Crime Reporter Becomes the Headline with Beth McDonough

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 answering that question. A trauma survivor, spiritual rebel, and creator of a precise healing technology that blends ancient yogic science with modern therapeutic tools, Soreya has led over 30 global retreats, survived three near-death experiences, and sat with people at the very edge of life. What she brings to this conversation isn't theory, it's a life lived all the way through. In this episode, Lyndsay sits down with Soreya to talk about what it really takes to transcend pain and suffering. They go into her early encounter with trauma at 19, how she found her calling in a room full of people the world had written off, and the years she spent in India studying with masters, yogis, and gurus. They also get into the harder things — sexual abuse, the cost of forgiveness, being targeted as a cult leader, and what women in midlife actually need to hear. But at the heart of this episode is one core message: you are not broken. Your body is communicating. And healing may begin the moment you finally get still enough to hear it. Tune in for a powerful discussion on trauma, consciousness, chronic pain, subconscious healing, and what it really means to come home to yourself. Episode Highlights: (00:00) Introduction to the Pain Game Podcast (02:30) The Impact of Childhood Trauma on Chronic Pain (10:15) Shape-Shifting Identities and Seeking Validation (15:50) Soreya's Journey and the Turning Point Event (22:10) The Power of Silence and Listening to the Body (30:45) Navigating Menopause and Societal Narratives (37:20) Authentic Intelligence vs. AI (45:00) The Importance of Personal Responsibility in Healing (52:30) Soreya's Interactive Book and Upcoming Podcast Find Soreya James Online Here: Website: soreyajames.com [https://soreyajames.com/] Instagram: @soreyajames [https://www.instagram.com/soreyajames/] LinkedIn: Soreya James [https://www.linkedin.com/in/soreyajames/] Book: Metamorphosis [https://soreya-james.mvt.so/courses/metamorphosis-thebook] Find The Pain Game Podcast Online Here: Website: thepaingamepodcast.com [https://thepaingamepodcast.com/] Instagram: @thepaingamepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thepaingamepodcast/] Facebook: The Pain Game Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/paingamepodcast/] LinkedIn: Lyndsay Soprano [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndsaysoprano/] YouTube: The Pain Game Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2P3qoIO3lJqT2KBxedOcLg] Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thepaingamepodcast] | Merch Shop is OPEN!! [https://thegivingpainpurposeshop.com] | COMING SOON: The Pain Hub - A Women's Healing Community. Subscribe Now! [https://www.thepainhub.com/] Unfiltered convos. Dark humor. Real healing. This is where pain meets purpose — and you’re not doing it alone. ++ Want to be a guest on The Pain Game Podcast with Lyndsay Soprano? Send her a message on PodMatch, here:  Be a Guest on The Show [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thepaingamepodcast]

