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Discover the science of fatty liver and claim your FREE Liver Wellness Guide.</em></p><p>&#128156; <strong>MOTHERING THE UNMOTHERED&#8482; Alcohol-Free, Anger-Free, Medicine-Free First Born Athletic Health Detective&#8212; If your mom never told you&#8230;</strong></p><p>Halloween was yesterday. But what about the masks we wear every other day of the year?</p><p>For 58 years, I was a scaredy cat hiding behind a perma-smile.</p><p>A firstborn fixer, HSP athlete, personal trainer, sober single mother and survivor of C-PTSD, sexual abuse for decades, housing insecurity, food insecurity, addiction, anxiety, depression, chronic stress and environmental illness&#8230;. living in chronic survival stress since being born in a toxic womb.</p><p><strong>Strong muscles don&#8217;t always mean a Soul feels safe.</strong></p><p>Are you a sober, high-sensing firstborn athlete, personal trainer or single parent who has spent a lifetime in sympathetic survival mode?</p><p>Training in potentially mouldy, poorly ventilated gyms. Pushing your muscles to maximum capacity through competitive workouts, day after day.</p><p>Surviving childhood trauma, abusive relationships and chronic stress while raising children, helping others and showing up with that perma-smile.</p><p>The healer. The feeler. The firstborn fixer.</p><p>Medicine-free. Doing everything right and still sick.</p><p>Silently suffering while appearing physically fit.</p><p>I know that life.</p><p>As I enter my 60th birthday month, I&#8217;m sharing my journey from sympathetic survival stress towards biological cellular peace.</p><p>I describe my experience as living in a life-threatening leaky Sacred Temple while appearing strong and healthy on the outside.</p><p>&#128156; <strong>DEDICATED TO PATRICK AND THE SILENT SOULS</strong></p><p>This month&#8217;s Dee&#8217;s Diary is dedicated to Patrick Anderson, who died by suicide in November 2018 and to the quiet Souls carrying invisible suffering, including those living with serious illness, fatty liver and what I describe as a leaky Sacred Temple.</p><p>November is Movember, raising awareness about men&#8217;s mental health and suicide prevention.</p><p>It&#8217;s also World Vegan Month, beginning with World Vegan Day on November 1.</p><p>&#127769; <strong>ARE YOU STRUGGLING WITH SLEEP?</strong></p><p>Do you have trouble falling asleep or wake throughout the night?</p><p>Have you considered how your food, drinks, caffeine intake and chronic stress may be affecting your sleep?</p><p>Caffeine doesn&#8217;t create natural energy. It temporarily masks tiredness and  interferes with restorative biological sleep.<br><br>Sleep is Sacred medicine and when Autophagy magic happens for fatty liver.</p><p>For my Sacred Temple, I choose water and nourishing caffeine-free beverages rather than relying on stimulants.</p><p>Poor sleep and metabolic health are connected.</p><p>&#129728; <strong>FATTY LIVER SCIENCE FOR MY HEALTH DETECTIVES</strong></p><p>In today&#8217;s video, we&#8217;re exploring:</p><ul><li><p>Why physically fit athletes and personal trainers can still develop fatty liver</p></li><li><p>How fat accumulates in the liver, even without excess body weight</p></li><li><p>How alcohol, nutrition and metabolic factors affect liver health</p></li><li><p>What science tells us about inflammation, fibrosis and cellular repair</p></li><li><p>How chronic stress, sleep and environmental exposures fit into the broader health conversation</p></li><li><p>My personal experience of improving fatty liver through DBM-5&#8482; lifestyle changes</p></li><li><p>Plant-based nourishment, mindful living and practical ways to support liver health</p></li></ul><p>Fatty liver isn&#8217;t simply about body weight. 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<strong>LOVE YOUR LIVER. LEAVE THE SUGAR. LEAVE THE LIQUOR.</strong></p><p>&#127909; <strong>SUBSCRIBE TO YOUTUBE for Frugal Autophagy Lifesaving Lifestyle Medicine</strong></p><p>Dee&#8217;s Diary &#8226; Biological Peace &#8226; Mothering the Unmothered&#8482; &#8226; Holistic Living</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@destresswithdeesos">https://www.youtube.com/@destresswithdeesos</a></p><p>&#127926; <strong>LISTEN TO MOMMA LOVEY PEACE MUSIC</strong></p><p>The background music in this video comes from my original Soul Peace music.</p><p>Subscribe and listen here:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MommaLoveyPeaceMusic">https://www.youtube.com/@MommaLoveyPeaceMusic</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DeStresswithDeeSOS/">&#127793; </a><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DeStresswithDeeSOS/">EXPLORE PEACEFULU&#8482;</a>, <br>This is where I will only be posting once your book is done when I move off Socials in a few months.</strong></p><p>Subscribe at </p><p>https://peacefulu.com</p><p>for wellness resources, exclusive blogs, videos, free offering and Soul Peace healing anchors, music and Dee&#8217;s Diary reflections.</p><p><strong>Secrets keep us sick.</strong></p><p><strong>Your worth is not in the push sweet Soul. It is in the pause.</strong></p><p><strong>Rest in Biological Peace NOW. Not When You&#8217;re Gone.</strong></p><p>Parent your Cells. Soothe your Soul. Mother the Earth.</p><p>Sending loving kindness from Canada&#8217;s Capital. &#127464;&#127462;&#128156;</p><p>Dee | Momma Lovey Peace<br><br>PS. for those new to me. I am dyslexic, type with one finger and don&#8217;t enjoy devices. My apologize for all future mistakes. My brain doesn&#8217;t see what you see :) <br><br>Thank you to those who have been with me for 2 years already. WOW!!<br>When spelling mistakes happen, smile and send grace. <br>That is what this retired perfectionist is doing now. <br>Hugs<br>((D))</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holistic HSP Health Detective: If Your Mom Never Told You, Listen to Your Gums]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your sacred Temple whispers, talks then screams&#8230; are you listening?]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/holistic-hsp-health-detective-if</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/holistic-hsp-health-detective-if</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:30:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/Ztodd13auS8" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Your sacred Temple whispers, talks then screams&#8230; are you listening?<br></h3><p>&#128156; Holistic HSP Health Detective, if your mom never told you that caring for your mouth is part of caring for your whole sacred Temple, let&#8217;s begin there.</p><p>Mothering the Unmothered&#8482;</p><p>For the sober, rare bird doing everything &#8220;right&#8221;&#8212;yet feeling depleted and medically gaslit all your life.</p><p>You are Nature. You are Energy!<br>How is your energy?</p><p>When physical symptoms have been dismissed as &#8220;just mental,&#8221; you deserve to be heard. Your symptoms deserve investigation.</p><p>Your gut, nervous system, chronic stress, trauma history and environmental exposures all deserve consideration. Your mouth belongs in that conversation too.</p><h2>&#128156; Listen to your gums</h2><p>Your sacred Temple whispers, talks then screams&#8230; are you listening?</p><p>Bleeding gums, tenderness, persistent dry mouth and changes in your breath are worth noticing. <br><br>What connects your mouth to your heart, mind, digestion, sleep and the health of your sacred Temple?</p><p>Your mouth is a living ecosystem. Oral bacteria, saliva, nourishment and daily dental care all play a part.</p><p>Turning 60 in a few weeks&#8212;with all my original teeth, including my wisdom teeth! </p><p>Autophagy and lifestyle medicine are part of that personal journey. The wish for you is vitality, nourishment and healthy ways to soothe your scared Soul to rest in peace now.</p><h2>&#127807; Your gentle oral-care package</h2><p>&#129701; <strong>Brush gently and clean between your teeth.</strong><br>Use a soft toothbrush for two minutes twice daily. Clean between your teeth daily with floss, special tooth picks or appropriately sized interdental brushes.</p><p>&#127807; <strong>Choose toothpaste thoughtfully.</strong><br>Look for a gentle, natural, non-abrasive toothpaste.<br>Avoid abrasive charcoal powders and acidic DIY mixtures.</p><p>&#128167; <strong>Learn in this video how toxic mouthwash affects your heart.</strong></p><p>Researchers are studying how certain antibacterial mouthwashes affect oral bacteria involved in nitric oxide production and blood-pressure regulation. Findings are mixed.<br><br>Be mindful if you have bad breath and gas, your gut might be fermenting and your liver is overloaded with toxins.</p><p>&#129381;<strong>1 tbsp of Organic </strong>C<strong>oconut oil pulling for 20minutes for a safer brighter smile.</strong><br>If you choose this ritual, don&#8217;t swallow the oil or use it instead of brushing, interdental cleaning or dental treatment. <br>Spit it out in the trash, not down the drain.</p><p>&#129388; <strong>Nourish your sacred Temple.</strong><br>Vitamin D, vitamin K&#8212;including K2&#8212;and magnesium support normal functions, including bone health. Explore foods such as eggs, fish, leafy greens, beans, nuts and seeds according to your needs and tolerances.</p><p>The information I share is for Souls who never rely on toxic man-made synthetic meds.<br>Check suitability and interactions, especially with kidney disease or medications. Vitamin K can interact with warfarin.</p><p>&#127793; <strong>Support your gut gently.</strong><br>Include varied fibre-containing whole foods as tolerated. Increase fibre gradually if your digestion is sensitive. Drink safe water not from plastic bottles and stop caffeine, sugary snacks and drinks.</p><p>&#128156; <strong>Listen when your mouth asks for attention.</strong><br>Persistent bleeding gums, dry mouth, pain or swelling deserve investigation. Home care supports your mouth but doesn&#8217;t replace treatment for infection, decay or gum disease.<br><br>I also use a metal straw when drinking my teas to protect my teeth. Don&#8217;t swoosh your tea in your mouth to prevent staining.</p><h2>You are Nature. You are Energy.</h2><p>What nourishes your sacred Temple&#8212;and what leaves you depleted?</p><p>You are the medicine and mother nature is your medicine cabinet.</p><p>DBM-5&#8482; brings together De-Stress, Detox, De-Bloat, Declutter and Deep Peaceful Sleep&#8212;practices centred on nourishment, reducing avoidable exposures and supporting your sacred leaky Temple through the effects of chronic stress.<br><br>Only you can help your scared sacred Soul feel safe after a lifetime in survival mode and the DBM-5 is the map. <br>You are not alone.<br>You are the love and peace you seek. </p><p>&#127909; Watch <strong>Biological Dentistry: The Mouth&#8211;Body Connection You Need to Know:</strong></p><div id="youtube2-Ztodd13auS8" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;Ztodd13auS8&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Ztodd13auS8?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>&#128156; Subscribe for free Soul Peace Offerings and gentle, frugal tools at </p><p><a href="https://peacefulu.com">PeacefulU&#8482;</a></p><p>Mothering the Unmothered&#8482;<br>Parent your Cells. Soothe your Soul. Mother the Earth. &#127758;</p><p>Thank you for being part of the solution, not part of the pollution.<br>Peace on Earth begins within you.</p><p>Sending loving-kindness from Canada&#8217;s Capital.<br>You are not alone. &#128591;&#128156;<br>Momma Dee<br>PS If you love Soul Healing Music or astrology songs ;)  there are 36 songs written by moi on your favourite streaming app and on Youtube with lyrics<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MommaLoveyPeaceMusic">Songs to Soothe Your Soul</a> <br>#humwithme for instant calm all through the day.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mothering the Unmothered: From High Alert to Sacred Sleep]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the eve of my miracle boy&#8217;s 28th birthday, a reflection on motherhood, self-soothing and root cause sleep health &#8212; with a new deep dive and free histamine guide.]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/mothering-the-unmothered-from-high</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/mothering-the-unmothered-from-high</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:02:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7decce84-8a28-4170-a8a0-4d9709fd384f_1254x1254.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>On the eve of my miracle boy&#8217;s 28th birthday, a reflection on motherhood, self-soothing and root cause sleep health &#8212; with a new deep dive and free histamine guide.</em></p><p>Twenty-eight years ago today, I was in labour.</p><p>Tomorrow, Noah turns 28.</p><p>We fought hard to be here. Perhaps you did, too.</p><p>Perhaps you are reading this as a High Sensing Soul who hears, smells, tastes and feels so much. Sounds others barely notice can overwhelm you. Certain textures, foods or scents can feel like too much.</p><p>Perhaps you have lived on high alert for as long as you can remember.</p><p>And perhaps, somewhere beneath all that vigilance, there is a child who needed more mothering.</p><p>A child who never learned how to soothe themselves to sleep.<br>How to soothe their sorrows.<br>How to meet their suffering with tenderness.</p><p>To be human is to encounter suffering. Learning how to care for ourselves within it is a practice.</p><h3><strong>A Mother Who Was Learning To Mother Herself</strong></h3><p>When I learned I was pregnant with Noah, I was petrified.</p><p>He was deeply wanted. The fear came from wondering whether I knew how to give him what I had needed.</p><p>Would he like me?<br>Would he feel loved?<br>Could our home feel safe?</p><p>Growing up, I often felt unloved by my own parents. My roots were tangled in chaos and becoming a mother brought those old fears to the surface.</p><p>Since the 1980s, I had been learning to mother myself through nourishment, movement, Buddhist practice and what I call autophagy lifestyle medicine.</p><p>Pregnancy gave that learning a new purpose.</p><p>I devoured the <em>What to Expect</em> books. I wanted to understand this little human arriving into my care. His needs mattered. His surroundings mattered. The way he experienced love mattered.</p><p>Even now, it baffles me that we can enter such an enormous responsibility with so little preparation in child development, emotional care and our own inherited patterns.</p><p>Parenting education deserves a meaningful place in preparing for parenthood.</p><p>And a gentle reminder: each child can experience a different relationship with the same parent. Their experience deserves to be heard in its own right.</p><h3><strong>My Gift That Keeps On Giving</strong></h3><p>Noah remains my gift that keeps on giving.</p><p>His wisdom has taught me so much about care, connection and the everyday foundations of well being.</p><p>He never even had the &#8220;terrible twos.&#8221;<br><br>I took time off work for his first 10 years to make sure he got the necessary sleep needed for brain development.