POTS, ME/CFS and hEDS: A Naturopathic Perspective with Dr. Lisa Ghent, ND

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In this episode of Coming Home to Ourselves, Denise Elysa sits down with naturopathic doctor Lisa Ghent, ND, founder of Collaborative Wellness in Ladner, BC. Dr. Lisa has built her practice around what she calls sorting through complex cases, people who have seen countless specialists and still don’t have a clear picture of what’s happening in their bodies. It’s a …

I Need to Name Something I’m Seeing in the ME/CFS, MCAS, POTS / Complex Chronic Disease Community

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I need to name something that others, and I have been seeing a lot of online recently, that I feel does more harm than good to the ME/CFS, MCAS, POTS, Complex Chronic Disease Community that it claims to serve. Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of content creators sharing how they’ve miraculously recovered (sometimes “overnight”) from these illnesses. Many of …

Yesterday I left my wheelchair in the car – on purpose.

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Yesterday we took our youngest to the Aquarium…and I left my wheelchair in the car. Most of healing does not happen overnight, nor in big, sudden, social-media worthy shifts. Have I experienced what most people view as “miracles”? The sudden ability to walk for example, after a period of being unable to walk unassisted? (In my case due to severe …