The Pain Free Formula

What if the new pain that showed up out of nowhere actually started with an injury you had years ago?
Stacey Roberts woke up one morning to searing heel pain with no injury to explain it. As a physical therapist of 30-plus years, she recognized plantar fasciitis right away. What surprised her was the real cause.
She traces it back to a knee injury months earlier and the way her body had quietly compensated ever since. She explains how faulty movement patterns, a tight calf, and shifting hormones in perimenopause and menopause can team up to create pain that seems to come from nowhere.
If you are active again in your late 30s to 60s and pain keeps popping up, this episode shows why chasing the sore spot or reaching for hormones first can miss the real trigger. Listen now.

Timestamped Highlights
00:01:29 The polka move at a family wedding that changed everything
00:02:21 Why Stacey said no to the knee replacement her doctor pushed
00:03:19 The morning heel pain hit like a nail through the foot
00:04:16 What plantar fasciitis really is, and the tug-of-war behind it
00:05:51 The quiet compensation pattern that set the whole thing off
00:07:35 How hormones sneak into the joint pain conversation
00:09:05 The rubber band that explains what estrogen does for your tissue
00:12:54 Why reaching for hormones first can be the wrong move
00:14:46 New pain with no injury? Where to actually look
00:16:31 Pickleball, weekend warriors, and the niggly injuries that follow
00:20:08 The scratch on your hand that explains how healing really works
00:21:46 The one trigger behind 70 to 80 percent of the pain she sees

Resources
SoftWave therapy, used in Stacey's clinic to help accelerate tissue healing
Stacey's plantar fasciitis program, the movement and exercise approach she used to resolve her own heel pain.

Important Links
Pain-Free Formula Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pain-free-formula/id1802518411

Free eBooks - https://newyouhealthandwellness.com/ebooks
Biomechanics: When Movement Matters
Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Pain - The Gut Joint Axis: A Missing Link to Joint and Muscle Health
Hormones: A Missing Piece in Pain Relief

Stacey’s Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.ca/Pain-Free-Formula-Solving-Injections/dp/0998183717
New You Health and Wellness Website - https://newyouhealthandwellness.com

The Pain-Free Formula Podcast is brought to you by Stacey Roberts. Production and editing by Podcast Your Brand.

About the Host
Stacey Roberts, PT, MBA, MSN, RN, is an Amazon bestselling author, physical therapist, registered nurse, and functional medicine specialist with 30+ years of experience. She founded and runs New You Health and Wellness in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Her program, detailed in her book, The Pain-Free Formula, Solving The Puzzle of Muscle and Joint Pain Without Surgery, Drugs or Injections, has helped thousands overcome chronic pain and reclaim their vitality.

Medical Disclaimer
Information in this program, as well as any information provided by New You Health and Wellness and its subsidiaries, is provided for informational purposes only. This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by a licensed physician or other healthcare professional, or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging that we supply. Do not use the information on this website or podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement or using any treatment for a health problem. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health provider promptly. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read or heard in this program. Information provided in this program and any other presented by New You Health and Wellness LLC, and the use of any products or services purchased from New You Health and Wellness LLC by you does not create a doctor-patient relationship or healthcare provider-patient relationship between you and any of the health professionals affiliated with our website or clinic. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Nothing stated or posted on this site or in this podcast or available through any services is intended to be and must not be taken to be the practice of medical or counseling care. For purposes of this agreement, the practice of medicine and counseling includes, without limitations, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy or providing healthcare, treatment instructions, diagnosis, prognosis or advice.

What if the very medication you take to stop your pain is quietly making it worse?
We have all been told to reach for a pill at the first sign of pain. But what if that quick fix is quietly working against you? In this solo episode of The Pain-Free Formula Podcast, Stacey Roberts breaks down what the research is now revealing about NSAIDs like ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin, and why shutting down inflammation too soon can backfire.

Stacey explains the body’s natural healing process, why the pro-inflammatory phase actually matters, and how taking these medications too early and too often may lead to longer healing times, more sensitivity to pain, and even chronic pain. She also shares what to do instead, from the POLICE method to smart icing intervals to finding the real reason your pain flares at night.

If you keep a bottle of pain relievers in your purse, your car, or on your nightstand, this episode will change how you think about that habit. Listen now.

