The Uprising

You're exhausted. You're overwhelmed. You're done with wellness "solutions" that don't work and make you feel worse. 

You're ready to understand what's actually happening in your brain and body- and do something about it. 

This is where that happens.


The Uprising is your community for radical self-reclamation.

No capitalist wellness bullshit. No toxic positivity. No more "solutions" designed to make you buy more shit you don't need.

This is where you learn how stress hijacks your thoughts, feelings, and habits—and get practical tools to regulate your nervous system. Tools that work in your real life, not some influencer's fantasy world.

This is where you connect with people who believe in justice, who've lost their edge to burnout, and who refuse to accept that this is just how life has to be.

This is where the deprogramming happens.


"Turn Stress Into Strength" - Your Nervous System Regulation Toolkit

Online, self-paced lessons that teach you body literacy, self awareness, and simple practices that manages YOUR specific stress.

Each lesson includes:

  • Video teachings (10-15 minutes of real talk, no fluff)
  • Downloadable exercises and resources to practice the tools
  • Community questions designed to share collective wisdom and support

You'll learn:

  • How stress hijacks your thoughts, feelings, and habits- honestly, your LIFE
  • Why you're exhausted, numb, and/or reactionary (spoiler alert: it's not because you're weak or a failure)
  • Six evidence-based tools to regulate your stress- like, for real
  • How to adapt these tools to YOUR wants, needs, values and lifestyle


You'll also have an opportunity to join live (online) sessions where we practice the tools together, celebrate what's working and troubleshoot what's not, and go deeper into the work.


Connect with people who:

  • Believe in justice, equity, and fighting for what's right
  • Are exhausted from carrying the weight of a burning world
  • Refuse to shrink themselves to fit someone else's wellness box
  • Want to reclaim their peace, power, and joy—because that's real resilience and resistance

Share strategies. Support each other. Build collective power.

Because when you surround yourself with people who refuse to accept burnout as the default, something shifts.

Your nervous system regulation becomes easier.

Your tools become stronger.

Your power amplifies.


I share my own stress management journey—the messy, real stuff that's too honest for social media. Not because you need to copy me, but because seeing someone else navigate this work helps you trust your own process.


$3 - $20/month*
Cancel anytime

You choose what you can afford. Everyone gets full access regardless of what they pay.

Why charge at all? Running The Uprising costs money—website hosting, platform fees, design tools, content creation. The membership fee helps cover these real costs and keeps the community intentional (it filters out trolls and keeps this space safe).

What your contribution supports:

  • $3-5/month: Helps cover platform fees and keeps you in the community
  • $10/month: Covers platform costs and supports my work creating content
  • $20/month: Covers costs, supports my work, and contributes to the Give Back Project (more on that in a minute)

All members get full access regardless of what you pay. This is about accessibility, not privilege or hierarchy.

*Memberships are through Patreon. If you use an Apple iPhone, and download the Patreon App, the price increases slightly (ex: $3/month is more like $4-ish/month. Capitalism sucks, but here we are). You can also access Patreon online through your regular browser


10% of all membership funds support our Give Back Project—organizations helping people most in need (grows to 15% at 100 members, 25% at 1,000 members).

Your nervous system regulation work contributes to collective care. Your power builds community power.


We stand firmly for bodily autonomy, including abortion rights and gender-affirming care.

We believe everyone deserves dignity, healthcare, housing, and education—regardless of age, race, gender, religion, or abilities.

We're done with the systems that profit from our stress, our compliance, our exhaustion.

This is where radical self-acceptance meets radical social change.

If these values don't align with yours, this isn't your community.


Life is hard and scary as hell right now.

But you deserve to feel powerful anyway—to show up for yourself and the world you want to build.

You deserve to understand what's happening in your body. You deserve tools that actually work. You deserve a community that doesn't bullshit you about how hard things are.

This is real resilience. This is resistance.

Sliding scale $3-20/month • Cancel anytime • Start learning immediately




    Crystal's commitment to her own accountability, along with the support of the group gave me the nudge to create big positive change!
    -Cindy

    I find myself on board with Crystal's work as it supports changes I am trying to make in my life. I am moving from survive mode to thrive mode with Crystal's help!
    -Deidre 

    Clearly seeing the problem and solving it. This is just what she does. She is deeply knowledgeable and intuitive about how our bodies work. And she's funny as hell!
    -Peg

    Crystal brings a rare combination of intuition and common sense which, when mixed with her joyful attitude, enormous integrity and creative style, make her an ideal companion on any journey. 
    -Edie