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The Truth About Your Pain

Pain hurts. It can be debilitating. No matter what you do or don’t do, you can’t seem to get rid of it. You see your doctor, you may get medical imaging, then a diagnosis of physical abnormalities of some sort, or a degenerative condition, and are told that they are the cause of your pain.

Then comes the treatment options. You are recommended to explore physical therapy, chiropractic care, acupuncture, herbal remedies, topical creams, pain or anti-inflammation medications, perhaps surgery or injections.

Some of these treatments may have provided temporary or partial relief, but the pain is still there. You may have gone to several alternative health practitioners who gave you different diagnoses, and you may now feel more confused than ever. Perhaps you feel like no one can help you because no one understands the real problem. Or perhaps you’ve been told that you will live with pain for the rest of your life because there is no cure, or it's part of the aging process or hormonal changes. You may also have been recommended to see a psychiatrist or psychologist to manage your pain.

After this long journey, you may feel frustrated and in despair thinking that no one understands how real and debilitating your pain is, and how it’s negatively impacting your life. Perhaps you’re even starting to question if it’s all in your head, or feel like no one believes you.

I get it. I’ve been there. I’m here to tell you that there is a silver lining to this puzzle.

I'M READY!

Hi, I'm Valerie Beaulieu,
Founder of Mind-Body Living Rx

I’m a self-driven and passionate entrepreneur, Certified Athletic Therapist, Certified Life Coach, and a loving mother and step-mother of four beautiful daughters. Professionally, I’m an expert in musculoskeletal injury assessment, active reconditioning, injury prevention and a sports first responder. I have over 15 years of extensive experience in the management of acute, chronic and sports-related injuries, pre-and post-surgery rehabilitation and in concussion management, for individuals ranging from the general public to Olympic athletes.

For as long as I can remember, I struggled with chronic headaches and migraines, neck tension/pain and gastro-intestinal issues. In my mid-thirties, after my second daughter was born, all my symptoms worsened. In a span of eight months, I experienced a severe postpartum hemorrhage and developed skin cancer (melanoma) on one of my breasts while I was still nursing four months post-delivery. Just as I was navigating through these challenges, my marriage unexpectedly ended.

I WANT TO HARNESS THE POWER OF MY MIND-BODY CONNECTION

That year proved to be the most emotionally taxing period of my life. Focused on survival, I juggled the responsibilities of raising my young daughters, managing my brick-and-mortar business and staff, and became hypervigilant with maintaining my health. Despite my intentional efforts in being healthy with exercising and eating well, all my physical symptoms worsened significantly shortly after.

Like most of us do, I followed the conventional medical system to find the causes of my symptoms, had a CTscan of my brain, blood work and food sensitivity tests for my GI issues, and was told that my problems were caused by wheat, dairy, eggs and perhaps hormonal imbalances since I was approaching my forties. Despite completely removing intolerant foods from my diet, exercising, stretching and getting manual therapy for my neck tension and migraines, my symptoms were still not resolved. I was feeling desperate, frustrated and defeated.

This is when I discovered the power of Life Coaching and Mindbody Medicine. I worked with a Life Coach for my stress management, confidence re-building and personal development, while studying the work of a few mindbody pioneers such as Dr. Sarno, Dr. Shubiner, Dr. Gordon. This is when I understood the powerful mind-body connection. In other words, our thoughts and emotions (stress, anxiety, worry, fear and anger) can manifest many physical symptoms, such as muscle tension, headaches, chronic physical pain (low back, neck, shoulder, etc) and GI disturbances over time. Our beliefs, assumptions, thoughts and emotions directly impact the function of our brain and nervous system.

That’s when I became curious about the actual cause of my physical pain and symptoms. What if my physical issues were all simply a manifestation of my current beliefs and emotional stress?

I became open to this possibility then applied and embodied the life coaching, mind-body and neuroscience tools and practices daily. This completely turned my life and health around. I can honestly say that I no longer suffer from migraines or GI issues, and I can eat anything I desire. The best part of this transformation is feeling so empowered in knowing that I have all the biological and neurological machinery in my mind and body to create positive changes in my health and life.

Now, I’m here to help YOU create the same transformation and resolve your chronic physical pain and symptoms.