Interviews With People Helped By Treatment

July 23, 2024

Surviving The Boston Marathon Bombings While Facing TBI and Medical Gaslighting

“As I literally lived on his couch, with my port-a-potty in his living room, my partner eventually applied for permanent disability status for me. But, even then doctor gaslighted me, told me I was physically able to work, and reported the same to the government. In reality, I was so dizzy with vertigo, this same doctor refused to let me walk to and from our car, by myself, fearing I’d fall and sue!”

Struggled with:
CPTSD
Traumatic Brain Injury

Helped by:
Treatment

Case studies

July 9, 2024

Learning To Live With Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Therapy And A Positive Mindset

“Raising four young children and battling a chronic illness with no cure was challenging for me. On the outside, I looked OK. But I wasn’t and in some ways today still have flare-ups and struggles, the difference is, I now know how to maintain it, especially knowing this will be the rest of my life regardless!”

Struggled with:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Helped by:
Therapy
Treatment

Case studies

May 7, 2024

My Journey From Hitting Rock Bottom to Overcoming Abuse, Addiction, and Eating Disorder

“Then something happened. On about day 3 or 4, the group spoke and I realized that their way of thinking around food, their rituals, and their tendencies, were all the same as the things I would do. It was wild because I thought I had made these things up myself and here I was with a room full of people who did the same things.”

Struggled with:
Abuse
Bullying
Depression
Divorce
Eating disorder
PTSD

Helped by:
Self-Care
Social support
Therapy
Treatment

Case studies

April 18, 2024

How Therapy, Medication and Baking Help Me Navigate Depression and OCD

“I was hospitalized for my eating disorder and my depression several times throughout my college career struggling with the will to live… I was desperate to be “normal” but my brain really got in the way of that.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Eating disorder
OCD
Suicidal

Helped by:
Medication
Self-improvement
Therapy
Treatment

Case studies

April 2, 2024

Surviving a Workplace Shooting and Navigating PTSD, Insomnia With Marathons and Prayers

“My symptoms began immediately following a workplace shooting on Saturday, November 28, 2015, and were exasperated due to the activity of the company, the criminals, and the cops. The company treated me as if I were a criminal, the criminals attempted to kill me three additional times, and the cops (Houston Police Department Organized Crime Unit) treated me as if I was a thorn in their flesh.”

Struggled with:
Depression
Insomnia
PTSD
Stress

Helped by:
Exercise
Religion
Treatment
Volunteering

Case studies

February 28, 2024

My Journey From Severe Migraines and Workplace Hostility to Reinventing Myself

“So now I’m still having migraines and nerve pain, have been removed from my job and friends, was ordered to not contact anyone from my unit, my future livelihood was at risk, and my leadership was only willing to try to remove me from sight. This lasted for almost three years.”

Struggled with:
Bullying
Chronic pain
Depression
Stress

Helped by:
Reinventing yourself
Self-improvement
Therapy
Treatment

Case studies

February 25, 2024

Finding Relief From Chronic Pain and Depression With Energy Medicine & Indigenous Methods

“I remember the moment I looked in the mirror and felt like a complete failure. I had tried everything possible and nothing worked. I was at a dead end. I thought that something must be so horribly wrong with me that no one had any answers or solutions.”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Childhood
Chronic pain
Depression

Helped by:
Meditation
Mindfulness
Self-improvement
Treatment

Case studies

February 10, 2024

How I Successfully Battled Perimenopause and Hormonal Imbalance

“Menopause remains one of those delicate topics that rarely finds its way into everyday conversation, especially during dinner. Women are woefully unprepared by the healthcare industry for this stage of their lives, so when something like this strikes you simply feel crazy. I hope to help change that.”

Struggled with:
Menopause
Stress

Helped by:
Self-acceptance
Self-improvement
Treatment

Case studies

December 28, 2023

My Struggle With Burnout and Adaptation Disorder and How Yoga Helped Me Find Clarity

“I was so often told to leave my relationship and my job, and indeed that was what I was longing to hear deep inside, but I was somehow attached to the toxic relationships. They had become my ‘safe zone’ – the unknown was more scary than staying with the pain.”

Struggled with:
Miscarriage
Panic attacks
Stress

Helped by:
Mindfulness
Self-improvement
Treatment

Case studies

November 4, 2023

How a Toxic Boss Pushed Me to Into a Depression and How I Bounced Back

“In my first job in mining, I saved my company millions. I thought I was on the fast track to success and happiness, but it all came crashing down. I had a toxic boss and it led me to turn in on myself. Day by day, my manager ground me down. He made me question my choices at work, then my purpose, then whether my life itself had any meaning…”

Struggled with:
Anxiety
Depression
Suicidal

Helped by:
Social support
Therapy
Treatment