Change "burnt out" to inspired renewal

When people hear the word “stress”, they usually think of psychological stress. But did you know that stress comes in many forms – and all forms of stress create dis-ease? Ongoing emotional stress, any kind of trauma, physical injury, exposure to environmental toxins, toxic relationships, work-life imbalance – are all stressors! Stressors create imbalances. To give one simple example – a physical injury creates pain. We use serotonin to deal with pain. If that pain becomes chronic, we can “use up” all our serotonin and become depressed. Likewise, if we have acquired a toxic burden – that toxin may interfere with certain enzymes in our body – like lead interferes with heme production, for example, causing anaemia even though we may be eat enough iron! Detoxing uses up vitamin b6 for example, and we need b6 to make neurotransmitters, so exposure to toxins can deplete dopamine or serotonin! Emotional stress raises cortisol and eventually we can “use up” the nutrients that create cortisol if we are in a chronic sympathetic state, and then our cortisol crashes and we can’t cope with stress and get irritable and angry very easily! Stress is a big deal and very detrimental to our well-being. Doing the detective work to identify what stressors are interfering with your wellbeing is what I want to collaborate with you to uncover!

As someone who struggled for years with chronic ill health and the symptoms of cPTSD, without finding relief from mainstream medical/psychological services, I, like so many others from so many walks of life, found answers in hidden corners of knowledge not championed by the “powers that be” (although they should be). My years and thousands of hours of research have delivered to me a body of knowledge I would love to share! I am passionate about biochemistry, energetics, metabolism, detox, connection, co-regulation and soul work that together all support the body/mind/spirit toward wellbeing.

When I was unwell I was also broke! I couldn’t afford to engage helping professionals on an ongoing basis, which in large part is what forced me to learn what I did! There is often a silver lining in adversity, huh. However, I remember the hardship, and want to support people who struggle, like I did, to find affordable support. I am constructing a program that empowers people to learn how to monitor metabolic pathways that, when imbalanced, create chronic un-wellness. Simultaneously, I want to encourage connecting to others within a community framework – to support and learn from each other. I remember all too well how lonely my journey was. As the mind, body and spirit are interconnected, nourishing all three is so important to wellbeing.