Video Testimonial

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I am a law enforcement member who developed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and anxiety. I lost interest in my hobbies and was always tired.  The PTSD and anxiety started to affect both my work life and home life. I tried counselling and found it effective however, wasn’t able to fully overcome the anxiety. I was also on medications. After going through the therapy of Reviitron, I am happy to say that I am no longer on any of my medications. I have my energy back. I’m enjoying my hobbies again. I also no longer feel any of those anxiety symptoms. 

          After a lifetime of not having anxiety or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), I had an unfortunate mountain incident that drastically changed that. With the diagnosis of PTSD and anxiety and the fortunate insight into what life had felt like before, I was determined to get rid of all of the problems I was having. This led me to therapy, EMDR, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, acupuncture, yoga, meditation, supplements, multiple pharmaceutical interventions, cutting out all caffeine sugar alcohol etc. I was quite successful after months of therapy and medication primarily. With the pandemic I was working as an RN in Intensive care. Being in the only ICU in all of central zone took its toll on my health in very drastic ways. After years of no panic attacks, very little anxiety, and completely manageable and generally predictable triggers it was back. Unfortunately, this time the panic attacks started in a much more dramatic way. Panic attacks left me laying on a floor covered in sweat, dizzy, pins and needles all over, tunnel vision, extreme dry mouth, chest pains, and general sense of doom. After each panic attack I was very ill. I was experiencing extreme nausea, vomitting, and diarrhea daily. For months my food intake was completely inadequate, and had it not been for smoothies and yogurt I would not have gotten anything in my body. My panic attacks were daily multiple times a day, and I even was having them while enjoying a vacation with my family-when a person should feel much more relaxed. I was more forgetful than I had ever experienced in my life, for example taking the wrong kid to swimming lessons that we go to each week. While at work I was able to cope because the intensity matched the adrenaline I had circulating all the time, but when it came time to relax I was a mess. My dreams were so disruptive, and often deeply disturbing, and definitely never restful. I was tired all the time. The thought of having to do basic things in my life was so overwhelming.   

             The physical symptoms of the anxiety and panic were also exhausting: extreme dry mouth, pins and needles down my arms and legs, racing heart, tightness in my throat, racing thoughts, ruminating for hours, physical pain from persistent tight muscles, and I gained a significant amount of weight despite not being able to eat much. I was not able to show up for my family as I would like, I was so focussed on getting healthy, but getting nowhere fast. I used all the tools I had in the past, and they definitely helped, BUT not enough. My therapist sent me to demand further medical investigations because it was concerning to her that I was struggling as bad as I was given all we had accomplished in therapy, and she was concerned that there might be more to it physcially. I did a dutch test with a naturopath and it showed my cortisol was critically high, and also that I was excreting it in a very efficient manner as well- so all the things I was doing was helping but not enough. I ended up being treated for ADHD as it was thought if my late diagnosis of ADHD was making anxiety worse, treatment could help. I also saw a gynecologist in relation to possible PMDD among other things. The endocrinologist believed there was nothing nefarious, and that my seriously elevated stress hormones was just a dog chasing it's tail with the anxiety. So in short, an RN who has insight into the health system, and has never really asked much of it (outside of having babies), now had multiple specialists helping because I had become so ill for months. I was not suicidal but had felt that I could not continue an entire lifetime in the manner I was. It was just not sustainable, and I started to ask some seriously morbid questions about how little do I have to have in my day to day life going right to make it "worth it". 