Timestamped Highlights
[00:01:05] – The little pill that might be secretly sabotaging your recovery
[00:02:34] – The bottle in your purse, your car, your nightstand
[00:02:55] – What if stopping inflammation too soon stalls your healing?
[00:03:42] – Follow the money: what pharma spends to keep you reaching for pills
[00:05:48] – Occasional use vs early and often: where the real risk begins
[00:06:42] – A crowded airport bus and the moment that stuck with Stacey
[00:08:49] – The scratch on your hand that explains your entire healing process
[00:09:50] – Why getting ahead of the pain can set you up for chronic pain
[00:11:28] – How the medicine meant to dull pain can make you feel more of it
[00:12:33] – The POLICE method: exactly what to do instead
[00:13:41] – Love heat? Here is why you should always ice after
[00:15:57] – How SoftWave therapy can cut weeks off healing
[00:16:53] – Aching at night and can’t sleep? What Stacey suggests instead
[00:18:29] – The smoke alarm analogy that flips how you see pain

Resources
From this episode, here is what Stacey suggests trying instead of reaching for a pill:
Find the trigger and remove it. For a scratch, you stop scratching. For pain, find what is aggravating the area and take it away.
Use short icing intervals for an analgesic effect without stalling healing. Roughly 10 minutes of ice on, 20 minutes off, repeated. Avoid long sessions of 20, 30, or 40 minutes or more.
Follow the POLICE method: Protection, Optimal Loading (gentle movement and range of motion), Ice, Compression, and Elevation.
If you use heat for relief, ice afterward to help the body clear the area and counteract the extra blood flow.
For pain that flares at night, look at systemic inflammation and root causes rather than relying on nightly medication.

Important Links
Pain-Free Formula Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pain-free-formula/id1802518411

Free eBooks - https://newyouhealthandwellness.com/ebooks
Biomechanics: When Movement Matters
Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Pain - The Gut Joint Axis: A Missing Link to Joint and Muscle Health
Hormones: A Missing Piece in Pain Relief

Stacey’s Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.ca/Pain-Free-Formula-Solving-Injections/dp/0998183717
New You Health and Wellness Website - https://newyouhealthandwellness.com

About the Host
Stacey Roberts, PT, MBA, MSN, RN, is an Amazon bestselling author, physical therapist, registered nurse, and functional medicine specialist with 30+ years of experience. She founded and runs New You Health and Wellness in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Her program, detailed in her book, The Pain-Free Formula, Solving The Puzzle of Muscle and Joint Pain Without Surgery, Drugs or Injections, has helped thousands overcome chronic pain and reclaim their vitality.

The Pain-Free Formula Podcast is brought to you by Stacey Roberts. Production and editing by Podcast Your Brand.

Medical Disclaimer
Information in this program, as well as any information provided by New You Health and Wellness and its subsidiaries, is provided for informational purposes only. This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by a licensed physician or other healthcare professional, or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging that we supply. Do not use the information on this website or podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement or using any treatment for a health problem. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health provider promptly. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read or heard in this program. Information provided in this program and any other presented by New You Health and Wellness LLC, and the use of any products or services purchased from New You Health and Wellness LLC by you does not create a doctor-patient relationship or healthcare provider-patient relationship between you and any of the health professionals affiliated with our website or clinic. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Nothing stated or posted on this site or in this podcast or available through any services is intended to be and must not be taken to be the practice of medical or counseling care. For purposes of this agreement, the practice of medicine and counseling includes, without limitations, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy or providing healthcare, treatment instructions, diagnosis, prognosis or advice.

What if the treatment that finally ended your pain was the one you were most sure would fail?
After more than 30 years in healthcare, Stacey Roberts had watched miracle machines come and go, so when a friend dragged her to a demo of Softwave therapy, she showed up as the skeptic in the room, expecting snake oil.
Then she watched her friend Laura's shoulder pain disappear in about ten minutes. In this episode, Stacey shares the story that turned her from doubter to believer, the pelvic pain patient who wept when the pain finally stopped, and the science of how broad-focused shockwaves calm inflammation, restore blood flow, and wake up the body's own healing.
If you have been told to live with your pain, or you have tried everything and still hurt, this story might change what you believe is possible. Listen now.
Timestamped Highlights
[00:01:17] Why this episode is personal, and the eye-roll that started it all
[00:02:56] The claim that made her stop cold about Softwave
[00:11:48] Water and electricity in one device? What an electrohydraulic wave really is
[00:15:29] How the machine found calcific tendonitis without Laura lifting her arm
[00:17:01] The three words that broke 30 years of skepticism
[00:17:32] One treatment, then two years pain-free, until pickleball
[00:23:33] The dirty secret of shockwave: some devices don't make a shockwave at all
[00:24:08] The scratch on your hand that explains how healing really works
[00:25:54] The polka injury that changed how she thinks about arthritis and pain
[00:35:18] The pelvic pain story that ends with three words from a husband
[00:44:53] What Softwave really does, in Stacey's own words
Resources
The Pain-Free Formula by Stacey Roberts - Chapter 7 covers Softwave therapy.
Softwave therapy is made by Softwave TRT.
To learn more or see if Softwave is a fit, call New You Health and Wellness at 414-299-8121 or visit the website below.

