Sacred Hearts Wellness

03/30/2026

"Safe people are some of life's most sacred medicine." I really resonate with these words, and I strive to create a safe environment and be a safe person for those who come to share part of their healing journey with me. Listen to your body, it will tell you who your "safe" people are.

Science shows that surrounding yourself with kind, compassionate people lowers cortisol, boosts oxytocin, calms the nervous system, reduces inflammation, strengthens immunity, improves heart health, eases loneliness, lifts depression, builds resilience, promotes longevity, activates reward centers, and creates ripple effects — all while sending consistent safety signals straight to your cells.  A landmark study found that social support dramatically regulates the nervous system and cortisol levels and improves anxiety responses to stress (PMID: 14675803). 
  
For our telehealth patients, we “prescribe” community as a core part of every protocol through intimate online group calls where people who are actively healing and optimizing their health come together to walk the journey side by side. This shared kindness and co-regulation becomes the living proof your nervous system has been craving, turning isolation into felt safety and accelerating true repair in ways so inspiring to me, even after all these years. I love these calls so much.  
  
My patient team and I hold that safe container so every participant feels it in real time: you are not alone, and healing happens faster when kind people do it together.  
    
   
   
                        

03/30/2026

03/25/2026

Spinal flow, craniosacral therapy and spiritual direction are all beautiful modalities to help you on your journey back home to yourself ❤️

03/17/2026

✨ Walking the walk… changes are coming ✨
Over this past while, I’ve been deepening my own journey—really listening, slowing down, and honoring what my body and soul are asking for.
I often invite others to do this… and I realized it’s time for me to fully live it too.
So with that, some gentle changes are coming!!

I’m reducing my availability so I can show up more present, grounded, and fully there for those I work with. I’ll also be offering more flexibility—so if you feel called, just reach out and we’ll find something that aligns for you 🤍

I’ve also added some new ways to support you:
✨ Cranial & Spinal Flow – a space to release tension, stress, and what you’ve been carrying (physically or emotionally), allowing your body to soften and reconnect with its own wisdom.

✨ Spiritual Direction + Spinal Flow – a non-religious, deeply supportive space to share what’s on your mind and feel truly heard. This helps calm your nervous system and creates space for deeper healing. (Someone shared it felt like a “cleanse from the inside out” 💫)

✨ Half-Day Mini Retreats – small, intimate groups (2–3 people). Includes 2 spinal flow sessions, spiritual direction, and somatic work. Come with a friend or trust who you’ll be paired with. A beautiful way to go deeper together.

✨ I’m also offering a 12-session package (a $10 savings per session) to gently support those who feel ready to commit to their healing journey.

It continues to be such an honour to witness the shifts, the softening, and the healing that happens when someone chooses to trust their body and come home to themselves.
If something here resonates, I’d love to connect 🤍

03/11/2026

When's the last time you thanked yourself? Our bodies listen and respond to the messages we tell ourselves. I invite you to start speaking kind to yourself and see how your relationship with yourself and body changes 💜

03/10/2026

No one talks to you more than you do.Choose your words mindfully-your body will respond accordingly 💗🙏

Words have energy, power and the ability to help, heal, hurt or humiliate. Pause and choose wisely.



Healing Hearts
Live Love Laugh

02/26/2026

This is a beautiful way to reframe our needs. I've found that people appreciate this as well because we are acknowledging them as well as ourselves.

If you grew up feeling like your needs were too much, apologizing for having them probably became automatic.

"I'm sorry I got so emotional." "I'm sorry I need so much reassurance." "I'm sorry for being a burden." Most people don't even realize they're doing it. It just feels like the polite thing to say.

But apologizing for your needs teaches the people around you that those needs are a problem. Gratitude does something completely different. It acknowledges what someone gave you instead of shaming yourself for needing it.

"Thank you for holding space for me" lands in a completely different place than "sorry I got so emotional." Same moment. Totally different message.

02/11/2026

Ever felt like you fell short of your own standards? Like you let someone down, even when your heart was in the right place?

I recently missed two grief support appointments, and it shook me to my core. In writing about it, I discovered lessons about guilt, self-compassion, and staying present with uncomfortable feelings — instead of hiding from them.

If you’re sitting with your own slice of humble pie right now… I see you. 💛
Read more here: “The Humble Pie I Didn’t Want — But Needed.”

Sometimes life hands us a big, unexpected slice of humble pie.I’m someone who prides myself on showing up. I do what I say I’m going to do. I care deeply about people — not in a surface way, but in a way that really matters to me. I want to help. I want people to feel supported and cared for, ...

01/21/2026

I'm feeling VERY grateful for the beautiful people who trust me to be part of their healing journey and that I get to witness the AMAZING healing abilities of our bodies 🙏💗

01/19/2026

A beautiful sharing about grief and our nervous system 💗🙏

Grief has a profound, whole-body effect on the nervous system—not just emotionally, but neurologically, hormonally, and physically.
Here’s what’s happening beneath the surface:

🧠 Grief & the Nervous System
Grief is perceived as a threat and a loss of safety.
The nervous system doesn’t differentiate between emotional loss and physical danger. To the body, loss = danger.

🔥 Survival Activation (Fight / Flight / Freeze)
Grief often pushes the nervous system into chronic survival mode:
Fight / Flight: anxiety, restlessness, racing thoughts, panic, irritability
Freeze / Shutdown: numbness, heaviness, fatigue, dissociation, depression
Fluctuation between states: feeling “okay” one moment and overwhelmed the next
This happens because the sympathetic nervous system stays activated while the parasympathetic system struggles to fully engage.

🫀 Vagus Nerve & Safety
Grief can dampen vagal tone, meaning:
Reduced ability to self-soothe
Shallow breathing
Digestive changes
Tight chest or throat
Difficulty feeling connected or present
This is why grief often feels like a weight in the chest or a lump in the throat—these are vagal responses.

🧬 Memory Stored in the Body
Grief isn’t just held in the mind—it’s stored in the tissues and nervous system:
The body remembers attachment
The spine often holds grief as protective tension
The nervous system braces against more loss
If grief isn’t safely processed, the body may stay in a state of anticipatory guarding, always preparing for the next heartbreak.

🌀 Why Grief Comes in Waves
Grief moves in waves because the nervous system can only process small doses at a time. Regulation → overwhelm → rest → repeat
This is not regression—it’s intelligent pacing by the nervous system.

🤍 What the Nervous System Needs During Grief
Not fixing. Not bypassing. Safety and permission.
Gentle regulation (breath, touch, presence)
Predictability and routine
Being witnessed without being rushed
Allowing rest without guilt

💫 Grief isn’t something to “get over.”
It’s something the nervous system learns to move through when it finally feels safe enough to soften.

01/09/2026

Lately I’ve been reflecting on what belonging really means—and how often we search for it outside of ourselves.

I wrote a blog about letting go of chasing, redefining success, and learning to belong to myself. If you feel different, tired of performing, or quietly craving something more honest and embodied, this might resonate. 💛

What if we allowed ourselves to be so different that we finally belong?Can we imagine what it would be like to live outside of our social conditioning—free to live as empowered, free-thinking individuals? Every day we are told who we need to be in order to be loved and to belong, when in truth, th...

12/28/2025

Hard, vulnerable, scary to do if you aren't used to listening and honoring your inner signals. BUT doing so opens sooo many doors that you might not have even known were closed 💗

'Listen to those inner signals that help you make the right choices—no matter what anyone thinks.'