Episode 24: Interview with Dr. Lynn Carey

Have you ever wondered about the key principles of healing and how they can change lives? Tune into today's episode to listen to Dr. Lynn Carey share about the insight she gained through her self-healing journey.

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Show Notes:

• Welcome to part three of our enlightening conversation with Dr. Lynn Carey. In this episode, Dr. Carey, a seasoned chiropractor, and author of the book "My Journey to Grace", shares how she transitioned from traditional chiropractic practice into a more comprehensive lifestyle, financial freedom, and personal development coach. She discusses her journey to finding her true calling and how she wants to help others make significant changes in their lives.

• Dr. Carey talks about her book, "My Journey to Grace: Shattering Mainstream Illusions and Creating My Desired Life", which provides a detailed account of her healing journey on physical, emotional, and mental levels. The book showcases how she structured her life outside the mainstream system, setting a unique and inspiring example for her readers.

• She explains how life is more than money—it's about attaining true financial freedom and shattering limiting beliefs we carry inside us. She encourages listeners to navigate through their life's journey and its ups and downs by listening to their bodies and maintaining a balanced lifestyle.

• Dr. Carey emphasizes the importance of regular exercise, a clean diet, mindfulness, and honoring our feelings to live a fulfilling life. However, she insists that strict routines and self-imposed restrictions can kill joy and create a burden, highlighting the need to find a natural rhythm and strike a balance in life.

Key Takeaways:

Holistic Approach to Well-being: Dr. Carey underscores the importance of holistic well-being, advocating for financial freedom, balanced lifestyles, and personal development, alongside physical health.

1. Power of Personal Stories: Sharing personal journeys and stories can inspire others, providing them with the courage and motivation they need to pursue their goals.

2. Self-healing and Positivity: There is power in self-healing, positivity, and moving away from fear. Embracing this can guide us through challenging times and toward personal growth.

3. Balance and Natural Rhythms: Maintaining balance and finding a natural rhythm in life are essential. It's necessary to honor our feelings and listen to our bodies for optimal well-being.

4. No One-size-fits-all: Every individual is unique and what works for one person may not work for another. Understanding this can help us adapt routines and habits that are suited to our personal needs and preferences.

5. Life is More Than Money: Financial freedom is more about shattering limiting beliefs and understanding that money is a tool for life, not the purpose of life itself.

6. Tools for Self-discovery: Adopting various strategies and practices can provide the tools we need to discover ourselves and lead fulfilling lives.

Transcript:

Hello everyone and welcome back to Better Than A Pill. Today I am so excited to have Dr. Lynn Carey on as a guest, and Lynn is a Chiropractor, an Author, and an Entrepreneur who is able to heal herself after suffering with sickness and pain for many years. So today we're talking about both her journey and the insight she gained.And some keys to healing. So welcome Lynn, and thank you so much for being here today. 

Thank you so much for having me, Carrie. It's an honor to be here. 

Well, I'm excited to get rolling here. So let's start off today by letting us know a little bit more about the struggles you went through that led to your healing journey. Like what was your illness, your pain, and so on. 

So it started back probably when I was a teenager, when I was diagnosed with scoliosis at about 14 years old. And by 15 I ended up following what the medical Doctor said. And I had spinal surgery where they put rods in my spine to straighten out my scoliosis, which is the curvature of the spine.

I always look at the emotional component now, and I know my whole life as a child, I definitely was depressed and questioning. There had to be more to life than this. You know? I just didn't like the whole school regime of School and I worked after school as a teenager. Family, all they did was work all the time.

And I just thought life wasn't very happy. So I do believe that that kind of manifested in my spine going in two directions, me feeling that life could be one way and yet I was being shown it was another. So I'm like pulled in two directions, but I had my surgery, they said it was a success. And then for the next five years, I was just in a lot of pain.

I was sick all the time. My immune system was shot. And it wasn't until I discovered chiropractic in college again, doing what I was told, going to get my degree so I could be successful in the world. And, I was just lost. And someone showed me chiropractic and it said the power that makes the body heals the body.

And I thought, why hasn't anybody told me this through all these years of me going through all my suffering? And so I just went, I just went to chiropractic school and that philosophy, I didn't even get adjusted and my whole world changed when I got there. And it really, I feel like it was a divine order.

Well, now I know why you became a chiropractor. Absolutely. Wow. So incredible. So, on this journey, you went to become a chiropractor, and so what did you find most helpful?

