S5 E12 - Moving from Pressure to Presence with Inner Child (and actual) Parenting

The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW

Nicole Sachs, LCSW

Alternative Health, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ ⁠LEARN HOW:⁠ https://www.yourbreakawake.com/journalspeak⁠ In today’s episode, we explore a powerful insight backed by neuroscience:children regulate emotionally not through our advice, but through our presence. Drawing from a recent study, we break down how a simple daily practice — asking a child about their day and responding with calm acknowledgment instead of problem-solving — can significantly strengthen emotional regulation. But this isn’t just about parenting. The same is true for inner child work. Managing our own internal stress, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm is so much easier when we understand how to connect with these small, vulnerable parts of ourselves. In doing so, the same principles apply:pressure escalates; presence regulates. You don’t need perfect words. You don’t need the right solution. You just need to show up without urgency. Presence creates the conditions for change. Join us for a discussion that might lead to your own epiphany! XOOX n. 1:1 COACHING WITH TRAINED COACHES SUPERVISED DIRECTLY BY NICOLE PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! Producer: Lisa Eisenpresser ~~~~~ SUPPORT: 🟠 Struggling with chronic pain? Check out my Freedom From Chronic Pain course GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: https://www.yourbreakawake.com/painfree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🟠 Anxiety controlling your life? Try my Freedom From an Anxious Life course GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.yourbreakawake.com/anxietyfree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 Learn more about the brain science and clinical experiences in my book MIND YOUR BODY: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.yourbreakawake.com/book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💛 Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to Nicole with MEMBERSHIP: https://www.yourbreakawake.com/membership⁠ ~~~~ THE CURE FOR CHRONIC PAIN JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON INSTAGRAM 👉 https://www.instagram.com/nicolesachslcsw⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉 https://podfollow.com/the-cure-for-chronic-pain-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw⁠ LEARN ABOUT ANNUAL OMEGA RETREAT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉 https://www.yourbreakawake.com/work-with-nicole Podcast music by the beautiful and talented Danielle Furst: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@musicfurst⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Cure for Chronic Pain podcast with me, Nicole Sacks.
0:08.3	You are here.
0:13.0	Hello, my loves.
0:14.3	How are you today?
0:15.4	This is Nicole, and you have reached my podcast, The Cure for Chronic Pain.
0:19.0	Welcome to it.
0:22.6	Oh, my goodness. So you find me today on the heels of our Q&A in The Heal with Nicole membership community. Every month we get
0:29.9	together and everybody just asks their questions and I answer them from the hip. And as usual,
0:36.7	themes start to emerge. And what I love is when I
0:40.9	experience the alignment that I was already deep in thought about a theme. And all of a sudden,
0:48.3	that's the question that everybody's asking. So today in our community, one of the biggest
0:52.9	themes was, how can I tap in and connect in my
0:59.2	journal speak, in my mindset, in my practice, understanding that there were times that were
1:05.6	really hard for me.
1:06.7	There were times where I literally feel like the door closes and I can't find my way in or I get
1:14.1	there a little bit and then, you know, something takes over like I have a symptom that overpowers
1:19.8	my ability to be with these difficult moments or I'm finding it very hard to have self-compassion, you know, this kind of theme.
1:30.0	And all of this stuff comes back to a deeper dive into what I like to call inner child work.
1:38.7	So I'm going to pause there and get back to it as we get into the meat of this podcast.
1:43.1	But the reason I'm bringing that up
1:44.5	is I already planned to do this podcast. So many of those questions were being asked. And it just,
1:50.6	it's always just a little nudge for me, a little helpful information that what I am preparing
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