Acknowledgment of Country
I respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which this book was written, the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation. I am touched by the strength and beauty of the Wadawurrung Country and I feel forever grateful for the ancestors who have tended to its stories, songs, and spirit, past, present, and ongoing. I feel sadness for the history and treatment of the Wadawurrung people. I feel hope that the Wadawurrung songs and stories will return with deep listening and be respected by all.
Joey simplifies the complexities of neuroscience and audio-vestibular physiology into digestible, effective prose for the patient seeking self-understanding, validation, and actionable plans to address symptoms. Her emphasis on neuroplasticity and self-compassion is refreshing and inspires patients to initiate their pathway to healing. Joeys program teaches important concepts of self-discovery, hope, and how to be a leader in your own healing while also effectively meshing with treatment plans within my medical scope, including medication management. She fills a void common in Western medicine that neglects the emotional, spiritual, and mental aspects of health, which are critical to recovering from dizziness.
Kristen K. Steenerson, MD , Clinical Assistant Professor of Otoneurology, Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurology, Co-Director, Stanford Balance Center ( USA )
ROCK STEADY is extremely well writtenso much research, experience, and passion reflected in its pages. I would recommend it to patients frustrated with their chronic symptoms and searching for how to self-manage their conditions... This book supplements greatly our treatment, reinforces our counsel, and provides a sound written resource that patients can repeatedly return to for guidance and information. Patients retain less than 20 percent of what we say, so a reliable written resource would be invaluable.
Ern Chang, General Practitioner, MBBS , MM ed (Family Medicine), FRACGP ( AUS )
This book is for everyone suffering from tinnitus and vertigo. It will change the way you think about healing and life. As a fighter pilot, I always have a plan with my mission. With ROCK STEADY I learned that I could make a plan for my recovery... The plan for me to heal was called neuroplasticity!
Anders Danielsson, Military Pilot ( SWE )
What a fabulous teaching resource for vestibular physiotherapists (physical therapists) and medical specialists diagnosing and treating people with symptoms of vertigo or tinnitus. There is a gap in the traditional medical management model for people with persistent symptoms of vertigo and tinnitus, and that gap is filled with this practical and novel approach to recovery. I will refer my patients to this book to provide them hope and understanding of possibilities with neuroplasticity and to encourage their use of the many self-management strategies and tools detailed.
Vicky Stewart, BP hty, PhD, Advanced Vestibular Physiotherapist, Gold Coast University Hospital ( AUS )
ROCK STEADY is a good introduction to the concepts of neuroplasticity, mindfulness, and self-compassion for patients with chronic dizziness and tinnitus. It discusses how patients can use these techniques, empowering them to build their own personalized treatment plan, in turn leading to improvement in their symptoms and quality of life.
Debbie Cane, MSC CS , Senior Clinical Scientist and Lecturer in Audiology ( UK )
Joey combines clinical with practical information. Her book is vital for patients with dizziness, tinnitus, and all forms of vertigo, as well as for the providers that care for these patients. Joey synthesizes medical fact with emotional support and guidance in a manner that is unique. Her book provides a source of information for both physicians and the patients they treat. I believe it is a resource that should be used by every patient with vertigo, tinnitus, and PPPD , as well as by the physicians that care for them. ROCK STEADY is a bridge between medicine and physical therapy and is simply unique in its reach.
Kenneth Beer, MD , FAAD ; Professor, University of Miami; Consulting Associate, Duke University; Clinical Associate in Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ( USA )
ROCK STEADY provides a fresh perspective on helping people to experience their vertigo and tinnitus not as harmful or even benign body sensations, but as gifts that offer opportunities to become ones fullest, most vibrant self. I recommend this book to anyone who is distressed or confused by their body sensations and would like to get acquainted with their own wisdom.
Melissa Platt, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in healing complex trauma ( USA )
As a specialized vestibular audiologist, I hate feeling like someone who has to say there is nothing more we can do or feeling time restricted in sessions with clients. ROCK STEADY is a wonderful resource for clients to feel empowered rather than stuck or hopeless. I feel better knowing that they have somewhere to go for guidance with their ongoing personal recovery following medical investigation.
Johanna Tan, BA (Hon), MC linAud, MA udA ( CCP ), Senior Vestibular Audiologist for Bendigo Health ( AUS )
This book is literally a lifesaver for anyone like me who has been stuck, lost, and despondent with a range of unexplained dizziness and other constant symptoms for years and years. Now I know what is happening in my body and how I can heal myself. This is a revolutioninstead of seeking others to heal, you take the power back to do this yourself. Joey really understands the barriers to self-healing... she is the voice in your head guiding you with compassion along the way.
Andrea Geary, Project Manager ( NZ )
This book is clearly written, practical, and educates the reader in a gentle, authoritative manner about tinnitus and vertigo, and the integrative medicine approach to self-healing. As both a journalist and someone who has recently suffered from vertigo, I gained tremendous insight into the nature of these disorders, as well as learned about myself and how to manage my own symptoms. As a lay reader and as someone who values clear, insightful, science-based writing, I would highly recommend this book to others seeking a strong and compassionate resource for education and action.
Rachel Alembakis, BS BA MS c, Journalist, Politics of the World Economy ( USA / AUS )
Joey Remenyi is a pioneer in using neuroplasticity to heal conditions that we have been told have no cure: tinnitus, vertigo, persistent postural-perceptual dizziness ( PPPD ), and more. She explains the science in a way that is easily accessible for the lay person while writing from a place of so much heart that the reader who may be living with one or more of these debilitating diagnoses feels understood emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually... And, more than hope, this book opens one up to a path of healing that is practical and self-empowering...
This book will help anyone who is struggling with hopeless symptoms and diagnoses find their way back to a life that can be lived free of suffering and full of goodness.
Shannon Marie, CEO , The Essential Light Institute ( USA )
Joey is a pioneer in this type of work, and I would not be alone in being grateful that she is documenting her work in this excellent book.
Andrew Parkin, CEO , Engineer ( AUS )