Virtual Lyme Impact Series
PA LYME PRESENTS:
“Finding Yourself Again: Mindset, Meaning, and the Inner Work of Recovery from Lyme/VBD”
Speaker: Chris Winfrey, MD
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 • 7 - 8:30 PM
Webinar Takeaways:
Identify and name the existential symptoms common to chronic illness (loss of self, identity disruption, isolation, narrative disruption) as a normal, shared experience — not a personal failing.
Describe the connection between loss, "giving up," and illness onset, and how re-engaging with meaning supports recovery.
Recognize common psychological patterns that can unintentionally block recovery (e.g., the sick role, need for invincibility) with self-compassion rather than shame.
Explain the role of mindset — growth vs. fixed thinking, locus of control, purpose, and surrender — in supporting the body's healing process.
Apply the 12-Step framework for Lyme/VBD as a practical, ongoing tool for the psychological work of recovery.
ZOOM Registration is limited to first 500 people. You also can watch a livestream of the webinar on our Facebook page.
Catch Up On All Our Past Virtual Lyme Impact Series Presentations!
This highly informative virtual series brings you top experts who share their immense knowledge and discuss the most crucial things you need to know while navigating Lyme disease and tick-borne illness.
Originally presented as live online events, these recordings have reached thousands and continue to make an impact today. Scroll below to listen and learn from these captivating conversations.
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— BioNexus Health, 2021
— Caregiving, 2021
— Co-infections & Healing Mindset, 2021
— Dynamic Neural Retraining System, 2021
— Family / What to know about Lyme, 2024
— Herbal Approach to Healing the 3Bs, 2025
— Immune Factors to Symptoms/Treatment, 2025
— Low-Dose Immunotherapy, 2022
— Lyme / Past, Present & Future, 2022
— Lyme / Chronic, Unconventional Approach, 2022
— Lyme / Diagnosed & Treated But Still Have Symptoms, 2020
— Lyme / Gut Health, 2020
— Lyme / Living in a Coronavirus World, 2020
— Lyme / Living in a Fast-Changing World, 2020
— Lyme / Neuropsychiatry, 2021
— Lyme / Pediatric Impact, 2021
— Lyme / Recovery, 4-Pronged Approach, 2021
— Lyme / Secret History, 2020
— Lyme, Future of Prevention/Diagnosis/Treatment, 2022
— Medical Gaslighting / The Patient Experience, 2025
— Primal Trust / Finding Freedom from Chronic Illness, 2024
— Research / Johns Hopkins, 2024
— Research / State of Lyme Disease Research, 2024
— SOT Therapy, 2022
— Testing / State of Lyme Disease Testing, 2024
— Tick Bite / What You Really Get from a Tick Bite, 2020
2026
Jennifer L. Platt, MSPH, DrPH
Tick Bite to Dinner Plate: An Overview of Alpha-Gal Syndrome
Dr. Somer DelSignore, DNP, BC-PNP, Fellow MAPS, Fellow AAOT, ILADS Pediatric Committee, Lyme/PANS Specialist
How Tick-borne / Vector-borne Diseases Impact Children
Shannon Smith, DC, CCN, MAPS
Lyme Isn’t Just an Infection; It’s a systemic assault on the body. Understanding why Lyme lingers, and how to rebuild your health.
Dr. Chris Winfrey, MD
Finding Yourself Again: Mindset, Meaning, and the Inner Work of Recovery from Lyme/VBD
Kathy Rubel, Vice President, PA Lyme Resource Network
Lyme Controversy: What Does The Science Tell Us?
2025
Jennifer L. Fagen, PhD & Jeremy A. Shelton, PhD
Medical Gaslighting and Lyme Disease: The Patient Experience
Martin Mulders, MD
Still not feeling better? Are imbalances in your endocrine system or patterns in your nervous system holding you back?
Myriah Hinchey, ND
Herbal Approach to Healing the 3Bs - Bartonella, Babesia, & Borrelia (Lyme disease)
Samuel Shor, MD, FACP
The Use of Natural Bioactive Nutraceuticals in the Management of Tick-Borne Illnesses
Brian Dashore, Medical Student
Immune factors contributing to symptom persistence/treatment resistance in Lyme Disease
Daniel Cameron, MD
Adolescence Lyme - Symptoms, Diagnosis, & Treatment
2024
Dr. John Aucott, MD
Putting the Puzzle Together: Understanding Lyme Disease through Research at the Johns Hopkins LDRC
Dr. Joseph Burrascano, MD
The State of Lyme Disease Testing in America: The good, the bad, and the curious
Nicole Bell, Author & Bonnie Crater, Co-Founder Center for Lyme Action
The State of Lyme Disease Research
Dr. Cathleen King, DPT
Primal Trust: Getting empowered to find freedom from chronic illness, stress, and trauma
Fred Diamond, Author
Love, Hope, Lyme
2022
Dr. Richard Horowitz
The Future of Lyme/TBDs: Prevention, Diagnosis & Treatment Options
Cassandra E. Haddad, MSN, CRNP
SOT Therapy
Patricia Smith, President, LDA
Lyme Disease: 47 Years Past, Present & Moving Forward
Patty Grabill, Allergy Technician & Tara Yount, RN
Low-Dose Immunotherapy for Lyme Disease
Dr. Bill Rawls
An Unconventional Approach to Chronic Lyme
2021
Dr. Robert C. Bransfield
Lyme & Neuropsychiatry
Katina Makris, CCH, CIH
A Provide 4-Pronged Approach to Lyme Recovery
Nicole Bell
Lyme Caregiving: Providing Care without Losing Yourself
Dr. Tom Moorcroft
Co-infections & Healing Mindset
Christine Lindberg
Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS)
Dr. Steven J. Bock
The Impact of Pediatric Lyme
Jodie A. Dashore, Ph.D
BioNexus Health
2020
Chris Turnpaugh, DC
Living with Lyme Disease in a Coronavirus World
Ann Johnson, IFMCP, RN
Lyme & Gut Health
Joseph J. Burrascano, Jr., MD
Living with Lyme Disease in a Fast-Changing World
Dr. Shannon Smith
Diagnosed & Treated for Lyme Disease But Still Have Symptoms?
Rita Rhoads, MPH, CRNP, CNM
Tick Soup: What You Really Get from a Tick Bite!
Kris Newby, Author
The Secret History of Lyme Disease