<br>17 hours during the first 2 years alone. <br>Not all at once but with 2 naps.</p><p>At almost 28, I&#8217;m still waiting for those terrible two&#8217;s.&#128156;<br>Noah and I have not had one arguement. We are both peacemakers and keepers of the peace. <br>You wouldn&#8217;t know anyone lived in our home. <br>Noah, his gf and myself love and thrive in peace.</p><p>The foundations of DBM-5&#8482; grew partly from how I raised him during those crucial first five years: paying attention to nourishment, surroundings, rhythms, reassurance and sleep.</p><p>Mothering him also helped me recognize what the younger parts of me had needed.</p><h3><strong>Who Soothes the Soul Who is Always on Duty?</strong></h3><p>Today is Sober Soul Peace Sunday.</p><p>It feels fitting to speak about the ways we learn to soothe ourselves &#8212; and what happens when we reach adulthood without having felt consistently soothed.</p><p>For the parentified firstborn, caregiver or High Sensing Soul, there may always be another sound to investigate, another need to meet or another problem to solve.</p><p>Then bedtime arrives.</p><p>Your body is exhausted. Your attention is still on duty.</p><p>This week&#8217;s deep dive, <strong>Mothering the Unmothered&#8482;: Leaky Soul, Cells &amp; Sleep</strong>, brings compassionate curiosity to that experience.</p><p>We explore:</p><p>&#127807; Histamine, histamine overload and questions about disrupted sleep<br>&#127807; Nervous system hypervigilance and sensory overwhelm<br>&#127807; The air you breathe and the environment where you rest<br>&#127807; Relationships, boundaries and the demands you carry into bedtime<br>&#127807; Gentle self-soothing and root cause health detective work</p><p>Sensory experiences alone do not identify a diagnosis and insomnia can have several contributors. The invitation is to notice your patterns and seek understanding of your own experience.</p><p><strong>Sleep is sacred medicine</strong></p><p>Your body is your sacred temple.</p><p>&#8220;You are the medicine&#8221; is an invitation to participate lovingly in your care: nourish yourself, protect your energy, listen to your needs and receive support.</p><p>Mothering the Unmothered&#8482; means learning to offer your inner child loving attention. </p><p>In my spiritual teaching, this includes caring for the Soul that never dies.</p><p>You deserve tenderness at the end of the day.</p><p>You deserve opportunities to practise rest.</p><p><strong>Watch this week&#8217;s deep dive</strong></p><p>The video is available now for <strong> Sunday, October 18 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern</strong>.</p><p>&#128073; Watch here:<br></p><div id="youtube2-yu1vs0VGDRo" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;yu1vs0VGDRo&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/yu1vs0VGDRo?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><strong>Your free Sleep, Histamine &amp; You guide</strong></p><p>The accompanying <strong>Sleep, Histamine &amp; You: A&#8211;Z Health Detective Guide</strong> is available now.</p><p>Download it, keep it nearby and return to it as you explore your own questions about sleep and whole-body wellness.</p><p>&#128073; Get your free guide:<br><a href="https://peacefulu.com/products/sleep-histamine-you-az-health-detective-guide">Sleep &amp; Histamine: AZ Health Detective Guide</a></p><p><strong>A home for your Pocketbooks of Peace</strong></p><p>PeacefulU&#8482; is growing into a home for free wellness guides, Pocketbooks of Peace and future DBM-5&#8482; self-guided education, alongside other Soul peace offerings and our Geese for Peace merchandise.</p><p>Its purpose is clear: helping you connect the dots in your own care through accessible, frugal root cause whole body &amp; Soul education.</p><p>There is already more than a year of reflections here in Dee&#8217;s Dharma, alongside videos on YouTube to support your learning.</p><p>Begin wherever a question speaks to you.</p><p>&#128073; Explore the guides and offerings:</p><p><a href="https://peacefulu.com">PeacefulU&#8482; </a></p><p>Tomorrow, I honour Noah.</p><p>Today, there is gratitude for everything mothering him has taught me &#8212; and tenderness for every Soul still learning how to mother themselves.</p><p>Happy almost-birthday, Noah. Thank you for being you. &#128156;</p><p>May you feel safe.<br>May you receive loving care.<br>May you rest in peace now while living.</p><p>Sending  Loving  Kindness from Canada&#8217;s Capital,<br><strong>Dee Anne Berry &#8212; De-Stress With Dee</strong><br>Root Cause Buddhist Biohacker | Primal Personal Trainer since the 1980s<br>Creator of PeacefulU&#8482; &amp; DBM-5&#8482; | C-PTSD addiction peer support<br><strong><a href="https://peacefulu.com/">peacefulu.com</a></strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Does One Person Get Sick in a Mouldy Home While the Other Does Not?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mould illness, sick building syndrome and leaky body syndrome through the eyes of a once-scared Silent Observer, plus how to begin healing your liver and microbiome frugally.]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/why-does-one-person-get-sick-in-a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/why-does-one-person-get-sick-in-a</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:02:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/RbB2tXk1CxI" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Mould illness, sick building syndrome and leaky body syndrome through the eyes of a once-scared Silent Observer, plus how to begin healing your liver and microbiome frugally.</strong></p><p><em>Content note: this piece mentions trauma and suicide.</em></p><p>Are you a Silent Observer who has been scared all your life? Worrying about everything, cleaning when stressed and showing up for everyone else while quietly drowning inside? I see you. That was me from five to 58.</p><p>This photo was taken about 33 years ago at Algonquin College near the gym at Lees Campus. </p><p>Feet up. A Pepsi in hand. A permasmile hiding how scared I was every single day. I was a survivor of repeated sexual trauma, a parentified child and a young woman moving from one abusive relationship to the next. </p><p>My body never left survival mode. Cola became one of my hardest addictions to leave. </p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;Before it was an addiction, it was a little soul trying to self-soothe.&#8221; <br>Dee Anne Berry</p></div><p>Yesterday was World Mental Health Day. For me, this conversation reaches back much further.</p><h4>When you were never mothered</h4><p>If nobody mothered you in the ways you needed, who taught you how to feel safe? </p><p>Many of us never learned to sit still. We became the peacekeepers and the stress cleaners. We scrubbed counters because we could not scrub the fear.</p><p>That brings me to this week&#8217;s question: </p><p>how do two people living in the same mouldy home end up with such different health outcomes?</p><h4>Same home, different bodies</h4><p>The home I cleaned for someone I loved had visible mould and serious water damage. There was often water on the basement floor and mould on the carpets and around open ceilings. It was also the space where I meditated and did yoga.</p><p>Both of us were unwell, but in different ways. I was quietly dying inside with digestive distress, insomnia, anxiety and depression. My partner had chronic ear infections, a constantly runny nose, terrible gas, heavy snoring and exhaustion that swallowed whole weekends.</p><p>Why the difference? I can only share what I have learned and lived. Genetics matter. HLA-DR, MTHFR genes matter. <br>So does your total load: stress, being an athlete and pushing our bodies to the max in mouldy gyms and outdoor air here in Canada&#8217;s Capital, poor sleep, processed food, alcohol, cans and cola, unresolved trauma and the air you breathe all stack up. </p><p>Stress cleaning also meant I was stirring up and breathing in far more of what was hiding in that home. Sick is a relative term.</p><p>When the brain and body are inflamed, the soul stays in survival mode. Chronic stress fuels chronic inflammation and chronic inflammation fuels chronic conditions.</p><h4>The collapse</h4><p>After seven years of searching with normal test after normal test, I collapsed in September 2024. My labs had been normal just one week earlier. Two weeks later I could not walk, write, talk well and my throat and lungs felt like they were closing. I was choking in my sleep. Environmental exposure was the missing piece in my story.</p><h4>Where mould hides: the worst places and jobs</h4><div id="youtube2-RbB2tXk1CxI" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;RbB2tXk1CxI&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/RbB2tXk1CxI?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>In this week&#8217;s video I walk through the worst locations and professions for exposure, including damp basements, older buildings with past water damage, schools, offices, airplanes and healthcare settings. <br>Check your own spaces first. Are they filled with dust and clutter? <br>Look behind furniture, under sinks and around windows. Notice how you feel when you leave a space compared with when you enter it.</p><h4>Healing frugally: the DBM-5 Biological Map to a PeacefulU&#8482;</h4><ul><li><p>De-stress</p></li><li><p>Detox</p></li><li><p>De-bloat</p></li><li><p>Declutter</p></li><li><p>Deep Peaceful Sleep</p></li></ul><p>You do not need an expensive protocol to begin. Start gently:</p><ul><li><p>Open windows when you can.</p></li><li><p>Drink clean filtered water.</p></li><li><p>Feed your gut with affordable fibre such as beans, lentils, oats, cabbage and seasonal vegetables.</p></li><li><p>Swap pop and cola for filtered water, herbal tea or mineral water with lemon. You would not water a tree with pop or give a baby a can of cola, and your grown body deserves the same care.</p></li><li><p>Protect your sleep. Darkness, a regular bedtime and fewer screens cost nothing.</p></li><li><p>Walk outdoors. Mother Nature is your medicine cabinet.</p></li><li><p>Notice your stools and the colour of your pee. They are the receipts of what your body is processing.</p></li></ul><h4>Heal your sacred leaky temple</h4><p>If this resonates, the <strong><a href="https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/s/40-day-leaky-body-microbiome-series">40-Day Leaky Body Microbiome Series</a></strong> is your gentle daily guide to healing your own sacred leaky temple and energy. <br>Come back to it when you need a reminder that healing happens in small steps.</p><p>The full 24-minute video premieres today at 11:11 am: <br>&#128073; <a href="https://youtu.be/RbB2tXk1CxI">Watch on YouTube</a> <br><br>Let it begin a conversation.</p><p>There may be a child who does not know how to tell you they are hurting.</p><p>There may be an adult whose smile has hidden decades of suffering.</p><p>Subscribe for more reflections, guides and self-guided lifestyle education through PeacefulU&#8482; and DBM-5&#8482;. <br><br>Free educational videos are available on Soul Peace TV.</p><p>Your body whispers.<br>Then it talks.<br>Then it screams.</p><p>May we learn to listen sooner.</p><p>Today marks 3,246 days (463 Sundays) of addiction peace since November 21, 2017. <br>This Thanksgiving weekend my deepest gratitude is for finally being rooted in deep biological peace.</p><p><em>If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, call or text 9-8-8 anytime in Canada. You are not alone.</em></p><p><em>This article shares personal experience and general education. It is not medical advice. Please work with a qualified health provider.</em></p><p>May you find safety, answers and support and the moment you can finally say: &#8220;I am no longer scared.&#8221;</p><p>Feet up. A little less bracing. 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Those enormous running shoes weren&#8217;t mine! They belonged to a volleyball player &#8212; size 13 or 14, compared with my size 5. We were having a laugh at work. &#128095;&#128514;</p><p><em>&#8220;Leaky body syndrome&#8221; is my descriptive term, not a formal medical diagnosis. This article and video share lived experience and wellness education.<br><br></em>With Soul Peace,</p><p>Dee Anne Berry<br>Momma Lovey Peace<br>Creator of <a href="https://destresswithdee.love/en-cad">PeacefulU&#8482;</a> and DBM-5&#8482;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Quiet Buddhist Is Tap Dancing on a Rainbow 🌈]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years of advocacy for informed choice, environmental-health recognition and the conditions every Soul needs to heal.]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/this-quiet-buddhist-is-tap-dancing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/this-quiet-buddhist-is-tap-dancing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:20:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ygto!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F610a3d70-22b9-459e-8436-65056985fbfd_1254x1254.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Two years of advocacy for informed choice, environmental-health recognition and the conditions every Soul needs to heal.</h3><p>Today, this quiet Buddhist is tap dancing on a rainbow and breathing a huge sigh of relief. &#127752;&#128591;</p><p>Prime Minister Mark Carney, I am deeply pleased by your government&#8217;s announcement that it plans to introduce legislation to indefinitely exclude mental illness as the sole underlying medical condition for medical assistance in dying.</p><p>After two years of petitioning, sharing my experience and bringing these concerns forward, this is a meaningful step.</p><p>Now we need to see that commitment become law.</p><h3>My mother&#8217;s choice and the reason this mission matters</h3><p>My advocacy was never against someone&#8217;s right to choose.</p><p>My mother chose medical assistance in dying on May 5, 2021. From my experience beside her, she was sick and tired of being dismissed.</p><p>She had been admitted to the Royal more than once and felt that her suffering was not believed.</p><p>I believed her.</p><p>We shared similar struggles and lived in the same mouldy military and low-income housing. My work in colleges and at the YMCA also became part of my concerns about environmental exposures.</p><p>My mother spent decades working at Agriculture Canada in the Sir John Carling Building. That workplace is a significant part of the environmental history.</p><p>The main building was demolished in 2014. The government&#8217;s stated reason was that it had reached the end of its life cycle and demolition was the most cost-effective option.</p><p>The remaining West Annex was later documented as containing asbestos, mould and phenol-containing water. Federal records state that it could not be incorporated into the new hospital development. Its demolition began in 2021.</p><p>Environmental contamination at the site required remediation. The federal government committed up to $11.8 million towards additional remediation costs associated with the new Civic hospital development.