 I think what happened was that I got to view a different way of how the body works. Instead of saying, you're labeled and you have this symptom or this disease and we're gonna fix it with a pill or surgery.

They were saying that the body has an inner wisdom that is always healing itself. It runs the whole body like. You know, we couldn't do what the body does, even if we tried. I mean, if as we're sitting here there's like millions of functions happening that we take for granted. You know, just that our hair's growing, our lungs are breathing.

All these things are happening at the same time all the time, and we can't rationally, consciously do it if we, even if we try, there's something bigger than us. And in the chiropractic world, they labeled it as innate intelligence, or the inner wisdom, the life force of the body. It's an energy flow. And we also learned that symptoms are a way that the body is rebalancing itself or communicating with you on what's going on.

And so I also, during that I had to learn to become licensed as a chiropractor, we also kind of had to learn everything the medical world learns. So I learned that their perspective was totally different. They just wanted to understand everything, all that your symptoms are so that they can label it with a disease, because that's how they can either drug it or cut it out.

That was their whole thing. They really didn't look at the whole person. It was very compartmentalized. They didn't ask, why is this the body doing these symptoms? Then maybe there's a reason. Maybe we should let the body, you know, let the symptoms run their course. So I saw the two perspectives, and I know the state that my body was in, what had been done to me was not working.

And getting adjusted. It wasn't that it was a quick fix. So as I was learning this, I was also starting my body work. I was getting adjusted, but it wasn't a quick fix. It took time and I realized the adjustments were really about getting me in tune back, in tune with my body because I was so disconnected, especially after the trauma of the surgeries.

So I wasn't used to feeling my body. It was just painful. So it was about getting in tune energetically with my body. And during all of that, I lost my fear that I could not heal. You know that I lost the fear that, oh, there's something really wrong with me. Like that went away. So I believe that's when my true healing happened.

So it was a kind of a combination of all those things that really was the catalyst for my change. 

Yes. That's so well said, Lynn. I, I So get that. I think that's where it has to start when we actually slow down enough and pay attention to our own bodies. Right? Yeah. And I, it's, you know, in your experience you were able to lose the fear that you couldn't heal because you realized the power that your body actually had.

That's right. And no one ever told me that, you know, so it was like remembering, or even if. Eventually it's kind of taken away from us, our power, because they're telling us all these outside things that we need to do to keep our health. Right. And so you can only, you know, so just having to be so persistent to kind of get answers, I totally relate to that a hundred percent.

And, you know, in that very, very similar path I took into seeking solutions, here you are now seeking solutions, in a new field. And so I'm just curious, so now you have, you know, kind of made this journey. So you then began to, you opened up a practice. 

Yeah, so I was like ignorance on fire. I got out, I graduated at 23.

I knew I was better. I understood how the body heals. I knew we would heal ourselves and I just wanted to get the message out into the world. Cause I thought I can empower others. I was just excited and I saw so many people were just so powerless, so unhappy. And I thought, I'm gonna go out and change the world.

And there were a couple of things that happened when I opened my practice. Number one, I realized a lot of people didn't wanna hear what I had to say. They wanted the quick fix. They thought I was a little too radical. They just wanted to be, you know, told what to do. I had a totally different message and I was shocked.

I'm like, I even had like a friend of the family, she was a nurse. I knew she was going in for SCIA or back surgery cuz she had sciatica came and I'm like, oh, don't do that. You know, I'm like, this just, she doesn't know, lemme tell her. And she's like, oh no, it's scheduled. It's all booked up. I'm good. And I was like, oh my gosh.

You know, like I just, it took my breath away that people were just good with going along. So I really had to adjust to that and realize people have to go on their own journey. And I kind of had to bridge the gap. And then I also, when I opened my practice, I realized no one taught me about business or money, and I had no idea what I was doing.

I kind of had to teach myself. So I started reading and I. Started getting into, like, I read a book, uh, Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki about creating financial freedom, and I'm like, oh, this is something we don't learn in school. But the reason it's relevant to me, to me opening my practice is because I saw the power of people becoming financially free, myself included, because I knew that with time freedom they would have the choices they could make if they were time freedom.

I saw people. Choosing to do things for their health only because their insurance paid for it or they couldn't get time off from work or they couldn't afford it. And so I saw that as one of the key components. Not enough time, not enough money,  limited choices, not enough purpose and passion. I saw all those elements as keys to affecting people and how they healed it was all part of the lifestyle.

A lot of the stress of money or going to a job they hate would come out, chronic pain. So I started. It was like all these things started connecting for me at once.

