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 ...
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Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ https://bit.ly/3IsmzN4 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 ti…
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S5 E9 - The Prison of Perfect (and how to break free)
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28:33Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://bit.ly/3IsmzN4 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, a…
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S5 E8 - REAL TIME HEAL - Plantar Fasciitis and Overcoming a Medicalized Mindset with Karen
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56:41Our 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 diff…
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S5 E7 - "The First Thing to Leave Was the Fear" - Migraines, Generational Autoimmune Issues, and Self-Regulation with Justine
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47:40Today 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 bea…
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S5 E6: Complete Recovery Despite an Abnormal MRI with Lisa
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1:01:37Lisa 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…
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S5 E5 - The Power of Being Heard and Seen with Danielle
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49:53Finally break free of chronic symptoms with JournalSpeak! ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://bit.ly/3IsmzN4 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 sympto…
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S5 E4: Don't Let Conflict Make You Sick
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27:23🟢 Finally break free of chronic symptoms with JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://bit.ly/3IsmzN4 ~~~ 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 tightro…
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S5 E3 - Diagnoses Around Dizziness & Vertigo with Claire
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49:11🟢 Finally break free of chronic symptoms with JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://bit.ly/3IsmzN4 ~~~ 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 conf…
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S5 E2 - A Change in Perspective That Could Change The Game For You
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32:35It'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 a healthy dose of perspecti…
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S5 E1 - Nicole in the Hot Seat - IFS Session LIVE with Phil De La Haye
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1:22:05Today 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 transgender and queer clinician, Ph…
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S4 E34 - Long Covid Full Recovery is Possible
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1:05:09I 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. Toda…
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S4 E33 - People Pleasing, Codependency, and Finding Authenticity with Mark Groves
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50:52What 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 creat…
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S4 E32 - The Vertigo and Anxiety that Brought Jonah to His Knees (and helped him to Wake Up)
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1:07:51When 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…
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S4 E31 - JournalSpeak for Panic Attacks and Advice for the Journey with Bri
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41:04Bri 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 y…
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S4 E30 - JournalSpeak for Migraines and Persistent Headaches with Manon
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44:20The 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 …
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S4 E29 - A JournalSpeak Deep Dive with Lisa & Nicole
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59:04Each month, Lisa and I run a Boot Camp for our BreakAwake members. We jump onto our private online community and ask, "What is everybody interested in learning more about?" And they weigh in. We take everyone’s questions and show up LIVE once a month where we can be together and tackle the most important topics that span the healing journey. Today …
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S4 E 28 - Tinnitus is Curable! (So is Vertigo and Vestibular Migraine) with Dr. Yo
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59:15Dr. Yonit Arthur is an audiologist who is helping people climb out of their chronic tinnitus, vestibular migraine, vertigo, and other related conditions by sharing a message that you have come to know well: NOTHING IS STRUCTURALLY WRONG WITH YOU. This is not to say that she isn't totally empathic and kind in her communication. It is just to say tha…
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S4 E27 - All Over Musculoskeletal Pain, Post-Viral Infection Symptoms, and SO MUCH MORE with Scotty
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45:06Scotty's symptom list is so long I'm not sure I can remember it all to include here, but let's give it a try: back, neck, foot, leg, arm, wrist pain, "tennis elbow," pelvic and groin pain, anxiety, panic, depression, dissociation, tooth sensitivity, burning mouth, and post viral infection symptoms. When you listen, you'll hear the whole thing from …
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S4 E 26 - Upper Back Pain and Bladder Issues: Good Thing, Bad Thing: Who Knows?
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24:46When symptoms move through me, the first place I want to discuss it is here on this podcast. This week I have had some pain, and my JournalSpeak revealed some interesting patterns in my life that it may be time to challenge. I have always had an innate desire to control things, people, situations... am I alone? When I am unable to do so, sometimes …
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S4 E 25 - CFS, Vestibular Migraine, POTS and much more with Louise
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46:04One day, seemingly out of nowhere, Louise began to feel unwell in her body. An inner uneasiness gave way to tremors and crushing fatigue, and her life devolved into living in her bed. For over eight years, bed bound, Louise struggled to figure out what was wrong with her, seeing countless doctors and specialists and being diagnosed with things like…
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S4 E24 - Is Your Shame Serving You?
