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🎤Real talk from my recent chiro appointment:Dr: 'Wow, you're adjusting so easy today!'Me: 'Crazy what stress does to the...
10/29/2025

🎤Real talk from my recent chiro appointment:

Dr: 'Wow, you're adjusting so easy today!'
Me: 'Crazy what stress does to the body, right?'
Dr: 'Yea.'

📣And that's the whole conversation right there.

Stress lives in your body.

Not just your mind—your BODY.

It shows up as:
🏳️Tight shoulders
🏳️Locked up mid-back
🏳️Tension headaches
🏳️That one spot that won't stay adjusted

This is why I'm relentless about stress management with my patients.

🍁Can I help calm your nervous system with adjustments?

Absolutely.

Can I do it all for you?

Nope.

🌺You need tools for managing stress when you leave my office.

Because 99% of your life happens OUT there—at work, at home, in the carpool line, during bedtime battles.

When you actively manage your stress:
👉Your adjustments hold better
👉You heal faster
👉You prevent bigger problems down the road

I'll show up for you in the treatment room.

But you've got to show up for yourself everywhere else.🌻

What's working for you right now in terms of stress management? (Or what are you struggling with?)

Put it in the comments or DM me and let's start talking about this.

🍄Why do flare-ups happen when I feel like I'm doing 'all the right things'?This is THE QUESTION I get from frustrated pa...
10/28/2025

🍄Why do flare-ups happen when I feel like I'm doing 'all the right things'?

This is THE QUESTION I get from frustrated patients who've been consistently exercising, stretching and getting adjusted.🌟

The answer?

Your prevention routine is making you stronger, BUT it can't eliminate every trigger in your busy life:

❌That work deadline keeping you glued to your screen...

❌Stress from juggling ALL THE THINGS...

❌Poor sleep (thanks kids/hormones/life)...

❌Being everyone's pack mule...

Your body will always signal stress🏳️ WHERE it's most vulnerable—old injury sites, areas of past trauma.

But here's what your consistency IS doing: making those flare-ups shorter, less intense, and less frequent.💪

Without your prevention work, you'd be dealing with debilitating pain instead of manageable discomfort.

You'd be missing work instead of just feeling sore.

Progress isn't perfection.

It's resilience. 🤛

🫵Keep going.

💥Having a flare-up despite doing so many good things? I hear you—it's SO frustrating.But here's the low down...🌈You're b...
10/23/2025

💥Having a flare-up despite doing so many good things?

I hear you—it's SO frustrating.

But here's the low down...🌈

You're building resilience, not a force field.

💪Your body IS getting stronger, but daily stressors—poor sleep, marathon work sessions hunched at your desk, lugging everyone's stuff around—can still trigger pain in areas where you've had past injury.

Think of it like this: You might catch a cold even though you eat well and take vitamins. But your immune system bounces back faster BECAUSE of those healthy habits.

Same with your back.

Your prevention work means:
✔Flare-ups are less frequent
✔Recovery is faster
✔Pain is less intense

🌱Those small, CONSISTENT actions?

They're your insurance policy, not your guarantee.

Keep showing up for yourself—your body is keeping score in the best way.🌸

🛑 Maybe this is your sign.

Come in for your tune-up.

You can schedule below if it is👇
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Stress feeds stress.Period.When your family's stress is high, YOUR stress is high. Their dysregulation spills into your ...
10/21/2025

Stress feeds stress.

Period.

When your family's stress is high, YOUR stress is high.

Their dysregulation spills into your nervous system.

Their overwhelm becomes your overwhelm.

You can't be calm in a house full of chaos.

It's not a willpower issue—it's biology.

But here's what actually works:

Change ONE thing that decreases THEIR stress, and yours will follow.

Not a morning person? Stop forcing family breakfast.

Kids hate that activity? Drop it.

Evenings are a nightmare? Simplify the routine.

When their brains aren't in fight-or-flight mode, yours won't be either.

When things run smoother for them, they run smoother for you.

Less resistance.

Less nagging.

Less exhaustion.

You don't have to overhaul your entire life.

Just change ONE thing this week.

One stressor removed from their plate = one less thing draining you.

Think about it.

What's the one thing?

🪵Do you ever feel like your body is holding onto everything—tight, heavy, and hard to move?My chiropractor's recent obse...
10/20/2025

🪵Do you ever feel like your body is holding onto everything—tight, heavy, and hard to move?

My chiropractor's recent observation after an adjustment made me think - 'It's wild what stress does to the body, isn't it?'

Here's the thing—our bodies don't lie.

🌬When we're carrying stress, tension, overwhelm...

Our bodies hold it. Lock it down. Brace against it.

When we finally get relief (or make a big decision that just feels RIGHT)...

🪷Our bodies soften. Release. Heal.

This is why adjustments alone aren't enough.

As your chiropractor, I can absolutely help reset your nervous system and give your body relief.

But if you walk out of my office and go right back into the same stress patterns with no tools🛠 to manage them...

We're both fighting an uphill battle.⛰

💛Our partnership works best when:
1. I help restore your alignment and nervous system balance.
2. YOU actively work on stress management between visits.

That's when I see patients:
→ Hold their adjustments longer👍
→ Need less frequent visits over time👍
→ Actually PREVENT problems instead of just reacting to them👍

Stress will either be managed BY you or it will manage you.

