ABOUT

It's hard to get back up when life is kicking us while we're down. 

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Hi! I'm Alyssa (or Aly if you're in a silly goofy mood.)
I'm a parent, researcher, writer, content creator, and friend. A few years ago, my entire life fell apart, and I found myself a single parent, living in my parent's basement, jobless, friendless, and yes, ridiculously anxious and depressed. Life felt overwhelming and frightening. How was I supposed to live, laugh, and love in those conditions?! I was down bad (but not at the gym,) and moving on from my pain seemed hopeless. I wanted to sit in my pain forever. It was easier. If I was already wounded, nobody could hurt me more. One night, my daughter wrapped her arms around me, and for the first time in months, I realized that there was hope from the pain. 

I hugged my daughter tightly and realized that I had two choices: figure out a way to heal or stay in the darkness forever. 
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I chose life. 
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For years, I researched emotions, healing, dysregulation, and how the brain processes pain and trauma. It wasn't easy, and it required a lot of late nights, tears, frustration; and at one point, I almost gave up my research completely, but I kept reading, I kept writing, I kept planning, and after all those years, I'm opening up my research to the rest of the world and reaching out to people are feeling broken. You are not a failure, overbearing, or too far gone. 
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It's time to heal. 
I hope you'll heal with me.