Dr. Tom Moorcroft
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Biography
Meet The Speaker
Dr. Tom Moorcroft, America’s Lyme Recovery Expert and host of The Lyme Insider podcast, treats some of the sickest, most sensitive patients suffering from chronic Lyme disease, tick-borne co-infections, mold illness as well as children with infection-induced autoimmune encephalitis (PANS/PANDAS).
He focuses on optimizing the body’s self-healing systems in order to achieve optimal health with simple, natural interventions; utilizing more conventional approaches when needed. Each individual is a unique unity of body, mind and spirit.
He is the creator of the Lyme Disease Practitioner Certification and Mentorship program where he distills his over 15 years of experience as a chronic disease recovery expert into a unique approach that allows healthcare practitioners to easily and effortlessly excel at treating patients with complex, chronic illnesses
Dr. Tom’s goal is to empower everyone he works with to get in touch with their inner source of health so they can experience optimal health.
Abstract
The Missing Cure: Restoring Identity and Meaning to Improve Immunity and Healing Outcomes.
In the treatment of chronic Lyme disease and associated infections, the primary focus often remains on pathogen eradication and symptomatic relief. Yet clinical experience and emerging psychoneuroimmunology research reveal that true, sustained recovery demands more than physical treatment alone. Many patients who continue to struggle after appropriate antimicrobial therapy are not simply battling persistent infections — they are grappling with profound losses of identity, purpose, passion, and connection.
This session explores how psychological, emotional, and existential restoration — not just symptomatic management — drives key biological outcomes such as improved immune regulation, reduced inflammation, enhanced autonomic balance, and neuroplastic healing. Research demonstrates that individuals who reconnect with a sense of meaning and authentic self-expression exhibit more favorable immune profiles, greater resilience, and longer-term functional recovery compared to those focused solely on symptom reduction.
Participants will learn how emotional regulation, mindset shifts, breathwork, limbic retraining, and meaning-centered approaches can be leveraged to optimize biological healing pathways. Practical strategies for integrating these principles into clinical care will be presented, providing a roadmap to move beyond symptom suppression toward facilitating full patient recovery — helping individuals not only feel better, but live fully once again.
Key Learning Objectives:
Describe the biological impact of identity loss and meaning restoration on immune function, inflammation, and recovery from chronic infections.
Apply evidence-based strategies that combine physiological treatment with emotional, cognitive, and existential healing practices.
Reframe the goals of chronic illness care to include not only symptom reduction, but full life reclamation and resilience-building.