Love and Light Wellness

i do eat like a toddler. and i’m not ashamed. 🤪

it’s easy, and YES i eat my vegetables too. this isn’t all that i eat, and i love to cook!! but i find myself gravitating toward outrageously simple food…

any theories? 🤔

i think it’s because of my POTS and slow GI motility, it’s just for my gut easier to break this stuff down. 🍔

so many things to consider when treating my hEDS/POTS/MCAS, and it was so overwhelming at first to figure out what to do. 😵‍💫

here’s the most important things i’ve tried so far that have actually helped me!! ⭐️

the good news? 90% of my treatment is really just lifestyle change. and as a nationally-board certified health and wellness coach, i work with folks who have hEDS/POTS/MCAS everyday alongside their providers to figure out what works best for them!! 🥳

comment “bendy” or check out my website in my linktree for more information and a link to book a free consultation!!

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hEDS/POTS/MCAS is so misunderstood!!! 🥲

labs almost always come back “normal” (surprise, there is no lab for hEDS), and the recommendations most providers make are vague at best…

why should i eat more salt? how much? what does it do for POTS? 🧂

what does getting a hEDS diagnosis do for me? 🤔

i know i look healthy, but i don’t feel healthy. is it all in my head…? 😟

you’re not crazy. it’s not in your head. and there is a way out. 💛

as a nationally board-certified health and wellness coach who works exclusively with folks who live with hEDS/POTS/MCAS or think they might, these are all questions i get everyday. and i go IN DEPTH about how our bodies work. because if you don’t know the WHY, we definitely can’t do the HOW. ✅

getting a correct diagnosis changes the playbook for your care!! it is VITAL!! i’ve seen it myself because i’ve lived it.

check out my website for more information and a link to book a free consultation!! ⭐️

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“why does everyone have POTS all of a sudden?”

girl. we just had a pandemic. 🦠

there is an abundance of cited research that connects long-covid and POTS. there are also connections between POTS and other conditions like hypermobility disorders, hEDS, and Lyme. ⛓️‍💥

📣 POTS IS REAL! AND WE AREN’T FAKING IT!! 📣

i’m convinced that since POTS primarily affects women, it just isn’t “worth looking into” for most providers because it presents like anxiety. 🥲

if you want help getting your POTS properly diagnosed and treated, i’ve got you. ⭐️

as a nationally board-certified health and wellness coach (NBC-HWC) who works with folks daily on the diagnostic process for hEDS/POTS/MCAS, this is my bread and butter. 🍞🧈

check out my website for more info and a link to a free consultation!!

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chronic illness teaches us that self-care is not an option. 🙂‍↔️

health is inherently political. when disabled folks use the accommodations and aids they need, it is not only self-care but a rejection of the message that we need to be in a different body to be okay. 💛

be exactly who you are, in exactly the body you’re in. ⭐️

hEDS rarely acts alone. 🥴

i myself have 5 diagnoses, and many of my clients present with at least one other condition alongside hEDS. 💛

this is why screening for comorbidities is so important during the diagnostic process!! many of the most debilitating symptoms for folks aren’t from hEDS, but actually from its comorbidities. ✅

want support with all of this? the diagnostic process is TOUGH! and as a nationally board-certified health and wellness coach with a bunch of clinical experience in this field, i’ve got you. ⭐️

check out my website for more info and a link to book a free consultation! 😊

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MCAS is one of those conditions that gets missed BIG TIME in both primary care and speciality clinics…. 👩🏼‍⚕️🩺

📣 never medical advice! 😊 📣

so many folks have system-wide symptoms like migraines, flushing, acid reflux, weight fluctuation, and insomnia, but none of their physicians are putting together the missing piece: mast cells. 🔬

the diagnostic criteria is up for debate right now in the MCAS research scene, but symptom improvement with antihistamines is a big piece of it. ✅

want support with the diagnostic process for conditions like MCAS, POTS, and hEDS? i’ve got you - and i’ve done this before myself. as a nationally board-certified health and wellness coach who works with folks who are dealing with complex chronic illness, this is my jam. 😛

check out my website for more info and a link to book a free consultation!! ⭐️

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go outside today - even just a minute or two. 🌳

your body and your nervous system will thank you for it. ⭐️