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I help people with chronic pain and illness reconnect to their body’s intelligence through a structured healing system that combines nervous system regulation, emotional and subconscious healing, and embodied awareness.

23/06/2026

🌿 I Was Told I'd Never Be Pain Free 🌿

There was a time when chronic pain controlled almost every part of my life. Living with bilateral trigeminal neuralgia wasn't just painful, it was limiting.

I couldn't wear makeup because even the sensation on my face could amplify the pain , I couldn't wear earrings, I couldn't go out in the wind, I couldn't swim and I couldn't even smile without it hurting.

The list of things I couldn't do became longer and longer and every decision revolved around trying to avoid making the pain worse.

And if you've ever lived with chronic pain, you'll understand that it's not just the physical pain that's exhausting. It's also
the constant mental load such as the fear, the restrictions, the feeling that your world keeps getting smaller.

I was told I would never be pain free but today, my life looks completely different. After healing my pain, I did things I never thought I'd be able to do again.

🌿 I swam in the ocean for the first time in years without pain.

🌿 I went on a motorbike ride with my husband and wore a helmet without triggering symptoms.

🌿 I could wear makeup again.

🌿 I could eat without fear.

🌿 I could smile without pain.

🌿 I even started horse riding again - a dream I had given up because of my chronic pain and illnesses.

The reason I'm sharing this isn't to tell you that healing happens overnight because it doesn't and every person's journey is different. I'm sharing this because I know there are people reading this who have been told they will always have pain, who have lost hope, who feel like their life has become smaller and smaller because of their symptoms.

I want you to know that healing is possible and your body is capable of more than you may have been led to believe.

I know because I was once the person who thought I would never get my life back and now I'm living a life I once thought was impossible.

If you're struggling with chronic pain and feel stuck in your healing journey, I'm opening 4 complimentary Body Intelligence™ Clarity Calls next month.

These calls are for people who would like support understanding what may be keeping them stuck and what their next steps could be.

If you'd like to be considered, comment CLARITY below or send me a message.

20/06/2026

🌿 FREE 3-DAY WORKSHOP 🌿

How Childhood Experiences Can Impact Chronic Pain, Chronic Illness & Healing

Have you ever wondered why you've tried so many things to heal yet still feel stuck?

What if the missing piece isn't another treatment, supplement or practitioner?

What if part of the answer lies in understanding your nervous system and the experiences that shaped it?

Inside this free 3-day workshop you'll learn:

🌿 How childhood experiences can impact health

🌿 Why trauma and stress affect the nervous system

🌿 The connection between emotional wellbeing and physical symptoms

🌿 Practical tools to begin supporting your healing

The workshop takes place from 24-26 July inside a private Facebook group.

🌿 Places are limited to 20 participants. 5 spots have already been taken.

Use the link below to join the Facebook group for the workshop 👇🏻

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1360165832661617/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

Can't attend live? Don't worry. All workshop sessions will be recorded and available to watch at a time that suits you inside the workshop group during the event.

18/06/2026

🌿 There Is No Quick Fix to Healing 🌿

One of the biggest misconceptions I see in the healing world is the belief that there must be a quick fix. That if you can just find the right practitioner, treatment, supplement or therapy, everything will suddenly change overnight.

I know this because I spent years searching for that quick fix myself. I've lived with chronic pain and chronic illness for most of my life. Before I started using the approach I now teach my clients, I lived with bilateral trigeminal neuralgia for 7 years. When I finally found the framework that worked, it didn't disappear overnight.

It took:

🌿 7 months to heal my bilateral trigeminal neuralgia

🌿 5 months to get my autoimmune disease under control

🌿 8 months for my other chronic illnesses to either heal or become well managed

Healing wasn't instant, but it was possible and that's what I want people to understand. Healing isn't about finding a magic pill or a quick fix. It's about creating the right conditions for healing to occur. It's about building a solid foundation.

It's about understanding your nervous system, your body, your stress responses, your subconscious patterns and learning how to work with your body rather than against it.

Every person's healing journey is different. There is no universal timeline and some people experience changes quickly and others take longer but what I've found, both in my own journey and in working with clients, is that the people who make the greatest progress are the ones who stop searching for the next quick fix and start building the right foundation.

Your body is not working against you. It's communicating with you and when you learn how to listen, everything begins to change. Over the next few days, I'll be sharing more about the framework I used to heal and the same principles I now teach my clients.

Because healing isn't about doing more. It's about doing the right things in the right order.

🌿 Have you ever felt frustrated because your healing journey was taking longer than you expected?

I'd love to hear your experience below.

🌿 What has been the biggest challenge in your healing journey so far?

