We live in a world full of hacks—especially when it comes to healing.
You’ve probably heard them all:
“Take a cold shower to reset your nervous system.”
“Use this breathing technique when you’re overwhelmed.”
“Try this supplement for focus or fatigue.”
Some of them work. Some of them need to be repeated over and over.
But here’s what they all have in common:
They’re reactive. They only kick in after you’ve crashed.
And that’s not your fault.
It’s how our medical system is set up—wait until symptoms appear, then treat them.
But what if that’s not the only way?
The Parenting Parallel
Think about how you learned your child’s cues—
Maybe it took months to understand their cries or what triggered a meltdown.
You didn’t wait for chaos. You paid attention. You experimented. You adapted.
And ideally, over time, you taught them to do the same for themselves.
That’s the part most of us missed growing up.
No one showed us how to tune in.
So now, as adults, we’re left trying to catch up.
But it’s not too late.
The Problem with Waiting to Crash
Let’s go back to parenting for a moment.
If I had waited for my kids to have a meltdown every time before doing something
differently—
If I needed proof they were overwhelmed before adjusting our rhythm—
I would’ve lost my mind.
And I think it would’ve changed who they were, too.
Waiting to crash costs something.
For you, it might look like:
- Pushing through brain fog until you can’t function.
- Waiting until anxiety takes over before breathing deeply.
- Ignoring your body’s early cues until symptoms scream.
What if there was another way?
A Model for Proactive Healing
That’s the work I teach.
It’s not about reacting to the crash.
It’s about learning yourself well enough to prevent it.
I teach a model of health that helps you:
- Understand your body’s signals.
- Build a baseline so you know what’s changing and why.
- Stay ahead of your own dysregulation.
When you stop waiting to be in crisis mode, your healing accelerates.
You start making better choices—not because someone told you to, but because
you know yourself.
The Real Reward of the Work
This kind of self-awareness isn’t just for feeling better (though that’s a huge part of it).
It’s also how we’re designed.
We’re wired to adapt, to become more efficient, to grow from what we learn.
And the reward?
More connection.
To your own body.
To the people you love.
To something greater—God, spirit, wisdom.
Because when you’re no longer drowning in static, you create internal stillness.
And when you’re still…
You can finally hear.
And what you hear?
Is sacred.
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Dori Brown
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