Did you know that April is National Stress Awareness Month?

Over the past year, many of us have experienced heightened fear, a lack of control, and (at times ) feelings of complete and utter hopelessness. And it’s taking a toll on our emotional well-being.

When these negative emotions and prolonged stress overwhelm us, our bodies go into “fight or flight mode.” This chemical response is healthy and necessary for survival—a surge of adrenaline is necessary to help us pull our hand away from being burned, keep from falling, or even have high athletic performance. However, when this stress doesn’t subside after the initial “stimulus” or stressor, there’s a problem.

And our bodies start to respond in unpleasant ways: we get headaches and body aches, grind our teeth, have digestive or other organ dysfunction, and more.

The good news? We have many great tools to help ease stress and pain.
 

Neuro Emotional Technique

One tool is the Neuro Emotional Technique, a mind-body therapy that decreases stress-induced pain and increases quality of life. It combines a number of techniques and principles from traditional Chinese medicine, chiropractic, and applied kinesiology.

In an N.E.T. therapy session, you’ll be guided to recall a specific negative emotion and when it first occurred, then through a series of steps learn to “deactivate” the physical correlation associated with the memory. This allows the body to heal naturally.

In the video below, our sweet patient Arline shares how N.E.T. helped her let go of stress associated with taking care of her husband with dementia.