I’ve never shared my story from this perspective before.. But it needs saying….
Just imagine that you have a daughter who has been diagnosed an autoimmune disease…
(My daughter was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis which is arthritis in children with no known cause when she was a year old.)
We went to the doctors because she started walking with her left leg remaining straight. She appeared to be unable to bend it and it was swollen, yet she had suffered no injury.
The doctor immediately said she needed to go to hospital. She and I spent 10 days there and on intravenous antibiotics which was traumatic in itself.
She was eventually diagnosed with the autoimmune disease.
This led to years of tablets, self injected medication, hospital visits, steroid injections, blood tests (which were traumatic too in the early years, she screamed the place down hours before the blood team arrived at our house, because she had to have cream on the area before they took the blood two hours beforehand, so she knew what was coming)
She was violently sick every weekend while she was on the medication.. This is over years, not a few weeks.
Every weekend was the same.
Taking drugs on the Saturday, sick, slightly better on Sunday, back to school Monday…
Years of this… Believing this is the only way….
Then, years later I stumbled on a counselling course I wanted to train in and the first year was hypnotherapy training. I wasn’t interested in that but it was the best course I could find locally..
I was researching for my homework and an advanced hypnotherapy course popped up on my Google search.. It said you can make your mind work in positive ways when you heal old outdated programs in your subconscious mind. I was curious enough to train in this method too at the same time as my other course.
I qualified in advanced hypnotherapy in June 2018…
I’m the meantime Emily had been in drug induced remission for 2 years… Meaning no symptoms of the autoimmune disease because of the drugs she was taking..
(although she had plenty of other symptoms like poor mood, poor memory, no sparkle in her personality, she was simply existing and not living and sick EVERY WEEKEND
)
So the doctors advice was to stop taking the drugs and see if she had outgrown the disease…. Imagine how ecstatic we were at this possibility..
Except that’s not what happened. 8 weeks of not taking the meds her painful joints were back…
Drs advised us that the drugs she needed to take would be likely to be ‘stronger’ meaning likely more side effects…
Emily and I looked at each other in dismay. She began crying/sobbing loudly in the doctors room. She said “Mum, I can’t do that again” I knew I couldn’t watch her go through it again EITHER. 
My heart was on the floor. We’d been so full of hope…
My mind quickly playing a scene of her not taking the drugs and living with the condition without meds.. I saw myself being put in prison or having her being taken away because of “neglect” of being off meds. Caught between a rock and a hard place.
I had no idea what to do.
I reached out to other qualified people in the advanced hypnotherapy method on Facebook and they all told me to have a session with her. I felt far from qualified to do that. I’d filed my certificate and not done any sessions since…
We decided to have a session together with nothing much to lose.. I was prepared to do a session a week for a year in the hope of reducing her pain and symptoms.
That’s not what happened.
Together we found her personal root cause of why her symptoms were there.. In ONE session.
I have never shared how I felt about this until now..
Yes ecstatic, over the moon, happy for my daughter that she can now live a full and normal life, with a great memory, and wonderful personality.. So much different to my daughter while on the drugs…
What I also feel is outrage. Outrage that she lost her childhood because of the drugs she was on.
Outrage that my son also missed out on so much because our focus was on other things.
Outrage that we’re not the only family going through this.
Outrage and disbelief of how we’ve been hood winked into believing that it’s “normal” to live with chronic conditions.
It’s not NORMAL!
Our bodies speak to us in pain and symptoms. It’s the only laungage it can use. It’s conveying an important message. One that if we ignore, it will speak to us LOUDER by giving more pain and symptoms.
The truth is that we can’t separate our mind and body. There’s unhealed trauma /emotional pain lying behind the presenting symptoms.
Heal at your specific root cause and the symptoms leave. IT TOOK ONE SESSION!! NOT 14 YEARS!
Your body loves you! It’s simply attracting your attention.
I have to share this message LOUD AND WIDE because it hurts my heart so much that the truth has been hidden from us..
The truth is when we heal our symptoms we realise who we are.
We are far more than just a body. We’re energy. Emotions are energy in motion. Energy is meant to flow.
Negative emotions get stuck in our bodies because they don’t feel good, we don’t want to feel them. Yet that’s all they need to be is felt. It’s not scary. It’s necessary then you can live a fulfilled life of health and wellness living it on your own terms never feeling this way again.
In a recent episode of the Enlightened Misfits podcast with Lauren, I shared a deeply personal story about my daughter’s battle with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, diagnosed when she was only a year old. The early years were filled with hospital visits, medications, and harsh side effects, but little relief. Her true breakthrough came not from conventional treatments but through hypnotherapy, where we explored the emotional root causes of her condition.
Our conversation underscored how our bodies often use symptoms to signal deeper emotional or psychological issues needing attention. Through holistic practices such as hypnotherapy, emotional release, and inner child work, we uncovered a path to healing that traditional medicine had overlooked.
Lauren and I also discussed the need to look beyond conventional medicine and the often-neglected role of emotions in autoimmune conditions. For us, addressing these underlying factors was a crucial part of the healing process.
This podcast serves as a reminder that true wellness is multidimensional—it’s about understanding our bodies’ messages and nurturing both emotional and physical health.
Conclusion
If you or a loved one are facing similar struggles, consider exploring holistic approaches. Healing may come in unexpected ways when we listen to our bodies and prioritize emotional well-being..
About the Author and Wellness with Rachel
Rachel, the author of “Decoding Body’s Messages” is not just a writer; she’s a dedicated therapist with years of experience in helping individuals achieve mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Through her practice, “Wellness with Rachel,” she has guided countless people on their journey to understanding and healing the connection between their bodies and minds.
Rachel’s approach is holistic, focusing on the root causes of health issues rather than just treating symptoms. Her passion for helping others shines through in her work, offering readers the opportunity to gain clarity, heal, and transform their lives. With “Decoding Body’s Messages,” Rachel brings her expertise and compassion to a broader audience, providing the tools needed to unlock the body’s natural healing abilities.
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