01/01/2026
Have you ever felt like everything is falling apart? This is where I found myself this past year. There were so many major shifts, some good, some amazing and some were utterly devastating…..closing my practice was one of those.
I was 10 years into a career that I loved but, if I’m being honest, didn’t provide in the same way that my previous career did and it consumed almost all of my time. I lived buried under to do lists that were filled with things I over committed to, things I had been procrastinating doing (so they were regulars on my list), and things I dreamed of doing “if I had the time”.
In one of my darker days, I sat on my front porch journaling and realized that something had to give, and I made the painful decision to close my practice. The day I gave my notice to the building manager I felt a weight come off my shoulders; it was as if I was able to take a deep breath.
That decision was such a mixed bag of emotions. I was happy to be returning to my roots as a hospice nurse, something that I have always found to feed my soul but at the same time I mourned the dreams I had about being a chiropractor. I felt like an utter failure, that I wasted so much time and money on something that didn’t turn out as I had hoped. However, after much journaling, deep thought, and a bit of ugly crying, I realized how utterly amazing this journey of life is.
This past year opened my eyes to the impact that choices that we make in our lives have, not only on ourselves, but on the people around us as well. I realized that crying over what I thought “life should be” was silly because as the adage goes “everything happens for a reason”.
I wish I could put into words how I have experienced the truth in this statement over the past year. I have been blessed to see how the tiniest of choices, starting with a part-time job I took as a 16-year-old kid, lead me to where I am right now in life. My sincere prayer for you is that you too realize the impact of your thoughts, actions, words spoken…. all of it creates a ripple that you will never see the end of…that truth honestly takes my breath away.
What really opened my eyes to all of this was my work as an archetypal consultant. In case you aren’t familiar with that term, archetypes are patterns of behavior, thinking, and being that span across time and space. Archetypes like Mother, Addict, Victim…. are all patterns that we can recognize in others and maybe ourselves. Understanding the patterns in your life helps you to better understand the choices you make and can be a guide of sorts for you on this journey of life. In doing this work I have realized the patterns that have kept me stuck and the patterns that provide purpose in my life.
This work has enriched my life so much that I would like to share what I know with you and perhaps help you on your own journey to learning about yourself and your soul’s purpose.
All of this is a long-winded way to say that I plan to shift the tone of my page. While I may not be practicing as a health care provider, that doesn’t mean my passion for helping people to heal has dimmed.
One thing working as a nurse on and off for the last almost 28 years has taught me is that you have to be proactive about your health and that starts with managing the physical, chemical and emotional stress in your life.
As a chiropractor, I helped people with physical stress however what we put in our body (or what we lack in our diet) as well as our emotions have an even bigger impact on our health-this is where my focus is going to be.
With that being said, the tone of my social media will be changing. My plan is to become more authentic, possibly over share but more importantly, be fully transparent and honest. Not that I wasn’t before, but in the spirit of honesty, I found myself taking the safe route….not letting my “freak flag fly” as they say.
I would like to sincerely thank you if you are still reading this at this point. I hope to share more with you in the coming year and together we will improve our health and happiness!!
Much Love to you!!
-Niccie
