Unveiling the Next Chapter: A Return to Whole Healing

Good day, everyone.

I’ve carried this blog in my mind for months — rewriting it, reshaping it, trying to find the “right” way to say what has been living in my heart. But the truth is, it needs to come out exactly as it is. Unfiltered. Honest. Human.

The last several years have stretched me in ways I never expected. My family had just moved into a new home, my kids were off to college, and my husband and I were finally settling into a rhythm with our businesses. Life felt like it was opening — expanding — inviting us into a new season.

And then, everything shifted.

I was suddenly told I could no longer teach at a studio, without explanation. At the same time, my oldest son was struggling deeply at school, and my middle son was unexpectedly diagnosed with scoliosis. In one moment, everything I thought I understood about life, family, and myself felt wrong.

I had to stop. I had to look. I had to listen.

I realized that I was the one who needed to slow down. I was the one who had missed things. I was the one who needed to reassess what was happening beneath the surface.

And it didn’t stop there.

My daughter — brilliant, radiant, successful in everything she touches — chose to continue her studies across the country. It was the right choice for her, and yet the separation created a quiet ache in our family that I never anticipated. Her light is so strong that her absence leaves a space that is felt, not seen.

It made me realize how many unspoken misunderstandings live inside families — not in words, but in the heart. Feelings that don’t make sense to the mind, but are undeniably present. A longing to understand and be understood. A sense that something is “not quite right,” even if you can’t name it.

It felt like a part of my heart was asking to be acknowledged — a deeper connection, a deeper understanding, a deeper truth waiting to be uncovered.

And so, I paused.

I stopped everything I could. I listened. I felt. I allowed myself to see what I had missed.

I realized I had overlooked things with my children — not out of neglect, but out of overwhelm. Life was moving fast: Ethan’s challenges at school, Aiden’s emerging scoliosis, work, transitions, moving homes. I was trying to hold everything, and in the rush, I missed signs that mattered.

So I’m coming clean.

My children — Aiden, Nora, and Ethan — deserve more. My husband, Andy, deserves more. And I am ready to give more.

Not through perfection, but through presence. Not through control, but through healing. Not through fear, but through truth.

Over the next several months, I will be sharing my new story — the story of what happens when we allow healing to unfold instead of forcing life to make sense.

I don’t have answers. I only have an unveiling.

Aiden’s Healing

Aiden’s spine moved from 54 degrees to 24 degrees — and I believe, wholeheartedly, that he can reach 0 degrees. I believe this because I know healing is not just physical; it is emotional, energetic, ancestral, and spiritual. And I know that my own shifts are part of his healing journey.

Ethan’s Healing

I want Ethan to return to the elite wheelchair athlete he is — with full bladder and bowel control, increasing sensation, and emerging motor movement. I believe this is possible. Not through force, but through peace-making, clearing, and allowing more light to enter the places where pain once lived.

Both boys will be starting physical therapy again soon — Ethan for sensation and motor control, and Aiden for spinal alignment. Alongside this, we will be integrating pranic work, sound and light therapy, and ancestral clearing.

As John Newton says: triangulating with Creator.

This is where my focus will be.

My Work Moving Forward

For now, I am stepping back to honor this healing season.

I will be teaching only one class a week — Reiki Yin Yoga with essential oils — and occasionally subbing classes. Wednesday morning meditation will not continue.

I am beginning again, humbly and intentionally.

Single healing sessions are always available if you feel called to shift energy, release old patterns, or open space for your own healing. You can book through the website or reach out to me directly.

Thank you for listening as I unveil this next chapter.

Here we go. Time to be transparent. Time to heal. Time to allow.

Next blog coming soon.

Classes for now:

Trillium Yoga Grayslake 

Reiki and Yin with essential oils

Tuesdays at 7:15 pm now until the fall.