Emily: Welcome Renee! As people embark on this journey with you, what are the most empowering shifts they can expect to experience from your course?
Renee: By the end of this course, you can expect several key shifts that build on each other. You’ll develop a much greater ability to handle stress, whether it's minor daily annoyances or major life challenges. You'll be equipped with the clarity, calm, and practical skills needed to effectively manage challenging circumstances.
Instead of staying stuck in post-traumatic stress, you’ll learn to shift toward post-traumatic growth, turning difficult experiences into opportunities for personal development and a more empowered outlook. You’ll gain a sense of renewed hope by learning practical, actionable strategies. This sense of agency helps you realize you have the power to influence your own outcomes, which drastically reduces feelings of helplessness.
Ultimately, you’ll notice a significant boost in confidence. When you and your nervous system finally work in harmony, you'll feel better physically, think more clearly, and become the person you want to be, free from inner conflict.
Emily: Can you explain how the course helps people break free from the fight, flight, or freeze response?
Renee: It all starts with awareness — that’s the crucial first step. You can’t change what you’re unaware of. We give you a clear, color-coded map to understand how your nervous system operates. With that understanding, you can start strategically applying new ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving to alter those deeply ingrained, automatic patterns.
We harness the power of neuroplasticity, which is your brain’s amazing ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections. By repeatedly practicing specific strategies, you can literally reshape your nervous system over time, creating new and more positive experiences. This empowers you to take charge of your nervous system instead of constantly being controlled by your stress responses.
I like to think of it this way: we achieve complete stress management by balancing the three core human intelligences: thinking, feeling, and behaving. Most programs focus on only one or two, but this course emphasizes the importance of balancing all three—it’s like using all three wheels of a tricycle instead of just two for a more stable and complete solution.
Emily: If someone is feeling utterly overwhelmed by stress right now, how accessible is this course, and what should they know about the learning experience?
Renee: The course is absolutely designed to be accessible, even for people who feel completely overwhelmed. You'll often find a huge source of relief in realizing that your struggles aren't due to personal flaws or failures, but are linked to how your nervous system is functioning. I emphasize that "it's not your fault — it's your nervous system" — and give you practical tools to change it.
Now, the learning process can sometimes challenge your familiar comfort zones, and that’s a natural part of meaningful growth. Some sections might feel uncomfortable, but that discomfort is often necessary for change. The great news is you are in control of your learning pace. You can take things slowly, revisiting concepts as often as you need to. If you are willing to embrace those challenges, you can emerge stronger and more resilient, much like a phoenix rising from the ashes—and the results make the journey well worth it.
Emily: Let’s wrap up with your inspiration. What called you to create this course, and how does your approach stand out from other stress management programs?
Renee: My biggest inspiration has always been a deep passion for helping others heal. I've felt called to be in a healing profession since high school, and over my 20-plus years as a physical therapist, I've seen firsthand how people can truly restore their well-being when they have the right tools and support. I'm particularly driven by the desire to reduce unnecessary suffering.
What makes this course unique is that it integrates my physical therapy background with a fresh, holistic approach to mental health. We focus on healing the mind, body, and emotions together, which means we address all three forms of human intelligence: thinking, feeling, and behaving. Many programs miss one of these pieces, leaving a gap in the healing process. My course is designed to fill those gaps by balancing these intelligences within the nervous system, making real, lasting change possible.
