02/12/2026
Imagine training your whole youth to make it to college and get injured during your freshman year.
This experience taught me so much about pain. My own capacities to push through it and my body’s incredible ability to heal.
This experience is what brought me into this field. I wanted to be a part of the Holistic system that aids in healing. That seeks in curiosity how the body moves, how the parts are connected.
And not locally. Like looking at someone’s shoulder and saying you have a shoulder problem.
But asking better questions. Like what does spinal movement have to do with your shoulder problem?
I never want to label someone’s problem and give them a diagnosis that they won’t be able to do something or I guess they just need surgery.
So as a freshman in college I learned there are other ways to heal than the traditional and conventional routes. And they can be quite simple.
As a former college athlete who played through injuries. I get it. I understand what it’s like to have chronic pain. I know what it’s like to put your body first or you won’t be able to play.
Guess what? as an adult, walking around all day is the same privilege. Sitting on the toilet seat and being able to get up when you’re older. Playing in your favorite rec sport over the weekend. Getting in and out of your car and giving your kid a piggy back ride. This is the game we all get to play.
You have the absolute choice….. you don’t need to sit on the sidelines of your life, of your kids life. You get to choose how you respond to your injury.
Choose understanding your body and curiosity about what you are learning from your injuries.
Were you an ex collegiate athlete? What sport did you play? Drop it in the comments below 👇
