(Trigger warning: this episode discusses someone dealing with serious mental health issues. If you or someone you know is struggling with life’s challenges, call or text 988 to speak to someone at the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.)

One of the most powerful questions you can ask: What would your life look like if you didn’t do XYZ.

Today’s story is about a chiropractor who asked her patient this and was shocked by the response. This story changed the trajectory of Dr. Nona Djavid’s practice and life.

We also get into how to quantum leap if you aren’t seeing results like this in your health, your practice or your life.

Before we dig in, this episode is sponsored by my membership Adjust Your Marketing Blueprint, which is a powerful tool for chiropractic teams to share their stories and reach people with digital marketing. Its all the strategy and support, tools and templates your CA needs to be successful running your social media (even with no marketing background or understanding of chiropractic.)

So let’s go! Today’s guest is a Chiropractor, Quantum Leap teacher, the founder of eLIVate Club and Part Time Million Dollar Practice chiropractic mastermind, speaker, a mom and just a beautiful human: Dr. Nona Djavid!

We also address if these stories/podcast bring up feelings of not-enoughness in folks. Have you thought, “I’m not getting those kinds of results!”

Dr. Nona shares about where to start in our mindset and energetics. We also apply this to social media - if we start off by saying “I hate social media” then people will feel that energy in our posts.

We talk about how do we determine if we need to work harder, if we need to pivot, or if we need to give it more time? (and the answer will surprise you!)

Connect with Dr. Nona Djavid: https://nonadjavid.com/

Free Life Vision Guide: https://www.elivate.me/guide

eLIVate Your Life Book: https://www.amazon.com/eLIVate-Your-Life-Nona-Djavid/dp/1504355474

https://www.facebook.com/drnonadjavid https://www.instagram.com/nonadjavid/

Podcast: The Secret Lives of Expanders https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-secret-lives-of-expanders/id1524518246

Today, you're going to hear the story of a 6-year-old who is transforming in front of his parents’ eyes after a traumatic birth he suffered with colic and just constant crying. And now, as a 6 year old, was dealing with terrible daily tantrums.

His chiropractor, Dr. Chantal Shelstad, evaluated him with CLA INSiGHT scans for thermography, EMG and heart rate variability. This was so validating for his parents (and many others) as they could see the evidence in the nervous system of the issues they were experiencing.

We discuss how this child’s nervous system was stuck with a “foot on the gas pedal.” This sympathetic dominant response was even affecting his digestive system.

Dr. Chantal also shares about her journey as a mother, a doula, and now a chiropractor! She beautifully explained her goal as a chiropractor to help children and adults to become more flexible and adaptable to life’s challenges, building resilience and opening curiosity.

Stay for the end of the conversation where she shares her top advice for chiropractic students, including visiting and shadowing as many chiropractic offices as possible.

This episode is sponsored by my membership, Adjust Your Marketing Blueprint. It is where chiropractors and their teams can get strategy and support tools, templates and tutorials to do their digital marketing in-house, saving time and saving money and honestly, saving a lot of frustration.

CLA INSiGHT scans: https://insightcla.com/ Learn more: https://pxdocs.com/nervous-system/insight-scans/

Find a Pediatric Chiropractor: https://icpa4kids.com/find-a-pediatric-chiropractor/

Studies: Muir JM. Chiropractic management of a patient with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Chiropr Med. 2012 Sep;11(3):221-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2011.10.009. PMID: 23449647; PMCID: PMC3437345. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3437345/

Improvement in behavior and attention in a 7-year-old girl with ADHD receiving chiropractic care: A case report and review of the literature. By Cassandra Fairest, B. Chiro and David Russell, BSc (Psych), BSc (Chiro), Cert TT https://jccponline.com/ADHD.html Karpouzis F, Bonello R, Pollard H. Chiropractic care for pediatric and adolescent Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A systematic review. Chiropr Osteopat. 2010 Jun 2;18:13. doi: 10.1186/1746-1340-18-13. PMID: 20525195; PMCID: PMC2891800. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2891800/

Connect with Dr. Chantal Shelstad: https://www.instagram.com/drchantalshelstad/ https://www.facebook.com/cmshelstad

Today’s guest on What Chiropractic Doesn’t Cure Stories: of Innate podcast is Dr. Tom Waller, a chiropractor who ignites health-conscious leaders, coaching leaders in health care and health-conscious businesses.

