Hi Friend,
We’re just 7 days away from opening the doors to The Mend Collective — and I want to share one of the key markers we’ll use to guide your recovery journey: Heart Rate Variability (HRV).
If you’ve never heard of it before, HRV is the tiny variation in time between each heartbeat — and it’s a surprisingly powerful measure of how balanced and resilient your nervous system is.
💡 What HRV really tells us
Your heart isn’t a metronome.
When your body is calm, safe, and adaptable, your heartbeat subtly speeds up and slows down with each breath — giving you a higher HRV.
When your system is under stress, inflammation, or fatigue, your heart rhythm becomes more rigid — and HRV drops.
So in many ways, HRV acts like your body’s stress and recovery gauge.
It reflects the health of your vagus nerve, your sleep quality, your metabolic stability, and even how well you’re pacing yourself.
🌿 How we’ll use HRV inside The Mend Collective
As part of your membership, you’ll be able to connect your wearable (Fitbit, Oura, Apple Watch, or similar) so we can track your HRV over time. If you dont have a wearble dont worry, we are working with a tech provider so you will be able to take your HRV from your phone (will keep you updated on this!)
You’ll see how your body responds to:
Breathwork and vagus-nerve activation
Nutrition and meal timing
Gentle movement and pacing
Consistent rest routines and sleep quality
Emotional and trauma-focused work
Rather than guessing, you’ll begin to see your nervous system recovering — and that kind of biofeedback can be deeply validating.
Over time, HRV will become one of the outcome markers we track together, helping you and your coach see what’s working and where adjustments are needed.
⚙️ Why now matters
We’re building a platform that combines evidence-based therapies with real physiological feedback — a level of personalisation rarely seen in chronic illness recovery.
As this technology rolls out (HRV tracking, data dashboards, and integration tools), the platform’s price will naturally rise to reflect the added value.
But if you join us at launch, your price is locked in for life — just £10 per week.
Even when we add new features, your rate will never increase.
Join the waitlist here to be told when the platform goes live. Registrations will close once we reach the cohort max limit.
Next week, you’ll get a sneak peek of how HRV data links directly to pacing, sleep, and emotional regulation modules inside the community.
For now, remember:
Your body’s rhythm is the most honest feedback system you have — and we’ll teach you how to listen to it.
7 days to go.
I can’t wait for you to see what’s coming.
Warmly,
Dr Ahmed
The Mend Collective
