The Chiropractic Wellness Cafe

02/22/2026

That anxious feeling that creeps in on Sunday evenings, often called the “Sunday Scaries”, isn’t just in your head. It’s your nervous system anticipating stress before it even happens.

When your body has been running in a heightened state all week, it learns to expect pressure, deadlines, and constant stimulation. By the time Sunday rolls around, your brain is already bracing for the next wave - even if nothing stressful has happened yet.

That’s called anticipatory stress, and it’s a sign your nervous system hasn’t fully shifted out of “go” mode. Supporting your nervous system through chiropractic care helps retrain that pattern - restoring the balance between action and recovery.

When the brain and body are communicating clearly, it becomes easier to stay present on your day off instead of mentally rushing into Monday.

Simple ways to ease the transition:

🌙 Create a calming Sunday routine - slow dinner, stretch, or journal.
☀️ Step outside for evening light to regulate your sleep-wake rhythm.
💫 Plan your Monday gently - not everything has to start at full speed.

You deserve to end your weekend grounded, not tense. A clear, connected nervous system helps you start the week from calm, not chaos. 🤍

02/21/2026

Only a couple weeks left to try to enter to win a $20 raffle for a free stay at our lake house in Carlton Landing, Oklahoma March 16-19th during spring break week. To enter, you can Venmo $20 with your name and phone number. We will do a drawing about a week and a half to two weeks before spring break.

02/21/2026

If you’re exhausted but can’t fall asleep…
or you wake up throughout the night and struggle to settle again…
it’s not always because something is “wrong” with your sleep habits. 😴

Sleep relies on your nervous system’s ability to fully downshift. When that system stays partially alert, the body has a harder time transitioning into - and staying in - deeper states of rest.

For many people, this shows up as:

😳 Lying awake despite feeling tired
☕️ Waking between sleep cycles and feeling instantly alert
⏰ Needing a long time to fall back asleep
💡 Feeling like your body never fully “powers down”

These patterns are often connected to how well the nervous system is regulating, not how disciplined your bedtime routine is.

Chiropractic care supports nervous system regulation by helping improve how the brain and body communicate and settle. As the system gains more balance, falling asleep and staying asleep often becomes easier, because your body finally feels safe enough to let go. 🙏🏻

02/20/2026

Some babies settle easily when laid down. Others fuss, arch, or wake almost immediately - especially when placed flat on their backs. 😢

For parents, this can feel confusing, especially when everything else seems totally normal!

Comfort in a flat position depends on how relaxed and coordinated a baby’s body feels. Early on, their nervous system is still learning how to adapt to gravity, new positions, and movement outside the womb. If the body feels tense or unsettled, laying flat can feel like too much too soon.

This can show up as:

- Fussiness when placed on their back
- Arching or stiffening when laid down
- Better sleep when held or slightly upright
- Difficulty settling even when tired

Chiropractic care supports this transition by helping the nervous system communicate more clearly with the rest of the body. ✨ When that communication improves, many babies feel more comfortable relaxing into different positions - including laying flat.

Every baby adjusts in their own time. Supporting their nervous system can help that adjustment feel a little smoother for both baby and parent! 💕

02/19/2026

Breastfeeding is a beautiful and natural process…but that doesn’t always mean easy. For many moms and babies, it’s a learning process - one that involves positioning, comfort, coordination, and a lot of communication between two nervous systems that are still getting to know each other. 🤱🏻

When things feel challenging, it’s rarely just one factor. Breastfeeding relies on how well both mom’s and baby’s bodies can move, relax, and adapt.

Here’s where chiropractic support can play a role:

🤍 For Baby
Feeding requires coordinated movement of the jaw, neck, tongue, and shoulders. Tension or imbalance - whether from birth, positioning, or early adaptation - can make latching, staying latched, or feeding comfortably feel harder than expected.

🤍 For Mom
Breastfeeding places repetitive demands on the body. Long hours of holding, leaning, and supporting can affect the neck, shoulders, upper back, and ribcage - all areas closely connected to breathing and nervous system regulation.