He shares the story of Malcolm, who had heart failure and lung failure. Why would his wife want him to get adjusted and refer him to the chiropractor? This story is all about neuroplasticity. Dr. Tom shares what that means and how chiropractic is actually affecting change in the brain.

We also talk about getting ego out of the way, his favorite ways to educate patients (especially when there are restrictions on what he can say in marketing in the UK) and what he wishes more chiropractors knew about becoming a congruent person with non-negotiables.

Studies on Neuroplasticity: https://spinalresearch.com.au/chiropractic-and-consciousness-how-we-influence-brain-plasticity/

Lelic, D, Niazi, IK, Holt, K, Jochumsen, M, Dremstrup, K, Yielder, P, Murphy, B, Drewes, A and Haavik, H (2016), “Manipulation of dysfunctional spinal joints affects sensorimotor integration in the pre-frontal cortex: A brain source localization study,” Neural Plasticity, Volume 2016 (2016).

https://spinalresearch.com.au/research-beyond-doubt-adjusting-subluxated-spine-changes-brain-function/

Connect with Dr. Tom Waller: https://tomwaller.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomwalleruk

Podcast: https://pod.co/dr-tom-show 

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I was chatting with Dr. Julia North at a conference (Dr. Tim Young’s Focus OKC!) when she mentioned this amazing story about a young woman with trisomy 21. I knew I HAD to have her tell you on the podcast. Dr. Julia practices at Schoenherr Chiropractic in St. Peters, Missouri. Not long after Dr. Julia graduated from chiropractic college, she got a new patient who didn’t have a specific symptom that needed treatment. A mother brought Em, her non-verbal daughter with Down Syndrome in for care to just improve her quality of life. They’d had difficulty in the past knowing if she was even in pain for not? Dr. Julia did a thorough evaluation and x-rays and determined she didn’t have contraindications. She began adjusting Em regularly. As time went by, Em gained stability while walking, began to say simple words, make more eye contact and was able to climb on the table to be adjusted by herself. She even was able to enjoy a new level of independence on a family vacation! This story is so important because it highlights that chiropractic increases an individual’s own potential and expression of LIFE. It also illustrates that everyone deserves access to care and quality of life! It’s also cool, because there could be no placebo effect of Em believing this would help her not - a clear nervous system just allowed her to function at a higher level. Dr. Julia shares more about how this experience changed her perspective of what chiropractic does and it goes beyond just realigning a bone; it’s about how an adjustment retrains your neurology. We also discuss how she shifts the conversation with patients from pain relief to quality of life. Studies: https://www.logan.edu/chiropractic-care-benefits-patients-with-down-syndrome/ Improved Health Outcomes in a Child with Down Syndrome Undergoing Chiropractic Care to Reduce Vertebral Subluxation: A Case Report & Review of the Literature Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health Chiropractic, Volume 2022 Peter Amlinger, DC & Constance Colcombet, DC https://vertebralsubluxationresearch.com/2022/05/02/1720-improved-health-outcomes-in-a-child-with-down-syndrome-undergoing-chiropractic-care-to-reduce-vertebral-subluxation-a-case-report-review-of-the-literature/ Connect with Dr. Julia North: https://www.schoenherrchiropractic.com/dr-julia-north/ https://www.facebook.com/julia.cain.35 https://www.instagram.com/gingersnap0358/ *** Ready to Adjust Your Media? Learn more about my services at: www.jennaquentin.com Learn more about Adjust Your Marketing Blueprint, so your team can effectively and efficiently create content here: https://www.adjustyourmedia.com/AYMB

