Nikau Talks Dr. Lauren Koedyk

Panel discussion with returning guests Dr. Lauren Whittaker - Chiropractor, and Dr. Brandee Goedecke-Shilling - Acupuncturist.
 
Exploring the creative process in business and life.
     1. This is awesome.
     2. This is tricky.
     3. This is shit.
     4. I am shit.
     5. This might be okay.
     6. This is awesome.
 
Contact Dr. Lauren Whittaker at Lux Wellness Center.
Contact Dr. Brandee Goedecke-Shilling at Unity Acupuncture.
Contact Dr. Lauren Koedyk at Nikau Chiropractic.

Q&A with Drs. Lauren Whittaker and Brandee Goedecke-Shilling
 
Contact Dr. Lauren at Lux Wellness Center
Contact Dr. Brandee Goedeck-Shilling at Unity Community Acupuncture
Contact Dr. Lauren Koedyk at Nikau Chiropractic

Dr. Lauren Whittaker’s work has been inspired by the brilliance and resilience of the human body and human spirit ever since she experienced “being in the zone” as a young athlete. Motivated to embark on a life of healing, she completed her undergraduate studies in Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State University and earned her doctorate in Chiropractic from Life Chiropractic College West. Licensed in the state of Colorado, Dr. Whittaker's services include gentle chiropractic adjustments and additional holistic therapies tailored to meet the needs of each individual. She dedicates her work to the healing of the whole self from the physical, chemical, and emotional stresses of contemporary life. She is the co-owner of Lux Wellness Center in Carbondale, Colorado—a place of sanctuary, empowerment, holistic healing, and joy.
 
Contact Dr. Lauren Whittaker here
Contact Dr. Lauren Koedyk here
 
 
 

Dr. Lauren Whittaker’s work has been inspired by the brilliance and resilience of the human body and human spirit ever since she experienced “being in the zone” as a young athlete. Motivated to embark on a life of healing, she completed her undergraduate studies in Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State University and earned her doctorate in Chiropractic from Life Chiropractic College West. Licensed in the state of Colorado, Dr. Whittaker's services include gentle chiropractic adjustments and additional holistic therapies tailored to meet the needs of each individual. She dedicates her work to the healing of the whole self from the physical, chemical, and emotional stresses of contemporary life. She is the co-owner of Lux Wellness Center in Carbondale, Colorado—a place of sanctuary, empowerment, holistic healing, and joy.
 
Contact Dr. Lauren Whittaker here
Contact Dr. Lauren Koedyk here

Dr. Brandee Goedecke-Shilling holds both a Masters and Doctorate degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, California. We sit down to chat about her rise to success, the highs and lows, and how struggle shapes our lives. 
Contact Dr. Brandee here
Contact Dr. Lauren here
 
1 - Introduction to community acupuncture
6 - How did Dr. Brandee first encounter acupuncture
9 - Coming to Denver and starting a clinic
11 - Specialties: pain, hospice, cancer and recovery
13 - Fear of the death and dying process
15 - NADA points of the ear
17 - ya’ll. This story. One word. Tupuc.
20 - Trauma and the book The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
23 - How trauma affects us both in mind and body
25 - Pain, depression and anxiety; the three that keep us in a trauma cycle
28 - Walking our patients through trauma recovery
31 - Coping with our emotions
34 - Emotion wheel
36 - Brene Brown
38 - Trauma stays alive in our body
39 - Reframing our emotions
40 - Meditation and changing our behaviour patterns
47 - Kiiko Matsumoto and Lonny Jarrett
49 - Dr Brandee and Dr. Lauren share their emotion check in process
52 - “You are already whole, you are already healed, you are already one.”

How does acupuncture work, when should I use it etc etc SO GOOD
 
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Go get yo'self some acupuncture!