🤍 For the Nervous System
Both mom and baby rely on a calm, well-regulated nervous system for feeding to feel smooth and sustainable. When the body feels supported, patterns like tension, guarding, or fatigue often soften.

Chiropractic care focuses on improving how the brain and body communicate, helping both mom and baby move and function with more ease. Many families notice feeding feels less effortful over time - not perfect, just more comfortable and connected.

Breastfeeding doesn’t need to look a certain way to be supported well. Sometimes, supporting the nervous system on both sides creates space for the process to unfold more gently. 🙏🏻

02/19/2026

Two great stretches to add to your routine if you tend to get discomfort between your shoulder blades. This can happen from sitting at a desk for long hours, carrying young kids around, or is a common location for postural stress to rear its ugly head. Easy, quick, and feels oh so good right where you need it. Let me know what you think!

02/18/2026

02/18/2026

If you’ve been feeling overstimulated, short on patience, or just done by the end of the day - it’s not a personal flaw..
Your nervous system is constantly taking in information: sounds, lights, emotions, responsibilities, physical touch, and stress. When that input piles up without enough time to reset, the system stays alert longer than it should.
That can look like:
• feeling touched-out
• irritability over small things
• needing more space than usual
• struggling to fully relax, even during quiet moments
Chiropractic care supports how the nervous system processes and recovers from daily input. When communication between the brain and body is clear, your system can take things in and let them go - without staying overloaded.
Sometimes what you need isn’t more patience...
It’s a nervous system that feels supported enough to reset!

02/15/2026

One week it’s your neck.
Then it’s your low back.
Next it’s your hip or shoulder - even though nothing “new” happened.

When pain seems to move instead of stay put, it can feel confusing - even frustrating. 😩 But, this pattern is actually more common than people realize. Pain doesn’t always mean something new is wrong. Often, it’s a sign that your nervous system is adapting and compensating.

Your nervous system’s job is to protect you. When it senses stress or imbalance, it may redistribute tension to keep you moving and functional. That can look like pain changing locations rather than fully resolving.

This often shows up as:

- Tension that migrates
- Old aches resurfacing during busy seasons
- Discomfort without a clear injury
- Relief in one area followed by tightness in another

Chiropractic care supports clearer communication between the brain and body, helping the nervous system rely less on compensation and move toward more efficient regulation. 💫

Pain that moves offers insight into how your body is managing stress and load. Supporting the nervous system can help those patterns settle and organize more effectively. 👏🏻

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at CWC 💘

Today is about connection - to the people you love, the community around you, and yourself. We’re grateful every day for the trust you place in us and the opportunity to support you through all the seasons of life.

Whether today is a full day for you or a quiet moment to breathe, we hope it includes a little care for YOU! Supporting your body, your nervous system, and your overall well-being is always worth celebrating.

Thank you for being part of our community. We feel lucky to walk alongside you! 🤍

02/14/2026

Subtle Changes Matter More Than Big Breakthroughs 🩵

A lot of people come into care expecting a big, obvious moment - a dramatic shift, instant relief, or a clear sign that everything has changed.

But, most of the meaningful changes happen much more quietly.

When the nervous system starts functioning better, it often shows up in small ways first:

- You sleep a little deeper
- Your body feels less tense by the end of the day
- You recover faster after busy or demanding days
- You feel more steady in situations that used to feel overwhelming

These shifts are easy to overlook because they don’t announce themselves. They don’t feel flashy. But they matter - because they signal that your body is adapting, regulating, and communicating more clearly.

Healing and regulation aren’t usually about one big moment. They’re about consistency, support, and the accumulation of small changes that add up over time!

Those subtle shifts are often the foundation for everything else that follows. 🥳

02/13/2026

Can anyone else relate to the immediate brain fog or lack of your brain to find words you use all the time when you are hungry and it is lacking the fuel it needs to function properly? This was after a Saturday shift was already over and it was nearing three in the afternoon and neither of us had had lunch yet… I love that this was the end result so we could all share a laugh together. But in all honesty, this is why it is important to fuel your brain with good nutrition to allow it to do its job at its best. How many times did you rewatch this video? Post in the comments below.