Tom Rosshirt suffered from a toxic mold injury that affected his limbic brain function, tearing his life apart from the inside out. His health was at an all-time low, and doctors recommended that he move out of his home and into a ‘clean environment’ in an attempt to heal—separating Tom from his wife and children.
As a former speechwriter for the White House, a perfectionist, and someone who prided himself on working hard, Tom was no stranger to stress, but this was taking stress to an entirely different level.
Tom’s health had stolen every ounce of his vitality, leaving him trapped in relentless physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual turmoil. Every day was a battle for survival, with no relief in sight. He had hit rock bottom—lost, hopeless, and without a clear path to healing. Then, he found DNRS.
Tom Details His Struggles Before Finding DNRS
Prior to discovering DNRS, like many of our clients, Tom bounced from doctor to doctor, endlessly seeking answers to an ever-growing list of symptoms.
He experienced memory loss, brain fog, severe depression, anxiety, and increasing sensitivities to common elements of daily life, such as food, smells, and small amounts of mold or chemicals. Eventually, he was diagnosed with Mold Illness, also known as Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS).
Tom’s doctors confirmed that the results of his brain scan were not promising – his amygdala was in the 98th percentile, meaning the threat centers in his brain were firing constantly.
His doctors made it clear—this was a serious diagnosis, and they believed his path to recovery was to avoid all potentially triggering exposures, to detoxify his system and remediate his home.
This meant leaving his home, distancing himself from his family, relocating to a “clean” environment, and following a very strict regime of detoxification protocols that included saunas, taking binders, taking countless supplements, following a highly restrictive diet, and meticulously avoiding anything that was triggering symptoms.
Tom was becoming more and more cautious of his every move, tracking what exposures would cause the expanding list of symptoms. The belief that his body could no longer handle exposure to minute amounts of environmental triggers in everyday life was confirmed by his medical doctors and seemed true based on his physical reactions.
But avoidance wasn’t working—it was making him sicker. And rather than finding relief, Tom’s health spiralled even further, pulling him deeper into suffering.
Tom’s Watershed Moment
At first glance, avoidance makes sense. If a certain exposure triggers a physical reaction, the logical conclusion is to eliminate the exposure. However, what was missing from this equation was the deeper understanding that an injured brain—and its altered ‘danger’ response—was contributing to ongoing systemic inflammatory and immune reactions affecting multiple systems throughout Tom’s body.
His overactivated and sensitized nervous system perpetuated his symptoms long after the initial threat had been addressed.
What his healthcare practitioners failed to recognize was that the very part of his brain responsible for protective responses had been injured. Living a life of extreme and sustained avoidance reinforced fear and strengthened the neural circuits involved with his symptoms. This limbic system injury was keeping Tom trapped in a vicious cycle of suffering.
Thankfully, one of Tom’s physical breakdowns led to a breakthrough—a watershed moment that shifted his paradigm. He discovered DNRS, a targeted and self-directed neuroplasticity-based program that helped him rewire his brain and lower the volume of his heightened ‘danger’ response.
This proved to be a vital missing piece in his healing journey. His recovery through DNRS sparked a deep exploration of mind-body medicine, timeless spiritual practices and neuroscience.
Chasing Peace: A Story of Breakdowns, Breakthroughs, and the Spiritual Power of Neuroscience
Eager to share what he had learned, Tom chronicled his experiences in his book, Chasing Peace: A Story of Breakdowns, Breakthroughs, and the Spiritual Power of Neuroscience.
In it, he weaves his personal story of breakdowns and breakthroughs into profound spiritual insights and explores various mind-body healing modalities.
Tom has a remarkable gift for addressing human challenges with humor, grace, and curiosity. His journey reveals a powerful truth—healing is not just about avoiding harm but about transforming fear.
By directly addressing fear through neuroplasticity-based mind-body medicine, Tom discovered that fear is not just an emotion but a neural pathway that can be rewired.
He uncovered a profound harmony between the science of neuroplasticity and the timeless wisdom of spiritual practices—the key to healing lies in transforming fear into courage, into love, and into resilience, allowing you to shift from merely surviving to truly thriving.
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