Empower Princess to reclaim her life

Empower My Healing Journey and Help Me Reclaim My Life: Overcoming Dysregulation and Chronic Skin Inflammation Through Therapy and Psychosomatic Nervous System Apprenticeship

Dear Friends, Family, and Kind-Hearted Souls,

Greeting and about me:

I hope this message finds you well and thriving. I'm reaching out today with a humble heart and a brave spirit to share a short version of my story and to seek your support. In case you don’t know me, my name is Princess Silva and I am on a healing journey, a journey that has been fraught with pain, uncertainty and lots of grief. I cant be on this journey alone so I am turning to you, my cherished communities and kind strangers, to help me regain my health, my happiness, and my life. Just to give you an idea of who I am, I am someone who cares for children for a living and who loves to create things. My most recent art medium was stained glass and I absolutely love it.. but I unfortunately had to stop because of a major sensitivity to lead that would cause weeks of open wounds all over my body. What I value most are nature, water, laughter, magic, freedom, knowledge, connection, self awareness, kindness/compassion/peace and the holistic wellbeing of our youth for a brighter future on this beautiful planet.

Info regarding what I'm going through:

For 9 years, I've been dealing with the relentless burden of chronic skin inflammation, a condition that has taken a tremendous toll on my physical, financial and emotional well-being. Living with chronic skin inflammation is physical pain, relentless itch, and literal head-to-toe scars that have marred my skin. Not only that, it’s also a heavy emotional distress that slowly but surely has been chipping away at my self-esteem and sense of self-worth and in turn, affect my confidence and comfortability to express myself freely. It's also countless sleepless nights, missed opportunities, depression, fatigue and anxiety that has left me feeling isolated and disconnected from the world preventing me from truly living life to the fullest. This is not just about healing my skin; it's about healing my heart and mind too. I'm reaching out to you because I refuse to let this condition define me any longer.

What I've tried in order to heal:

I've explored various treatments, seen numerous doctors, hired energy healers and tried countless remedies, but the relief has been fleeting at best. Among the things I’ve tried are immunotherapy allergy shots, ALL the creams and ointments, detox regimens, Ayurvedic treatment, yoga, qigong, different diet restrictions, kept a practice of food and allergen monitoring, tried acupuncturists for alternative methods, I’ve even had to part ways with my own beloved doggy! :((( My body and spirit are exhausted, and I am in desperate need of specialized therapy and types of healing that extend beyond what conventional medicine can offer.

Learning how to best heal for my specific health issues:

Because of how difficult things have been for me, I feel it is important to connect myself with a therapist to not only work on relieving the symptoms of my condition.. I feel it is absolutely necessary to find a way to fix my issues at the ROOT level. Working from the inside out. You can only build things with integrity when you start with a steady foundation, right? I fully believe that my inflammation is linked to something much deeper. So I prayed through many tears and asked the universe for answers. Earlier this year, through a series of well-timed synchronicities, a ray of hope has emerged in my awareness: the polyvagal theory and teachers that study and speak about it. I found Gabor Mate and his book “When the Body Says No” to be essential for my healing. And through him, I found a nervous system expert that I 100% resonated with when I first heard her speak. Her name is Irene Lyon and she guides a curriculum that offers a holistic approach to healing, combining therapeutic techniques, mind-body practices, and expert guidance to help retrain the nervous system and promote natural healing. And It is not only for people who are dealing with chronic illnesses by the way— It’s for anyone who wants to free themselves from the toxic effects of past trauma and restore nervous system regulation through polyvagal-informed education, practice and the support of a well-informed team and peers joining the curriculum. When I first listened to her speak, my whole being down to my cells reacted with a resounding YES to these teachings. I felt seen and heard. I had been looking for something to fix the core problem and everything in me told me that this would be the way. But alas, this kind of apprenticeship comes with a price.

Plea for support and how it'll make a difference:

This is where you come in. Your support can make such a great big difference in my healing journey. I am currently in debt from being afflicted with this dysregulation and chronic illness so any amount can help. By contributing to this GoFundMe campaign, you'll be helping me access the therapy and teachings I need to regain control over my life.

Here's how your generosity can make a difference:

1. **Therapy:** Therapy is an essential part of my healing journey. Your support will ensure that I have access to therapy sessions to address the emotional toll these conditions have taken on me and help me to identify and move through my disempowering thought patterns and behaviors.

