Retrain the Brain for Chronic Illness | Anxiety and Stress Relief, Immune Dysregulation, Nervous System Regulation, Food and Chemical Sensitivities, Mindbody Healing

Join me for episode 51 where I will talk about using the MAP Method of advanced neural retraining to resolve relationship issues.
We’ll hear about Scott who had a complex relationship issue with his sister-in-law, Shelly who struggled with poor treatment from her mother-in-law, Hallie who had friction with her administrator at work, and Kate who was caring for an elderly parent who was verbally abusive.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Kristen and I spent a session working on her relationship with her brother and the amazing results she reported in episode 35.
- The theme of interpersonal relationships and how they contribute to symptoms and chronic health conditions as evidenced by Helen’s story (episode 40), Kathy’s story (episode 42), Derrick’s story (episode 44) and Tena’s story (episode 48).
- Why stress from unresolved relationship conflict impacts our health.
- How we use advanced neural retraining techniques to work with relationship issues.
- How tangential issues can complicate relationship issues, as they did for Scott.
- How previous experiences exacerbate current relationship issues, as they did for Shelly.
- How fears and environmental triggers amplified the negative feelings in Hallie’s case.
- How even long-term seemingly intractable issues can be resolved as was the case with Kate.
Don’t miss episode 35 where my client Kristen Cornett originally described her experiences with the MAP Method for relationship stress around her brother.
For more information about the MAP Method, applications for chronic health issues, or to schedule a your 60-minute Introductory session please visit MindReMAPforHealth.com

Join me for episode 50 where we will talk with Jelena Katić Ujević, a top MAP Method™ coach, and instructor from Croatia. Hear about the amazing results she has seen in “When the Body Says Yes” program participants with chronic conditions of all kinds. Hear about a few of the incredible successes from people in the program, some of whom had never done a MAP Method ™ session before. Listen until the end to learn about the program structure and options and how you can learn more about the program for yourself!
In this episode we discuss:
- How Jelena created the first subliminal recording at the request of a friend.
- The results of the first two pilot groups with autoimmune conditions.
- The benefit experienced by participants in the first two pilots.
- How that MAP subliminal recording grew into The Body Says Yes program.
- The resources available to program participants: group MAP sessions, MAP session videos, mini-subliminal audio files and more.
- The option to have a custom subliminal audio file created for you.
- The results from the first 200 participants in the Body program since its inception in November 2020.
- Some of the incredible success stories for people with various chronic and even life-threatening illnesses.
- How the MAP Method was created to work with the mind to resolve trauma, and how resolving trauma enables whole-body healing.
- Why the mind is the final frontier for healing: mental, emotional and physical.
To hear our first conversation about Jelena’s early work with this program, listen to episode 32 of the Flourish with Neural Retraining podcast.
To join the When the Body Says Yes Facebook group: https://web.facebook.com/groups/whenthebodysaysyes
Learn more about the Body program options on the Official Website: https://www.mapcoachinginstitute.com/when-the-body-says-yes-website
And, Jelena is extending a special discount for listeners of the Flourish podcast. Use the coupon code on the official page to save 15% on the Premium Body Program - 15YES

Join me for episode 49 where we talk with my client and fellow Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP), Melissa Manning, who was interested in the MAP Method to address hypothyroidism, back pain, digestive function, and sleep issues.
Hear about the benefits she experienced from 7 sessions including mental, emotional and physical shifts and the improvement of her thyroid function.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Melissa had tried “all the things” for her thyroid health (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) including diet changes and a functional medicine approach.
- How subconscious stressors can impact our health.
- Although she didn’t have significant adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), lifetime traumas can have an impact.
- The emotional shifts during a session vs. the shifts that unfold in the weeks afterward.
- How our work in sessions reduced negative emotional responses and behaviors.
- The physical benefits she noted: reduction in lower back pain, improved sleep and digestion, less hair shedding, improved thyroid numbers.
- Dr. Balcavage’s work with cellular hypothyroidism and the impact of the cell danger response.
- The emotional benefits--handling relationships and stress better.
- The behavioral shifts--ease in self-expression and openness.
- Why she describes the MAP Method as not hard, not painful, but passive and soothing.
- Why she believes anyone could benefit from MAP sessions and why she has referred others.
To learn more about the work of Dr. Eric Balcavage in cellular hypothyroidism and the Cell Danger Response you can listen to our conversation about MAP for Emotional Fitness in episode 88 of the Thyroid Answers podcast.
For more information about the MAP Method, applications for chronic health issues, to schedule an introductory session (60 min), or a free consultation by phone please visit MindReMAPforHealth.com

