The Road to Wellness [#Backwards...It's not what you think!]
The Road to Wellness is completely backwards from what I used to think it was. Yep, #Backwards.
 Here’s a fun list of what I USED to believe about health:
- You have to eat healthy to be healthy
- You have to exercise to be healthy
- Taking prescribed medication is BAD
- Using chemicals on your lawn is BAD
- Using chemicals in your house will KILL you
- Getting vaccinations will HARM you
- Using plastic will HARM you
I could go on, but I’m sure you get the picture. I USED to be AGAINST a lot of things, and I took every precaution to avoid everything “bad,” while eating as healthy as I could and exercising regularly.
And then I got sick anyway. WTH???
Now, don’t get me wrong, I did the best I could at the time. And I especially believe that eating healthy and exercising regularly helped me feel better most of the time. But when my emotional stress got the best of me, none of the other “healthy” things worked.
On my road to wellness, I’ve had to take a look at ALL of my beliefs and fea...
If you’re angry and you know it…clap your hands!
Congratulations! You have taken the 1st step towards recovery!
Anger is in the air! Did you know that in Chinese medicine, anger is the emotion that is linked with the season of Spring, the color of green, and the liver organ? As temperatures rise, so can our buried emotions.
I’ve had several instances with clients and potential clients exhibiting anger recently, so I feel compelled to talk about this.
We all have childhood wounds, fears that don’t make any sense, and silly beliefs like “I’m not good enough” or “I can’t do anything right” or the ever-popular “I’m unworthy.” Most of us grew up in households where the adults around us taught us these things – without really “teaching” us. And they sure didn’t want to teach us this junk…it just happened. They showed us these things through their behavior. We picked these behaviors up, long before we were able to question them, and just soaked them in like a giant sponge with no filter.
I always wondered how my kids had my worst beha...