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If you live with chronic pain, you already know how exhausting it can be. Not just the physical sensations but the constant trying—trying to push through, trying to find answers, trying to explain something that feels invisible to others. The search for relief can become its own full-time job, and it’s easy to feel discouraged or alone.

Over the years of running this site, I’ve heard from many people who’ve felt trapped in their bodies, like life was happening around them, not with them. I’ve also connected with many people who learned to bury their feelings (a struggle I know all too well) because they were simply too painful or because they never learned how to embrace and process them. For some people, this emotional holding eventually shows up in the body as tension, fatigue, or chronic pain.

Pushing things down might look like strength from the outside, but it’s the source of immense suffering that only ends when we face and feel what we’ve been avoiding.

This awareness is what draws me to Nicole Sachs’ work. Nicole is a therapist, author, and teacher who’s spent over twenty years helping people understand the mind-body connection, and how unprocessed emotions can sometimes show up in the body as chronic pain.

When we understand how our nervous systems try to protect us, we can gently teach our bodies that they no longer need to stay in defense mode.

In her upcoming online workshop with the Omega Institute, Introduction to Freedom from Chronic Pain, Nicole will introduce you to her approach to releasing stored emotions so you can reconnect with your body instead of battling it.

In this 90-minute live session, Nicole will offer:

• Insight into how the brain and nervous system create chronic pain as protection
• A guided JournalSpeak exercise to support emotional release
• A sense of hope and understanding, especially if you’ve felt alone in your experience
• Time for live Q&A to support your specific questions and challenges

So many people live with chronic pain thinking they just have to endure it. But healing is possible. It won’t happen overnight, but with the right tools, you can greatly improve the quality of your life.

If you’re ready to release the pain that’s holding you back, you can learn more and register here:

Introduction to Freedom from Chronic Pain
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 6:00–7:30 PM ET (3:00–4:30 PM PT)
Replay: Available on demand until January 4, 2026