30/01/2026
𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 “𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵”: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻s (cont)🌾
Following my post on Wednesday, where we discussed what 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 really means - 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭, 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 - I wanted to go a little further.
As mentioned, a holistic approach also considers a person’s history, life experiences and environment, acknowledging how these shape health, stress patterns and the way the person and their body adapt over time.
It is a way of working that recognizes the complexity of the human body and human experience, and supports balance at multiple levels. 🥰
In conventional care, symptoms are often addressed in isolation and treated on their own, primarily to relieve discomfort and reduce their impact.
“𝘔𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸” - 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘰, 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮. 𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯.
Recurring symptoms or illnesses are often a good example of the symptom being treated but the underlying cause still very present.
A holistic approach asks a much broader question and looks at the whole person, not just the symptom, to try and understand why, where, since when, how much. We are discovering YOUR story, one that you, yourself, may have forgotten, buried, suppressed.
In holistic care, symptoms (whether pain, discomfort or recurring issues) are seen as 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀. Rather than trying to make them disappear instantly, we listen.
We “read between the lines” - through the body systems, muscles, organs, meridians and nervous system - to understand what the body is trying to communicate.
We ask the body and your innate intelligence (𝘺𝑜𝘶𝑟 𝑏𝘰𝑑𝘺 𝘯𝑎𝘵𝑢𝘳𝑎𝘭 𝘢𝑏𝘪𝑙𝘪𝑡𝘺 𝘵𝑜 𝑠𝘦𝑙𝘧-𝘩𝑒𝘢𝑙) broader questions:
• What is contributing to this?
• Where is it held in the body?
• Why is the body not self-regulating right now?
• What does the body need to rebalance?
We look at:
• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆: pain, discomfort, illness, allergies, tension, fatigue, recurring issues, etc.
• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺: stress levels, coping capacity, overwhelm, burnout,…
• 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 (under stress or not): irritability, frustration, tearfulness, fear responses, emotional reactivity, …
• 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀: negative self-talk, lack of self-confidence, repeated or outdated patterns that limit progress, …
• 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 & 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁: finances, relationships, work, family, health challenges, …
• 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: home or work environments that feel unsafe, toxic or overwhelming, …
• 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: health patterns, trauma, early childhood experiences, genetic predispositions,…
It looks different for everyone, and from one session to the next.
We work layer by layer: clearing what is accessible, so deeper patterns can surface, and be addressed in turn.
In a later post, I will share practical examples from my practice, to give you a better idea of what this means.
In the meantime, I hope this has brought a little more clarity around what we mean by “holistic”.
And if it resonates, please come back for the next article or reach out for more information. 🥰
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