Whether you’re 8 months old, 8 years or 80 years-old, you deserve to have a full life doing the things you love to do! In this episode of What Chiropractic Doesn’t Cure: Stories of Innate, we talk about quality of life being restored under chiropractic care. This doesn’t mean that every symptom disappears, but that an individual is able to reach their individual goals. My guest is Dr. George Auger, who practices at Auger Family Chiropractic, in Greensville, SC. He is also an Assistant Professor at Sherman College, teaching courses in Spinal Biodynamics and the Pierce Results System of Spinal Analysis. This is a great fit as he is able to bring a perspective from his degrees in engineering and electrical engineering. He tells his story of growing up with an uncle as his chiropractor. We also discuss his new venture to share the chiropractic story! In 2024, Dr. Auger launched a new company, Chiropractic Digital Brochures - they help chiropractors to better educate patients and generate more new patients from referrals. We wrap it up with a powerful moment of Dr. Auger sharing what he wishes every chiropractic student knew about chiropractic. Connect with Dr. George Auger: Auger Family Chiropractic: https://www.augerfamilychiropractic.com/ Chiropractic Digital Brochures: https://chiropracticdigitalbrochures.com/ Palmetto State Chiropractic Association: https://pscaonline.com/ *** Ready to Adjust Your Media? Learn more about my services at: www.jennaquentin.com Learn more about Adjust Your Marketing Blueprint, so your team can effectively and efficiently create content here: https://www.adjustyourmedia.com/AYMB

Imagine how terrifying it would be to have a toddler experiencing hundreds of seizures an hour. One family knew how helpful chiropractic had been to their daughter, so they asked the hospital if their chiropractor could come adjust her in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The hospital granted him privileges…and then her medical team was amazed at what they saw on their monitors!

On this episode of What Chiropractic Doesn’t Cure: Stories of Innate, I talk with Dr. Chris Walker, from Walker Chiropractic in Augusta GA. He shares this amazing story, making the point that chiropractors are uniquely able to support the nervous system and the body, and how they can work with healthcare providers.

However, Dr. Walker and I both know that not all stories are fairy tales with happy endings. We talk about how chiropractors can move forward and reconcile that with what they know about chiropractic principles, especially as R.W. Stephenson describes in #24 of his 33 principles: “The Limits of Adaptation – Innate Intelligence adapts forces and matter for the body as long as it can do so without breaking a universal law, or Innate Intelligence is limited by the limitations of matter.”

Dr. Walker also talks about his own chiropractic journey, from where he started out as a CNA and nurse, entering school to become a physical therapist, and then becoming a chiropractor instead! 

To wrap it up, I ask Dr. Walker “What do you wish more people understood about chiropractic?” Don’t miss his reply!

Connect with Dr. Chris Walker:

https://augustachiro.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/walkerchiropractic/ 

https://www.instagram.com/augustachiro/ 

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When you’re looking for a miracle for a loved one where do you turn? In today’s episode of What Chiropractic Doesn’t Cure: Stories of Innate, a grandmother returned to Dr. Pete Gay, at Family Chiropractic of Kennebunk, Maine.

Dr. Pete tells how a young boy was suffering from mysterious digestive issues every time he ate or drank. They were driving home from getting testing at the hospital when his grandmother felt called to see the chiropractor who had previously helped her grandson sleep through the night in kindergarten.

We discuss how to create an environment where patients always feel welcome, where they know they’ll hear the simple truth that their body function better when their nervous system is clear and connected.

Dr. Pete has a great story about being in pharmaceutical school when he was himself referred to a chiropractor for help with his chronic sinus and allergy problems. From there, his chiropractic journey brought him to Dynamic Essentials or DE, where he learned and grew in the philosophy and principle of chiropractic.

Connect with Dr. Pete Gay:

https://www.familychiropractors.com/ 

www.lifede.com 

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Many have heard the famous story of a deaf man, Harvey Lillard, being given the first chiropractic adjustment by Dr. D.D. Palmer. (If you have check the links farther down.) However, does that mean chiropractic can CURE deafness?

Today’s guest on What Chiropractic Doesn’t Cure: Stories of Innate, Dr. Marilyn Shore, is a family chiropractor at Del Ray Beach Florida and regular speaker at Dynamic Essentials.

Dr. Marilyn tells the story of a 5-year-old boy who was deaf. His parents had taken him to specialist after specialist to try to discover why he couldn’t hear.

Dr. Marilyn also shares the story of how she started out as a nurse, working in NYC hospitals - when she suddenly heard the call to become a chiropractor! With her knowledge and background in medicine, it’s interesting that Dr. Marilyn prefers a simple, straightforward approach to educating patients. 

We also discuss this principle of giving, loving, serving and doing out of our own abundance without expectation of return. It turns out her puppy, Honey, may be better at it than all of us! I ask the questions we all want to know, “What about the days that we’re stuck in a spiral and we don’t feel abundant?”