</p><p>These were documented building hazards. What they meant for my mother&#8217;s health during her working years remains a question that deserves investigation.</p><p>Our homes and workplaces belong in the story of our suffering.</p><p>My mother can no longer speak for herself. I am speaking as her daughter, carrying her story forward and asking that environmental histories be taken seriously.</p><p>This advocacy is for my mother and every soul who has been medically gaslit in their darkest hour.</p><h3>When I could no longer see a way forward</h3><p>In 2022, I also considered MAiD. My doctor told me I did not qualify at that time and referred to legislation that had not yet passed.</p><p>During renovations in my home, I experienced months of severe sleeplessness and a sensation that my brain was on fire.</p><p>Renovation dust and disturbed building materials became an important part of my investigation into my surroundings. I began asking what was being disturbed, what was entering the air and whether remaining in that environment was affecting me.</p><p>This mission is about understanding the root cause of suffering and having a genuine opportunity to address it.</p><p>Informed choice requires access to investigation, compassionate care and meaningful support.</p><h3>My suffering was real, even when my labs were normal</h3><p>Throughout my life, chronic symptoms were met with some version of:</p><p>&#8220;Your labs are normal. It must be in your head.&#8221;</p><p>From Jan. 2013 to Sept.2024, I underwent five colonoscopies, three endoscopies and repeated scans and investigations.</p><p>There was lifelong IBS, insomnia, severe pain in my spine and neck, food fears and a bloated belly even when I weighed 100 pounds.</p><p>I felt like I was dying inside. I could not understand why my body was suffering so much or what else to do.</p><p>Repeated dismissal left me questioning myself. If every investigation came back without an explanation, was there something wrong with me?</p><p>I lived with suicidal thoughts and made attempts to end my life. I wanted the suffering to stop. I needed answers, relief and someone willing to keep investigating.</p><p>I knew I was thinking clearly about the physical symptoms I was experiencing. Being told they were mental did not explain them or make them disappear.</p><p>I ate carefully, kept my surroundings clean and tried to live mindfully without causing harm. Yet my body remained unwell.</p><p>A Soul can be articulate, thoughtful and aware of what is happening in their body while also becoming overwhelmed by relentless pain and lack of support.</p><p>Physical symptoms deserve investigation. Emotional distress deserves compassionate care. Neither should erase the other.</p><p>Looking back from where I am today, I am grateful to still be here. At my lowest point, I could not see the relief that would eventually become possible.</p><p>No Soul should have to reach that point before their suffering is taken seriously.</p><h3>The recovery that changed my life</h3><p>Since 2013, I experienced symptoms that made me fear colon cancer. In September 2024, symptoms resembling early MS left me needing a cane for four months. I am describing those symptoms rather than claiming confirmed cancer or MS diagnoses.</p><p>On New Year&#8217;s Eve 2024, I put down that cane.</p><p>After reaching a safer environment and completing my DBM-5&#8482; detox, my lifelong symptoms disappeared.</p><p>IBS symptoms. Insomnia. Arthritis symptoms. What I experienced as long COVID.</p><p>Gone.</p><p>For two years, I have been living the difference.</p><p>For me, it was never mental. It was environmental illness and a nervous system stuck in chronic survival stress &#8212; sympathetic stress mode.</p><p>That is my lived experience. It is the foundation of the work I share.</p><p>On November 18, I turn 60, with my original joints and natural teeth, including my wisdom teeth.</p><h3>Why this shy Buddhist keeps speaking publicly</h3><p>As a root cause Buddhist Biohacker and Primal Personal Trainer using autophagy lifestyle medicine since the &#8217;80s, I have spent decades observing, learning and seeking answers.</p><p>For the last two years, I have been sharing that life&#8217;s work publicly through DBM-5&#8482; and Mothering the Unmothered&#8482;.</p><p>My work also includes supporting other Souls and documenting the improvements they report. Their experiences matter alongside my own.</p><p>Quiet, trees and an animal companion are where this Soul feels most at home. The possibility of helping another Soul find relief is what keeps me speaking publicly.</p><p>No Soul should have to suffer as I did. I thought I was the only one until I started sharing.</p><p>This message is especially for the High Sensing Souls doing everything they know to age well. The first born, the stress born and the oops babies born with a compromised immune system, given antibiotics during your first 2 years of life.</p><p>The careful eaters. The stress cleaners. The Silent Observers. Those living mindfully and practising non-harm towards all sentient beings.</p><p>My own choices include avoiding alcohol, synthetic medications and drinks packaged in cans or plastics. They also include walking away from situations and relationships that do not protect my peace.</p><p>These choices are part of my personal history.</p><p>You can care deeply for your sacred Temple and still become ill.</p><p>Some of us hear, smell, feel and sense so much. Some live with misophonia, food sensitivities or lifelong trauma, including abusive relationships that began at home.</p><p>Persistent symptoms deserve investigation, even when routine labs look normal.</p><p>Environmental exposures deserve consideration alongside other possible causes. </p><p>MCAS, POTS, histamine overload, long COVID and concerns about CIRS or mould illness deserve careful assessment. Genetic findings involving HLA-DR or MTHFR need appropriate interpretation and cannot establish these diagnoses by themselves.</p><h3>Breast Cancer Awareness Month: listening to the whole story</h3><p>October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.</p><p>For the last few years, I have been conducting my own independent inquiry, asking Souls about dental work and their wider health experiences after noticing patterns in the stories shared with me.</p><p>These conversations include root canals, tooth extractions, wisdom teeth removal and other extensive dental work, alongside recurring ear infections, chronic heart issues or breast cancer.</p><p>Recurring ear infections have come up particularly in my conversations with men.</p><p>Some women have told me their breast concerns occurred on the same side as their dental work.</p><p>These are observations from accounts shared with me. They deserve accurate documentation and thoughtful questions. They do not establish that dental procedures caused those conditions. Current evidence does not show that root canals cause breast cancer, it is when we look deeper and see the environments they live in, the toxins they eat, drink and breathe and living in survival sympathetic stress we can start connecting the dots.<br><br>Our cells can not heal in the cell danger response, only in parasympathetic peace mode, I like to say.</p><p>If you would like to contribute your experience, message me on LinkedIn or reply directly to any Substack email.</p><p>Experiences that differ from these observations are equally welcome. Understanding the whole picture requires listening beyond the patterns we first notice.</p><h3>Our environment and our nervous system belong in the same conversation</h3><p>Monday, October 5 marked World Habitat Day and World Architecture Day, bringing attention to adequate housing and housing as a human right.</p><p>Some of us live and work in damp buildings with poor ventilation and windows that cannot be opened.</p><p>&#8220;Airtight toxic containers&#8221; is how those environments have felt to me.</p><p>Housing insecurity. Food insecurity. Unsafe relationships. Damp buildings. Fragrance exposure. Financial strain. The exhausting struggle to be believed.</p><p>These burdens can keep us on alert and make rest, nourishment and recovery harder to access.</p><p>How do we rest when home does not feel safe?</p><p>How do we nourish our sacred Temple when there is barely enough money for food?</p><p>Since September 2024, I have lived on $100 a month or less for food while struggling to obtain a diagnosis and disability support.</p><p>These circumstances belong in conversations about health and recovery.</p><p><strong>&#8220;We can&#8217;t heal in the same environment that is making us sick.&#8221;</strong><br>&#8212; Dee Anne Berry</p><p>The way buildings are designed, constructed and maintained matters.</p><p>Safe housing must include attention to water intrusion, dampness and ventilation. A home should offer dignity, shelter and conditions that support well being.</p><h3>Three connected advocacy goals</h3><p>&#127807; <strong>Preventing MAiD expansion to mental illness alone</strong>, while respecting choice and supporting informed decisions, compassionate care and genuine opportunities for relief.</p><p>&#127807; <strong>Securing better disability recognition, accessible investigation and support for environmental illnesses</strong>, including mould illness and sick building syndrome.</p><p>&#127807; <strong>Advocating for a no-scent law.</strong> To me, involuntary fragrance exposure is the new second-hand smoke. Shared air should be accessible air.</p><p>While out dancing at the Barley Mow, I experienced a severe reaction after a woman sprayed perfume in the bathroom.</p><p>That experience has left me feeling unable to return to dancing there without meaningful scent protections.</p><p>Dancing, social connection and enjoying life should be accessible to Souls whose health is affected by fragrance.</p><h3>Coming this weekend: the buildings around us</h3><p>My next deep dive will explore buildings and workplaces where mould exposure can be a concern, who may be most vulnerable and symptoms that warrant investigation.</p><p>It will also consider practical questions about the spaces where we live and work.</p><p>Our sacred Temple exists within an environment. Both deserve care.</p><p>Root cause wellness considers the whole picture:</p><p><strong>Physical &#8226; Mental &#8226; Emotional &#8226; Spiritual &#8226; Environmental.</strong></p><p>It&#8217;s not one thing. It&#8217;s everything.</p><p><strong>&#8220;You deserve to know the root of your suffering. You deserve a chance to heal.&#8221;</strong><br>&#8212; Dee Anne Berry</p><p>You are not alone.</p><p>Free tools and gentle practices are available here at <strong>Dee&#8217;s Dharma</strong> and through <strong>Soul Peace TV&#8482; on YouTube: <br>@<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DeStresswithDeeSOS">DeStresswithDeeSOS</a></strong></p><p>Mothering the Unmothered&#8482;.<br>Peace on Earth begins within. &#128156;</p><p><strong>Sending loving kindness from Canada&#8217;s Capital,</strong><br><strong>Dee &#128591;</strong></p><h3>Sources for the building history</h3><p><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2014/07/sir-john-carling-building-deconstruction-temporary-road-closures.html">Government notice announcing the July 2014 implosion</a></p><p><a href="https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/80837?culture=en-CA">Federal assessment documenting West Annex hazards</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/en/newsroom/demolition-west-annex-building-begins">The Ottawa Hospital&#8217;s announcement of West Annex demolition</a></p><p><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement/news/2018/02/government-of-canada-leases-federal-land-to-the-ottawa-hospital-for-new-civic-campus.html">Federal announcement documenting environmental remediation funding</a></p><p>https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/carney-government-won-t-allow-mental-illness-as-sole-reason-for-medically-assisted-death/article_dbe26066-3424-4ef7-b339-ea3ddd07bbd4.html</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ygto!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F610a3d70-22b9-459e-8436-65056985fbfd_1254x1254.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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06 Oct 2026 23:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f677384c-8f25-4fb4-b5cf-eca797af9d30_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How aligning natural autophagy with an intentional Amazon Zen Den creates the ultimate low cost sanctuary for physical and mental renewal.</p><p>Have you ever wondered why you can practice fasting, drink green tea and move your body every single day, yet still feel wired, anxious or stuck in mental fog?</p><p>The answer often sits right in front of us. It is sitting on our coffee tables, cluttered across our counters and reflected in the chaotic flow of our living rooms.<br>Be mindful if you have mould illness or sick building syndrome that mould loves dust.</p><p>True cellular renewal requires your body to enter a deep state of safety. In biological terms, your internal recycling system&#8212;known as <strong>autophagy</strong>&#8212;thrives when your nervous system drops out of fight-or-flight mode and into deep repair. </p><p>If your physical environment is noisy, cluttered or discordant, your brain treats that friction as micro-stress. Your body holds onto toxins, your sleep suffers and your cellular repair comes to a grinding halt.</p><h4>Designing the Amazon Zen Den on a Frugal Budget</h4><p>In our video discussion below, we explore how home environment, cellular recycling and nervous system regulation all come together to support long term recovery:</p><div id="youtube2-KrW0oRUoLMw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;KrW0oRUoLMw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/KrW0oRUoLMw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Creating a budget friendly Zen Den is about placing every item with purpose to bring balance, flow and stillness to everyone who steps through the door.</p><h4>The De-Stress with Dee SOS Essentials</h4><p>To fully unlock cellular recycling and reset your nervous system, align your physical sanctuary with daily physical habits:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Restorative Sleep &amp; Light Control:</strong> Supporting your glymphatic system requires deep sleep. Using blue blocking glasses and calming light elements helps signal your brain to release melatonin naturally.</p></li><li><p><strong>Targeted Fasting &amp; Hydration:</strong> Giving your digestion a pause allows your body to focus on internal cleanup. Supporting those fasting windows with EGCG-rich Matcha, turmeric tea or organic bone broth keeps cellular energy steady.</p></li><li><p><strong>Gentle Grounding &amp; Movement:</strong> Incorporating simple mobility, Chi movement and gentle stretching inside an uncluttered space turns daily exercise into active medicine.</p></li><li><p><strong>Mindful Atmosphere:</strong> Reducing environmental clutter clears mental clutter. Box breathing, HALT emotional check-ins (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired) and intentional decor give your nervous system permission to rest.