Wholesome Roots

10/22/2026

Fall weather causing your Lyme Disease to flare?

More tension, more stiffness & more fatigue setting in? Try these 3 posture resets to release your neck and back tension as you stay cozy inside this season!

10/21/2026

Constant tension that doesn’t ever seem to ease up? It may not be your muscle - but deeper in your nervous system.

When our body detects a threat (like Lyme Disease) it does what it is designed to do & launches into protection mode.

But what happens when our body doesn’t leave this state? Or our body enters into the push-crash cycle to just get through the day? 👉🏽 More tension, persistent anxiety, brain fog & more.

It’s not your fault & it happens without us even knowing.

So what can we do?
Relearn movement patterns & retrain the brain with body-based exercises for lasting relief.

Follow Kathryn OTR/L, CMIP 🌿 Lyme Movement Specialist for movement based strategies & how to get back to yourself after Lyme Disease.

10/20/2026

Try this… 👀

It might be harder than it looks! But why the heck can an exercise like this help when you’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or disconnected from your body? ⬇️

🧠 Bilateral coordination: Using both arms together challenges your brain to coordinate movement across both sides of your body.

🎯 Focus & attention: Learning a new movement pattern gives your brain something specific to focus on, helping bring your attention back to the present moment.

🔄 Rhythm & repetition: Repeated, rhythmic movements give you a consistent pattern to follow, which can help you feel more grounded and connected to what your body is doing.

💚 The bigger picture: When you’re navigating Lyme recovery, anxiety, or that disconnected feeling, having simple, body-based tools that work with your body can be helpful. This is one way to explore using movement to shift your attention and reconnect with your body.

It’s not about forcing yourself to relax or pushing through how you feel. It’s about finding tools that work for your body.

Save this to try next time you need a little help reconnecting and follow along for more movement based strategies 🌿

10/16/2026

Does it seem like your body flares for no reason or after the (seemingly) smallest thing? There’s a reason ⤵️

It’s called The Threat Bucket - and we all have one (or are one).

For our whole life, moments & events have been adding into our bucket & when it gets to be too much, our bucket overflows and lets us know with pain, anxiety, fatigue, or illness (or more).

So what do we do? We look at what we can control, what we can work on - because not every stressor can be eliminated (unfortunately).

By decreasing the load, we improve your capacity - allowing for more progress, tolerance, & life.

10/15/2026

Has Lyme Disease caused you to always feel on, anxious, & disconnected from who you once were?

Three steps to try today:
1. Straw Breathing - 2 nose breaths in & one long mouth exhale.

2. Neuro Retraining Exercises - these work deep, targeting the origin. We change the body’s input to change the output. Meaning less tension, less adrenaline - more ease & calm.

3. Stop the guesswork & book a call today. Your body needs a plan & there’s a reason the saved folder of generic exercises isn’t working — it’s not built for your nervous system, which is as unique as your fingerprint. From someone who’s been there from yeaaaaars of Lyme & Bartonella - let’s get you back to yourself.

Comment ‘CALL’ and I’ll reach out personally to chat about your journey.

10/14/2026

DOG OR CAT OWNER? You need to know this‼️

Routine checks are just as important on your furry friends as for yourself - often ticks can hitch a free ride into your home - or your bed - from your animals without you even knowing.

So how do you start?
1. Ticks climb up - start at the bottom and go to the top of your animal
2. Check the hot spots - ears, nose, armpits, privates, toe pads

Brush the fur in the opposite direction that it grows, use tools like a hook brush (comment BRUSH for the link!) or TiCK MiTT & have proper tick removal tools handy (tick spoon, Tick BYTES ) - because yes it DOES matter if you get the whole tick or not.

Any other questions? Drop them below ⤵️🍂

10/12/2026

10/10/2026

When movement is your life, joy, processing & more - when Lyme Disease takes it from you, what happens next?

I asked myself that same question, wondering if I’d ever get back to my favorite sport, play collegiate soccer, ever run my half marathon goal, hike with family, or bike around the lake again.

Movement brought a racing heart rate, panic & air hunger, tremors down my arms, and fatigue & muscle pain that would last for days. Movement & being an athlete was my whole identity & I refused to let it be gone for forever.

So I did the research, the guesswork & the trial & error - so you don’t have to.

How to:
• rewire the systems to find safety (not symptoms) in movement
• how to pace & identify the body’s current capacity
• how to modify the workouts for success
• how to build a strong foundation to prevent the flare
• how to get back to life & find freedom in movement

If you’re ready to begin again, you’re in the right place. Comment LIFE & let’s chat about getting you back to the life you dreamed about!

10/09/2026

Chronic illness Warriors - do you experience anxiety or feel disconnected from your body?

Try these easy tricks the next time it happens!

Curious why these work?
• Activation of your frontal lobe - your thinking center, bringing yourself back into your body.
• Cross body movements - activating both sides of your brain.
• Varied Sensory Input - to change the outcome (anxiety, dissociation) we have to change the information the body is receiving.

Make sure to SAVE this post to make sure you have these easy tools to use anywhere & anytime!

*exercises are sped up x2 for video - complete slow & steady*