Healing EOE: How Mold, Lyme, and Stress Were the Missing Pieces

When doctors told Winona Miller she had eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE) after a round with a prescription allergy support, the story could have ended there: a chronic, inflammatory disease of the esophagus managed with medications and restrictions. But Winona kept asking the deeper question — why was her immune system reacting in the first place?

Her search led to hidden mold in her home, lingering Lyme disease, strep and viral infections, and the role stress played in her symptoms. Over the course of an intermittent two years, she walked through mold remediation, gut healing, NET, functional testing, and finally immunotherapy — watching her singing voice return, her digestion calm, and her energy stabilize - even her chronic neck pain resolved.

In this conversation, we trace Winona’s journey from that first clarity call in late 2022 to her current season as a student practitioner. She opens up about the hardest moments, the surprising wins (like cracked heels healing as her body detoxed), the role of emotional healing, and what it’s like to raise children while navigating chronic illness.

Whether you’re living with EOE, mold exposure, or Lyme, or you just need hope that healing is possible after years of frustration, Winona’s story will encourage you to keep asking “why?” — and to keep walking forward.