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30:07Sometimes I have a free hour or two, and my favorite activity is to put in my AirPods, listen to a podcast, and walk. It feels so free and renewing, and sometimes it's where I come up with my best ideas for this podcast. Recently, I was listening to This American Life, Suddenly! A Mirror! and a story in it made me think - how many of us are living …
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S4 E 23 - The Difference Between Rumination and Excavation
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22:33Lisa and I found ourselves talking about a frequently asked question in our communities: Won’t thinking about my dark stuff make me worse? This is a typical fear of many people endeavoring TMS work. I have such empathy for the perceived quandary - it makes sense that paying attention to seemingly negative content might make it grow. Yet, we both kn…
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S4 E 22 - The Role of Community in the "Messy Middle" with Lisa and Jamie
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57:04A lot of people in our communities talk about the difficulty of the “messy middle” - when you are no longer asleep and unaware that your symptoms are TMS, you are doing the work and carrying on, but you’re also challenged daily by the feeling that this is a lot to handle. Jamie, an OMEGA alum, has also been a member of our Heal With Nicole communit…
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S4 E 21 - Male Pelvic Pain and Social Anxiety with Adam
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54:00It's so easy to get caught up in the "physical" when you are stricken with chronic pain out of nowhere. This is exactly what happened to Adam. Otherwise healthy for his whole life, Adam began having severe pelvic and back pain, and spent years in the frustrating cycle of specialists and failed treatments. In retrospect, Adam can see so many things …
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S4 E 20- Insomnia and Benzodiazepine Withdrawal with Lauren
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54:35COME TO OMEGA Producer: Lisa Eisenpresser Click here to learn about all the tiers of BreakAwake membership and the ways to get so much help, guidance, and support: https://www.yourbreakawake.com/membership Contact Alex here: [email protected] Want to read MIND YOUR BODY? Click here. Are you an immediate gratification person like me?? DO…
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S4 E 19 - Chronic Hives, Chronic Anxiety, and the Stories That HEAL
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41:53Sometimes it's helpful to hear a specific story about a specific symptom to feel secure that this work will help you. I have been hearing a lot about hives and anxiety lately, and a good friend had a transformative experience that led me to share not only her story today, but mine as well. Although many chronic symptoms come from the same place - a…
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S4 E 18 - Friendship, Connection, OMEGA, and Recovery from Long Covid and Chronic Fatigue
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1:07:16Lindsay and Catherine arrived at our OMEGA retreat last summer as total strangers. They left as friends, and have become soul sisters. They carry a message of unlikely friendship (over 30 years apart in age), unexpected connection and support, and recovery fueled on shared stories and best practices. We discuss their journeys from Long Covid, Chron…
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S4 E17 - From DRY EYE, No Make-Up, & No Contacts to Total Wellness with Agnes
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48:47Agnes' first symptom was years of back pain after a horseback riding incident. It was then that she stumbled upon this podcast, but she was not yet ready to embrace the paradigm of MindBody medicine. Then came the most unsettling diagnosis - Dry Eye. It may sounds innocuous, but Agnes was in 24 hour pain and discomfort. She could no longer wear the…
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S4 E16 - The Brain Science Behind Why We “Flare”
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27:29When we hear about "flares" in the chronic pain community, they are decidedly viewed as bad. They are feared, judged, dreaded. But what if we redefined flare in the same way we are redefining what it means to be "sick" or "broken" or "hopeless?" What if we challenged the definition of everything that is no longer serving us to make room for a great…
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S4 E15 - Chronic Pelvic Pain, Foot Pain, Anxiety, and IBS with Alex
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49:41Alex spent years having no idea that her chronic anxiety, depression, pelvic pain, foot pain, bloating, and more were connected and all coming from the same place - Nervous System dysregulation. So many of us walk the same path. As challenging as it is to be in the dark about such things, it's equally enlightening to wake up to what is really going…
