My Mother Abandoned Me - Moving from fear to freedom…

Dear friend,

In view of the recent terrorist attacks, we all have had the opportunity to look terror right in the face. We have most likely felt the following emotions…shock, fear, grief, anger and confusion. It is very important that we allow these feelings to move through us. This allows us to integrate the information and decide upon an appropriate response, hopefully, a response that is life promoting. Fear can be useful if we choose life and move towards healthy actions. Fear is destructive if we shut down to life and allow it to paralyze us.

The giraffe in this picture lives at Fossil Rim in Glen Rose, Texas. His name is Ichabod. At birth he was abandoned by his mother and raised by humans. I first met Ichabod when he was three months old - the time of this picture. At that time he and all the other giraffes were kept inside an enclosure at night. Each morning the gate was opened and they were free to roam a 450-acre area. Ichabod however would not leave the enclosure. He was too afraid.

Ichabod's fear had begun to be destructive. He was not communing with the other giraffes. He was not grazing the wild food. He was not getting enough exercise. The fear was controlling his life, instead of moving him to action. Upon examination of his spine discovered that Ichabod needed flow. After two or three contacts in just the right place Ichabod took a deep breath and walked away. The second day after flow he walked out of the enclosure with the other giraffes - into freedom - for the first time.

flow appears to encourage an integration of the physical, mental, and emotional aspects. Therefore Ichabod was able to move through the fear instead of allowing it to petrify him. Guess what? It works on humans too!

Before my chiropractic education, I really had no idea how chiropractic could help people. I thought it was just for back pain. With flow, so much more is available. It’s strange how life is, because now people come to see me with all types of symptoms and conditions. I have provided care for people with headaches, migraines, chronic pain, neck pain, shoulder/arm pain, backaches, asthma, allergies, numbness in limbs, athletic injuries, children and adults with ADD and ADHD, just to name a few. I do not treat these people's conditions or try to remove their symptoms, but I do touch the spine in such a way that the body's self-healing mechanisms appear to reorganize. In other words, "Your body just works better!"