Wow, that's, that's, that's pretty heavy there. Yeah. I mean, that's a lot to kind of digest at, at one time. And, and you're right. I mean, it's way bigger than just, you know, the pain that we're experiencing what's causing all of this pain. And, you know, it's, it, it definitely makes sense to me that financial issues could be one of the biggest stressors people are, are experiencing and be, and feeling stuck.

And so then how does that. You know, then, you know, manifest in the body. Right, right. So, wow. So, so you continued in your practice and, and so, so kind of, kind of explained to me what happened from there. 

Yep. So I just saw that there was like, to kind of backtrack, I saw that there was like, people were missing the point of how their emotional, mental state was coming out physically.

And I didn't realize how many people were not connecting those dots. Like people would come and say, oh, I just, you know, this pain just came outta nowhere. And I'm always like, you know, it usually doesn't come outta nowhere. And I'm like, well, are you really stressed out in your life? Or what's going on?

Anything unusual? Oh no, everything's fine. And then they would tell me about their day and I was stressed out listening to it. And I thought they've accepted this as normal. So the problem is, if you're not processing the emotional and mental pain that you're going through or that you think is normal, the overwhelm, right?

The stress, that high level of stress that we just think is the natural way of life now that's its energy. It's a lot of energy. So if you're not processing, it comes out physically disease, chronic symptoms in body, and that's.

Really get in touch with those states within themselves in order for the healing to truly begin. Right. And you saw this firsthand, it seems like you, you had made the correlation that most of the clients you were treating were coming to you and, and here they are saying that they're fine, but then diving deeper, you began to see most people were living in a state of chronic stress.

Yes, that's exactly right. And then, I guess, you know, looking at that, so how do you treat chronic stress? I mean, how did you go about that? 

Well, you know, I mean, there are basics, right? Basics to health. I guess my own personal situation was kind of extreme because my spine was not a normal spine. My posture wasn't normal, that someone could tell me, well do this and it'll be, you know, I could do the stretches.

I'm not saying there's not a time and place for that. The adjustment, stretching, exercise, eating properly, all those things play a role. But when we get so lopsided or heavy, lopsided in, in the balance is outta whack where we become so focused on that. I think we're also missing the point. Mine, mine went a little deeper because I didn't heal just from that way, even like.

What straight, like chiropractic roles and methods according to what their philosophies were to adjust my spine and the art of adjusting. It didn't really work for me because my spine was unique. So it's not that it didn't work, but I really didn't follow the main protocol, so it was like an outside of the thinking box and I was highly stressed.

I was highly depressed. I just thought it was normal cuz I was working so hard to be this good person, to be this successful person, to do what I was told. That I thought that was normal, but it was killing me, you know? So I really had to get into why am I carrying my body like this? And that's the mental state.

You know, when you're stressed, sometimes you tense up. Like people can understand that like a clenched fists, right? So when you learn to let go and relax, or you learn what is causing you to go like this, then you can start to change the perspective, change the thinking. And change everything that goes along with it.

That's why I feel like that is really the root cause of so many things. You know? And, and some people are lucky I, I'll be I'll, I'll say in a sense that they come in, they have a pain, they get adjusted, it goes away. I never see 'em again. I don't know if they're lucky or not. Like, I don't know if they missed, like did they miss the true healing or did they think I fixed them?

I don't know. Was it just a moment in time? You know, there's those scenarios too. But I feel like it's so much bigger than that. You know, you don't wanna get adjusted. Even as a chiropractor, I don't want someone to think that I'm just fixing them. It's more, for me, it was always about getting in tune with the energy of your body.

And I was hoping people would start to learn to do it for themselves in a bigger way and, okay. A couple things. With the, uh, the scoliosis. So you actually have metal rods in your spine, right? And I see this spot. Well, I was lucky because I had 'em in for almost two years and I believe my, uh, surgeon wanted to take them out, which is unusual because usually if people get the Harrington rod surgery, those rods are in there for life, which I can't imagine the state I would be in if I had metal rods in my spine.

Still all this time, 30 years later. But that's the protocol. My surgeon took him out. I didn't want more surgery. I didn't know I was gonna have to get him out. But I believe I, I don't remember exactly cause I wasn't as aware then as I am now, but I think I was already having the pain and I think that's the reason he wanted to take them out.

