Stop Fighting Yourself: The Brain Science of Radical Acceptance and Unconditional Love
Fri Feb 06 2026
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In this episode, we're talking about something that sounds simple but is profoundly difficult for most of us: unconditional love and radical acceptance. Not as spiritual concepts, and not as moral achievements, but as neurobiological states that directly impact healing, behavior change, and the way our nervous systems organize themselves. When we are locked in resistance — against our symptoms, our emotions, our past, or ourselves — the brain interprets that fight as danger. And a brain that believes it’s under threat cannot create change.
Radical acceptance is not “giving up” or “letting things slide,” but instead the very mechanism that allows stuck energy to move. This is the lubricant to the gears and the gas in the tank. When we stop waging war internally and begin relating to ourselves with unconditional love, the nervous system shifts out of defense. Pain softens. Fear loosens. Patterns that felt immovable begin to change. This conversation goes far beyond chronic pain — it’s about the relationship you have with yourself, and why learning to stop fighting everything and everyone may be the most powerful act of healing there is. Join us! XOOX n.
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Producer: Lisa Eisenpresser
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Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In this episode, we're talking about something that sounds simple but is profoundly difficult for most of us: unconditional love and radical acceptance. Not as spiritual concepts, and not as moral achievements, but as neurobiological states that directly impact healing, behavior change, and the way our nervous systems organize themselves. When we are locked in resistance — against our symptoms, our emotions, our past, or ourselves — the brain interprets that fight as danger. And a brain that believes it’s under threat cannot create change. Radical acceptance is not “giving up” or “letting things slide,” but instead the very mechanism that allows stuck energy to move. This is the lubricant to the gears and the gas in the tank. When we stop waging war internally and begin relating to ourselves with unconditional love, the nervous system shifts out of defense. Pain softens. Fear loosens. Patterns that felt immovable begin to change. This conversation goes far beyond chronic pain — it’s about the relationship you have with yourself, and why learning to stop fighting everything and everyone may be the most powerful act of healing there is. Join us! 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://tinyurl.com/yuxczyba 🟠 Anxiety controlling your life? Try my Freedom From an Anxious Life course ➡️ GET THE FIRST LESSON FREE: https://tinyurl.com/yc3vsy32 🧠 Learn more about the brain science and clinical experiences in my book ➡️ MIND YOUR BODY: https://tinyurl.com/4fd6bvdc 💛 Receive support, guidance, connection, and direct access to Nicole with ➡️ MEMBERSHIP: https://tinyurl.com/y7wadt8d ~~~~ THE CURE FOR CHRONIC PAIN JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON INSTAGRAM 👉 https://tinyurl.com/93pwbp8v SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST 👉 https://tinyurl.com/56vvbdcx LEARN ABOUT ANNUAL OMEGA RETREAT👉 https://tinyurl.com/3vr5j3ux Podcast music by the beautiful and talented Danielle Furst: @musicfurst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices