The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

The Cure for Chronic Pain with 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 the online course: FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN. Through her personal journey working directly with Dr. John Sarno as well as counseling hundreds of clients, she's shaped and evolved theories which serve to teach those suffering how to heal themselves, completely, with no medication or surgery. Learn more about Nicole's work at: YourBreakAwake.com

Episodes

December 12, 2025 56 mins
Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In today’s episode, I sit down with Deb Malkin to explore what it truly means to reclaim your body, your agency, and your sense of safety from the inside out. Deb’s story of overcoming years of debilitating knee pain isn’t just about symptoms resolving—it’s about a paradigm shift. We talk about what happens when you stop assuming your body is broken, and inste...
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Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s No matter how you slice it or how much you enjoy them, the holidays have the capacity to increase nervous system dysregulation. In this episode, we look at why symptoms often increase around the holidays and how personal boundaries can reduce that pattern. When you take on more than you can emotionally manage—or stay silent to keep the peace—the nervous system...
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Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In this inspiring episode, I sit down with Vanessa — a true bright light whose healing journey embodies hope, courage, and the power of mindbody work. Once struggling with debilitating CFS, POTS, chronic anxiety and depression, and later Long Covid, Vanessa found her way to full recovery through emotional expression, nervous system regulation, and deep self-...
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Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In today’s episode, we explore a powerful insight backed by neuroscience:children regulate emotionally not through our advice, but through our presence. Drawing from a recent study, we break down how a simple daily practice — asking a child about their day and responding with calm acknowledgment instead of problem-solving — can significantly strengthen emoti...
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Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️  https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s At 21, Jay was living an extraordinary life — an international freestyle skier and full-time Math and Computer Science student. After winning a national ski competition, he caught Covid — and everything changed. As the virus faded, Jay was left with crushing fatigue that spiraled into ME/CFS and Long Covid. Within months, he became 97% bedbound — unable to walk to the bat...
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November 7, 2025 37 mins
Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️  https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In this "sister" episode to last week's Prison of Perfect, we unpack the concept of toxic shame—the deep, painful belief that “I am bad,” rather than “I did something bad.” We'll discuss how this core wound often begins in childhood, when emotional needs for safety and connection go unmet. Over time, internalized shame becomes the background music of our lives, fueling pe...
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Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In this episode, we take a deep dive into what I call the prison of perfect—the exhausting pattern of trying to get everything right so you can finally feel safe, loved, or in control. Join us as we explore where this need comes from, how it shows up in our bodies as pain and anxiety, and why perfectionism is really just protection in disguise. Through inner i...
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Our REAL TIME HEALS are some of the most powerful episodes to date. Getting into the messy middle with someone and helping them sort through the mindset shifts necessary to thrive in this work is a privilege and a joy. Today I bring you Karen. Karen is a nurse and a mother of twins. For over ten years she has suffered with Plantar Fasciitis in different degrees of intensity, and on a fateful day not long ago she was opened to this ...
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Today I have an incredible interview with Justine Stull. Justine is one of the admins on my Heal with Nicole and Nicole Sachs Support Circle communities. She's been with us for a few years, and she's just so wise. There's nothing like sitting with someone who has really walked through the work herself and now takes other people through with her beautiful guidance and caring comments on our pages. Today, Justine and I are going to b...
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Lisa Frattini was in severe pain when an MRI showed an abnormality that scared her to death. As I know from experience, seeing a significant problem inside one’s body and hearing about a dark prognosis from a physician can really rock your world. After a childhood of people pleasing and overcaring for those around her, Lisa was overflowing with big feelings and the vestiges of stored trauma.  I have had the privilege of being with...
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Finally break free of chronic symptoms with JournalSpeak! ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s Danielle wears so many hats in this work - my best most loving friend, my recovery sister, the one who believed in this for others before she knew it was for her too, the one who listened to my "gentle suggestion" to do this work for herself when a symptom was literally stealing her life and her joy, the success story who shined ...
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September 26, 2025 30 mins
🟢 Finally break free of chronic symptoms with JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s ~~~ People can be our biggest tiggers. Opposing views and perspectives on issues that are dear to us feel dangerous. Symptoms flare when we repress our feelings to keep the peace. But the alternative—conflict—feels unsafe too. How do we walk that tightrope, honoring our need for authenticity and belonging? Differing ideas & opin...
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🟢 Finally break free of chronic symptoms with JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s ~~~ Claire was having strange symptoms she didn't understand after a day of swimming and diving. She was dizzy (at times severely), having balance and mobility issue, and experiencing pain in her head and neck. Of course, this was all terrifying and confusing. After many specialists and much despair, Claire found this work and h...
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🟢 Finally break free of chronic symptoms with JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s⁠ ~~~ It's so easy and human to get lost in the fear that we are "not okay." It's so tempting in the middle of the night to despair about things that may come from a night of no sleep. It's so natural to pre-grieve and obsess about symptoms and fear we don't have the fortitude to endure hard things. Today on the pod I give you...
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🟢 Finally break free of chronic symptoms with JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠⁠LEARN HOW:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s⁠⁠ ~~~ Today I sit down with Phil De La Haye for an IFS session on...me! Phil de la Haye is a Certified IFS Therapist, Counsellor, and SIRPA Practitioner. He has a particular interest in the way that stress and trauma impact the nervous system, and how this can affect our physical body as well as our mental health.  As a t...
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I can't overstate how many emails I get about Long Covid and the alarming symptoms associated with it - Brain fog and Chronic Fatigue among many others. No case exemplifies these concerns like Gary's. When this episode first aired, Gary was overwhelmed with gratitude for having TOTALLY recovered from Long Covid which wreaked havoc on his life. Today he is still 100% well. If you haven't heard this one, or even if you simply haven't...
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What a great conversation with Mark Groves. Mark is a human Connection Specialist, Speaker, Author, Coach, Podcast Host and founder of Create The Love. Born with an innate curiosity and a hunger for truth, Mark’s journey of self-discovery and personal liberation has led him to spend the last decade coaching and inspiring millions worldwide to create the life and love they desire. Through his candid but compassionate, no-BS guidance...
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When Jonah Primo, host of the in-app podcast Work in Progress on the WAKING UP app contacted us, Lisa and I were elated. We are long time fans of WAKING UP and its founder, neuroscientist Sam Harris, and we were enthusiastic about sharing space with such a like-minded person. But that was just the beginning. Jonah's own pain story was stunning, and we quickly jumped on the chance to have him on our podcast to tell his tale of compl...
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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 care of. This is not an unusual story. As I always remind you, although TMS is completely curable with my methods, the pain IS NOT in your head. You are not dramatic, overly sensitive, or making it up. Bri was sidelined ...
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The way I found Manon (and she found me!) is nothing short of amazing. After suffering with persistent headaches for weeks on end, Manon was at a breaking point. Although she was relieved that the expensive brain scan had come back negative, the panic and suffering the headaches brought was too much for her to bear. Manon was not sure she could go on living. Typing "chronic pain" into her podcast search, she came across this very s...
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