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 2015, Annie left a 20-year career in marketing. She opened her practice, Annie Lisa Life — a space rooted in the science of the subconscious mind. She sits down with Lyndsay to talk about the day the call came, the signs and messages that started arriving from her sister afterward, and PSYCH-K®, the modality she now uses to help clients rewrite the patterns running 95% of their lives. This conversation doesn't stay in the dark. Annie and Lyndsay get into the work of Bruce Lipton and Greg Braden, the question almost no one wants to sit with: who would you actually be without your pain? And why energy medicine isn't woo, it's the physics most of us were never taught. They dig into secondary gain, epigenetics, signs from departed loved ones, and the quiet subconscious loops that keep the same chapter playing on repeat. Who murdered Dr. Teresa Sievers? You will have to buy the book to find out the rest of her story! Episode Highlights: (00:00) Introduction to the Pain Game Podcast (01:43) Personal Loss and Grief (03:55) The Impact of Trauma on Healing (09:52) The Subconscious Mind and Its Influence (17:16) Changing Subconscious Programs for Healing (24:07) Understanding Chronic Pain and Subconscious Influence (28:53) The Fear of Letting Go of Pain (33:54) The Power of the Subconscious Mind (37:07) Energy Medicine: The Science Behind Healing (40:56) Collective Responsibility for Change (44:30) The Journey of Healing and Transformation Find Annie Lisa Online Here: Website: annielisalife.com [https://www.annielisalife.com/] Instagram: @annielisalife [https://www.instagram.com/annielisalife/] Facebook: Annielisalife [https://www.facebook.com/AnnieLisa33/] LinkedIn: Annie Lisa [https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-lisa-05122429a/] TikTok: AnnieLisaLife [https://www.tiktok.com/@annielisalife] YouTube: Annie Lisa [https://www.youtube.com/@annielisalife] Book: What My Sister Told Me After She Was Murdered [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYZPWTQB?tag=bk00010a-20&th=1&psc=1&geniuslink=true] Find The Pain Game Podcast Online Here: Website: thepaingamepodcast.com [https://thepaingamepodcast.com/] Instagram: @thepaingamepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thepaingamepodcast/] Facebook: The Pain Game Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/paingamepodcast/] LinkedIn: Lyndsay Soprano [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndsaysoprano/] YouTube: The Pain Game Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2P3qoIO3lJqT2KBxedOcLg] Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thepaingamepodcast] | Merch Shop is OPEN!! [https://thegivingpainpurposeshop.com] | COMING SOON: The Pain Hub - A Women's Healing Community. Subscribe Now! [https://www.thepainhub.com/] Unfiltered convos. Dark humor. Real healing. This is where pain meets purpose — and you’re not doing it alone. ++ Want to be a guest on The Pain Game Podcast with Lyndsay Soprano? Send her a message on PodMatch, here:  Be a Guest on The Show [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thepaingamepodcast]

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 spent a career inside the darkest corners of what people do to each other. A retired FBI agent and former pastor, Eric sits down with Lyndsay to talk about what it really takes to investigate sex trafficking and child abuse — the gap between rescuing a victim and actually helping them heal, the emotional toll it takes on the people doing the work, and the coping mechanisms that get you through when the work follows you home. This conversation doesn't stay in the dark. Eric also talks about the cases that gave him hope and why communities have a bigger role in preventing trafficking than most people realize. This episode is difficult, necessary, and ultimately about what it means to keep showing up for people in their worst moments. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Episode Highlights: (00:00) Introduction to Chronic Pain and Trauma (02:51) From Pulpit to FBI: A Unique Journey (07:06) The Dark World of Teenage Prostitution (11:22) The Role of Manipulation in Trafficking (16:21) Coping with Anger and Trauma (21:11) Rescue Operations and Their Impact (25:35) The Aftermath: Support for Victims (30:24) Storytelling as Healing (36:46) Hope and Recovery: Success Stories (40:22) Looking Ahead: The Book and Future Plans Find Eric Robinson Online Here: Instagram: @_eric_robinson [https://www.instagram.com/_eric_robinson/] LinkedIn:  Eric Robinson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-robinson-9220053a4/] Find The Pain Game Podcast Online Here: Website: thepaingamepodcast.com [https://thepaingamepodcast.com/] Instagram: @thepaingamepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thepaingamepodcast/] Facebook: The Pain Game Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/paingamepodcast/] LinkedIn: Lyndsay Soprano [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndsaysoprano/] YouTube: The Pain Game Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2P3qoIO3lJqT2KBxedOcLg] Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thepaingamepodcast] | Merch Shop is OPEN!! [https://thegivingpainpurposeshop.com] | COMING SOON: The Pain Hub - A Women's Healing Community. Subscribe Now! [https://www.thepainhub.com/] Unfiltered convos. Dark humor. Real healing. This is where pain meets purpose — and you’re not doing it alone. ++ Want to be a guest on The Pain Game Podcast with Lyndsay Soprano? Send her a message on PodMatch, here:  Be a Guest on The Show [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thepaingamepodcast]

