One day during my senior year of college, I felt like there was a knot in my stomach. As the years went on my abdominal pain persisted and gradually got worse until I was housebound with pain in 2021. I also went on to develop TMJ disorder, headaches, Fibromyalgia, and pelvic pain. I was living with daily pain and there were times I had nearly given up hope and resigned to live a life in pain.

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Finally, in the pit of my despair, I stumbled upon the work of Alan Gordon, the ATNS, and others and began to slowly embrace the idea that my pain was neuroplastic. Once I started learning about how the brain can create pain and symptoms in the absence of anything physically wrong in the body, and applying the tools to change my brain, I saw dramatic improvements in my pain, anxiety, and quality of life.

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I now have zero chronic pain. I eat anything I want, I travel, and most importantly I'm engaged with my life again instead of living in constant fear of my symptoms. The transformation has truly been incredible.

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After getting my life back, I felt a calling to help other people find the way out of chronic pain. I wish I would have known what I know now 10 years ago and I could have saved myself a lot of time suffering and trying physical treatments that were never going to work. I hope that I can save you some time. 

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I am trained in Emotional Awareness & Expression therapy and certified in Pain Reprocessing Therapy by the Pain Reprocessing Therapy Center and am listed in their directory of pain coaches. I am a also an ICF-certified Professional Life Coach and hold a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. I am also the co-founder of the Digestible App, a Brain-Gut Regulation Program designed for people with chronic digestive issues like IBS. 

 

Also being a former chronic pain sufferer for the better part of a decade, I have experienced firsthand many of the pitfalls of recovery. Retraining the brain to eliminate neuroplastic pain (often) isn't an overnight process. But I'm here to tell you that you can do it and it is worth it. I would be honored to support you along your journey.