What the Pros are Saying
From MDs and psychotherapists to CranioSacral and bodywork faculty, professionals across disciplines trust Body Smarts® for its clarity, depth, and ability to bridge the worlds of physiology, psychology, and trauma healing.
Dr. Julie McWhorter
“This handbook offers an informative summary of how our emotions can impact the body’s physical states and behaviors. It is purposefully designed to make us more aware and attuned to our emotional needs when we might otherwise feel our body is betraying us. I fully recommend this guide to those on their journey of well-being.”
Pediatric Anesthesiologist | Norton Children’s Hospital
Dr. Lindsey Kent, DO
“These chapters are empowering without being overwhelming. I'm still learning to regulate my stress response; this guide simplifies self-regulation into manageable parts so I can process my toxic stress as a medical professional and pass on these life skills to patients and colleagues as I grow.”
Non-operative Pediatric Orthopedics | University of Washington-Madison
Kelli Forsythe
“As a psychotherapist—I feel limited by two separate worlds of medical and mental healthcare—I love that you are practicing and sharing the miracle of merging the worlds! Much needed.”
Psychotherapist & LMFT
Hank Meldrum, CST-D, PT, OMT
“An immense amount of research and knowledge has been condensed into an easily accessible format, without dumbing it down. Health care professionals, as well as folks from all walks of life will greatly benefit from the wisdom in these pages.”
Faculty @ Upledger Institute Holland
Joe Lubow
“This straightforward book offers clear and simple steps to resolving every-day stress and healing trauma. Highly recommended.”
Owner & Director, Sarasota School of Massage Therapy
Joni Masse, RN, LMT, MA
“This journal is a wonderful tool every human on the planet could benefit from during these trying times. I will suggest this journal as a resource for many to come.”
Somatic Counseling Psychology
Kat Plasencio, CST-D
“This handbook helps us understand the stress-response and the vagal response to trauma within ourselves, so that we may control the effects that trauma has on our bodies and in our lives.”
Faculty @ Upledger Institute International
Janet I. Wakefield, RN, LMT
“Body Smarts is in a captivating format that allows us to embrace emotional and physical well-being. I can personally attest to its power.”
Faculty @ Mountain State School of Massage
Sharron Gonzalez, CST-T, TRE
“Body Smarts, the Guided Journal provides so many powerful insightful and easy ways for me to take control of my life. This guide is educating me on how to increase my brain power and learn self-regulation so I can live a harmonious inner and outer life.”
Trauma Releasing Exercises Pratitioner
Linda Shoenberger, LMT, CKTP
"This colorful, easy-to-read handbook with her step-by-step suggestions will guide you along a path of self-awareness and recovery that we all need. Well written and beautifully illustrated."
Faculty @ Sarasota School of Massage Therapy
How Clients Use the Handbook & Journal in Their Healing
These reflections come from clients who used StruggleBuster’s® Handbook and the Body Smarts® Journal alongside their therapeutic work — tools that helped them understand their system, regulate their stress response, and deepen their healing.
Anonymous (former psych ward patient)
“As a former psych ward patient, I'm thrilled for this book. Patricia tells it like it is but doesn't leave us stuck there. Her words light the path out of the abyss. I can't wait to offer it to my clients. The world needs this message!”
Anonymous Repeat Immersion Client
“I love how it feels in my hand. I love the way it is written. It’s so easy to follow. It flows.”
Health Transformations
Stories from people whose bodies finally had the space to reorganize, release, and heal.
Chronic Pain
“I chose to do the 3-Day Immersion to alleviate chronic pain. I was getting weekly neuromuscular massages, and the same knots and pain kept coming back to my neck. This therapy allowed me to hear my body in a way I never had before. Patricia helped me develop some ways to understand what the chronic pain was telling me about my stressful life and built-up emotions so I could make different choices and feel better.”
Cindy Childress, Ph.D.
