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Hello everyone!

I am wondering if there would be interest in a new group focused on healing nervous system dysregulation and holistic health.

Many people struggling with various mental health and physical issues or “mystery conditions” have the underlying issue of the sympathetic nervous system having “gotten stuck” in an alert state and lost its flexibility to move to restorative states. This can go with PTSD/CPTSD, occur after prolonged periods of stress and anxiety and also have physical contributors.

It can lead to a myriad of symptoms and be hard to discover in healthcare systems that often don’t look at the whole body and instead of dealing with the root cause, treat only symptoms.

I am myself on a journey trying to heal after many years of mental health and health struggles and not understanding the whole picture. I am hoping to connect with others, to share my knowledge, learn from you, and to support each other along the way.

The group would be relevant for you if you:

- Know or suspect you have a dysregulated nervous system

- Struggle with high functioning anxiety, chronic stress, chronic insomnia and/or chronic fatigue

- Are living in survival mode, always feeling like you have to be ready

- Have a myriad unclear symptoms, no clear diagnosis or one that explains the whole picture

- Want to approach your health and well-being more holistically – meaning taking care of all aspects of you, healing the root causes and not just treating symptoms

The group could be helpful through:

- Sharing what has been helpful for us, new things we’ve learnt, resources

- Checking in on each other, see where we are at

- Helping to hold each other accountable and stay on track on our health journeys

If anyone would be interested or if there already is a group like this I’ve missed – let me know.

Hope you are having a good or at least okay day!

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GOD DIDN’T JUST SAVE YOU, HE KEPT YOU

You should not be alive right now.

You should have lost your mind.

You should have given up.

You should have been buried by what tried to break you.

But you’re still here.

And that wasn’t luck.
That wasn’t coincidence.
That wasn’t “good energy.”

That was God.

There were nights you didn’t think you’d make it to morning.

There were seasons where you were barely breathing, barely functioning, barely believing.

And yet, you were sustained.

You thought you were surviving.
But the truth is…

you were being carried.

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.” Isaiah 43:2

Notice it doesn’t say if.

It says when.

God never promised you wouldn’t go through it.

He promised you wouldn’t drown in it.

Some of you survived addiction.

Some of you survived abuse.

Some of you survived betrayal.

Some of you survived depression that had you staring at the ceiling wondering if life was even worth it.

And you’re still here.

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end.” Lamentations 3:22-23

You didn’t hold yourself together.

His mercy did.

You didn’t wake yourself up every morning.

His grace did.

You didn’t outlast the storm because you’re strong.

You outlasted it because He is faithful.

If the enemy couldn’t destroy you then,

he can’t define you now.

God didn’t just save you once at an altar.

He held you in hospital rooms.

He held you in withdrawal.

He held you in courtrooms.

He held you in lonely bedrooms.

He held you when your own thoughts were your worst enemy.

And if He held you through that…

He is not done with you.

Your survival is not random.

It’s prophetic.

You are living proof that what tried to kill you failed.

No weapon formed shall prosper 🙏

(by Mountain of Faith - found on Facebook)

Title: My Body Became a Cage, but My Spirit Remained Unbroken: How I Beat a Stroke to Save My Family.

Subtitle: I am a mother of five and a survivor of violence. In July 2024, my world was up

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Darlene Moss is a mother, a survivor, and an advocate for healing. Born in Oregon and now living in California, she has navigated the complexities of the CPS system, addiction recovery, and life after a double stroke with a fierce dedication to her five children. Darlene writes to break the silence surrounding domestic violence and neuro-recovery, proving that even the most difficult journeys can lead to a place of peace. She has been clean and sober since June 2024.