Marissa Hanna DC

Marissa Hanna DC Helping families step into their healthiest lives. Because health is not static- it grows and evolves as we do.

And every stage of life offers a new threshold to cross As a student, I've already began my training in prenatal, postnatal, and pediatric chiropractic. I plan to be ICPA and Webster Certified by the time I am in practice, helping growing families reach their unbound potential and life a life free of subluxation beginning prior to conception. I'm looking forward to having a thriving practice and sharing the wealth of knowledge I've gained with my community back home.

04/11/2026

I may be tired, but I’m not burnt out!

And ✨that✨is on living in alignment 💫

04/10/2026

Your nervous system is always asking one question:

“Am I safe?”

And if the answer isn’t clear… it defaults to protection.

Tension
Overthinking
Shallow breathing
Feeling on edge for no obvious reason

Not because anything is wrong with you—
but because your body hasn’t been shown that it’s okay to relax.

That’s where something as simple as environmental scanning comes in 🤍

Slowly looking around your space
Noticing what’s actually here
Letting your eyes, your breath, your body take it in

You’re essentially telling your nervous system:
✨ “There’s no threat right now. You can soften.” ✨

This is how we start to shift out of constant fight-or-flight
and back into a state where your body can heal, regulate, and function the way it’s designed to.

Simple doesn’t mean insignificant.
Sometimes the smallest inputs create the biggest changes.

What I’m doing here is called the Orienting Response (or Orienting Reflex)

This is the nervous system’s natural way of scanning the environment for safety vs. threat. And by doing this, it is intentionally engaging this reflex.

Try this for 30–60 seconds and notice what shifts.

Your body is always listening 👀💫

04/09/2026

Nights are where your nervous system decides how well you recover.

Not just sleep… but how deeply your body actually repairs, regulates, and resets.

Because sleep impacts literally everything
💤 your hormones
💤 your energy
💤 your mood
💤 your metabolism
💤 your ability to focus, adapt, and handle stress

So for me, protecting my sleep is a priority.

And most people go straight from stimulation → bed
bright lights, scrolling, constant input

then expect their body to just… shut off.

But your system needs a cue:
“it’s safe to let go now.”

So I create a little transition instead of a hard stop:

🌙 Walk with the dogs = releases the day + settles my body
🍽️ Small snack = keeps my system stable overnight
🧼 Face washed, teeth brushed = closing the loop on the day
🕯️ Lights low, reds + soft yellows = telling my brain it’s nighttime
📵 Minimal screens = less noise, less input
🐾 Cuddling the pups = grounding + regulation
📖 Reading = slow, intentional wind down

No rushing. No urgency. Just a shift.

Because your body doesn’t heal in a state of stress.

It heals when it feels safe enough to rest.

And how you end your day matters just as much as how you start it 🤍

04/08/2026

Your morning routine isn’t about discipline, it’s about your nervous system.

The first 7 minutes after you wake up are when your brain is the most impressionable.

Cortisol is naturally rising and your body is deciding “are we safe?” or “are we stressed?”

And whatever you feed it in that window… it listens.

Then the first 30–60 minutes is what sets your baseline for the entire day.

And most people wake up and immediately:
scroll, rush, caffeinate, react.

Then wonder why they feel anxious, foggy, and exhausted by 2pm.

Your body is literally asking one question when you wake up:
“Am I safe… or am I stressed?

This is why my mornings always look like some version of this:

☀️ Getting up at the same time (even on days off) = stable circadian rhythm and predictable patterns
💧 Water first = rehydrates your system before adding stimulation
🌿 Stepping outside + light in your eyes = tells your brain it’s morning → regulates hormones
🌎 Grounding = supports regulation and lowers stress signaling
🥚 Protein before coffee = stabilizes blood sugar + prevents the crash
📖 Journaling/reading = intentional input instead of reactive input. Check in with yourself before everyone/thing else
📵 No phone = you lead your day instead of your notifications. Again, prioritze yourselves before the rest of the world

If you start your day in chaos, your nervous system stays in chaos.

If you start your day regulated, your body can actually adapt, focus, and perform the way it’s meant to.

You don’t need a perfect routine.

You just need a regulated start.

04/07/2026

Most people think stress is something that just “happens” during the day

But your nervous system is already being trained within the first 30 minutes of you waking up

Before emails
Before kids need something
Before your schedule even starts

Your body is asking one question
👉 Are we safe and supported today or are we bracing for impact?

