Finally Living

Steve changed my life. When we met, I was in one of the worst health flares I'd ever experienced. The combination of my Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, POTS, ME/CFS, Gastroparesis, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, and other compounding factors had left me – as a high-achieving attorney – mostly bedbound. Up until this point in my life, I had worked with some of the "top experts" for my diagnoses, and I had gone to different types of physical and occupational therapy regularly for well over a decade. They barely made a dent, and every day – even the good ones – felt like a fight against my body and the world. I would routinely experience significant health setbacks, never going more than a few weeks without a new serious obstacle.

After my first session with Steve, I felt dramatic improvement. Over the next few months of our work together, my symptoms associated with the above-mentioned diagnoses dwindled to the point that I began to question whether those labels still applied to me.

I used to experience chronic and debilitating pain. Now, I rarely experience pain at all and any pain I do experience is minor, short-lasting, and I now have the tools to eliminate the pain. I used to regularly incur serious injuries that were challenging to recover from. Now, I rarely get injured and any injuries I do sustain are much more minor than they used to be, I'm able to recover very quickly, and I have the tools to expedite and ease the process. I used to become dizzy and lightheaded and faint regularly; now I don't. I used to struggle tremendously with my digestion, and I even wondered if my digestive system was permanently damaged. Now, my belly is flat 99% of the time, and my digestion is smooth sailing. I used to have immense difficulties with breathing, which only added to my unbearable fatigue. Now, I breathe comfortably and easily, and I have energy and stamina. I used to need reading glasses, and I used to experience a range of vision-related challenges. Now, I don't. I used to feel like I didn't know how to use my body. Now, I feel like I finally have the manual and I'm mastering it – and I've become an athlete!

I've been working with Steve for almost 1.5 years. This is the first time in my life I've felt like a healthy person, and this is the longest stretch of time I've ever gone without a health setback. Most of my life was about pushing through and surviving. With Steve on my team, I finally get to live.