I remember him saying, oh, well you're really a thin person. You might feel the rods more than other people. Which is kind of an odd statement, but that just always stuck with me. It's so odd. So I ended up having the rods taken out. So they still, even though they took the rods out, they still remove part of your spine to put them in.

They, they, and by removing part of your spine, like spinal processes and part of your ilium bone, they actually put those bone shavings along your spine because they wanna fuse everything so it doesn't move anymore. And to me, that's so outrageous because as.

All the joints in your spine move properly. Because life is motion. And that's how the nervous system exits through the spine. That's how your brain talks to your body. You know, that's how those electrical signals or the life force goes back and forth. That's the intent of the adjustment, is to open up those spinal joints.

So you have a full nervous system, freedom, flow, immune function, all that. And, they just disregard all that so your spine doesn't move. And, and I just, it's really two ways of looking at the body. But when you really start understanding what the body does, it's just mind boggling that still goes on.

I know people are still having that surgery today. Oh yeah. No. Yeah. Yeah. I see that. I actually have clients I've worked with, with the rods in their body and so, you know, yours being removed. Were you, cause I know we need to have movement in our spine. We need to maintain as much of it as we can. Even with rods.

Right. As much as we can. That's what I believe. Right. Absolutely. So were you, how's your spine today? Were you able to keep some of your motion? Kind of tell us a little bit about that. 

Yeah, so luckily I was always able to get everything adjusted like a normal person. And once I am cleared out of that chronic state, I don't have pain anymore.

Like I'm healthier now than I have ever been. I'm not saying I don't, I don't have symptoms that come up, but you know, it's usually when I let myself get run down or I'm stressed out about something. I mean, it could be a sore throat. It might not even be, you know, the back pain. Rarely do I have back pain flare up.

I know it's like deep seated issues, like childhood stuff being triggered. Wow. But it clears up. But I don't have any pain. I don't have any fear. Like here it is. Like I used to be like that, you know? Oh no, the pain's here because I was so afraid of it. Now, it might give me a glimmer, but it clears right up.

Yeah. Yeah. Cuz we talk about pain and, you know, and, and, and myself included, is like, there's so many ways to go about treating pain, right? And, a lot of people can benefit. From lifestyle changes. Even in the forms of movement, and that's myself included. But going deeper, what you're saying is that there can be, you know, that component getting back to that stress, and you believe that what was going on with your spine, even the scoliosis, was that being caused by stress, and was that started at an early age?

Yes, I believe so it's funny, years later in chiropractic school, probably even out, I started learning about the emotional components. I don't know if you're familiar with Louise Hay? Yes. And you can hear your body and she names all the symptoms and the negative belief behind it. And then she gives you a positive affirmation.

I always find that right on. But I also remember, uh, learning in chiropractic school or just seminars after that. Uh, the emotional component with the scoliosis is, Especially the S-shaped curve is, which is what my spine was. You're being pulled in two directions. Sometimes they say it's because your parents have two different belief systems that you're hearing.

I believe I had that, but I also believe on a deeper level, I'm like, there has to be more to life. I felt like this can't be all there is to life. And my mom would tell me, oh, school's the best years of your life. Wait till you're out. You're gonna wish you were back in. And I thought, oh my God, it gets worse than this.

And so she would, oh, everything I said, she kinda said the opposite, you know, like everything I believed or felt within, she didn't. She simply, you know, like you're crazy. It's not like that. So I believe that I was pulled in two directions. I knew there had to be something else, but yet society was showing me this is the way, it's just the mainstream, just the mainstream structure of society.

So I know for sure because now I live my life completely outside the mainstream, everything. My mom, I mean, no disrespect to my mom, but everything she taught me, I had to unlearn. I mean she, yeah, I believe it was wrong. So I know I was definitely being pulled in two directions and I think my spine manifested that.

And you know, it's interesting. I always remember being in the hospital for my first surgery. When they put the rods in, that's the time you're in there for a longer time.  And I remember laying there thinking, well, this is better than my life. And I really didn't have any problems. I was going to school, I was working after school, but I was just so unhappy and I thought it's a respite.

Busy all the time, but you couldn't be tired. We had to keep going, you know, you gotta keep up with everything. There's no time to rest. That's kind of how I was raised, and so I felt like I was in that bed. I'm like, at least I'm out of my, I get a respite for my life right now. So I know a lot of times people create, like we create, even on a subconscious level, a way out.

If we don't wanna face the issue in our lives, it'll manifest itself, you know? And sometimes disease. Isn't a socially acceptable way for people to get time off, to get sympathy from the people around them. It's kinda harsh to say, right. But that's what happens. Yeah. You know, and sometimes we don't stop until your body is screaming and paining at you.

