Firm Foundation Health and Healing

12/24/2025

If my child had an ear infection, here's exactly what I'd do first:
👂 Step 1: Get them adjusted
We check the upper neck and ears for any tension that could be blocking circulation and drainage. Misalignments here can literally prevent the ear from draining properly—which means the fluid just sits there creating the perfect breeding ground for infection.
👂 Step 2: Garlic mullein oil in and around the ear
Natural, gentle, and so effective.
👂 Step 3: Red light therapy
Supports the body's natural healing process and lowers inflammation.
👂 Step 4: Warm compress
Helps with drainage and comfort.
👂 Step 5: Follow-up adjustment the next day
We want to make sure everything is draining well and the body is responding.

Ear infections are often a drainage issue, not just an infection issue. When the upper cervical spine (neck) is misaligned, it can impact the lymphatic drainage from the ears—which means fluid gets stuck and creates the perfect environment for infection.

Chiropractic adjustments help restore proper nerve function and drainage so the body can actually clear the infection naturally.
Combined with gentle, natural support at home, this protocol has been a game-changer for many of our office families!

12/24/2025

Colic can be overwhelming for both babies and parents. Chiropractic care focuses on gentle, specific adjustments that may help support your baby’s developing nervous system and overall comfort.

12/23/2025

Your body keeps the score—whether you realize it or not.

Stress, unprocessed emotions, and trauma don’t just live in your mind. They’re stored in your nervous system. When they aren’t released, your body stays stuck in survival mode, making it hard to rest, heal, digest, and feel safe.

Chronic stress keeps your nervous system in overdrive. Muscles tighten, stress hormones stay elevated, and your body begins physically holding onto tension and patterns your mind may not even remember. Over time, this can impact immunity, digestion, sleep, and overall regulation.

Suppressed emotions don’t disappear—they show up as tension.

Chiropractic care goes beyond symptom relief. By removing interference in the nervous system through gentle, specific adjustments, we help your body shift out of survival mode and reconnect the communication between the brain and body.

Healing isn’t about adding something from the outside.
It’s about removing interference so your body can regulate and heal the way it was designed to.

12/22/2025

You deserve to feel your best.
Health coaching helps you build sustainable habits, boost your energy, and create a life that supports your wellness—not drains it.
Let’s grow together.

12/21/2025

Cupping is one of my favorite therapies because it does so much more than people realize.

It helps release deep, stubborn tension… improves circulation… calms the nervous system… and gives your body the reset it’s been needing.

Here’s why I love using cupping in my treatments:
✨ It lifts and releases tight fascia
✨ Increases blood flow to speed healing
✨ Reduces inflammation + pain
✨ Helps improve mobility and movement
✨ Supports lymphatic drainage
✨ Promotes a deep sense of relaxation

If your body feels tight, stuck, or overloaded, cupping might be exactly what you need.
Want to try it? Let’s get you booked and feeling better.

12/20/2025

12/20/2025

Your spine supports every move you make—take care of it! Regular chiropractic adjustments help improve mobility, reduce pain, and keep your body function

12/19/2025

Can we be honest for a second?

I know you want a quick fix.
I know you're tired.
I know you've been struggling for so long that you're hoping one adjustment will change everything.

And sometimes? It DOES feel that way. People walk out after their first visit feeling lighter, happier, like a weight has been lifted.
But here's the truth:
You can't quick fix nervous system regulation.

Think about it like this: You wouldn't expect to run a marathon without training, right?
You'd need:
→ Time to build endurance
→ Consistency to strengthen your body
→ Patience through the hard runs
Your nervous system is the same. If your body has been storing chronic stress patterns for YEARS - if you've been living in fight-or-flight, functional freeze, or survival overdrive - it's going to take MORE than one adjustment to fully break through.

Each adjustment is a training session. It's helping your body reorganize. Adapt. Learn new patterns. Build resilience. Shift out of survival and into safety.

But just like marathon training, some sessions feel amazing and others feel hard. Some weeks you see huge progress. Other weeks feel slow.

And if you're deeply dysregulated?
If your nervous system is so stuck in freeze that you can't even FEEL shifts yet? It's going to take longer. Not because you're failing, but because your body needs more time to thaw, to reorganize, to remember what safety feels like.

This is not a quick fix. This is a commitment.
A commitment to showing up and trusting the process.
To giving your body the time, consistency, and patience it needs to truly heal.
You didn't get here overnight, and you won't heal overnight.
But EVERY adjustment is moving you forward. EVERY visit is training your nervous system to adapt and thrive.

Chiropractic is a lifestyle and it's laying the foundation for how your nervous system adapts moving forward.

12/18/2025

Holiday season = extra movement.
Move smarter, feel better.

Wrapping, decorating, shopping, lifting, shoveling—your body goes through a lot this time of year. These simple posture and movement tips help protect your spine, reduce tension, and keep your nervous system functioning at its best so you can enjoy the season feeling good.

12/17/2025

A fresh start is coming! 🌱
Join our Foundation Reset Program starting January 5th—a supportive health coaching program to help you rebuild healthy habits, increase energy, and feel amazing in the new year.
You don’t have to do it alone. Let’s reset together. 💚

12/16/2025

Many parents don't realize that tongue tie isn't just about the visible tissue under the tongue. It's about the ENTIRE system—and this is where chiropractic becomes absolutely essential.

When a baby has a tongue tie, their whole body compensates. Tension builds in the jaw, neck, cranial bones, and fascia. The nervous system works overtime just to feed. And even after a release procedure, if those compensatory patterns aren't addressed, feeding struggles can continue.

Here's how chiropractic care supports babies with tongue ties:
🧠 Releases tension in cranial bones and facial structures—creating more space and mobility for the tongue to move freely

🔗 Addresses restricted fascia throughout the neck, jaw, and throat—because tongue tie restriction goes beyond just the frenulum

⚡ Improves nervous system communication to the muscles of the mouth and tongue—optimizing motor control for feeding, swallowing, and speech

💪 Relieves compensatory tension in the neck, shoulders, and upper back—tension that develops when babies work extra hard to feed

✨ Supports optimal healing after tongue tie release—ensuring the nervous system is clear and connected, reducing scar tissue, and promoting proper tongue movement patterns

When the nervous system and fascial structures are restricted, even a "minor" tongue tie can cause MAJOR feeding issues.

This is why we always recommend chiropractic care BEFORE and AFTER a tongue tie release. It's not just helpful—it's essential for the best possible outcome. Your baby's body needs support to release those deep tension patterns and relearn how to move and feed with ease.

If your little one is struggling with feeding, whether you've had a release or not, let's assess their nervous system first.

Sometimes the missing piece isn't another procedure—it's getting their whole body clear and connected.

12/15/2025

🎄 Holiday Closure Notice 🎄
Our clinic will be closed from December 24–28 to allow our team to enjoy the holiday season with family and friends. We look forward to seeing you when we reopen on the 29th!

Thank you for your understanding and happy holidays from all of us at Firm Foundation Health and Healing!