2 Steps to a Radical Healing Experience

 

2 Steps to a

Radical Healing Experience

1: Discard Deceptive Disease Definitions

2: Embrace the True Gift of the Nervous System

This requires igniting the  Pre-Frontal Cortex for energized thinking.

Brain First is Body Freedom

Brain First Coaching: Bounce Off Old Ideas * Reprogram your Brain

Harness Chiropractic to 

Move Your Brain, Feed Your Brain & Talk to Your Brain.

Diagnosing and treating, the modern medical approach, does not acknowledge how you have been programming your nervous system your entire life.    This is why people feel as if nothing improves with their health no matter how many doctors they visit.   When your nervous system is left out of the equation, you're just a number passing through through the medical assembly line.   When your nervous system is left out of the equation, nothing seems to make sense. 

When the "standard of care" approach leaves you feeling empty and used, it is because it is assumed we are all the same.  It is assumed the body will respond to drugs and surgery.

The body does respond to drugs and surgery.  The body responds as if they were traumas and the fight or flight reaction can be more than the body can tolerate.  That is the logical functioning of the brain.

How do we learn to cooperate with brain rather than hinder it?

We focus on the brains's ability to move back and forth between Fight or Fight and Rest/Rebuild.  We nurture these stages once we recognize them.  

Check it out!  Dare to Thrive!

See you at the table....the adjusting table. 

--Dr. Lisa

Your Brain First Coach

Brain First/Body Freedom

 

New Year's Resolve: Impact Coaching 2023

 

It's a play on words.  Resolution is a "firm decision to do or not to do something."  (Dictionary.com)   Also, in Latin = release

Resolute = admirably, purposeful, determined, unwavering.

We can "release" a negativity.  But in order to make a real change, it takes new knowledge, otherwise you may just be unwavering and determined about something that is based on old information.   

Resolve = find a solution

We can release and replace.  That's the whole point of chiropractic!

Welcome to Impact Coaching 2023 

This Year → Discard the inaccurate definitions that do not serve you.

This Year → Give your brain/body credit for the

real work it does for you.

This Year → You decide the patterns that you prefer to live with.

** Your brain learns everything you teach it. ** Chiropractic re-wires the brain, but you reinforce what patterns get re-wired. ** The adjustment “clears the slate.” What you introduce or follow up with matters.

IMPACT COACHING * 2023* Brain First Is Body Freedom

The whole point of chiropractic is to adjust the spine so it can unwind the stress of your life, giving you a refreshed energy to live the whole human experience  --- regardless of pain, whether you are in pain or not in pain.   

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Chiropractic was birthed out of a different philosophy.

You can't mix it with the paradigm that already failed you. 

If you're living with frustration and feel as if we're all destined to have sickness and disease, please leave that mind-set at the door.  

You are invited to walk through the door with a fresh set of eyes. 

See you at the table.....the chiropractic table.

Brain First Is Body Freedom

Stop the Presses --- Because It's Not Relevant

The whole point of chiropractic is to adjust the spine so it can unwind the stress of your life, giving you a refreshed energy to live the whole human experience  --- regardless of pain, whether you are in pain or not in pain.   

That's it.    Now, enjoy my musings.  You may relate. 

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Another rant, here.  But this is when I really get into deep thought. 

The local newspapers and TV news stations everywhere report the high flu count.  But don't forget, they began warning you months ago that a tough season was on its way here.  So .... a self fulfilling prophesy.

The local paper reported on the how full the hospital was.  And, I am perplexed, because a hospital is full of sick people.  Imagine that.  It should not be news.  But yet it is.....for a special reason, and that is to get you hyped up and afraid.  And for 99% of people, they never get sick, but the media wants you to have the fear festering in the back of your head, wearing out your nervous system. 

This highlighted sickness that is given a special name, (even though the symptoms are not special at all,) is apparently on the rise and you need to be ready for it as if it is a burglar trying to break down your front door. 

Yet, there is no news alert if heart attacks are on the rise.  Cancer jumps haven't made the headlines. Diabetes is increasing every year, but it gets ignored. 

I am pointing out a huge disparity in health reporting, or awareness.  The squeaky wheel gets the grease.  The repeated message becomes your nocebo.  If it's on the  news and you believe it, you will be at risk of joining the statistical pool of sick people. 

You don't have to join. 

