My Story
From housebound to free
What if fibromyalgia wasn't a life sentence? At my worst, I was housebound, taking over 60 tablets a day just to get through. I lived in survival mode — juggling pain, fatigue, and brain fog — barely holding on. But something in me knew there had to be more to life than just managing symptoms.
After enduring years of trauma, a final event tipped the scale, leaving me in a state of pain I had never experienced before. The day after, my entire body ached in a way that was unfamiliar and overwhelming. Months later, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. At the time I was juggling life with three young children — one just a few months old — two dogs, and a partner whose absence and actions contributed to my stress.
I was always a busy and positive person, determined to push through and find answers. But that relentless drive only worsened my condition. Doctors prescribed medication after medication, each with its own side effects, leading to more prescriptions to counteract those. At my lowest, I was taking over 60 tablets a day and found myself housebound for nearly a year. Simple tasks became monumental challenges — I needed a tool to extract pills from blister packs and struggled to dry my own hair. Sitting on the floor meant crawling to a chair to pull myself up, feeling like an elderly person trapped in a young body.
I knew I had to break the cycle. Through many changes — which I share in From Fibromyalgia to Freedom and in my coaching — I discovered that medication was the last thing my body needed. My journey to recovery was about finding balance and healing beyond the confines of traditional medicine.
Today I'm no longer surviving. I'm living — medication-free, grounded, and free. I'm deep-diving into life, experiencing everything this beautiful world has to offer as a digital nomad.
