chronic illness

Jayne’s Story: Healing fibromyalgia and finding love ❤️

2024-04-26T17:25:25-07:00Pain & Chronic Illness, Practitioners & Professionals|

Each year when we open up registration for SmartBody SmartMind, we get a lot of valid questions from potential participants asking… Does this actually work? Will this help with fibromyalgia, autoimmune disease, IBS, panic disorders, and other chronic conditions?   When you’ve tried many things to heal and [...]

What I really want you to know about mental health.

2024-04-26T18:48:53-07:00Healing Trauma, Mental Health & Neuroplasticity, Nervous System Health|

What I really want you to know, and what’s often misunderstood, is that nervous system rewiring and improving regulation (of the nervous system) is ALL about improving mental health. (And all the by-products that come with this, such as more restful and restorative sleep, improving our immune [...]

This is the largest public health study you’ve probably never heard of

2024-04-26T19:17:05-07:00Nervous System Health, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

++ Promise me this one thing - that you’ll watch this video in the next 24 hours ++ . What is it? It’s a tribute to Dr. Vincent Felitti. He uncovered one of the most important findings in medical history: the link between early childhood adversity/abuse and chronic illness [...]

Why your “healthy lifestyle” routine needs to include healing your nervous system

2024-04-26T19:37:09-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle|

'. A participant in one of my programs improved her blood chemistry, decreased her pain by 90% and reduced her inflammation. And she did it all by focusing on one thing: reducing the over-activation of the autonomic nervous system. "But what about eating healthy and exercising?" you ask. Yes, [...]

An Epidemic of Chronic Illness: How Stress, Trauma & Adversity Early in Life Impacts Our Capacity to Heal

2024-04-26T19:38:27-07:00Nervous System Health, Pain & Chronic Illness|

Are you that person who has tried dozens of therapies and treatments? Can you relate to trying a gazillion different cleanses and elimination diets (plus every kind of mind-body technique under the sun)? Do you still find yourself struggling with tricky to treat symptoms and wondering if you’ll [...]

How to Live Longer with Less Sickness PART 3: 7 Ways To Become Your Own Medicine

2024-04-26T19:39:33-07:00Pain & Chronic Illness|

In the first part of this 3 part series I spoke about the importance of not scaring yourself into survival energy states 24/7, especially when there is no real, imminent threat coming at you. I dove into the importance of learning how to listen to your stress chemistry so [...]