YOUR BODY IS TRYING TO SAVE YOU:

How a Torn Artery Changed the Way I Practice Medicine — and How It Can Change the Way You See Your Own Body.

by Deidre Arms NP

What if your body isn’t betraying you—but trying to get your attention?
At forty-six, nurse practitioner Deidre Arms experienced a spontaneous coronary artery dissection—a sudden tear in the wall of a heart artery that led to emergency open-heart surgery. In an instant, the healthcare provider became the patient, and the body she thought she understood felt like the one thing she could no longer trust.
But as Deidre began looking back at a lifetime of chronic illness, endometriosis, a hysterectomy at twenty-nine, surgical menopause, hormonal disruption, stress, and unanswered symptoms, she discovered something that transformed both her recovery and the way she practices medicine:
Her body had never been the enemy. It had been the messenger all along.
In Your Body Is Trying to Save You, Deidre weaves her deeply personal story with approachable medical insight to help you see your own body differently. You’ll discover how symptoms can offer valuable clues, how physical and emotional experiences are connected, and why healing begins with curiosity rather than blame.
This book is for anyone who has ever felt frustrated by a confusing diagnosis, dismissed by the medical system, disconnected from their body, or afraid that something inside them is broken.
Your body has been communicating with you all along.
It’s time to listen—not with fear, but with compassion, curiosity, and trust.
Deidre Arms, NP, is a nurse practitioner specializing in functional and integrative care. Through Aspire Wellness Integrative Health, she helps patients look beyond symptoms to understand the deeper story their bodies may be telling. Her own life-changing medical crisis reshaped the way she views health, healing, and the extraordinary ways the human body works to protect us.