Stop Managing Your Symptoms. Start Leading Your Health.Â
I help high-achieving women resolve migraines, IBS, and stress-driven pain patterns at the root by retraining the brain and regulating the nervous system, so you can reclaim freedom and leadership in your health and your life.
Take the 2-Minute Migraine & Symptoms QuizYou’ve tried everything to fix your migraines and persistent symptoms, yet you’re still managing them with medications, endless appointments, restrictive diets, and planning your days around the possibility of a flare-up.
You may have been told your pain and symptoms are genetic, hormonal, related to food sensitivities, weather changes, stress, or even structural issues in your neck or spine.
Each explanation leads to another strategy to try, another adjustment to make, another protocol to follow in hopes that this will finally be the thing that solves it.
So you research, experiment, stay disciplined, avoid triggers, keep medication close, and quietly organize your work and life around the unpredictability of your symptoms.
From the outside, you appear composed and high-functioning.
But inside, you're always aware of your body and anticipating the next migraine.
And over time, it can start to feel like your body is in control.
What if the real problem isn’t your migraines or symptoms… but the way your brain and nervous system learned to respond?
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For many people living with persistent migraines and physical symptoms, the issue isn’t ongoing damage in the body, weather, food or genetic.
It’s a the brain and nervous system that have learned to stay in a state of protection.
When the brain perceives danger whether from stress, emotional pressure, past experiences, or prolonged overload, it can begin sending warning signals to the body in the form of real physical symptoms.
Migraines.
Neck tension.
Digestive issues.
Fatigue.
Chronic pain.
The sensations are real.
But they are being generated by a nervous system that has learned to stay on high alert, even when the body itself is healthy.
This is known as neuroplastic pain or Mind-Body Syndrome, and it is far more common than most people realize.
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Like many women searching for answers...
I turned to the conventional medical system to understand what was causing my symptoms.
I underwent brain scans, blood work, and food sensitivity testing for my digestive issues and migraines. I was told my symptoms were likely due to food intolerances, hormonal changes, and perimenopause.
With over 15 years of experience and training as an Athletic Therapist, I had helped thousands of people recover from injuries and physical pain, including working with high-performance and Olympic-level athletes.
So I did what most proactive women do. I eliminated foods, exercised, stretched, and sought treatments like massage therapy to relieve my neck tension and migraines.
Yet, despite doing everything “right,” my symptoms persisted.
That search is what eventually led me to discover Mind-Body Medicine.
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How you can work with me:
Group Coaching Program
Inside this transformational program, you’ll learn how to retrain your brain, regulate your nervous system, and develop the tools needed to break the cycle of recurring migraine and pain patterns so you can move freely, think clearly, and trust your body again.
Exclusive VIP Private Mentorship
My most personalized coaching experience for women who are ready to resolve migraines and persistent symptoms at the root, retrain their brain and nervous system, and create lasting freedom in their health and life.
Donna – Years of Chronic Back Pain, Sciatica & Fibromyalgia
“I spent years chasing pills, doctors, and quick fixes while feeling broken, angry, and desperate for someone to save me.
When I joined Rise Above Pain, I realized healing wasn’t about the body alone, it was about rewiring my brain, beliefs, and nervous system.
Valerie’s coaching helped me go from surviving to thriving, and I now wake up excited for life. I’m no longer searching for someone to fix me, because I’ve become the one who heals myself. You will walk away from this program with more than you can imagine.”
Patricia — 48 Years of Migraines
“Before starting, I had lifelong migraines, chronic back and shoulder pain, and constant nausea.
Since this program, my day-to-day life has completely changed. With my doctor’s guidance, I’ve stopped all my medications and now experience far fewer migraines, and I’m only 6 weeks into the program.
What surprised me most is how simple and doable this work has been once I had the right tools and information.Â
The biggest shift was realizing how much control I actually have over my body.
I’m rediscovering who I am.”
Melanie — Burnout & Loss of Physical Function
“In the first 4 weeks of this program, I learned more about myself than I did in 2 years of therapy.
I am now mostly pain and symptom free. When symptoms do creep up, I know exactly what my body needs.
I no longer take medications. I’ve gained time back in my week because I don’t need endless appointments.
This gave me the strength to have difficult conversations, trust myself, and know that I AM IN CONTROL of my body.”
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