The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

Dr. David Clarke is a world renowned TMS Physician, Gastroenterologist, and expert on stress illness. He is also the president of the PPD Association and a pioneer in educating the medical community at large on TMS, and how to treat it. After seeing over 7000 patients in private practice Dr. Clarke, like me, has shifted his energy to bringing this work to the global community. He is a powerful voi...

Ever since I first heard the sentence, "We can do hard things," it had profound meaning to me. It is becoming even more impactful as I sit with my hard things, and allow them to transform. I have found that I am no longer running with terror away from discomfort, and it has changed my life. Now I realize, not only CAN we do hard things... we MUST. Staying with our discomfort changes everything. I...

Phil is a transgender gay man. After years of repressing his need to be who he was, he thought transitioning would be the end of his problems. In fact, that was when his all over body pain became chronic. Join us for an inspirational and impactful real time heal, as we examine the side effects of the emotions we repress out of necessity, and discuss the path to freedom. Join us! XO n. My next VIRT...

As a mother of 5 and a chronic pain psychotherapist, I spend a LOT of time thinking about how to communicate to kids about the natural and normal process by way the body can, at times, express our emotions for us. This is a challenge, but a worthwhile one. Today on the Pod I share a couple of stories from my own life, and some tips on how to do this for the child in your life, be you a parent, tea...

I met Ruthie Lindsey just over a year ago, when she was struggling with chronic pain. She knew about the mind/body connection and embraced it, but didn't know quite what to do to heal. Through our beautiful connection and her badass JournalSpeak practice as well as other incredible self care, Ruthie is a new person, no longer ruled by chronic pain. Her new memoir, Here I Am, is an honest and life...

We all have self limiting beliefs, and the most damaging part about them is that they are largely unconscious, operating in the background of our thinking, keeping us from our full potential. Today on the pod we examine some of the most widely held self limiting beliefs, and how yours might be keeping you stuck. Also, we delve into a bit of Dr. Kristin Neff's work on self compassion, and the ways...

We must speak of the unspeakable, in every aspect of life. Passionately, boldly, bravely, unapologetically. This is the way we heal. There is no topic that feels more relevant to this imperative than pelvic pain. Although all chronic pain originates in the same place (the brain and nervous system's desire to protect us from our repressed emotions), when this process is being expressed through our...

We are so scared of self-loathing - I get messages and emails and comments all the time with concerns over how to handle this situation. Today we dive deep into the concept of self-loathing, and why tapping into it is such an important part of healing. We cannot heal something we can't see, and your JournalSpeak practice is the vehicle to seeing. Don't be scared. When we witness unpleasant things...

Today we are back with our popular REAL TIME HEAL series. Clara reached out last fall, struggling to overcome facial burning and pain diagnosed as Trigeminal Neuralgia. She had come a ways on her own, but was looking for guidance on how to take her healing to the next level. In hearing her story, I was stricken by the big feelings Clara had as a young child, and the anxiety that accompanied a trau...

Hello loves. Listen to me. Sadness, anger, and shame are not going anywhere. We need to learn how to invite them to spend the day with us, even when we'd prefer they'd leave. I had an experience the other day where I got some clarity on how to do this, and today I share it with you. Also, I'm so excited to announce that the Curable App is officially sponsoring my online retreat as well as this pod...

Lisa Schlosberg, LMSW is an expert in emotional eating, body image, and the mind/body connection as it pertains to all things food. In addition, Lisa has her own story of her journey out of childhood obesity, and the terrible IBS she had no idea was curable with mind/body work.. until she met me. We discuss it all on the pod today! Lisa is one of my OMEGA guest instructors, and will be teaching al...

On my recent podcast with Gabby Bernstein (who is proudly and publicly sober and has been for years) I shared that I, too, am sober. For over 5 years. Since then, I have been receiving tons of emails asking me to dedicate a podcast to the topic, and today I decided to do so. I am further inspired to share, as I am concerned that this time of quarantine may leave more and more people susceptible to...