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 she couldn't say out loud, couldn't process, and couldn't put down. What started as a way to cope with trauma became something with a grip of its own. And working in crime reporting only made it harder to put the weight down at the end of the day. In this episode, Lyndsay Soprano sits down with Beth McDonough for one of the most honest conversations the show has had about addiction, shame, and what recovery actually looks like when you're in the middle of it. Not the cleaned-up version. The real one. This episode is for anyone who has ever used something — anything — to survive a version of themselves they didn't know how to face. Recovery is not a straight line. Beth's story is proof that it doesn't have to be. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Episode Highlights: (00:00) Introduction to Chronic Pain and Coping Mechanisms (02:52) The Impact of Crime Reporting on Mental Health (05:41) Personal Stories of Trauma and Coping (08:12) The Journey Through Alcoholism (11:14) The Role of Shame in Addiction (13:57) Reconstructing Life After Addiction (16:40) The Importance of Seeking Help (19:44) Empowerment Through Shared Experiences (22:30) Conclusion and Call to Action Find Beth McDonough Online Here: Website: bethmcdmedia.com [http://www.bethmcdmedia.com] Instagram: @bemcdn [https://www.instagram.com/bemcdn] Facebook: Beth McDonough [https://www.facebook.com/bemcdn/] YouTube: Beth McDonough [https://www.youtube.com/@BethMcDonough] LinkedIn: Beth McDonough [https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-mcdonough-08694031/] Find The Pain Game Podcast Online Here: Website: thepaingamepodcast.com [https://thepaingamepodcast.com/] Instagram: @thepaingamepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thepaingamepodcast/] Facebook: The Pain Game Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/paingamepodcast/] LinkedIn: Lyndsay Soprano [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndsaysoprano/] YouTube: The Pain Game Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2P3qoIO3lJqT2KBxedOcLg] Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thepaingamepodcast] | Merch Shop is OPEN!! [https://thegivingpainpurposeshop.com] | COMING SOON: The Pain Hub - A Women's Healing Community. Subscribe Now! [https://www.thepainhub.com/] Unfiltered convos. Dark humor. Real healing. This is where pain meets purpose — and you’re not doing it alone. ++ Want to be a guest on The Pain Game Podcast with Lyndsay Soprano? Send her a message on PodMatch, here:  Be a Guest on The Show [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thepaingamepodcast]

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 about the darker side of modern relationships and why so many people miss the warning signs until it’s too late. Justin shares his personal experience with emotional abuse and how ignoring his gut led him into a toxic relationship. That experience became the catalyst for creating Cray, an app designed to help people spot red flags early and protect themselves before things escalate. They talk about manipulation, trauma, and the long road back to trusting yourself again. But this isn’t just about what goes wrong; it’s about what you can do differently. From learning to recognize patterns to prioritizing your safety, this conversation is about taking your power back in a dating world that doesn’t always feel safe. If you’ve ever second-guessed your instincts or stayed longer than you should have, this episode will resonate. Tune in for a real conversation about dating, awareness, and protecting yourself in today’s world. Episode Highlights: (00:00) Introduction to Chronic Pain and Trauma (02:35) Understanding Red Flags in Relationships (05:21) The Impact of Manipulative Relationships (08:27 )The Journey of Healing and Recovery (11:11) Introducing the Cray Dating Safety App (14:17) How the Cray App Works (17:05) Target Audience and Future Plans (19:43) Final Thoughts on Healing and Recovery Find Justin Smith Online Here: Website: cray.app [https://cray.app] Instagram: @cray.app [https://www.instagram.com/cray.app] LinkedIn: Justin Smith [https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinrsmith2/] Find The Pain Game Podcast Online Here: Website: thepaingamepodcast.com [https://thepaingamepodcast.com/] Instagram: @thepaingamepodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thepaingamepodcast/] Facebook: The Pain Game Podcast [https://www.facebook.com/paingamepodcast/] LinkedIn: Lyndsay Soprano [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndsaysoprano/] YouTube: The Pain Game Podcast [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2P3qoIO3lJqT2KBxedOcLg] Subscribe on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thepaingamepodcast] | Merch Shop is OPEN!! [https://thegivingpainpurposeshop.com] | COMING SOON: The Pain Hub - A Women's Healing Community. Subscribe Now! [https://www.thepainhub.com/] Unfiltered convos. Dark humor. Real healing. This is where pain meets purpose — and you’re not doing it alone. ++ Want to be a guest on The Pain Game Podcast with Lyndsay Soprano? Send her a message on PodMatch, here:  Be a Guest on The Show [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thepaingamepodcast]