By Robyn Chausse
I see rejection in my skin, worry in my cancers, bitterness and hate in my aching joints. I failed to take care of my mind, and so my body now goes to hospital. ~Astrid Alauda
Sore throats, migraines, carpal tunnel syndrome, lower back pain, upset stomachs when approaching a deadline… are these just the price we have to pay for our profession? Not necessarily; what if I told you that these are not, in essence, symptoms of the body, but symptoms of the soul.
Carolyn Myss loves to tell us that our biography is our biology. I finally realized the meaning of this when, with the help of a wonderful therapist named Lori, I found that my lower back pain was actually repressed self-judgment and fear. Can I take care of myself? I can’t support myself! If I succeed where my family has... More...
