Calm the chaos: start where you are.
Dogma‑free nourishment and gentle brain rewiring to help you feel like yourself again.
Healing from chronic illness, digestive dysfunction, hormonal imbalances, and trauma often feels like chopping garlic.
We pull back the hardened outer shell, eager to discard what may at first seem unusable. Peeling back the layers reveals a luminescent bundle of interconnected vessels, each bulb glistening if we slow down enough to delight in their obvious beauty.
Some of them are sprouting and vital. Others are dried up and starting to brown. Some are adorably small, leaning against the other bulbs that grew round and motherly.
With each chop, little pieces might spread across the counter and even find their way to the kitchen floor: it can get messy. As we look closer, we might reveal soft spots requiring more deliberate attention, while other places remain perfectly vital.
In the process, we find other sections that are absolutely radiant just as they are.
After the appropriate amount of mincing, what remains is a nourishing bounty: rich in aroma, each piece touched deliberately by the stroke of the knife, glistening atop the cutting board now resting from its service. The outer shell of the garlic even proves useful as vital fuel for the compost, allowing for even richer soil for another plant to flourish when the time is right.
So often, chronic illness can feel like a never‑ending test. It wears us down and can harden our shell with stress and tension as we put life on hold while we wait for the symptoms to dissipate. With so many labs, supplements, dietary protocols, restrictions, on top of the full‑time job of managing symptoms, it can feel overwhelming to untangle the roots at the core.
Oftentimes, the body needs LESS rigidity, fewer rules, less “should,” (not more), to finally step out of this chronically stressed and overly‑structured state.
The body needs more love, not less, to finally shift into safety, rest, digest, and cellular repair.
The body might require more rest and doing much less, at least while balance is initially restoring to your system.
At Living Roots Wellness, we use a root cause approach, balancing both the physical & the emotional simultaneously. With dogma‑free nutrition inspired by Dr. Ray Peat and Weston A. Price, paired with parts work, somatic experiencing, CBT, NSDR, visualization, EFT tapping, lifestyle tweaks, and brain rewiring tools, we finally get to the core of the issue that other practitioners might’ve missed.
When we understand the interconnectedness of trauma, stress, nutrition, and metabolic energy production, we can finally give the body & mind exactly what it needs to heal and gracefully remove what is no longer of use. This message might contrast with what even the best‑intentioned functional doctor will tell you.
I'm here to help you heal yourself, when it feels as if all else has failed.
By focusing on releasing past traumas, dimming the switch on our stressors, DEEP cellular nutrition and detoxification, and rewiring outdated beliefs and reactions to external and internal stimuli, the body finally has a chance to heal. Really heal.
True healing doesn't require another restrictive diet, a binder of lab tests, a cabinet of supplements, and more diagnoses to add to the list.
Instead, healing might require un‑learning everything you've been led to believe about “diet” and “health” this far. It might mean eating what your body craves, what is easily digestible, allowing for cellular respiration, and learning to fuel your cells with exactly what they need and have been needing all along.
The goal is that you can feel empowered about your body's capability to heal itself, confident in who you are, and feel inspired and uplifted by your own thoughts as you live your human life.
The tools are simple and practice is required, with the biggest reward of delight, joy, and newfound well‑being as your metrics of healing.
Each shift takes you closer to that energized, flexible, playful, creative, and curious version of you that's felt blocked from years of managing complex and chronic health issues.
I am here to help support you as we work together to chop the garlic that is your health journey so far.
We can make friends with the soft spots to heal the gut, rewire the brain, calm systemic inflammation, and get back to living in a way that has ripple effects on an individual and collective level.
Isn't that what it's all about, anyway?
I will leave you with the simple reminder to calm the chaos, start where you are, and trust that your body can heal when given the appropriate tools. Your body has all the answers it needs: I'm here to support you, empower you, uplift you, guide you, and provide clarity and resources as you rewire and nourish your WHOLE self for genuine healing.
Follow along my personal experiments, medical research, recipes, and other simple tricks intended to support you on your path towards health and sustainable energy production.
Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, everything.
-- Thich Nhat Hanh
Services
We offer 1:1 coaching, monthly group coaching, and a brain rewiring & EFT Tapping app at www.tappingwitht.com
Coaching emphasizes pro‑metabolic nutrition support, hormonal balancing, EFT tapping (emotional freedom technique), brain rewiring, and trauma work, focused around chronic illness, trauma, stress and hormonal imbalances.
In tandem, the multi‑faceted approach rebalances states of chronic disease for true healing after highly restrictive diets and strict protocols may have failed.
Feel free to schedule a free, 30‑minute discovery Zoom call if this sounds interesting.
Ways we can work together
Gentle, practical sessions tailored to your story.