So Yeah. So there's just, there is a lot of value and I agree with you about that and, and actually getting to know your own body, taking time to slow down and, and actually. Rest and you know, hey, listen, even if it's in the form of resting and deep breathing and stretching, I find a lot of my insights while doing that.

Right. You know, getting, getting to learn and know, you know, your body is key. And so if we're constantly running and we're not slowing down at all, it's just not possible. Right. It's just not possible to do. So can I share what, what I remembered the most, and I always felt bad for people.

Especially if their low back would go out, say for instance this was common or the sciatic pain would occur. I felt compassion cuz I knew what they were going through at that moment because it wasn't one of those things that usually was a quick fix because there's a lot of emotion and tied to that.

But I also know when you're in that much pain, The panic, like, oh my God, I still have to go to like, I have to go to work. I have to take care of my kids, and I'm in crippling pain. I mean, I know when I was in a painful state, like I remember just falling in the shower, my legs would give out on me. It was so bad.

Sometimes I couldn't sit, stand, or lay. I didn't know where to throw myself. There was no respite, so you can get to that place. But I also remember feeling like I can't keep up with my activities. And I wasn't even a parent yet. I, so when people would come into me with, they have jobs, they have bills to pay, they have kids and they're in that state.

I felt so much compassion. It's almost like a catch 20. You would tell them they need to take time off. But it was like, well, when's it going away? Cause I need to get back to my life. And that, that circle right there, I gotta get back. But I got the pain too bad now. Like a catch 22. Right? It's hard to take a break.

A hundred percent. I mean, a hundred percent. So what do you recommend people do for their ultimate health and wellbeing? What do you recommend? I think it's about, you know, everybody has, everybody's in a different place. 

The number one thing if we're talking about pain is I always tell people, don't be afraid of the pain.

You can have the worst pain possible. It can get worse tomorrow, but guess. I've been through all cycles of pain. So if you can not be afraid, you're gonna go through it easier. Allow the body to do what it has to do. Honor what you need to do at the moment. You know, if you're not in pain, if you're facing some kind of challenge in life, you know, whether it's health, you might wanna find a natural practitioner or somebody who does alternative healings.

You have to find what resonates with you. It's not that you're going to that person for them to fix you, but they're a great mentor guide for you to get back in tune with your body. That's the whole point, right? Yeah and then, you know, you, the other aspect, if people, it's harder to face, whether it's relationship stuff, uh, job stuff, finding purpose in life, financial, there are sometimes big topics to tackle and even health included, I think a great place to really, something simple.

Is to start journaling and you can do different kinds of journaling. I just think pen to paper is very therapeutic. So you can write your thoughts to become aware of what's on your mind. Write at the problem and let it go, cuz then you'll maybe get to find guidance for it. Or you could start somewhere on another side.

If you're not stuck in a problem, you could just start writing gr lists of, uh, lists of gratitude, what you're grateful for each day. Simple things because the more you program your mind to look for your blessings in life. Just that you can breathe today or the sun came out, or you saw a cute puppy. Those kinds of things, you can write 'em down and then all of a sudden it, it's a, you're retraining your  brain to look for all those positives instead of looking for all the problems.

And another list is look for things that you, that you either appreciate or that make you happy. Like what inspired you today or what gave you that little bit of joy? You know, because some people dunno what they want or they don't know what makes them happy. And I think that's an important component in healing because I think we're here to live an inspired, purposeful life, and our inspiration and purpose is our joy, you know?

But we've been so conditioned to struggle and suffer. So I think to really shift that, I think the journaling is very powerful because it just opens you up to. Synchronicities in life and other guidance, whether it's a book falls on your lap or the podcast shows up, that's exactly what you needed to hear.

Or the friend calls who you need to tell, you know, who has an answer for you or a connection that you need. You know, like that's the magic of life. That's the journey. I think the answers are always around us, but you have to be open to receive and it opens you up to healing. All those things. It's all interconnected.

It's not like a one stop shop, or it's not like black and white either, and every person kind of has different categories that they fall into, where to start or what's more pressing for them. But these are like the general areas that you can start and play with to get started. No, that's great.

I agree. And gratitude is so important, and you're right. I mean there's so much power just in what you said about that, writing it down, reframing our mind and, and it's amazing the more you do that, you're building that muscle, right. So that's great. So, if somebody wants to start on a self-healing journey, what are some tips that you could recommend based on your experience on how they start and, and where?