16/06/2026

🌿 Exciting News for the Burning Mouth Syndrome Community 🌿

I've had a number of people ask whether the Burning Mouth Syndrome Nervous System Rewire Program will still be available once Healing Beyond Medicine launches.

The answer is yes.

You'll still be able to purchase the Burning Mouth Syndrome Nervous System Rewire Program separately for $197 USD if you'd like access to the program only.

However, I've also decided to include the complete Burning Mouth Syndrome Nervous System Rewire Program inside Healing Beyond Medicine.

This means that members will receive access to:

🌿 The complete Burning Mouth Syndrome Nervous System Rewire Program

🌿 The Body Intelligence™ 6-Month Healing Program

🌿 Weekly trainings

🌿 Weekly healing and hypnotherapy sessions

🌿 Future free and paid workshops

🌿 Community support

🌿 Ongoing Healing & Maintenance content

🌿 Access to ask questions and receive guidance

Anyone who joins the Healing Beyond Medicine waitlist before launch will receive the founding member rate of $77 USD per month. The launch date is the 1st of July.

If you've been considering the Burning Mouth Syndrome Nervous System Rewire Program, Healing Beyond Medicine may be worth exploring as it provides ongoing support and access to a growing library of healing resources.

If you'd like information about the waitlist or the program, comment below or send me a message.

15/06/2026

There was a time in my life when I felt like I was constantly at the doctor.

Appointments, tests, specialists, follow-up appointments. I was always searching for answers. Always hoping someone would tell me how to get better.

At one point, visiting doctors became such a normal part of my life that I couldn't imagine it being any different.

Today, my life looks very different. I hardly ever need to see a doctor. Not because I ignored my health. Not because I stopped caring for myself but because I learned how to support my body in a completely different way.

I learned how to listen to my body. I learned about my nervous system. I worked through trauma. I started paying attention to the messages my body was sending me instead of constantly fighting against them.

The biggest shift wasn't that I found a magic solution. The biggest shift was that I stopped looking outside of myself for all the answers.

I realised my body had been communicating with me all along. That doesn't mean I never seek medical support when I need it. It simply means that I no longer feel dependent on someone else to tell me what my body needs. That has been one of the most empowering parts of my healing journey.

Can anyone else relate to feeling like they spent years searching for answers?

12/06/2026

🌿 FREE 3-DAY WORKSHOP 🌿

How Childhood Experiences Can Impact Chronic Pain, Chronic Illness & Healing

Have you ever wondered why you've tried so many things to heal, yet still feel stuck?

What if the missing piece isn't another treatment, supplement or practitioner...

What if part of the answer lies in understanding your nervous system, your past experiences and the way your body learned to survive?

Over the last few years, I've noticed a common theme amongst many of my clients living with chronic pain and chronic illness. Many have spent years focusing on physical symptoms without realising that childhood experiences, emotional wounds and unresolved stress can continue affecting the body long into adulthood.

That's why I'm hosting this FREE 3-Day Workshop.

Inside this workshop you'll learn:

🌿 How childhood experiences can impact chronic pain and chronic illness

🌿 Why unresolved trauma can keep the nervous system stuck in survival mode

🌿 The connection between trauma, stress and physical symptoms

🌿 Why healing isn't just physical

🌿 How nervous system regulation can help reduce symptoms and support healing

🌿 Practical steps you can begin using immediately

By the end of the workshop, you'll have a deeper understanding of your healing journey and why your body may be responding the way it is. Most importantly, you'll begin learning how to work with your body instead of against it.

The workshop is completely FREE and will be hosted inside a private Facebook group from 24 - 26 July.

🎁 Everyone who actively participates during the workshop will go into the draw to win:

🌿 A Body Intelligence Intensive™ Session valued at $555 USD

🌿 1 Month Free Inside Healing Beyond Medicine valued at $97 USD per month

If you're living with chronic pain, chronic illness or feel like you've tried everything and still aren't getting the results you want, this workshop is for you.

Use the link below to join the Facebook group for the workshop 👇🏻

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1360165832661617/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

11/06/2026

Have you spent years searching for answers?

Trying treatment after treatment...

Seeing practitioner after practitioner...

Only to find yourself feeling frustrated, exhausted and wondering why nothing seems to create lasting change?

I understand because I've been there too.

After living with multiple chronic illnesses, chronic pain, bilateral trigeminal neuralgia, autoimmune disease and trauma, I realised that one of the biggest things missing from the healing world is education.

Most people are never taught how to understand their body, support their nervous system or become active participants in their own healing journey. That's why I created Healing Beyond Medicine. A guided healing membership for people living with chronic pain and chronic illness who want to learn how to support their healing naturally and create lasting change.