Especially when the information is wrong.  Yes!  I said it.  It is not the way you should be viewing your brain and body. 

We've been told a sad story.  We've been told that symptoms are bad and lead to disease.  Even in chiropractic school when I thought I was taking a different journey, the message was very similar. While chiropractic used natural  methods to "get people well," the teaching was still the same. I was taught there is bad health and good health.  We were taught how to detect "abnormal."  In the end I was taught how to write a fantastic treatment plan.  But, does that mean the person "gets well?"

I was taught to look for "red flags." I'm still haunted by my relentless search for "red flags."  Let me say here that this vocabulary is part of the nocebo effect. 

If someone says, "I don't want to give you my cold," you have a decision to make.  Because no one gives you a cold.  You create the runny nose and sneezes within your brain.  Maybe you don't want to be left out, excluded from the symptoms....Hmmm.   Maybe you feel empathy for someone..... Maybe you are sharing the same feelings of rejection or unappreciation.....  We share beliefs and experiences.  But do we really share germs and endanger each other?  That's not my world.  In fact, the last two years supports that.  You'd think in my office where I am touching people all day long and "breathing down their necks" I would have been in the hospital every two weeks!!

Belonging to a group is hardwired in our brain for survival.  But there are certain groups we need to separate ourselves from. 

I've chosen to separate myself from the "sick group."

But the negative programming is frustrating me.  It's everywhere and it's out there for a reason.  

When I say I offer you health freedom.  I am giving you a choice. 

You can pursue this further with the Brain First / Body Freedom Protocol 

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Chiropractic was birthed out of a different philosophy.

You can't mix it with the paradigm that already failed you. 

If you're living with frustration and feel as if we're all destined to have sickness and disease, please leave that mind-set at the door.  

You are invited to walk through the door with a fresh set of eyes. 

----See you at the table.  The chiropractic table.

---- Dr. Lisa

      Your Health Freedom Advocate. 

Brain First, Body Follows.  Brain First IS Body Freedom.

Let's Overcome the Trend of "Too Little-Too Late"

 

Chiropractic: Why Brain Care Beats Pain Care

1- Pain is a Purposeful Pattern. Rather than interrupt it with artificial means, determine how the pattern is protecting so you can decide how best to support it.

2- Injuries repair themselves in days to weeks, provided the muscles are toned and organs are working efficiently.

3- Most of the time I am dealing with people whose bodies were not prepared for stress events. We are usually in “catch up mode.”

4- Fight-or-Flight is a valuable nervous system pattern but it can exhaust our reserves when we take it for granted.

5- Drugs and surgery do not alleviate prolonged Fight-or-Flight which is why we must pursue a different approach for our long term well being.

(Prolonged Fight-or-Flight is mistreated by mainstream health care because they are too narrowly focused on the effects rather than the cause and misplace the blame on inflammation.)

6- Calling nervous system patterns a disease or sickness ignores the true nature of the body's systems, incites a fear response that worsens the situation further exhausting the body. (More need for “catch up mode.”)

7- Chiropractic helps people in pain by re-engaging the prefrontal cortex. The adjustment interrupts a stress pattern like a switch and shifts the brain to repair/rebuild. However, cellular movement is painful as the body is rebuilding tissues and excreting waste. Appropriate repair avoids the disappointment of weakened or poorly re-formed tissues/joints. We can support this process with chiropractic maintenance, nutrition, and stress management.

Improving comfort is a more reasonable approach than stopping pain prematurely.

Let's move from “Catch Up Mode” to “Wellness Mode.” “Catch Up Mode” = Replenish Reserves “Wellness Mode” = Maintain Reserves

I ask my folks to look at their health differently.  I ask them to understand the innate wisdom of the body's self regulating system.  I ask them to work in sync with this system, and not against it. It foes require to replacing old vocabulary with new.  

Got questions?

Let me hear them. 

--See you at the table.  The chiropractic table.

Dr. Lisa

Your Health Freedom Advocate

Translate Pain/Anxiety Correctly

Still on the Fence about Chiropractic?

 

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You don't have to be unsure about chiropractic.  You only need the desire to live your best life.  While that is an over used saying, you can't be at your best if your brain's survival system is running on fumes.  

Chiropractic was birthed out of a different philosophy.

You can't mix it with the paradigm that failed you. 

