Exercise Your Sovereignty

I used to feel completely frustrated with my body, and my state of health, as I’m sure anyone who has struggled with the sometimes debilitating and confusing cycles of having a chronic health issue can relate to. I used to question if having a healthy body was even within my reach.

I used to wonder if I was broken somehow, or perhaps crazy, as many of my symptoms raised the eyebrows of my western medicine practitioners, and more than once I was advised to try anti-depressants as a sort of blanket approach for the anxiety that arose surrounding the state of my body.

Now that I have healed the majority of my chronic dis-ease patterns, I know that I am not broken, and definitely not crazy. Today I have a wonderful relationship with my body, and I want to share a little bit about how I achieved that so that perhaps the next woman does not have to take as much time as I did getting to a state of vibrant health.

First off, if you are seeing a practitioner who does not take your symptoms seriously, and is not interested in helping you get to the root causes of what is ailing you, please dear heart, WALK AWAY.

There are many practitioners out there that do care and are open to holistic approaches (meaning that they are not rigid in their mindsets and are willing to use whatever will work for each individual).

Secondly, know that you ARE NOT ALONE! I cannot tell you how many women I have talked to who have shared in this experience of being written off by their (primarily) western medicine practitioners. What we have to understand as women is that western medicine was not designed for us, it was designed for men. The majority of scientific studies that have been done, have been done with male bodies in mind, and the majority of topics picked for scientific studies have been picked because, you guessed it, they primarily affect men. There is a HUGE gap in the scientific community when it comes to knowledge about, and for the benefit of, women’s health. They simply do not know any better. It’s like going to a hardware store and asking where their lingerie section is. You are going to get raised eyebrows.

Additionally, allopathic (western) medicine is more interested in diagnosis than in cure. They are very happy to help you chase after a label, but when it comes to actual treatment, which oftentimes requires preventive care, and lifestyle changes, they opt for pharmaceutical drugs that, you guessed it, have been primarily tested for their effectiveness using male bodies and are usually more apt at managing your symptoms rather than eliminating them.

Now this isn’t to say that western medicine is all bad, because it can be life-saving and necessary, but like anything else, it has it’s drawbacks and being aware of those weak spots helps us utilize it more effectively as a tool in our health and wellness journey. Knowing and accepting this reality allows us to save valuable time by looking for answers where we actually have a chance at finding them.

If I want a diagnosis, and sometimes I really do, then having access to a western practitioner can be a very good thing. When I want to actually understand the root of my symptom patterns, and heal, I’ll turn my eye to a practitioner that follows a lineage of honoring & understanding women and their unique health challenges.