Relief For Joan's Acid Reflux Disease
Joan called me wondering if I could do anything for her. She had acid reflux disease, and no medications the doctors had given her seemed to help to any significant degree.
She’d been through tests, different medications, and second and third opinions. Still she had minimal relief.
During our work together, I noticed a couple of things. She had had shingles years ago and still carried the scars from the shingles that wrapped from the back to the front of her torso around her ribcage. She also shared with me that she had had an exceptionally abusive childhood.
This information gave me tremendous insight into her digestive problems. As I physically and energetically worked on the scar tissue left by the shingles outbreak, she talked about the details of her childhood.
When I saw her the next week, she told me her digestive problems were 70% better!
After a few more sessions, her digestive problems disappeared.
So, why could I offer Joan relief?
Scar tissue that was created by the shingles outbreak years ago was interfering with proper digestive functions. Joan was experiencing a fascial strain pattern that no medical test would detect. I was able to release the fascial strain pattern through Hellerwork and Craniosacral Fascial Therapy.
The second aspect of Joan’s healing was emotional. Her childhood was “indigestible” and by encouraging and supporting her to honor and release the suppressed emotions of fear, anger, shame and grief, she was able to heal the root of her digestive problems.
Through her sessions, I also gave her tools to use such as breathing exercises and visualization techniques so she can “digest” whatever life brings to her with more ease.
Although the medical model has many answers, it doesn’t have all the answers.
Joan’s digestive problems were both physical and emotional. By addressing the roots of the problem, we released the disease.