Last week I was treating a concussion patient and they were telling me how great they were doing. They mentioned that they had their energy back, had hardly any symptoms and were able to work their normal hours which they weren't able to do when we first started care.

I was really happy for her and at the same time, cautioned her to be careful, slow down and not to jump back into things at full force. This was when I tripped over a chair and twisted my ankle. 

I was in pain but laughing at the situation as it was a message to me to do the same. Be careful and take your time.

Recently, I have been trying to juggle too many things at the same time. I also find it hard to ask for help. The combination of the two, make it hard to rest.

Luckily, I was at the office and was able to take arnica right away (1M dosage), apply arnica cream on my ankle and use FSM (frequency specific microcurrent). Within a few hours, my ankle had gone from a 6/10 to 1/10. But, I had learned my lesson. 

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My family and I like to go for hikes. Bringing young children with us can sometimes possess challenges.

They may not complete the trail, they may want to be carried part or all of the way, or if they manage to make it to the end of a trail, they no longer want to walk back to where the car is.

What we need to remind ourselves is, it's not only about how far you've got left to go but how far you've already come.

Remind yourself that if other people knew what you've lived through. They would admire you. You need to pause and give yourself a pat on the back for getting as far as you have. So far, you've survived 100% of all your worst days. 

You deserve to be celebrated for all the things you've gone through, all the things you've healed from that others don't even know about. So, celebrate yourself. Do something for yourself to mark the occasion. 

You have been doubted, misunderstood and even mocked along your journey and yet, you showed up for yourself anyway. This takes courage and determination. 

Even through illness, trauma, and heartbreak, your heart remained pure. Don't forget that.

Some of the past versions of yourself wouldn't even recognize the person that you are today. 

As you pause to reflect on how far you've come, remember to celebrate.

"Two roads diverge in the woods and I -

I took the one less traveled by.

And that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost

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Whether through work, friends or our own families, we have a certain level of influence with others.

With your influence, what information (physically, emotionally, mentally, spritiually) are you passing down?

Are you spending your precious time with others by passing down your wisdom or your wounds?

When you speak from a place of wisdom, what do your words sound like?

You'll notice that your tone of voice and your actions will be more loving and you will have more patience.

What happens when you speak from a place of hurt or wounding from a past hurt?

You'll likely hear that you are more angry, likely to react negatively or say something that you wish you didn't.

Before engaging with other people, it's important to check your state.

This is expecially important if you are around young children. They really are like spongse that soak up everything that you say and do.

Remember, you're words have the power to harm and also the power to heal. Choose them wisely.

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 Imagine that your body is in a state of constant stress and it feels as if it’s a constant battle each day?  Your body will then only allow you to keep experiencing the signals needed for survival. 

As long as you are in a protected or defended state, your body won’t release the other stored experiences.  This then, creates tension throughout your body as more and more emotions and events accumulate. 

The body will compensate and adapt until it can no longer do so and then eventually, it will snap.  You’ve heard the expression of the straw that broke the camel’s back?  That how some people end up in my office.  They bend over to put their socks on and their back gives out on them.  It was not simply that one event.  Our bodies are meant to have flexibility and range of movement....putting our socks on alone should not cause that kind of pain.

People Don’t Mind Pain

Can you think of a situation in which someone could experience pain and be happy about it?  What about a mother who is about to give birth?  They are in pain and yet they know that there will be a good outcome for the pain.  

I had a friend who suddenly developed a virus in her brain.  She ended up paralyzed from neck down and couldn’t feel anything.  One day, she felt excruciating pain in her toe and she was ecstatic and overjoyed.  It meant that she could feel again.

For a lighter example, have you ever been to the gym and the next day was so sore from your workout and also feeling great?

These examples show that it is not simply about the pain.  People do not mind being in pain!  People mind having pain and being fearful of it! 

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How often have you heard someone say “My mother had it, my aunt has it, and my cousin has it, I am destined to get it too” or “It’s all in the genes”? 

The truth is, according to Dr. Bruce Lipton, 80-90% of all diseases are actually stress and lifestyle.  Even in the case of identical twins, 70% of diseases that result are environmental and related to lifestyle. 

If we take cancer alone, an article published in the NCBI shows that only 5-10% of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects whereas the remaining 90-95% have their roots in the environment and lifestyle. 

​This is great news!  While it’s hard to change our genes, it is possible to make changes to the way we think and feel about life.  It also means that we get to take more responsibility for our health.


The Bioterrain


The bioterrain is the environment inside your body.  It contains the fluids, nutrients, minerals, etc. Each cell is made up of a membrane that surrounds it.  This cell membrane controls the internal environment of the cell by allowing fluids, nutrients, etc. to flow in and out.  It is therefore important to have both a good, healthy environment inside your body and cell membrane layer.  


