My journey started with some complex health conditions that were dismissed or incorrectly treated. First, hypothyroidism. Psoriasis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that directly impacts the nervous system and brain, causing neuropathic pain, depression, anxiety, and cognitive "brain fog". No treatment gave me any comfort; the pain was constant. Then I experienced two C-sections just 15-months apart. The care team did not address what a medical trauma this is to a body. It worsened my Psoriasis symptoms. There was no aftercare for me on either birth surgery; I really needed personal care to tend to an infection on the first C-section and managing life with two little babies.

When I was rear-ended on the highway in June 2024, the 60-MPH impact caused traumatic brain injury and two herniated disks in my neck & back. Again, there was no care plan for my healing journey. I am not the only one. Many of us have these experiences. My mission is to close the gaps in care and support people suffering alone with pain and depression.