If the first thing you do is grab your phone, rush out of bed, skip food, and immediately start reacting to the world around you… your system shifts into survival mode before your day even begins

That shows up as
❌ Feeling overstimulated by simple things
❌ Snapping quicker than you normally would
❌ Brain fog or fatigue by mid morning
❌ That “I’m already behind” feeling before 10am

But when you give your body even a few moments of intention first, you change the entire tone of your day

Simple things like
✨ Getting natural light in your eyes
✨ Taking a few slow breaths before getting up
✨ Drinking water before caffeine
✨ Moving your body gently
✨ Not immediately diving into notifications

You don’t have to have the *perfect* routine, but you should be teaching your nervous system how to start the day regulated instead of reactive

Because once your system feels safe, you have more capacity for everything else that comes your way 🤍

03/31/2026

Everyone’s always looking for the big thing that’s going to change everything.

The perfect routine
The full reset
The “I’ll start over Monday” moment

But most of the time… it’s not that dramatic

It’s the small things you do every day without thinking about it

Those are your keystone habits

And they matter because your body is always adapting to what you give it

Every single day you’re either building a system that can handle stress well or one that feels overwhelmed by everything

Not in a huge, obvious way
But in the quiet, repeated inputs your nervous system is getting all day long

Things like:

☀️ stepping outside in the morning before you touch your phone
🚶‍♀️ moving your body a little every day instead of all or nothing workouts
💧 drinking water before coffee instead of running on fumes
🛏️ getting to bed before you hit that wired and exhausted second wind
🧠 taking a second to breathe instead of constantly being “on”

None of these feel life changing in the moment

But your body notices
Your nervous system notices

And over time it starts responding differently

You feel a little more grounded
A little less reactive
A little more like yourself again

That’s how real change usually happens

Not from overhauling your life overnight
But from finally giving your body an environment it can actually work with

And this is where chiropractic fits in

Adjustments help restore communication and reduce interference in the system

But what you do outside of the office is what your body is adapting to the rest of the time

So it’s not just about getting adjusted

It’s about the environment your nervous system is living in every single day

Because that’s what determines how well your body can actually function 🤍

My favorite day of the year is Halloween week at work when I dress up as a reindeer. I basically get to be wrapped in a ...
10/28/2025

My favorite day of the year is Halloween week at work when I dress up as a reindeer. I basically get to be wrapped in a blanket all day and it’s socially acceptable 💁🏼‍♀️

Don’t forget to wear your costumes into the office this week! Prizes for adults and kiddos! 🥳

10/22/2025

Pain isn’t always where the problem lives. #
Your spinal cord runs through every level of your spine o when it’s pulled, twisted, or compressed, that tension can ripple anywhere along the back.

It’s like a thread pulled too tight through the fabric of your body.
Release the tension, and everything starts to flow again. 🌀🪄

09/12/2025

Scope of practice vs duty of care/ standard of care.

My scope is different than my responsibilities.

And to kind of correct the incorrect verbiage at the end, I can’t legally diagnose anything other than general musculoskeletal spinal conditions, but I do have to be able to come up differentials and then refer appropriately.

And THAT is what makes chiropractic a doctorate degree

09/09/2025

Enjoy my crash out on chiropractic 🙃

Can I be vulnerable with you for a soft introduction of the face behind Catalyst Chiropractic? This thanksgiving I foun...
11/26/2022

Can I be vulnerable with you for a soft introduction of the face behind Catalyst Chiropractic?

This thanksgiving I found myself grateful for so much despite being in arguably one of the darkest times. After I graduated, I had every intention of opening my own office immediately and getting straight to work. I bought my LLC, I took care of legalities, I started looking for spaces to rent, all the things.

However, as life does, those plans were immediately interrupted due to failing a section of board exams. This was actually just another event in my life that felt like defeat and my already fragile mental health continued to crumble.

After talking with people I look up to and trust, I came to the realization that I genuinely wasn’t ready to open my own practice. Not because I wasn’t smart enough, good enough, or procrastinated, but because of the state of health I was in.

You see, when I think of my office, I envision a place of safety, healing, growth, and trust (to say the least). I want to have a space that people feel comfortable enough to do the hard things that are required for returning to a state of natural health. I want to be able to hold space for patients to feel their big feelings and trust that someone is on their side.

The problem, I realized, was that I didn’t trust myself or hold space for myself for my own healing.

And if I don’t trust myself, how can I expect my patients to trust me?

True healing takes time. Will I be completely “healed” by the time I open Catalyst Chiropractic?

Absolutely not. But I’ll be in a better place to serve and will look forward to continuing that journey along side my community of patients.

My brother passing away was the event that served as the catalyst for my own healing journey. His death had ripped open wounds I thought I had healed from, but really only scratched the surface of.

We all get to a point where The Universe/God/Spirit, what have you, forces us to choose growth or stagnancy. It’s our job to decide which path to take.

I’m thankful for everything in my life that’s brought me to this moment, because I know when Catalyst Chiropractic does finally open, it’s going to be epochal🔥🖤🧷

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