The ever popular REAL TIME HEAL series is back with a moving session with Sarita. Sarita has been stalled in her healing journey and needs a boost. Today we sit together for a totally unscripted and unedited real time session, where we discuss the impact of early childhood abandonment and how it informs our lifelong coping strategies. One the these strategies that lends itself to a great deal of e...

Hello my faves. Today on the pod we discuss the long history in my own life of people pleasing, and how it requires us to shut ourselves down to the point where we lose contact with who we are and what we need. The result of years of this behavior? Lots of pain and symptoms that are felt in our bodies, as our hearts simply have no more room to spare. Join me as we delve into exactly what people pl...

There are so many of us who walk this path of healing, and we are a diverse group. Today on the pod I interview Meredith Carpenter, a molecular biologist and lifelong believer in the western medical model, on her journey from confusion and despair to surgery, openmindedness, willingness, and healing. Meredith originally contacted me for a REAL TIME HEAL months ago. By the time I read her submissio...

Hahaha. I know, you hate to journal. You feel the resistance, and you struggle to show up for yourself. We have all been there. Today on the pod I address this common struggle, and help you to understand what you are actually inviting into your experience when you dedicate yourself wholesomely to the work. I know it's hard, but we can do hard things... as my fave Glennon Doyle is always telling me...

Gabby Bernstein is an inspiration of the highest order - a person who not only seeks relentlessly to set herself free, but practices what she preaches with earnest willingness and passion. What a joy it was to connect with Gabby. I was originally introduced to Gabby's work in the days of my early sobriety when I read her book, The Universe Has Your Back, 5 years ago. It immediately resonated with...

Hello my fellow shelterers in place! Welcome to the world of what the hell is going on. There are so many question marks in the world right now, but one certainty: we have time right now to figure out what's next for us. During a potentially stressful and frightening time, it might be tempting to retreat into our shells of fear, and choose to hold our breath and wish it to be over. But! We can als...

When I sat down first thing in the morning (my time) to chat across the pond with Adam Wight in the middle of his day, our tone of voices were just a bit more free than they might be now. It's interesting to think how quickly our days are changing! But we will all make it through, as we continue to actively choose love over fear. In today's episode, Adam and I delve into a lifetime of repressed em...

Hello my fam. Wow - we are living in unprecedented times for sure. Today I decided to depart from my usual advice-giving guidance and provide an opportunity for soothe and pause. Dr. Sarno spoke often of soothe factors - things we could do that either lit up our minds or fed our souls, that had nothing to do with the urgency of healing (or in this case, Coronavirus). On today's pod, I present soot...

After receiving hundreds of emails regarding how to emotionally handle this global issue, I decided to dedicate the pod today to the Coronavirus and how we can keep ourselves in the best space, mind body and spirit. Remember that fear and worry are simply information which inform us of the next, right, considered action to take. After that, they begin to steal from us and make us even more suscept...

Per usual, these Real Time Heals are incredible. Anna's pain started when she was pregnant, which makes sense as it is a time of such big feelings! Yet as she continued to go from doctor to doctor in fear, it persisted and worsened. After several failed expensive treatment experiences and a nightmare medication moment, Anna decided to shift her mindset and try something new. Join us for an eye ope...

When I met Jessica, she was totally debilitated with nausea and panic. She was unable to take a subway, eat comfortably in a restaurant, or engage in any normal day to day activities without panicking that she would be sick. A PhD candidate and practicing therapist in Brooklyn, NY, Jess knew that she needed to do something to deal with her condition, but what? Join us today for an inspiring conver...

I am off to Chicago to teach with the fabulous and wise Dr. John Stracks! Today on the pod we discuss the art of being uncomfortable - being able to do the next right thing for ourselves, even when it's hard. As a society, we are taught from day one that we need not be uncomfortable... there's a pill for that! But unfortunately, a little healthy discomfort is the only way to make substantive chang...

Every time I do a real time heal it blows me away. The insights which arise from every conversation feel life changing - for both of us. Today, Eric Hissom boldly and bravely addresses his battle with pelvic pain (yes! men get it too and I hear from them all the time) and shares with us how his pain can move and morph to many areas of his body. Although his TMS work has eliminated the back pain, t...