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Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Giving Pain Purpose (formerly known as The Pain Game Podcast) is where raw truth, real trauma, and relentless healing collide. Hosted by Lyndsay Soprano, the show dives deep into the lived experience of chronic pain, trauma, disability, and the messy, beautiful process of rebuilding your life when everything hurts.
Each week, Lyndsay sits down with survivors, experts, and everyday humans who’ve walked through hell — and chose to rise anyway. These are the conversations most people are too…
Episodes
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Crawl Out of Your Own Way with Bryan Blackmon
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of substance abuse, addiction, homelessness, incarceration, and difficult withdrawal experiences. Please…
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Excessive Baggage with Lyndsay Soprano
Twenty-three hours of flying. Ten-hour safari rides. A body already screaming in pain. And an experience that changed everything. Living with Complex Regional…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
When Divorce is a Form of Abuse with Lisa Johnson + Chris Barry
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of domestic violence, emotional abuse, coercive control, childhood trauma, and high-conflict divorce. Some…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
The Black-Market Baby on the Curb Part 2 with Patricia Knight Meyer
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of child trafficking, black-market adoption, childhood abuse, sexual assault, addiction, abandonment, and…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
The Black-Market Baby on the Curb Part 1 with Patricia Knight Meyer
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of child trafficking, black-market adoption, childhood abuse, sexual assault, addiction, abandonment, and…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
The Hairy Chin: Women’s Health Education + Advocacy with Spencer Moore
Being told to advocate for yourself sounds empowering—until you realize no one ever taught you how. Women’s health advocate, certified health coach, breast…
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The Door You're Scared to Walk Through with Dr. Lisha Antiqua
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of childhood sexual abuse, rape, grooming, physical and emotional abuse, self-harm/suicidal behaviour, and…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
The Insomnia Club Drop-out with Dr. Tara Youngblood
What if insomnia isn’t the problem—but a signal that something deeper needs your attention? Sleep scientist, functional medicine practitioner, entrepreneur…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Claiming Our Voices with Machan Taylor
What happens when the voice that takes you to some of the world’s biggest stages is also the one you’re still learning to claim as your own? Singer…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Don't You DARE Gaslight Us with Rachel Hayden
Six years of symptoms. Six years of searching for answers. Six years of a body that kept speaking while no one could—or would—put the pieces together. That's…
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Unbroken: The Stories Our Bodies Carry with Dr. Karyn Shanks
What if your body isn’t broken, and the symptoms you’ve been fighting are actually trying to tell you something? Physician, author, and educator Dr. Karyn…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Inside the Polygraph: Truth or Deception with David Goldberg
What happens when someone finally believes the story you’ve spent years carrying alone? Board-certified polygraph examiner David Goldberg joins Giving Pain…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Narcissism + The Old Soul’s Journey with Chris Wasko
Lyndsay Soprano sits down with spiritual counsellor, energy healer, and author Chris Wasko for a heartfelt conversation about trauma, narcissistic abuse, old…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Psychedelics: The Answer is Within You with Zappy Zapolin
In this powerful episode of Giving Pain Purpose, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with entrepreneur, filmmaker, and psychedelic wellness advocate Zappy Zapolin for a…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Chronic Pain + Your Village of Hope with Alesia Briggs
Content Note: This episode contains open conversations about chronic pain, trauma, medication, addiction, suicidal thoughts, and medical gaslighting. These…
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Academy Award Winner with Lyndsay Soprano
Welcome to Season 5—and welcome to Giving Pain Purpose!! In this deeply personal episode, Lyndsay Soprano shares the story of the podcast's evolution, why The…
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Some seasons change you. This one did. Season 4 of The Pain Game Podcast — The Aftermath — was built around a question Lyndsay has been living with for a…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
BONUS Episode: Transcending Pain + Suffering with Soreya James
What if the pain you’ve been carrying isn’t just physical? What if your body has been trying to speak to you this whole time? Soreya James has spent 35 years…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Murdered But Still Alive with Annie Lisa
Most people experience grief as an ending. Annie Lisa walked into hers and found a beginning. After her sister, Dr. Teresa Sievers, was brutally murdered in…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Pimps + Pastors with Eric Robinson
Content warning: this episode contains discussions of sex trafficking, child abuse, and trauma. Most people choose one world. Eric Robinson chose both and then…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Crime Reporter Becomes the Headline with Beth McDonough
Letting go of control is terrifying when control has been the only thing keeping you together. That's where Beth McDonough was, using alcohol to manage what…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Gone Girl: Red Flags + Dating Safety with Justin Smith
Dating today isn’t just confusing; it can be dangerous if you don’t know what to look for. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Justin Smith to talk…
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Romance Fraud: Exposing a Predator with Heather Rovet
Some betrayals don’t happen all at once. They unfold slowly, until one day you realize nothing was real. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
BONUS Episode: Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind with Matt Johnson
If you’ve ever felt stuck in patterns you can’t explain, this episode will hit home. In this conversation, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Matt Johnson to…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Sex, Drugs, and Killer Kink with Doug Fifer
What does it take to spend a career staring into the darkest corners of human behavior? In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with retired Alaskan police…
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Sex Trafficking: When Helping Breaks You with Elizabeth Gaines
Not all trauma comes from direct experience. Sometimes, it builds slowly from holding space for others, from advocacy, from caring so deeply it drains you. In…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
The Aftermath of Mass Shootings + Gun Violence with Erika Mahoney
In this deeply moving episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Erika Mahoney for a conversation that cuts to the heart of what it means to survive the…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
True Crime: Living with the Aftermath with Lyndsay Soprano
Season four of The Pain Game Podcast opens with a shift. Lyndsay Soprano returns to the mic to share where she’s been, what this podcast has meant to her, and…
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What Started It All with Lyndsay Soprano
