by Cheryl Schmitt | Oct 24, 2018 | birth, Children, community, conscious parenting, health
Friday, is intersex awareness day. I got the start of my education on being intersex when Ori was born to one of our clients. I didn’t know much about it when Kristina came to me about my thoughts on surgery but I leaned on my chiropractic philosophy of the body...
by Cheryl Schmitt | Feb 23, 2018 | birth, Birth Trauma, Children, Chiropractic, conscious parenting, toxins
Fear. It is everywhere. We are constantly reminded of how dangerous the world is, how risky it can be and how our actions (and those of others) can quickly cause real consequences. But have we gone too far. Have we made everything TOO safe? Have we taken away freedom,...
by Cheryl Schmitt | Nov 16, 2017 | addiction, anxiety, birth, Birth Trauma, Chiropractic, community, drug, drugs, health, opiod, opiods, Uncategorized
This week I came across a sobering video about the realities of the opiod crisis in a town not far from us. In fact it could easily be our town, or your town. Maybe it already is. The video showed the devastating effects of opiod use, addiction and subsequent heroine...
by Cheryl Schmitt | Jan 19, 2017 | birth, carcinogen, Children, Chiropractic, organic, toxins
As chiropractors we stress the adverse effects of stressful thoughts, traumas and toxins on the function of the nervous system and subsequent health of the whole body. It seems like everyone can understand the physical traumas and the direct relationship they have...
by Cheryl Schmitt | May 17, 2016 | baby wearing, birth, Children, Chiropractic, conscious parenting, cranial
It seems that since the beginning of time humans have carried their babies close to their bodies from infancy. There is no question that the most comfortable, secure and natural spot for a baby to be, upon entering the world from the womb, is to remain close to the...
by Cheryl Schmitt | Apr 25, 2016 | birth, Birth Trauma, breastfeeding, Chiropractic, cranial, pregnancy
Babies are hardwired to breastfeed. When they are born, if all is well, they already know how to latch on and get their nourishment. Sometimes moms need a little more help in learning how to facilitate the relationship but babies are born with natural reflexes and...