I’m standing outside in the cold winter night, looking up at the stars before I walk in to see my mom. The air is sharp. It’s quiet. And I find myself taking a slow breath before opening the door—because I can feel, deep in my body, that something important is unfolding, even if I don’t yet

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I still remember the early mornings when I woke up to the dreaded alarm in gray, rainy Seattle.I opened and served breakfast at a higher-end café there. I was 20 years old and taking a year off of college to make some money. While serving the restaurant’s $1.99 breakfast special, I met all kinds of

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For practitioners working with clients and patients who struggle with exhaustion, feeling burnt out, and a long list of other symptoms, it can be a real challenge to feel like you are helping at all!The Big ChallengeThe big challenge is to guide them from POINT A—feeling totally run-down and having a deeply dysregulated body—to POINT

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Got patients complaining of fatigue after a viral illness? Exhaustion is rarely caused by just one thing. And it is possible that part of why your patient is so exhausted is their mitochondria got hijacked by the virus.Serious Health CrisisI’ve been working with Chronic Fatigue patients ME (MYALGIC ENCEPHALITIS) and other invisible illnesses. This has been

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I was entering first grade and it became legal, yes legal for girls and women to  wear pants to school! My mom was so happy and we celebrated! I remember her excitement to this day. She invested heavily in sewing matching polyester wash-and-wear pantsuits (ooh so sexy) for her new teacher outfits- and I got to wear flowered jeans my

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Diagnosing and treating long haulers can be a source of aggravation not just for the patient, but for the doctor and practitioner as well. It can feel like a mysterious and disabling medical problem with just too few proven ways to diagnose let alone treat it.Chronic Fatigue/ME (MYALGIC ENCEPHALITIS), and other invisible illnessesI’ve been working with

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How is your energy? The stronger and healthier your heart is, the more vitality you’ll experience. How can you increase your heart’s strength so you have more energy?Your MitochondriaWhether you are really ill or in training for a triathlon, the answer is the same: if you want to up-regulate your heart’s energy, look to your mitochondria. Mitochondria

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