06/10/2026
Not to be dramatic or anything but I had no option but to push through.
January 2025 my anxiety and depression was at its all time WTF 🤬 and my body tried to stop me in my tracks with tremors, persistent electric shocks in my head and neck, numb face and hands, severe vertigo, seizures, panic attacks, and a whole other load of dark and horrible symptoms and feelings.
Functional Neurological Disorder was diagnosed after blood tests to check for a stroke, CT Scans and MRI to rule out MS.
I took the treatment (CBT) and medication (Sertraline) BUT that wasn’t all.
I kept going, I kept my business running and continued to show up for my family, who ironically needed me more than ever at this point. A life line of you will…
Movement, music, discipline, sleep, rest, focus and a strong belief that FND wouldn’t define me.
I don’t have all the answers and I often get asked in my DMs how I deal with the symptoms.
But I take the advice seriously from my awesome neurologist who said, “Create a new brain for your old brain, and teach it how you want to show up in life”
So whenever my hand was shaking hard and I couldn’t pick something up, I wouldn’t think oh I can’t do this. I’d dance and shake my body and pick it up with my other hand simply with a can do attitude. This didn’t always work but over time we got there.
Panic attacks were slightly harder to overcome, often silent ones in the middle of teaching where I can’t catch my breath and the room is spinning and I want to vomit or run away.
But by continuing to show up no matter what, told/ taught my brain and body… we don’t need fear, we don’t need to be anxious, we don’t need to tremor, no glitching required. And slowly I had more better days than bad, I weaned off my medication slowly and began to feel joy again.
I still glitch, occasionally, but it’s usually a sign to slow down a bit, check in with my nervous system, get an early night, BUT essentially keep going with the things I love doing ❤️
So, what were my options… GROWTH 💪🏽I’ll always strive for growth.
💫I’ve got this