Dr. Brandie

12/28/2025

Day 5 of 7

I used to think the word sanctuary belonged only to religion. I pictured incense, quiet halls, candlelight. Sacred, but distant. Not something I imagined for everyday life.

Shortly after my divorce, I saw this sign.

I don’t remember where I was or why I stopped. I just remember being drawn to it. Like my body recognized the word before my mind could explain it. I bought it without thinking too much about why.

But then I realized when I had asked my ex to leave, my home felt safe.. And the war inside my home ended. Not all the pain disappeared, but the fear did. The constant bracing. The vigilance. What moved in was something softer. Stillness. Safety. A quiet that felt like the lingering scent of incense after a room has been cleared. Peace for my child. And, slowly, peace for me.

That’s when the word sanctuary took on a new meaning.

A sanctuary isn’t about religion. It’s about refuge. It’s a place where the nervous system can finally stand down. Where you are no longer preparing for impact. Where you are allowed a respite after being in pain for far too long.

And one day, I realized this is exactly what I create in my treatment rooms.

When a woman has lived in pain long enough, her body forgets what safe feels like. Pain becomes the background noise of her life. When that pain eases, even slightly, something profound happens. Her shoulders drop. Her breath deepens. Her face softens. It’s quiet. It’s sacred.

That moment is healing. Not because everything is fixed, but because the war has paused.

That sign wasn’t decor.
It was a mirror.

Of how I live now.
Of how I care.
Of the sanctuaries I choose to create in my life with those and what I choose to include in my life.

Brazenly after my divorce - I would speak publicly and frequently about f*ck yes things only.

✅My home
✅My career
✅My relationships
✅My commitments

What I have and realized is f*ck yes is peace. It’s quiet and profound and the feeling I want to be in and what I want to create for others.

It’s in the new space I’ve created for myself with my life. And anything else is or it has to go.

Sanctuary has become not only one of my favorite words but a way of life. ♥️

12/23/2025

Christmas Eve in the ER, four months pregnant.

I was sick every…single…day.
I once threw up on a patient and then just kept going, because there was no other option.

I couldn’t stay out in the field as a paramedic anymore, so I worked long hospital shifts instead, working through to 11 pm on Christmas Eve.

Looking at this photo now, I don’t just see exhaustion. I see what so many women have been conditioned to do: push through.

Push through sickness.
Push through pain.
Push through pregnancy.
Push through holidays, even.

And for what?

Women deserve support before they’re at their breaking point.

They deserve someone to show up soft when they’re vulnerable.

They deserve care without having to earn it.
If no one has told you lately…

Your strength is not an obligation.
You’re allowed to pause.
You’re allowed to ask for help.

Women are strong… but we shouldn’t have to be strong alone.

Merry Christmas 🎄Believe in you.

12/18/2025

We didn’t have a lot of money growing up. My brother was 16 and wore the best clothes he owned.

When we picked him up that day…on what should have been a happy, sacred day…my husband said, “You dress like sh*t.”

I honestly thought he was joking. Then we got in the car, and the joke never ended. The entire drive to Philly, he just railed on my 16-year-old brother. Over his clothes. Over not being “good enough.” Over not deserving to be her godfather.

A grown man tearing into a kid for not having more than what he had.

That was his pattern. He would hijack moments that were supposed to be joyful and turn them into something tense, humiliating, and small. And everyone else learned to stay quiet so it wouldn’t get worse. We tolerated egregious behavior to keep the peace.

My family went along with it for me. My baby brother cried—big, hot tears—but stayed silent because he didn’t want to ruin my day. A child managing an adult’s cruelty while trying to live up to the honor of being chosen as his big sister’s godfather.

And it didn’t stop there.

He ruined my pregnancy. He ruined so many moments that should have been happy and good. Times that should have felt safe and full of joy were instead about managing his moods, bracing for the next outburst, or cleaning up the emotional wreckage afterward. Even during the most vulnerable time of my life, I was expected to absorb the damage so everyone else could survive the day.

That’s what “keeping the peace” really meant—letting joy be collateral damage.

That’s what still haunts me.

I would never tolerate that now. Not for myself. Not for my family. And never, ever for a child who was just doing his best with what he had.

12/12/2025

This is me after applying for my chiropractic job and killing the interview. When I finally felt like I was getting my life (and my family) back together!

I had graduated from chiropractic school and lost 80 pounds. I tricked myself into thinking, “I’ve never seen a chubby chiropractor,” so I lost a bunch of weight exercising to Britney Spears.

That year working as an associate in the gyms is when I took care of professional athletes. I really got myself back and was ready to start my career.

This is me, pie in the sky, thinking everything was going to be amazing because I was a doctor now. I really thought I was going to be happy. 💫

12/10/2025

Real talk on DIETING and Pregnancy.

