Your Most Underrated Clinical Tool: Joy 🤩

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Hey there healer!

We’re officially in the messy middle of December.😅
 👉Patients are rushing.
 👉Your schedule is packed.
 👉Everyone is tired.
 👉Your nervous system is… doing its best.

So today’s newsletter is a different kind of clean-up — not admin, not logistical, but emotional.

We’re talking about joy.🥹
We’re talking about gratitude.🙏
We’re talking about anchoring back into the actual heart of why you practice.🫶

Because joy isn’t fluffy.
 

 🧬Joy is deeply physiological.
 🧠Joy is vagus-nerve-friendly.
 🩺Joy is a clinical intervention.

And mid-December is the moment we forget that the fastest way to soften our practice… is to soften ourselves.

✨ The one question I ask every patient in December

Every year, around this time, I ask every patient:

“What was the best thing that happened to you this year?”

And their whole system shifts.
Their breath changes.
Their face softens.
They start telling stories about grandbabies, vacations, promotions, healing wins, I even had someone tell me they won 200K at a slot machine last year!

And the entire tone of the treatment changes.
A warm heart = a relaxed diaphragm.
A relaxed diaphragm = better vagal tone.
Better vagal tone = safer, deeper, more effective osteopathic work.

See? Joy is clinical.

✨ Ask yourself the same question:

Take a breath and ask:

“What was the best thing that happened to me this year?”

Let one thing float to the surface.

Some possibilities:
 • a patient you helped through something big
 • a class you taught that landed beautifully
 • a shift in your confidence
 • a boundary you upheld
 • a moment you actually listened to your body
 • something you created that you’re proud of

This month isn’t only about clearing tasks.
 It’s about clearing heaviness.
 And joy does that instantly.

✨ A few more gentle reflection prompts for mid-December:

Pick one of these and sit with it today:
• What surprised me this year—in a good way?
 • What part of my practice grew the most?
 • Who did I become as a practitioner in 2025?
 • What did my patients teach me?
 • What moment this year made me feel grateful to do this work?

You don’t need a journal.
 

Just let the answers land in your body.

✨ And if you're not feeling joy right now? That’s human.

December is beautiful — and also exhausting.
 If your joy feels far away, you’re not doing anything wrong.
 It doesn’t mean you’re burnt out or failing.
 It just means you’re at the end of a very long year of caring for a lot of people.

Let this email be a permission slip to soften, not push.

🎯 This week’s December Challenge:

Ask one patient this week:
“What was the best thing that happened to you this year?”
Watch what happens.
Then reply to this email and tell me what surfaced for YOU.

🧮 Need accountability? Come to office hours.

It's your last chance to get some support before the holiday season is in full swing - our LAST FREE OFFICE HOURS on MONDAY DECEMBER 22nd at 7pm-8:30pm!

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 • Using AI Scribe for notetaking
 • How to get started doing your own bookkeeping (and saving $1000s!)
 • Understanding how to submit CEUs
 • Real talk about professional associations

Bring your laptop. Bring the list. We’ll clear it together in real time.

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