About Me - Brittni Hertz
I'm a Healing Mentor and Coach, author of Dear Me, You’re Not Crazy and creator of the FAITH Healing Framework. I was born and raised in Missoula, Montana, as an identical twin and one of four spirited daughters. Family has always been at the center of who I am. Today, I am a devoted wife to Adam and a proud mother to our three daughters, Adalia, Giada and Ariana, who are my greatest source of joy and inspiration.
I find life in simple, intentional moments, hiking Montana’s trails, traveling with my family, fishing, meditating, moving my body and choosing gratitude daily.
My own journey through chronic pain, anxiety, depression, mysterious physical symptoms and a profound spiritual awakening completely reshaped my life and purpose. What once felt like suffering became the doorway into deeper truth. That journey led me to this work: helping others awaken, heal and rediscover who they truly are.
I believe the human body is divinely designed by God, woven with infinite wisdom and extraordinary potential. Guided by my faith, I bridge spirituality and science, because I have seen firsthand that true transformation does not begin with what we see externally, but with what we choose to believe, think, feel and embody internally.
Through my writing and teaching, I guide others back to the truth - that the answers they are searching for have always been within them.
My Long Story Short......
In my mid-thirties, life looked full and successful from the outside.
I was the dependable one. The high-functioning one. The type A perfectionist who could juggle everything without dropping a ball. A devoted wife, mom of three young girls and business owner. The person everyone could count on.
I lived my life taking care of those around me.
What I didn’t realize was that I had never learned how to take care of myself.
I was always planning, fixing, achieving and anticipating the next thing. My mind lived in the past or the future, but almost never in the present. Slowing down felt unsafe and lazy. Being in control felt necessary.
Until the day control disappeared.
While traveling overseas with my family, a panic attack hit me out of nowhere. My chest tightened, my heart raced and breath vanished. I was certain I was dying.
That single moment became the doorway into the darkest season of my life.
After that, the symptoms began creeping in, one by one, then all at once. Migraines, head pressure, neck stiffness, jaw pain, blurry vision, ear fullness, cystic acne, rashes, burning nerve pain through my arms and legs, vertigo, nausea, gut issues, weight gain, strange sensations I couldn’t explain. By the time I stopped counting, there were more than 45 symptoms.
I saw over twenty doctors in varying medical fields. I ran the tests, took the prescribed medications, tried supplements, shakes, diets, different kinds of therapy and so much more! I did everything “right.”
Nothing worked and at times I became worse.
The hardest part wasn’t even the physical pain, it was the anxiety.
It was loud, constant and suffocating. The kind that traps you in your own home and makes a simple trip to the grocery store feel like your auditioning for “fear factor”. For someone who loved people and connection, it was devastating.
Then came the depression.
Not the kind you can brush off until it fades, but the kind that makes you afraid of your own thoughts. The kind where you don’t recognize yourself in the mirror. The kind that repeatedly tells you that maybe everyone would be better off without you.
I didn’t feel like myself anymore and I certainly didn’t recognize anything about the person I was becoming.
It was as if a demon like shadow had settled over me, muting my spirit and clouding my thoughts, like something was fighting for control of my soul while I watched helplessly from the inside.
By the time I hit rock bottom, I had lost my health, my confidence, my faith and almost my will to keep going.
And then came the night that changed everything.
I was on the floor, crying harder than I ever had in my life, praying the most desperate prayer I had ever prayed.
“God, I can’t do this anymore. I need You to take this. All of it.”
In that moment, something profound came over my body. To this day, It’s so difficult to put into words. I felt an electrical surge through my body. Whatever it was, it wanted me to release all the weight I had been carrying and completely surrender.
For the first time in my life, I stopped trying to control the outcome. I stopped fighting and striving. I let go.
In that surrender, I felt like a blanket of calm had been wrapped around me.
Within the next day, a simple truth landed in my heart: healing wasn’t going to come from outside of me. Not another test, doctor, supplement or random suggestion.
It had to come from within.
A calm washed over me that I hadn’t felt in years. I stopped trying to control or correct my body and started accepting it. Listening to it. And underneath all the noise was the truth: nothing was wrong with me. My nervous system was exhausted, stuck in survival mode, always bracing for danger. It wasn’t asking to be fixed. It was asking to feel safe.
So I slowed down. I turned inward. I began studying neuroscience alongside scripture, learning how the brain, body and spirit actually work together. I began building a framework from all that I had learned from varying sources (books, studies, experts, etc). I practiced stillness, meditation, prayer, being present and removing my fear. I learned how to listen to my body instead of fighting it.
With this practice the most beautiful outcome emerged:
My depression gone.
The symptoms faded.
The anxiety softened.
My body felt safe again.
My faith deepened.
That journey became the foundation of what I now call the FAITH Healing Framework, the exact path that not only brought me back to life, but welcomed me into a life that was so worth living.
Today, I help others who feel trapped in their bodies the same way I once did. The ones who have tried everything. The ones who feel dismissed. The ones who often wonder if they’re ever going to heal or find answers.
I know this for sure now, not just intellectually, but from lived experience.
Our bodies weren’t designed to chase happiness. They’re wired for safety. When we don’t feel safe, we stay stuck in survival.
When the nervous system finally feels safe, everything changes. The mind and body feels clear and calm. The soul is your guide, when you surrender. That’s where real peace and wholeness begin.
You were never meant to live in fear.
Healing is absolutely possible for you!
The FAITH Healing Framework
The FAITH Healing Framework is a simple, structured path that helps you heal at the root by calming your nervous system, reconnecting with your body and restoring trust in yourself and God.
Instead of chasing symptoms or relying on quick fixes, this method addresses the real source of anxiety, chronic stress and unexplained health issues: a nervous system stuck in survival mode.
Through five intentional phases, you learn how to listen inward, create safety in your body, rewire old stress patterns and build a new foundation of resilience, clarity and faith.
