The Healing Place

The Healing Place Nervous System & Cellular Health
For those done chasing symptoms. We solve what conventional medicine misses

09/07/2026

Your breath is one of the simplest ways to communicate safety to your nervous system.

When we’re stressed, overwhelmed, or anxious, our breathing often becomes shallow and quick — reinforcing the message that our body needs to stay on alert.

But when we intentionally slow our breathing, especially allowing for a longer, gentler exhale, we can support the body’s shift toward a calmer, more regulated state.

Your breath won’t remove every stressor in your life. But it can remind your body that it doesn’t have to live in survival mode.

Sometimes regulation begins with something as simple as:
inhale.
exhale.
soften.
repeat.

Your nervous system is always listening to the signals your body sends.

Comment REGULATE to learn more about how we support nervous system regulation at The Healing Place.

Forty-two, cycle all over the place, not sleeping, and somebody has told you that you are too young for this.You are not...
09/07/2026

Forty-two, cycle all over the place, not sleeping, and somebody has told you that you are too young for this.

You are not. Perimenopause can start eight to ten years ahead of menopause and it gets routinely mistaken for stress or burnout, largely because from the outside it looks the same. Sleep breaking at 3am. Moods arriving faster than they used to. Weight redistributing with nothing else changed.

Lab work is where a lot of women get stuck. Hormones in perimenopause swing rather than decline steadily, so a single day's bloods can read perfectly normal in the middle of a genuinely difficult year.

We look at hormones alongside thyroid, blood sugar, stress and sleep, because one number on its own does not say much at this stage.

The Healing Place, Franklin, TN. Women from Cool Springs and Nolensville.

Dr. Amy Putrus-Schnell, DC CFMP

At The Healing Place, we believe health is about more than chasing symptoms. It’s about supporting the body, creating sa...
09/06/2026

At The Healing Place, we believe health is about more than chasing symptoms. It’s about supporting the body, creating safety within the nervous system, and helping you function the way you were designed to.

Ready to learn what your nervous system may be telling you?

Food should fuel your life, not run it.Eat the real food. Steady your blood sugar. Feed your gut. All of that matters.An...
09/06/2026

Food should fuel your life, not run it.

Eat the real food. Steady your blood sugar. Feed your gut. All of that matters.

And so does the cake at the party. Dinner out without reading a single label. Vacation without your supplement shelf.

Rigid food rules are a stress input. Your nervous system reads constant vigilance as a threat, so you can eat perfectly and still live in fight or flight. A regulated body has room for the cake.

Comment SWAP for our food guide.

09/04/2026

People assume we adjust our kids because we’re chiropractors.

We adjust our kids because we’ve seen what happens when a stressed nervous system goes unchecked for 20 years, and then someone walks into our office at 35 wondering why nothing works.

Starting at birth isn’t extreme. It’s just early.

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Backs rarely go out because of whatever you were doing when they went out.Reaching for something off the floor is the mo...
09/04/2026

Backs rarely go out because of whatever you were doing when they went out.

Reaching for something off the floor is the moment it announced itself. The eighteen months of sitting, sleeping and lifting before that is the actual story, and it is the part worth examining.

Back Pain Chiropractic Care now has its own listing on our profile. It is why a large share of adults first see a chiropractor, and it deserves more than a quick adjustment and a rebooking.

We scan first to see how your nervous system is managing tension around the area, then adjust gently. And we will be honest about timelines. Some things settle in a couple of weeks. Some do not, and you should hear that at the start rather than at visit twelve.

The Healing Place, Franklin, TN, seeing patients from Brentwood and across Middle Tennessee.

09/03/2026

September is your sign to reset, regulate & reconnect with your body.

A supported nervous system can change the way you feel, function, and move through everyday life.

Ready to see what nervous system regulation could look like for you?

Comment REGULATE and we’ll send you more information about what we do at The Healing Place.

Adrenal and Stress Support has been added to the service list, and we want to be straight about the name people actually...
09/02/2026

Adrenal and Stress Support has been added to the service list, and we want to be straight about the name people actually search for.

Adrenal fatigue is not a recognized medical diagnosis. Adrenal insufficiency is a separate and serious condition that needs medical care, and blurring the two does nobody any favors.

What is well described is HPA axis dysregulation. The signalling loop between brain and adrenal glands loses its normal rhythm under sustained stress. That is measurable, and it is what we assess.

We are deliberately pedantic here, because the wrong label sends people down years of supplements aimed at something that was never the problem.

The Healing Place, Franklin, TN, with patients from Spring Hill and Williamson County.

Dr. Amy Putrus-Schnell, DC CFMP

September feels like an invitation to come back to what matters. To slow down. To listen to your body. To create safety ...
09/01/2026

September feels like an invitation to come back to what matters.

To slow down. To listen to your body. To create safety before asking yourself to do more. To remember that healing isn’t always found in doing more—sometimes it’s found in giving your nervous system the space it needs to regulate, restore, and reconnect.

This month, we’re choosing less pressure and more intention.

Save these September reminders for the days you need them.

— The Healing Place

Flat at 3pm, wide awake at 11pm. If that is your default setting, cortisol is worth looking at.It is supposed to peak in...
08/31/2026

Flat at 3pm, wide awake at 11pm. If that is your default setting, cortisol is worth looking at.

It is supposed to peak in the morning and taper off across the day. Under long running stress that curve flattens or flips, so you get exhaustion when you need energy and alertness when you need sleep.

The knock-on effects usually get blamed on something else. Blood sugar swings, weight settling around the middle, a shorter fuse than you used to have, cycles shifting, catching every bug going around.

One morning blood draw tends to miss all of this, because it captures a single point on a curve. We look at the pattern across a full day instead.

The Healing Place, Franklin, TN. Patients from Brentwood and Cool Springs.

Dr. Amy Putrus-Schnell, DC CFMP

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