           I had heard about neurofeedback devices through reading "The body keeps the score" and had looked into it and found next to nothing in canada. I was then looking into ketamine therapy, and someone asked if they could give Dr Kauchali my email. Obviously I said yes, and he was emailing me within the week from his overseas vacation! (ridiculously kind and unnecessary but he knew I was really struggling). The technology sounded amazing, and too good to be true. I was put in a comfortable zero gravity chair, given a fluffy blanket, told to try not to force anything and just meditate through the process. They placed electrodes on several areas of my head, gave me earbuds, and laid me back with the lights out. The sounds you hear because of the ultrasound pulses were so interesting. I found myself trying to focus on where I felt they were coming from as a meditation. In that hour my stomach started to growl for the first time in about seven months. I was no longer nauseous, and I was finally hungry! I had gone in on a day that I actually felt quite well compared to my usual, and they immediately confirmed that even on my good days parts of my brain were stuck in fight or flight. The brain echo not only helps our brains to start balancing out the issues it also provides feedback on what we’ve been experiencing.  One quick search to remind myself of the role of the parietal lobe in the brain reminded me it was responsible for hunger cues and thirst, and I had been just told that my parietal lobe was staying in fight or flight. Furthermore, they were able to tell me that the issue was primarily subconscious, meaning everything I had been doing was helpful, but it would not be enough. I could not use will power or positive thoughts to correct the imbalance. It started to make sense why my dreams were so disturbing, and why my general thinking pattern was much more skewed to the negative than I had ever experienced. I left after my first treatment feeling relaxed for the first time in years, and I was able to see what a true baseline would look like. It had been so long I hadn't even remembered how it felt, and it felt a lot better than any 'good day' I had been having. I slept heavier than I ever had. What was interesting was I also had these ridiculously wonderful dreams that neatly tied up issues that had been bothering me like for example, I got an apology from someone who had really hurt me a couple years back and was now out of my life, there was better support for the staff at work, and in general it just felt like I was able to close some doors on things that had been sitting unwell with me. I did some reading up on dreams and that's the whole point, process your day and pack it away. I hadn't been having that and I cannot express how good it felt to pretend these things had happened in my dreams. Sounds silly, but it's true. Over the next few days we did more brain echos and I looked forward to every single treatment. I knew I was going to feel so much better and relaxed and each treatment did that for me. I was exhausted coming out of fight or flight and was needing naps all the time, literally laid in the grass at my kids ball game one day and fell asleep by all the other parents I didn't even know lol. I probably looked like a drunk, but I needed sleep more than I ever have. I supported the healing with intentional meditation, exercise, sleep, and watching what sort of content my brain was consuming aka I avoided trauma as much as a person can do while working in ICU. The team was so supportive, and really did cheer me on. I immediately stopped one of my medications at their direction so we could really push the brain. It's been four months and I remain off the medication. My husband could not believe how much improvement he saw, and so quickly. At work a few colleagues told me I looked like I was finally coming back. I was laughing more, I was able to enjoy all the moments with my kids, and I wasn't retching as I drove them to their activities. Slowly but surely I started eating food again, and also the weight poured off of me now that I wasn't just above starving myself. They also really helped me to see that I needed to make some life changes to continue on with healing, and thus I left my job and sought out something more positive in my life.   

       I just went in for a 'top up' after feeling some of the old signs and symptoms slowly creeping back in. And again I am shocked at how helpful it was and how quickly. This is hands down the most effective thing I have tried when it comes to mental health. I still think it is imperative to treat your body well and speak to a therapist to process some of the trauma, but when it comes to the subconscious there was not much more I could do. I would pay for this entire treatment yearly if needed, but that wont be necessary. My recovery was so obvious to those around me, and maybe because it was clear I had been working so hard all along, they were blown away. I know friends have sent other people to Dr Kauchali for help and again results very similar to mine. This therapy changed my life, and certainly extended my life expectancy. There is no way to live with that amount of stress hormone circulating and not have drastic negative effects on your overall health. I will be eternally grateful to this team. Rory's endless optimism and insight was very helpful, and he was always a text away should I need him. I felt like I was their priority during my course of treatment, but also in my follow up care.    

Thank you for resetting my brain. What a difference I am noticing. I am now going to bed around 11 pm and going into a very deep sleep. When I wake up I feel like I had a very deep restful sleep and I immediately have energy. This has changed my life. I have energy throughout the day. I am more focussed, I get more done in a day now than what I ever did. Again thank you, this has totally impacted my life in a VERY positive way !!! I would highly recommend this for everyone!!!

One year ago, I embarked on a journey with the Brain Harmony machine, completing five sessions that have since played a significant role in my recovery. Having lived with a decade of PTSD, the experience brought my mind back to a default state, a reset I had longed for.

The team's support was unwavering, with consistent, regular guidance and check-ins that made the process feel less daunting. I was well-informed beforehand about what to expect, which helped me prepare mentally and emotionally for the journey ahead.

Since completing the sessions, I have noticed a profound change in my ability to manage stress and anxiety. The incessant running thoughts have subsided, allowing me to work through them more effectively. Remarkably, I have not experienced any nightmares, a relief that has contributed greatly to my overall well-being.

More importantly, I have reconnected with my emotions, feeling joy and happiness in their purest form—emotions that were once elusive to me. The initial months post-therapy left me feeling raw, an aspect of the process I was cautioned about, but one that also reaffirmed the transformative nature of the experience.

The Brain Harmony machine, along with the dedicated team, has been an integral part of my healing process, and I am grateful for the progress I have made.

For twenty years I owned and operated a small business that challeneged my personal stress reserve, resulting in poor sleep and an early management strategy that included the use of a lose-dose anxiolytic medication. After I sold the business, I was surprised to discover that my stress symptoms remained; I felt that my brain was stuck in sympathetic (fight or flight) mode. In an effort to get back to 'normal' I discontinued the anxiolytic medication, but that practice lasted only 3.5 months before I was conviced that I still needed it. After Reviitron's therapy, I am happy to report that I have been off the medication for 7 months and althrough my sleep architecture has not improved, my brain is able to relax, and I no longer am awake in the night feeling anxious. My life has been changed for the better and I am grateful for the genuine care of Dr. Kauchali and Chelsea at Beju Medical and Wellness Centre.