# Decades of Migraines, Fibromyalgia, IBS, Brain Fog and More - A Physician Heals Herself

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Podcast: [The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cure-for-chronic-pain-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-487645)
Published: 2026-04-03T08:11:00+00:00
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Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.yourbreakawake.com/journalspeak⁠ In this episode, I sit down with Anna Winfield, a pediatrician, BreakAwake Support Circle expert, and a beautiful example of what becomes possible when we begin to understand chronic symptoms through the lens of the nervous system. Anna shares her powerful story of living for decades with migraines, fibromyalgia, pelvic pain, IBS, brain fog, and so many other diagnoses that never fully explained what was happening. After a concussion sent her into a major flare, one unexpected conversation with a rheumatology nurse practitioner opened the door to a completely different understanding: that her pain might not be coming from structural damage at all, but from TMS. What followed was a profound shift in how Anna understood her body, her history, and her path to healing. Together, we talk about the deep overlap between medicine and MindBody healing, the resistance so many of us feel when it comes to JournalSpeak and inner child work, and why symptoms so often speak the language of what we have not yet learned to hear. Anna brings such a thoughtful and moving perspective as both a physician and a person in recovery, and we explore everything from the limits of the traditional medical model to the power of self-compassion, emotional truth, and nervous system regulation. This is a rich conversation about what healing really looks like, how our old stories live in the body, and why the pain may be the biggest littlest part of the journey. XOOX n. FREE Event: "INSIDE THE COACHES ROOM" - Learn to overcome your resistance - April 17, 2026 at 10AM PST. All ticketholders are eligible for a FREE 20 minute call with a coach! ⁠⁠⁠SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEW SUBSTACK⁠⁠⁠! So excite…

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