{"podcast":{"title":"Autoimmunity and the Good Girls: Behind-the-Page with Sara Hirsh Bordo","slug":"autoimmunity-and-the-good-girls-behind-the-page-with-sara-hirsh-bordo-7782508","podcast_index_feed_id":7782508,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/autoimmunityandthegoodgirls/feed.xml","website_url":"https://autoimmunityandthegoodgirls.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22160185/ATGG-Podcast-Cover-1800.png","author":"Women Rising®","episode_count":10,"summary":"Welcome to Behind the Page, a limited podcast series for my first book, ”Autoimmunity and the Good Girls: How Permission to Put Ourselves First Has the Power to Keep Us Well.” I’m your host Sara Hirsh Bordo. For the last 12 years, I’ve been a documentary filmmaker telling the real stories of women and girls. I’m also an autoimmune-diagnosed, lifelong recovering good girl and recovering eldest daughter. For the first time, I’m coming out from behind the camera and the story I’m telling is mine. The story of what being raised to be good as a girl can do to our health as women. Over the last many years, I have been speaking with experts spanning science to soul, other daughters raised to be good and self-compromising as I was, and conducted my own research across 1,000 autoimmune diagnosed American women. My book comes out on June 2nd, but I don’t want you to have to wait to hear what I think might be in service of you now. So I’m sharing some of my favorite moments in a handful of 15-20 minute episodes beginning March 31st. Pre-order your copy wherever your favorite books are sold. A percent of the author’s proceeds will benefit the Society for Women’s Health Research. More about th…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/autoimmunity-and-the-good-girls-behind-the-page-with-sara-hirsh-bordo-7782508"},"episode":{"title":"1. \"You're Not Broken\": Healing Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW","slug":"1-you-re-not-broken-healing-chronic-pain-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw","published_at":"2026-03-31T00:48:43+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/autoimmunity-and-the-good-girls-behind-the-page-with-sara-hirsh-bordo-7782508/1-you-re-not-broken-healing-chronic-pain-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/autoimmunity-and-the-good-girls-behind-the-page-with-sara-hirsh-bordo-7782508","url":"https://autoimmunityandthegoodgirls.podbean.com/e/2/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/326fhya3bpqrbt56/Nicole_Sachs_Highlight_Cut_FINALbqmrx.mp3","summary":"What if I told you that the pain you’re experiencing is actually a protective mechanism that can be healed? Or that your chronic symptoms can be alleviated entirely? Episode 1 features highlights from my interview with the incredible Nicole Sachs, LCSW: a best-selling author, psychotherapist, and internationally recognized leader in MindBody medicine. She is the creator of JournalSpeak®, a groundbreaking practice that has transformed the lives of thousands struggling with chronic pain, anxiety, and other conditions. And as the host of the podcast The Cure for Chronic Pain and founder of BreakAwake, Nicole has created a global community for healing. We met for the first time last summer. I asked for her approach on working with women like me, with autoimmune disease- how she explains how we might have arrived at our diagnosis, how empowerment fits into the experience of that diagnosis, and how compassion for where we’ve been can help us make new decisions for how we want to live differently going forward. Pre-order now! Available June 2, 2026 in the U.S. and in 10 other countries on July 28th. Get your copy wherever your favorite books are sold. A percent of the author's proceeds will benefit the Society for Women's Health Research. More about the book can be found at: www.goodgirlsbook.com Main Topics: Empowerment in autoimmune health and breaking free from societal programming Reframing autoimmune diagnosis as a system working perfectly in protective mode The importance of understanding normal developmental responses to emotional and physical stress Strategies for women to set boundaries and reclaim their power amidst social and familial pressures How societal collective shifts can accelerate women’s healing journeys Discover how shifting perspectives from blame to em…","meta_description":"What if I told you that the pain you’re experiencing is actually a protective mechanism that can be healed? 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