Inside you'll receive access to my self-paced The Body Intelligence™ 6-Month Program, where we'll explore:

🌿 Why nothing has worked yet
🌿 The nervous system and survival mode
🌿 Trauma, stress and the body
🌿 The subconscious mind and healing
🌿 Learning to listen to your body's messages
🌿 How to naturally support your body and reduce pain and symptoms
🌿 Creating a long-term healing plan

You'll also receive:

🌿 Weekly trainings
🌿 Weekly healing and hypnotherapy sessions
🌿 Community support
🌿 Access to ask questions and receive guidance from me
🌿 Healing resources and practical tools
🌿 Ongoing support through the Maintenance & Ongoing Healing section after you've completed the 6-month program

My goal isn't to create dependency on another practitioner. My goal is to help you understand your body, develop lifelong healing skills and feel empowered in your own healing journey.

Healing Beyond Medicine officially opens on 1st July 2026. Join the waitlist before 1st July and you'll receive the Founding Member Rate of just $77 USD per month instead of the regular $97 USD per month.

As a Founding Member, you'll keep this special rate for as long as you remain a member.

If you'd like to join the waitlist and lock in the founding member rate, comment HEALING below or send me a message and I'll send you the details. 🌿

01/06/2026

🌿 2 Founding Member Preview Spots Available 🌿

For most of my life, I struggled with chronic illness, chronic pain, trauma and feeling like I was constantly searching for answers.

What changed everything was learning how to understand my body, calm my nervous system, work through trauma and become an active participant in my own healing journey. That journey inspired me to create Healing Beyond Medicine. A 6-month guided healing journey designed to help people with chronic pain and chronic illness better understand their bodies, support their healing naturally and learn practical tools that they can use for the rest of their lives.

Before opening the program more widely, I'd love to invite 2 people to receive complimentary 14-day Founding Member Preview Access.

During your preview you'll receive access to the complete 6-month healing journey, including:

🌿 Structured healing modules
🌿 Healing and hypnotherapy resources
🌿 Community support
🌿 Monthly Q&A access
🌿 Weekly healing guidance

The journey covers:

🌿 Where to start with healing
🌿 The nervous system and survival mode
🌿 Trauma, stress and the body
🌿 The subconscious mind and healing
🌿 Learning to listen to your body
🌿 Creating a long-term healing plan
🌿 Learn how to start reducing chronic pain and symptoms naturally
🌿 And much more

While you'll receive access to the full program, it has been designed to be followed step-by-step, allowing you to build a strong foundation for your healing journey.

I'm looking for people who:

🌿 Live with chronic pain or chronic illness
🌿 Feel stuck, frustrated or overwhelmed
🌿 Are open to learning a different approach to healing
🌿 Are willing to provide honest feedback about their experience

If this sounds like something you'd genuinely benefit from, send me a message and tell me a little about your healing journey and why you'd like to be considered.

Applications will close once the 2 preview spots have been filled 🌿

In the photo below are testimonials from clients who have done healing work with me. These experiences reflect the kind of work included in Healing Beyond Medicine, which brings together the same foundations in a structured 6-month journey.

27/05/2026

Things I no longer believe about healing 👇🏻

25/05/2026

🌿 You've tried everything for chronic pain and illness, and you're still stuck.

This is for the person who has done the work like therapy, nervous system tools, maybe even hypnotherapy with someone else. You've read the books, you understand the concepts, you are not new to this conversation and you are still stuck.

I know this experience intimately because for years, that was me. I wasn't struggling from lack of effort or lack of information. I was struggling because almost every approach I tried was working at the surface calming the response and managing the symptoms without ever reaching the layer underneath such as the subconscious patterns, the emotional residue the body is still holding and the original reason the nervous system learned to respond this way. That layer requires a different kind of work. Which is exactly what I built The Body Intelligence Intensive™ to provide.

In two hours together, we:
🌿Map your specific symptom patterns and nervous system responses
🌿Explore the subconscious and emotional threads that may be keeping them in place
🌿Move into guided hypnotherapy working beneath the conscious level where lasting change actually happens

You also leave with a personalised hypnotherapy recording, 28 days of integration support, and a follow-up session.

This is not a consultation it is the beginning of actual healing at the level it needs to happen.

If you've been doing everything right and still feel stuck this session is designed for exactly that.

For more information or to book your The Body Intelligence Intensive™ session use the link below 👇🏻
https://stan.store/theartfulmindcounselling/p/the-body-intelligence-intensive

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Opening Hours

Monday	09:00 - 16:30
Tuesday	09:00 - 16:30
Wednesday	09:00 - 16:30
Thursday	09:00 - 16:30
Friday	09:00 - 16:30

Website

https://stan.store/theartfulmindcounselling

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