</p></li></ul><p>Every tool, piece of decor and wellness staple I use to maintain this lifestyle is curated directly in our Amazon Shop. Building a serene environment is one of the most powerful investments you can make for your long term recovery and peace of mind.</p><p>&#128722; <strong><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/shop/destresswithdee_berry?tag=onamzdianne0b-20">Explore Our Frugal Autophagy Feng Shui Zen Den Curated Collection on Amazon</a><br><br>Be sure to follow me on Amazon to see monthly updated lists. <br>It was lovely seeing some of you during our last live on Youtube.<br><br>Sending Loving Kindness from Canada&#8217;s Capital,<br>Dee</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sober October: How I Ended a 30-Year Alcohol Addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dee&#8217;s Diary Ep.]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/sober-october-how-i-ended-a-30-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/sober-october-how-i-ended-a-30-year</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:34:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/gigtYYUrbsg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dee&#8217;s Diary Ep. 3 is on YouTube &#8212; a Sober Soul Peace Sunday reflection on changing rituals and learning what our Soul really needs.<br>Leaky Lung causes a horse voice, my apologies in advance. </p><div id="youtube2-gigtYYUrbsg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;gigtYYUrbsg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gigtYYUrbsg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>There was a time when a weekend meant a trip to Blockbuster, a stack of movies and white rum with Diet Coke.</p><p>That was my ritual.</p><p>When alcohol finally left my life, the movies had to take a break too. </p><p>They had become so connected to drinking that settling in to watch one brought the old routine right back.</p><p>Something familiar had to change to make room for something new.</p><p>Addiction peace since November 21, 2017, there is a story behind those years &#8212; and this week, you can hear it in my own voice. &#128156;</p><p>Dee&#8217;s Diary Ep. 3 is now on Soul Peace TV for Sober Soul Peace Sunday.</p><p>In this Sober October episode, we explore:</p><p>&#127807; How to notice the triggers woven into everyday rituals<br>&#127807; What we may really be reaching for when we want to self-soothe<br>&#127807; The HALT check-in for recognizing unmet needs<br>&#127807; What Mothering the Unmothered&#8482; can look like in daily life<br>&#127807; A gentle bedtime practice for remembering how you cared for yourself</p><p>&#8220;Before it became an addiction, perhaps there was a little Soul trying to self-soothe.&#8221;</p><p>The full reflection is now a video with my spoken words and nature images. Settle in and let me keep you company for a little while.<br><br>Here are the other 2 videos this past week.<br>Here you will learn how man made meds harm your microbiome and mind.<br>Do you have brain fog? Learn the root cause in this deep dive.</p><div id="youtube2-ytWWx0EFHfc" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;ytWWx0EFHfc&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ytWWx0EFHfc?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>and the History behind Orange Shirt Day.<br></p><div id="youtube2-zYqDfZ__tmI" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;zYqDfZ__tmI&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/zYqDfZ__tmI?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><br>Whether you&#8217;re exploring sobriety, changing an old habit or learning to speak more kindly to Little You, you&#8217;re welcome here. <br><br>Fellow silent observers, health detectives and peace keepers, you are not alone.<br><br>Our Geese for Peace gather also at Momma Lovey Peace Music to de-stress and #humwithme to restore instant calm.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MommaLoveyPeaceMusic">Momma Lovey Peace Music Videos with Lyrics</a></p><p>Sending loving kindness from Canada&#8217;s Capital,<br>Dee | Momma Lovey Peace &#128591;<br>Soul Peace TV | PeacefulU&#8482;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Was Never Mental Illness. It Was Environmental Illness.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why I Refused Toxic Man-Made Meds for 40+ years.]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/it-was-never-mental-illness-it-was</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/it-was-never-mental-illness-it-was</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:34:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/ytWWx0EFHfc" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Today&#8217;s Soul Peace Offering for Microbiome, Mental Health and Mother Earth Monday</em></p><p>Did you know your doctor is there to manage your symptoms with prescriptions, not get to the root cause?</p><div id="youtube2-ytWWx0EFHfc" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;ytWWx0EFHfc&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ytWWx0EFHfc?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>For years, my mother worked in a government building in Ottawa that was contaminated with toxic mould.</p><p>Her body started breaking down.</p><p>Her legs swelled up, her fatigue was overwhelming and her entire system was on fire with inflammation.</p><p>But instead of testing the air, doctors handed her a new psychiatric label every few months for decades.</p><p>They loaded her with synthetic pills to numb her symptoms, completely ignoring the toxic building she sat in every day.</p><p>On those medications, my mother became a stranger.</p><p>Feeling dismissed in hospital hallways and failed by medicine, she tragically chose MAiD in 2021&#8212;with her mind completely clouded by trauma, mould and heavy pharmaceuticals.&#128148;</p><p>It broke my heart, but it opened my eyes forever because my life long acute symptoms all vanished within a few weeks after I created a detox with the DBM-5.</p><p>I had to save my life when no doctor could help me.</p><p>This after years of being medically gaslit and then my body stopped and was shutting down.</p><p>All they saw for 7 years was clean labs so it must be mental.</p><p>They said it over and over over.</p><p>It was never mental illness. It was environmental illness.</p><p>When you put synthetic pills into a body trapped in a toxic environment, you are just putting black tape over the check engine light.</p><p>You are adding chemical static to a terrified nervous system.</p><p>We have to stop treating our bodies like chemical experiments and start honouring them as living ecosystems.</p><p>&#9654;&#65039; <strong>Watch today&#8217;s Soul Peace Offering. Thank you for sharing with anyone who is medicated and miserable.</strong></p><div id="youtube2-ytWWx0EFHfc" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;ytWWx0EFHfc&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ytWWx0EFHfc?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Sending Loving Kindness from Canada&#8217;s Capital Dee</p><p><em>Community posts go live  at 7:00 PM EST right on YouTube!</em></p><p>For more Soul Peace Offerings: <br><a href="https://destresswithdee.love/en-cad">Website with Soul Peace Offerings</a></p><p>Your worth is not in the push. </p><p>It is in the pause.</p><p>Sending loving kindness from Canada&#8217;s Capital,<br><strong>Dee Anne Berry</strong><br><em>Momma Lovey Peace</em> &#128156;</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Craving More to Loving Living with Less]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sober Soul Peace Sunday | Suicide Prevention Awareness Month]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/from-craving-more-to-loving-living</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/from-craving-more-to-loving-living</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:55:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/71e3ee18-f6db-46f0-a88d-f71f2628e2ca_698x915.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Sober Soul Peace Sunday | Suicide Prevention Awareness Month</h2><p>For 30 years, I struggled with what I call the alcohol monster voice and devil juice.</p><p>For 50 years, I lived with an eating disorder voice.</p><p>I know what it&#8217;s like to keep reaching for something more while hurting inside.</p><p>More booze. More food. More things. More dating. More distractions.</p><p>For a long time, I thought the question was, &#8220;Why can&#8217;t I stop?&#8221;</p><p>Now I ask, &#8220;What pain am I trying to soothe?&#8221;</p><p>If you&#8217;re suffering and you don&#8217;t know why, sweet Soul, I want you to hear this: you are not alone. You deserve someone who will listen without judgment.</p><p>During Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, I&#8217;m thinking about the silent observers. The people reading quietly. The people who seem to be managing on the outside while trying to make it through another day.</p><p>I see you. &#128156;</p><p>Today I&#8217;m sharing a video from Pema that has helped me find peace. I hope it gives you a moment to pause and breathe, too. Thank you, Pema. &#128591;</p><div id="youtube2-_YG0mjCxXfE" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;_YG0mjCxXfE&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/_YG0mjCxXfE?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h2>What if I stopped chasing more?</h2><blockquote><p>I used to reach for something outside myself when I didn&#8217;t know how to sit with what was happening inside me. Silence and stillness could feel uncomfortable. It left room for the hurt I had been trying so hard to outrun.<br><br>We can&#8217;t outrun trauma. I tried.</p></blockquote><p>My Buddhist practice has helped me approach that silence differently. </p><p>Non-attachment, as I practice it, means noticing when I&#8217;m gripping something and gently asking whether it&#8217;s bringing me peace. <br><br>I walk away from anything that doesn&#8217;t help my Soul &amp; cells grow.</p><p>I can enjoy life without asking when is the next drink, meal, purchase or relationship to heal a wound it cannot reach.</p><p>I&#8217;m learning to fall in love with moments of silence. </p><p>With Stillness in motion.</p><p>With a breath. </p><p>With water. </p><p>With sleep. </p><p>With a walk outside. </p><p>With enough.</p><p>That doesn&#8217;t mean anyone should have to go without food, safety, shelter or care. Those are needs, not cravings. <br><br>We live in an overfed malnourished society.</p><p>It means I can question the voice that insists I must always have <em>more</em> before I&#8217;m allowed to feel at peace.</p><h2>As within, so without</h2><blockquote><p>&#8220;Heal our addiction to more. Choose loving living with less. </p><p>When we care for our leaky Soul we can care for Mother Earth&#8217;s leaky soil, too.&#8221;</p><p>&#8212; Dee | Momma Lovey Peace</p></blockquote><p>I see a connection between the ways we try to fill an ache inside and the things we consume and discard outside. When we reach for more to soothe ourselves, those choices can affect our energy, our homes and Mother Earth&#8217;s soil.</p><p>Before the next &#8220;more,&#8221; I&#8217;m learning to pause and ask what I actually need.</p><p>Do I need rest? Food? Water? A walk? A cry? Sleep? Someone safe to talk to?</p><p>Love your liver. </p><p>Leave the liquor and sugar. </p><p>I call alcohol devil juice because of what it took from my life and my energy. </p><p>I know how loud that voice can be. </p><p>I also know that shame never gave me the care I was searching for.</p><h2>Mothering the unmothered</h2><p>Your inner child is waiting for you to show up with the care you deserved all along.</p><p>Many of us who weren&#8217;t mothered in the ways we needed never learned how to soothe ourselves as adults. We learned how to survive.</p><p>Mothering the unmothered, to me, means meeting that younger part of ourselves with patience, protection, grace and loving kindness.</p><p>Sometimes I imagine sitting beside my little Soul in silence instead of rushing to distract her. </p><p>I don&#8217;t have to fix everything in that moment. I can begin by staying.</p><p>No blame. No shame. </p><p>When we know better, we can choose differently.</p><p>We can ask for help. 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What Are You Really Trying to Soothe?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before it became an addiction, it was an attempt to survive.]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/why-cant-i-stop-drinking-what-are</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/why-cant-i-stop-drinking-what-are</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/1UjwcHvXSTA" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before it became an addiction, it was an attempt to survive. <br><br>This Sober Soul Peace Sunday, we&#8217;re going underneath the craving &#8212; and opening the door to Dear Momma Lovey Peace: Ask Me Anything.&#128156;<br><br>Before the addiction, what was your body and Soul trying to soothe on this Sober Soul Peace Sunday Vol. 7.</p><p><strong>Before it became an addiction, it was an attempt to survive.</strong></p><p>Sweet Soul, how many times have you said:</p><p><em>&#8220;Why can&#8217;t I stop?&#8221;</em></p><p>I know I did.</p><p>But what if we asked a different question?</p><p><strong>What am I trying to soothe?</strong></p><p>For many people, alcohol or another addictive behaviour can become a learned way of finding temporary relief from stress, loneliness, overwhelm, trauma, grief or uncomfortable emotions.</p><p>Addiction is complex. There is no single cause.</p><p>But instead of beginning with shame, I want us to begin with <strong>curiosity</strong>.</p><p>What happened five minutes before the craving?</p><p>What happened five hours before it?</p><p>Were you hungry?</p><p>Angry?</p><p>Lonely?</p><p>Tired?</p><p>Overwhelmed?</p><p>Triggered?</p><p>Did you need connection, nourishment, movement, quiet, rest or simply to feel safe?</p><p>This is why one of the tools I teach is:</p><h2>H.A.L.T. &amp; HUM &#128156;</h2><p>I want to create a little humming movement.</p><p>When you&#8217;re triggered, overwhelmed or hearing that craving voice, pause before you reach.</p><p><strong>H.A.L.T.</strong></p><p>Hungry? Angry? Lonely? Tired?</p><p>Then breathe &#8212; and <strong>HUM WITH ME.</strong></p><p>Humming is one simple way to use your voice and a longer exhale to help settle your body in the moment. This week, I&#8217;ll be going deeper into the practice and why I use it.</p><p>If you try it, share your hum on social media and use:</p><p><strong>#HumWithMe &#128156; #HumWithDee</strong></p><p>Let&#8217;s see how far one little hum can travel.</p><p><strong>Pause. Breathe. Hum.</strong></p><p><strong>Soul Peace. World Peace.</strong></p><h3>&#127909; This Week&#8217;s Sober Soul Peace Sunday Is Live</h3><p>In <strong>Why You Can&#8217;t Stop Drinking: Trauma, Cravings &amp; Self-Soothing</strong>, we&#8217;re going underneath the bottle and exploring cravings, survival patterns, self-soothing and what may be happening <em>before</em> that urge to reach.