I want my past experiences to bring clarity and comfort to others who are searching for answers and aren't getting them. The answers are within you. Through God, I will guide you to them.
My Journey
My journey to healing began long before I was aware I was on one. I grew up in the 70's and 80's surrounded by modern medicine. I worked in my Father's OBGYN practice from the age of 14 to 18. I took for granted that everyone knew what I knew. I found myself being a medical counselor to my friends. I even went to college to pursue a career in medicine. Little did I know then where my medical interests would take me.
Through multiple surgeries, prescriptions with horrible side affects, and diagnosis of cureless diseases, I was lead on a path to holistic healing. The truth is, I was looking for answers and there were many but none seemed to help me. I had spinal injections and finally succumbed to neck surgery. I was eating the "right" foods, staying away from the fats and sugars. Practicing Pilates and yoga. Doing all the "right" things but still feeling miserable. My most vulnerable moment came when after only 40 mins. out of an MRI my Neurologist called to tell me he thought I had MS, Multiple Sclerosis. I had been numb from the waist down for over a week. I had failed my physical exam to the point it looked as if I had a spinal fracture. The MRI's showed Myelitis on my neck and brain. Another diagnosis with no cure. I was devastated! On some level I knew this was not going to be my life. Denial was my best friend. When I gave into the diagnosis my husband talked me down. He never accepted it and wasn't allowing me to either. I kept searching for a cure to my obvious problem of inflammation. Suffering debilitating migraines had me so scared of another MS attack.
My high school friend and massage therapist told me about biofeedback but I never understood it or what it would do for me. I finally decided to try it shortly after being rushed to the Dr. for acute diverticulitis. I had little knowledge of what biofeedback was or how it worked but I had the attitude of what do I have to loose. I was blown away! The knowledge that this person had after only knowing my first name was incredible to say the least. She knew more of my medical history than any one of my medical Dr.'s including my Dad. I followed her recommendations of what foods to stay away from, which were not as obvious as one would think. I followed her suggested vitamins and herbals to take and I got healthy! I lost 25lbs when I couldn't have lost 2. I stopped having migraines within the first week. I felt powerful and optimistic for the first time in my life. My journey of pain has lead me here to a place of healing. I want to share this journey to help others get their life back.
Through multiple surgeries, prescriptions with horrible side affects, and diagnosis of cureless diseases, I was lead on a path to holistic healing. The truth is, I was looking for answers and there were many but none seemed to help me. I had spinal injections and finally succumbed to neck surgery. I was eating the "right" foods, staying away from the fats and sugars. Practicing Pilates and yoga. Doing all the "right" things but still feeling miserable. My most vulnerable moment came when after only 40 mins. out of an MRI my Neurologist called to tell me he thought I had MS, Multiple Sclerosis. I had been numb from the waist down for over a week. I had failed my physical exam to the point it looked as if I had a spinal fracture. The MRI's showed Myelitis on my neck and brain. Another diagnosis with no cure. I was devastated! On some level I knew this was not going to be my life. Denial was my best friend. When I gave into the diagnosis my husband talked me down. He never accepted it and wasn't allowing me to either. I kept searching for a cure to my obvious problem of inflammation. Suffering debilitating migraines had me so scared of another MS attack.
My high school friend and massage therapist told me about biofeedback but I never understood it or what it would do for me. I finally decided to try it shortly after being rushed to the Dr. for acute diverticulitis. I had little knowledge of what biofeedback was or how it worked but I had the attitude of what do I have to loose. I was blown away! The knowledge that this person had after only knowing my first name was incredible to say the least. She knew more of my medical history than any one of my medical Dr.'s including my Dad. I followed her recommendations of what foods to stay away from, which were not as obvious as one would think. I followed her suggested vitamins and herbals to take and I got healthy! I lost 25lbs when I couldn't have lost 2. I stopped having migraines within the first week. I felt powerful and optimistic for the first time in my life. My journey of pain has lead me here to a place of healing. I want to share this journey to help others get their life back.