Caring Matters
Healing from scoliosis for me has meant healing from childhood trauma. As the frozen emotions in my subconscious mind come to the surface, I am able to process and let go of the pain, anger, [Read More]
I firmly believe that idiopathic scoliosis is caused by a mind-body imbalance. Your emotional feelings of being unbalanced are manifested in faulty bodily defenses or defective body patterns. These tensions and contractions in the body [Read More]
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) was the medical diagnosis for my crooked spine. At that time I did not know what ‘idiopathic’ meant. I thought it was the biological term for a type of virus or [Read More]
For the first time, Princess Eugenie shared X-rays of her scoliosis surgery. However, it would have helped if she had discussed more of living life post-op. Is daily living hunky-dory? Is she really OK now? It [Read More]
I got a medical diagnosis for my scoliosis at the age of 17. At that time the doctors said I had come too late as I was done with my growth and my spine was set [Read More]
I had to be responsible and act mature by the time I was 9 years old. My mother was dying and I had to chip in, being the girl in the family. I had to [Read More]
At age 17, the doctor told me that, except for surgery, nothing else could be done for my scoliosis. It was devastating. All my hopes were shattered. How could God be so cruel? My hope [Read More]
I have spent most of my life feeling like a child struggling to survive in an adult world. I have been stuck in the past due to abuse during the critical periods of my development. [Read More]
Yesterday, I received an email commending my scoliosis posts. I felt thrilled and proud. Proud, gosh I never ever thought scoliosis would give me a sense of achievement. It has been a long painful road, [Read More]
On the joyous occasion of her engagement, Princess Eugenie credits her elder sister, Princess Beatrice for her giving her the courage to live fearlessly. She recalled her painful scoliosis diagnosis: “It could have impacted my [Read More]