Winter Gathering
to Celebrate Our Amazing LDRC Community
Saturday, December 14, 1-2:30 pm
via Zoom

Register Here

Please join us for a Lyme-free celebration, an opportunity to get to know each other for the strong, courageous people we are – no discussions of protocols, symptoms, or treatments! We have several activities planned, so come in your PJ’s, your fancy attire or just as you are! Caregivers, friends, and family are also welcome.

Please bring your favorite beverage to join in a toast to our incredible resilience and tenacity. If you have one, please bring a candle (real or electric) to help lift us all out of the darkness and back into the light.

We’d also like to have a casual conversation about what brings you joy and something you’ve recently done that made you feel proud. Participation is, of course, voluntary. This event will not be recorded as it’s an opportunity for us to socialize.

We will be available to admit people on Zoom as of 12:45 pm. Please arrive no later than 1:05 pm so you don’t miss out on everything we’ve planned!

We can’t wait to see all of you!

Hosted by:

Linda Reeves and Bobbie Schaeffer

We’ve attended many support group meetings and heard so many tragic stories, but we also believe it’s so important that we acknowledge we are far more than just a disease. That is why we wanted to organize this event. We hope you will join us for a friendly, casual conversation to get to know and celebrate each other. 

Linda Reeves

Linda lives in the Albany, NY area. She has been battling Lyme for many years now and has learned a great deal about this disease and its impact on people’s lives. She feels extremely passionate about helping others in this struggle. She loves to read, write short stories and memoirs, play piano and watch movies. She has been volunteering with the LDRC since May of this year.

Bobbie Schaeffer

Bobbie resides in Warwick, RI.  She is a Reiki Master Teacher and artist who has lived with chronic Lyme for 30 years. Bobbie treasures connecting with other Lyme warriors sharing our stories for wholeness and living meaningful lives. She is a volunteer with the LDRC.

Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF) Presentation with Marjorie Veiga

View the recording of this October 1 event on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HYFH3KTf7g&t=9s
Learn more about Marjorie Veiga and her business, Well Cells Vitality Services at: https://www.wellcellsvitality.com

Introduction to Ravel Health with founders Jaime Intile and Kevin Williams

View the recording of this September 24 event on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhr35fRir8Q

Learn more about Ravel Health at: https://ravel.health/.

Healing Yoga with Milena Pastore from Soul Tribe Yoga Collective
View the recording of this July 25, 2024 event on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxSMzWiQaSI
Learn more about Milena and Soul Tribe Yoga Collective at https://www.soultribeyc.com/

Science of Tick-Borne Pathogens and Testing: A Conversation with Paul Killinger of TickReport
View the recording of this June 12, 2024 even on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxMuajuV3Ck

For more information about TickReport, visit their website: https://www.tickreport.com/

Working in the Lyme & Tick-borne diseases ‘space’: A Conversation with Dr. Kenneth B. Liegner and Family Nurse Practitioner Erica Glazer
View the recording of this May 7, 2024 event on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiISZ5QVeOg&t=5s

For more information about Dr. Leigner and Erica Glazer, FNP, check out their website: https://www.drkennethliegner.com/

Introduction to Emotional Freedom Technique (Meridian Tapping) with Marianne Reiff, PhD

View the recording of this February 26, 2024 event on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX-HeMIrf8s&t=10s

For more information about Marianne Reiff, check out her website: https://mariannereiff.com.

Book Talk with Noëlle Janka Rebel Healing: Transforming Ourselves and the Systems that Make us Sick

View the recording of this January 11, 2024 event on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoZKMQd38iw&t=26s

To learn more about Noëlle Janka and the book, check out her website: https://www.noellejanka.com.

Mental Health and Lyme Disease with Kerry Lang, LMHC

View the recording of this December 5, 2023 event on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJaO7_PdoyY

To learn more about Kerry Lang, LMHC, check out her website: https://www.kerrylanglmhc.com/.

