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For the exhausted achiever longing to heal chronic health issues and regain their sense of peace and self-worth.

Discover the 5 keys to unlock your body’s innate healing wisdom.

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You've always been the one people can count on: the super-mom, the key worker...

...but now you're wondering how you'll manage your next grocery run. 

It feels like your body has betrayed you.  

Doctors shrug and push meds or supplements that don’t seem to do much except drain your bank account.

Your labs don’t explain the debilitating symptoms you’re having, so you return for test after test, wondering when they’ll figure out what’s wrong.

Sometimes you wonder if it’s all in your head… or if you’re just not trying hard enough.

You’re symptoms are real.

And, you’re not broken.

I know you just want to get back to your old life

But here’s the thing…

There is no “back” to go to.

That comforting script of “get sick -> go to doctor -> get better” is not a plot line you can follow anymore.

But that doesn’t mean you’re stuck!

There is a third path besides “learn to live with it” and “fix this so I can finally feel ok again”

 

I found this path in a place I never expected - lying in bed. 

I thought I believed in the inherent worth and sacredness of all things…

But I actually didn’t, not really, until after I got sick.

I thought, “yes, of course, disabled people are worthy and valuable exactly as they are,” but when I was the one who was disabled… boy was that a different story entirely.

It’s ok for “other people” to be sick and need to rest, but not me.

It’s ok for “other people” to ask for accommodations or drop commitments, but not me!

Being unable to work, perform, and care for others in the ways I was used to utterly shattered my sense of self.

I thought, “who am I, if I’m not this active, high-achieving person that everyone can rely on?”

And then more quietly, “will anyone love me like this?”

And quieter still, in the deep shadows of my mind, “do I even have a right to exist?”

 

This is one of the most painful parts of being sick — the loss of self and the loss of external validation.

In some ways it’s worse than the symptoms themselves!

And it keeps us from doing what we actually need to do to heal.  

 

I always got so annoyed when people talked about mindset work for chronic fatigue or pain. Like, excuse me, I didn’t imagine that car crash. I didn’t “think” myself into exhaustion!

But what I came to realize is that our internal world (including our nervous system) is unavoidably the place from which we see our situation and make all our decisions.

 

When I was looking at my body as a broken machine that had maliciously betrayed me, I was not able to understand what it actually needed to recover.

When I saw my illness as a cage I was trapped in, I kept banging my fists against the bars instead of finding the keys to healing that were already inside me.

 

Instead of simply believing all people were worthy, I had to live it.

I had to embody that sacredness.

It’s a warm, bright light in my chest that can never be dimmed.

It’s a calm, still pool of peace in my pelvis that I can always return to.

It’s a sturdy root system of self trust that I feel in the places where my feet meet the floor.

It’s feeling safe in my body for the very first time.

 

I had to act from THAT truth — the truth that I’m not broken, there is nothing to fix, I am completely worthy exactly as I am.

And so are you.

Breathe that in.

 

You are worthy for who you ARE… not for what you DO.

And who you are can never be changed by illness or fatigue or anything else.

Paradoxically, the more I accepted myself, illness and all, the more the fatigue lessened.

"Quite the improvement! I'm definitely feeling happier overall, and much more confident in my recovery. I feel excited now when I think about the future. I am confident that I am starting to heal." - L.J.

This is the journey I guide my clients through: from feeling broken to embodying unshakable self-worth.

You might be thinking of yourself as the victim of your illness, waiting for the hero doctor to come and save you.

Maybe you call yourself a “chronic illness warrior,” fighting against fatigue that's actually your body's own plea. 

In fact, you are the hero of a much more feral story…

...and something far greater than "back to normal" is waiting for you on the other end of this road, if you’re brave enough to walk it.

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 "It's like they opened a door to how healing can happen, but allowed each of us to make our own meaning out of it. They made the elusive feel a bit more concrete as well as reveal numerous ways of seeing, feeling, hearing, sensing each concept."

- C.S.

Join the 5 Keys of Healing Workshop

A container that accepts ALL of you.

90 minutes when you don’t have to hide or hold it together.

A space where you can finally exhale.

It feels like a deep sigh after holding your breath.

It’s the feeling of lightness in your shoulders when you set down the burden of needing to “figure it out.”

Like how your body softens when you’re held by someone you trust.

Because you feel seen.

Because I’ve been where you are, and made it out the other side.

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Surrender

Stop fighting your body and start to notice what IS possible. 

Rest

Discover rest that restores you, not just laying down scrolling on your phone.

Care

Know exactly what your body needs in each moment, and how to give it to yourself without guilt. 

Adapt

Create a life you love NOW, not someday when you’re “better.”

Hope

See real possibilities in your future beyond just “managing symptoms.”

The workshop will make these words real through specific examples and guided somatic practice.

You'll learn:

  • How the nervous system causes physical symptoms when it's out of balance
  • 4 ways to create safety (most people miss 2)
  • Why these 5 concepts help people get "un-stuck" even after years of illness
  • Simple somatic practices you can use right away to feel better

You will leave with this wisdom in your bones:

You are not broken. And you don’t have to do this alone.

 "I felt hope. Hope and possibility in a way that I haven't felt for many years. I also felt incredibly supported by the safe community atmosphere that Cedar cultivates in their classroom." - A. Gary

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This is for you if...

  • You've tried so many things and still feel stuck, and you're ready to try a new approach
  • You suspect stress, trauma, or your nervous system are playing a role in your symptoms, but you're not sure how to work with that
  • You don't recognize yourself anymore and you're willing to meet yourself exactly where you are with curiosity and compassion
  • You're exhausted from fighting your body and ready to learn what it actually needs from you
  • You want practical tools, not just more information—something you can feel and use immediately
  • You're done with "powering through" and ready to discover what true rest and restoration actually feel like
  • You want to feel safe and at home in your body, maybe for the first time ever
  • You're ready to stop waiting for permission to live a life you love, right now, exactly as you are

This is not for you if...

  • You're looking for a quick fix or "one weird trick" that will make symptoms disappear overnight
  • You want step-by-step instructions on exactly what to eat, when to rest, and which products to buy. This work is about reconnecting with your own body's wisdom rather than following someone else's prescriptions
  • You're hoping for purely external solutions without exploring the role of your nervous system, stress responses, or inner beliefs
  • You're only looking for a traditional medical approach with diagnoses and treatment plans. This work is an excellent compliment to physical interventions, however I am not a doctor and can't give medical advice. 

"Before I did the 5 Keys program, I viewed somatics and NS regulation as a "hack" or way to override my body to be able to do what I wanted, but it almost always ended in a crash. What I learned is that the consistent practice of somatics helped my body build safety, which then increased my capacity, more than ever before!" - Brooke

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Hi, I'm Cedar!

 

I went from housebound to hiking mountains.

I was always the active one, pushing through pain or discomfort no matter what. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome halted me in my tracks and stole my sense of self. I tried everything—dozens of supplements, medications, and countless doctor appointments. They helped, but not enough.

What finally changed everything wasn't another protocol or test. It was learning to feel fully safe in my body for the first time.

Through nervous system regulation, self-acceptance, and somatic practices, I unlocked my body's innate healing wisdom. The exhaustion lifted. My capacity expanded. I rediscovered joy.

The 5 Keys aren't just concepts I teach—they're the exact path I walked, from those first hesitant steps outside my door to multi-day backpacking adventures in the mountains I never thought I'd see again.

I know what it's like to feel betrayed by your body, to wonder if you'll ever feel like yourself again, to grieve the life you thought you'd have. And I know what's possible on the other side of that grief.

I can't wait to share this path with you.

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