LINDSEY’S SUCCESS STORY: HOW NEUROTHERAPY TURNED SELF-TALK INTO SELF-TRUST (Podcast Episode 10)
by Heather Putney, PHD, LMFT, CSAT-S, QEEG-DL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOUNDER
Untethered Therapy and Transformative Neurotherapy
Healing can feel like a maze—especially when the tools you’ve been using work in theory but stall in practice. Lindsey came to me after years of therapy, on-and-off medication, and a growing interest in holistic care. What remained constant was her effort. What kept shifting was traction. Neurotherapy became the bridge between what she understood intellectually and what her brain could actually do on demand. Once we began targeting her brain patterns directly, her coping strategies started working faster and felt easier to access. The phrase “healing happens faster” moved from tagline to lived experience. Lindsey shifted from spirals of self-loathing to a steadier baseline where self-compassion had space to breathe.
Before treatment, recurring dips into depression defined the rhythm of her life. Negative self-talk ran hot, and rumination made it worse. She understood the mechanics of trauma but felt stuck in the stew. Lindsey joined us for a weeklong intensive—two sessions a day for five days—and participated in a training environment that encouraged questions, clarity, and collaboration. Near the end of that week, she noticed a moment that marked a turning point: a familiar inner attack began, and she simply thought, “No, that’s not worth it.” The inner weather shifted. What once required long, draining effort now flipped off like a switch. That shift didn’t erase hard things—it made them manageable.
What surprised her most were the sensations. Lindsey was tuned into her interoception, and she could feel the work happening in her nervous system. She described it as a warm “power wash” for her brain—not harsh, but more like a strong shower that left her feeling clear and clean. On another day, as her fight-or-flight response eased, she dropped into a sudden, beach-like calm. That deep relaxation was not only delightful—it was also a practical reminder that timing matters if you need to focus afterward. Neurotherapy didn’t just change her mood; it re-tuned her physiology, moving her from hypervigilance toward rest-and-digest—the state where healing and learning actually land.
Cost came up early in our conversations. Starting care can be expensive, and schedules vary. Lindsey’s flexible calendar helped, and we worked together to meet her needs. She judged the value by durability: if the gains last, the investment pays for itself in quality of life. She emphasized that even without major trauma, her results were profound. For those with PTSD or traumatic brain injury, she sees neurotherapy as a potential lifeline—one that cuts through symptoms swiftly and directly. The key, she said, is integration: pairing brain-based training with talk therapy, skills practice, and thoughtful use of medication or supplements to create a system that supports real change.
Her biggest outcome connects to identity and legacy: motherhood. At her lowest, Lindsey had decided it wouldn’t be fair to bring a child into her internal storm. But with neurotherapy, the winter months became bearable, stability held, and she and her partner chose to conceive. Pregnancy mood swings felt proportionate to context, and postpartum went smoothly by her account. She’s aware of the common idea that maternal stress may shape a baby’s temperament and shares that her child is calm, soothed easily, and sleeps well—while acknowledging the limits of personal evidence. What’s clear is that a rewired nervous system gave her the confidence to pursue a long-held dream.
Lindsey’s story lands on a simple truth I see often: when your brain stops working against you, your tools start working for you. Neurotherapy didn’t replace her therapy or self-work—it amplified them. It turned insights into access, effort into ease, and goals into grounded steps. For those stuck in cycles of rumination, burnout, or chronic stress, this path offers a practical, science-backed route to clarity. You still do the work—but now your brain meets you halfway.