I guess it's, we have to look at what is the most pressing issue for you? Are you just, uh, mentally stressed? You know, you have to look out. What are my daily activities? Do I have to be doing all these things every day? Like what's the most pressing issue that I can take care of? Like lighten your load a little bit and be okay with it.

You know, it could be relationships or, you know, you have to look at the people in your life. Are they really serving me or, or do I need to have a conversation with someone to get the right support that I need? It's not easy. But it could be as simple as whether it's journaling, or whether it's reading a book on the topic that you're looking for to get started.

Finding if it's a health issue, especially finding a natural practitioner that you resonate with, whether it's a chiropractor or physical therapist, or a massage therapist. I could do all these different things, you know, there could be any, so many, there's so many today, especially so much more than even when I got into practice that it's a place to start because it's really important to get in tune with the energy of your body.

And I think that's what it's about. And then you may evolve from that person and find another person, you know? But I just don't want people to give their power away. The other, the book or nobody has the answers for you. They may have an answer at the moment, but it's really about becoming self-guided to find what you need to take care of yourself, and no one can get inside your head and clear out all those demons.

You know, you can do all these outside things to fix it, but it's really about getting to the beliefs that you carry, the thoughts that you think every day, maybe changing perspectives, finding more positive ways to think. So you know, it's all these things. And then there’s the whole other aspect of money and time.

I always tell people, I'm like, you wanna really go on a path of self discovery, become an entrepreneur, because that opens up a whole nother realm of things to deal with. Of what you go through as a human being and your evolution. So I, I just think there's so many avenues and so many tools and you don't have to do everything at once.

Kind of start where you feel is your pressing  issue and start small. Watch a video, podcast, read a book, you know, and then maybe reach out to someone and interview a lot of people. Like even if even your doctor, your medical doctor, questions them, doesn't mean what they say is set in stone. That's one opinion.

See what he has or he or she has to say. And then see what the natural person, natural path or, or natural, alternative doctor has to say. You may or may not like that person. You might have to go to five chiropractors to find your person. So, you know, like becoming in tune with what resonates with you. Like and resonates means that feeling like, yeah, this is my person, or this is what I'm supposed to be doing next.

It's like that gut feeling. And I think if we learn to follow that a little bit more, We won't have to get into the extreme pain issues, you know, unless you're bringing stuff up the heel, of course. But really, it's about learning to follow. I think we've all been so disconnected from our inner guidance.

Mm-hmm. Yeah, I like how you put that. I think that it is so individualized. Like you're not, there's no right or wrong. It's what resonates with you as an individual. And it is a journey like you described. And even in my experience, you know, I think we can take from all of our experiences, even with mainstream medicine, I've found some value there that I've taken, right?

And in, in the natural realm, there are things that you may or may not like, right? And you can put that in your, in your, in your toolbox. And, and listening to yourself and knowing that you, you know, what you think matters and what you do. Matters. Right? And that we're all here. I believe that to, to serve a purpose and, you know, like your point about being an entrepreneur, I get that because when we find what our purpose is or you know, what we're being called to do, that can create a whole nother path for us, but a whole another journey, right?

So to say. Yeah. So yeah, that was very well said. And no, I know you've written a book and I want you to tell us a little bit about your book and so forth. Yeah, so I was really, you know, I had decided to get outta practice, which was a whole emotional journey for me cuz I really felt guilt and obligation to keep my practice.

Because I am a chiropractor, I'm supposed to play this role, but yet my soul was screaming inside that I wanted to expand myself and I really wanted to help people more with their lifestyle. With healthy habits, coaching, business, and mentorship. Cause I really felt like that's where I was being drawn to be.

And that's what I was working out for myself. It's almost like. I kind of figured out the health side. It wasn't stretching or growing me anymore. So I got through that and I thought, once I figure out the money stuff, then I'm gonna, I'm gonna tell my story because I figured I'm figuring out a lot of things.

Like I thought I'd share my wisdom and, but three years ago when everything went crazy with the lockdowns, I decided that everybody's living in so much fear. I wanted to share positivity that we can heal ourselves. I really felt called to write my story. Ahead of what I thought. You know, like I didn't have everything figured out, but I knew we heal ourselves and I wanted to share cuz I believe stories change people and you, cause sometimes you think, oh if that person can do it, I can do it too.