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12/08/2025

Pregnant ladies! When should you call a pregnancy chiropractor?

I made you a cheat sheet! Hope this helps...

Download Here: https://www.drbrandie.com/chiropractorchecklist

12/08/2025

This is my baby, Ali…my oldest.

This was in Kansas City.
We were just best friends. She was all I had.

He announced he was leaving the day after her birth, then insisted on leaving when she was three to go back home.

He finished chiropractic school and then announced, “I’m not staying.” He left me there by myself for my last year of chiropractic school which is the hardest and most demanding - alone with our child because I started the year after he did.

Looking back at these photos with some time and a different lens, all I can think is…wow, you were killing it.

Now, after 24 years in practice, I take care of women who ditch the bu****it and start recovering, blossoming, and blooming again.

I get to watch them bloom as moms; they’re rediscovering who they are.

That to me is so beautiful to watch… To see them reinvent themselves, just like I have through a lot of pain.

For women who don’t have a support system and don’t have a lot of people showing up when they need it, my advice is this: lean on the people that are there.

And if you have nobody, you still have yourself. You have your baby.

That’s why my oldest and I were so tight. She was all I had. I bonded so deeply with her because she was everything to me. She was my light.

Of course, it’s not about having a built-in best friend with your kid. But that love you have for your child, if you can re-channel that into friendships or into the relationship you have, if you can find safe space to be vulnerable, you can land. 🫂

12/05/2025

P***c pain isn’t “normal”. it’s sabotage.

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12/04/2025

New episode out now! Why MOVEMENT matters when you are pregnant.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4mrw5tJL1hL2ZvU32S0fVg?si=P3tgZTuRRLqm3nBImSsgcw

Pregnancy Pain Sucks · Episode

03/17/2025

🚨 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 & 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻? 𝗪𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽—𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲! 🚨

𝗛𝗲𝘆, 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗲-𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝘀-𝘁𝗼-𝗯𝗲! 🤰💜

𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯? 𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩—𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶?

🌿 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘙𝘌𝘌 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥. 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺!

✅ 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 & 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗲
✅ 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝟭𝟮–𝟯 𝗽.𝗺.
✅ 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

💖 If you're interested or know of someone who might be DM us or commend “𝗜’𝗠 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗” then please fill out the following application, or reach out to my email at drbrandie@experiencechiropracticnow.com to get started.

Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHMZdaAMHwJi_KCerSHtp75Xiot5nBv882sc6ogbf8t6k7iQ/viewform?fbclid=IwY2xjawJE9vNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfqvPZJsooqcZycxHlv6rqkQCwDVQfsZakdBFe5vJbnsR_Ur-e2Vd_E4Pg_aem_JOheM4v_6rTSWJqlk6R7qw

YouTube blurb:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YHgSFTl2gc

𝙄'𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩, 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚. ✨

#𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙮𝙋𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛 #𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘 #𝘽𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙢𝙂𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠

01/29/2025

Are you currently pregnant and local to the Wayne area? Are you struggling with pain? Would you like to receive the gift of chiropractic care to ease your journey and empower your best birthing self? Are you generally available Wednesdays between 12 p.m to 3 p.m. and willing to serve as a model for other pregnant women in our area? Dr. Brandie Keates' pregnancy chiropractic practice, Bloom, would like to partner with you! 🌸

We're excited to once again join with the amazing moms and moms-to-be in our community through our prenatal partnership program, Bloom Gives Back. 🌷

Bloom Gives Back aims to serve pregnant community members by providing our signature prenatal chiropractic care at no cost to program participants. This program provides treatment, tools, and support for those looking to achieve happy and healthy pregnancies free from pain. In return, your stories will serve to educate and empower countless women in their own pregnancy journeys.

We will be selecting interested participants on a rolling basis to continue spreading our mission: Helping moms-to-be live the life they love. If you're interested or know of someone who might be, please fill out the following application, or reach out to Leslie at strategicassistanttodrb@gmail.com to get started.

Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHMZdaAMHwJi_KCerSHtp75Xiot5nBv882sc6ogbf8t6k7iQ/viewform?usp=sharing

YouTube blurb:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YHgSFTl2gc

I'd be deeply grateful if you would please share this post, so that we can reach as many potential prenatal partners as possible. ✨

01/19/2025

🤰 Sciatica During Pregnancy 😩
Let’s talk about that sharp, shooting pain that seems to travel from your lower back down to your legs—yep, sciatica. It’s one of those “fun” pregnancy perks no one really warns you about, right? 🙄

✨ Here’s the thing—it’s not just you, and it’s not in your head. Sciatica is super common during pregnancy, but that doesn’t make it any less frustrating (or painful).

💡 Swipe/Watch to learn what’s happening in your body and a few simple things you can do to find some relief.

💬 Have you dealt with sciatica during pregnancy? Let me know your experience—I’d love to hear how you’ve been managing it! ❤️