Are You Complicated?

Aren't we all?   Yes and no from my perspective.  I tend to attract clients who have been everywhere, have had every test, and by the time they arrive at my doorstep, they are frustrated, angry, often invalidated and told that there is nothing known that is wrong, so try some valium!

My first goal and often most therapeutic is to listen to their story, their hurts, their traumas and to validate his or her pain.  Next is get a chronology of the medical, lifestyle, emotional history and to begin to create a picture, a working canvas so to speak.

Why are we viewed as complicated.  I think in part because our health system tends to put labels on illness and conditions and by doing so, health insurance will pay for part of the treatment.  Only problem here is that we are not merely a body, but a body with a mind and spirit, and it is by weaving together a composite of all aspects of the person that we begin to really understand what is really going on.

Luckily, integrative medicine is emerging, more than just poking its head above water, but is really taking on momentum.  Modalities such as acupuncture, now have peer-reviewed research that lends credibility in the eyes of more traditional medical modalities.

Back to my original question - are we complicated?  When looking at the body-mind-spirit approach, not so.  Take low back pain for instance.  There can be structural issues that cause low back pain, but also stress from fear of finances, feeling insecure, can also impact low back pain.  Another example are digestive issues.  Challenges with food intolerances and allergies, and a lack of adequate digestive enzymes can certainly play a role in this major cause of US health complaints, but also being unable to take in what one needs on an emotional level and to eliminate toxic emotional waste, can impact one along the digestive path.

While these concepts may seem far-fetched, there is much written about weaving the body, mind and spirit together and it is a habit in my practice to look at these various levels of health.

I look forward to supporting your process along the way!

Blessings,
Julie