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    Hi! I'mARIELLA

    Attorney
    Advocate
    Educator
    "I never knew I could feel so good."
    Ariella Cohen Coleman

    My Story

    Hi! My name is Ariella Cohen Coleman, and I finally feel healthy and free after spending decades living with horrendous chronic and acute pain and a complex constellation of symptoms.

    After years of gaslighting and no answers, I was eventually diagnosed with a complex constellation of conditions: Hypermobility Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), Hereditary alpha Tryptasemia (HaT), Gastroparesis, Small Bowel Dysmotility, Peripheral Neuropathy, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, mold infection and toxic overload, Laryngospasm/Paradoxical Vocal Cord Motion Dysfunction, osteoporosis (and then upgraded to osteopenia, woohoo!), and the 6 concussions.

    I'm also a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) and an empath - traits that, while not medical conditions, cause me to be hypersensitive to the world and people around me in ways that can be exhausting, overwhelming, and neurologically alarming.

    Over the years, I saw countless specialists and spent an insane amount of time, energy, and money making almost no progress but discovered little nuggets along the way that helped me get by. Then, finally, I found neuro performance training - essentially, athletic training of the nervous system - and it has completely changed my life.

    My challenges have never stopped me from moving forward, but my achievements have come with tremendous struggle. The lessons, tips, and resources that I gathered over decades would have made my life so much easier if I'd known them from the start - and I feel a responsibility to share everything I can so that your life can be easier than mine has been and you can live your best life, too.

    My Life Today

    I'm an attorney and entrepreneur who has found freedom not just in health, but in how I choose to live my life. My magical husband and I have embraced the digital nomad lifestyle, traveling internationally and experiencing the world with a sense of adventure I never thought possible during my sickest years.

    My Mission

    The world is making progress for people like me, but it's slow and it's not without unreasonable fights and devastation along the way. Many of the resources shared on this website and that I rely heavily upon didn't exist when my journey began, and the things that have changed my health for the better didn't come from doctors.

    I hope that my platform will:

    1
    Empower patients to take control over their health and their lives and to become powerful self-advocates
    2
    Support patients to recognize that they can live full, happy lives and follow their dreams
    3
    Guide patients, families, friends, communities, and medical providers to better understand how these challenges can impact our lives
    4
    Inspire families, friends, and community members to learn about these conditions and how they can better support us and become allies
    5
    Encourage medical providers to learn from us - because we are the ones who know our bodies best

    I invite you to read about my story in "The Curse of a 'None of the Above' Disease" and "Healthy for the First Time."

    Ready to go from barely surviving to truly thriving? I offer personalized coaching and consulting services to help you reclaim your health.