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How Stress & Emotions Affect Your Physical Health: Understanding The Mind-Body Connection & How To Feel Better Ft. Nicole Sachs

October 12, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

#1,015: Join us as we sit down with Nicole Sachs – psychotherapist, bestselling author, speaker, podcaster, and internationally recognized leader in mind-body medicine. She is the creator of JournalSpeak®, a neuroscience-informed writing practice that has helped thousands transform chronic pain and other symptoms. In this episode, Nicole shares her personal journey with chronic pain and breaks down the connection between emotional stress, the nervous system, and physical symptoms. She explains how to recognize when stress and repressed emotions may be contributing to chronic pain, how to use JournalSpeak to process what's beneath the surface, and why self-compassion is essential to healing. Nicole also walks through a simple daily practice listeners can use to begin exploring the mind-body connection for themselves.

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