Healing Isn’t a Straight Line. It’s a Return Home.

My favorite spot on the ranch - the tip of Three Wolf Canyon.

If there’s one thing I continue to learn on this journey, it’s that healing doesn’t follow a straight line.

It loops. It circles back. It asks you to pay attention… again.

I had another ozone treatment with Dr. Lilly in Whitefish, MT, in March 2026. And if I’m being honest, I went in with a quiet hope that maybe I was further along than I actually am. But my body has a way of telling the truth before my mind catches up.

For me, the signs are familiar now. A little discoloration in a certain area on the tops of my feet. Redness in my cheeks right on the dapple. And, lingering phlegm that says, “there’s still something here.” Over time, I’ve come to understand that when the body is working to release heavy metals, especially Hg, it doesn’t always do it quietly. It shows up. It surfaces. It asks to be acknowledged.

I’ve learned not to ignore those signals.

During the treatment, she used the dental tacks again—those small insertion points into the jaw—to see what might still be lingering beneath the surface and where to treat with ozone. It’s not the most glamorous part of healing, but it’s honest. And sometimes, healing requires us to be willing to see what’s still there… even when we wish it wasn’t. The procedure is rather tough on me. My nervous system does NOT like the process as there is so much trauma associated with any type of dental procedure. But, I have to remind my mind, body, and spirit - this is progress! Every dang time!

More diagnostics to determine the ozone treatment areas.

Lately, the word that keeps coming up for me is alignment. Not perfection. Not “fixed.” Just… alignment. Alignment in my body - my back, my neck, my shoulders - but also across all segments of my life. After a season of travel and moving our lives 3.5 hours to our new landing spot near the ranch, I could feel things getting off. As with all of the partners in my journey, I’m so grateful to have found a chiropractic partner who understands where I am in this journey and is helping me realign, piece by piece.

Alignment in my life, too. When your body is working to detox and release what no longer belongs, whether that’s physical like Hg, or emotional like stress and old patterns, everything else has to come into alignment with it.

Your schedule. Your energy. Your relationships. Even your thoughts.

I’m not at the beginning of this journey anymore. But I’m not at the end either. And that middle space? It can be uncomfortable. There are moments I want to be “done.” Moments I wonder if I should be further along. Moments where patience feels like the hardest discipline of all.

But here’s what I keep coming back to…this isn’t about rushing to the finish line. It’s about staying in integrity with the process. I’m now at Round 141 of chelation. Slow and steady. On and off. Giving my body the space it needs to safely move heavy metals like Hg and lead out, without overwhelming the system. Because healing doesn’t require you to disappear from your life. It asks you to participate in it differently.

Hiking the Grand Canyon (Bright Angel Trail) in March 2026.

Transformation isn’t just about what we fix…it’s about what we release. Old habits. Old patterns. Things we’ve been carrying far longer than we realized. And sometimes, that’s not so different from what happens physically. Our bodies hold onto what they don’t know how to let go of, until we gently support them in doing so.

I’ve been rewriting some of those habits for what feels like a darn long time! Choosing rest when I would have powered through. Listening when my body whispers instead of waiting until it shouts. Letting go of the idea that progress has to look a certain way.

And in that space, something beautiful has happened.

I’ve found new paths to hike. Reconnected with old friends. Met new ones who are teaching me things I didn’t even know I needed to learn. We’re now “home.” Back near the ranch. Back near family. And I don’t think it’s a coincidence that this part of my healing journey is aligning with a return to my roots. Because home, for me, isn’t just a place. It’s grounding. It’s simplicity. It’s the reminder of who I was before ‘my’ world got loud.

There’s something about the open space, the Montana air, that rhythm of life…it creates room for healing in a way nothing else can. A place where the body can settle. Where the nervous system can exhale. Where even the deeper work, like detoxing Hg and what it represents, feels a little more supported.

If I’ve learned anything, it’s this:

Healing isn’t linear. But it is honest. Your body will tell you what’s true…if you’re willing to listen. And alignment? It’s not something you arrive at once and keep forever. It’s something you practice. Over and over again. So I’m still showing up. Still listening. Still doing the work. Round 141. Not perfect. But aligned enough to keep going.

And maybe that’s what healing really is…not a straight line forward…but a steady return home to yourself.

💥 Check out this transformation! The pic on the left is March 2026 and the picture on the right is May 2019. That year was just prior to me really understanding the impacts of Hg toxicity and the impacts on my health. 💥