Heal in 10: The Writing Practice That Helped Heal Chronic Pain w/ Nicole Sachs

Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos, Heal Squad

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Hey, Heal Squad! In this powerful Heal in 10, Nicole Sachs, LCSW shares the deeply personal story behind the creation of her healing practice, JournalSpeak—and how it helped her release years of chronic back pain after one pivotal writing session. Nicole walks us through how she confronted the thoughts she never believed she could say out loud—and how doing so changed everything. From motherhood struggles and perfectionism to people-pleasing and childhood trauma, Nicole explains how releasing repressed emotions on the page can create physical, emotional, and spiritual breakthroughs. Get your pen, your journal, and the courage to tell the truth… because your body is listening. Don’t forget to listen to our FULL episodes with Nicole Sachs: Part 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1069-repressed-emotions-are-making-you-sick-heal-fatigue/id1320060107?i=1000705382553 Part 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1070-healing-chronic-illness-the-mindbody-practice/id1320060107?i=1000705528579 -- HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy’s Page: Shop My Macy’s Storefront Prenuvo: Prenuvo.com/MARIA for $300 off Delete Me: https://bit.ly/43rkHwi code: SQUAD EPISODE RESOURCES: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolesachslcsw/ Website: https://www.yourbreakawake.com/ Mind Your Body Book: https://www.yourbreakawake.com/book ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content ( published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com ) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

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0:30.6	I'm on a journey to heal and get better in all areas of life, and I want to do it with you.
0:38.1	Welcome to Heal Squad by Maria Menounos, where we improve and heal all parts of our lives, most importantly, our health.
0:45.6	Heal Squad by Maria Menuno's, your life improvement series starts now.
0:50.8	Part of it is going in and cleaning out those pipes.
0:54.6	And I know you were going to go into a little deeper on how to clean those pipes.
0:59.5	Because I really want to leave people with just a few really actionable things.
1:03.7	I know the speak journal is really powerful.
1:05.8	I felt that the second you said it, I was like, oh my God.
1:09.9	I was feeling relief already, just hearing you
1:13.0	talk about the steps.
1:15.2	So what else can someone do?
1:18.6	So I think the best thing to do if you wanted to explore a journal speak practice is make
1:24.9	your lists.
1:25.9	So I start with helping people make three lists. And these lists are an
1:29.3	inventory. They're nothing that would be too private or something that you would be afraid
1:33.2	somebody would find. And the three categories of the lists are childhood or past stressors,
1:40.4	daily life and personality. So in the childhood category, you know, I'm almost 53.
1:47.4	My childhood could be my childhood, but could also be like when I was 30 and a young mother
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