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of sexual assault and suicidal ideation. Please listen with care and prioritize your safety. In this…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
You. Supercharged! with Fitz Koehler
When your body is breaking down, how do you continue to show up with power and purpose? In this inspiring episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Fitz…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Redefining Healthcare for People with Disabilities with Chanda Hinton
Living with a disability shouldn’t mean fighting for basic care—but for far too many, it does. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Chanda Hinton…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Getting Healthy in a Toxic World with Bonnie D’Arcangelo
What happens when your body starts screaming louder than your schedule? In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with clinical herbalist Bonnie D’Arcangelo…
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Living Unapologetically with Patty Durell
High-achieving women are often praised for doing it all, but at what cost? In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Patty Durell to unpack what strength…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Start Wherever You’re At with Jason Ott
When you're living with chronic illness or pain, stress isn’t just a side effect, it becomes part of the fabric of your everyday life. In this episode, Lyndsay…
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Bliss Not Burnout with Roberta Garceau
Burnout doesn’t show up overnight, it creeps in slowly, masked as productivity, people-pleasing, and pretending you're fine. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Triumph From Trauma with Alreen Haeggquist
⚠️ Content Warning. This episode contains discussions of childhood abuse, molestation, and suicidal ideation. Please take care of yourself while listening. So…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Sleep: No More Bed Dread with Michael Byrne
If counting sheep worked, you wouldn’t still be awake at 3 a.m. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano is joined by Michael Byrne for a deep dive into why so many of…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Eliminating the Alcohol Brain Hijack with Katie Lain
Addiction doesn’t always look like rock bottom—and recovery doesn’t have to mean all or nothing. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Katie Lain for…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Where Stillness Meets Strength with Kris Rice
When everything around you feels loud, fast, and overwhelming, sometimes the best thing you can do is stop, and get in cold water. In this episode, Lyndsay…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Soar With Tapping with Amy Vincze
There’s a reason the stress never really leaves your body, because most of us never actually face it. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Amy…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Pain is Happening For You with Lisa Watson
Some wounds don’t show up until adulthood, but they’ve been there all along. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Lisa Watson for a soul-deep…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Reclaim Your Power Through Creativity with Deborah Weed
Sometimes the path to healing starts with letting your imagination lead. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano is joined by Deborah Weed for a conversation that…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
How the Brain + Pain Work with Dr. Mark Olson
Chronic pain isn’t just about what’s happening in the body, it’s about what’s happening in the brain, too. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano is joined by Dr…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Let There Be Light in Our Healing with Jennifer Pilates
Being highly sensitive isn’t a weakness—it’s a superpower. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Jennifer Pilates for a conversation that embraces…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Saving The Empath with Dr. Mary Sanders
What if the exhaustion you're feeling isn’t just physical, but energetic? In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Dr. Mary Sanders to discuss the often…
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Master The Upper Rooms with Kerie Logan
Healing doesn’t happen all at once, and it doesn’t always look the way we expect. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with hypnotherapist Kerie Logan…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Running a Business While Battling Cancer with Deb Krier
A diagnosis doesn’t mean you have to hit pause on your purpose. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Deb Krier—a powerhouse entrepreneur, stage four…
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Thorns to Blossoms with Julie Barth
Some stories crack you open—in the best possible way. In this moving episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Julie Barth to talk about what it really takes to…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Unsilencing the Survivors of the Troubled Teen Industry with Meg Applegate
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of institutional abuse, medical neglect, and trauma experienced by survivors of the troubled teen…
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Biblical Wisdom Meets Modern Science with Robe Rene
What if your pain wasn’t the end of your story, but the beginning of something bigger? In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Rob Rene for a…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Sit Down, Breathe + Yield with Jeff Patterson
Anxiety doesn’t always scream—it simmers. It steals focus, hijacks your body, and leaves you wired and worn out. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Silence the Shame Not the Survivor with Kath Essing
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of childhood sexual abuse, trauma, and the legal challenges survivors face. Please listen with care. There…
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The Exhaustion of Pain with Lyndsay Soprano
What happens when you’re already drowning in chronic pain—and then life throws drywall, sawdust, and emotional chaos on top of it? In this episode, Lyndsay…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Pain-Bytes
Welcome to Pain-Bytes, a bite-sized extension of The Pain Game Podcast! Hosted by our wild and crazy, Lyndsay Soprano, these drop every Friday and serve up…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Stop Eating Pain Away with Amber Abila
Ever felt powerless in front of the pantry, like you’re watching someone else control the snacks? That creeping shame after a binge is rough. In this candid…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
The Mineral No One Talks About with Natalie Jurado
If you’re tired, wired, and in pain—this one’s for you. Insomnia, stress, and chronic discomfort often show up together, and we tend to treat them like…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Pain-Bytes
Welcome to Pain-Bytes, a bite-sized extension of The Pain Game Podcast! Hosted by our wild and crazy, Lyndsay Soprano, these drop every Friday and serve up…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Cancer Blows with Korrie Medina
Routine checkups aren’t supposed to flip your world upside down. But for Korrie Medina, they did. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Korrie to…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Surviving the Suicidal Thoughts Storm with Jeanette Tashjian
⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains a discussion around suicidal thoughts. Please take care while listening and seek support if you need it. IF YOU’RE IN…
- Giving Pain Purpose with Lyndsay Soprano
Tap That Ass! with Lauren Fonvielle
Grief isn’t just sadness—it’s exhaustion, energy that never returns, and stress that hides in your muscles. For Lyndsay Soprano, grief has been a thief…