Lyme Resilience Collective

📣💚 If you’ve ever wished your Lyme story could reach the people who have the power to create change, this is your moment.

👀If you want to help support the mission I started in 2024 this is also your moment!

We hear patients’ stories every day, from the clients we work with one-on-one to people around the globe who share their experiences through comments, videos, messages, and conversations within our community.

And we hear the same thing again and again:

Lyme doesn’t just affect the body.

It can affect your mental health, relationships, social life, identity, spirituality, sense of purpose, independence, and hope.

These parts of illness are real. They matter. And they deserve to be part of the conversation about the future of Lyme care.

That’s why we’re so excited that Lyme Resilience Collective submitted an idea to the LymeX Healthathon. 🧠💡

This is a national, patient-centered opportunity to bring lived experiences and actionable ideas forward to help improve the lives of people affected by Lyme and tick-borne disease.

🎥 We submitted both a 3-minute video and a 2-page proposal outlining what we believe could meaningfully change life for Lyme patients today.

💻A quick note about accessing our submission: We’ve noticed that some people are having trouble accessing the video portion from their phones. If you’re having trouble but would still like to view our submission, please message Lyme Resilience Collective. We’re happy to send you the official documents we submitted so you can see exactly what we submitted.
If possible, we recommend using a computer or laptop to view the submission.

Our submission is rooted in something we deeply believe:

🩺Medical treatment is important. AND people also need support navigating everything illness can take from them.✨

But we don’t want this conversation to only be about what we have witnessed. One of our main values at LRC is COMMUNITY.

We want them to hear from YOU.

💚 How has Lyme affected your mental health?
💚 What has it done to your relationships or social life?
💚 Have you experienced isolation or loss of community?
💚 Has Lyme changed your identity, your hope, or your vision for your future?
💚 What kind of support do you wish existed?

You don’t have to tell your whole story. Share only what feels right for you.

But if you have ever felt unseen, unheard, misunderstood, or alone in what Lyme has done to your life, this is an opportunity to let your experience be part of something bigger.

📢Please read our submission, vote if you feel our idea deserves to move forward, and share your experience in the comments underneath it.

Your voice matters.

And the future of Lyme care should be shaped by the people who are living it. 💚

✨ After just 4 Brainspotting sessions, Finch shared:
“I found my voice again.”

Before this work, Finch felt trapped, isolated, and defeated by the weight of chronic illness and nervous system overwhelm.

And now?

🌿 She’s laughing more than she has in years
🧠 Reconnecting with friends
✨ Getting back out into the world again
🦋 Feeling more capable, resilient, and like herself again

Watching someone reconnect with a familiar sense of self after feeling disconnected for so long is exactly why we believe so deeply in this work.

Finch, we are SO proud of you. 🤍 Thank you for trusting us to walk alongside you in your healing journey.

Finch came to Lyme Resilience Collective as a referral from Gregg Kirk of the Ticked Off Foundation, and we’re so grateful for the connection.

We have been in partnership with Gregg for nearly two years, and deeply appreciate the work he continues to do to support and advocate for people living with Lyme and tick-borne illness. The Ticked Off Foundation helps connect people in the Lyme community with resources and support, while Lyme Resilience Collective provides emotional, social, and nervous-system support along the way. We truly believe the Lyme community is always stronger together!

We’re grateful for Gregg, the Ticked Off Foundation, and the continued partnership that helps connect people with the support they need.

Learn more about Gregg and his work at the Ticked Off Foundation: https://www.tickedofffoundation.org

Learn more about Lyme Resilience Collective: www.lymecollective.com

Healing is possible. ✨

✨ A SPECIAL FREE GATHERING YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS! ✨

We’re incredibly excited to welcome Jessica McQuade to our Monthly Resilience Gathering on Monday, August 31st! 💚

If you’ve ever wondered about mold in your home, how mold inspections work, where hidden or concealed mold can be found, or what questions you should be asking when dealing with a mold situation—this conversation is for you.

And the best part? It’s completely FREE!

Jessica will be joining us for a LIVE Q&A, so this is your opportunity to bring your questions directly to someone who has extensive experience in the world of mold inspection, remediation, and environmental illness.

🎤 Have a mold-related question? ASK JESSICA!

We want to hear from you! Drop your questions in the comments below—whether you’re wondering about mold inspections, concealed mold, remediation, cleaning, or something you’ve encountered in your own home. We’ll collect your questions and share them with Jessica so we can make sure we cover the topics important to you.