About Harvey Lillard and the 1st modern chiropractic adjustment:

https://library.palmer.edu/ddpalmer/DDPalmerAdjustment 

49 Breaths by Dr. Steve Judson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS8uadaq39Y 

DE Band of Brothers calls: 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/40468754156/ 

Catch her onstage at Dynamic Essentials: www.lifede.com 

Connect with Dr. Marilyn Shore:

https://shorechiro.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/shorechiro/ 

https://www.facebook.com/shorechiro/ 

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When a mom is struggling with anxiety, overthinking and emotional overwhelm, it ripples out into the family dynamic. But so does ease and joy when that mom starts to experience more nervous system regulation!

Today’s guest on What Chiropractic Doesn’t Cure: Stories of Innate podcast, is Dr. Katie Gay who practices Life Starts Here Chiropractic in Kittery Maine.

She specializes in caring for moms and babies and shared a great story of a mother in her 30s who originally came in for more range of motion related to her active life. However, at her re-exam there was a whole list of areas where she had seen improvement, from her sleep to her digestive health. But most importantly, she was feeling less anxious.

Dr. Katie and I discuss nervous system regulation and its connection to mental health, as well as what different about chiropractic, that sets it apart from other natural healthcare fields.

 We also get into what triggers people to start chiropractic and what she tells them when they’re nervous. 

I love that she has monthly events for moms, so I asked about her Mommy Mixers and Bellies to Babies. These events are such a phenomenal way to encourage connection (she doesn’t even talk about chiropractic during them, but her patients will!) and a great way to show the culture of caring that she curates.

Connect with Dr. Katie Gay here: 

https://www.instagram.com/lifestartsherechiro/ 

https://www.lifestartsherechiropractic.com/ 

Studies on chiropractic and mental health:

Kiani AK, Maltese PE, Dautaj A, Paolacci S, Kurti D, Picotti PM, Bertelli M. Neurobiological basis of chiropractic manipulative treatment of the spine in the care of major depression. Acta Biomed. 2020 Nov 9;91(13-S):e2020006. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i13-S.10536. PMID: 33170171; PMCID: PMC8023121. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8023121/#:~:text=The%20parasympathetic%20nervous%20system%20regulates,with%20significant%20sympathetic%20innervation%2C%20i.e. 

Schwartz, HS, “Preliminary analysis 350 mental patients’ records treated by chiropractors,” Journal of National Chiropractic Association (Nov. 1949), pp. 1215. 

Genthner GC, Friedman HL, Studley CF: “Improvement in depression following reduction of upper cervical vertebral subluxation using orthospinology technique.” Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. November 7, 2005.

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Our kids are chronically ill, with food intolerances, asthma and allergies, overloaded, overwhelmed, melting down, and unable to thrive at home or school. Kiddos struggling with ADHD, Sensory processing, and other neurologic challenges. CDC reported that one in 36 children is now diagnosed with autism. 

What are we gonna do about it?    

On this episode of What Chiropractic Doesn’t Cure: Stories of Innate podcast, I speak Dr. Tony Ebel. He’s a pediatric chiropractor in Illinois, who has created The Pediatric Experience to answer the rising need for chiropractors to specifically address the neurologic issues created by a “perfect storm” of pregnancy stress, traumatic births and toxins. In addition, they’ve launched the Experience Miracles Podcast for parents to learn more.

In this conversation, we discuss autism, sensory process disorder, ADHD and chiropractic’s role in not curing, but clearing the nervous system so it can begin to heal and adapt.

Dr. Tony shares the story of Lenny, a kid with PANDAS - and I share my own emotional journey with my child with SPD. 

Then we get into marketing! We discuss how we need to take MASSIVE MESSY ACTION, start with pain points and get out of our own way. We also compare chiropractic care plans that require consistency and repetition with creating content!

Get all the research and studies here:

https://www.thepediatricexperience.com/perfect-storm-research 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3710585/

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/05/researchers-find-link-between-bereavement-during-pregnancy.html 

Connect with Dr. Tony Ebel and The Pediatric Experience:

https://www.instagram.com/drt.pxkidchiro/ 

https://pxdocs.com/experience-miracles-podcast/ 

https://www.thepediatricexperience.com/ 

Find a PDX doctor: https://pxdocs.com/ 

https://www.instagram.com/thepediatricexperience/ 

https://www.instagram.com/pxdocs/ 

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