Healing isn’t about pushing harder,
it’s about listening deeper.
When My Body Goes into Overdrive: Living with Post-Medical Alarms and Crohn’s Urgency
An honest look at managing the physical panic of medical trauma history during everyday exercise alongside the daily reality of Crohn’s disease urgency.
The Museum of Me
For decades after surviving massive pulmonary emboli, I lived with unrelenting chest pain I assumed would never change. Somatic Experiencing revealed that my body wasn’t broken—it just needed a new message of safety, and the pain dissolved. That experience fuels my passion for helping others rebuild their brain–body connection with compassion and gentle curiosity.
When My Body Forced Me to Listen
I used to ignore my body’s whispers: tight shoulders, shallow breath, racing heart. I was too busy volunteering, leading activities, and “doing it all.” Then, after a pulmonary embolism and major surgery, my body screamed. It was exhausting, humbling—but necessary. That’s when I started to really listen.