</p><p>Watch here:</p><div id="youtube2-1UjwcHvXSTA" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;1UjwcHvXSTA&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1UjwcHvXSTA?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>And remember, Sweet Soul:</p><p><strong>Your worth is not in the push.<br>It is in the pause.</strong></p><div><hr></div><h2>&#128140; DEAR MOMMA LOVEY PEACE &#8212; ASK ME ANYTHING</h2><p>There is something new I want you to know about.</p><p><strong>You can ask me anything.</strong></p><p>What have you always wanted to ask but felt too embarrassed, ashamed or afraid to say out loud?</p><p>What keeps you up at night?</p><p>Maybe it&#8217;s about sobriety, cravings, trauma, food, sleep, your stools, your nervous system, relationships, parenting, grief, your body or something you&#8217;ve never told another Soul.</p><p>You don&#8217;t need to put your private question in a public comment.</p><p>Subscribe to <strong>Dee&#8217;s Dharma</strong> here:</p><div class="embedded-publication-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:4590146,&quot;embedding_publication_id&quot;:4590146,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Rest in Peace Now | Dee's Dharma&#128156;&quot;,&quot;logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XLZm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23b1aa04-33c2-46e5-bb97-fe6d13a297f2_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;base_url&quot;:&quot;https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love&quot;,&quot;hero_text&quot;:&quot;Mothering the unmothered suicidal HSP drowning with leaky energy, cells &amp; Soul.\nRestore your mind, microbiome &amp; muscle with DBM-5&#8482;.\nHeal at the Root with the Womb &amp; Walls, Trauma &amp; Toxin Detox.\nYoutube@DestresswithDeeSOS\nwww.Destresswithdee.love&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;Momma Lovey Peace&#9774;&#65039;&#127758;&#128156;&quot;,&quot;show_subscribe&quot;:true,&quot;logo_bg_color&quot;:&quot;#042f2e&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="EmbeddedPublicationToDOMWithSubscribe"><div class="embedded-publication show-subscribe"><a class="embedded-publication-link-part" native="true" href="https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_campaign=publication_embed&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;embedding_publication_id=4590146"><img class="embedded-publication-logo" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XLZm!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23b1aa04-33c2-46e5-bb97-fe6d13a297f2_1280x1280.png" width="56" height="56" style="background-color: rgb(4, 47, 46);"><span class="embedded-publication-name">Rest in Peace Now | Dee's Dharma&#128156;</span><div class="embedded-publication-hero-text">Mothering the unmothered suicidal HSP drowning with leaky energy, cells &amp; Soul.
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www.Destresswithdee.love</div><div class="embedded-publication-author-name">By Momma Lovey Peace&#9774;&#65039;&#127758;&#128156;</div></a><form class="embedded-publication-subscribe" method="GET" action="https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/subscribe?embedding_publication_id=4590146"><input type="hidden" name="source" value="publication-embed"><input type="hidden" name="autoSubmit" value="true"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email..."><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"></form></div></div><p>Then <strong>reply privately to any email you receive from me</strong> and change the subject line to:</p><p><strong>DEAR MOMMA LOVEY PEACE</strong></p><p>I won&#8217;t be able to personally counsel or answer every question privately by email, but your question may inspire a future <strong>Sober Soul Peace Sunday, LIVE, YouTube Community post, Soul Letter or article</strong>.</p><p>I can remove or change identifying details to protect your privacy. If I ever wanted to use your actual words in my book, I would ask your permission first.</p><p>There is no question too embarrassing to ask.</p><p>&#128156; <strong>Real questions. Loving answers.</strong></p><h3>&#9774;&#65039; COME HOME TO YOUR SOUL EACH NIGHT</h3><p>Meet me every night at <strong>7 PM ET on the YouTube Community Tab</strong> for our <strong>Soul Peace Offering</strong>. There is a post from last night with a list of questions you might want to ask. </p><p>A little nightly pause from the noise.</p><p>A place to come home to yourself.</p><p><strong>Soul Peace. World Peace.</strong></p><p>Sending loving kindness from Canada&#8217;s Capital,</p><p><strong>Dee &#8212; Momma Lovey Peace &#128156;&#128591;</strong><br>PeacefulU&#8482; | Soul Peace TV<br><strong>Rest in Peace Now.</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[OH MY STARS! Where did we come from?]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#127775;Was the Cosmic Blueprint There All Along?]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/oh-my-stars-where-did-we-come-from</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/oh-my-stars-where-did-we-come-from</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/kzoM0BJGUfU" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Born beneath the 1966 Leonid star storm, a high-sensing firstborn fixer looks from Galactic Astrology to Human Design, the nervous system, Mother Earth and the DBM-5&#8482; path home to Biological Peace.</p><div><hr></div><p>OH MY STARS! &#127775; Did you know&#8230;</p><p>I was born during the extraordinary Leonid meteor storm &#8212; one of the most intense meteor displays of the 20th century?</p><p>And here is the funny part.</p><p>&#8220;OH MY STARS!&#8221; has been the expression for those moments when something is shocking, exciting, beautiful or simply too wild for words. &#128514;</p><p>No swearing required.</p><p>Any other Sweet Souls actually say &#8220;OH MY STARS!&#8221; or is this just a Dee thing?</p><p>Almost 60 years later, those words suddenly have an entirely different meaning.</p><p>Because another rabbit hole opened:</p><p>Galactic Astrology.</p><h2>&#127775; What if the stars are another mirror?</h2><p>A recent interpretation of Dee&#8217;s Galactic Astrology blueprint points strongly toward Orion/Betelgeuse at the Gemini Ascendant, alongside connections with Pleiades, Sirius and Lyra.</p><p>Within this spiritual framework:</p><p>&#127775; Orion represents the alchemist and system challenger &#8212; moving through darkness and light, questioning systems and transforming difficult experiences into practical wisdom.</p><p>&#129293; Pleiades represents heart-centred healing, compassion and mothering.</p><p>&#10024; Sirius represents intuitive guardianship and protection.</p><p>&#129409; Lyra represents leadership, independence and resilience.</p><p>Then there is Human Design: </p><p>Manifesting Generator &#8212; another framework concerned with how energy is expressed, protected and replenished.</p><p>Galactic Astrology, Starseed beliefs and Human Design are spiritual and self-reflective frameworks. They are not established biological science or medical diagnoses.</p><p>But as mirrors for a life already lived?</p><p>OH MY STARS. &#127775;</p><p>The parallels are fascinating.</p><h2>&#129293; Different titles. The same calling.</h2><p>Look at where almost 60 years of life have led:</p><p>Clairaudient Root-cause Buddhist Biohacker.</p><p>Primal Personal Trainer.</p><p>Reiki Master.</p><p>C-PTSD Peer Supporter for Addiction Soul Peace.</p><p>Buddhist Wedding Officiant. &#128141;</p><p>Womb-to-End-of-Life Peace Doula.</p><p>At first glance, those may look like completely different roles.</p><p>But underneath them is one continuous thread:</p><p>Mothering.</p><p>Listening.</p><p>Observing.</p><p>Protecting.</p><p>Investigating.</p><p>Walking beside another Soul without needing to walk the path for them.</p><p>There is the beginning of life.</p><p>Childhood.</p><p>Trauma.</p><p>Relationships.</p><p>Addiction.</p><p>Recovery.</p><p>Marriage.</p><p>Grief.</p><p>Dying.</p><p>Different thresholds.</p><p>The same desire for peace.</p><p>Perhaps those were never separate roles at all.</p><p>Perhaps they have always been different expressions of the same calling:</p><p>Mothering the unmothered. &#129293;</p><h2>&#129516; The firstborn fixer who asks WHY</h2><p>A parentified firstborn can learn very early to notice everything.</p><p>Who is upset?</p><p>What changed in the room?</p><p>What sound was that?</p><p>What does that smell mean?</p><p>Who needs help?</p><p>What needs fixing?</p><p>What is about to happen?</p><p>For a high-sensing human, that awareness can extend beyond relationships into the physical environment.</p><p>Sounds.</p><p>Scents.</p><p>Food.</p><p>Air.</p><p>Buildings.</p><p>Temperature.</p><p>Light.</p><p>Sleep.</p><p>People.</p><p>Energy.</p><p>The body becomes an extraordinary observer.</p><p>That is why DBM-5&#8482; keeps returning to the root-cause question:</p><p>WHAT CAME BEFORE THIS?</p><p>Not simply:</p><p>&#8220;What is the symptom?&#8221;</p><p>But:</p><p>What happened before it?</p><p>What happened in the womb?</p><p>What happened within the walls?</p><p>What has the body been exposed to?</p><p>What patterns preceded the change?</p><p>What has the nervous system been adapting to?</p><p>What has the Soul been carrying?</p><p>What are stools, mood, food, fluids and sleep trying to tell us?</p><p>Your body leaves clues.</p><h2>&#127775; Are you twinkling &#8212; or living through a star storm?</h2><p>This may be the favourite metaphor to come from this entire exploration.</p><p>Ask yourself:</p><p>Is your energy gently twinkling like a peaceful little star?</p><p>&#10024;</p><p>Or has your biological system been living through its own Cytokine STAR STORM?</p><p>Always moving.</p><p>Always scanning.</p><p>Always anticipating.</p><p>Always solving.</p><p>Always protecting.</p><p>Always preparing for whatever might happen next.</p><p>A body cannot be bullied into peace.</p><p>Perhaps the answer is not another push.</p><p>Perhaps the storm needs somewhere safe enough to settle.</p><p>That is Biological Peace.</p><p>And that is why the DBM-5&#8482; philosophy is:</p><p>Your worth is not in the push.</p><p>It is in the pause.</p><h2>&#127758; YOU ARE NATURE</h2><p>This is where the conversation leaves the stars and comes all the way back to Mother Earth.</p><p>YOU are Nature.</p><p>The human body is not separate from the natural world.</p><p>Water.</p><p>Food.</p><p>Light.</p><p>Darkness.</p><p>Movement.</p><p>Rest.</p><p>Breath.</p><p>Microbes.</p><p>Plants.</p><p>Soil.</p><p>Sleep.</p><p>DBM-5&#8482; returns again and again to these foundations.</p><p>Water-based drinks.</p><p>Foods from Mother Nature&#8217;s medicine cabinet.</p><p>Movement that honours the body.</p><p>Natural light.</p><p>Darkness at night.</p><p>Deep sleep.</p><p>Connection.</p><p>Rest.</p><p>Awareness of the womb and the walls surrounding the body.</p><p>And curiosity about the everyday environment &#8212; including what we eat, drink, breathe, hear, smell, touch and repeatedly experience.</p><p>Even words form part of our social and sensory environment.</p><p>Perhaps that is another reason gentle language feels so natural around here.</p><p>No need to fill the air with harsh words when&#8230;</p><p>OH MY STARS works beautifully. &#128514;&#127775;</p><h2>&#127807; From cellular health to Mother Earth</h2><p>There is another layer to DBM-5&#8482; that extends beyond one human body.</p><p>As within, so without.</p><p>Healthy humans depend upon healthy ecosystems.</p><p>Our food depends upon soil.</p><p>Our cells depend upon nutrients.</p><p>Our bodies depend upon water.</p><p>Our circadian rhythms respond to light and darkness.</p><p>Our lives depend upon the natural systems surrounding us.</p><p>So caring for our internal environment and caring for Mother Earth do not need to be competing ideas.</p><p>They can be part of the same relationship.</p><p>Care for the body.</p><p>Care for the home.</p><p>Care for the water.</p><p>Care for the food.</p><p>Care for the soil.</p><p>Care for the next generation.</p><p>Healing our relationship with our cellular, Soul and energy barriers can inspire greater care for Mother Earth&#8217;s depleted soil and ecosystems too.</p><p>Everything affects everything.</p><h2>&#127775; Maybe being made of stardust isn&#8217;t about leaving Earth</h2><p>Perhaps this is the most beautiful part.</p><p>The elements making up our bodies have cosmic origins.</p><p>Yet here we are.</p><p>Living biological lives on Mother Earth.</p><p>Maybe being made from stardust was never an invitation to escape the planet.</p><p>Maybe it is an invitation to marvel at belonging to something much larger while becoming more responsible caretakers of the tiny piece of Earth beneath our own feet.</p><p>&#127775; Cosmic Blueprint.</p><p>&#129516; Biological Body.</p><p>&#128167; Water.</p><p>&#127793; Soil.</p><p>&#127758; Mother Earth.</p><p>&#129293; Soul Peace.</p><p>From womb to walls.</p><p>From first breath to final breath.</p><p>From surviving to living.</p><p>From star storm to peaceful little twinkle.</p><p>Come home to Biological Peace.</p><p>&#127909; Watch the newest Soul Peace TV episode:</p><p>Are You a Starseed? Your Cosmic Blueprint Meets Your Biological Reality</p><div id="youtube2-kzoM0BJGUfU" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;kzoM0BJGUfU&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kzoM0BJGUfU?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Your worth is not in the push.</p><p>It is in the pause. &#129293;</p><p>Sending Loving Kindness from Canada&#8217;s Capital,</p><p>Momma Lovey Peace &#127775;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Good Girl Became the Fixer. The Good Guy Became the Protector.]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the ones who hold everyone else together forget they are allowed to be held, too.]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/the-good-girl-became-the-fixer-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/the-good-girl-became-the-fixer-the</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:15:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ad133488-178d-42a9-890c-575e74f6b951_1024x1024.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some of us learned very young to become the fixer. <br>Are you the finder of all things in your home too fellow health detective? :) </p><p>We learned to notice everyone&#8217;s moods. </p><p>To keep the peace. </p><p>To help. </p><p>To protect. </p><p>To be responsible. </p><p>To make things better.</p><p>Some boys learned another version of the same survival role.</p><p>Become strong. </p><p>Become the protector. </p><p>Don&#8217;t complain. </p><p>Don&#8217;t need too much. </p><p>Fix the problem. </p><p>Carry it yourself.</p><p>Different roles.</p><p>Same exhaustion.</p><p>And sometimes the people who become the strongest at holding everyone else together quietly forget that they are allowed to be held, too.</p><p>That&#8217;s part of what I&#8217;m exploring this week through the DBM-5 Womb &#8226; Walls &#8226; Wounds &#8226; Worries Detox on Youtube.</p><p>What did we inherit?