Important Links
Pain-Free Formula Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pain-free-formula/id1802518411
Free eBooks - https://newyouhealthandwellness.com/ebooks

Biomechanics: When Movement Matters
Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Pain - The Gut Joint Axis: A Missing Link to Joint and Muscle Health
Hormones: A Missing Piece in Pain Relief

Stacey’s Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.ca/Pain-Free-Formula-Solving-Injections/dp/0998183717
New You Health and Wellness Website - https://newyouhealthandwellness.com

About the Host
Stacey Roberts, PT, MBA, MSN, RN, is an Amazon bestselling author, physical therapist, registered nurse, and functional medicine specialist with 30+ years of experience. She founded and runs New You Health and Wellness in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Her program, detailed in her book, The Pain-Free Formula, Solving The Puzzle of Muscle and Joint Pain Without Surgery, Drugs or Injections, has helped thousands overcome chronic pain and reclaim their vitality.
The Pain-Free Formula Podcast is brought to you by Stacey Roberts. Production and editing by Podcast Your Brand.
Medical Disclaimer
Information in this program, as well as any information provided by New You Health and Wellness and its subsidiaries, is provided for informational purposes only. This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by a licensed physician or other healthcare professional, or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging that we supply. Do not use the information on this website or podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement or using any treatment for a health problem. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health provider promptly. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read or heard in this program. Information provided in this program and any other presented by New You Health and Wellness LLC, and the use of any products or services purchased from New You Health and Wellness LLC by you does not create a doctor-patient relationship or healthcare provider-patient relationship between you and any of the health professionals affiliated with our website or clinic. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Nothing stated or posted on this site or in this podcast or available through any services is intended to be and must not be taken to be the practice of medical or counseling care. For purposes of this agreement, the practice of medicine and counseling includes, without limitations, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy or providing healthcare, treatment instructions, diagnosis, prognosis or advice.

What if the pain you have carried for a decade could start to lift in a single visit?
Molly Fay has smiled into the camera every morning for nearly 18 years as co-host of Milwaukee's The Morning Blend. What her audience never saw was the swollen ankle she had lived with for a decade, the plantar fasciitis that once left her unable to walk from the car to the house, and a torn rotator cuff that stalled in traditional therapy. In this episode, Stacey's very first guest interview, Molly shares what it was like to quietly carry chronic pain in a very public job.
Molly walks through why she was more than a little skeptical when she first came in, the treatments that finally moved the needle, and the honest conversation she and Stacey had about medication, rebound pain, and looking at the whole person instead of one body part.
If you have been told your pain is just something to live with, Molly's story is a reminder that hope and healing are still on the table. Listen now.
Timestamped Highlights
00:02:46 From high school radio to nearly two decades on live TV
00:04:44 The unexpected reason a TV host booked her own appointment
00:06:22 The breaking point: I cannot spend any more money
00:07:15 Why she walked in more than a little skeptical
00:09:34 A decade of hidden pain behind a daily on-camera smile
00:11:37 The survey that ties old injuries to plantar fasciitis
00:16:11 The first-visit promise that sounded crazy, until it happened
00:23:40 Facing a second shoulder procedure, and the treatment she tried instead
00:28:57 The anti-inflammatory that worked, then the rebound that floored her
00:34:38 The one thing no school can teach a practitioner
00:39:09 Her two-part message for anyone stuck in chronic pain
00:41:35 The surprising thing most people get wrong about Molly

About the Guest
Molly Fay is a longtime Milwaukee television personality and co-host of The Morning Blend on TMJ4, where she has been on air for nearly 18 years. An Emmy award-winning journalist, she earned a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and began her career as an investigative reporter before moving into anchoring and, eventually, daily lifestyle television. Off camera, she is a mom, a yoga lover, and, as she shares in this episode, someone who has quietly managed chronic pain for years.
Connect with Molly
Website: The Morning Blend on TMJ4
Instagram: @mollyfayhey
Email: Molly.Fay@tmj4.com

Important Links
Pain-Free Formula Podcast
Free eBooks
Biomechanics, When Movement Matters
Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Pain, The Gut Joint Axis, A Missing Link to Joint and Muscle Health
Hormones, A Missing Piece in Pain Relief
Stacey's Book on Amazon

If you click on these Amazon links New You Health and Wellness may receive a small commission should you decide to purchase.
New You Health and Wellness Website

