Hey Reader, We hear it everywhere: just let go. And yet, in clinic, we see how often trying to “let go” mentally actually creates more tension—not less. I wrote a new blog post about why this happens, and what we’ve learned from years of working with women whose bodies are holding far more than their minds realize. The short version: letting go isn’t a mindset. It’s a physical process—and when the body is supported, release becomes possible in a very real, tangible way. You can read the full...

Hey Reader, When I start seeing a new patient, I always pick 1–3 symptoms to track—it’s the best way to measure real progress. One patient, we'll call her Susan, recently came to me with daily afternoon headaches, the kind that creep in after hours at a computer. We focused on treating her nervous system and helping her body become more resilient to stress, and just two weeks later, her headaches were gone. But not every headache disappears that quickly. Hormonal headaches, long-standing...

Hey Reader, Do you get bloated a lot? Does your digestion get wonky when you're stressed? Do you get stomach cramps when you eat certain foods? Do you deal with constipation, an incomplete feeling, or loose stools—or all of the above!—more often than you'd like to admit? Having even just one of these symptoms points toward irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which affects around 15% of women. More often than not, IBS is only diagnosed once you've been through all the tests and your doctor can't...