90‑minute deep dive to shift a stuck pattern.
Community support and guided practices.
On‑demand EFT library and community.
Curious what might help most right now?
A short conversation can bring clarity and ease.
Words about Theresa
“Your work is so appreciated!! After only a few days of tapping I'm back feeling quite ~regulated~ I always stick to the basics and follow my gut when I have you in mind 🌸”
“Before I began working with Theresa I felt overwhelmed by my body’s limits. I had tried eliminating different foods from my diet, but every day I was inundated with conflicting information about what would help me feel good. This left me confused, anxious, and frustrated. I just wanted to feel better! Theresa combined her understanding of my specific needs with her wealth of encyclopedic knowledge to provide useful tips and mental shifts that changed my life.”
“The presence and personal understanding Theresa possesses makes it clear she's been through it all when it comes to managing the gut… The personal touch and care brought to each session leaves me feeling uplifted and at ease in her healing hands.”
“I highly recommend Theresa's coaching services… If you feel like you've tried everything and are feeling exhausted, overwhelmed and hopeless, Theresa is your person.”
“Honestly, this work is invaluable. I felt great! I noticed that little phrases from our tapping practice came up periodically throughout the day and gave me HOPE.”
“Within our short, and beautiful time together as connected beings, I have felt so supported and encouraged by you. I often get dragged down as I feel like I don't know what I'm doing and then I return to your modes of wisdom that help reaffirm that I have everything within me also.”
“I remember sobbing in my friend's backyard during my very first intro session with Theresa… Tapping has allowed me to let in a deeper level of love for myself.”
“After having extensively researched nutrition and health for more than nine years, Theresa is one of the most informed people I know… a wonderful choice for anyone seeking assistance to better health.”
“Firstly the most helpful part of our conversation was the shared relatedness I felt with you… the fruitful connection you have made between the mind and the body… You were the first person to really be able to run this home for me… I have so much more peace around food… Thank you for sharing your wisdom.”
“Hey! I'd like to let you know that I believe the brain wiring session I did with you really benefited me and taught me many things. I've had a rough few weeks but looking back on what we discussed in the meeting has inspired me to be more positive.”
“Hey, I just wanted to reach out because I saw and tried your EFT tapping video and felt the most relaxed I’ve ever felt.”
“Whenever I hear your approach I strip away one more layer of fear surrounding food and my body. You really empower us!”
“After our call I felt so immensely calm, connected, and at home in my body like I’ve never experienced before. Pure tranquility and no need to escape. I felt so understood and validated and got a glimpse of a possibility of change. I want to thank you for giving me this felt experience—an experience of oneness with my body, mind, and soul. It was just so magical.”
“Really feel like I’ve been in a better spot since we talked, and weirdly my baby has slept through the night several nights! I think maybe my stress and patience is so much different he is feeling it. Not sure, haha—but something has shifted.”
“My chat with you a couple weeks ago helped me realize how well my body takes care of me even when I’m not paying attention to it. You helped me find more love for my body—thank you so much.”
“Theresa's warmth, love of what she does, personal experience and knowledge, and genuine care for her clients, makes her one of a kind as a coach. I would highly recommend her to anyone who is at a crossroads in their health and mental wellness. She will go above and beyond for you, as she did for me. You CAN feel better!”
“"Before I began working with Theresa I felt overwhelmed by my body's limits. I had tried eliminating different foods from my diet, but everyday I was inundated with conflicting information about what would help me feel good. This left me confused anxious and frustrated. I just wanted to feel better! Theresa combined her understanding of my specific needs with her wealth of encyclopedic knowledge to provide useful tips and mental shifts that changed my life."”
“Hey I just wanted to reach out because I saw and tried your EFT tapping video and felt the most relaxed I've ever felt.”
“Whenever I hear your approach I strip away one more layer of fear surrounding food and my body! You really empower us!”
“After our call I felt so immensely calm, connected and at home in my body like I've never experienced before! Pure tranquility and no need to escape :-) I felt so understood and also validated and got a glimpse of a possibility of change :-). I want to thank you for giving me this felt experience! An experience of oneness with my body mind and soul! It was just so magical!”
“My chat with you a couple weeks ago helped me realize how well my body takes care of me even when I'm not paying attention to it. You helped me find more love for my body 💜 thank you so much!”
“Really feel like I've been in a better spot since we talked and weirdly my baby has slept through the night several nights! I think maybe my stress and patience is so much different he is feeling it? Not sure haha!”
“Hi Theresa, I don't know if you'll see this but wanted to say thank you! I randomly (maybe not so random after all) came across your video on 'how to like your body'. I've never done the tapping thing but whoa. It struck something deep in me. I mean I bawled through the whole thing 😳 I feel like I have so much healing to do in this area. Thank you for taking the time to film it and post it. It's starting a deep work in me that I don't think will be easy but I'm seeing is necessary.”
