{"podcast":{"title":"The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW","slug":"the-cure-for-chronic-pain-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-487645","podcast_index_feed_id":487645,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ADL5931785564","website_url":"https://www.yourbreakawake.com/podcasts/the-cure-for-chronic-pain-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-2","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bd33a7ba-b8ca-11f0-bd03-4fa3db3f02aa/image/8277897719e85c10eecee6894f476da7.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Nicole Sachs, LCSW","episode_count":411,"summary":"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 surgery. Learn more about Nicole's work at: YourBreakAwake.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T18:19:01.663984+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cure-for-chronic-pain-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-487645"},"episode":{"title":"Neuroplastic Pain, TMS, and the Science of Unlearning Chronic Symptoms with Dr. Howard Schubiner","slug":"neuroplastic-pain-tms-and-the-science-of-unlearning-chronic-symptoms-with-dr-howard-schubiner","published_at":"2026-05-29T08:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cure-for-chronic-pain-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-487645/neuroplastic-pain-tms-and-the-science-of-unlearning-chronic-symptoms-with-dr-howard-schubiner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cure-for-chronic-pain-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-487645","url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL8224698916.mp3?updated=1779820111","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL8224698916.mp3?updated=1779820111","summary":"Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.yourbreakawake.com/journalspeak⁠ Of all the conversations we have on this podcast, this one feels especially important because Dr. Howard Schubiner has been standing at the intersection of medicine, neuroscience, research, and mindbody healing for decades. In this episode, Howard shares the personal and professional path that led him from traditional medicine to Dr. Sarno’s work, and eventually to becoming one of the leading voices in neuroplastic chronic pain and illness. We talk about why pain is never “all in your head,” but is always created by the brain, how predictive processing helps explain why symptoms feel so real and so frightening, and why curiosity is often the first crack in the fear that keeps people stuck. Howard also walks us through the growing body of randomized controlled research behind Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Emotion Awareness and Expression Therapy, including why these approaches are showing such meaningful results compared with more traditional coping-based therapies. We talk about chronic pain, anxiety, depression, fatigue, fibromyalgia, migraines, pelvic pain, IBS, and the many symptoms that can arise when the nervous system is operating from fear, learned danger, and unprocessed emotional experience. What I love most about Howard’s work is that it is deeply scientific and deeply compassionate at the same time. His message is not that your suffering is imagined. His message is that your suffering is real, your body is not broken, and there may be a way forward that you have not yet been offered. Joins us! XO n. Where to find Dr. Schubiner: Dr. Schubiner’s website: Unlearn Your Pain Appointments: Cormendi Health New book: Unlearn Your Pain: The Science of Recovering from Chronic…","meta_description":"Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.yourbreakawake.com/journalspeak⁠ Of all the conversations we have on this podcast, this one f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3972,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-cure-for-chronic-pain-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-487645/episodes/neuroplastic-pain-tms-and-the-science-of-unlearning-chronic-symptoms-with-dr-howard-schubiner/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cure-for-chronic-pain-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-487645/neuroplastic-pain-tms-and-the-science-of-unlearning-chronic-symptoms-with-dr-howard-schubiner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}