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1:1 POTS support

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You were diagnosed with POTS. Now what?

Google can tell you what compression socks are. It can’t tell you how to rebuild your life around a body that suddenly has different limits. That’s the part I can help with, across six weeks, while you actually try it.

  • Six weeks, one on one
  • Kickoff call + three check-ins
  • Email in between
  • $149 founding rate
Kelsy standing by the beach holding a laptop, in a white tee and wide-leg jeans

Why I’m offering this

I got my POTS diagnosis and went home to a normal Tuesday, with a job, a life, and no idea how to do either of them anymore. The appointment gave me a name for it. What I needed was someone to talk through the rest: how to get through a work day, when to rest, and how to explain this to the people who love me.

Nobody did that for me. I figured it out slowly, expensively, and mostly by getting it wrong first. This is me doing that part for someone else.

Why it’s six weeks, not one call

The plan never survives its first real week.

“Anyone can leave a good conversation feeling motivated. The hard part starts on the Tuesday you have to actually do it with the body you have.”

One session can give you a plan. It can’t tell you whether that plan works for your job, your sleep, your family, or your particular kind of bad days, because none of that has happened yet. So we stay together while it does.

  • Pacing takes weeks to learnYou can’t test an energy plan in an hour. You need a few real weeks, then someone to help you read what happened.
  • The first version is always wrongMine was. Every check-in is where we adjust it, instead of you deciding you failed.
  • Bad weeks become informationWhen a flare wrecks the plan, we use what it taught us. You don’t start over from scratch.

Let’s be really clear

What this is, and what it isn’t.

What it is

Lived-experience support.

  • Six weeks with someone who has lived with POTS, MCAS, hypermobility, and fibromyalgia for years.
  • A long first call about your actual days, then check-ins every two weeks to adjust as real life happens.
  • What I’ve tried, what helped, and what was a waste of my money.
  • Help turning “I feel awful and don’t know where to start” into a short list of next steps that fit your life.
  • A place to talk about this without explaining from scratch or being told you look fine.

What it isn’t

Medical treatment.

  • I’m not a doctor, nurse, dietitian, or therapist. This is not medical care, medical advice, or therapy.
  • No diagnosing, no interpreting test results, no telling you what to take or how much salt to eat.
  • No telling you to start or stop anything your care team prescribed, in week one or week six.
  • Not a replacement for a cardiologist, a specialist, or mental health support. Anything medical goes to your care team, and I’ll say so out loud if we get near that line.
  • Not on-call access. Email gets answered within two business days.
  • Not a promise that you’ll feel better. I can’t promise that, and I won’t.

Who it’s for

This is probably for you if…

You don’t need to be in crisis, and you don’t need your questions organized. Most people sign up because they’re tired of guessing alone.

Yes, this is for you

  • You were recently diagnosed and the “now what” part is completely blank.
  • You’ve had POTS a while and you’re still rebuilding your life by trial and error.
  • You’re trying to work, study, or parent through this, and something has to change.
  • You’re waiting months for a specialist and need something to do in the meantime.

Probably not right now

  • You need a diagnosis, a medication change, or anything else that has to come from a clinician.
  • You’re in a medical or mental health emergency. Please contact your care team or local emergency services.
  • You need daily or same-day access.

Bring anything

What people work on.

EnergyPacing without giving up everything

Spending energy on purpose instead of crashing and paying for it all week.

Work + schoolGetting through the day

Schedules, breaks, and what to say to a manager or professor.

Daily lifeGroceries, showers, laundry, dinner

The unglamorous logistics that fall apart first.

MovementMoving again without wrecking yourself

What starting over looked like for me, including what went badly.

PeopleExplaining this to people

Partners, parents, friends, and coworkers.

AppointmentsWalking in prepared

How I track symptoms and what I bring.

We pick one or two of these to work on, not all six. Six weeks is enough to change something real if we don’t try to change everything.

How the six weeks go

One long call, then we stay in it.

Four calls, one written plan, and email in between.

Week zero

You fill out a short form

What you’re struggling with most, and what would make six weeks feel like progress. No medical history needed. Within two days I email you kickoff times and a payment link.

Week one

The kickoff call, 60 minutes

We go through what your life looks like right now, then spend most of the hour on the one or two things making everything harder. Camera optional. Lying down is fine.

Days after

Your Life-with-POTS Game Plan

A written plan: what we’re focusing on, your next steps in order, what to stop doing for now, and questions worth bringing to your next appointment.

Weeks two, four, six

Three 30-minute check-ins

We look at what held up, what fell apart, and pick one adjustment for the next two weeks. Never a whole new plan. Between calls, you can email me.

End of week six

A revised plan that reflects reality

Your Game Plan gets rewritten with six weeks of evidence in it. Then you decide whether you’re done, want another six weeks, or would rather move to monthly check-ins. No auto-renew.

Founding spots

$149 for six weeks

Ten founding spots, priced low on purpose: you get the first version of this, and I get your honest feedback. After the first ten, it’s $299.

Prefer to split it? Two payments of $74.50. You pay by link after we pick your kickoff time, so nothing is charged when you fill out the form.

If cost is the only thing in the way, say so on the form. I keep a couple of spots at a reduced rate.

Claim a founding spot
  • A 60-minute 1:1 kickoff call
  • Three 30-minute check-in calls
  • Your written Life-with-POTS Game Plan
  • A full rewrite of that plan at week six
  • Email support between calls
  • Free rescheduling, including flare days
  • Pause your weeks if life happens

Not ready for six weeks? One 60-minute call plus your written Game Plan is $49. If you decide within a week that you want the whole six, I’ll credit what you paid toward it.

If you want to keep going

Monthly check-ins, after your six weeks.

Some people finish week six and go live their life. Others want someone who knows their history checking in through a new job, a new specialist, or a bad season. It’s only open to people I’ve already worked with, because it only works if I know your baseline.

$39 per month

Graduates only / cancel anytime

  • One 30-minute call each month
  • Email support between calls
  • Your Game Plan kept up to date
  • Pause any month, no penalty

Questions

Before you sign up.

Is this medical advice?

No. It’s peer support from someone living with the same illness. The full version is in what this is, and what it isn’t.

What if I have a flare?

Then we work with it. On a call day: camera off, lying down, whatever you need, or move the call, even an hour before, with no fee. For a longer stretch, your weeks pause instead of expiring, and we pick back up when you’re able.

Do I need an official diagnosis?

No. Some people start while they’re still waiting on testing or a specialist. If you’re living with these symptoms, you’re welcome here.

How do I pay?

You don’t pay to fill out the form. After you submit, I email you to schedule your kickoff call and send a payment link: $149 in full, or two payments of $74.50. The single session is $49.

What if I need to stop partway?

Tell me, and I’ll refund the calls we haven’t used. If I read your form and think you need something I can’t give you, I’ll say so before you pay anything.

What happens to what I share?

Your form goes to me and only me. I don’t sell it or share it, and signing up doesn’t add you to my email list. Ask any time and I’ll delete it. More in the privacy page.

What happens after the six weeks?

You keep your revised Game Plan and you’re done, unless you want more: another six weeks, or a $39 monthly check-in. No auto-renew, and I won’t chase you.