Sims4 on Mac keeps freezing/crashing

I have a Mac Pro  but my Sims4 game keeps freezing and/or crashing during the "save" mode and while in play.

I've tried everything that the EA support team said to do; Reset the Origin app, Clear the cache, Repair the sims4 on the origin app, clear any Mods folders, even tried updating the game.. it's still the same.

The game will either work for a few moments then the time will freeze-- the sounds would still be working and the sims would be stuck in place. Then if I go to save it, in hopes to keep what little progress I have made.. it freezes during save mode for extended periods of time. (the saving wheel will keep spinning but ultimately it won't actually save)

 The only way to exit the game is to force quit. EA Support says there's a bug with no resolution.. so now I'm stuck. 

Here's my specs: 

Processor: 2GHz Quad-Core Intel Core iS

Graphics: Intel iS Plus Graphics 1536 MB

MacOS: Ventura 13.4