Vital-Side is a neuroplasticity based healing program that helps chronically ill or stressed people
03/15/2026
Unpopular opinion: At some point, healing stops being helpful and starts becoming another way we stay stuck.
So I’m taking all my healing tools and throwing them in the bin.
Keeping what actually worked.
Letting the rest go.
That's what I started to do in my own "healing journey." I went from a Lyme diagnosis to starting to live my life again within a year (and fully within 2).
..because I started learning that my body wasn't broken -- it's designed to heal.
And once I offered it the best environment, routine, and respect I could, that's when it did was it does best.
The most powerful step right now?
Living my life for me again.
If you’re living with chronic illness and feel like your body has betrayed you, please hear this: your body is not broken.
It is adaptive. It is protective. And it is designed to heal.
Symptoms are not proof that you’re failing. They’re signals that your nervous system has been stuck in survival mode for too long. When your system believes you’re unsafe, it shifts into protection, not repair.
Healing doesn’t begin with fighting your body. It begins with helping your nervous system feel safe enough to switch from survival into restoration.
You are not too far gone. You are not the exception. You are a human body waiting for the right signals to heal.
Save this for the days you feel hopeless. Share it with someone who needs a reminder that healing is still possible. 🤍
When you’re overwhelmed, anxious, bored, or dysregulated, your body looks for relief. Repetitive behaviors like skin picking can temporarily soothe, ground, or discharge excess stress.
It makes sense. Your nervous system is trying to help.
Real change doesn’t start with shame — it starts with regulation.
Nervous system regulation isn’t about pretending you’re okay.
It’s about building a brain and body that can move through stress without living there.
Here’s what most people get wrong:
Regulation doesn’t mean tolerating harm.
It doesn’t mean staying in toxic dynamics.
It doesn’t mean “positive thinking” your way out of red flags.
It means creating enough internal safety to actually see clearly.
When your nervous system isn’t hijacked, you can:
• Set boundaries
• Leave what’s misaligned
• Process suppressed emotion
• Make grounded decisions
And send this to someone who confuses regulation with avoidance.
03/02/2026
Motherhood changes you.
Not just your schedule.
Not just your body.
But your nervous system. Your capacity. Your heart.
It stretches you in ways you didn’t know were possible.
Yes, it’s hard.
Yes, it can be overstimulating.
Yes, there are days you feel touched out, exhausted, and unsure.
But something powerful is happening beneath the surface.
You become more attuned.
More intuitive.
More aware of your own triggers — because tiny humans have a way of bringing them all to light.
Motherhood invites you to regulate not just for yourself, but for someone else.
To pause.
To soften.
To repair.
To try again.
It builds resilience.
It deepens empathy.
It teaches you that love can exist alongside frustration — and that both can be held with compassion.
You won’t be the same woman you were before.
You’ll be stronger.
More grounded.
More connected to what truly matters.
Even on the hard days — especially on the hard days — you are growing.
That’s the quiet transformation of motherhood. 🤍
I created Reboot for people going through major life decisions, and it's always the resource I recommend for moms post-partum. Check it out here: https://vital-side.com/pages/rebootmembership
02/27/2026
Every time I catch myself spiraling down the rabbit hole, I pause.
I remember: this isn’t weakness.
It’s my protective part trying to prepare me for the worst.
It learned somewhere along the way that staying on high alert = staying safe. 🤍
So instead of fighting it, I thank it.
Thank you for trying to protect me.
And then I gently let it go.
Because I am safe right now.
Because I don’t need to live in survival mode.
Because self-love isn’t silencing your nervous system — it’s listening to it and responding with compassion.
The emotional highs and lows of the Olympics aren’t just dramatic — they’re neurological.
Whether it’s standing on the podium or sitting in the kiss-and-cry, the brain undergoes the same core process: Neuroplastic change.
Both triumph and heartbreak activate stress chemistry, reward pathways, and emotional memory systems. The brain marks the moment as significant and begins wiring accordingly.
