Now Offering Functional Medicine Consults in Spearfish
I’ve been there…
I’ve walked the hard road, feeling miserable and not getting answers…
I went to lots different doctors and was offered many different pills…
But I continued to struggle and decline.
My background as an Orthopedic Registered Nurse gave me a basis for why I had the symptoms I did –
- Pain that started in my mid-back and progressed to my neck, hips, shoulders, ankle, and wrists
- Fatigue
- Brain fog
- Mood swings
But nobody could really explain the how or why. Even after receiving an autoimmune diagnosis of “ankylosing spondylitis” and seeing a rheumatologist who prescribed medications to suppress my immune system (and hopefully give me some pain relief), I felt there was something missing.
This is when I started pushing back, building resilience, and telling my doctors that I wouldn’t accept a life of pain, depression, and anxiety as my fate.
I found functional medicine. I started training to build my core. I started seeing a chiropractor who knew how to help regulate my nervous system. I started to see how past traumas were feeding (and destroying) my adrenals (and therefore my thyroid).
I discovered I had Chronic Lyme’s disease that was most likely triggering the autoimmune disease.
I’ve seen become certified as an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and Personal Trainer, and currently completing coursework for Functional Medicine.
I’m so grateful for my own journey, so I can bring my insight and perspective to others who are facing similar health problems.
This approach looks deeper to identify why you’re feeling the way you are—not just manage symptoms.