The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW S5 E21 - Neurodiversity and TMS, IBS Recovery, and Helping Others to Heal with Alice
Jan 30, 2026
A hopeful conversation about recovering from lifelong IBS and anxiety after an adult ADHD diagnosis. They explore how neurodiversity and a sensitive nervous system can shape healing. Practical practices get highlighted: journaling, meditation, and gentle daily routines. The story also covers moving from confusion to clarity and guiding others through the same work.
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Lifelong IBS Transformed
- Alice describes living with lifelong IBS that shaped her daily life and choices for decades.
- After learning the mind-body approach she lost fear of her body and symptoms became short-lived and manageable.
Clarity Reframes Symptoms
- Understanding your symptoms reduces confusion and fear and restores clear interpretation of bodily signals.
- That clarity shifts symptoms from being a threat to being information about emotional load and needs.
Symptoms Flare During Breakthroughs
- Alice recounts coaching clients who experienced symptom flares while uncovering hidden emotions during sessions.
- These flares became proof that emotional processing directly affects physical symptoms and signals progress.
