The Pain Game Podcast
Join Lyndsay Soprano and her guests weekly on The Pain Game Podcast about the game of living in and with chronic pain and trauma getting to the heart of how to heal with you by her side.
Episodes
June 17, 2025 • 46 mins
Ever felt powerless in front of the pantry, like you’re watching someone else control the snacks? That creeping shame after a binge is rough. In this candid talk, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Amber Abila—a woman who’s been there, who’s been through it, and who found herself on the other side.
Amber opens up about her binge-eating journey, peeling back the layers to reveal how dieting, stress, and outdated habits rewired her brain ...
Amber opens up about her binge-eating journey, peeling back the layers to reveal how dieting, stress, and outdated habits rewired her brain ...
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June 10, 2025 • 32 mins
If you’re tired, wired, and in pain—this one’s for you. Insomnia, stress, and chronic discomfort often show up together, and we tend to treat them like separate problems. But what if they all stem from something simple… and fixable?
Lyndsay Soprano talks with Natalie Jurado, founder of Rooted In, about the quiet power of magnesium. Not the kind in chalky pills or powders that mess with your gut—but in a cream your body can actually ...
Lyndsay Soprano talks with Natalie Jurado, founder of Rooted In, about the quiet power of magnesium. Not the kind in chalky pills or powders that mess with your gut—but in a cream your body can actually ...
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June 6, 2025 • 5 mins
Welcome to Pain-Bytes, a bite-sized extension of The Pain Game Podcast! Hosted by our wild and crazy, Lyndsay Soprano, these drop every Friday and serve up small but mighty dose of real talk. Whether it’s chronic pain, emotional chaos, unexpected wins, or everything in between—this is the space to say it out loud and be heard.
Each Pain-Byte lets you in on a moment (or meltdown) from your week—because pain “bytes” but also…life bit...
Each Pain-Byte lets you in on a moment (or meltdown) from your week—because pain “bytes” but also…life bit...
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June 3, 2025 • 50 mins
Routine checkups aren’t supposed to flip your world upside down. But for Korrie Medina, they did. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Korrie to talk about what it means to keep living your life while battling cancer.
Korrie opens up about the shock of her diagnosis, the rollercoaster of treatments—chemo, radiation, brachytherapy—and the way cancer doesn’t just touch your body, but everything: your mind, your relationship...
Korrie opens up about the shock of her diagnosis, the rollercoaster of treatments—chemo, radiation, brachytherapy—and the way cancer doesn’t just touch your body, but everything: your mind, your relationship...
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May 27, 2025 • 47 mins
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains a discussion around suicidal thoughts. Please take care while listening and seek support if you need it.
Living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) isn’t just painful—it’s punishing. It hijacks your body, messes with your mind, and turns everyday tasks into uphill battles. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Jeannette Tashjian for a brutally honest conversation about what ...
Living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) isn’t just painful—it’s punishing. It hijacks your body, messes with your mind, and turns everyday tasks into uphill battles. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Jeannette Tashjian for a brutally honest conversation about what ...
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May 20, 2025 • 36 mins
Grief isn’t just sadness—it’s exhaustion, energy that never returns, and stress that hides in your muscles. For Lyndsay Soprano, grief has been a thief, stealing her vitality and sense of self. In this episode, she sits down with Lauren Fonvielle, an expert in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), to talk about how grief doesn’t just exist in your mind—it makes a home in your body.
Lyndsay and Lauren talk about the quiet weight women c...
Lyndsay and Lauren talk about the quiet weight women c...
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May 16, 2025 • 5 mins
Welcome to Pain-Bytes, a bite-sized extension of The Pain Game Podcast! Hosted by our wild and crazy, Lyndsay Soprano, these drop every Friday and serve up small but mighty dose of real talk. Whether it’s chronic pain, emotional chaos, unexpected wins, or everything in between—this is the space to say it out loud and be heard.
Each Pain-Byte lets you in on a moment (or meltdown) from your week—because pain “bytes” but also…life bit...
Each Pain-Byte lets you in on a moment (or meltdown) from your week—because pain “bytes” but also…life bit...
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May 13, 2025 • 40 mins
Getting a diagnosis should feel like the beginning of healing—but for many living with chronic illness, it's just the start of a much longer, messier road.
In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Angel Parker from the Netflix documentary Diagnosis, for a raw, honest conversation about what it really means to live with chronic pain and illness. From the emotional exhaustion of being dismissed by doctors to the quiet heartbrea...
In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Angel Parker from the Netflix documentary Diagnosis, for a raw, honest conversation about what it really means to live with chronic pain and illness. From the emotional exhaustion of being dismissed by doctors to the quiet heartbrea...
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May 6, 2025 • 37 mins
What do you do when your pain becomes so intense, so overwhelming, that the only place left to turn is the emergency room—and even that doesn't feel safe?
In this raw and revealing episode, Lyndsay Soprano opens up about her own lived experience with chronic pain, including CRPS and Lyme disease, and the harsh reality of seeking help in an emergency medical system that often doesn’t know what to do with people like her. The ER isn’t...
