From the Vault: Life Beyond Fibromyalgia - Pregnancy and Other Miracles with Claire

Claire describes decades of recurring mind-body symptoms beginning in childhood — asthma attacks, TMJ, plantar fasciitis, and back pain after a car accident at 17 — later diagnosed as fibromyalgia and, during the pandemic, a painful voice disorder. After finding the podcast in June 2021, she began daily journal speak, and her pain melted away within a month; she then worked with her doctors to taper off medications over several months. Today she reports being fully out of chronic pain and pregnant, handling normal pregnancy discomforts without catastrophizing. Her story illustrates how symptoms that once felt permanent and identity-defining can resolve, offering hope without implying any single method works for everyone.

Originally shared on The Cure for Chronic Pain with Nicole Sachs, LCSW