02/28/2022
I’m a Board Certified Holistic Health Specialist, or as I’ve come to refer to myself, a professional “not” doctor.
Why? Well, first of all, I’m not a medical doctor, but also because I’ll treat you so very differently than someone trained in the western medicine construct would.
I hear absolute horror stories in my practice, market research, and discovery calls about certain doctors being cold, flippant, gaslighting, saying “well that’s just the way some people are” (aka not being willing to look for answers), and just plain ol’ not giving a s**t. It’s SO upsetting to me because it is SUCH a common narrative and it keeps people from getting what they need.
Newsflash, medical system: you aren’t “healthy” just because you’re “not sick”.
That’s not to say all MD’s are “evil” or trying to make this process uncomfortable – I don’t think so. I think each doctor has different intentions and a different capacity for being compassionate and sensitive – but I do think treating people as if they’re numbers or as if they are naturally broken/dysfunctional (aka that people should just “deal with it”) and not listen to their bodies is a symptom of the medical educational system.
I, however, have been taught from the perspective of treating the WHOLE person – that includes your thoughts and feelings. I’ve been taught that there is always a reason for/mechanism behind our discomfort, and therefore a solution. I’ve been taught that the body wants to be healthy (not just a philosophy, this is physiologically true) and just needs the right push to get there.
I know what it’s like to struggle with health issues and feel desperate for answers – and I know what kind of support (mentally, emotionally, physically) people need to get through that process. And that’s why I’m a professional “Not” Doctor – and I’ll go to bat for you to help you be optimally healthy, not just “not sick”.