MY STORY

I would like to share my story with you because I want you to know that I relate to your pain and your health struggles. If you feel broken or stuck in your health journey, you are not alone and there is always hope. Our bodies are created in an intelligent, organized way, with the ability to compensate, heal, and find homeostasis and wellness. Healing begins when we learn to listen to our body and respond to the feedback it is giving us.

At age of 27, after having three kids, I started experiencing severe pain, joint dislocations, and many other new symptoms. It took six years, countless trips to doctors, and numerous tests to finally diagnose me with the triad of Ehler’s-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), and Mast Cell Activation Disorder (MCAD). With every passing year, I felt worse and experienced more pain and dislocations. Daily severe pain significantly limited me for nine years. With major reactions to many foods and chemicals, it was extremely difficult to function in this world. Because of heat intolerance, summers were especially challenging. The attacks on my body seemed to come from everywhere. Even though I loved my job as a surgical nurse, I had to quit because my pain and intolerances were severe, and I kept getting injured. I was experiencing over 100 different symptoms and my body was literally falling apart.

With the help of professionals, I learned to listen to my body and to bring my mind in sync with it. I took the feedback and information that my body gave to me and responded in a systematic approach. I changed my lifestyle, my diet, addressed the underlying issues, and worked on reducing stress in my life. Over time I became functional again, and my pain and reactions have reduced significantly. This didn’t happen overnight but required consistent and diligent work. Ehler’s-Danlos Syndrome is a genetic condition affecting connective tissue. As of today, there is no cure for it, but there is a way to have more freedom and a more functioning life. This is my story. Your story will be different because you are unique with your own genetics and microbiome. I would be honored to work together with you, to gather feedback from your body and to create the right plan for you to start achieving your health goals.