Releasing the Emotional Load To Get Your Life Back (Nicole Sachs) #longcovid #mecfs

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In this episode, therapist and bestselling author Nicole Sachs shares what chronic symptoms are really trying to tell us, and how to finally get free. We talk about symptom imperatives, emotional reservoirs, the protective role of pain, and why fear—not damage—keeps symptoms chronic. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: 📗 Mind your Body by Nicole Sachs — https://amzn.to/41Pc6SH 🧡 JournalSpeak — https://www.yourbreakawake.com/journalspeak 🏕️ Heal with Nicole Community (Monthly Zooms, live Q&As, and peer community) — https://www.yourbreakawake.com/membership CONNECT WITH NICOLE SACHS: 🎙️ The Cure for Chronic Pain (Nicole’s Podcast) — https://www.yourbreakawake.com/podcasts/the-cure-for-chronic-pain-with-nicole-sachs-lcsw-2 📷 Nicole's Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/nicolesachslcsw ALSO MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: 📕 Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression by Howard Schubiner, MD—https://amzn.to/45MQlU9 🌟 Your Brain Can Keep You Sick: How to Break Free | Dr. Howard Schubiner, MD — https://youtu.be/cd1d999Oe6M TOP 3 RECOVERY RESOURCES 🩷 Freeme App: Start Reversing ME/CFS Today (Even From Bed) 👉 https://freemehealth.com/getfreeme 🌟 FREE Recovery Foundations Masterclass — https://cfsrecovery.co/recovery-foundations-849513?el=yt-raelan052&htrafficsource=youtube&hcategory=ambassador&hgoal=foundations 🧠 Brain Retraining with Raelan — https://tinyurl.com/brain-training-101 Ongoing live support calls every Friday, one purchase, lifetime access. ___ ✅ BECOME A CHANNEL MEMBER (Just $4 a month!) Your support makes a huge difference in sharing recovery stories 👇 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy4EjD4exCbtuGQkSa71ozA/join STRUGGLING WITH LONG VIDEOS? ✅ Subscribe to my weekly newsletter for a bullet-point summary from our latest recovery interview 💌 https://mailchi.mp/3bd95045319b/raelan-agle LEARN MORE: ✅ Check out my book! 📖 Finding Freedom: Escaping From the Prison of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome — https://amzn.to/2LtzBcl LET’S BE FRIENDS: 📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/raelan.agle 🌐 Visit My Website — https://raelanagle.com ✅ Subscribe to my weekly newsletter for a bullet-point summary from our latest recovery interview 💌 https://mailchi.mp/3bd95045319b/raelan-agle TIME STAMPS: 00:00 🛏️ Safe in the Unsafest Way 01:31 👋 Meet Nicole Sachs 05:19 🦠 Long Covid and Childhood Trauma 08:11 🧠 Stress Responses Are Unconscious 12:05 🌊 Visualizing the Emotional Reservoir 15:08 🚨 When It Finally Spills Over 16:11 🧬 Why Your Brain Chooses That Symptom 18:54 👩⚕️ Nicole’s Own Back Pain Story 23:39 📊 The Symptom Imperative Explained 26:57 🔁 Why Symptoms Shift, Not Disappear 28:16 🧠 Broken Heart vs Broken Leg 29:17 ⚡ Nicole’s Symptom Imperative 30:43 😱 This Makes It Chronic 31:45 🔒 Why We Cling to Diagnoses 32:09 🗂️ The Index Card Exercise 36:23 💔 A Story Never Told In Her Book 37:32 🕊️ Partnering With the Body 39:06 ✨ She Had 30 Symptoms. Now None. 40:00 ✍️ What Is JournalSpeak? 42:07 💥 The Line That Changed Everything 43:30 👶 Her Childhood Promise to Heal 44:27 💡 Parenting Wasn’t Healing Me 46:01 📘 Write It, Trash It 47:04 💫 Pain Is the Biggest Little Part 50:19 🤝 Replace Fear with Curiosity 51:57 🧑🤝🧑 Why You Need a Community 54:00 💬 We Have To Call It Chronic Pain 55:10 📖 Anxiety and Depression Are Messengers Too NOTE: This description may contain affiliate links to products I enjoy using myself. As an asssociate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Should you choose to use these links, this channel may earn affiliate commissions at no additional cost to you. I appreciate your support! REMINDER: This is for information purposes only and nothing I share should be considered medical advice. Please make your own assessment, do your own further research, and consult your trusted healthcare professionals before deciding if anything I talk about here might be right for you. #chronicfatigue #mecfs #longcovid #nervoussystemhealing #nervoussystemregulation #postcovid #longhaul #cfsrecovery #mecfsrecovery #mecfsawareness #dysregulation #longcovidrecovery #cure #recoveryispossible #covidrecovery #recoverystory #chronicfatiguesyndrome #chronicillness #fibromyalgia #healthjourney #healing #mindbody #emotionalhealth #longhauler #dysautonomia #dysautonomiaawareness #brainretraining #neuroplasticitytraining #braintraining #highlysensitivepeople #neuroplasticity #pots #chronicpain #functionalneurologicaldisorder #anxiety #mindbodyconnection #chronicillnessrecovery #emotionalhealing #mindbodymedicine #postviral #postviral #tms #vagusnerve #rewireyourbrain