Coastal Family Wellness

Coastal Family Wellness At our chiropractic office, Dr. Lisa welcomes every member of the family!
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02/22/2026

I said it in the video, our Kids N’ Bloom retreats are a significant investment. And I want you to know exactly what you’re investing in.

Here’s what I know after 20 years of working with families: the current system is already costing you more than you realize. Not just financially, but in ways that don’t show up on a credit card statement.

The mental load of coordinating five different providers. The strain on your marriage when one parent is always the “therapy parent.” The siblings who feel invisible. The career opportunities you’ve turned down because you can’t manage the schedule. The family vacations you haven’t taken in years.

Six days in Maui isn’t a vacation. It’s not a luxury. It’s comprehensive nervous system care for your child combined with restoration for the parents, siblings, and partnership that have been stretched too thin.

If you’re ready to stop managing symptoms and start creating real transformation, comment “Maui” to learn more.

02/18/2026

OT teaches valuable skills - regulation strategies, coping techniques, sensory processing tools. But if your child’s nervous system is stuck in fight-or-flight mode, their brain can’t integrate what they’re learning.

You can teach all the coping skills in the world, but if the nervous system is maxed out, those skills remain inaccessible in the moments your child needs them most.

That’s why we start with the foundation at Kids N’ Bloom. Six intensive days in Maui where we calm the nervous system first through chiropractic care, primitive reflex integration, and brain-based therapies. Once that foundation is regulated, all those OT strategies you’ve been working on finally have a chance to stick!

Our May 17-22 retreat has limited spots remaining. Comment “Maui” for more info.

Tomorrow night, I’m going live to answer the question I hear most: “Why is my child still struggling even after trying e...
02/17/2026

Tomorrow night, I’m going live to answer the question I hear most: “Why is my child still struggling even after trying everything?”

If you’re navigating autism, ADHD, sensory challenges, anxiety, behavior struggles, or learning issues with your child, and you’re tired of guessing what’s actually going to help - this training is for you.

Wednesday, February 18 | 6:30PM PST
💻 Free Zoom Event
Register now - link in bio. See you tomorrow night!

Many kids don’t struggle because they need more skills or strategies. They struggle because their nervous system doesn’t...
02/13/2026

Many kids don’t struggle because they need more skills or strategies. They struggle because their nervous system doesn’t have the capacity to use them.

That’s why adding more therapy can feel exhausting instead of effective. The nervous system is already overwhelmed.

When we calm the nervous system first, through chiropractic care, laser therapy, and primitive reflex integration, something shifts. Movement becomes easier. Regulation improves. And suddenly all those therapy strategies you’ve been working on actually start to stick.

This is why families see more progress in our 6-day intensive retreat than they did in months of weekly appointments.

If your child feels stuck and this finally connects some dots, you don’t have to figure this out alone. Our May retreat in Maui has limited spots remaining. Comment “MAUI” for more info.

Hey mamas… quick update. I’ve got a stress fracture and I’m officially in a walking boot, which means I have to cancel t...
02/12/2026

Hey mamas… quick update. I’ve got a stress fracture and I’m officially in a walking boot, which means I have to cancel tomorrow’s Mom Walk. I’m seriously bummed because I was so looking forward to getting outside and connecting with you all.

But I’m going to practice what I preach and actually rest so I can heal up properly.

Thank you for understanding, and I promise we’ll reschedule soon. 💛

Drop a ❤️ if you’ve ever had to slow down when you didn’t want to.

– Dr. Lisa + Coastal Family Wellness

02/11/2026

Occupational therapy teaches valuable skills, regulation strategies, coping techniques, sensory processing tools. But here’s what I’ve learned after 20 years in practice: if your child’s nervous system is stuck in fight-or-flight mode, their brain literally can’t integrate what they’re learning.

You can teach all the coping skills in the world, but if the nervous system is maxed out, those skills remain inaccessible in the moments your child needs them most.

This is why we start with the foundation at Kids N’ Bloom.

Six intensive days in Maui where we calm the nervous system first through chiropractic care, primitive reflex integration, and brain-based therapies. Once that foundation is regulated, all those OT strategies you’ve been working on for months finally have a chance to stick.

Our May 17-22 retreat has limited spots remaining. If your child has been in therapy with minimal progress, click the link in our bio to see if your family qualifies!

02/09/2026

When babies are born, they have automatic survival responses, like the Moro reflex when they’re startled. These are supposed to integrate, or turn off, as your child’s brain develops.

But for many kids with developmental, behavioral, or sensory challenges, these reflexes don’t turn off. So your 7-year-old’s body is still reacting like an infant in survival mode.