In this raw and revealing episode, Lyndsay Soprano opens up about her own lived experience with chronic pain, including CRPS and Lyme disease, and the harsh reality of seeking help in an emergency medical system that often doesn’t know what to do with people like her. The ER isn’t...
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May 2, 2025 • 3 mins
Welcome to Pain-Bytes, a bite-sized extension of The Pain Game Podcast! Hosted by our wild and crazy, Lyndsay Soprano, these drop every Friday and serve up small but mighty dose of real talk. Whether it’s chronic pain, emotional chaos, unexpected wins, or everything in between—this is the space to say it out loud and be heard.
Each Pain-Byte lets you in on a moment (or meltdown) from your week—because pain “bytes” but also…life bit...
Each Pain-Byte lets you in on a moment (or meltdown) from your week—because pain “bytes” but also…life bit...
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April 29, 2025 • 13 mins
Let’s be real—grief doesn’t clock out, healing isn’t linear, and sometimes life punches you in the gut when you’re already down. In this raw return to The Pain Game Podcast, Lyndsay Soprano opens up about the time she's spent off the mic—where she’s been emotionally, mentally, spiritually—and why the silence was necessary.
From the heartbreak of loss to the messiness of personal growth, Lyndsay doesn’t hold back. This isn’t about pr...
From the heartbreak of loss to the messiness of personal growth, Lyndsay doesn’t hold back. This isn’t about pr...
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November 19, 2024 • 51 mins
What does it take to confront addiction and reclaim your identity? Lyndsay Soprano and Lauren Fay unravel their deeply personal journeys of healing, touching on the complex roles of alcohol, childhood trauma, and the challenge of rebuilding trust with oneself. Their conversation sheds light on the seductive allure of alcohol as a coping mechanism and the double lives many lead while struggling in silence.
Lauren shares insights into...
Lauren shares insights into...
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November 12, 2024 • 30 mins
What does it take to break free from conventional medical norms and truly advocate for your health? In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano and Dee Davidson unpack the transformative journey of reclaiming health through functional medicine. Their discussion pulls back the curtain on the ways traditional healthcare often overlooks individual needs, especially for women facing unique challenges like hormone imbalances and perimenopause. How...
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November 5, 2024 • 46 mins
Self-advocacy in healthcare can mean the difference between living in chronic pain and finding a path to true healing. Dr. Shadi Vahdat joins Lyndsay Soprano to uncover how childhood trauma, cultural beliefs, and generational experiences shape our health—right down to our DNA. Dr. Vahdat shares insights on why trauma manifests in physical symptoms and explains how functional medicine bridges the gap where conventional approaches fa...
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October 8, 2024 • 46 mins
Tailoring cannabis and CBD to your DNA has the potential to transform your health. Len May, CEO of EndoDNA, shares his groundbreaking journey from using cannabis to manage ADD to becoming a global authority on medicinal cannabis and the endocannabinoid system. He explains how understanding your unique genetic makeup can help you avoid negative side effects and get the most out of your cannabis experience.
This episode delivers a dee...
This episode delivers a dee...
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October 1, 2024 • 37 mins
Esther Gokhale, the creator of the Gokhale Method, joins Lyndsay Soprano to share her transformative approach to back pain and posture. Drawing from her own experience with debilitating pain during pregnancy, Esther sheds light on the root causes of spinal discomfort, focusing on how modern habits have distorted natural postures.
Instead of labeling the human body as flawed, Esther explains how our misuse of it is the real issue. H...
Instead of labeling the human body as flawed, Esther explains how our misuse of it is the real issue. H...
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September 24, 2024 • 51 mins
Lyndsay Soprano connects with grief and trauma specialist Denise Dielwart, who has turned her own immense pain into a source of healing for others. Denise recounts the sudden loss of her husband in 2009, a tragedy that revealed the shortcomings of traditional grief support. Through this experience, she developed her own approach—the Flow Grief Release Method—which has since empowered many to move through their grief more gently and...
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September 17, 2024 • 58 mins
Throughout this transformative episode, Lyndsay Soprano takes you on a raw, unfiltered journey into the heart of anxiety with special guest John Graham, a three-time USA Memory Champion and Grandmaster of Memory. Anxiety isn't just a word—it's a constant, often invisible force that many battle with every day, and for Lyndsay, it's been a lifelong adversary, haunting her since she was just nine years old. Together, Lyndsay and John ...
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September 10, 2024 • 50 mins
In this powerful episode, Lyndsay Soprano and Meg Appelgate, co-founder and CEO of Unsilenced, confront the hidden atrocities of the troubled teen industry (TTI). Lyndsay courageously shares her own scars from trauma and abuse, setting a raw and unfiltered tone for the conversation. Meg then opens up about her own nightmare—being kidnapped at 15 and subjected to years of relentless psychological abuse within TTI programs.
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September 3, 2024 • 32 mins
Lyndsay Soprano explores the incredible benefits of magnesium with Natalie Jurado, the visionary behind Rooted In, a company known for its therapeutic magnesium-infused moisturizers. Natalie opens up about her battle with severe insomnia and anxiety and how her discovery of magnesium became a game-changer in her life. Together, they uncover how this essential mineral can work wonders on insomnia, pain, and stress by delivering it s...
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