I’m
Elizabeth-Leigh.
Hi,
A family caregiver, family therapist, functional wellness expert, and the founder of Caregiver Wellness Unlocked.
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I created Caregiver Wellness Unlocked to help support and sustain the strength and courage of everyday caregivers, just like you, who are struggling to do the best they can.
I began my journey of supporting family caregivers because I truly and deeply understand the struggle, stress, and grief that comes with that lifestyle. For over a decade, I served as my family’s go-to caregiver, eventually logging over 500K miles traveling back and forth from Connecticut to Oklahoma providing long-distance care.
I was the caregiver… yet I was the one who ended up on life support.
It’s no secret that caregiving can be exhausting, stressful, emotionally and physically draining, and traumatic. Even though I have 20+ years of experience as a family therapist, have served as the Chief Clinical Officer of a Mental Health & Substance Abuse agency, and have trained as a triathlon athlete, the intensity of caregiving slowly stripped away my mental, emotional, and physical health.
Caregiving had taken over my life. Although I spent hours each week caring for others, I was stubbornly trying to continue to live the rest of my life as though nothing had changed, which only added to my stress. Little by little, day by day, I could feel myself becoming unraveled. I was so focused on the needs of others that I was neglecting my own.
That is, until I created a Functional Wellness Plan.
Building a bridge back to wellness.
I realized that, by ignoring the needs of my body and mind, I was setting myself up for my own health crisis after caregiving. I knew that something needed to shift. I went from never taking a yoga class to becoming a Registered Yoga Teacher, by teaching myself one pose at a time with the time and energy I had available. I drew on my knowledge of sports nutrition as a triathlon athlete and dove into learning about disease prevention nutrition. I became a Board Certified Functional Nutrition Coach, as well as a Certified (Board Certification pending) Functional Medicine Health Coach. I went from never meditating to developing a healing daily practice, then became a meditation teacher. I sought out opportunities with thought leaders including grief expert David Kessler (a protege of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross) and trauma expert Françoise Mathieu (trauma), as well as trainings at the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.
As I began implementing new habits, I experienced a positive, whole-self transformation — I felt more resilient, healthier, and more at peace. It became easier to deal with the stresses of caregiving, which helped me to show up every day for my loved ones as the strongest and most compassionate version of myself.
Learning more about the terrible mental, emotional, and physical health statistics associated with caregiving pushed me to ensure that caregivers everywhere can access the services they need to keep themselves strong, healthy, and balanced.
You deserve real Functional Wellness.
Caregivers truly require next-level wellness habits, but we don’t always have the time or energy to research techniques or experiment to find what works — and often aren’t even sure where to start!
I believe that self-care shouldn’t cause more stress. Caregiver Wellness Unlocked helps caregivers access real, manageable, practical solutions and support that won’t add to their burden — and it’s there for you any time you need it.
My services are designed to guide you intuitively through my 4-step Caregiver Wellness Matrix: assessing your current situation, acquiring the right tools, going into action, and then adjusting to real-life circumstances. This approach will help you build a wellness practice that makes sense for your own situation and is genuinely sustainable so that you can enjoy long-lasting benefits!
Go at your own pace. Focus on the strategies that resonate with you. Celebrate your wins.
You deserve it.
CERTIFICATIONS
Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach
specializing in identifying the root causes associated with trauma, depression, and anxiety
Certified Functional Nutrition & Lifestyle Practitioner
specializing in restorative nutrition and intuitive eating
Registered Yoga Teacher
RYT200 with specialized training in Yoga for Trauma and Mental Health. Yoga Styles: Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Chair Yoga
Certified Grief Educator
specializing in anticipatory, secondary loss, and disenfranchised grief
Studied Mindful
Self-Compassion
at the Center for Mindful
Self-Compassion established by Dr. Christopher Germer and Dr. Kristin Neff
What's next?
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Complete a Functional Intake and Assessment Interview.
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Upload your most recent lab results or update your blood work with one of our Wellness Panels.
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Receive your comprehensive Functional Wellness Plan.
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