Dr. Nicole LePera

Absolutely.

And I think that that's an important takeaway that I want people to have is that a lot of these adaptations are of benefit.

I mean, they benefited us in childhood and many of them continue to benefit us.

But I think what is really important and actually, if I'm honest, my journey began in a therapeutic office when I was a private clinician and I wasn't, in my opinion, making impact.

I had clients who were very insightful, very wise, very even committed to relieving the suffering in whatever area brought them into my treatment room.

And I felt, even though I had all these accolades, I had the letters after my name, I had the practice, I had the partner, I felt very empty and unfulfilled.

And much like my clients, I felt stuck.

I didn't have language for why I myself had a

weren't serving me.

So sharing that because as I began to understand why we're stuck, of course, I speak a lot about our body and how these habits are wired into us.

The only way that we've learned how to gain safety and security in our nervous system and continue to repeat them, even when they create dysfunction, I had a lot of knowledge.

And if I'm honest, I was very hesitant to

as I was watching the social media world evolve and people were beginning to share more publicly, there was a part of me, the inner child, who only knew success in this very prescribed way that wasn't used to opening myself up for feedback, being seen in a public way.

So it actually took the support of my partner, who I'm still with on this journey, who is like Nicole.

you have so much to say.

You're really beginning, as I worked holistically now with clients, transform my practice, transform my own life.

She was like, you're finally creating the change that you want to make.

You have something to say.

I think you should maybe bring this message online and share it more publicly.

And if I'm honest, I resisted that because