“I've tried so many different meditation apps, etc. and nothing came close to how I feel after our session. Talk about a halo effect! 😇😍”
“Because of you, I'm finally ALLOWING myself to feel joy and happiness and appreciate life EVEN when my body is in really really rough shape and it is beating me up mentally. I can still find joy in my day and let myself feel it without feeling guilty or wrong for smiling when I'm "supposed to be depressed".”
“Your tapping for bloated bellies was amazing. I justtttt discovered tapping within the past couple of weeks and it's been such a game changer. So many relieving, releasing tears. Also as soon as I did your video I 💩 for the first time in several days!!! Release is a beautiful thing 😂 I'm so grateful for the videos you do!!!”
“I have been holding back happiness because, you know how it is, you don't want to get your hopes up and then be sick again the next day. But you've taught me I'm safe to go ahead and feel happy, even if my body doesn't quite remember how to! 😁”
“Now and I recently did your tapping video for medical anxiety and immediately started crying... It was like all the things you were saying were exactly what I was feeling and I felt so understood and even just normal instead of feeling isolated and alone and misunderstood. Your work is very encouraging and I'm so thankful that you are another piece to the puzzle of my healing!”
“Even after years of somatic therapy, somatic experiencing, I haven't felt this aliveness that I feel now after the session yesterday.”
“I did your EFT for medical anxiety yday, it was the closest thing I could find to "stop focusing on my mouth and whether it's getting better or worse 😖". After I felt calm, and then had a Mariah Carey dance and singing party with my daughter while I made pineapple juice gummies and mashed potatoes. And everything felt better. Step by step, thanks for being you 🙏”
“Hi! I just did your medical anxiety tapping and WOW tears were running right through the first round right when you mentioned feeling "broken" (literally how I've been feeling in the pro-metabolic rabbit hole). I didn't even realize how stressed I was with making sure to eat every 3 hours, detoxing estrogen, and doing all the "right" things in this space on my gut/thyroid journey! Thank you Theresa 🕊, you allowed me to see that I've been putting additional stress on my already stressed-out body with trying to be perfect on my healing process.”
“Overall, I felt more at ease since your call and I've had a few people message us asking whether I recommend the group calls... The answer is 100% yes! Oh, and the group aspect of it was huge for me. Hearing from other people who are struggling or can relate was extremely comforting.”
“But today is actually 5 months of no smoking 🙌 Thanks to you.”
“I cannot even explain the "shift" that has happened since our call yesterday... maybe it's more of just complete surrender on my part, maybe it's FINALLY giving myself permission to heal... I feel ready. Ready to do whatever it takes, ready to let the symptoms be symptoms and listen to my body instead of fighting against it. Ready to LIVE. Thank you. You have helped restore hope ❤️”
“Thank you for such a great call today! The tapping really helped my bloating, it actually went down and I was breathing better too. I'm excited to see how my thoughts shift in the next days and weeks also. Also wanted to say how excited I am for your on demand tapping! And I'm”
“Hi Theresa, I really enjoyed the session yesterday! I like how you frame questions, gave me a lot to think about. As much as I want someone to give me quick answers sometimes, it's so much more profound when I realize things for myself! ❤️”
“Even after just one session with @livingrootswellness I felt a new sense of calm in managing my engagements with trauma-inducing family members. I feel connected to my own body in a new way.”
“Today I had to go to the dr. for a pelvic ultrasound and I totally forgot what it entailed until I got there. I started to freak out, my heart rate went up, my muscles started to tense up and I was ready for a panic attack to sway in when I remembered everything you discussed in the brain rewiring course! I flipped the switch and welcomed the fear in... Welcomed the crazy thoughts and I immediately began to calm down! OMG it helped so much 😭😭😭. Thank you so much for giving me an opportunity to join your class. Continuously learning so much from this amazing community 💛”
“These last six weeks have been some of the hardest on my body, mind & soul while adjusting to being pregnant for the first time and having a rough first trimester. While I felt nearly floored each day your videos helped me immensely. I did all your tapping videos on YouTube even if they didn't apply to my current situation I always felt better afterwards for the day.”
“You do so much more than you even know. I usually cry the day after our sessions – feelings of gratitude which is so different from past experiences in therapy of crying after because I just "re-lived" the trauma. What you do is beautiful 🧡 and you "teach" which gives me hope and a sense of capability.”