It gives you courage, right? And, and the kind of hold your hand cuz I've learned so much from reading books. So that's why I shared my journey to Grace. It was about my healing story physically, emotionally, mentally, and just how I structured my life. I realized, I've structured my life, even raising my son, so outside the mainstream system.

And so my book is My Journey to Grace. The subtitle is Shattering Mainstream Illusions to Create Your And Creating a Desired Life. Cause I really believe we're here to live our purpose and create a life that we truly desire that makes us get up every morning and, and be on fire and happy and joyful and peaceful.

You know, it's not that you have to be excitedly happy all the time, but just the peace, you know, I think we're supposed to live in that state. And so that's why, that's why I wrote that book. That is great. And so, and the title of the book is My Journey to Grace. Mm-hmm. Shattering Mainstream Illusions and Creating My Desired Life.

Yeah. Yep. That is awesome. I am gonna be ordering a copy, Lynn. Oh. And, yeah. So, you know, here you are, you know, you started on your journey, what you became a chiropractor and in your journey, you've now written a book, which is awesome, and you're helping people in a different realm because you saw the desire for people to have financial freedom, right?

Yep. And you have fi, financial freedom. Working on it. The last users screwed me up. And I'm honest, you know, I'm like, I always tell people like the journey isn't always smooth from A to A to Z, but you learn so much as you go. And I do believe things happen to you for a reason, for what your soul needs to experience to become all you need to be, you know?

Right. In this life, because it's bigger. It's not about the money, it's about true financial freedom. And really changing all those limiting beliefs that we carry inside that we can, so we can be the abundant creator that we were born to be. And, and even like when you're doing a healthy thing, it's finding peace within your body.

So you're not afraid when you have symptoms, you can allow it to do it. It has not, like you're not gonna ever have pain again. But you can be with it and maybe it's not taking over your life anymore. You know how to navigate through it. You know? It's just part of life. It's not like it, it takes over your life and becomes this big issue anymore, if that makes sense.

Yeah. No, it makes sense to me for sure. And I'm sure there's a lot of people here listening today that could benefit from reading your book. And, and just listening today to your experience. I mean, and it's been powerful. I mean we all are, you know, in this journey together, we're, we're gonna have different things going on, and pain can mean different things.For different people. Right. 

I also wanna circle back a little bit cause I like what you said about, it boils down to how you wanted to help people instill habits and lifestyle change. And I, and I really think that's where it's at for everything in, in terms of change, is that we have to take those little steps daily.

Right. If we're, if we want to make change and whatever, whatever change that we're trying to make. And so you found that to be true even in your practice as a chiropractor? Yeah. And that, and that, was that a missing  link for you? And that's something that kind of drove you in this direction? Yeah.

In the basics, like basic healthy habits every day and things like that. Is that what you mean? Yes. Yeah, I think it should be, it shouldn't be such a struggle. I don't think so, when people go into what's the word I'm looking for? Like take weight loss for example. It's become so obsessive, right?

People are so obsessed with weight and how they eat and I see that as any kind of obsessive diet is almost as detrimental as not caring too, cause it's one extreme or the other. I like people to get into a natural balance, like, I think try to cut out as many toxins in your life as possible. Personal care products in your food, but you can't do it a hundred percent.

I don't want people to go be a neurotic where I can never have this again. No, it's not that. But it's about cleaning it up as much as possible until your body's in a place where you can feel your natural cravings. And we get cravings, sounds like a bad word, but really your body will tell you what it means in the moment if you learn to listen to it.

And also if you learn to stop eating when you're full, you don't stuff yourself anymore. It's mindfulness that happens. And now I don't really think about it anymore. It's a natural way of life. I all, it just self regulates. I don't judge it either anymore. I think people get stuck in the judging, oh, I'm judging what I'm eating right now.

Enjoy your meal. Do the best you can, you know, you know, you try to eat clean as much as you can, but you can enjoy the Hot Sunday too. We enjoy life. So it's like finding that balance and then, Exercise routine. I was always, you know, I always worked out. And then I was really big into yoga for a long time, and then I just evolved even outta that, where I don't give myself a routine anymore.

But I do, I'm active, you know, I know when I need to stretch. I like to go outside in nature and take walks. That's just my thing and it happens naturally for me. Like I'm very, I'm active and so, but I think about part of my lifestyle. But it's not stressful like, oh, I have to take so many steps today, or I gotta get this workout.

You know what I mean? It becomes drudgery. So people are killing their joy by having these strict routines. I love getting up in the morning and enjoying my cup of coffee and sitting and being there. I like my morning time. It's like my zen time, you know? And I'm strict. Either did good or it just, Where I am right now.