The Pain-Free Formula Podcast is brought to you by Stacey Roberts. Production and editing by Podcast Your Brand.
About the Host
Stacey Roberts, PT, MBA, MSN, RN, is an Amazon bestselling author, physical therapist, registered nurse, and functional medicine specialist with 30+ years of experience. She founded and runs New You Health and Wellness in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Her program, detailed in her book, The Pain-Free Formula, Solving The Puzzle of Muscle and Joint Pain Without Surgery, Drugs or Injections, has helped thousands overcome chronic pain and reclaim their vitality.
Medical Disclaimer
Information in this program, as well as any information provided by New You Health and Wellness and its subsidiaries, is provided for informational purposes only. This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by a licensed physician or other healthcare professional, or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging that we supply. Do not use the information on this website or podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement or using any treatment for a health problem. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health provider promptly. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read or heard in this program. Information provided in this program and any other presented by New You Health and Wellness LLC, and the use of any products or services purchased from New You Health and Wellness LLC by you does not create a doctor-patient relationship or healthcare provider-patient relationship between you and any of the health professionals affiliated with our website or clinic. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Nothing stated or posted on this site or in this podcast or available through any services is intended to be and must not be taken to be the practice of medical or counseling care. For purposes of this agreement, the practice of medicine and counseling includes, without limitations, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy or providing healthcare, treatment instructions, diagnosis, prognosis or advice.

What if the fastest way to calm your joint and muscle pain is not in your medicine cabinet, but in your kitchen? If you have ever wondered which foods actually fight inflammation and which ones quietly feed it, this episode is for you.

This is a collage episode from The Pain-Free Formula Podcast with host Stacey Roberts, pulling her favorite moments on food and pain into one place. Stacey walks through the polyphenols hiding in your pantry, the one nut she would pick for pain, the fiber research that shifted her thinking, how to enjoy chocolate without the inflammatory downside, and smarter choices if you are going to drink. Local farmer Sam Odin of Village Farmstead joins to show what a well-rounded week of vegetables really looks like. It is practical, science-backed, and easy to act on.

Listen now, then pick one small change to try this week. Your body will thank you.

Timestamped Highlights
02:18 - What polyphenols really are, and why Stacey calls them your body's cleanup crew
03:20 - The olive oil detail that tells you it is actually working
05:25 - When a healthy food is the hidden problem, and how to catch it
06:18 - The one nut Stacey would pick for pain, and the science behind it
07:59 - The fiber study that changed how she thinks about joint pain
09:20 - How to enjoy chocolate in a way that fights pain instead of feeding it
11:28 - Smarter choices if you are going to drink
13:14 - Sam Odin on the six vegetable families to eat every week
13:55 - Why food is a messenger, not just fuel

Featured in This Episode
Sam Odin, Village Farmstead. A local farmer on eating a well-rounded range of vegetables through the seasons.
VILLAGE FARMSTEAD
4020 E Fitzsimmons Rd
Oak Creek, WI 53154
Website - https://www.villagefarmstead.com/
Email - villagefarmstead@gmail.com

Important Links
Pain-Free Formula Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pain-free-formula/id1802518411

Free eBooks - https://newyouhealthandwellness.com/ebooks
Biomechanics: When Movement Matters
Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Pain - The Gut Joint Axis: A Missing Link to Joint and Muscle Health
Hormones: A Missing Piece in Pain Relief

Stacey’s Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.ca/Pain-Free-Formula-Solving-Injections/dp/0998183717
New You Health and Wellness Website - https://newyouhealthandwellness.com

About the Host
Stacey Roberts, PT, MBA, MSN, RN, is an Amazon bestselling author, physical therapist, registered nurse, and functional medicine specialist with 30+ years of experience. She founded and runs New You Health and Wellness in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Her program, detailed in her book, The Pain-Free Formula; Solving The Puzzle of Muscle and Joint Pain Without Surgery, Drugs or Injections, has helped thousands overcome chronic pain and reclaim their vitality.

The Pain-Free Formula Podcast is brought to you by Stacey Roberts. Production and editing by Podcast Your Brand.

Medical Disclaimer

Information in this program, as well as any information provided by New You Health and Wellness and its subsidiaries, is provided for informational purposes only. This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice provided by a licensed physician or other healthcare professional, or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging that we supply. Do not use the information on this website or podcast for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease or prescribing medication or other treatment. Always speak with your physician or other healthcare professional before taking any medication or nutritional, herbal or homeopathic supplement or using any treatment for a health problem. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, contact your health provider promptly. Do not disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking professional advice because of something you have read or heard in this program. Information provided in this program and any other presented by New You Health and Wellness LLC, and the use of any products or services purchased from New You Health and Wellness LLC by you does not create a doctor-patient relationship or healthcare provider-patient relationship between you and any of the health professionals affiliated with our website or clinic. Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Nothing stated or posted on this site or in this podcast or available through any services is intended to be and must not be taken to be the practice of medical or counseling care. For purposes of this agreement, the practice of medicine and counseling includes, without limitations, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy or providing healthcare, treatment instructions, diagnosis, prognosis or advice.