{"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":"Why Other People Trigger You—and What It Reveals About Your Own Healing","slug":"why-other-people-trigger-you-and-what-it-reveals-about-your-own-healing","published_at":"2026-03-27T08:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cure-for-chronic-pain-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-487645/why-other-people-trigger-you-and-what-it-reveals-about-your-own-healing","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/ADL2770485904.mp3?updated=1774414994","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL2770485904.mp3?updated=1774414994","summary":"Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ https://www.yourbreakawake.com/journalspeak⁠ Today’s conversation grew out of a powerful question from our Heal with Nicole community about victim mindset, self-compassion, and the internal conflict so many of us carry without even realizing it. I use this post as a doorway into a much bigger discussion about the stories we tell ourselves, the shame we attach to certain parts of who we are, and the hidden reasons we judge other people so harshly. I also share a formative college exercise that has stayed with me for decades, one that reveals something profound: the qualities that most trigger us in others often point to disowned parts of ourselves. When we begin to understand that, rather than judge it, we open the door to real compassion. This episode is ultimately about the conflict that lives inside us and how that conflict fuels TMS, anxiety, pain, and chronic nervous system dysregulation. I talk about why it is the conflict that creates so much suffering, how self-judgment quietly fills the emotional reservoir, and why self-compassion is not optional in this work. I also walk you through a simple but powerful self-compassion practice you can begin using right away, and I invite you into a JournalSpeak exercise that can help you uncover what is really being activated beneath your resentment, rigidity, or shame. If you’ve ever wondered why certain people get under your skin, why you are so hard on yourself, or why your symptoms flare when you feel emotionally torn, this episode will give you a completely new way to understand yourself. Join us! XOOX n. ⁠⁠SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEW SUBSTACK⁠⁠! So excited about this one :)) Want your questions answered directly by me? 💛 Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to me wi…","meta_description":"Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ https://www.yourbreakawake.com/journalspeak⁠ Today’s conversation grew out of a powerful question from our Heal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2725,"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/why-other-people-trigger-you-and-what-it-reveals-about-your-own-healing/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/why-other-people-trigger-you-and-what-it-reveals-about-your-own-healing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}