</p><p>What did we learn?</p><p>What did we survive?</p><p>And perhaps most importantly:</p><p>Is this actually mine?</p><p>Because you were not born guilty.</p><p>You were taught to carry what was never yours.</p><p>And you can learn to put it down.</p><p>Tomorrow is September 10 &#8212; World Suicide Prevention Day.</p><p>I&#8217;ll be going deeper into this conversation tomorrow.</p><p>For Suicide Prevention Month, I am sharing Dee&#8217;s Diary daily on the YouTube Community tab &#8212; little pieces of my own lived experience, reflections and nervous system safety journey.</p><p>If you&#8217;d like to follow along, you can find my daily reflections here: <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DeStresswithDeeSOS/community">https://www.youtube.com/@DeStresswithDeeSOS/community</a></p><p>Athletic Type-A, do you have stinky feet? Learn why and how to heal in today's short linked below.<br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/0fddYn6dJrQ">Root Cause of Sweaty Stinky Feet</a><br><br>New Music for you, it was wonderful connecting with some of you during the live premieres.<br></p><div id="youtube2-tEDMtcz4KVI" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;tEDMtcz4KVI&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/tEDMtcz4KVI?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div id="youtube2-OVn9lWp7HAo" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;OVn9lWp7HAo&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/OVn9lWp7HAo?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MommaLoveyPeaceMusic">Youtube Artist Page Momma Lovey Peace Music</a></p><p>Sending loving kindness from Canada&#8217;s capital.</p><p>Hugs,<br>Dee&#9774;&#65039;&#128156; </p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moon, Moon, Shine Your Light On Me: Full Moon Medicine Song]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections, fun facts and a new song for the August Sturgeon Moon]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/moon-moon-shine-your-light-on-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/moon-moon-shine-your-light-on-me</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:08:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/de962896-753c-46df-ac32-513d1c17204b_1365x768.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reflections, fun facts and a new song for the August Sturgeon Moon</p><p>Grandmother Sky is illuminating the night sky tonight!</p><p>Tonight (August 28th) brings us the sacred Sturgeon Moon, which is the final full moon of summer and features a deep partial lunar eclipse. Traditionally named by Indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region after the abundance of sturgeon fish in late summer, this full moon serves as a natural tipping point. It is a sacred time for charging your medicine moon water, releasing old energy and thanking Mother Earth.</p><p>I wrote a love song called &#8220;Moon, Moon, Shine your light on me&#8221; (Silver River of Glow) as a prayer to Grandmother Sky, Grandfather Sun and Mother Earth. </p><p>Charging water under this moon captures the grounding energy of Mother Earth, the light of Grandfather Sun reflected through Grandmother Sky and the healing medicine of water.</p><p>If you are setting your moon water out tonight, take a moment to breathe slowly or reflect on what you are ready to let go of, I hope this song brings peace to your soul.</p><p>Watch the song premiere tonight at 7:00 PM EST: </p><div id="youtube2-7xuD1b6OvP4" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;7xuD1b6OvP4&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7xuD1b6OvP4?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Sending Loving Kindness from Canada&#8217;s Capital,<br>Momma Lovey Peace &#8230; who adores the moon :) <br><br>For those new to me and suffering heart ache this full moon, this free dirty dog detector will bring some peace of mind to your soul.<br><br>I don&#8217;t know why but all of my relationships either started on a full moon or ended on a full moon.<br>Hugs, Dee<br><br>https://destresswithdee.love/en-cad/products/the-high-sensing-souls-narcissist-recovery-dirty-dog-detector</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Didn’t Know What a Narcissist Was Until I Married One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free Narcissist Recovery & Dirty-Dog Detector for Peace of Mind]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/i-didnt-know-what-a-narcissist-was</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/i-didnt-know-what-a-narcissist-was</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:33:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/YwOXaVERMdc" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><em>A High-Sensing Soul&#8217;s Guide to Seeing the Patterns, Protecting Your Peace &amp; Coming Home to Yourself</em></h3><div id="youtube2-YwOXaVERMdc" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;YwOXaVERMdc&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/YwOXaVERMdc?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>I didn&#8217;t even know the word <strong>narcissist</strong> until I was sitting in marriage counselling.</p><p>The therapist looked at my husband and then at me.</p><p>He said something I will never forget.</p><p><strong>&#8220;He is a narcissist. You&#8217;re going to need a lot of support.&#8221;</strong></p><p>I had spent much of my life forgiving people.</p><p>Helping them.</p><p>Fixing them.</p><p>Giving them another chance.</p><p>Then another.</p><p>And another.</p><p>As a High-Sensing Soul, I could feel everyone&#8217;s pain. I could see the wounded child underneath the behaviour.</p><p>But I didn&#8217;t know that <strong>understanding someone&#8217;s wounds doesn&#8217;t mean you have to keep volunteering to be wounded by them.</strong></p><h3>The Question That Stopped Me Cold</h3><p>One thing I noticed in some of the people I loved was a strange relationship with the idea of <strong>values</strong>.</p><p>I remember asking one of my exes about his values.</p><p>I got a blank stare.</p><p>He looked off into the universe and asked:</p><p><strong>&#8220;What is a value?&#8221;</strong></p><p>That moment stayed with me.</p><p>Because values are supposed to help guide how we live.</p><p>Honesty.</p><p>Kindness.</p><p>Respect.</p><p>Responsibility.</p><p>Loyalty.</p><p>Compassion.</p><p>Accountability.</p><p>Integrity.</p><p>Of course, not knowing how to define the word <em>values</em> does not make someone a narcissist. </p><p>But in my own life, I began noticing a painful pattern: </p><p>some people could say all the right words while their behaviour showed me something completely different.</p><p>That&#8217;s why I don&#8217;t want you trying to diagnose people.</p><p><strong>I want you to watch the patterns.</strong></p><p>What happens when you say no?</p><p>What happens when you have a need?</p><p>What happens when it&#8217;s your birthday?</p><p>What happens when you are sick, grieving or struggling?</p><p>Do they ask, <strong>&#8220;How are you?&#8221;</strong></p><p>Or do they only ask, <strong>&#8220;Where are you?&#8221;</strong></p><p>Can they apologize?</p><p>Can they take responsibility?</p><p>Do their words match their actions?</p><p>And perhaps the biggest question of all:</p><p><strong>Who do you become when you are around them?</strong></p><p>Do you feel peaceful?</p><p>Or are you walking on eggshells?</p><p>Do you feel safe?</p><p>Or are you constantly waiting for the shoe to drop?</p><p>For many of us, chaos feels familiar because chaos was our first classroom.</p><p>We became the parentified peacekeepers.</p><p>The firstborn fixers.</p><p>The petrified perfectionists.</p><p>The people-pleasers.</p><p>We learned that keeping everyone else happy was how we survived.</p><p>But eventually, you have to ask:</p><p><strong>Who is taking care of you?</strong></p><p>That is what this week&#8217;s <strong>Sober SoulCare</strong> deep dive is about.</p><p>&#127909; <strong>Watch the full video on YouTube:</strong></p><p>&#128214; <strong>Download your FREE <br>High-Sensing Soul&#8217;s Narcissist Recovery &amp; Dirty-Dog Detector Guide:</strong><br><em><a href="https://destresswithdee.love/products/the-high-sensing-souls-narcissist-recovery-dirty-dog-detector"> Narcissist Recovery &amp; Dirty-Dog Detector for HSBPs</a></em></p><p>You do not need to become hard.</p><p>You do not need to stop loving.</p><p>You do not need to stop forgiving.</p><p><strong>You simply need boundaries strong enough to protect your softness.</strong></p><p>I don&#8217;t want another young soul waiting until 50 years old to learn the word <strong>boundaries</strong>.</p><p>Your kindness is not the problem.</p><p><strong>Your self-abandonment is what we are healing.</strong></p><p>Because the soulmate you may have been searching for your entire life?</p><p>Sweet soul&#8230;</p><p><strong>It may have been you all along.</strong></p><p>In loving kindness,</p><p><strong>Momma Lovey Peace &#128156;</strong><br><em>Mothering the Unmothered leaky Soul | High-Sensing SoulCare | PeacefulU&#8482;</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words Hurt or Heal Wednesday💜]]></title><description><![CDATA[Words Hurt or Heal Wednesday &#128156;]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/words-hurt-or-heal-wednesday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/words-hurt-or-heal-wednesday</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:02:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1c1e49c0-103b-4c60-97cb-1ef151916893_1024x1024.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Words Hurt or Heal Wednesday &#128156;</h1><p><strong>Every word that leaves your mouth passes through your own Soul and cells first.</strong></p><p>That thought has been sitting with me.</p><p>At Dee&#8217;s Dharma, we don&#8217;t swear and we don&#8217;t use mental health terms as everyday adjectives because it is not mental. It is environmental. It is a fried nervous system and a leaking microbiome /gut. </p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so OCD.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;That&#8217;s crazy.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;That&#8217;s insane.&#8221;</p><p>Words matter.</p><p>Not because we need to become perfect speakers or police every word that comes out of our mouths, but because language carries meaning, emotion and intention &#8212; and our bodies are constantly responding to the environment we create around them.</p><p>When we casually use clinical terms as insults or exaggerations, we can trivialize deeply complex conditions.</p><p>But there is another reason I care about our words:</p><p><strong>What we repeatedly say can shape the environment we live in &#8212; including the environment inside our own bodies.</strong></p><h2>The Science Behind Harsh Words</h2><p>When we experience anger, threat or chronic stress, the brain and nervous system can activate the body&#8217;s stress response.</p><p>Repeated or prolonged stress activation can influence cortisol, inflammatory signalling, sleep, digestion, immune function and the body&#8217;s ability to return to a restorative state.</p><p>Your body doesn&#8217;t need to understand the dictionary definition of every word.</p><p>It responds to the <strong>emotional and physiological experience surrounding those words.</strong></p><p>That distinction matters.</p><p>If you continually speak to yourself with anger, shame, criticism or contempt, what kind of environment are you creating inside?</p><p>And if you begin speaking with compassion, patience, kindness and curiosity, what changes?</p><p><strong>When you speak fire, your own cells swallow the smoke.</strong></p><h2>The Spiritual Truth: Your Soul Is Always Listening</h2><p>In Buddhist wisdom, <strong>Right Speech &#8212; Samm&#257; V&#257;c&#257; &#8212;</strong> asks us to become conscious of what we say, why we say it and whether our words create harm or peace.</p><p>For me, this goes deeper than simply choosing nicer words.</p><p>Your Soul is always listening.</p><p>Your cells are always listening.</p><p>Your nervous system is always receiving information.</p><p>Your body is continuously interacting with your internal and external environment.</p><p>So I want you to pause today and ask:</p><p><strong>What am I feeding my temple with my words?</strong></p><p>Am I telling myself:</p><p><em>I&#8217;m broken.</em></p><p><em>My body is betraying me.</em></p><p><em>I&#8217;ll never get better.</em></p><p><em>What&#8217;s wrong with me?</em></p><p>Or can I become curious enough to say:</p><p><em>I&#8217;m listening.</em></p><p><em>I&#8217;m learning.</em></p><p><em>My body is trying to tell me something.</em></p><p><em>What is my environment asking my body to respond to?</em></p><p>You don&#8217;t have to pretend everything is wonderful.</p><p>You don&#8217;t have to force positive thinking.</p><p>You don&#8217;t have to deny pain.</p><p><strong>You simply don&#8217;t have to make war with yourself while you&#8217;re trying to heal.</strong></p><p>You cannot shame your body into safety.</p><p>You cannot bully yourself into peace.</p><p>You cannot fight your way into restoration.</p><p><strong>Clean the words.</strong></p><p><strong>Calm the terrain.</strong></p><p><strong>Create safety.</strong></p><p><strong>Allow the body to rest.</strong></p><p>Because sometimes the first healing conversation you need to have...</p><p>is the one you have with yourself.</p><p>&#128156;</p><h2>And this is why I keep saying:</h2><p><strong>It&#8217;s not mental.</strong></p><p><strong>Look at your environment.</strong></p><p>Your body has been whispering, talking and now screaming in a cytokine storm by midlife.</p><p>Perhaps the question isn&#8217;t:</p><p><strong>&#8220;What&#8217;s wrong with me?&#8221;</strong></p><p>Perhaps the question is:</p><p><strong>&#8220;What is my body trying to tell me?&#8221;</strong></p><p>You deserve to feel at home in your own body.</p><p><strong>You are home. 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GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1c654779-8b44-407e-aa0a-c6c77522bf15_1024x572.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Mothering the Unmothered&#8482;: Learning to Give Yourself the Love You Were Always Deserving</h3><p><strong>You deserve the feast, not breadcrumbs.</strong></p><p>Read that again, sweet soul.</p><p>You deserve the feast.</p><p>Not crumbs of affection.</p><p>Not occasional attention.</p><p>Not love that only appears when you&#8217;re useful.</p><p>Not protection you have to beg for.</p><p>Not a lifetime of carrying everyone else&#8217;s weight while quietly wondering:</p><p><strong>&#8220;Who is going to take care of me?&#8221;</strong></p><p>This is where <strong>Mothering the Unmothered&#8482;</strong> came to be.</p><p>Because I wasn&#8217;t mothered in the way my little soul needed.</p><p>And before I could truly mother my son, I had to learn how to mother myself.</p><h3>I had to become my own mother</h3><p>I had to learn how to listen to myself.</p><p>How to comfort myself.</p><p>How to protect myself.</p><p>How to say no.</p><p>How to stop accepting breadcrumbs when my soul was starving for the feast.