About Theresa
Trauma‑informed, heart‑centered support.
Theresa Piela, I‑ACT certified Colon Hydrotherapist, Nutrition & EFT Brain Rewiring Coach
Specializing in trauma, hypothyroidism, digestive disorders, SIBO, Lyme Disease, post‑Birth Control Syndrome, heavy metal & mold toxicity, MCAS, insomnia, vagus nerve dysfunction, & hormonal imbalances and their overlapping influence on complex disease processes. The art is reversing these signs of early aging and chronic inflammation and restoring function and vitality to the system.
Theresa Piela is a Colon Hydrotherapist by training and currently works remotely as a trauma‑informed EFT Tapping coach for those with chronic disease and trauma reactions.
Theresa is the founder of Living Roots Wellness. As an independent health researcher and brain rewiring coach, Theresa holds space for 1:1 and group coaching, and hosts a brain rewiring membership and community. She emphasizes brain rewiring and EFT tapping for those with complex histories of gut‑brain‑trauma reactions.
Theresa focuses on supporting the most complicated cases with chronic illness and trauma patterns that may have lost hope and the ability to connect to joy as a result of their conditions.
With pro‑metabolic nutrition, learning to truly embody safety at the level of the nervous system, and releasing inherited and stored trauma, she empowers her clients with simple tools to reclaim their elegance, confidence, and strength and to ultimately heal themselves.
Theresa specializes in digestive restoration for complex, difficult‑to‑treat gut disorders that failed to respond to traditional antibiotic, herbal, or dietary protocols.
After regaining her own health following years of debilitating symptoms, she founded Living Roots Wellness as a concrete way to give back to those on similar healing paths.
The more difficult the case, the better.
Story and philosophy
My health journey began unexpectedly — as they always do — when challenges with early life trauma, chronic fatigue, gut issues, Lyme disease, co‑infections, and depression took hold in early elementary school.
After being diagnosed with Lyme and co‑infections, Epstein Barr Virus, heavy metal and mold toxicity, SIBO, candida, chronic fatigue, insulin resistance, hypothyroidism, infertility, osteoporosis, “leaky gut,” early onset ovarian failure, mast cell activation syndrome, parasites, C. diff, gastroparesis, osteoporosis, and a host of other conditions, I set out on a journey to heal sustainably and find beauty in the process when traditional treatments failed.
While addressing the physical symptoms with specialized diets (GAPS, Carnivore, SCD, AIP, low FODMAP, Vegan, and the Elemental Diet, to name a few) colon hydrotherapy, herbs, body work, functional medicine, and supplements proved massively helpful, yet it only moved the needle so far.
With experimentation and following the trail of crumbs, I learned about the profound impact of:
- nervous system regulation
- movement/dance as medicine
- brain rewiring
- EFT tapping
- mindfulness & breath work
- neuroplasticity
- creativity/art/by‑passing the thinking brain
These proved to be the most powerful and effective tools in the healing toolbox.
Profound shifts rapidly unfolded once I dove deeply into pro‑metabolic nutrition inspired by Dr. Ray Peat & Kate Deering combined with brain rewiring techniques and improving thyroid function simultaneously.
After connecting with many others with similarly complex health conditions, experimenting with every healing diet imaginable and some less studied modalities like fecal matter transplants, hyperthermia, HBOT, and hydrogen therapy, and eventually, working on healing at the cellular metabolic level, the ability to thrive came into reach.
The impact of community, support, creativity, love, and persistence paid off and continues to deliver nuggets of gold, every darn day.
While the unpaved road forward curved, twisted, and often contradicted itself, I've found meaning in the chaos, answers in unexpected places, and joy, delight, and gratitude in the simplest crevices of life.
I am deeply committed to assisting my clients in finding similar breakthroughs in their own health journeys. It is my truest purpose on this planet. With the assistance of colon hydrotherapy, profound mindset shifts, trauma work, brain rewiring, and context‑specific, pro‑metabolic nutrition to restore thyroid function, gut motility, and mitigate stress, healing unfolds itself beautifully.
Holding space for complex stories
Theresa blends colon hydrotherapy experience with EFT tapping and brain rewiring tools to help people with complex health stories feel safe, nourished, and capable again. The approach is gentle, practical, and grounded — celebrating small wins while building lasting capacity.
She partners with clients who have tried "everything" and are ready for a more compassionate, nervous‑system‑aware way of healing.
Curious what working together could look like?
A short conversation can bring clarity, ease, and a sense of what might help most right now.
Working with Theresa
We look at nutrition, trauma, stress, and metabolism together instead of in isolation.
Tools like EFT, brain rewiring, and somatic practices help your body feel safe enough to heal.
Pro‑metabolic nutrition that fits real life — without endless restriction or fear around food.
You’re not a project to fix; you’re a person to support with curiosity, respect, and care.