122. PPPD + Vestibular Migraine Recovery: Rocking, Dizziness & Head Pressure - Kaitlin's Story

If you are struggling with PPPD, vestibular migraine, chronic dizziness, 24/7 rocking and swaying, or "trampoline walking," this recovery story shows how neuroplastic healing and nervous system regulation make recovery possible. In this episode, Kaitlinshares her journey through severe head pressure, facial tingling, elevator dropping sensations, and bed-rocking vertigo that forced her to leave her teaching career. After unhelpful ENT visits, elimination diets, failed VRT, and a terrifying diagnostic spiral, Kaitlin found hope through The Steady Coach by learning how to rewire her brain and change her relationship to her symptoms. What You'll Learn in This Episode: • How PPPD and vestibular migraine symptoms like 24/7 internal rocking, swaying, and "trampoline walking" develop • Why hyper-focusing on elimination diets, medical testing, and fixating on symptom relief keeps your nervous system in threat mode • How adopting an "allowing" approach and a "meh" mindset stops the fear-symptom cycle • Practical tools for recovery, including therapy (ISTDP), walking, audiobooks, and changing your response to daily dips • How Kaitlin went from bedridden to 95% recovered, travelling, and riding roller coasters at Disney Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:16 Early Dizziness Signs07:27 Doctor Visits Spiral14:55 Diet Rabbit Hole26:17 ER Breaking Point30:27 Diagnosis Without Hope32:36 Finding The Steady Coach40:06 Grief And Identity Shift41:33 Early Recovery Tools47:01 Community And People Pleasing49:19 Meh Mindset Allowing56:02 Dips And Progress Signs57:21 Disney Recovery Proof01:01:39 Daily Routine Examples01:08:34 Final Hope And Wrap Resources & Links: Free course for chronic dizziness → [https://thesteadycoach.com/free-course] Steady Coach Group Coaching → [https://thesteadycoach.com/standard-c...] Learn more on our website → [https://thesteadycoach.com] If this story resonates with you, please LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE to help reach others on their recovery journey. Subscribe for weekly videos on chronic dizziness recovery, PPPD, vestibular migraine, MdDS, neural circuit dizziness, and nervous system regulation. #PPPD #VestibularMigraine #ChronicDizziness #DizzinessRecovery #TheSteadyCoach #NeuralCircuitDizziness #NervousSystemHealing #MdDS #VertigoRecovery For more free education and information from The Steady Coach, please visit our YouTube channel and website: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thesteadycoach Free Healing Chronic Dizziness Course: https://thesteadycoach.com/free-course Instagram: @therealsteadycoach Our website: https://thesteadycoach.com DISCLAIMER: Please note that Yonit Arthur, The Steady Coach and any of  our guests are not acting as an audiologist nor offering audiology or medical services or advice on any public videos or on any other content. This channel provides wellness education and personal opinion only, and are not meant to be a substitute for medical or mental health instruction or intervention. Use any tools discussed at your own risk.