Alia Mai
MSW, CNP, RCC, YTT500
My StoryAt a young age I was named a sensitive person, my sensitivity caused me to be prone anxiety and high emotions. I always used creativity and athleticism as a means to discharge my anxious energy, but I never really had the tools to cope with and consider the roots of my feelings.
At the age of 18 I had an incredibly painful injury in my lower spine, I was in a lot of pain, both emotionally and physically. When I went to the doctors they told me I was a young and healthy person, they did not seem to take my pain seriously, instead they prescribed painkillers and anti-inflammatory medications and sent me home. Over the months my condition worsened and I recognize now I was not receiving the help that I needed. The doctor I was seeing made me think this was going to be my life forever. I was left with zero hope that I would recover, both physically and mentally. It was not the doctor’s fault, old science did not know what science today has led us to understand. I am sure some of you are nodding to yourselves knowing you have been there with a doctor before or perhaps with that feeling of hopelessness before. I have done a lot of work to heal what was happening for me emotionally, which was directly impacting my body. We store our trauma in the body, regular practices such as meditation can help to create a calmness in the mind that reflects in the body. |