“My breathe and our baby. It has been the most expansive & emotional experience thus far. Filled with spontaneous dancing, laying on the grass staring up at the sky, savoring the meals I could eat and letting go of trying to be perfect for my baby. As I let it go and fell deeper into loving this life my symptoms began to melt away. With everything I tried tapping was by far the most successful for me. So thank you, thank you, thank you!! 💜”
“Also, wanted to let you know I closed out our session and I was HUNGRY for the first time in days (weeks)? So I know it definitely shifted something around!”
“Hi!!! Is it common to feel the effects of tapping days after you tap? I only watched ONE video a few days ago and have been feeling really good these last few days! I kept thinking to myself what caused this shift and I just realized that it might have been the tapping!?”
“As I sit here, crying my way through your tapping videos on YouTube, I'm just so grateful for you and what you do. For sharing your story, for making content accessible to those of us on a budget, and for the hope you inspire in so many. I have been watching your videos every night the past week and they have brought me out of such a dark hole. I found myself hugging my phone, crying the other night because you make me feel so seen and validated and not so alone. I am deeply grateful to you, and so excited about the brain rewiring call tomorrow!”
“After our chat my body was the most relaxed it's been in a long long time. By the next day I could feel the anxiety creep back in but I felt a lot of hope!!”
“I'm honestly shocked at how calm I've been today. I just came back from the grocery store where I usually get very anxious and even though I did feel a little uneasy it's nothing to what I used to feel! This is no joke! I cannot wait for my next one! 🥰🙌🏻 You're an angel Theresa! ❤️”
“Hello beautiful soul. I was watching the group call and wow. I usually take in things and process it great. But damn, this was so spot on and triggering (in a good way). So much healing. Need to watch again, and again.”
“Over the last 6 months along with your tapping videos and reading your content have allowed me to notice and overcome my food fears and slowly return a loving relationship with my body and food. Love to see it ❤️🙏🏼 thank you 😘”
“My menstrual cycle had been late by two months and during our tapping, I started bleeding! So, thank you, I felt truly seen, supported, and safe to release, emotionally and physically! It was so generous of you to guide me through a tapping journey.”
“Hiya, just wanted to tell you that I am SO SO grateful that you put up those EFT tapping videos on YouTube. Been having a really stressful week, lots of self-doubts and eventually had worst flare-up since months today. But then I remembered that your videos were incredibly helpful when I was struggling with food fears and health anxiety and I rewatched some and found some peace, even if it may be just temporary, it helps so much. Thank you for all the work you put in (and out there)! Hope you have a great day! ❤️”
“Feeling safer in my body than I have probably my entire life. I sometimes can't believe I've even reached this point in my journey. Thank you for being such a big part of why I am where I am. You were seriously the first person I ever worked with that truly met me where I was and showed me a different way.”
“And what's interesting is I NEVER would've been brave enough to do this for myself prior to our work together 🧡 I technically still am not that brave because my head is like "ummm what are we doing? Because it sounds like nothing?" And my heart and body are like "FINALLY". But now I understand (for myself), that if I DON'T take the time to be intentional about setting up my new life and letting myself adjust, I'll just be running from addressing all the emotions and perpetuating the anxiety... which will manifest in my body. Lol”
“Theresa! My mood lifted SO much! The usual episode came around the same time but didn't last long and it wasn't as terrible. But more than anything I feel zero depression! All I did was add shilajit and the tapping session! 🙌🏼😭 Omg I swear you have angelic powers! 😁”
“jessicadfarias commented: I haven't been able to sleep since I had covid more than a month ago. I found your video randomly last night and I did this tapping video before bed. Halfway through I started to cry and release so many built up emotions. I slept a FULL solid 8.5 hours last night!!! It was so wonderful. THANK YOU so much!”
“Wow. This one is powerful. I have done this sequence a couple of times now to release old childhood trauma and every time I am finally able to release another layer and actually feel these emotions connected to my younger self that I have shoved down for so long. Thank you Theresa!”
“Hi Theresa! I have been tapping everyday for the last week (sometimes morning and evening if it felt right) with the same couple of videos (including this one) and I have noticed such a change in my way of thinking already. Instead of feeling overwhelmed and anxious most of the time I have been way more curious and joy-seeking and present now. Like I will have a silly conversation with my cat or get out in the sunshine and notice all the little things nature has to offer and feel so much joy and safety. So I just wanted to say thank you for doing what you're doing!”
“Your work is so appreciated!! After only a few days of tapping I'm back feeling quite ~regulated~ I always stick to the basics and follow my gut when I have you in mind 🌸”
“Before I began working with Theresa I felt overwhelmed by my body’s limits. I had tried eliminating different foods from my diet, but every day I was inundated with conflicting information about what would help me feel good. This left me confused, anxious, and frustrated. I just wanted to feel better! Theresa combined her understanding of my specific needs with her wealth of encyclopedic knowledge to provide useful tips and mental shifts that changed my life.”