How Traditional Chinese Medicine thinks about Lyme Disease with Amy E. Mager, DACM, Lic.Ac.

View the recording of this November 6, 2023 event on our YouTube channel:

To learn more about Amy Mager DACM, Lic.Ac., check out her website: https://www.wellnesshousenorthampton.com/

LDRC 10th Anniversary Celebration
View the recording of this event on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_iMr7jSB1E

Botanical Approaches to Prevention and Treatment of Lyme with Hannah Jacobson-Hardy: presentation and Q&A

View the recording of this September 27, 2023 event on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tztkITKIfL8

Learn more about Hannah Jacobson-Hardy, at www.sweetbirchherbals.com, Follow her on social media @sweet_birch_herbals

Intro to Biomagnetism and Lyme Magnetic Protocol with Christina Sheppard

September 21, 2023

Learn about the biomagnetism technique that’s specifically designed to address the micro-organisms commonly associated with Lyme disease. Christina Sheppard, a Lyme Magnetic Protocol practitioner based in Turners Falls, MA, will explain this unique modality and answer any questions you may have about the technique and her practice.  

 About Christina:

Christina Sheppard stumbled upon the Lyme Magnetic Protocol (LMP) while seeking help for her teenage daughter, who was suffering from Lyme disease.  Seeing how well the protocol brought her symptoms under control, Christina began treatment for herself as she was struggling with host of health issues. After many months of treatment and tremendous improvement, Christina felt compelled to learn the modality and open a practice in the Pioneer Valley. She was trained in 2018 by Joan Randall, the founder of the LMP, and has been in practice-loving every minute of it-ever since. 
Learn more about Christina at: https://www.rootcausebmt.com.

Introduction to Meridian Tapping with Marianne Reiff

June 15, 2023

Tapping is a simple technique that creates a link between your physical and emotional experience. This powerful technique has a wide use spectrum.  As a self-help tool, EFT is easy to learn and flexible enough to be used by anyone. 

Meridian Tapping uses the same meridians used in traditional acupressure. The combination of tapping the energy meridians and voicing positive affirmation works to reduce the emotional or physical blocks that are getting in your way, thus restoring your mind and body’s balance. It’s like a reboot for your system.

About Marianne Reiff: 

Marianne has been introducing people to Tapping for over seven years and feels that anyone can benefit from learning this simple yet powerful technique.  If you, or someone you know is struggling with physical or emotional stress, or you just feel sick and tired of feeling sick and tired, this tool is worth considering. Tapping can help with both emotional and physical issues.  

Marianne is a Level 3 Accredited Certified Practitioner with EFT International. For more information check out her website: https://mariannereiff.com.

Presentation with Q&A by Cindy Kennedy, MS, FNP-BC Founder of Pursue Wellness https://pursuewellness.us/

May 15, 2023

Cindy received her M.S. from the University of Massachusetts and is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She has completed the Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice (AFMCP) course among several other trainings through the Institute of Functional Medicine. She has also received additional training from the School of Applied Functional Medicine (SAFM), Functional Genomics Analysis, Great Plains Laboratory, and regularly attends integrative and functional medicine conferences and seminars. Cindy has also successfully completed both the International Lyme and Associated Disease Society (ILADS) Fundamentals of Lyme and Tickborne Illness course, and the Lyme and Herbal Treatment Strategies program with Dr. Darin Ingles.
She has over 20 years of experience in women’s health and has provided gynecological care to thousands of patients. Learning firsthand the need for integrative, individualized, and compassionate care after struggling to get a Lyme disease diagnosis, her focus shifted toward working with those individuals who need more guidance and resources to pursue their own wellness.
She recognizes there is no better support than from someone who also struggled to achieve their own health goals. When not interviewing experts on her Living with Lyme podcast, Cindy loves to cook and have her family with her. She enjoys watching the sunset on the beach with a glass of wine, her husband Joe, and their dog Reese.