⚖️Which side of that equation do you want to be on?

Stress feeds stress.Like a feedback loop that just keeps amplifying.➰💥When everyone in your house is maxed out, YOU'RE m...
10/16/2025

Stress feeds stress.

Like a feedback loop that just keeps amplifying.➰

💥When everyone in your house is maxed out, YOU'RE maxed out.

Their chaos becomes your chaos.

Their meltdowns fuel YOUR cortisol spike.

BUT here's the flip side (and the good news):👈

When you reduce stress for your family, you reduce stress for yourself.

Calmer kids = calmer you.
Less morning chaos = lower baseline tension for everyone.
One less thing on the schedule = actual breathing room.

🧠Your brain functions better.

Decisions get easier.

You're not running on fumes and frustration.🌪

So here's your challenge:

Change ONE thing this week that decreases your family's stress.

Just one.

❌Say no to that extra commitment.
❌Simplify one meal into a "fend for yourself" night.
❌Cut screen time arguments by setting a timer.
❌Drop an activity that's causing more stress than joy.

Watch what happens.

When their nervous systems settle, yours does too.

What's the ONE thing you're changing this week?

📢Put it in the comments below.

Better yet...

Come into the office and tell me in person.

Schedule your appointment and let me celebrate with you.
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I was thinking about what my chiropractor said during my adjustment recently: 'Wow, you're releasing so easily today!'We...
10/15/2025

I was thinking about what my chiropractor said during my adjustment recently: 'Wow, you're releasing so easily today!'

We'd just been talking about our new homeschool journey, and I realized—my body was SHOWING how much lighter I felt.🪶

A few months ago?

📖Different story.

My body was locked up tight from all the stress I were carrying.

💡That's when it hit me (again): stress doesn't just live in your mind. It lives in your tissues, your muscles, and your spine.

This is exactly why I'm so passionate about stress management with my patients.💓

Yes, I can help calm your nervous system with adjustments.

And that matters—A LOT.

But I can't do ALL the work for you.

🧞‍♀️The real magic happens when YOU have tools to manage stress between visits:
Better sleep habits
Movement breaks during your day
Breathing techniques
Boundaries (the hardest one!)

When your stress is managed, your body:
✓ Adjusts more easily
✓ Heals faster
✓ Stays resilient

🕊You become an active partner in your own care, not just a passive recipient.

What's one thing you're doing (or want to start doing) to manage your stress better?

Put it in the comments below or feel free to DM me and let's start the conversation.

10/13/2025

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Can we talk about flare-ups🔥 for a second?I can hear it now, "Dr. Chara, I've been doing ALL the things—exercising, stre...
10/13/2025

Can we talk about flare-ups🔥 for a second?

I can hear it now, "Dr. Chara, I've been doing ALL the things—exercising, stretching, being mindful of posture. Then BOOM💥! My back says 'not today.'

Cue the spiral: 'Why am I even bothering?'🤦

Here's the truth bomb💣: Life doesn't pause because you're working on prevention.

Stress still stresses.

Kids still need to be picked up (approximately 847 times a day).

Deadlines still demand those long hunched-over-laptop marathons.

☘️Your body isn't failing you.

It's actually working HARD to manage all of this while getting stronger. 🦸‍♀️

That old injury site?

🌼Just more sensitive to stress.

Without your consistent work...

These flare-ups would be:
✗ More frequent
✗ More severe
✗ Longer lasting

You're not back at square one.

You're managing life WITH a stronger foundation. 🏋️‍♀️

💐That's actually winning.

Stress doesn't exist in a vacuum.🌪It multiplies. 🐰🐰🐰🦖⚽️Bounces around. Feeds on itself.🦖Your kid's stress becomes your s...
10/09/2025

Stress doesn't exist in a vacuum.🌪

It multiplies. 🐰🐰🐰🦖

⚽️Bounces around.

Feeds on itself.🦖

Your kid's stress becomes your stress.

Your stress becomes your partner's stress.

🪃Round and round it goes.

High stress = everyone's brain is in survival mode. 🧠

Nothing gets done easily.

Everything feels harder than it should be.

📉But lower the stress level—even just a little—and suddenly:
→ Brains can actually function
→ Problems get solved faster
→ Things flow instead of fracture

Here's the part most people miss:

You don't have to fix YOUR stress first.

Sometimes the fastest way to feel better is to remove ONE stressor from your FAMILY'S plate.

🥀Because when their stress drops, yours automatically does too.

This week, pick ONE thing:
💡One activity to drop
💡One expectation to lower
💡One routine to simplify
💡One boundary to set

You're not just helping them.

You're helping YOU.

What's your ONE THING?

I got adjusted a couple weeks ago, after starting homeschooling, and my chiropractor mentioned how well I adjusted.We ta...
10/08/2025

I got adjusted a couple weeks ago, after starting homeschooling, and my chiropractor mentioned how well I adjusted.

We talked about how much the stress from our previous school experiences negatively affected my body.

She wisely replied, "yea, and if this is how it affected you, think about W!"

Whoa!

Let that sink in.

If my body was over stressed from that experience, what was my child going through??

😳😳😳

(IYKYK)

Just because our kids are young doesn't mean they aren't affected by stress.

Our kids are resilient, yes, but they still are affected by stress, just like us.

What is something you have done recently or want to do to decrease the stress in your kiddos' lives?

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