💚 Meet Jessica McQuade

Jessica McQuade is chronic Lyme disease and toxic mold survivor turned expert serving the environmentally sensitive community through mold inspection, consulting, education, and advocacy.

As an IEP based in Denver, Colorado she provides medically-important residential mold inspections with a specialization in concealed mold through her inspection business MoldEase LLC.

As the owner and operator of Mold Mentor, LLC, she provides client consulting with a focus on inspection, remediation, disposition of contents and small particulate cleaning. She also offers business to business coaching for small businesses looking to specialize in serving the hypersensitive community.

In her spare time, she is working on developing a series of courses offering highly specialized training for inspectors and remediators through her upcoming educational platform, The Mold Literacy Project.

She also serves as Vice Chair of the Board for Change the Air Foundation, a non-profit focused on indoor air quality with an emphasis on mold, providing free educational resources, funding research and leading policy reform at both federal and state levels.

A self-proclaimed mold inspection and remediation ju**ie, Jessica feels that helping others navigate their mold journeys is her life's purpose.

🌿 JOIN US!

📅 Monday, August 31st
🕒 3 PM Pacific | 4 PM Mountain | 5 PM Central | 6 PM Eastern
💻 Live on Zoom
🎟️ FREE to attend!

This is our regular Monthly Resilience Gathering, but this month we’re bringing you an extra-special opportunity to connect with Jessica and get your mold questions answered.

👉 Register at https://lymecollective.com/monthly-group/

Please note that new attendees will need to read and sign the required consent forms before joining the gathering.

Don’t miss this one! Bring your questions, invite someone who could benefit from this conversation, and come spend an hour with us. We’re so excited to have Jessica joining our community! 💚

👇 What’s the #1 question you would ask a mold inspection expert? Tell us in the comments!

✨ This is Phyllis's story.

Watching someone go from surviving to truly living again is one of the greatest privileges of this work.

When Phyllis first reached out, she felt like fear had become the loudest voice in her life. After years of navigating Lyme disease and searching for answers, she was ready for something different - something that addressed not just her symptoms, but her nervous system in a new way.

It's amazing to hear Phyllis describe in her own words the way she has begun to reconnect with herself. More peace. More confidence. More moments that actually feel like her again.

Phyllis, we're so proud of you. 💛 Your willingness to keep showing up for yourself, even after so many challenges, is incredibly inspiring. Thank you for trusting the Lyme Resilience Collective to be part of your healing journey.

If you've been feeling like you're stuck in survival mode or wondering if things can ever feel different, this is your reminder that healing is possible. We'd love to support you.

📩 Reach out to [email protected] to learn more about Brainspotting and Wellness Consulting.

🌐 Go to lymecollective.com to book a free 15-minute discovery call directly with Sami, our founder.

Today could be the day for change 🩷

Some might wonder why I’m posting my best friend on the Lyme Resilience Collective page. 🌸💛

But honestly, I can’t tell the story of this life’s mission without acknowledging the people who have been part of the journey. Sharee has been one of my biggest supporters from before day 1 and every day after.

She has been a constant throughout my entire life. When chronic illness changed so much of my world, she didn’t disappear.

She asked questions.
She never judged me.
She stayed open to learning about Lyme, mold illness, and what I was experiencing.
She loved me through seasons she couldn’t fully understand.

And then, as the Lyme Resilience Collective began to grow, she became one of my biggest cheerleaders.

She has watched this dream become something that is now impacting people across the country. She still likes the posts. She comments. She shares. She celebrates the wins. She genuinely cares about the people we get to help.

There is something so special about having your best friend witness not only your hardest seasons, but also the things you build from them.

I think one of the greatest gifts in life is realizing that the right people don’t require you to stay the same in order to love you.

They grow with you.

They may play different roles in different seasons. They may be closer or farther away at different points in life. But the love remains.

Sharee has been there through my personal struggles, my health challenges, my dreams, my fears, and now my professional journey. I am endlessly grateful that I get to call her my best friend.

This photo from Sedona feels like so much more than a picture to me. It’s a little snapshot of a friendship that has made it through so many seasons and is still here. Still laughing. Still adventuring. Still cheering each other on… 17 years later.

I hope everyone gets to experience a friendship where you can look around and think, “You’re still here. After everything, you’re still here.” ❤️

And Sharee, I’ll keep showing up for you and cheering you on right back. For every season, every dream, and every adventure still ahead.

Forever grateful for you. 🥹❤️