I know I just like to have quiet time and, and not, you know, have important things to do today. But I don't like to be rushing around all day. I like to be in a flow, so I like to be in a flow state and I'm very aware of my, uh, mood and my thoughts in the moment. I can tell where I'm going, and I wanna honor, you know, I wanna honor if I'm angry, I wanna honor if I'm sad, I allow it come through and.

Like just, it was just the other day I was like, oh, I'm really like, I'm really happy, and I'm like, nothing even happened. I just feel like high vibes right now. I mean, that's so cool. I always feel like I'm on target because I'm allowing that natural state to just flow through without anything else triggering it.

Yeah, that's great. Yeah, so we just all need to be free and natural and just flow.

But it's a process you think, you know, I'm not negating the routines that people do because there is a period of time where you need to retrain yourself to acclimate to that happiness. And so it's kind of like a retraining and. If you're drawn to a routine or a habit and it makes you happy, like some people love to go to the gym and work out.

They can feel that. Do it. Like it's the thing, like you gotta find what you're drawn to, but don't. If you start to evolve out of it, don't make it bad. Maybe it's time to change and you have to find something else. I think we put it here, we wanna free ourselves, right? And then we put all these things harshly.

Restrictions and judgements on ourselves to be this good person. And that's why people drop out of doing it. You know, it's like the New Year's, like New Year's resolution or the diet, I'm gonna do this this month. And they're so hard on themselves and then they mess up and then they walk away from it all together and it's like this self hating because I didn't do it perfectly or right.

You know what I'm saying? I think we need to find a flow from moment to moment and what your body needs in the moment. And if you're putting all those. For me, I'm a very structured person. I realized when I would do a very structured routine, it almost was detrimental to me. Cause I don't need to, I'm not the type of person, this is just me who needs accountability because I'm the type who, I can't sleep until I get done.

I'm kind of wired that way. So I had to learn to be easier on myself and allow and, and rest before I get the list done. You know? And, and, and I have found it. Cause I almost thought I'm gonna drop the ball. Like I'm, what if I don't get those things done? How can I rest if these aren't done? But now I have a natural rhythm that doesn't put me in that I actually know how to rest.

And then I'm like, oh, I can get those things done, no problem now. So that was a process for me. Right. But not honoring That caused a lot of pain. I know I carried a lot of pain because I was so, like, I just have to get this done before I rest. Well, then my body was screaming, you know? So that was part of my healing journey.

Yeah, no, yeah, that's very interesting. And I know that on the flip side, there are a lot of people out there that can benefit from routine and, and I think it can be very important to the healing process. Absolutely and even myself included, I have a routine and, and I work with a lot of people on instilling routines into their lives.

But here's the thing, it's not what you think. It's like taking it to make it more of a movement is self-care, right? So let's look at it like that. You know, we do need to do things to help maintain our body, and a lot of people just don't know what those things are, right? And so making those a routine and creating habits around that can be life changing for people, right?

Oh, absolutely. Like even something as basic as, You know, people we're so sedentary now because we're on the computer and people realize it's important to get up and go take a walk outside or get that body moving. You can't be, it's not normal to be sitting at a computer for eight hours a day. So it's really, it is about retraining ourselves to become natural, and that's, I think routines are key for that.

Bridging the gap there. Yeah. Yeah. And, and I think like what you're saying too, there is, there is also value in, you know, if you are, you know, like how you describe yourself, I mean, to me that makes sense. You need to free yourself a little bit and it, what works for you is gonna be different than what works for Bob or Sally or, or what have you.

So, and that goes back to knowing yourself. Finding yourself on your journey. So, yeah. Yeah. And that's why all these things that we're talking about are all tools to get you back in tune with yourself. That's what, that's what it does. It leads you back to yourself. But you just have to have that perspective that the answer people, not everybody has the answer outside of you, but they give you tools to see what works for you.

Now, I mean, what works for me now in a year from now, I might be totally different again, I dunno. Right. But honoring, honoring that evolution too. 

Right. No, that makes sense. Wow. Well, thank you so much for sharing with us today, Lynn. This has been great and if you guys want to learn more about Dr. Carey's work, I'll be including all of her links in this description to her website and you can also get her book on her website. So remember, we do new episodes every week on Wednesday, and thank you again, Lynn. This was amazing. You're welcome, and I look forward to you all having me. Join me then. Take care.