January 26, 2025 • 19 mins
How does chiropractic care change when it comes to you? In this episode of the Good Neighbor Podcast, we promise to reveal how Dr. Nancy Gomez, founder of TULA Mobile Chiropractic, revolutionizes personal healthcare by delivering it directly to your doorstep. With her unique blend of chiropractic adjustments, therapeutic massage, and trigger point dry needling, Dr. Gomez makes wellness more accessible, especially for those with mobility challenges. Listen as she shares her insights on the benefits of treating patients in their personal environments, which allows her to better understand their lifestyles and form deeper connections. You'll also learn the difference between trigger point dry needling and acupuncture, and find out which areas Dr. Gomez serves, including Broward, Boca Raton, and Delray Beach.
Join us for an inspiring conversation about personal transformation and resilience. Dr. Gomez takes us through her journey from massage therapist to a chiropractor, integrating her vast experience to offer a comprehensive approach to bodywork. Highlighting the evolution of chiropractic care towards evidence-based practices, she also dispels common misconceptions and shares her thoughts on its growing acceptance in the medical community. Beyond her professional pursuits, Dr. Gomez opens up about the meaningful role her family plays in her life, from the inspiration drawn from her daughter Mila, a competitive dancer, to the unwavering support of her husband, an architectural photographer. This episode is a testament to the power of overcoming life's challenges and the strength found in family support.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Jeremy Wolf.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Well, hello, hello, hello, friends, family, great
community, extraterrestrials,anyone out there listening,
welcome to the show and welcometo our guest.
Today we have a special guest.
She actually, if I'm notmistaken, she lives here in the
community, right, right, drGomez, in Cooper City.
So she is, by virtue of that, agood neighbor of the show and
(00:33):
we're happy to have her on.
And Dr Gomez, it's Dr NancyGomez.
She joins us from Tula MobileChiropractic.
Dr Gomez, should I call you DrGomez?
Nancy, what's the best way toaddress you?
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Whichever way you feel comfortable, my patients
call me both.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Okay, I'm going to go with Nancy then to keep it less
formal here.
So, nancy, welcome to the show.
Pleasure to have you here.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
Thank you so much.
I'm happy to be here, of course.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
So I think you mentioned this when we first
spoke the name of your business,tula.
It stands for balance, correct,correct.
So I love that.
We're going to get into thatlater, but I wanted to kick this
off with a little quote that Ifound interesting here, and it's
this the body heals with rest,the mind heals with peace and
the spine heals with alignment.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Nice.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
As a chiropractor, how does this quote resonate
with your approach to helpingpatients achieve balance and
optimal health?
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Well, I think that the quote kind of encompasses it
all it's mind, it's body, it'sspirit.
So I mean we're a combinationof everything.
So we all, we want to be inbalance with as much as we can.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Yep, balance is super important.
So let's start off there.
Tell us a little bit about yourbusiness.
I've interviewed plenty ofchiropractors on the show.
I've not yet had a mobilechiropractor, nor had I really
heard about that.
But if you think about it, itdoes make a lot of sense because
, generally speaking, if youneed to go see a chiropractor,
you're probably having issueswith mobility.
(02:05):
So if you could have the doctorcome to you, well, that makes a
lot of sense.
So tell us a little bit aboutTula Mobile Chiropractic.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Yeah, so, tula, mobile Chiropractic, as you said
, we're a mobile business and sowe go to people's homes and I
integrate chiropracticadjustments, therapeutic massage
, trigger point, dry needling, alot of different body work
techniques, all in the comfortof your home or office.
What's really cool is that Iget to know people's families,
(02:35):
their environments, their pets,their co-workers.
So being in people'senvironments and having more
hands-on time with them reallyhelps me improve their lives
better.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Yeah, absolutely, it does make a lot of sense.
You mentioned trigger pointneedling.
Is that similar to acupunctureor is that accurate?
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Yeah, so trigger point dry needling.
So yeah, it's akin toacupuncture, but we don't really
follow the energetic channelslike acupuncture does.
We pretty much find triggerpoints or knots within the
musculoskeletal system and wefocus in on those.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Now, what areas do you service?
Obviously, we talked that youlive here in Cooper City.
What's the extent of where youwill travel to go see someone?
Speaker 3 (03:24):
city.
Where do you like?
What's the extent of where youwill travel to go see someone so
Broward, Boca Raton, delrayBeach?
I have a lot of clients in Bocaand Delray so I go up that
north two, three times a weeksometimes.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Nice.
So how did you decide, or whendid you decide?
Talk a little bit about theevolution of the mobile
chiropractic business.
How did you land on doing that?
What does the background looklike?
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Well, it's a bit of history involved with it All
right, let's get into it.
I started my career as a massagetherapist.
I've been doing body work for25 years, so I started off as a
massage therapist and throughoutmy career as a massage
therapist it evolved.
I became a lot more interestedin body work and the capacity of
(04:09):
it and I decided to go tochiropractic school.
So in chiropractic school Ithink I had a really great
advantage because I had alreadyhad, you know, about eight years
of experience working on bodies, so I had the touch, I knew how
to relate to people.
So my patient care and mybedside manner was already
(04:30):
developed and I knew how to movethe body From there.