</p><p>How to recognize that being loving doesn&#8217;t mean allowing everyone access to you.</p><p>How to understand that forgiveness doesn&#8217;t require me to keep standing in the same place where I was hurt.</p><p>And slowly, I began learning something profound:</p><p><strong>The little girl inside me was still waiting for someone to protect her.</strong></p><p>So I became that person. <br><br>You can learn more in this weeks Sober SoulCare Sunday video for addiction peace.</p><div id="youtube2-tk2HzAwaIdM" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;tk2HzAwaIdM&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe 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voice.</p><p><strong>But I never gave him adult responsibilities.</strong></p><p>That distinction matters.</p><p>I let him be a child.</p><p>I let him play.</p><p>I let him say no.</p><p>I didn&#8217;t make him responsible for my happiness.</p><p>I didn&#8217;t make him my emotional caretaker.</p><p>I didn&#8217;t ask him to carry the weight of the world.</p><p>He was allowed to simply be Noah.</p><p>And that is something I wish every parent understood:</p><p><strong>Respecting your child&#8217;s voice does not mean making your child your equal or your caretaker.</strong></p><p>I was his mother.</p><p>I was his parent.</p><p>And I let him be my child.</p><h3>And now he protects me, too</h3><p>Noah is 28 this year and we still live together with his Love. <br>My heart sings each morning, knowing we are all under one roof.<br><br>I raised my son with intention to be the best father and husband if that is what he desired. <br>It began as soon as he could walk with 10 second tidy ;) </p><p>Any Blues Clues fans among our fellow high sensing health detectives. </p><p>He has never had a puff of anything, no toxic coffee and has never had a drop of alcohol.</p><p>But the thing I&#8217;m most proud of isn&#8217;t that.</p><p>It&#8217;s the human being he became.</p><p>He is calm.</p><p>He is grounded.</p><p>He is protective.</p><p>And yesterday, I asked him something that brought me to tears.</p><p>I asked:</p><p><strong>&#8220;Noah, do you ever feel paternal towards me?&#8221;</strong></p><p>He didn&#8217;t hesitate.</p><p><strong>&#8220;No, Mom. I didn&#8217;t feel paternal. I&#8217;ve always been protective.&#8221;</strong></p><p>Oh my stars.</p><p>That distinction touched something very deep inside me.</p><p>Because we are not best friends.</p><p><strong>I am his mother. He is my son.</strong></p><p>But there is tremendous love between us.</p><p>And there is something beautiful about knowing that the little boy I protected grew into a man who naturally protects his mother.</p><p>Not because I made him responsible for me.</p><p>Because love became our language.</p><h3>&#8220;I want what you guys have.&#8221;</h3><p>I&#8217;ve heard this from other mothers more times than I can count.</p><p>People come into our space and feel the energy between us.</p><p>And they say:</p><p><strong>&#8220;I want what you guys have.&#8221;</strong></p><p>I understand why.</p><p>What they&#8217;re seeing isn&#8217;t perfection.</p><p>They&#8217;re seeing a relationship where neither person has to shrink.</p><p>Neither person has to perform.</p><p>Neither person has to carry the other person&#8217;s emotional backpack.</p><p>There is love.</p><p>There is laughter.</p><p>There are hugs.</p><p>There are boundaries.</p><p>There is respect.</p><p>And there is room for both people to be fully themselves.</p><p>That is what I wanted to create for my son.</p><p>And somewhere along the way, I realized I needed to create it for myself, too.</p><h3>To the firstborns carrying the invisible backpack</h3><p>If you are a firstborn who became the responsible one...</p><p>If you learned to read the room before you learned to read yourself...</p><p>If you have been carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders since you were little...</p><p><strong>You are safe here.</strong></p><p>If you had no protectors...</p><p><strong>You are safe here.</strong></p><p>If you became the peacekeeper, the caregiver, the good child or the strong one...</p><p><strong>You are safe here.</strong></p><p>If you love souls who made you feel small...</p><p><strong>You are safe here.</strong></p><p>If you have spent your life caring for everyone else while quietly wondering who would care for you...</p><p><strong>You are safe here.</strong></p><p>And if you have been dismissed by the medical system while your labs were called &#8220;clean&#8221; and you were still struggling despite doing everything you could to live, eat and fuel your body well to age gracefully...</p><p><strong>You are not alone.</strong></p><p><strong>You are safe here.</strong></p><h3>Drowning with clean labs?</h3><p>This phrase has become important to me because I know what it feels like.</p><p>I spent years trying to understand what my body was telling me.</p><p>I was looking for the root.</p><p>I was testing.</p><p>I was searching.</p><p>I was living as cleanly as I knew how.</p><p>And yet I still felt like I was drowning.</p><p>My experience eventually taught me to look beyond the question of:</p><p><strong>&#8220;What&#8217;s wrong with me?&#8221;</strong></p><p>and start asking:</p><p><strong>&#8220;What is my body responding to?&#8221;</strong></p><p>That shift changed the way I looked at my entire life.</p><p>I began looking at the environment, the nervous system, the body and the soul as interconnected pieces rather than isolated problems.</p><p>That is the philosophy behind my DBM-5 Sacred Reset&#8482;:</p><p><strong>De-stress.<br>Detox.<br>De-bloat.<br>De-clutter.<br>Deep Peace.</strong></p><p>It is about pausing long enough to listen.</p><h3>The feast begins within</h3><p>Mothering the Unmothered&#8482; isn&#8217;t about pretending the past didn&#8217;t happen.</p><p>It isn&#8217;t about blaming your parents forever.</p><p>It isn&#8217;t about becoming perfect.</p><p>It is about learning to give yourself what you can give yourself today.</p><p>The hug.</p><p>The boundary.</p><p>The rest.</p><p>The nourishing meal.</p><p>The glasses of water.</p><p>The peaceful walk.</p><p>The sacred tears alone in your bed, letting them flow till they stop.</p><p>The no.</p><p>The yes.</p><p>The bedtime.</p><p>The quiet.</p><p>The connection.</p><p>The compassion.</p><p>The protection.</p><p>The feast.</p><p>Because sweet soul:</p><p><strong>You were never meant to survive on breadcrumbs.</strong></p><p>And perhaps your inner child has been waiting all these years for you to finally say:</p><p><strong>&#8220;Come here.<br>I see you.<br>I believe you.<br>You don&#8217;t have to carry this anymore.<br>I&#8217;ve got you now.&#8221;</strong></p><p>That is Inner Child Care.</p><p>That is Sober Soul Growth.</p><p>That is Mothering the Unmothered&#8482;.</p><p>And that is why I created this flock.</p><h3>Your Soul Anchor for today</h3><p>Put your hand over your heart.</p><p>Take a breath.</p><p>And ask:</p><p><strong>&#8220;Where am I still accepting breadcrumbs when I deserve the feast?&#8221;</strong></p><p>Don&#8217;t judge the answer.</p><p>Just listen.</p><p>Then choose one tiny place today where you can give yourself more love, more protection or more peace.</p><p>One peaceful choice matters.</p><p>Every smile.</p><p>Every step.</p><p>Every sacred meal.</p><p>Every sacred sip.</p><p>Every sacred word.</p><p>Every sacred sleep.</p><p>Every sacred connection.</p><p><strong>It all matters for a peaceful you.</strong></p><p>As within, so without. &#129392;</p><p>Welcome home to your flock, rare bird.</p><p><strong>I TRULY LOVE YOU &amp; WELCOME YOU WITH A 21-SECOND HUG AND A HIGH FIVE! &#128400;&#65039;&#10024;</strong></p><p>Join us each evening at <strong>7 PM Eastern on YouTube</strong> for Daily SoulCare, Inner Child Care and our <strong>Soul Anchors for a Peaceful U</strong>.</p><p><strong>If you&#8217;re drowning with clean labs, heal your leaky energy, Soul, stools, sleep, muscles, brain and 40 other leaky body barriers.<br><br>Come find your Soul Anchors with your flock of sweet Souls, rare birds who lead a life of love, forgiveness, huge hearts who have carried the weight of the world for a lifetime. </strong></p><p><strong>It&#8217;s time to show up for little you the way you wish your protectors had done.</strong></p><p>You are not alone.</p><p>You are safe here.</p><p><strong>You deserve the feast. 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url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ec4351c1-ad3e-4239-92b8-1ba37b44b9bf_1024x1024.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When the symptom isn&#8217;t the enemy, but the message.</p><p>Did you know that sleeping in on the weekend doesn&#8217;t necessarily undo the effects of lost sleep during the week?</p><p>What about needing a fan to sleep, falling asleep the instant your head hits the pillow, waking in the middle of the night, nightmares or those familiar 3&#8211;4 a.m. wake-ups?</p><p>After 53 years of insomnia, I started looking at sleep differently. I&#8217;m now in my 60th year of life and since September 2024, I haven&#8217;t needed a fan to sleep &#8212; something I never thought possible after decades of struggling with sleep.</p><p>This isn&#8217;t about isolated problems; it&#8217;s about becoming a health detective and finding the root cause of the body&#8217;s messages. </p><p>My journey involved restoring calm to my sacred temple with autophagy lifestyle medicine, functional food, functional movement and functional sleep.</p><p>Sometimes the symptom isn&#8217;t the enemy. It&#8217;s the message.</p><p>&#127769; <strong>Watch the full video here to understand your body&#8217;s screams:</strong> </p><div id="youtube2-Vlkhb9BBjac" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;Vlkhb9BBjac&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Vlkhb9BBjac?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Your body&#8217;s been whispering, talking and now it&#8217;s screaming. I help you understand what it&#8217;s trying to say.<br><br>The DBM-5 Sacred Reset&#8482; is about healing at the root by helping calm chronic stress and inflammation to heal our leaky energy, cells, soul, sleep, stools and together, Mother Earth&#8217;s soil.</p><p>Because...As Within. So Without.</p><p>Every smile.</p><p>Every step.</p><p>Every sacred meal.</p><p>Every sacred sip.</p><p>Every sacred word.</p><p>Every sacred sleep.</p><p>Every sacred connection.</p><p>Every peaceful choice.</p><p>It all matters for a peaceful you</p><p>&#129392; Remember: </p><p>Sacred Sleep, just like our sacred fuel is medicine. </p><p>You are the medicine. &#128591;</p><p>&#128150; <strong>Join the community!</strong> </p><p>Find your Sacred Soul Peace Anchors <strong>every evening at 7 PM Eastern</strong> over on <strong>YouTube Community.</strong> </p><p>We&#8217;re a safe space for peace and connection. &#129727;&#129293;</p><p>You are home. 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url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3a8a4b5c-edc6-4f9c-828a-fa9ca214afcc_826x1024.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#127807; <strong>Welcome, New Soul Friends &amp; Rare Birds</strong> &#128330;&#65039;<br>If you are reading this in your inbox and prefer listening, hit the heart button above and it will take you to Substack where you can listen to this article.</p><p>If you are new to our little corner of the world, I want you to know that while I continue my own healing journey and share what I&#8217;m learning along the way, the place where I gather most regularly with our community is on YouTube.</p><p>Each evening at <strong>7 PM ET</strong>, I offer <strong>Soul Peace Anchors&#8482;</strong> on the YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DeStresswithDeeSOS/posts">Community Tab at </a><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DeStresswithDeeSOS/posts">@DeStressWithDeeSOS</a></strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DeStresswithDeeSOS/posts">.</a> This is part 2 from last night&#8217;s post discussing how our Soul never dies.<br><br>If you haven&#8217;t done so please hit the notification bell on the Youtube Channel so you don&#8217;t miss any videos on how to regenerate new cells frugally, for peaceful sleep, stools, Soul and a <strong>PeacefulU&#8482;.</strong></p><p>These daily moments are a gentle invitation to <strong>pause for peace</strong>, reconnect with your sacred temple and create more moments of stillness, compassion and connection on your journey to a <strong>PeacefulU&#8482;</strong>.</p><p>This space is for the rare birds who have spent years carrying too much, sensing too much, giving too much or wondering why they experience the world differently.</p><h1><strong>From Ironwoman to Inner Peace: The Power of the Pause at 60</strong></h1><h3><em>How a lifetime of competing, achieving and pushing taught me that your sacred temple is not a machine &#8212; you are a living human animal deserving of rest, repair and peace.</em></h3><p>Today, in Canada&#8217;s Capital, incredible athletes are swimming, cycling and running an Ironman.</p><p>Years ago, I would have understood that drive.</p><p>I lived it.</p><p>I was a competitive swimmer.</p><p>A gymnast.</p><p>A badminton player.</p><p>A track and field athlete.</p><p>A personal trainer. <br><br>A dancer.</p><p>I competed in many different events and spent years challenging myself to do more.</p><p>Run faster.</p><p>Run longer.</p><p>Tumble more.</p><p>Win more.</p><p>Achieve more.</p><p>I was blessed with a body that loved movement and a brain that was always searching for the next challenge.</p><p>I call myself a rare bird because I have always experienced the world differently.</p><p>But that gift also came with a lesson I had to learn:</p><p><strong>My worth was never in the push.</strong></p><p>For many athletes and high achievers, perfectionism becomes part of our identity.</p><p>We believe that if we stop striving, we will stop being valuable.</p><p>We confuse exhaustion with dedication.</p><p>We confuse survival with strength.</p><p>We forget that we are not machines.</p><p><strong>Machines break down.</strong></p><p>And when we treat our sacred temple like a machine, eventually our human animal begins asking us to listen.</p><p>We are living beings.</p><p>We are nature.</p><p><strong>We are energy.</strong></p><p>If you are waking up exhausted, your energy is leaking through 40+ leaky body barriers due to stored toxins and traumas trapped in your tissues since the womb. Combined with living in a constant Cell Danger Response, your body is simply unable to pause, reset and de-stress.</p><p>Thank you for the feedback on caffeine and its cellular toxicity. Because my son and I do not drink coffee or caffeinated drinks, I sometimes forget to share things I assume everyone already knows.</p><p>If you wake up exhausted and immediately grab coffee, caffeine acts like pouring gasoline on an active cellular fire. </p><div id="youtube2-Vlkhb9BBjac" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;Vlkhb9BBjac&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Vlkhb9BBjac?