Dr. Caitlin Doody, PhD, Family Nurse Practitioner

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Dr. Caitlin Doody, PhD, Family Nurse Practitioner

Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and PhD researcher specializing in Lyme disease treatment.

Founder and owner of Rise Wellness, expanding care to comprehensive wellness treatments

11/14/2025

My little co-workers are curled up in their beds, fully committed to their Friday naps — and doing it with absolutely zero guilt.
Honestly, their dedication to cozy vibes is inspiring.
TGIF from the sleepiest (and sweetest) team around. 🐶💤💛

11/13/2025

Lyme disease represents one of the most complex biological interactions between a pathogen and its host.
Borrelia burgdorferi doesn’t simply invade — it influences multiple body systems, altering immune signaling, hormone regulation, and mitochondrial function.

This cascade affects how the nervous and endocrine systems communicate, disrupting neuroinflammation, stress response, and cellular energy production. The result is a wide range of symptoms — fatigue, pain, sleep disruption, cognitive changes — that vary dramatically from person to person.

Two individuals with identical exposure can have entirely different trajectories because their systems respond uniquely. Genetics, microbiome composition, toxin load, and baseline immune tone all shape the body’s resilience or vulnerability.

Understanding Lyme through a multi-system view of illness helps us move beyond the idea of a single-cause infection.
True recovery means addressing immune, hormonal, neurological, and metabolic systems together to restore balance and resilience throughout the body.

11/09/2025

Lyme disease is more than a transient infection — it’s a long-term immune disruption.
After exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi, the immune system can remain on high alert even when bacterial levels decline. This chronic activation drives inflammation, oxidative stress, and widespread symptoms that shift over time — fatigue, pain, neuropathy, and cognitive changes among them.

In many patients, the body’s immune defenses lose clarity — a state of immune confusion and reactivity — where the immune system struggles to distinguish between friend and foe. This can result in cross-reactive inflammation, tissue irritation, and a cascade of cellular dysfunction.

Healing from Lyme means more than eradicating infection; it means helping the immune system find equilibrium again — calming overactivity, restoring mitochondrial health, and rebuilding resilience from within.

11/08/2025

There is a quiet wisdom in stillness — a reminder that not all healing happens in motion. When we pause and breathe, the body listens, the mind softens, and balance begins to return. Reflection invites clarity; stillness restores strength. In the calm, we find connection — to breath, to self, to the steady rhythm that underlies all of life. Sometimes, the most powerful medicine is simply slowing down enough to feel it.

11/07/2025

Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria behind Lyme, can shift from a spiral shape to cystic or biofilm forms, allowing it to evade immune detection and survive in the body’s most protected areas.

This shape-shifting behavior helps explain why symptoms can fluctuate, why standard tests sometimes miss infection, and why personalized, layered care is so essential for chronic cases.

Healing from Lyme isn’t just about killing bacteria — it’s about restoring immune balance and supporting the body’s resilience at every level.

11/06/2025

Lyme disease isn’t just an infection… it’s a master of immune evasion. 🦠

Borrelia burgdorferi can change its shape, hide deep in tissues, and even quiet parts of the immune response — making it incredibly hard to diagnose and treat.

11/05/2025

Years ago, a dear friend told me:
“When you don’t know what to do — do nothing.”

That wisdom has saved me countless times in life, in my work, and in my own healing.

Pausing can feel like a luxury, especially when life is loud and urgency takes over. But even a brief moment of pause can interrupt the stress cycle and bring clarity rushing back.

If you’re feeling stuck today, try giving yourself permission to slow down.
✨ Clarity comes when we stop forcing the answers.

You don’t have to know the next step right now.
You just have to breathe.

11/03/2025

💙Methylene Blue 💙 one of the oldest medicines in the book — is making a comeback… and for good reason! It supports mitochondrial energy, brain function, and has powerful antimicrobial effects against Lyme + co-infections like Babesia.⁣

For many navigating chronic illness, it can help improve clarity, reduce oxidative stress, and support the body’s healing capacity. At Rise Wellness, we believe in thoughtful, evidence-based options that meet you where you are — and help you move forward. ✨⁣
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10/31/2025

Happy Halloween! 🎃 Here’s to providers who aren’t scary, symptoms that aren’t spooky, and immune systems that don’t play tricks. 👻🩺✨ Cheers to a day full of treats only! 🍬

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