This is why they’re so easily triggered. Why they have big emotional reactions to small things. Why they struggle with coordination or focus. Their body is literally stuck in a pattern that should have been gone years ago.

The good news? We can release these patterns through specific reflex integration work.
That’s a major part of what we do at our Kids N’ Bloom retreats. Six intensive days in Maui where we work on integrating these reflexes. And when we do, families see massive shifts in regulation, focus, and behavior.

If this sounds like your child, our May retreat still has limited spots available. Click the link in our bio to see if your family qualifies!

I chose Lumeria Maui for this retreat because when one child is dysregulated, everyone feels it. The siblings. The paren...
02/06/2026

I chose Lumeria Maui for this retreat because when one child is dysregulated, everyone feels it. The siblings. The parents. The entire family system.

For six days this May, everyone gets what they need. Your child receives comprehensive nervous system care. You receive rest, community, and tools. Your other kids receive attention and peace instead of being dragged to appointments. Your family receives space to reconnect instead of just coordinate.

Ocean breeze. Natural light. No therapy waiting rooms. No rushing. Just intentional healing in an environment where every family member’s nervous system can finally regulate.

Because healing one child requires supporting the whole family.

🌺 May 17-22, 2026. Limited spots left. Comment “Maui” to learn more.

02/04/2026

As a mom of five who’s navigated my own child’s challenges, I know what it feels like to be doing everything right and still feel like it’s not enough. I created the retreat I wish had existed when I needed it most.

For 20 years at Coastal Family Wellness, I’ve helped hundreds of children through weekly neuro-based care. But I kept seeing families who needed more than weekly appointments could provide.

I kept thinking: what if we could compress months of progress into one intensive week? What if the whole family could heal together instead of just surviving fragmented care?

That’s why I created Kids N’ Bloom retreats in Maui.
Six days of comprehensive care, all in one healing environment. You’re resting, connecting with parents who understand, and learning tools to use at home.

Our May retreat has limited spots available. Link in bio to apply.

02/02/2026

But what’s actually happening? This activity builds hand-eye coordination, midline crossing, visual tracking, and bilateral coordination, all the foundational brain connections kids with focus, reading, or coordination struggles are often missing.

When your child follows that ball along the zigzag, both brain hemispheres have to communicate. Their eyes have to track smoothly. Their body has to coordinate movement. And they’re having fun doing it.

This is the kind of activity we do at our Kids N’ Bloom retreats, simple, effective, brain-building movements that don’t feel like therapy.

If you want comprehensive support for your child’s nervous system development, click the link in our bio to learn about our May retreat in Maui.

01/30/2026

When I started seeing the same patterns across different diagnoses in my practice, I realized traditional approaches were missing something crucial. These conditions all share one thing: nervous system dysregulation.

When we address nervous system dysregulation through chiropractic care, primitive reflex integration, and brain-based therapies, we’re not just managing symptoms of autism, ADHD, or anxiety, we’re supporting the foundation that affects all of them.

That’s what drives our Kids N’ Bloom retreats:
🧠 Regulate the nervous system through neurological chiropractic
💡 Support brain function with photobiomodulation laser therapy
🩹 Release survival patterns through primitive reflex work
🌊 Build regulation through sensory-motor activities

May retreat filling now. If this resonates, don’t wait. Link in bio to apply.

01/28/2026

These therapies teach skills, but if your child’s nervous system is stuck in fight-or-flight, their brain can’t integrate what they’re learning. The moment stress hits, all those strategies become inaccessible.

I’ve spent 20 years helping families understand this: you can’t build skills on top of a dysregulated nervous system.

When we address nervous system regulation first through chiropractic care, primitive reflex integration, and sensory work, suddenly those OT and speech strategies start working. Because now your child’s body feels safe enough to actually use them.

That’s the foundation of our Kids N’ Bloom retreats:
🧠 Calm the nervous system through neurological chiropractic
💡 Address brain inflammation with photobiomodulation laser therapy
🩹 Release stuck survival patterns through primitive reflex work
🌊 Build regulation capacity through nature-based sensory activities

Take the parent readiness quiz at the link in our bio

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420 Old County Road
Pacifica, CA
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Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 1pm - 5pm
Thursday 8pm - 6pm
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Dr. Lisa Walsh welcomes you to our new location in the heart of Pacifica

We specialize in pregnancy - pre and post natal care, pediatric care, nutritional counseling, purification, sports injuries, and wellness care for your entire family.

We’ve created a welcoming and warm environment for you to enjoy. We think it’s important to personalize care to your needs, wants, and schedule. Everything is up to you. We’ll guide you, but you make the calls.

We’ll also teach you about a chiropractic lifestyle, nutrition and anything else you’re curious about. We love building relationships with patients like you, it’s what makes being a chiropractor so special!