Balance bodyworks

11/18/2025

A "trauma-focused" medical doctor promotes the idea of “letting go of your victim story,” which overlooks the neurobiological and relational realities of trauma. ☣️

When people have been profoundly hurt, the “story” isn’t just a set of beliefs to be questioned; it’s the brain and body’s record of what happened. It’s carried in implicit memory, physiology, and attachment patterns, not just in thoughts that can be reframed. It's a biological effect. 🧬

When someone is still hurting, their nervous system is trying to complete unfinished processes of protection and connection. Shame or self-blame for “staying in the story” can deepen dysregulation and isolation. The idea that “no one can hurt you unless you believe they can” dismisses the fundamental truth that human beings are biologically vulnerable to one another. We are shaped in relationship, and injury in relationship leaves real physiological marks. ‼️

From an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) perspective, healing isn’t about transcending pain or denying impact; it’s about integrating experience: bringing implicit bodily memories into awareness safely and with attuned connection. That often requires the presence of trustworthy others who can co-regulate, not just cognitive inquiry into beliefs. 👥

There’s wisdom in noticing when we’re looping in old narratives, but true transformation arises not from disowning the story, but from being compassionately witnessed in it until the body and mind can settle into coherence again. The story then naturally changes, not because we forced it to, but because integration has occurred. And that is genuine liberation! ⛓️‍💥

11/10/2025

The wisdom of ancestors and our connection with our natural world.

France discovered antibiotics in 1,000-year-old Viking texts — that kill superbugs today 📜
French historians and microbiologists at the University of Lyon found medicinal recipes in medieval Viking manuscripts that describe using specific mold and plant combinations to treat infected wounds. Curious about the biological basis, they recreated these ancient remedies and discovered they produce compounds that kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria including MRSA and drug-resistant tuberculosis.
The Viking concoction uses a precise combination of barley bread mold (containing penicillium relatives), garlic, and onion extracts fermented in brass vessels. Chemical analysis revealed novel antimicrobial peptides that modern antibiotics don't produce. Clinical trials begin in September 2025.
Why does this matter?

Antibiotic resistance kills 700,000 people yearly worldwide
Modern antibiotics becoming useless against superbugs
Ancient wisdom contained solutions we've overlooked
Compounds work through mechanisms bacteria can't easily resist
Could provide new antibiotic classes after 40-year drought
Viking method produces drugs at fraction of pharmaceutical costs
Challenges assumption that modern medicine is always superior

This discovery proves that historical medical texts deserve serious scientific investigation. Other ancient remedies are now being systematically tested.
Source: University of Lyon Medieval Studies & Microbiology Departments, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, January 2025

11/03/2025

10/17/2025

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09/18/2025

I wish we knew sooner that chronic illness came from how our body protected us from the hurt we experienced in our life (and not from how our body broke, attacked itself, and let us down).

We’re taught to believe that illness means weakness, that our body somehow failed us, or turned against us. But in reality, so much of what we call “chronic illness” is the body’s brilliant and desperate attempt to keep us safe when our mind and heart were overwhelmed by pain.

Every symptom, every flare-up, every unexplained exhaustion or ache—it isn’t proof that we’re broken. It’s proof that our body absorbed the weight of experiences too heavy for us to carry consciously. It’s the body saying: “I’ll hold this for you. I’ll protect you the only way I know how.”

The trauma, stress, and emotional wounds we couldn’t process at the time often settle deep in our nervous system. They shape the way our immune system responds, the way our muscles tighten, the way our gut reacts, the way our energy drains. It’s not sabotage—it’s survival.

What we interpret as betrayal is, in many ways, devotion. Our body was never against us. It was adapting. It was shielding us. It was helping us endure what felt unbearable.

And yet, because no one told us this truth, we grow up blaming ourselves. We look in the mirror and wonder why we are the ones suffering, why we can’t just “be normal.” We internalize shame and frustration, thinking our body is the enemy—when really, it’s been our most faithful ally.

Healing doesn’t come from hating our body into submission. It comes from understanding. From realizing that our body deserves compassion, not punishment. That those symptoms are messengers, not curses. That the aches, the fatigue, the illnesses are evidence of how much we’ve endured—and how hard our body has fought to protect us.

The shift begins when we stop asking, “Why is my body broken?” and instead ask, “What has my body been carrying for me all this time?”
When we see illness not as failure but as survival, we stop living in blame and start moving toward healing.

Because our body was never the problem.
It was always part of the solution.

06/28/2025

Study Highlights the Real-World Impact of CranioSacral Therapy (CST)

A large prospective cohort study examined how CST is used in real-world primary care—and the results are inspiring.

✅ CST is being used safely and effectively across all age groups—from infants to adults
✅ Patients reported reduced pain, better function, improved sleep, and emotional wellbeing
✅ No serious adverse events were reported

If you’re a manual therapist passionate about integrative care, this study validates the power of what you do every day. 💪💛

📖 Read the full article here: http://ow.ly/7nqI50Hv0ji
🔍 Or search the Upledger.com article database

04/28/2025

Four psychology terms you’re probably misusing. repost

02/15/2025

Been saying this for years