The Expert’s Ghostwriter® | co-author of The Logical Law of Attraction
Vertigo
“Patricia’s 3-Day Immersion was well worth it. She was able to bring me to a state of serenity that I had not felt in many years. Her professional technique brought to the surface issues I was unaware I was holding onto. Releasing those emotions, I have less tension in my head, neck and back and there is significantly less stress in my daily routines than before.”
Julie Hoffmann
Anxiety
“I was looking for a way to find relaxation, and massage only helped for a few hours. Through CranioSacral Therapy, I found what caused my anxiety. I learned that emotional and physical trauma stay with your body. Buried memories and learned behaviors influence the decisions you make throughout your life. Working with Patricia provided a safe environment to deal with these issues.”
Tina
Chronic Pain
“I was used to doctors and practitioners telling me what to do and/or performing various treatments on me, but Patricia engaged me to participate in my own healing process. She was invested in my wellbeing and supportive of my particular journey in a way that most practitioners are not. My experience at Body Smarts ultimately bolstered my health, emotions and wellbeing.”
Michael
Cerebral Palsy
“Owen was only able to crawl a few feet at the time we started CranioSacral Therapy. After the second treatment, he was able to crawl all around the living room with improved distance and speed. His mood, sleep, and appetite also improved. CranioSacral Therapy has also helped him vocalize more sounds and words. Thank you very, Patricia.”
Josh, father of Owen
Cancer
“Patricia was intuitive, patient, and caring as I was struggling through my chemotherapy treatments. I felt safe and comfortable in the space she created. Each session was a growing, healing experience and well worth the time, effort, and money that was spent.”
Kim
Auto Accident
“After a car accident I saw Patricia to assist in my recovery. Her work was critical in helping me regain my mobility.”
KMS
Substance Use Disorder
“The pressure of my trauma was building up in my physical body. Releasing it, I’ve been able to face things I haven’t thought about in a long time. Now I’m more at peace.”
AS
Vertigo
“A few days after I was involved in a rear-end collision I developed vertigo. After two sessions with Patricia my vertigo was gone. I went to see her again after a severe case of bronchitis. Patricia helped ease the constriction of my sinuses and lungs, which allowed me to get back to enjoying walks with my dogs.”
Beck
Celiac Disease
“CranioSacral Therapy with Patricia has deepened my journey into self-inquiry and has given me the gift of seeing myself and experiencing the present moment. Patricia is intuitive and provides a safe and healing space for me to heal, learn, and grow.”
Katrina
Emotional Clarity & Happiness
Stories of people who found ease, groundedness, and emotional release.
Verbal Abuse
“I went through the 3-Day Immersion CST to find strength to protect myself and my kids from an emotionally and verbally abusive marriage. What I received went beyond this. We uncovered patterns from childhood that allowed me to see that I had to end the relationship. Now that I’m more in tune with my body, I am calmer and more centered. That gnawing feeling in my stomach is gone. I’ve lost at least 30 pounds. I’m not as reactive as I once was. I learned to breathe; to ground my nervous system, so that I can be my most authentic self. Most importantly, my children see the difference. I am living my life with confidence and joy.”
Jeannie
ADHD
“After doing a 3-Day Immersion with Patricia, I can absolutely feel that I’m approaching tasks with more ease. It’s almost like a deeper sense of calm got locked into my body, which allows my brain to be calmer. I absolutely look forward to more intensives and tune ups. I highly recommend this work to anyone who has chronic physical, emotional, or mental un-ease. It will help you in indescribable ways.”
Lindi
Life Transformation & Abundance
Stories of people whose lives opened into clarity, purpose, and possibility.
“So much has changed. I think of life as ‘before’ and ‘after’ my 3-Day Immersions. This morning, I stepped on the scale to discover that I have officially lost 70 pounds from my heaviest. And then I celebrated with a delicious coconut orange scone. It’s not about weight or an arbitrary number on a scale; it’s about shedding a bunch of excess emotional and mental gunk—habits that didn’t contribute to my highest potential self, all the things that no longer serve me!”
Lindi, from Indiana