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><br>Last week, I shared both a deep dive video and a short explaining exactly how harmful coffee is to our cells, especially when we are already go-go-going and carrying a heavy toxic load.</p><p>You do not need a stimulant; you need hydration. When you wake up, you are dehydrated and asking your kidneys and liver to work overtime. Drink two full glasses of pure water right away instead.</p><p><strong>You are the medicine.</strong></p><p>We need pauses.</p><p>We need restoration.</p><p>We need moments where our nervous system can feel safe.</p><p>For years, I pushed through.</p><p>I ignored whispers from my body.</p><p>I believed more training was always better.</p><p>I believed harder was always stronger.</p><p>But healing taught me something different.</p><p>The strongest thing I can do now is listen.</p><p>After years of trauma, mould exposure, environmental stressors and chronic health challenges, I began connecting my own dots.</p><p>I started looking at the full picture:</p><p>The fuel we put into our bodies.</p><p>The environments we live and work in.</p><p>The relationships that keep us walking on eggshells.</p><p>The stress we carry.</p><p>The things we do repeatedly because we don&#8217;t know how to pause.</p><p>This is why I created <strong>DBM-5&#8482; Womb &amp; Walls Trauma &amp; Toxin 40-Day Flush</strong>.</p><p>DBM-5&#8482; is built around creating more space for <strong>biological stillness</strong> &#8212; supporting the body by reducing unnecessary burdens where we can and returning to the rhythms of Mother Nature.</p><p>Not rushing.</p><p>Not forcing.</p><p>Not fighting ourselves.</p><p>Healing at <strong>Mother Nature&#8217;s pace.</strong></p><p>Today, my movement looks very different.</p><p>I use my vibration plate.</p><p>I do long planks.</p><p>I do push-ups.</p><p>I do deep primal squats.</p><p>I walk.</p><p>I stretch.</p><p>I breathe.</p><p>I move because I love my body.</p><p>Not because I am trying to prove I deserve love.</p><p>Not because I am trying to earn my worth.</p><p>Not because I need another medal.</p><p>I am loving myself back to health.</p><p>Your worth is not in the push, Sweet Soul.</p><p><strong>Your worth is in the pause.</strong></p><p>Every pause becomes a <strong>Soul Peace Anchor.</strong></p><p>Every Soul Peace Anchor brings you closer to a <strong>PeacefulU&#8482;</strong>.</p><p>Your homework this week:</p><p>Notice how you speak to yourself.</p><p>When you catch yourself being harsh, pause.</p><p>Place your hand on your heart and say:</p><p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m sorry, Little Me.</em></p><p><em>I&#8217;m here now.</em></p><p><em>I&#8217;m learning to protect you.</em></p><p><em>I may not be perfect, but I promise I won&#8217;t abandon you.</em></p><p><em>We will keep moving forward together.&#8221;</em></p><p>Healing is not perfection.</p><p>Healing is coming home to yourself.</p><p>This space is for the rare birds who have spent years carrying too much, sensing too much, giving too much or wondering why they experience the world differently.</p><p>You are welcome here.</p><p>Together, we are learning to honour our human animal, listen to our bodies and heal at <strong>Mother Nature&#8217;s pace</strong>.</p><p>&#127807; <strong>Soul Peace Anchors&#8482;</strong><br><strong>Pause for Peace. Come home to your PeacefulU&#8482;.</strong></p><p>Sending Loving Kindness From Canada&#8217;s Capital,<br><strong>Momma Lovey Peace</strong> &#128330;&#65039;<br>Mothering the Unmothered for a <strong>PeacefulU&#8482;</strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why You Fall Asleep Fast but Wake Up at 3 AM]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the Cell Danger Response, Toxic Liver Overload and Nervous System Overload Block Deep Restorative Sleep]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/why-you-fall-asleep-fast-but-wake</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/why-you-fall-asleep-fast-but-wake</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:33:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/Vlkhb9BBjac" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>How the Cell Danger Response, Toxic Liver Overload and Nervous System Overload Block Deep Restorative Sleep<br></h3><div id="youtube2-Vlkhb9BBjac" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;Vlkhb9BBjac&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Vlkhb9BBjac?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Tonight the sky brings a full moon. For over 50 years of my life, a full moon meant guaranteed, agonizing insomnia. </p><p>I did everything &#8220;right&#8221;&#8212;living clean, eating clean and showing up with clean lab results. Yet night after night, my body refused to rest.</p><p>No doctor ever explained that my temple was locked in a <strong>Cell Danger Response (CDR)</strong>. No one pointed out that my 1:00 AM to 3:00 AM awakenings were not a mental failure or natural menopause, but an environmental warning light telling me: <em>we must pause</em>.</p><h3>The 3:00 AM Toxic Surge</h3><p>Passing out the moment your head hits the pillow is not healthy sleep. It is chemical exhaustion and metabolic collapse. </p><p>When your nervous system is hyper-vigilant and your body is carrying hidden mycotoxins from mould illness, your cellular trash cans are full.</p><p>During the pre-dawn hours&#8212;specifically between 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM&#8212;your body attempts deep cellular cleanup and filtration. </p><p>If your <strong>liver and brain are overloaded with toxins</strong>, your liver becomes overheated trying to process neurotoxins, histamine and systemic waste. </p><p>This internal heat and neuro-inflammation force an adrenaline surge that wakes you up wide awake, hot, anxious and unable to return to rest. Your cells simply do not feel safe enough to remain in restorative sleep.</p><h3>The Shift from Survival to Biological Stillness</h3><p>As I approach my 60th birthday, I have now lived two full years completely free from insomnia. I solved 55 years of sleep deprivation in two days using the DBM-5 framework:</p><ul><li><p><strong>De-stress:</strong> Ending nervous system hyper-arousal, setting firm boundaries and soothing the inner child.</p></li><li><p><strong>Detox:</strong> Clearing hidden mould, mycotoxins, heavy metals, plastics and synthetic chemicals to unburden the liver, brain and physical body.</p></li><li><p><strong>DE-Bloat:</strong> Removing all stimulants, caffeine, alcohol and high-histamine triggers to calm microvascular and gut inflammation.</p></li><li><p><strong>Declutter:</strong> Eliminating sensory overload, bedroom electronics and toxic relationship dynamics.</p></li></ul><p>For two years I have not needed a fan, white noise or chemical sedatives to achieve unbroken peace. When you align with Mother Nature&#8217;s natural rhythms, unburden your liver, stop the cell danger response and clean the air you breathe, your innate healing capacity takes over.</p><p>If you are a Rare Bird who is drowning inside despite doing everything right, know that your body is not broken. It is simply signalling for safety and detoxification.</p><p>Our flock of rare early Love Birds :) gather each night at 7:00 PM ET for sacred sober soul care support on YouTube at <strong>DestresswithdeeSOS</strong> on the community post tab.<br><br>You are not alone.</p><p>Sending loving-kindness from Canada&#8217;s capital,</p><p>Dee<br><br>If you need additional 1:1 support I have 2 spots available.<br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/destresswithdeesos/">You can learn more on Linkedin.</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clean Labs and the Truth About C-PTSD it is C-PTSR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Hello Sweet Soul this Trauma & Toxin Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/clean-labs-and-the-truth-about-c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://deesdharma.destresswithdee.love/p/clean-labs-and-the-truth-about-c</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Momma Lovey Peace💜]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:55:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2739e0ba3f8e8349d6a7a648703" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy Hello Sweet Soul this Trauma &amp; Toxin Tuesday. <br>Learn why the medical system labels environmental trauma as mental illness and how to step into true healing in 40 days with the DBM-5 trauma &amp; toxins detox. <br><br>It was wonderful connecting with so many of you during Pema Chodron&#8217;s annual talk.<a href="https://youtu.be/OBSwv3ZSjVc"> Wish her a happy 90th birthday in the comments</a><br><br>If your Mom never told you coffee, caffeine, soda and anything processed in cans, plastics, processed foods and man made meds are all poisonous for your human animal.<br><br>My son and I have never had coffee and I ditched the caffeine 10 years ago when I dropped the booze. Parents stop harming your children. When you know better you must do better.<br><br>Watch all the mental responses like ADHD, anxiety, depression and so much more disappear when you stop treating your sacred temple like a trash can. You are the medicine sweet soul. <br><br>There are many videos for your healing journey, <br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/DUv1XUeFMIw">learn the science why you are making your cells and brain sick drinking caffeine.</a><br><br>The only fluids your human animal requires is WATER!<br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/5aNmdKmJRNI">Learn more here</a> <br><br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/Snb5Pvv0H1M">Today&#8217;s Short video is why it is not C-PTSD but a response C-PTSR</a><br><br>&#128591;Decades of clean labs vs systemic gaslighting: <br>Canada&#8217;s health care system is killing millions because man-made synthetic meds cause your human animal to leak with toxins because of the blood-brain barrier. </p><p>&#128591;Your brain is filled with toxins that you have been putting into your gut, causing your liver and microbiome to leak.</p><p>&#128591;Everything that goes into your gut, which is your first brain, goes to your brain, causing neurotoxins to build up if you don&#8217;t flush them out with the DBM-5. What happens in the gut, happens to your brain.</p><p>&#128591;When people push back saying it is mental, I point to the reality of the body. My labs have been completely clean for decades as a primal personal trainer, root cause Buddhist Biohacker using autophagy lifestyle medicine, yet the system still tries to insist it is &#8220;mental.&#8221;</p><p>&#128591;All of my chronic mental responses have disappeared for two years since doing the DBM-5, including insomnia, digestive distress, mental distress, suicidal ideation, food fears and my bloated Buddha belly that I have had as a personal trainer even at 100 lbs since I was 5.</p><p>&#128591;The root cause is a buildup of toxins from cans, plastics, processed sugar, caffeine, booze and living in a constant cell danger response.</p><p>&#128591;Your Type-A, go-go-going mothering the world since you were little when you became the third parent to emotionally unintelligent parents.</p><p>These things are all poisonous to your temple.</p><p>&#128591;When you stop treating your temple like a trash can and start mothering your cells and your leaky soul, you will heal quickly.</p><p>&#128591;The standard medical system has no diagnostic tools to measure a nervous system carrying years of heavy environmental mycotoxins, biotoxins, neurotoxins and relational trauma. </p><p>&#128591;Because standard blood work cannot quantify toxic relationships or systemic stress, the system shifts the blame back onto the individual.</p><p>It medically gaslights survivors into believing their physical pain and mental anguish are &#8220;all in their head.&#8221; </p><p>&#128591;Many doctors are narcissists. I have challenged many who wanted to put me into a mental health institution, like they did to my mother repeatedly when it was actually mould illness and sick building syndrome.</p><p>&#128591;When you are doing everything right, living a clean life&#8212;we don&#8217;t even swear&#8212;living the Buddhist way, eating the Buddhist way with one meal a day for autophagy and managing your stress, it is CIRS. We are one in five of the population who are unable to tag toxins.</p><p>&#128591;The medical system becomes part of the problem when it protects the abusers by trying to &#8220;fix&#8221; us, rather than addressing the external toxicity that caused the damage.<br><br>&#128591;Want to know if you have mould illness. Stop pouring gasoline on the fire with what you are putting into your temple, learning how to pause in biological stillness. </p><p>&#128591;We are one in five of the population who are unable to tag toxins with the HLA-DR gene. </p><p>80% of you will feel better the moment you stop drinking and eating poisons.</p><p><strong>&#128591;You Are the Medicine, Sweet Soul</strong></p><p>&#128591;Healing begins when you realize you are not broken. </p><p>You do not need to be cured of a label because you are having logical responses to unnatural conditions. </p><p>When you reclaim your environment, clean up what goes into your body and step into peace, you realize that you are the medicine.</p><p><strong>&#128591;My Focus: P.A.R.E.N.T.S.</strong></p><p>While I support every victim and survivor on every step of their path, my dedicated focus and heart remain with P.A.R.E.N.T.S.:</p><ul><li><p><strong>P</strong>eace</p></li><li><p><strong>A</strong>fter</p></li><li><p><strong>R</strong>ape</p></li><li><p><strong>E</strong>nding</p></li><li><p><strong>N</strong>arcissistic</p></li><li><p><strong>T</strong>rauma</p></li><li><p><strong>S</strong>uicides</p></li></ul><p><strong>&#128591;</strong>Narcissists leave a trail of suicide, victims and survivors. I am one of millions high sensing souls who hear, smell, feel sense everything being dismissed in a medical system left to die. I have been living on 100.00 a month for food since 2024 and not one soul I drop everything for has asked me how I am, including my narcissistic dad. <br><br>&#128591;My mom would have asked how I am but she chose MAID May 5th 2021 because the system failed her and millions like us. I am getting very very weak living on 100.00 a month for food a month. <br><br><strong>Connect on YouTube daily at 7pm in the community tab. </strong></p><p>&#128591;Thank you for sharing this message with anyone who is drowning as I have no means to advertise.<br>YouTube is the only platform I post daily on to manage my stress from being online. <br>I will be offline March 17 2027.</p><p>Reply to this email if you are a suicide survivor after narcissistic sexual abuse as well.<br><br>&#128591;The impact of narcissistic trauma and systemic dismissal is a matter of life and death. </p><p>&#128591;When the body and mind are pushed to their absolute limits, the ultimate goal is finding true, lasting peace and putting an end to the devastation that drives people to the brink.</p><p>&#128591;You are not a disorder. Your Soul whispers, then talks and then screams. 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