About this episode

The episode discusses the reasons behind chronic pain and introduces listeners to Nicole Sachs' healing methods.

Stay Connected Beyond the Podcast Subscribe to our Substack to get episode updates, event announcements, wellness tips, and personal thoughts from Marnie and Stephanie delivered straight to your inbox. If you love the show and want to support what we're building, consider a paid subscription for $30 annually. Your support helps fund podcast production and allows us to continue bringing you meaningful, high-quality conversations. https://theartoflivingwell.substack.com/ _______________________________________ Chronic pain, anxiety, migraines, and unexplained symptoms often leave people feeling stuck, dismissed, or broken. This episode offers a radically compassionate and science-backed perspective on why pain persists - and how true healing begins by understanding the mind-body connection. In this powerful episode of The Art of Living Well Podcast®, hosts Marnie Dachis Marmet and Stephanie May Potter sit down with psychotherapist, author, and chronic pain expert Nicole Sachs to explore the neuroscience of pain, nervous system dysregulation, and emotional repression. Nicole shares her personal story of healing from debilitating spinal pain and explains why pain is not imagined…

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Hosts: Marnie Dachis Marmet, Stephanie May Potter

Guest: Nicole Sachs

Topics covered

• chronic pain
• mind-body connection
• neuroscience of pain
• emotional repression
• healing

Keywords

• chronic pain
• anxiety
• migraines
• neuroscience
• JournalSpeak
• mind-body connection
• emotional repression

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