If you're living with frustration and feel as if we're all destined to have sickness and disease, please leave that mind-set at the door.  

You are invited to walk through the door with a fresh set of eyes. 

The whole point of chiropractic is to adjust the spine so it can unwind the stress of your life, giving you a refreshed energy to live the whole human experience  --- regardless of pain, whether you are in pain or not in pain.   

That's it. 

See you at the table.

The chiropractic table. 

--Dr. Lisa

Your Health Freedom Advocate

Pain, low energy, and anxiety are learned?  What?  Click Here. 

Do You Know What You Have?

 

I have a desire to help people, not because they are lacking, but because they don't know what they actually possess. 

          

           Get reacquainted with your innate wisdom. 

When I Read the Obituaries

 

(Image courtesy: Sweetzer and Orange Store / Amazon) From time to time I read obituaries of people I used to see in my office.  When I reflect on their passing, most of them are folks who "dropped out of care."  They may have come in only once or twice.  

In chiro-land we use the term "dropped out of care" because the service we provide is based on a wellness paradigm that professes the importance of following nurturing protocols for the rest of one's life. 

To us chiropractors, someone dropping out of care is a big failure.  We blame ourselves for not being good enough teachers.  We weren't effective at explaining the profound connection between the brain and body.  We aren't inspiring enough when we discuss how much impact the chiropractic adjustment has on the neuro-plasticity of the brain.  For example, chiropractic adjustments result in positive changes on a person's follow up EEG (recording brain activity).  That's pretty spectacular. The discussion can be done on a very personal and relevant level without using complicated terminology. 

Many years ago, when I first saw one person in my office, I had huge concerns that were bothering me more than the initial complaint of back pain. I voiced that concern with the spouse.  Did I explain it adequately?  I knew the back pain would not clear up in one or two visits because there were more "problems" blocking the healing process. The nervous system was bogged down.  I wanted to pursue a more involved plan of action.  

And, the insurance coverage was limited.  Most people will only go as far as the insurance pocketbook, which I find very misleading to the public. But I know dentistry deals with the same thing. 

The spouse had a medical background which I thought would help us talk it out.  But, no.  The response was: it could only be back pain.  It's as if the back is completely separate from the rest of the body.  

Dentists, deal with that as well.  It is believed your mouth has nothing to do with the rest of the body (unless you have a heart problem, then you need a ton of antibiotics).

Mental health has the same hiccup.  Mental challenges are assumed to need treatment separate from the rest of the body.  I chose chiropractic because there is the realization of the link between the mind and the body.  But, old thoughts hang on....

I never saw this person again after two visits.  I read the obituary about 2 years later and I was sad.  I was sad for the two years lost with this person.  

I have the wonderful opportunity to see my peeps weekly for decades and walk their journeys with them.  Yes, they have their family physicians who work with them for years and years, but chiropractic is different. 

When we look to enhance the brain's perception of the outer and inner environments of a person, it is also an opportunity for personal growth which also has a deep impact on a person's life.  When folks come in for weekly maintenance, the growth is exciting. It is shared among everyone else in the waiting room.  It is a time to celebrate the innate powers of the body.  It is a time to foster a positive outlook which is very important to longevity. 

However, it's a free country and people who aren't interested in what I offer can go in a different direction. 

I saw a recent obituary of someone who I haven't seen in about 2 years as well.  This person had many stumbling blocks that kept her out of the office. She enjoyed her visits.  I loved watching her progress. She was upbeat and very appreciative, but she missed appointments and eventually stopped coming.  (Could have moved away, or had new stresses...I don't know) So, there's another 2 years of lost interactions.  A lost relationship. 

Chiropractic is a connection.  The spine connects to the brain.  But we are connected to each other.  We're here to help each other and share the journey. 

I hung a poster on my office door that says:

Pain is an Uncomfortable Way to be Comfortably Distracted

This is a message to remind us that there is an underside to our pain and health problems.  We may be living a repetitive theme of personal loss, grief or anxiety of life events that take hold in our bodies as chronic pain.  So let's not overlook the other sources of our bodily pain. The nervous system doesn't lie, but we need to translate its language.  

Your closeness to your best friends and family plays a role in each others' health.  Be there for each other. 

I have the opportunity to do so with my long term practice members. 

--Dr. Lisa

Your Health Freedom Coach

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