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S4 E14 - IBS, Bladder, Hip, Wrist, Oh My! A Story of Healing with Tanja
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36:24So often we hear the story of, "a lifetime of TMS," and Tanja is no exception. As the symptom imperative bounced around her body, she went from doctor to doctor, desperate for a solution. When, finally, she found herself at rock bottom and truly worried for her mental health, she opened to the possibilities that this work invites. It's simple, but …
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S4 E13 - Family Alcoholism, TMS, and the Healing Power of Community with Kat
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49:20What a wonderful conversation I had with Kat Gemson, a lifelong TMSer and beloved admin of our Nicole Sachs' Support Circle community on Facebook. Kat grew up an only child (like me) and her mother struggled with alcoholism. She learned early that she needed to subdue her own needs to care for others, and so began her TMS journey. For years, Kat st…
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S4 E12 No One is Coming to Save You (said with love)
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31:58There are few concepts that move your healing forward more powerfully than radical acceptance, yet it is so often confusing and hard to understand. Today I am inspired to highlight a story from my life that (however painfully at first) allowed radical acceptance to seep profoundly into my experience and change the trajectory of my personal growth. …
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S4 E11 - Nourishing the Whole Mind/Body with Dr. Erika Siegel
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1:01:18Today on the pod we delve into the "body" of it all - how we can partner our JournalSpeak and impactful emotional work with the key aspects of physical health - nutrition, sleep, movement, and more! Dr. Erika Siegel is a integrative physician, acupuncturist, educator, and mom: by nature, a juggler of life’s abundance. She’s been practicing function…
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S4 E10 - When Joy and Excitement Feel Dangerous
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29:10I know it sounds crazy, but we aren't all totally comfortable feeling big feelings, even when they are considered "good." Sometimes, when your reservoir is near the top, even excitement over something can cause chronic symptoms. If you don't know what's up with your wily brain, you could get stuck in a pain cycle amidst the confusion. In addition, …
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S4 E9: Authenticity, Attachment, People Pleasing and Codependency with Mark Groves
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53:01What a great conversation today 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…
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S4 E8 A Super Helpful JournalSpeak Hack
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35:26NEW MOMENT ALERT - As I record this podcast, I'm recording a video too! After years of you guys asking me to make the videos of these podcasts available, I’ve finally (with the help and support of Lisa) gotten my shit together to do it. And… we’ve launched a brand new level of membership to allow you access to an exclusive backlog of them and so mu…
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S4 E7 - Pelvic Pain, JournalSpeak, and Inspiration with Elizabeth Endres
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1:16:43It's always such a pleasure to sit down and be in person for a conversation. During MIND YOUR BODY book launch week in NYC, Elizabeth Endres of the Wellness Process Pod and I sat down in studio to talk about the book, pelvic pain, JournalSpeak, and so much more. Now that the book is finally out there, I can't wait to start hearing from you about ho…
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S4 E6: LIVE FROM THE 92nd STREET Y - Dr. Sarno and the Book that Will Change Your Life
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1:07:57There are no adequate words for the feeling of this book launch week. It began with the TODAY show, and then rolled into a ton of in-person media. Of all the things we've done, I must say the 92nd Street Y was the highlight of our week. Lisa, Christina, and I were able to welcome friends, family, and all of our amazing TCFCP fans to an incredible N…
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S4 E5: Recovery From Severe Back, Hip, & Tailbone Pain with Andy
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48:25Andy lived for years in pain. Both severe back pain, then tailbone or "sit" pain, then hip pain plagued him. He saw every doctor, tried every treatment - even got his hip replaced at the age of 50. Yet his pain continued to plague him relentlessly. He was unable to sit or walk for years. After taking care of his mother with ALS, the pain spread to …
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S4 E4 - Unfiltered, Unplanned - Walking Through the Pain in Real Time
