Hi everyone, I’m Alea.

I’m reaching out for support once again as I work to heal my nervous system and rebuild my health.

For the past ten years, I’ve been dealing with neurological symptoms, plus more recent physical symptoms including full body eczema flare ups, that have grown more intense and complex over time. This has been caused by a combination of environmental toxins and unresolved trauma from emotional stress, abuse, and lack of support. While there have been joyful moments, I’ve also faced many challenges—health struggles, changes in my environment (including exposure to garbage smoke, from the daily burning of piles of garbage while in Benin, Africa, that triggered this recent month-long episode), and personal dynamics that have made healing even harder.

I’ve invested everything into hyperbaric oxygen therapy, but I still need ongoing care to fully recover. Your support will allow me to focus on healing rather than just surviving.

Your help will provide me with critical treatments like bodywork to calm my nervous system, release tension, and alleviate symptoms. It will also give me access to mental health support, allowing me to process the emotional and physical strain I’ve been under. And, your contribution will help me ease the financial stress, so I can truly relax and know that I have the support I need to recover fully.

Thank you so much for being here. Your support—whether through a donation or simply sharing this with others—means more to me than words can express. This is the most vulnerable ask I’ve ever made. If you can’t donate, let this be a reminder that you matter. Sometimes we have to be our own best friend when nobody else is there to care for us in the ways we need, without having to ask. You are worth every bit of support.

This is my way of actively choosing to believe I’m worth it too, despite how raw it feels to ask for help.

Here’s a breakdown of how you can help:

$150–$220: One therapy session or one massage therapy session.

$600–$880: Four sessions of either mental health therapy or massage therapy.

$1,800–$2,640: Twelve sessions of either mental health therapy or massage therapy, covering a full month of healing treatment.

$3,900–$5,720: This will cover three months of both mental health and massage therapy sessions to provide comprehensive support while I continue healing.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.