“You can't heal from a fearful space, you can only heal from hope, self-love, and self-forgiveness. Go slow, go gentle, and respect your body, that’s when healing happens.”

Feeling like your mysterious symptoms are being dismissed as "just anxiety" by doctors?

Spent thousands on treatments that leave you still stuck in suffering - with no clear path forward?

If you're tired of being passed from specialist to specialist with no real solutions, this episode is for you.

Today's guest, Avery, takes us through her remarkable journey from enduring multiple health issues since childhood to experiencing a full-blown Lyme disease nightmare. You'll follow her transition from a confused patient to an empowered healing advocate.

Discover how she escaped the endless, draining medical merry-go-round by tuning into her intuition about her body's needs. You'll also discover the resources, treatments, and supportive community that helped Avery finally heal.

If you're drowning in unanswered questions about your health crisis, this conversation will reignite your hope for healing.

Show Highlights:

00:00 - Episode Start

01:51 - Avery's health journey from childhood up to her college life

07:51 - Suffering symptoms including skin issues, anxiety, depression, and fatigue

09:30 - How birth control for acne potentially masked deeper health issues

10:42 - Why symptom treatment alone often fails to achieve true healing

14:05 - Doctors dismissing potentially serious issues like Lyme disease just because they are “difficult to diagnose”

15:06 - The link between mental health, poor diet, and inflammation

18:02 - The turning point for Avery when she suddenly experienced severe physical pain limiting her mobility

20:25 - The isolating nature of invisible chronic illness

24:22 - Differentiating a stressed vs pathologically "sick" brain

25:27 - Importance of doctor-patient collaboration and listening

26:38 - Soft vs. hard shell hyperbaric chambers and their differing impacts

28:13 - Advocating for yourself by trusting intuition over dismissive doctors

32:36 - Frustration with symptom-focused medical care

35:32 - Experiencing the benefits of hyperbaric therapy

41:29 - Finally, a practitioner identifying key issues like Lyme and thyroid dysfunction

43:37 - Benefiting from the support and education of the Gutsy Health membership

57:27 - Coming up with a new treatment plan with a Lyme-literate doctor at ProvoHealth clinic

1:01:50 - Using neurofeedback for nervous system regulation and better sleep

1:04:23 - Neurofeedback's impact on parasite cleanse tolerance

1:09:20 - Mindfulness practices for emotional management

1:14:49 - Encouragement for those battling chronic illness

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