It began in a quiet house where scars of childhood abandonment and loss had stolen Michael’s peace and freedom to feel. There was a silent pressure despite becoming new parents, professional respect, and love all around.

Shaw Thomas watched the man she loves carry a weight no pep talk could lift, and she could not permeate. She believed a procedure called the Stellate Ganglion Block—also known as Neuro Sympathetic Reset (NSR)—might help. Michael, her husband, wasn’t sure. He went first anyway.

 

What happened next changed everything. Michael walked up to Shaw just minutes after having the procedure, looked straight into her eyes, years of emotional weight lifted off him, and a brightness in his face, and said, “Babe, I have a second chance at life.” Michael was able to be present and to feel again. The world didn’t magically fix itself, but something inside Michael finally exhaled. Hope—real, grounded hope—walked back through their front door. And with it came a question neither Shaw nor

Michael could ignore: If this is possible, why don’t more people know?

 

They decided to tell the story—carefully, truthfully, and with dignity. Shaw and Michael brought in filmmaker Lukas Behnken as Producer through Sterling Light Productions. Cameras came out only after trust did. Kitchens and clinic rooms became sets. The goal was simple: let people see what it feels like when the body’s alarm system has the chance to reset.

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Soon, Kelly Price learned about the project. For her, this wasn’t theoretical; it was a mother’s urgent prayer for her son. She joined with the same fire any parent would bring—connecting people, opening doors, and refusing to let the momentum slow.

Through Erase PTSD Now, Coleen LaCosta, who herself had received treatment and the mission after witnessing Shaw and Michael’s experience, came alongside the team as a steadfast advocate and guide—opening crucial relationships, safeguarding participants, aligning the story with survivor needs, and helped ensure the film stayed ethical, accurate, and human. Her partnership with Erase PTSD Now helped turn vision into impact.

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Together—with clinicians including Dr. Eugene Lipov and Dr. Michael Louwers—the team captured and curated the real-life stories of everyday people like Michael, veterans, first responders, survivors, and family members.  They filmed the pauses, the laughter that returned, the careful explanations from doctors, and real lives coming back into focus, experiencing peace and freedom they had only known before the scars of trauma had set in.

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By the time Reset: The Science of Hope and Healing took shape, it was already bigger than a documentary. Screenings became conversations. Conversations became scholarships. Scholarships led to treatment. The film was released publicly on June 21, 2025, and reached broadcast audiences on June 27, 2025—but our timetable is simpler than a calendar: share the story whenever someone needs hope. Trauma doesn’t wait for an awareness month; neither do we.

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If you or someone you love is carrying the unseen weight of trauma, we made this for you—for the day it feels impossible and for the day you’re ready to take the next step.

We’re careful with our words because this matters: SGB/NSR can calm the body’s fight-or-flight response at its root in the sympathetic nervous system, and, for many, bring meaningful, often immediate relief. As with any medical procedure, it may not be right for everyone, and results do vary. Please speak with a qualified clinician to understand the risks and benefits of your situation. The film does not promise a cure. It shows possibility and an option for real hope and healing from the scars of trauma and PTSD/PTSI—and the people working to make access real.