Jim Curtis

So we're looking constantly for certainty, for certainty, certainty. How can we find certainty? So anytime that something's uncertain in relationships like inconsistency, dating is really hard, we just want to know. We want a certain amount of uncertainty, but then we want the certainty.

So if you have an illness that has been undiagnosed and it's bringing up a lot of anxiety and fear, it's because you don't know what's going to happen. People often say, I wish I just knew that I had cancer because I wouldn't have to try to figure it out anymore. It would be it and I'd know the next steps regardless of what they were.

So if you have an illness that has been undiagnosed and it's bringing up a lot of anxiety and fear, it's because you don't know what's going to happen. People often say, I wish I just knew that I had cancer because I wouldn't have to try to figure it out anymore. It would be it and I'd know the next steps regardless of what they were.

So if you have an illness that has been undiagnosed and it's bringing up a lot of anxiety and fear, it's because you don't know what's going to happen. People often say, I wish I just knew that I had cancer because I wouldn't have to try to figure it out anymore. It would be it and I'd know the next steps regardless of what they were.

And so settling the anxiety and knowing that we can be comfortable in the uncertainty and knowing that whatever happens, it's going to be all right. It's going to be all right. Even if the worst thing happens, you're going to make it through. And so just allowing yourself to do that settles the inflammation in your mind, which lowers the inflammation in your body.

And so settling the anxiety and knowing that we can be comfortable in the uncertainty and knowing that whatever happens, it's going to be all right. It's going to be all right. Even if the worst thing happens, you're going to make it through. And so just allowing yourself to do that settles the inflammation in your mind, which lowers the inflammation in your body.

And so settling the anxiety and knowing that we can be comfortable in the uncertainty and knowing that whatever happens, it's going to be all right. It's going to be all right. Even if the worst thing happens, you're going to make it through. And so just allowing yourself to do that settles the inflammation in your mind, which lowers the inflammation in your body.

And I learned this firsthand because when I was younger, I woke up one day and I couldn't feel the shower on my left foot. I couldn't feel the hot water on my foot. And I was like, that's really strange. And I ignored it. And that numbness started to move up my leg. And it was moving up really rapidly. And so at that time, you know, whatever young man does when he gets, you know,

And I learned this firsthand because when I was younger, I woke up one day and I couldn't feel the shower on my left foot. I couldn't feel the hot water on my foot. And I was like, that's really strange. And I ignored it. And that numbness started to move up my leg. And it was moving up really rapidly. And so at that time, you know, whatever young man does when he gets, you know,

And I learned this firsthand because when I was younger, I woke up one day and I couldn't feel the shower on my left foot. I couldn't feel the hot water on my foot. And I was like, that's really strange. And I ignored it. And that numbness started to move up my leg. And it was moving up really rapidly. And so at that time, you know, whatever young man does when he gets, you know,

very quickly and shockingly ill, I called my mother. I said, you know, this is happening. My mother was an ER nurse. She worked with trauma victims at Boston City Hospital. So she was getting like gunshot wounds on the daily. And she was cool as a cucumber, Irish Catholic from Boston, like did not get rattled. And she, I could, she was concerned.

very quickly and shockingly ill, I called my mother. I said, you know, this is happening. My mother was an ER nurse. She worked with trauma victims at Boston City Hospital. So she was getting like gunshot wounds on the daily. And she was cool as a cucumber, Irish Catholic from Boston, like did not get rattled. And she, I could, she was concerned.

very quickly and shockingly ill, I called my mother. I said, you know, this is happening. My mother was an ER nurse. She worked with trauma victims at Boston City Hospital. So she was getting like gunshot wounds on the daily. And she was cool as a cucumber, Irish Catholic from Boston, like did not get rattled. And she, I could, she was concerned.

And I didn't know what that meant other than there was an issue. And so I went in and got MRIs and everything. And at that time, MRIs just of your spine that now take 30 minutes took like three, four hours. And so I'm in this MRI machine just trying to figure it out. And it turned out there was a lesion on my spinal cord. And it was growing. Every time I'd get one, it was growing.

And I didn't know what that meant other than there was an issue. And so I went in and got MRIs and everything. And at that time, MRIs just of your spine that now take 30 minutes took like three, four hours. And so I'm in this MRI machine just trying to figure it out. And it turned out there was a lesion on my spinal cord. And it was growing. Every time I'd get one, it was growing.

And I didn't know what that meant other than there was an issue. And so I went in and got MRIs and everything. And at that time, MRIs just of your spine that now take 30 minutes took like three, four hours. And so I'm in this MRI machine just trying to figure it out. And it turned out there was a lesion on my spinal cord. And it was growing. Every time I'd get one, it was growing.

And we couldn't figure out what it was from. We did every test. I went all around the world. And it was growing and growing and growing. And I was getting worse and worse and worse. More pain, more illness, more numbness, walking with a limp, not being able to walk until finally I woke up and I couldn't walk at all. This is what happened. I had an identity change.

And we couldn't figure out what it was from. We did every test. I went all around the world. And it was growing and growing and growing. And I was getting worse and worse and worse. More pain, more illness, more numbness, walking with a limp, not being able to walk until finally I woke up and I couldn't walk at all. This is what happened. I had an identity change.

And we couldn't figure out what it was from. We did every test. I went all around the world. And it was growing and growing and growing. And I was getting worse and worse and worse. More pain, more illness, more numbness, walking with a limp, not being able to walk until finally I woke up and I couldn't walk at all. This is what happened. I had an identity change.

And my identity as a really strong body first macho man had to change. And now I needed to step into vulnerability and I needed help. And my identity started to change. And I went around the world. I even wrote a book on this called The Stimulati Experience.