Join me for episode 48 where we talk with my client, Tena Strok, who was interested in the MAP Method to address immune and limbic system dysregulation as well as chronic Epstein Barr Virus (EBV), and sensitivities to mold and foods. Hear about the benefits she experienced from four sessions including mental/emotional shifts and improvement of her physical symptoms.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Tena made the connection between a dysregulated limbic system, immune dysfunction and her chronic health issues.
- How stressful events exacerbated her symptoms and how that has improved with MAP Method sessions.
- How traumatic experiences can alter the function of the limbic system and cause the immune system to overreact to relatively harmless stimuli (foods, airborne irritants) and underreact to true threats (bacteria, virus, fungus).
- The stressors that precipitated the decline in her health.
- Tena’s interest in resolving the root cause to improve the function of her immune system, and alleviate the symptoms.
- Her perception of her brain activity in response to MAP instructions and how that differs from most people.
- How the emotional intensity of memories is neutralized during a session and how this changes mental, emotional and physical patterns.
- Why she is “sold on” the MAP Method and the benefits it provides.
- The benefits she observed after MAP sessions, including feeling less compulsive about needing to maintain communications with others.
- The gradual breaking down of emotional, behavioral or physical patterns over the course of a set of MAP sessions.
- The improvements in her chronic symptoms after each session, including chronic EBV and sensitivities.
Don’t miss episode 45 where we hear from my client Rachael Royce about the benefits of the MAP Method for COVID long-haulers. For more information about the MAP Method, applications for chronic health issues, or to schedule a free consultation by phone, please visit MindReMAPforHealth.com

Join me for episode 47 where we talk with my client, Dawn Brozek, who was interested in the MAP Method to address Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), histamine sensitivities, neck and shoulder pain, skin issues, fatigue, mild asthma, and tinnitus. Hear about the benefits she experienced from a set of 6 sessions including the significant reduction of her physical symptoms.
In this episode we discuss:
- The symptoms she had lived with for a good many years including skin hives, tinnitus, and muscle pain and tension in different areas.
- The mind-body approach and how it compares to the medical approach.
- The ACEs study conclusions about the impact of early trauma on lifelong risk of addictions, chronic health issues, early death, and risk of autoimmune conditions.
- The benefits she received from talk therapy and EMDR and why she describes MAP sessions as much easier and gentler.
- The powerful insights she received during MAP sessions.
- The initiation process to the MAP Method: easy and quick.
-The improvements in emotional stability and reduction in symptoms she noticed after several MAP sessions.
- Why she describes the changes as durable.
- Demystifying the MAP process: not about reprogramming the mind in terms of the personality.
- Why she looks forward to MAP sessions and calls them “a gift.”
- The premise behind mind-body healing: Physical symptoms can be alleviated by working with the psychodynamic factors that underlie them.
- Using MAP audio recordings to resolve symptoms between sessions.
Don’t miss episode 33 where functional medicine specialist, Cathy Moore, talks about the MAP Method for complex chronic conditions. For more information about the MAP Method, how it is used for health issues, or to schedule a free consultation by phone please visit MindReMAPforHealth.com

Join me for episode 46 where we talk with my fellow MAP Practitioner, Sarah Lovett, from the Seattle area. Sarah combines a background in psychic healing with advanced neural retraining. Learn more about how she works with clients with past life issues and those that have had psychic awakenings.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Sarah found the MAP Method after starting down a path to psychic healing.
- How she uses the MAP Method to do more than “see and read energies.”
- The synergies between psychic awareness and the MAP Method of advanced neural retraining.
- How she works with clients to overcome difficult situations and lifelong patterns related to intergenerational energies and past lives.
- Why she believes that when we heal ourselves, we heal our family.
- How she helps clients overcome trauma and transform it into something positive.
- Her observation that if you have a lot of suffering, you have a lot of healing skills.
To learn more about the MAP Method for health, or to schedule a free consultation please visit MindReMAPforHealth.com. For more information about Sarah’s services, both psychic and MAP, or to see her art, please visit her website at www.lovettarts.com.

Join me for episode 45 where we talk with my client, Rachael Royce from Leicester, England, about her experience with the online, self-paced MAP for COVID program and the improvements she saw in her symptoms and her emotional and mental outlook after 4 weeks. The MAP Method, for those of you who are not familiar, is an advanced method of neural retraining.
A note about this program: I developed it for COVID long-haulers because I had seen research about how anti-anxiety medications were being used to lessen the severity and duration of COVID-19 symptoms. I immediately realized that if anxiety was related to symptom severity, that we could use neural retraining to accomplish the same effect. Listen until the end to hear why she feels it is a better approach than the others she had tried.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Rachael learned about the MAP Method.
- How Rachael had used MAP sessions in the past to resolve anxiety and fears.
- Her long-standing COVID symptoms, including fatigue, headache, dizziness, irritable bowel and distorted/diminished sense of smell and taste.
- All the methods she tried to resolve her COVID symptoms: specialists, supplements, reflexology, acupuncture, Reiki and more.
- The changes she noticed as she moved through each week of the program.
- Why she calls the program a “turning point” in her recovery from COVID.
- The “big improvement” she experienced with her senses of taste and smell after 4 weeks of doing the program.
- The pros and cons of live MAP sessions vs. the recorded sessions in the program.
- The benefits of neural retraining over taking medications and why she recommends the program to others.
Don’t miss episode 29 where the founder of the MAP Method™ of advanced neural retraining talks about the origins of the method, the research behind it and the applications. For more information about the MAP For COVID program visit the Programs page at https://www.tcneuralretraining.com/programs. To learn more about the MAP method, other health applications, or to schedule a free consultation by phone visit MindReMAPforHealth.com

