what healing really looks like, how our old stories live in the body, and why the pain may be the biggest littlest part of the journey. XOOX n.

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🟠 Struggling with chronic pain? Check out my Freedom From Chronic Pain course  GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yuxczyba⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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🧠 Learn more about the brain science and clinical experiences in my book  MIND YOUR BODY: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/4fd6bvdc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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I love doing Real Time Heals - they allow me to empty my mind and hone in on exactly what someone needs. Today was no exception! The only thing I will say here, is that  Camille is so tapped in, smart, and willing about this process that she sounds more like a success story than a RTH. Having said this, we get down to it. And come up with a rich conversation on shame, and all its implications. Such an important topic. Join us! XOXO n.

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SUPPORT:

 Struggling with chronic pain? Check out my Freedom From Chronic Pain course   GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yuxczyba⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 Learn more about the brain science and clinical experiences in my book   MIND YOUR BODY: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/4fd6bvdc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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THE CURE FOR CHRONIC PAIN

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This episode originally aired on March 25, 2022.
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Today’s conversation grew out of a powerful question from our Heal with Nicole community about victim mindset, self-compassion, and the internal conflict so many of us carry without even realizing it. I use this post as a doorway into a much bigger discussion about the stories we tell ourselves, the shame we attach to certain parts of who we are, and the hidden reasons we judge other people so harshly. I also share a formative college exercise that has stayed with me for decades, one that reveals something profound: the qualities that most trigger us in others often point to disowned parts of ourselves. When we begin to understand that, rather than judge it, we open the door to real compassion.

This episode is ultimately about the conflict that lives inside us and how that conflict fuels TMS, anxiety, pain, and chronic nervous system dysregulation. I talk about why it is the conflict that creates so much suffering, how self-judgment quietly fills the emotional reservoir, and why self-compassion is not optional in this work. I also walk you through a simple but powerful self-compassion practice you can begin using right away, and I invite you into a JournalSpeak exercise that can help you uncover what is really being activated beneath your resentment, rigidity, or shame. If you’ve ever wondered why certain people get under your skin, why you are so hard on yourself, or why your symptoms flare when you feel emotionally torn, this episode will give you a completely new way to understand yourself. Join us! XOOX n.

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🟠 Struggling with chronic pain? Check out my Freedom From Chronic Pain course  GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yuxczyba⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

🟠 Anxiety disrupting your life? Try my Freedom From an Anxious Life course GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/yc3vsy32⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

🧠 Learn more about the brain science and clinical experiences in my book  MIND YOUR BODY: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/4fd6bvdc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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