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45:58Not everything always goes as planned. Today, my partner Lisa Eisenpresser and I sat down to record a podcast on radical acceptance, Our communities have been asking for most content on the topic, and we happily obliged. But as we were attempting to talk through it, I kept getting blocked. Finally, Lisa called out what was happening. I was stuck an…
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S4 E3: LA Fire Update and a Message of Self Compassion
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52:24Hello fam. This has been a tough week for those of us in the LA area. The fires have torn through our hearts and minds as well as so many families' homes of people dear to us. As we live through this fraught time in LA, we thought it would be most helpful to bring a reminder of the power of self compassion and the essential practices that can accel…
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S4 E2: REAL TIME HEAL - Long Covid, Vaccine Reactions, and Chronic Fatigue with Shawna
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1:05:35We have been hearing from many of you that you want more REAL TIME HEALS, and we have heeded the call. Shawna is a warrior who has fought her way back from many complications of Long COVID (she saw over 30 doctors!) and has made a lot of headway, but she still felt a bit stuck.This is precisely what RTHs are for! Today we discuss the complexity of …
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S4 E1 Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Gabby Bernstein
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41:38HAPPY NEW YEAR. Today we ring in 2025 with a very special friend of the pod, Gabby Bernstein. Gabby and I first met several years ago when she was struggling with some chronic issues. She found great success in JournalSpeak, and came on the pod to discuss. Check out our first episode here: S1 EP76: EPISODE 76 - GABBY BERNSTEIN'S TMS JOURNEY Gabby's…
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S3 E119 A Message for 2025 - The Magic of "I Don't Know"
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21:03Here we are! The last pod of 2024. What a year. If there's one thing I embraced in the last 12 months, it's "I DON'T KNOW." And the more I think about it, it's a tremendous relief and the most fertile ground for change and awakening. Today, we talk about why the human brain resists "I don't know," and the big benefits of exchanging that fear for cu…
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S3 E118 - All Things MIND YOUR BODY and Exclusive Content with Lisa Schlosberg
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47:39With MIND YOUR BODY's premier quickly approaching, I wanted to take a moment to re-post an incredible conversation I had on Lisa Schlosberg's Out of the Cave podcast on the day pre-orders began. Lisa and I have been friends and colleagues for years, and we are both living this work every day. When we get together, there is always such a rich TMS di…
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S3 E 117 - The Shame of "Failing" our Children
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25:32WIth the holidays upon us, sometimes it's hard to keep ourselves from reflecting on our shortcomings. Are we doing enough? Is it as magical as it needs to be? Are we resentful because, "no one ever did this for me!?" Is everything such a trigger - family, kids, "planned fun", money, etc.? Even the most positive Holiday experience can include a meas…
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S3 E116: Back Pain, Relapse, and Living in the "Messy Middle" with Jacqueline
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57:05When you speak to us, we hear you. People have been asking for more content that isn't simply a success story - they want to hear about the "messy middle" as I like to call it. The dark corners of recovery when things feel really hard and hopeless even though you've seen light before. When I first met Jacqueline, she was down for the count with bac…
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S3 E115: Inner Child Work Just Might Save Your Ass This Holiday Season
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20:12As we enter into the holiday season, I'm popping in here to offer you a little guidance and perspective at a time when many humans get stuck in their big feelings. Inner child work, the way I teach it, has the power to free you from the pitfalls that can lead to symptoms, triggers, and short tempers. Join us today as I share some tips from my new b…
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S3 E 114: Hip Pain, Food Intolerance, Fear, Nervous System Regulation and more - BreakAwake Member Q&A
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47:33There's nothing like getting together for a Q&A with our BreakAwake Membership Community. We are so close and I get to know everyone so well - and their questions are always so open and vulnerable. They cut right to the heart of what we're doing here, and I love to answer them for all of you! Today we cover a wide variety of topics, among them Hip …
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