Soulfire Medicine with Dr. Christina Velderman

01/14/2026

Shakespeare told us "What's past is prologue".
It means that what happened informs what's coming
but it's not the actual plot of the story.

The past doesn’t get to define who you are today.
Or tomorrow.
Or the person you are still becoming.

That includes what happened to you —
the harm, the neglect, the things you never should have had to carry.

And it also includes what you did to survive —
the choices you made before you knew better,
when you were scared, dysregulated, young, overwhelmed, or alone.

Forgiveness isn’t pretending it didn’t matter.
It’s refusing to let yesterday keep holding the pen.

You don’t have to excuse what hurt you.

And you don’t have to punish yourself forever for who you were
before you had the tools you have now.

The only moment that’s actually real
is this one.

That’s not denial.
That’s power.

So the question isn’t
“Who was I?”
or
“What was done to me?”

The question is: Who do I choose to be with this breath, this body, this life — now?

You get to decide.

Again.

And again.

And again.

💜🙏🏻💜

10/20/2025

🌸 Four Gateways into Wholeness 🌸

44 Years · 4 Years of Soulfire Medicine · 4 Sacred Sessions

Hello, Divine Souls!

Tomorrow, I turn 44 — and Soulfire Medicine turns 4.

Four is the number of the Earth, of stability, foundation, and the body as sacred ground.

So I’m marking this turning point with an offering to share my spirit’s gifts with you:

Four Acupuncture Journeys for $444

Each session is a threshold — a gateway — guiding you home to yourself.

1️⃣ Gateway of Release: Let go of the stories that no longer serve.
2️⃣ Gateway of Remembering: Return to your true essence.
3️⃣ Gateway of Rooting: Anchor into your body and sovereignty.
4️⃣ Gateway of Radiance: Open to peace, joy, and wholeness.

Each session includes individualized guided sacred meditation and ritual acupuncture — a space for body, spirit, and soul to align.

This is more than a birthday special.

It’s a celebration of embodiment, wholeness, and the next evolution of Soulfire Medicine — and maybe, yours too.

If you feel called into a deepening of your relationship to your inner power and wholeness, I would love to share this journey with you.

Call/text (828-585-7665) or email (clinic@soulfiremedicine.com) to purchase your package and get your series scheduled.

With love,
Dr V

Nitty-gritty details:
-Package must be purchased by October 31 to qualify for series
-All four appointments must be completed prior to 12/31/2025.
-Herbal medicine/consults are not included in this special series.

09/24/2025

TLDR recap; Ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) are designed to keep you hungry.

They’re cheap, convenient, and everywhere — which is why they make up so much of the American diet.

Breakfast cereals. Instant soups. Deli meats. Mass-produced breads. Bottled drinks. Fast food. Etc.

We're stressed out, sleep-deprived, usually in a hurry, and even if budget isn't a major factor (which, let's be real, it usually is) we frequently don't have the energy or mental space to focus on basic self-care like planning a menu, shopping for ingredients, and cooking wholesome meals.

But here’s the problem: in gold-standard trials, people eating UPFs ate 500–1000 extra calories per day compared to when they ate real, whole foods.

500 calories a day = about a pound a week. Without feeling like you were “overeating” at all.

That’s because many of these foods are made with additives that prevent your body from telling you it's time to stop eating.

In other words, the deck has been deliberately stacked against you. While telling you it's all your fault. Gaslighting, much?

Look, I get it, nutrition can feel overwhelming.

Everyone says something different, the science is complicated and constantly changing, and most of us are just trying to get through the day with some grace.

Here’s the simplest, most practical advice I’ve ever heard (from Michael Pollan):

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”

What questions do you have on eating for wellness? I've got time today to answer them. 🙏🏻

A leading nutrition researcher overturns nutritional myths that have led to fat-shaming in his new book, “Food Intelligence.” Here’s who to blame instead.

09/02/2025

Curiosity is what rewires fear.
Not fixing. Not forcing.

“What do you notice?”
“What happens next?”

This is sacred language.
It’s how the body learns it’s safe to speak
and safe to shift.

This is where deep healing happens.

09/01/2025

You don’t need a five-year plan.
You need one grounded, loving step
toward relief.
Toward clarity.
Toward coming home.

That’s what the Healing Compass Consultation gives you.

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08/31/2025

We fight so hard for control but real freedom is in surrender. Not giving up, but trusting the flow of the unseen currents moving through our lives.

Learn to flow with the current instead of swimming against it & see what changes.

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08/30/2025

If a building's structure is rotted through, it needs demolition.

Likewise, healing may mean burning it all down...
the masks, the patterns, the armor that kept you alive.

Let it fall & smolder.
Ash is holy ground.

From ruin,
the real you can grow.

08/29/2025

You're not broken.
You're brilliant—and tired of surviving.

Your body isn’t malfunctioning.
It’s protecting.
Let’s find out what it needs to feel safe again.

So you can get well.

Start with the Healing Compass Consult.
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08/28/2025

Betrayal comes in two forms:
abandoning who you are
or being abandoned for who you are.

Most trauma survivors have tasted both.

But the deeper exile is self-abandonment.
Come home.
Let the ones who can’t hold you fall away.
You are wanted here.

08/27/2025

You’ve done the work.
You understand the story.
But your body still holds the residue.

Healing means bringing your nervous system along for the ride.
Let’s start.

Book your Healing Compass Consultation.
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08/26/2025

Healing doesn’t start with the light.
It starts in the dark.
In the underworld.
In the places you were told to avoid.

The soul doesn’t need saving.
It needs witnessing.
It wants remembering.
And that begins
where the light hasn’t reached — yet.

08/25/2025

When the body speaks in symptoms
it’s not glitching
it’s giving you raw, untranslated truth.

That's not random pain.
It’s a message.

Stop managing the noise
and start listening to the signal.

Book your Healing Compass Consult

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