Dr. Elena Villanueva and Modern Holistic Health
Dr. Elena Villanueva is an international speaker, health influencer, and co-author of Codes of Longevity. She teaches evidence-based approaches for finding & treating the underlying causes of chronic illness & brain-related conditions. Dr. V’s unique approach incorporates the merging of science and spirituality and the integration of the mind/body/spirit.
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Elena is the producer and host of the Mastering Trauma Masterclass, The Leaky Brain Summit, Your Brain & Mental Health: What They Aren’t Telling You, and the Beyond The Pill Masterclass, plus the TribeTalk Podcast. Find information on these topics and more relevant to your health and holistic healing at ModernHolisticHealth.com.
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Why Do I Always Feel Like I’m Failing at Being “Better”?
And What That Really Says About Who You’ve Been Trying to Become
There’s a kind of exhaustion that doesn’t look dramatic on the outside. It sounds like, “I’m fine, just busy.” It looks like someone who’s doing all the right things, showing up, staying productive, sticking to the plan, but inside, something doesn’t land. The joy isn’t there. The arrival never comes. The sense of alignment feels just out of reach.
If you’ve felt this way lately, it may not be a belief of “failure,” “not trying hard enough,” or “laziness,” but rather a symptom of not being true to who you really are.
Most people start the year with new goals, better habits, and a deep desire to improve. But what they don’t realize is that the identity driving that change is often not their true self. It’s the version of them that was built for performance.
Performance has been unconsciously wired into your neurology since you were an infant. This is what happens when someone’s identity is shaped by early conditioning: love and acceptance are earned by being helpful, successful, needed, and smart. Over time, that identity becomes the default, and the nervous system adapts to it. Not because it’s true, but because it’s familiar. And that’s why “being better” can feel so heavy. Because it’s being built on top of something that was never real.
Performance in our adult lives often looks like overcommitting. Overthinking. Saying yes when the body says no. It looks like showing calm while holding back a storm. Being agreeable to avoid rejection. Smiling through something that doesn’t feel aligned. And after enough time, it becomes hard to tell where the mask ends and where the truth begins.
So if you feel like you’re failing at becoming better, reaching your goals, or becoming the person you think you want to be, it’s likely not because you’re lazy or incapable. It’s because your nervous system is resisting a version of you it never chose in the first place, and your body is trying to tell you this through your symptoms.
What if the transformation doesn’t begin with another goal? What if, instead, it begins the moment you pause long enough to ask: Who have I been trying to become, and why?
That question changes everything.
When we stop performing, something deeper starts to emerge. The body softens. The breath deepens. Truth begins to rise slowly, steadily. And instead of forcing your way into a new version of yourself, you begin to feel the one that’s already here. The one that doesn’t need to prove anything. The one who isn’t performing but learning to “be” instead.
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Why Saying No Feels So Hard: A Simple Boundary Script for Earned Acceptance and Approval
By Greg Platz, Chief Executive Officer, Modern Holistic Health
If the word boundaries makes you a little tense, you’re not alone.
For a lot of people, boundaries don’t feel empowering at first. They feel risky. They can bring up a fear of disappointing someone, being misunderstood, or being seen as “too much.” Sometimes it even feels wrong, simply because you’re no longer being as flexible as you’re used to being.
And that reaction isn’t random.
If you learned early, directly or indirectly, that love, approval, or safety came from being helpful, agreeable, or easy to be around, then “having a boundary” won’t just feel like a healthy choice. It can feel like a threat to connection.
That’s why some of the most capable, high-functioning people struggle here. Not because they don’t know what they need. But because the nervous system has been trained to prioritize belonging over truth.
So instead of thinking about boundaries as something you announce or defend, I want to offer a smaller, gentler place to start:
The One-Sentence Truth
This week, choose one area where you tend to automatically over-give, over-explain, or over-accommodate. The place where you feel the pull to keep things smooth even when it costs you.
Now try offering a one-sentence truth.
Not a speech. Not a long explanation. Just one clean sentence.
It might sound like:
“I can’t make it.”
“I’m not available for that.”
“I’m going to pass.”
“That doesn’t work for me.”
“I don’t have capacity this week.”
“I need time to think about it.”
And then… stop.
Here’s the important part: the sentence isn’t the hard part. The hard part is what comes after.
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From Survival to Vitality: A Founder’s Journey That Changed Everything
This case study is a look back at a defining chapter in our founder Elena’s life, one that continues to shape how we approach healing today.
At 37, our founder Elena, known to many as Dr. V, was facing a level of illness that most people never imagine. Complete memory loss. Aphasia. A cascade of symptoms that left her body shutting down and her future uncertain. Like so many of the clients who come to us now, she had tried everything and consulted countless specialists, each offering a piece of the puzzle but never the full picture.
