Spiritual Wellness: Your biography becomes your biology

I was introduced to the concept of the mind, body, spirit connection about 10 years ago after reading Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss, PH.D. Years later, I would re-read this beautiful and insightful guide as a tool to examine my own life and improve my health.

I suffered a devastating trauma about 13 years ago. After years of therapy and the “healing power of time,” I convinced myself that I was ok. But deep down, in my heart of hearts, I knew that I was not ok -it was still there and it was stuffed way, way down.

Yes, our life stories, our thoughts and our beliefs really do become our biology. About 12 months ago I started having bouts of unexplained lower abdomen pain that left me drained and bedridden for the better part of a week with each episode. I shrugged it off initially – after all, wasn’t I always a stomach girl? Every time something stressful happened in my life, wasn’t my stomach the first to say, “Hello there, remember me?” And weren’t we all going through an incredibly stressful time trying to cope with my Dad’s rapidly failing health?

After my 5th attack and a battery of tests and a hospital visit later, I acknowledged what I already knew. (I think we always intuitively KNOW, don’t we?) My body was rebelling and screaming for me to pay attention – to sit up and take notice – to deal with my trauma once and for all. I was scared. I knew enough about the mind/body/spirit connection to realize that I needed to take action now to start the healing process.

Disease is sometimes the result of trauma firmly rooted in place in our bodies. It can cause an energy shift that affects our cells, the very fabric of our body, leaving us open and vulnerable to disease.

With the help of a certified healer and metaphysical intuitive, a Natropath and others, I have been working to bring a sense of balance back into my life. I have also leaned to be gentler with myself, realizing that my life is a journey, with many many lessons along the way.