Dr. Vonda Wright

And whether we were raised that we should be seen and not heard because we're not valuable or that women are told we must be little and cannot take up space and therefore we're not valuable, we need to do the inner work to understand that we have value. not only to each other, but to ourselves. We inherently are created with value. And that takes a lot of inner work, right?

I also think that for people who start out on a journey, they've learned what they need to do. They're like, I am committed. We're right after the new year and I'm going to do this thing. What happens, I find, I'd be interested in if you think this, we'll start out We'll do the hard thing. We'll do some harder things. When we do hard things, sometimes we revert to the last place that we felt safe.

I also think that for people who start out on a journey, they've learned what they need to do. They're like, I am committed. We're right after the new year and I'm going to do this thing. What happens, I find, I'd be interested in if you think this, we'll start out We'll do the hard thing. We'll do some harder things. When we do hard things, sometimes we revert to the last place that we felt safe.

And if we revert to the safety of the couch with the bonbons, because psychologically and anxiety-wise, that's our safe place. Sometimes it's our safe place that will kill us. Wow. It's just where there's the least mental turmoil. So those are some of the reasons.

And if we revert to the safety of the couch with the bonbons, because psychologically and anxiety-wise, that's our safe place. Sometimes it's our safe place that will kill us. Wow. It's just where there's the least mental turmoil. So those are some of the reasons.

Or we feel guilty.

Or we feel guilty.

That we're being selfish.

That we're being selfish.

Here's what's selfish. Gosh, and I'm not really lecturing people. But people say a lot, because I take call, I take care of people who have broken big bones. And they say things like, oh, I just never want to be a burden to my children. And I understand that, right? Sometimes I respond to them like, well, you took care of them for most of their lives. Maybe they can take care of you.

Here's what's selfish. Gosh, and I'm not really lecturing people. But people say a lot, because I take call, I take care of people who have broken big bones. And they say things like, oh, I just never want to be a burden to my children. And I understand that, right? Sometimes I respond to them like, well, you took care of them for most of their lives. Maybe they can take care of you.

But the reality is that if we do not want to be a burden to other people, then we must take care of ourselves. Because time and physics and energy rolling downhill... There are time bombs of aging, inflammation, senescence, our stem cells get old, that if we do not reinvest in ourselves, the worst can happen. And if that worst for you is being a burden to your children.

But the reality is that if we do not want to be a burden to other people, then we must take care of ourselves. Because time and physics and energy rolling downhill... There are time bombs of aging, inflammation, senescence, our stem cells get old, that if we do not reinvest in ourselves, the worst can happen. And if that worst for you is being a burden to your children.

So if you want insurance against that, then rise above that feeling, you know, prioritize yourself.

So if you want insurance against that, then rise above that feeling, you know, prioritize yourself.

I think that if I could find a way to help people understand that they were worth it, that would be the end of my work because it's, you're right, I do, I'm a communicator at heart, I'm a teacher at heart.

I think that if I could find a way to help people understand that they were worth it, that would be the end of my work because it's, you're right, I do, I'm a communicator at heart, I'm a teacher at heart.

I like to connect people with their bodies because listen, no wonder people are confused. The language of medicine is Latin. What is the brachial plexus? What is all these Latin anatomy words? How are people supposed to know? My job is to connect you with your body and to love it and understand it.

I like to connect people with their bodies because listen, no wonder people are confused. The language of medicine is Latin. What is the brachial plexus? What is all these Latin anatomy words? How are people supposed to know? My job is to connect you with your body and to love it and understand it.

But I'm going to tell you for sure, that's still 50% of the time, whether it's a regular doctor's visit or people have paid a lot of money to get the best advice in the world, they somehow don't take action and they know what to do and don't do it and know what to do and don't do it. And so I get to the place where I meet them in the emergency room with their broken hip and