The hidden payoff that could be keeping your health stuck
Let’s talk about secondary gains.
secondary gains
You say you want to heal.
You’re eating the right foods.
Taking the supplements.
Trying to rest.
The right things…
But something keeps pulling you back.
The symptoms won’t shift.
The energy won’t return.
And a part of you feels stuck on repeat.
Sometimes, the reason isn’t physical.
It’s emotional.
It’s subconscious.
It’s what we call a secondary gain—when illness, fatigue, pain, or stuckness is unconsciously serving a purpose. Like
Being unwell gives you permission to rest
It protects you from expectations or pressure
It creates closeness or care from others
It keeps you from stepping into something scary
It gives you identity, purpose, or belonging
This doesn’t mean you’re 'faking it', or that any of this is conscious.
It means part of you, your unconscious mind, has linked safety or survival to not healing.
And until that pattern shifts, your biology will keep following the same script.
psych-K
That’s where I use PSYCH-K®—to uncover these unconscious loops and rewire them.
So your body can stop protecting you with illness… and start healing with safety.
You can’t force change when part of you is afraid of what healing might cost.
But you can release that fear.
And when you do—everything starts to shift.