Join me for episode 44 where we talk with my client, Derrick Johnson, about MAP sessions for recurring fears, stomach pain, allergies and food sensitivities, and high blood pressure. Hear about his experience with the advanced neural retraining method, called the MAP Method, and how it compares to hypnotherapy. Learn about the emotional, mental and physical improvements he noted after 6 sessions and how early life trauma can set the stage for a compounding belief structure that leads to chronic illness.
In this episode we discuss:
- Derrick’s interest in hypnotherapy and how he found the MAP Method.
- How he learned about my work and decided to try a set of sessions for his chronic health issues.
- The positive results from a set of sessions for anxiety, high blood pressure, and career issues.
- Derrick’s impressions of his first MAP session via Zoom videoconference.
- How the subconscious mind influences every aspect of our lives, including physical patterns (symptoms).
- The changes he noticed in his food sensitivities and hayfever.
- How the impact of sessions unfolded over days--including shifts in perception and empowerment.
- Why Derrick recommends the MAP Method to others and why it’s quicker than talk therapy.
- How working with the mind affects the autonomic nervous system and the immune system and how that affects chronic health conditions.
Don’t miss episode 40 where we talk with my client, Helen, about her experience with MAP sessions for chronic pain. For more information on my approach and services, please visit MindReMAPforHealth.com to sign up for your introductory session or a free consultation by phone.

Join me for episode 43 where we talk with Dana Da Ponte, a professional intuitive, artist, and a MAP Method Practitioner from Calgary, Canada. We talk about her journey, her work with the Empaths, Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and Intuitives and how she helps people manage anxiety, overwhelm, negative thinking and self-sabotage patterns. Learn about how she uses the phases of the moon as a support system for Highly Sensitive People in her Moon Mapping Year and Art Journaling programs and the emotional and creative benefits. Listen until the end to hear how you can learn more about Dana’s work.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Dana’s work as an intuitive expanded to include the MAP Method.
- The unique characteristics of Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and Empaths.
- The differences between HSPs and Empaths (emotional/physical).
- How Dana uses the phases of the moon to release stuck energies.
- Some of the benefits her clients have experienced with MAP sessions.
- The effectiveness of MAP for chronic anxiety and its physical manifestations.
Don’t miss episode 31 where MAP Practitioner, Amy Soule, and I discuss Frequently Asked Questions about the MAP Method™ of advanced neural retraining. For more information on Dana’s approach and services, please visit danadaponte.com and sign up to get her free Creative Moon Guide which is delivered to your inbox every full and new moon. Or join her free community Art Journaling with the Moon for Intuitive Healing

Join me for episode 42 where we talk with my client, Kathy, about her experience with the advanced neural retraining technique, known as the MAP Method, for stage 4 breast cancer. We discuss the book Radical Remission by Kelly A. Turner, PhD and the three radical remission factors that we worked on using the MAP Method. Hear Kathy talk about the connection between stuck emotions and cancer and why releasing them was a key to her recovery.
In this episode we discuss:
- Kathy’s training in massage therapy, Reiki, EFT, cranio-sacral, Matrix Energetics, Healing Touch and more, all of which have an emotional release component.
- How she experienced her first MAP session and the feeling of calm that followed.
- How MAP sessions have helped her be more mindful of her thoughts and reactions.
- Her insights about the negative emotions that were “eating her” to the presence of cancer that was “eating her” on a physiological level.
- The benefits she gained from MAP sessions, including stronger reasons for living, improved sleep, deepened spiritual connections, and feelings of peace and joy.
- Comparison of the effectiveness of the MAP Method with therapy or body work for resolving stuck emotions.
- We discuss the benefits of releasing stuck emotions as a prevention strategy.
- How patterns of anxiety and other negative emotions can amplify current experiences of anxiety.
- How MAP sessions can help shift a sympathetic-dominant person to a parasympathetic state to enable optimization of other treatments and therapies.
- Benefits of MAP sessions as an adjunct to conventional treatments.
Don’t miss episode 29 where the founder of the MAP Method™ of advanced neural retraining talks about the origins of the method, the research behind it and the applications. To learn more about the MAP Method please visit www.mapcoachinginstitute.com. For more information on my work with MAP for chronic health issues, please join my Facebook group Mind ReMAP for Health or visit MindReMAPforHealth.com to sign up for your introductory session or a free 15-minute consultation by phone.