# From Opioids & Benzos to Healing: The Chronic Pain Story No One Talks About with Elizabeth Kipp

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Podcast: [Shine In & Out: Where Science Meets Soul](https://stenobird.com/podcast/shine-in-out-where-science-meets-soul-7502180)
Published: 2026-06-02T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://samanthastoltz.substack.com/p/from-opioids-and-benzos-to-healing
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## Resource

What if chronic pain, addiction, and self-sabotage are not random or purely physical conditions… but deeply rooted nervous system responses shaped by early life stress, trauma, and inherited survival patterns? In this powerful episode of Shine In & Out , Samantha Stoltz speaks with Elizabeth Kipp about her extraordinary journey through over 40 years of chronic pain, trauma, and addiction—and how she ultimately found healing through nervous system regulation, awareness, and integrative mind-body practices. Elizabeth shares how growing up in a highly unpredictable and emotionally unsafe environment shaped her nervous system from childhood, long before physical injury ever occurred. After a serious horse-riding accident and years of undiagnosed spinal injury, she entered a long medical journey that eventually led to decades of opioid and benzodiazepine dependence. Her turning point came when she met a physician who took a holistic approach to chronic pain and supported her through detox while introducing breathwork, meditation, qigong, and ancestral clearing. From there, Elizabeth began to understand that healing is not only about removing symptoms—but about resetting the stress response and addressing the deeper patterns stored in the nervous system. This conversation explores the idea that pain is not punishment—it is information. And when we shift from judgment to awareness, we begin to change our relationship with suffering itself. In this episode, we explore: • How early childhood stress shapes the nervous system• The connection between chronic pain, trauma, and emotional safety• Why chronic pain is defined as pain experienced 15+ days per month for 3+ months• The overlap between physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual pain• Long-term opioid and benzodiazepine use…

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