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So the way I met Nicole Sachs was very sweet. She reached out after reading my book On Our Best Behavior because there are some parallels between our work and life obsessions. We've been in conversation since then and I am so thrilled to see how she's evolved her work up to today and into her book: Mind Every Body: A Revolutionary Program to Release Chronic Pain & Anxiety. I know this is an overused and big statement, but I really believe this book is going to change many lives as Nicole's work has already helped so many people dealing with chronic pain, anxiety, and simply the daily overwhelm of being human. At the top of our conversation today, Nicole explains how she discovered Dr. John Sarno and eliminated her own debilitating back pain years ago and why she's come to believe that many chronic conditions stem from a dysregulation in the nervous system that leads the brain to send pain signals as a source of protection.

As Nicole puts it, the pain is not in your head, but the solution is not in altering your physical body. Today she breaks down her method, which is honestly very simple, and free, and requires no surgeries. It involves something called JournalSpeak to lower your emotional reservoir, which I think can be incredibly helpful for many of us, whether or not you experience pain or anxiety. I've personally found it to be very enlightening. To be clear, we are certainly not suggesting in this conversation that you don't receive proper medical care or pursue a diagnosis for anything that is bothering you. Please always see your doctor. Okay, that said, let's get to it.

Mind Every Body: A Revolutionary Program to Release Chronic Pain & Anxiety

Nicole’s Podcast: The Cure for Chronic Pain

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