your guide to gentle healing
Resolving PPPD was more complex than I ever imagined and took almost four years. Even now (five years in), I do on rare occasions experience very mild symptoms. The difference is that today I have the tools to navigate through them without falling into fight-or-flight mode, and they usually pass within a few minutes. After receiving my diagnosis at the …
My Healing Story – Part 3 For nearly three years, my life was defined by dizziness, fear, and a body I could no longer trust. First came cardiac sarcoidosis, a shocking diagnosis that changed everything overnight. And just when that had gone into remission, PPPD (Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness) arrived to keep me trapped in a strange, rocking reality. I often …
Sometimes, when healing feels overwhelming and progress seems slow, it’s the smallest moments of comfort that keep us going. Before I share the next chapter of my healing journey, I want to pause and talk about these “little islands of comfort” that helped me survive some of my toughest days. Amidst the constant fight-or-flight mode, I found what I called …