We’ve seen this in athletes like:
— Olympic gold medalist who has also experienced devastating DNFs and public setbacks.
— Olympic champion who stepped away in Tokyo and returned stronger.
— multiple Olympic golds and also painful misses in later Games.
— iconic gold medalist who has faced crushing Olympic defeats.
Winning and losing both shape identity.
Not because of what happened —
but because of the meaning made afterward.
This isn’t just true for Olympians.
It’s true for you.
Save this if you needed the reminder that one moment does not define your wiring. 🧠
02/23/2026
Before I had a child, brain retraining looked quiet, structured, and honestly… pretty controlled. I could meditate in silence, do my practices uninterrupted, and regulate my nervous system on my own terms.
Now? It looks completely different — and somehow even more powerful. Now I practice while holding a toddler, breathing through noise, softening my body during meltdowns, and grounding myself in real time. I’m not waiting for calm… I’m creating it in the middle of chaos.
These days my regulation isn’t separate from motherhood — it’s woven into it. In this video I’m sharing simple tips that help me regulate with my child instead of trying to escape the moment.
I used to think I had to fight my negativity to heal. Like I had to force positive thoughts or override the hard feelings to move forward. But what’s actually changing me isn’t force… it’s micro moments.
Tiny flashes of safety.
Little sparks of joy.
Seconds of peace.
When I pause long enough to notice them, my nervous system softens without me trying to fix anything. Those moments slip past the part of my brain that scans for danger, and they remind my body that not everything is a threat.
I’m not bypassing my negativity by ignoring it. I’m gently teaching my system that it’s safe to experience something else too.
And honestly? These small moments are doing more for my healing than all the pressure I used to put on myself ever did.
Save this as a reminder: healing doesn’t always come from big breakthroughs. Sometimes it comes from one safe breath at a time. ✨
It takes a toll on my nervous system to consume all of the happenings in the world.
It's a lot to feel sleep deprivation while co-sleeping with a 1 year old.
It's a lot to deal with changing careers, aging parents, friendships ending... ALL the things we're directly or indirectly experiencing.
And our nervous systems feel it all.
I've noticed my body signals “I’m tired” before my mind accepts it.
When exhaustion hits, I no longer push; I lie with legs up the wall to help my nervous system settle. Rest isn’t falling behind; it’s how we move forward.
It's how we practice self-love.
It's how we can effectively communicate to our nervous systems that we are safe and deserve peace.
Save this quick regulation tool for those days where your mind wants to race but body wants to rest.
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Hi all! Welcome to Vital-Side’s page. This is an informational page designed to inform you of the ever changing brain and how we can use the brain’s ability to change to live healthier and fuller lives.
Do you know someone who was diagnosed with a chronic condition? They have tried everything from heavy doses of western medications to eastern therapies and experiential treatments, but they only get a little better... then their health plateaus.
This is probably because their brain is dealing with the chronic stress response, which is a common way that the brain responds to physical, mental, or emotional trauma. However, our brains can get stuck in this response, which can cause hugely detrimental effects on the body including symptoms of inflammation, pain, brain fog, fatigue, heightened stress, hypersensitivity to foods, smells, and noises, headaches, and nausea.
That’s when neuroplasticity- the brain’s ability to change- can come in handy. In Vital-Side, you will learn brain training techniques that help you make positive and beneficial changes to the brain and the body for the better without any side effects.
I am a PA-C who has designed a non-medical and non-pharmaceutical program to help those with chronic illnesses make a full recovery through brain retraining techniques. I have also dealt with chronic illnesses including Lyme Disease, parasites, systemic Candida, and other co-infections. And I’m here to tell you that chronic illness is not always something you’ll have to live with for the rest of your life, and your symptoms can dissipate through learning how to calm the chronic stress response.
Each person is unique in the way they learn, heal, and react to chronic stress, so in Vital-Side we work together to design an individualized plan that is specific to one’s individual needs. For more information and to schedule a FREE 25 minute consult, please visit: https://vital-side.com/.
