After receiving her MSN from the Medical University of South Carolina, Mary Ellen "Ellie" began her career as an Adult Nurse Practitioner at a homeless shelter in Charleston, SC. She then moved to ...view moreAfter receiving her MSN from the Medical University of South Carolina, Mary Ellen "Ellie" began her career as an Adult Nurse Practitioner at a homeless shelter in Charleston, SC. She then moved to Colorado Springs, CO, to be close to her brother and worked at a VA outpatient clinic. She was later recruited and took a position with Community Health Partnership in her northwest Wisconsin hometown.Two years after moving back to Eau Claire, Ellie contracted a debilitating systemic disease that has no evident cause and no cure. It is treated by controlling the symptoms. Throughout her 15 years of disability, Ellie kept researching ways to alleviate her symptoms. After finding studies that showed how simple techniques and lifestyle changes could help with her pain from fibromyalgia, stress at losing a career she loved, anxiety about IBS symptoms, and the unrelenting fatigue of ME/CFS, she was determined to write a book that could help others in similar situations.view less
Essential Vagus Nerve Therapeutics: Easy Natural Techniques to Reduce Chronic Pain and Fatigue, Soothe Digestive Issues, and Manage Stress and Anxiety So You Can Get Your Life Back