When most people think of Lyme disease, they picture its physical symptoms like fatigue, joint pain, or flu-like conditions. But what often goes unnoticed are the profound ways Lyme disease can impact mental health. As both a personal survivor of Lyme and a mental health therapist, I feel compelled to shine a light on the mental health struggles that can stem from this illness.

Two Roads Wellness Clinic® is the first integrative health clinic in east central Illinois and west central Indiana.  Our model is catching on and we’re happy about that!  As more providers switch to this model, it will provide even better options and outcomes for the communities we care about.  I’d love to share how this model developed and why it matters so much as healthcare stretches and grows in different directions today. 

As I reflect on 2024, I consider my own health and the health of those I love and care about.  I wonder if there is  more that I could have offered at our clinic this past year to help us all feel our very best? As I reflected, I realized that we already have so many wonderful tools and resources available to help each of us reach our personal health goals.  Here are 5 services below that Two Roads Wellness Clinic® currently offers to help reach optimal health in 2025!

Your "why" is the center around which every business decision, big or small, revolves. It's the reason customers will resonate with your brand and employees will come to work with you. When you know your purpose, others will see it too!

Barreling forward without a clear "why" is akin to setting sail without a destination. You may drift aimlessly, responding to the tides of market trends, winds of competitor moves, or your feelings in the moment. While these factors hold significance, they should not be the primary guidance system for you.

Jessica Nemecz, LCPC shares her story of going from hopeless to overflowing with gratitude after finding the root cause to an illness that has plagued her for over 10 years! She was told "everyone has pain" and this was "normal," but she knew something was not right. She encourages you to advocate for your health and to press on as you seek answers. Read her heartfelt story here.

If you’ve made it out of this past year without being hurt, devastated, attacked in some way, alone, abandoned, anxious, afraid, or angry then you are one of the few lucky ones who were able to wrap yourself in a bubble, unaffected by others and the world around us. 

I have started to wonder if we will ever get to a place of healing. I am the forever the idealist and I say yes! I do believe we have what it takes as humans, that we have been equipped with the ability to heal from hard things. I believe that we can heal as individuals, families, communities, workplaces, as a nation, and in our world.  As the old saying goes, there is a time for everything under the sun.  We are entering into a time to heal, if we are willing to do the work to get there.  I’m ready!  Are you with me?

Many of us are feeling like we don’t have a lot of control right now over what’s going on in our nation and our world. When we start to feel this way, it can bring on feelings of depression and anxiety. To feel this way is normal and OK. We first want to validate your feelings and let you know that it’s OK to feel however you’re feeling.

We don’t want to leave you there though.