Success Story
Creating a Milestones List: Joanna's Important Look Back
Summary
Joanna experienced long-standing symptoms including chronic fatigue, Lyme disease, chemical sensitivities, and anxiety, which began in childhood and worsened in early adulthood. Despite working with a range of practitioners, her symptoms persisted and limited her ability to engage in everyday life. After discovering DNRS, she began to experience steady improvements across physical, emotional, and cognitive areas. Her story reflects how consistent brain retraining can lead to meaningful expansion in daily life, energy, and sense of self.
When Energy and Confidence Were Limited
Joanna’s symptoms began early in life, showing up as low energy and social anxiety.
“I would get tired more quickly than others… and was fearful around people I didn’t know well.”
As she entered adulthood, her symptoms intensified. Chronic fatigue, sensitivities, and anxiety began to shape her daily life, limiting how much she could do and how often she could engage with others.
Even simple routines required careful planning, and her energy felt like something that had to be rationed.
Searching for Answers
Determined to improve her health, Joanna sought help from a variety of practitioners.
She worked with medical doctors, nutritionists, counselors, chiropractors specializing in Lyme disease, and naturopaths focused on genetics and detoxification.
Despite these efforts, she continued to struggle with her symptoms.
She eventually came across DNRS—first through a recommendation, and later through a testimonial that resonated deeply with her experience.
“That’s when I knew I wanted to try it.”
Joanna’s List of Milestones
Joanna has experienced many positive shifts in her health and quality of life during her DNRS journey.
She shared her list of recent milestones on our Global Community Forum to reflect on just how far her recovery has progressed with the program:
Here are just some of the changes I’ve seen!
I now do something out of the house 4-5 times a week!! This is a huge change! Before DNRS, it was more like 2 times a week.
I am able to freely say YES when friends ask me to do something with them, instead of being “scheduled out” for the next 2 months because of limited energy.
I can eat as much fruit as I want! Enjoying different things I can make with it.
I am eating some dairy and thoroughly enjoying it.
I am a lot less sensitive to fragrances. I used to have to air out fragrant library books in the garage before reading them. Now, I haven’t noticed fragrance on any library books for the last few months!
On my more low-key, rest days, I am able to do crafts and other creative things and even a small job or two. And they are RESTFUL to me. Before, my rest days looked more like laying on the couch most of the day.
I feel more like myself at work and around people. I am so much more calm and I can think more clearly. I am more in control of what I think and do instead of being “taken over” by adrenaline. Ah, it’s so very wonderful and refreshing to just feel like ME.
Going on walks is no big deal now.
I spontaneously decide to do things that take energy, instead of feeling like I have to “ration” my energy out.
Huge lessening in the “addictive” pull of my computer/phone. Learning to USE them instead of them controlling me.
Recovering so much faster after big days.
No to little anxiety when messaging or texting people. And I don’t agonize over the “perfect” way to say things.
My mind doesn’t get “stuck” thinking about something as much. I have more control over what I think about and am able to move on to thinking about new things easier.
I notice things around me more instead of being stuck in my head.
Happy dreams more often.
Getting going faster in the morning, instead of being zoned out for the first hour or two.
Have had people over to our house a few times, even if they wear a lot of fragrances!
Monthly cycle getting closer to “normal”.
Once in a while I go out and do something for a bit on the same day that I work in the morning! Unheard of before!
Was confronted with a subject that I used to panic over…like I used to not be able to get my mind unstuck from it for days. BUT THIS TIME I was able to redirect my mind. I felt like I was able to handle and process it in a healthy way! I was in awe and amazed!
Was able to go to a petting farm, I wanted to go to for years!! And there’s a possibility of going horse-back riding there this summer. Yay, energy!
Expanding Life Again
After beginning DNRS, Joanna started to notice steady and meaningful changes.
Her energy began to increase, allowing her to leave the house more frequently and engage in activities she had previously avoided. What once required careful scheduling became more flexible and spontaneous.
“I can now say yes when friends ask me to do something.”
Daily life began to feel more manageable. She could go for walks without concern, take on small tasks even on rest days, and recover more quickly after busy periods.
At the same time, her physical sensitivities improved. She was able to tolerate foods she had previously avoided, including fruit and dairy, and became far less reactive to environmental triggers like fragrances.
Even environments that once required preparation—like library books—no longer posed a problem.
Feeling Like Herself Again
Alongside the physical improvements, Joanna experienced a profound shift internally.
She describes feeling calmer, clearer, and more in control of her thoughts. Situations that once triggered anxiety became manageable, and she was able to move on from thoughts instead of feeling stuck in them.
“I feel more like myself.”
Her relationships and social life expanded as well. She became more comfortable connecting with others, hosting gatherings, and participating in activities that once felt overwhelming.
Simple moments—like going to a petting farm or considering horseback riding—became meaningful markers of how far she had come.
Perhaps most importantly, she no longer makes decisions based solely on limitations.
Instead, she moves through life with more ease, confidence, and flexibility.
Reflecting on her journey, she shares:
“I am no longer stuck. I can move forward.”
Joanna’s Advice for Chronic Illness Sufferers
To someone who is still suffering and might have doubts about whether it is worth putting faith in brain retraining with DNRS, Joanna sends this message:
“I know you have probably been recommended so many things, tried so many treatments, and gotten your hopes up so many times, only to not have it work. I know you might not want to try something and get your hopes up AGAIN. But the thing with DNRS is, there is nothing to lose. I truly believe that everyone would benefit from doing the program. I have seen so much transformation in my emotional and thought life since starting DNRS. I am no longer ‘stuck’. I can move forward. I am a different person from when I started, not only physically, but also emotionally and spiritually. I truly believe that DNRS will help heal those of you with chronic illness, and I know that through this program you will have outstanding growth as a person.”
