This is like mind, like body, a podcast about the surprising ways our thoughts and feelings impact our physical health.

I'm your host, Laura Sago, and each week I'll speak with researchers, physicians, and

ordinary people who have incredible stories to tell about the power of the mind-body connection.

This podcast is brought to you by Curable, an app that guides you through tools and techniques that help you take your power back over chronic pain.

You can give the app a try on our website at curablehealth.com or by downloading it in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

In this particular series, you'll hear directly from real people who have made

significant progress in their journey to heal from chronic pain with the help of mind-body

techniques. So without further ado, let's dive into today's recovery story. Thank you so much for

joining us on our show today, Nikki.

I am really excited to hear about your full journey so far and about everything that you've learned about yourself in the process and that you've learned about pain.

So I would love for you to just start out with your story and your own words.

Where does that story start?

Well, I've been trying to figure that one out myself.

I mean, I have recent symptoms that have popped up in my life over the last three years, I would say, that were, you know,

demanding attention. But I'm not sure if this comes up for many of your followers, but I was

adopted as a baby. And if I was to look back over, you know, the course of my, you know, existence, there's been weirdness in my life around health.

And I sat down just, you know, just kind of diving deeper.

And I found that if I was really curious about all of it, I would have to list that things have, you know, continued since early

childhood that were unexplained. And the doctors couldn't help me with or, or whatever. And, you know,

it revolved around either digestion or anxiety or, you know, unexplained headaches. And I had night terrors as a child and all these things.

But, and I actually, you know, because I'm a weirdo and a nerd, I sat down and counted how many things could be attributed to this situation I'm in now.

And I counted over 20. And I was like, okay. okay so I don't know the current things that I've

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