How it all began

Hi, my name is Stacey Waterbury. I am a trauma informed mental health and wellness coach and Author. I am also a trauma survivor. I have two beautiful grown children and have been married for over 30 years. I live in the western North Carolina mountains with by husband, daughter, and dog. I had worked in the medical field for many years in the past and was also a teacher after my decision to leave the medical field. For years I was searching, searching for enlightenment and relief from the constant worry, fear, and anxiety I had inside me. I started my "spiritual" path over 19 years ago. This path taught me a lot about myself. It opened my eyes to a world that made so much sense to me. Being connected to the universe and the earth, learning about the power of positivity, intuition, and meditation. I learned about what my true purpose was. What I didn't learn about was trauma and how much it impacted my world, perception, health, and intuition. So as hard as I worked to "heal" and to grow, to become "enlightened" I always felt like I was failing. Then one day I got sick. That day changed my life completely. After a yellowjacket sting I developed Mast Cell Activation Disorder, basically I became allergic to life. Then I developed autonomic nervous system dysfunction. Then after a couple years trying to figure out how to heal my body (doctors were no help), I started counseling. Low and behold I had lots and lots of trauma. I was stuck in my sympathetic nervous system due to PTSD. As I started this new healing journey my husband had a brain aneurysm. This was the actual beginning of my true healing journey. You can read about my full journey in my upcoming books Dear John and Mast Cells Gone Wild. Also, my blog on this site will give insight into my journey. What I learned is without truly working to regulate your nervous system and heal from your trauma, you remain stuck. The phrase you have to feel it to heal it rings true to me. What I learned about my health is that I can accept my diagnosis but not the prognosis and that I am capable of thriving and healing. I just had to be brave and decide to do it. Your body truly does keep score! And I do recommend that all humans read that book! So, who am I? I am just a human being living here on earth doing the best I can. With my life experience I learned my purpose was to help others. I don't actually claim "my way" will heal people and those who claim this are not being truthful. People heal by themselves for themselves. It is a choice. I am just here to support and guide. To give insight and tools that I have learned throughout my healing journey. So, take a chance and take my hand and let your healing journey begin.