My Healing Protocol
On the path of my own healing, I spent over ten years exploring all sorts of different alternative therapy modalities and throughout this blog, I will share how I use them and also share information from people who have helped me along the way. My Healing Protocol is a little bit different than many of the “classic” TMS recommendations – partly because I found CranioSacral Therapy (bodywork) before I found out about TMS. After working through the traditional TMS methods, I find that I sometimes need more integration between the body, mind and spirit than the traditional TMS treatment methods (journaling, meditation, talk therapy). My mind usually takes over and runs the show, which has a tendency to run my body ragged.
All parts of the body, mind and spirit work in tandem. By supporting each part individually, we also support the whole.
The more I learn about the mind-body connection, the more convinced I am that healing from chronic TMS requires a consistent, integrated approach that incorporates:
- Steady retraining of our nervous system to help strengthen and support our vagal tone
- Our physical body through movement, breathwork, bodywork, and even our posture
- Awareness and examination of our thoughts, fears and belief patterns
Healing has layers. We will never be fully done because this is part of the human experience. But we can incorporate tools and lifestyle changes to help us move through the layers in ways that feel supportive, safe, and sustainable.
The ultimate purpose of healing is not to just heal. It is to LIVE and fully embrace all that life has to offer… in our jobs, marriages, families, and friends. To live empowered, fulfilled, meaningful lives. I believe that life is not only available to us, it is ours for the claiming.
But first, healing.
Healing Protocol
Healing Back Pain by Dr. John Sarno (book)
This book single handedly changed my views on the mind-body connection and how thoughts, feelings, emotions and beliefs impact the body and can manifest in countless ways. Healing Back Pain and the information it contained about TMS was the final key that I needed to resolve persistent back pain. I did eventually reach the conclusion that the pain was in my brain, I just didn’t realize that I needed to interpret the information differently until I read Healing Back Pain.CranioSacral TherapyYogaDetoxingSupplementsMindset GuardrailsApple WatchMelt Method Hand & Foot BallsSelf-Love