My Backstory—From Exhaustion to Embodiment: Rewiring a Lifetime of Hypervigilance with EFT Tapping

💖A Note for Your Heart💖

The story below is raw. It touches on reproductive loss, generational trauma, and childhood medical procedures. I name these not to overwhelm your system, but to honor the unspoken. Please read with care.

The Performance of "Fine"

For decades, my life was a study in duality: a polished exterior masking a nervous system running on empty. My journey was defined by the exhaustion of perfectionism, chronic pain, and a deep-seated hypervigilance that began before I was even born.

My nervous system dysregulation was an inheritance. Between a traumatic C-section, life-threatening cranial surgery at four months old, a childhood shaped by the rigid constraints of Evangelical culture and a mentally ill mother, my system learned one thing: Safety is conditional. You must perform to be loved.

The Breaking Point

The "performance" finally shattered under the weight of profound reproductive trauma: the full-term stillbirth of my first son, Cooper, followed by five more losses, including life-threatening ectopic pregnancies and the loss of a twin. I spent 20 years on SSRIs, chasing a "happiness" that my body didn’t feel safe enough to hold.

By age 50, balancing a high-stress career, perimenopause, and caregiving for a mother with Alzheimer’s, my system reached total failure. I wasn't just burned out; I was erased.

The Turning Point: From Thinking to Feeling

I know now that I was trying to "think" my way out of a body-based wound through years of talk and grief therapy. It wasn't until I discovered EFT Tapping and inner child reparenting that the shift happened. I stopped blaming myself for being "broken" and started rewiring my brain for safety and self-worth.

Through incorporating EFT Tapping into my personal work, I was able to:

💗Release the energetic residue of childhood, reproductive, and inherited generational trauma

💗Restore my natural emotional equilibrium, allowing me, in consultation with my physician, to completely discontinue SSRIs

💗Significantly reduce chronic physical pain from repetitive stress injuries, which were rooted in years of unaligned work, allowing me to finally step into a second heart-centered career as an EFT practitioner

💗Heal the core of my mother wound and religious conditioning, transforming conditional love into boundless self-acceptance and self-love

💗Quiet my inner critic, replacing it with profound self-compassion so I could step into my true power, no longer seeking validation outside myself

💗Ditch diet culture, leading to healthier choices, improved body image, and a profound sense of self-control

💗Erase a phobia of large dogs, enabling me to feel safe and empowered in my physical environment

This wasn't just about coping; it was about moving from surviving to thriving. My personal journey from overwhelming crisis is now the blueprint for my clinical EFT practice.

Your Invitation

Your story doesn’t have to end in exhaustion. I am no longer a reluctant container for inherited pain—I am a regulated, empowered woman in her second act. If my journey mirrors the ache in your own nervous system, I am here to help you step out of the performance and into the calm.

If you're ready to take the next step, I am here to hold space for you🫶