Turning recovery stories into a clearer path forward.
I spent ten years with ME/CFS. Doctors couldn't help me, and every treatment I tried failed. Eventually, I stopped looking for answers from medicine and committed to a different path. I later learned it had a name: the nervous system approach. Over time, I fully recovered.
Today, I help make neuroplastic recovery education clear, practical, affordable and hopeful.
ME/CFS shaped my family long before it shaped my own life.
My mother developed ME/CFS when I was five years old, and it stayed with her for the rest of her life. I know what these conditions take from people and from families. It is why I do this work.
When I later developed ME/CFS myself, my world narrowed. Doctors told me I was fine, treatments failed and, for a while, I stopped believing that recovery was possible.
Eventually, I realized I could not keep waiting for someone else to hand me a solution. I committed to learning, experimenting and following a different path. That path focused on the nervous system and on changing the patterns that kept my body locked in protection.
Recovery was not immediate or effortless, but it was real. It gave me my life back and changed what I believed was possible.
Recovery stories contain patterns worth paying attention to.
Since recovering, I have interviewed nearly 300 people who recovered from ME/CFS, Long COVID, chronic pain, POTS, MCAS, fibromyalgia and related conditions, along with leading experts in neuroscience, psychology and mind-body medicine.
Those conversations, together with my own experience, revealed remarkably consistent themes in how people recover from conditions that are often neuroplastic in nature.
People learn what may be driving their symptoms. They reduce fear and threat responses. They practice new patterns, regulate the nervous system, build confidence and become active participants in their own recovery.
No two recovery stories are identical. But taken together, they offer something many people have been missing: a practical map.
Explore the recovery research →Turning knowledge into practical support.
Through Raelan Agle LLC, I create education, programs and partnerships designed to make the recovery path easier to understand and act on.
Brain Retraining 101
I lead a step-by-step recovery program combining brain retraining and nervous system regulation, supported by a global team of coaches.
Recovery research
I contribute to two active research projects analyzing the recovery stories shared on my YouTube channel.
Professional collaboration
I partner with clinicians, researchers and practitioners around the world to advance neuroplastic recovery education.
Public education
I create content across YouTube, podcasts and social media, reaching millions of viewers each year.
Making complex ideas understandable and useful.
Before this work, I earned a master’s degree in Social Work and practiced as a clinical social worker in medical settings.
My training in psychoeducation shapes everything I create. I focus on translating complex science into clear, practical tools people can understand and use, including on days when energy and concentration are limited.
Recovery resources should not be confusing, inaccessible or financially out of reach.
My mission is to make recovery resources clear, affordable and hopeful, so no one feels alone or without options.
I want people to spend less time lost in information and more time understanding what may help them move forward.
Ready to explore your own path forward?
Brain Retraining 101 brings together recovery education, practical tools, live guidance and ongoing support in one step-by-step program.
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