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The Secrets of Your “Brain Pinecone”
Last week, I delved into glial cells and the intuitive insights I've gleaned about their function—insights that go beyond current Western scientific understanding. This week, our focus shifts to another pivotal component of the brain: the pineal gland. Located deep...
It’s Time to Come Clean About What I Know!
It’s a challenge being educated in the sciences, with both a bachelor’s and Master’s degree in biological and health sciences, and simultaneously receiving intuitive insights about how our bodies and minds function that science hasn't yet fully proven. Yet, time and...
The Boundary Paradox: Why the Fear of Anger Holds Us Back from Setting Healthy Limits
One of the most important things you can do from an emotional and spiritual perspective to begin healing autoimmune and other diseases is to establish good boundaries. Yet many of us find ourselves shackled to the opinions and expectations of others, hindered by a...
How Modern Science is Validating Ancient Holistic Traditions
Life's deepest truths often manifest in the whispers of the soul long before they find validation under the microscope. Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is a new branch of modern science and it stands as a testament to this, unraveling the tangible connections between our...
Mending a Hardened Heart
In a world that's infinitely large and paradoxically small, our hearts are filled with constellations of emotions, swirling around a black hole of past pains and heartaches. In my recent healing sessions with clients, a recurring theme keeps presenting itself, begging...
The Neuro-Immune Connection: How limbic retraining heals the root of your chronic illness
Your brain is like the maestro of an exquisite symphony that is your body, with the limbic system holding the baton. This key player, responsible for our emotions, motivations, and memories, plays a significant role in the harmony between your brain and immune system....
The Hidden Connection: ‘Good Girl’ Syndrome and Autoimmune Diseases in Women
Autoimmune diseases are conditions in which the body's own immune system begins to attack healthy cells, like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, scleroderma, multiple sclerosis, and Crohn's disease. Statistics reveal that over 80% of those diagnosed with autoimmune...
Understanding the Neuro-Immune Connection: The Interplay of Mind and Body in Chronic Illnesses
The human body is a complex, interconnected system in which the mind and body cooperate to sustain overall health. If you're dealing with chronic illnesses, you may have come across the term 'neuro-immune connection'. But what does it mean, and how is it related to...
The Unconventional Healing Path for Those Who Seemingly ‘Have It All Together’
If you appear to be highly functional and have your shit together, but suffer with chronic symptoms, this post is for you. Let’s talk about the connection between your type of stress response and your illness. In the world of chronic illness, there's a peculiar irony...
I Was Floored When I Finally Learned This About Chakras!
According to ancient Indian spiritual traditions, chakras are energy centers within our bodies, each with unique functions and characteristics. Interestingly, these chakras correspond to major endocrine glands, which also have unique functions and characteristics that...
If You Have a Chronic or Autoimmune Illness, I’ll Bet I Can Guess These 3 Things About You
After spending two decades in the field of health and healing, I have noticed an intriguing pattern: people with chronic or autoimmune illnesses frequently share three common characteristics. Far from being weaknesses, these characteristics are also inherent strengths...
Healing from Within: The Role of Meditation in Managing Chronic Illness
Living with a chronic illness can be a daily challenge. But what if there were a way to ease some of this burden from within ourselves? Well, buckle up, because we're about to dive into the world of meditation and how it can help you manage your chronic illness by...
Is Brain Inflammation the Root of Your Medical Issues?
Western science is finally beginning to understand what holistic practitioners have been advocating about chronic illness for decades: the mind and body function as a single interconnected system, and a dysfunction in one can lead to a dysfunction in the other....
5 Things You Can Do to Heal Your Gut Brain Today
Your gut brain (or “enteric nervous system” if you want to be all sciency about it) is a whole other brain that exists in and around your digestive system, in the walls of your intestines and the surrounding tissues. This "second brain" is incredibly powerful, with...
Why You Haven’t Healed From Your Chronic Illness
In the past 75 years, our world has witnessed an unprecedented rise in chronic illnesses and autoimmune diseases. Visionaries like Gabor Mate and Peter Levine have proposed that these ailments may be rooted in the accumulation of trauma and stress within our bodies...
Your Brain and Thoughts: A Two-Way Street Shaping Your Reality
It's a common belief that our brains are the sole creators of our thoughts, which we then become conscious of and act upon. However, recent research on neuroplasticity has revealed a far more fascinating reality – not only do our brains generate thoughts, but our...
Epigenetics, Emotions, and Belief Systems: The Evolution of Mind-Body Science
You know how they say, “You are what you eat”? Well, there’s increasing evidence from the world of epigenetics and psychoneuroimmunology that “You are what you think and believe” as well! Epigenetics, a rapidly growing field of study, is revolutionizing the way we...
The Science of Energy Healing and How it Affects the Body
Energy healing is a form of alternative therapy that involves manipulating the body's energy fields to promote physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. This age-old practice has been around for thousands of years, stemming from the belief that everything in the...