Sometimes when I have a client who has a complicated health history, I start to feel overwhelmed. I'm not sure what to do, and I feel the need to dive into a research rabbit hole.
Then I remember: I don't treat diseases.
What a relief.
For me, it's not a linguistic trick.
I'm interested in diseases. I like learning more about how the body works, and what kind of medical care my clients might be receiving.
I think being informed on these topics is a big part of providing safe care. (In fact, that's the whole point of most of my Deep Dive lectures.)
But I know, I trust, that the point of working with herbs or foods or healing presence in general is not to directly intervene with a specific pathway. It's not about bringing in an outside "thing" to fix a problem that's happening.
It's about giving our bodies the space, care, and tools needed to come closer to balance. It's about walking with someone during a challenging time. It's about facilitating growth and learning.
If you're thinking that your work is to treat a disease while tiptoeing around the word "treat," you and your clients may be missing out on the deeper and wider work of not treating a disease.
Take care,
Camille
