Catalyst Family Chiropractic

Catalyst Family Chiropractic Prenatal, Pediatric, + Family Chiropractic Care: Specializing in healing, health, & wellness through customized, neurological-based adjustments.

We serve families in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. We are a Neurodiversity Supportive Practice.

02/21/2026

You thought you needed less stress…
Turns out your nervous system just needed support. 🧠✨Glad you asked❤️

02/20/2026

❌If you don’t enjoy the process, you’re not going to stay with it long enough for your health to actually change.

👉🏽If the gym feels like punishment, if cold plunging feels like torture, if your walk feels like another chore, if breathwork and meditation feel like one more thing on the list, then most people either limp through it or quit altogether.

And that’s not a discipline issue. That’s a sustainability issue.

Here’s the shift: build a process you can embody, not just a plan you can tolerate.

✅Make it realistic.
✅Make it repeatable.
✅Make it something you can look forward to, even on the hard days.

Because the results you want do not come from the perfect week. They come from the process you can enjoy and keep.

What’s one habit you’re doing right now that feels sustainable for you?

You’ve been lied to about postpartum recovery.“Six weeks and you’re cleared!” they say.As if your body just magically re...
02/20/2026

You’ve been lied to about postpartum recovery.

“Six weeks and you’re cleared!” they say.
As if your body just magically returns to its pre-pregnancy state. As if nine months of massive physical transformation and the most intense event of your life can be undone in 42 days.

The reality is: 6 weeks postpartum is when your uterus has shrunk back and your bleeding has (mostly) stopped. That’s it.

It is NOT when:
Your pelvic floor is fully restored
Your core has reconnected
Your nervous system has regulated
Your hormones have rebalanced
Your spine has realigned
You’ve actually healed

ACTUAL postpartum recovery? 6 to 12+ months. Sometimes longer.

And here’s what your body actually needs during that time:
1. Nervous System Support (3-6 months minimum)
You spent 9 months with elevated stress hormones and then went through the most physically intense experience of your life. Your nervous system needs help shifting OUT of survival mode so it can support hormone regulation, deep healing, and true recovery.
2. Physical Balance (3-12 months)
Your pelvis expanded, your spine curved forward, your ribs flared, your organs shifted, and your ligaments stretched. None of that just “snaps back.” Regular chiropractic adjustments help restore balance, support core reconnection, and prevent chronic pain patterns from setting in.

3. Hormone Rebalancing (6-18 months)
Estrogen and progesterone plummet. Prolactin surges if you’re breastfeeding. Oxytocin floods and cortisol tries to regulate. These massive shifts affect your sleep, mood, energy, weight, and healing capacity. Nervous system care supports your body’s ability to navigate this transition naturally.

The 6-week mark isn’t the finish line. It’s barely the starting line.

You didn’t “bounce back.” You TRANSFORMED.
Your body performed miracles—and it deserves the time, support, and care to heal properly.

Congrats to our wonderful Week Two ✌🏼 Share the Love 💕 winner, Rachel!! 2 weeks left to win!! Keep Sharin’ the Love Cata...
02/19/2026

Congrats to our wonderful Week Two ✌🏼 Share the Love 💕 winner, Rachel!! 2 weeks left to win!! Keep Sharin’ the Love Catalyst Crew!!!

02/18/2026

If you sit 🪑 a lot for work, drive 🚘 a lot, or live on a screen 🖥️ … this is for you.

When I look at stress patterns, I’m not just thinking “what hurts,” I’m thinking what your body does all day.

For Javier, it’s the full combo:
• Mental + emotional stress (husband, dad of two)
• Physical stress (long hours sitting and creating content)
• Posture patterns (neck strain, upper back tension, low back compression)

One thing people miss:
👉🏽sitting increases pressure on the low back discs, and over time that can look like tight hips, achy low back, stiff mid-back, and that “my neck is always on” feeling.

Chiropractic care helps us address two big variables:
1️⃣ Mechanical stress:
restoring motion in areas that get stuck (mid-back and neck are big ones for desk posture).

2️⃣ Nervous system tone:
helping the body get out of constant fight-or-flight, so muscle tension can actually relax instead of staying braced all day.

Quick wins if you’re stuck at a desk:
✅ Rotate sitting and standing when you can
✅ Take micro breaks every hour (even 60 seconds helps)
✅ Open up the mid back and hips daily
✅ GET ADJUSTED WEEKLY

If you’re living in a chair, your body isn’t broken. It’s adapting. Let’s help it adapt better.

🤍{Pregnancy + Regular Chiropractic Care}🤍
02/18/2026

🤍{Pregnancy + Regular Chiropractic Care}🤍

Let’s Break The Cycle Together ❤️
02/17/2026

Let’s Break The Cycle Together ❤️

02/17/2026

Most people think chiropractic is just “back pain stuff.”
But it was built on a deeper idea: when your nervous system adapts to stress better, your life changes.

And here’s the wild part.
That change does not stay inside your body.

💜When you are more regulated, you show up different.
💜You respond instead of react.
💜You have more patience.
💜You sleep better.
💜You make better decisions.
💜You have more capacity for your kids, your spouse, your team, your people.

One adjustment can help you adapt to the stress you are carrying.

Then that improvement ripples into every conversation, every interaction, every relationship.

You never know how far reaching one small change can be.

Congrats to our beautiful Week One Share the Love 💕 winner Kellie! 3 weeks left! We love being able to Share with our Co...
02/16/2026

Congrats to our beautiful Week One Share the Love 💕 winner Kellie! 3 weeks left! We love being able to Share with our Community ❤️

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975 Nimco Drive, Unit C
Crystal Lake, IL
60014

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Monday 8am - 11am
3pm - 6:30pm
Tuesday 3pm - 6:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 11am
Thursday 3pm - 6:30pm
Saturday 8am - 11am

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