Balanced Chiropractic

Patient POV: "Dr. Suzanne... I want to share an experience I had at another office that advertised itself as trauma-informed. I was scheduled to be seen five times a week, in a room full of people all getting adjusted at the same time.

The approach encouraged everyone to open up emotionally at once, so energy was flowing through the entire room, and we were influence by each others energy. At first, I hoped it would help — but I couldn’t regulate my emotions, and over time I felt worse, not better. That’s why I left. The work ended up dysregulating and retraumatizing me instead of supporting my healing."

Trauma work, shadow work, embodiment work — these are powerful tools, but they are also big, complex practices.

Unfortunately, in the wellness community, these terms have become buzzwords, and not everyone offering classes or sessions is truly qualified.

Here’s the truth:

Not everyone is ready to go deep.

Deep trauma work requires a strong container to happen safely.

If a practitioner is unregulated or has porous boundaries, that energy often transfers to the patient.

The result is someone walking away more dysregulated than before.

Healing is a journey, and it deserves careful, skilled, and safe guidance. 💙