Functional with FND

09/03/2026

09/02/2026

08/30/2026

🌟 Session 11 Recap — Energy Is Finite
💫 Balance effort and rest within your limits.

This week, our FND Support Group explored how honoring our Window of Tolerance helps protect energy and emotional capacity.
✨ We practiced pacing, boundary setting, and recovery strategies that keep us grounded and connected.

💬 Highlights:
- ⚡ Managing Capacity — Start slow, expect fluctuations, plan recovery time.
- 🛑 Boundaries & Communication — “I’m unable to do that right now.” Focus on safety and self‑respect.
- 💧 Energy Leaks & Triggers — Notice small drains like over‑explaining or saying yes when you mean no.
- 🌬️ Recovery & Pacing — Micro‑breaks, grounding, and honoring your sleep rhythm.
- 🌈 Wins of the Week — Celebrating progress, presence, and resilience together.

💛 Every step toward balance is a victory.

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08/29/2026

Today was a big day for our family. My sweetheart had surgery, and we spent nine hours at the hospital — nine hours of stress, waiting, noise, emotions, and unpredictability. For anyone with FND, that’s a lot for the nervous system to handle.

And my body definitely let me know it. I had walking glitches, speech issues, headaches, tics — the whole mix. But I also used every regulation tool I’ve worked so hard to build:

- Layered coping with sour candies, distraction, hydration, electrolytes
- Grounding loops to keep my system from spiraling
- Rest-based pacing including taking a nap right there in the waiting room
- Emergency supports when I needed them — twice
- Interrupt cycles to stop symptoms from escalating

And even with all of that going on, I stayed seizure‑free the entire time. That is a huge accomplishment for me, and I’m proud of it.

Big days will always ask a lot of our nervous systems. But with the right tools, pacing, and compassion for our bodies, regulation is possible — even in the hardest moments.

If you’re preparing for a big day of your own, we have resources on patterned regulation, co‑regulation, and FND‑informed pacing to support you.

08/28/2026

I’m excited (and a little emotional) to share a paper I helped write with an amazing group of people. Together, we explored how co‑regulation can help calm the nervous system and support healing for those living with FND.

This work reflects the heart of our community: connection, compassion, and the belief that healing happens together. I’m so grateful to everyone who contributed and to everyone who continues to show up with courage. 💛🌿

https://lnkd.in/p/g6uSrxD3

Dr. Aida Mehrad, Dr. Paula Bartholomeus, Steven Painter

08/26/2026

WHATS YOUR LIFE MOTTO RIGHT NOW?

08/25/2026

“FND Mood Check‑In:
Drop the emoji that matches your nervous system today.”

🧘‍♀️ Calm
⚡ Zappy
🌀 Dizzy
🤖 Glitchy
🌈 Hopeful
🔥 Over it
💛 Supported

08/24/2026

FND Life Coach.
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08/24/2026

🌿 FND Life Coaching with ReAttach

As an FND Life Coach, Ella Call uses the ReAttach method to help individuals calm their nervous system, reduce overwhelm, and reconnect with their bodies. Her coaching blends neuroscience, sensory regulation, and lived experience to support people navigating Functional Neurological Disorder.

Through gentle, structured ReAttach sessions, Ella guides clients toward emotional clarity, co‑regulation, and functional stability — creating a safe space where healing feels possible and connection feels real.

08/24/2026

The Bidet Saga: A Love Story (with Plumbing)

Today’s adventure featured me, my sweetheart, a wrench, and a very overly enthusiastic water line.

We set out to install a bidet like two competent adults. What actually happened was a series of brakes, hydration events, laughter‑induced pauses, and one dramatic moment where the water decided to baptize me directly in the face.

There were:
- “Hold this—no, not that!”
- “Okay turn it—NOT THAT HARD!”
- Breaks. So many breaks.
- And teamwork that somehow made the chaos feel fun instead of catastrophic.

But guess what?
We did it.
We have a fully functioning bidet and a new core memory.

Honestly, 10/10. Would get sprayed again.

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