2. **Nervous System Rewiring Program:** The nervous system rewiring program is a groundbreaking approach to healing trauma and promoting overall well-being working from the inside out. Your contribution will make it possible for me to participate in this life-changing program that comes with a community of people who are also doing the work. I fully believe that through this program coupled with trauma-informed therapy, I can emerge from my functional freeze and chronic skinflammation (ha! That’s not a word but I think it should be!) once and for all!

3. ** Treatments for my scarred skin** I have scars face to ankles from the relentless itchiness and open wounds that form when I get flare-ups. There are products and treatments that can help me clear these up and help me feel more confident in turn.

4. **Quality of Life:** By helping me heal, you are not just investing in my well-being but also in my ability to lead a fulfilling life and be of service to others. My soul purpose is to help Mother Earth thrive through assisting others on their healing journey and through continuing to be an advocate for children and their holistic well being. I believe that the more children there are on this Earth that have their needs met by caregivers who have done their own healing work and can set a good example, the greater the potential for true peace and unconditional love on this beautiful planet. My mission is to assist in bringing us as close as I can to a people that lives in harmony with nature. A people who respects this planet as she continues to love and provide for us such a beautiful place to live.

Side note: If you suffer from chronic pain and illness, or from any type of emotional dysregulation, please check out Irene Lyon, Dr. Gabor Mate. I believe they are invaluable as human helpers in this current world and I think soooo many people can benefit from getting themselves even just a basic education around these subjects of neuroplastic healing and the biology of trauma.

Here is an 8 minute YouTube video by Irene Lyon to help you understand what I believe to have impacted my autonomic nervous system:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zkyBvQoBBc

Closing remarks:

In closing today, I want to extend gratitude to all of you who clicked into this, read and felt into my story, and who decide to contribute or even just share with anyone who might be willing and able to offer their kindness. Any donation, big or small will be helpful and appreciated just the same. I promise that I will pay it forward in the work that I will be able to do in the world once I’m feeling more empowered to step into my true authentic self as a confident being with greater life force and purpose. For those interested, I will update this GoFundMe periodically to let you know how things are going. I would love to share how my journey goes and would also LOVE to share this information with anyone who might benefit from it. Thank you all for taking the time to read this message from someone who was starting to lose hope in her journey. I am forever grateful.

With so much love and gratitude,

Princess

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11/12/23

Hi all!

Just wanted to give a short update as to how things are going.

A huge thanks to all of you for your contributions. I truly believe that you’re getting a big return for that :)

I started the curriculum with Irene Lyon and we are about 8 weeks in. With your help, I was able to pay for it in full (instead of monthly for a year) and that allowed me to save a good chunk of money!

It has been so helpful to be immersed in this content because it has been helping me to find more pieces to the health mystery behind my skinflammation. Just listening to lectures brings up important events in my life that have possibly been defining points or pivotal moments that led me down a skewed path. So the education has been so helpful and I’ve actually been sharing some of what I learn with people I come across that I feel need the same support. The neurosensory exercises are helping me have more awareness of what I’m really feeling so I am empowered to make better decisions for myself. Just the simple act of drinking water when one feels the impulse to, or use the toilet when one needs to, can bring comfort and a felt sense of safety in the body and that has the potential to ripple out in much bigger ways. I feel more empowered to identify, establish and uphold my boundaries. I advocate for myself and since I know the science behind my needs. I don’t feel as bad or embarrassed for speaking up for myself.

As for my skin, I have started taking a new medication and I’m also about 2 months in. It was slow going at first but as of right now, I only have a tiny patch of active rashes and my itchiness has GREATLY decreased. My sleep has gotten better as a result of not being itchy throughout the night. The skin on my face is rash free and healing. I have dark patches around my eyes, cheeks and jaw area but my dermatologist says that if I continue taking the medication, Those will eventually go away. So I’m relieved for the time being. I’m grateful that this medication is giving me space to do my healing work. It would be a whole lot more difficult if I was still currently dealing with rashes. But in that thread, I do wonder how my skin actually is responding to my practice in the SBSM curriculum. Nonetheless, I have no doubt that it is helping.

I hope that you all are doing well. Thanks again for taking your very valuable time to read this update.

BIG LOVE, BIG HUG, Princess