What makes up your environment and your membranes?


The building blocks from your cell membrane come from the food you eat.  Your cells use the nutrients that you feed it to replicate and grow.  Cells made up of deep fried french fries versus a green salad will be created differently simply because of the raw materials you use. You literally are made up of what you eat.  

The reason that diseases “run in the family” is because beliefs, behaviours, and structures run in the family.  An interesting study found that people who were considered to be the “black sheep” of the family, tended to not suffer the same diseases as the rest of the family.

Ill health occurs because you did not make the change in your life when you needed to make it.  Change could be physical such as in exercise and diet, stress related, work, relationships, speaking up, etc.  When life is calling you to be or do one thing and you resist, tension starts to build up in your body and your spine and if not resolved, your body may start to get signals.

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Too often, we give up our control or power to someone external to us, who we think may know more than us.  You may say, my medical doctor is an expert and studied medicine, they must know what’s best for me and my body.  This is not entirely true.  Your medical doctor has studied diseases and knows a lot of information, they are not however, an expert on you.  

Sometimes when I ask someone “tell me what you think is wrong with you.”, they will answer, “you tell me, you’re the doctor”.  We’ve been trained to look outside ourselves for the answer instead of searching within.

The truth is, you are an expert in your own body.  No one is more knowledgeable about your body than you.  If you’re thinking, “oh, no”, then it’s time to now get better acquainted with your own body and start to become aware of the messages that it’s trying to tell you.

When I went through chiropractic school, I was taught how to recognise all types of diseases, illness, pathologies and how to treat them.  What they did not teach me is how to help someone who is well.  We didn’t look at people who were doing well, without symptoms and ask, how can they function at an even higher level than they are now?

Doctor’s learn to identify and treat disease and they are well trained in what they do.  They don’t know if you are well.  Wellness is your domain.  When people go to the medical doctor for their regular checkups, they are not looking to see if they are well, they are looking to see if you are “sick” in some way.   It is possible to have a disease and to be well, emotionally, mentally and spiritually as wellness is not merely the absence of disease.

Next time someone gives you health information, do your own research and inform yourself before making your decision.  Remember that there are no ‘side effects’, there are only effects.

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Albert Einstein once said “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” This is true of your pain and symptoms.  The knowledge you have acquired so far has gotten you to where you are today, what shift will need to happen so you can get you to where you want to be?

The truth is, if you want to end your pain and what you’ve been doing so far hasn’t been working for you, the first thing you’re going to have to do is open your mind to changing how you think about your pain!

So, what does pain mean to you?

Pain can mean different things to different people.  For some, pain is seen as an annoyance, nuisance, something you have to “deal” with or get through.  For others, it is something to be scared of and when they’re in pain, they feel powerless or like a victim.  Some people believe they have nothing to do with the pain at all and that their life was going along “just fine” until the pain showed up to ruin it!  There are others that get a sense of significance because when they are in pain, they get more love and attention.  

There once was an elderly lady who got sick often.  Whenever she was ill, her family and friends would come and visit and do things for her and make her feel better.  For her, she found out that being sick meant being loved.  When she became aware of that, she simply told her family that she needed to spend more time with them and she got sick less often.

So, what does pain mean for you?

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Have you ever gone to a circus and seen an elephant being held in place by a thin piece of rope around its ankle?  Think about this for a second. An elephant is one of the strongest animals in the world and can move entire trees. Why then does it not simply break this thin rope and run away?  

This answer lies within its limiting beliefs.  When circus trainers first get a baby elephant to train, they start by tying its leg up with a heavy chain.  The baby elephant will pull and pull to try to get away because that’s its natural instinct.  It will pull day after day until it exhausts itself, all the while, not being able to break free.  One day, it will give up hope and think it’s impossible to get away.  Eventually, trainers can tie a thin rope around its ankle and it will never try to escape, simply because it doesn’t think it can.
 
This very thing happens to us all the time!  When we were little kids, we thought we could be, do and have anything.  Somewhere along the way, we started to believe what other people told us.  We forgot about our dreams to become Prime Minister or an astronaut.  We soon settled for less.  
 
Now, we don’t believe we are good enough, smart enough, pretty enough, thin enough, etc.  
 
But, this does not have to be the way!
 
We can challenge our limiting beliefs!  Our first step is by being aware of them.
 
Look at the following areas in your life.  Write what you would like to achieve, no matter how crazy you think it is.  Next, write down why you can’t achieve your goals...these are some limiting beliefs.
 
Areas to examine:

• Finances
• Relationships
• Health
• Spirituality
• Business/Career

What are some of your limiting beliefs?  Let me know!

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