In this deeply personal case study from Modern Holistic Health, we reflect on how Elena’s decade-long search for answers revealed a critical truth: healing doesn’t happen in fragments. Mold exposure mattered. Heavy metals mattered. Genetics mattered. Nervous system regulation mattered. But it was only when all of these root causes were addressed together that her body could finally move out of survival mode and into repair.
Years after this turning point, Elena’s recovery stands as living proof of what becomes possible when healing is comprehensive, integrative, and rooted in understanding the whole human system. Her journey continues to inform the work we do every day, and the way we support clients who feel stuck, discouraged, or told there are no more answers.
If you’ve been living with chronic symptoms, cycling through treatments that help a little but never fully resolve the issue, this case study offers insight, perspective, and enduring hope for what true root-cause healing can look like.
Why There Is Hope for Healing Chronic Disease
Many people are told that chronic illness is something they’ll simply have to manage for life. In this powerful conversation, that belief is gently but clearly challenged.
In this podcast interview, Jane Hogan sits down with Dr. Elena Villanueva to explore why true healing is possible, even after years of chronic symptoms, and what actually needs to change for the body to move out of survival and into repair.
Together, they discuss why chronic disease rates continue to rise, how the body responds to thoughts, beliefs, and unresolved stress, and why focusing only on symptoms keeps people stuck. Dr. V walks through the most common root causes she sees in practice, including toxins, toxic mold, food triggers, long-term medications, and unprocessed trauma, and explains how addressing these layers together can open the door to real transformation.
This conversation offers clarity, hope, and practical insight for anyone who feels overwhelmed, discouraged, or unsure where to begin. It’s not about quick fixes. It’s about understanding the body differently and learning how to support it in healing.
This month’s featured programs are a part of my mission to spread lifesaving truths around the world. Together we can help as many people as possible to get their health back, their lives back, and live their lives with all the love, joy, health, and vitality they desire.
Remember, your health is in YOUR hands, but my team and I are here to help you learn how to be your own guarantee in life. Let’s thrive and heal together!
Dr. Elena Villanueva
Work With Your Body’s Natural Rhythms
What if lingering fatigue, bloating, brain fog, or mood shifts weren’t random, but signals of an underlying imbalance that hasn’t been properly addressed?
The Full Moon Parasite Protocol is a clinician-developed, 14-day guided workbook created by Dr. V to help you support parasite cleansing and gut rejuvenation by working with your body’s natural rhythms, not against them.
This protocol is intentionally timed with the lunar cycle, when parasites are biologically more active and vulnerable. Rather than forcing detox pathways, the workbook guides you through a structured, three-phase approach that supports drainage, gut repair, and long-term prevention, while minimizing stress on the nervous system.
Inside, you’ll find clear supplement guidance, food and hydration support, post-cleanse repair strategies, and tracking tools that help you understand your body’s responses along the way. Whether you’re navigating your own healing journey or working alongside a practitioner, this workbook offers clarity, structure, and clinical insight without overwhelm.
If you’re ready for a smarter, more aligned approach to gut and parasite support, this is a powerful place to begin.
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Support a Deeper, More Effective Cleanse
Effective detoxification isn’t about doing more. It’s about giving the body the right tools at the right time, so it can do what it’s designed to do.
The Full Moon Parasite Detox Bundle from BioOne Sciences was created to complement the Full Moon Parasite Protocol with practitioner-grade, clinically formulated supplements that support microbial balance, detox pathways, and gut repair.
This bundle provides targeted support for parasite clearance, liver and gallbladder detoxification, lymphatic drainage, and post-cleanse restoration. Each formula is designed to work synergistically, helping the body clear unwanted organisms while protecting the gut lining, supporting elimination, and restoring balance.
Rather than pushing the system into stress, this approach supports a more intelligent, step-by-step cleanse that respects the nervous system and the body’s natural rhythms.
For those ready to take their protocol to the next level with trusted, professional-grade support, this bundle offers a strong foundation.
Support your cleanse with the Full Moon Parasite Detox Bundle
When Your Immune System Needs More Than a Quick Fix
Seasonal immune stress doesn’t usually come from a single exposure. It builds over time, through nutrient depletion, ongoing inflammation, disrupted gut balance, and a system that’s been asked to do too much for too long.
The Cold & Flu Defense Bundle from BioOne Sciences was created to support the body at a deeper level during times of immune challenge and recovery. Rather than focusing on one pathway or symptom, this clinician-formulated bundle provides multi-layered support for immune defense, detoxification, cellular repair, and resilience.
This approach brings together foundational nutrients, targeted antimicrobial support, antioxidant protection, and essential trace minerals that work synergistically to help the immune system respond more efficiently and recover more fully. It’s designed to support not just defense, but repair, helping the body restore balance after stress, illness, or prolonged immune activation.
Whether you’re navigating seasonal exposure, supporting recovery, or simply looking to strengthen your immune foundation, this bundle offers a thoughtful, practitioner-guided way to support your system without overloading it.
We’ll be sharing more guidance soon. For now, this is a supportive place to begin.
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