I was very interested inintegrating the two massage,
which was so innate to me, andwith chiropractic so that has
always been my passion withdoing body work is combining the
two.
Um, the mobile aspect, you know, with massage you do house
(04:53):
calls, it's just part of yourpractice.
So throughout massage school Iwas practicing, you know, some
adjustments on my clients asappropriate and uh, and it just
kind of stemmed from there.
You know, going to people'shomes and doing, you know,
massage and chiropractictogether just makes sense.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
Yeah, it does definitely make sense, like I
said earlier.
And what are some of thetypical or common, what are the
most common myths ormisconceptions that you
typically hear from patients?
I know a lot of people outthere they hear maybe not so
much anymore, but you hearchiropractor and you think of
like a doctor just doing quickadjustments to fix things.
(05:36):
What are some of the thingsthat you typically hear from
patients in this space?
Speaker 3 (05:40):
Yeah, you know, I do hear a lot about that when I
treat my clients because I dowork on them for much longer.
My sessions are typically 45minutes to an hour long, so of
course they do enjoy all of thathands on time and all of that
personalization.
But I mean as a profession as awhole, I think that
(06:01):
chiropractic has really kind ofmoved away from a lot of the
misconceptions of the past.
We're working inmultidisciplinary clinics now.
I think the medical communityhas really embraced us as a
standard of care formusculoskeletal conditions
before going into more invasivesurgeries or interventions.
(06:24):
A lot of the research that'sbeen done with spinal
manipulation and a lot of theevidence-based practices and
guidelines that we've receivedin treating clients just
learning best practices on howto treat lower back pain,
(06:46):
understanding better theprognosis of some of these
injuries, how long it's going totake for them to heal, you know
what kind of therapeuticinterventions work best, home
exercise protocols I think thatour profession's done a lot of
work with debunking a lot ofthese myths.
It's kind of being seen more asa philosophical practice in the
(07:07):
past and now we've emerged tomore standard of care.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
Yeah, and certainly with the abundance of
information that's availablenowadays all that research that
we're talking about is soreadily available and I think
we're seeing, if I'm notmistaken, a shift to more
holistic practices of healing,as opposed to trying to just
treat the symptom and not reallyget in there and fix the
underlying problem.
(07:34):
Um, and I think I mentioned toyou when we spoke initially,
I've been doing a lot ofrecordings with people in the
holistic healing space.
You mentioned my previousguests of the show, dr
provendron, at the pro Institute.
They take a holistic approachto sports medicine and
regenerative medicine and thatkind of thing.
I think that's's like on theforefront of many's minds
nowadays, because we do live ina society that's geared towards
(07:56):
instant gratification and quickfixes and there is an epidemic
of health in this country, so Ilove raising awareness around
these topics.
Speaker 3 (08:04):
Yes, thank you.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Yeah, absolutely so.
You had mentioned also we weretalking before the show.
We both have daughters aroundthe same age.
You have an 11 year old.
She goes to Pioneer.
My daughter, emma, goes toPioneer as well.
She's one year ahead, obviously.
For most, family is often thebackbone of what we do.
It's the probably one of themost important, if not the most
(08:28):
important things.
Tell us a little bit about yourfamily.
Is that your only child?
Do you have any other kids?
Speaker 3 (08:35):
Yes, mila is my only daughter.
My husband is an architecturalphotographer.
Speaker 2 (08:42):
An architectural photographer, nice yeah.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
So I have my previous life.
I was a theater major.
I went to New World School ofthe Arts in downtown Miami,
which is affiliated withUniversity of Florida.
So him and I joined mostlybecause of our love of art and
photography and theater, and soMila is kind of following the
same path.
She's a competitive dancer, sowe're all very immersed in her
(09:11):
dance life, so that's where wespend a lot of our time and
money, honestly.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Competitive dancers.
So what kind of dance does shedo?
Is it like hip-hop type dance?
What kind of dance are wetalking about here?
Speaker 3 (09:23):
Her studio works with every kind of dance.
Ballet is the backbone, ofcourse, but they do do hip-hop
and jazz and ballroom.
You know all kinds of dance.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
What studio are we talking about here?
Where does she go?
Speaker 3 (09:36):
She goes to Dancer's Gallery, and so she's part of
the past competitive team.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
Shout out to Dancer's Gallery.
Shout out here in the community.
Very cool.
Speaker 3 (09:47):
Yeah, we're a really great family.
I enjoy my experience there,and so does she.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
Nice, nice.
So, looking back through yourjourney, I find the older I get,
the more aware I am of thestruggle, and I find that I
often gain more insight from themore challenging and difficult
experiences than the rewardingexperiences in my life, whereas
(10:16):
in the past, when I was younger,I just I was like, why do I
have to deal with all the stressand hassle?
I just want everything to cometo me easily.
But the older I get, I reallydo feel grateful for the
struggle.
Looking and often we're definedby some of our most challenging
moments in life Looking backthroughout your journey, is
there something that comes tomind, a specific time in your
life, a hardship, something youstruggled with, or some
(10:38):
challenge that you faced that atthe time going through it, you
were shaking your head,wondering why this was happening
to you and you couldn't findany reason for this and it
seemed like the end of the world.
But now fast forward to whereyou're at today.
You could say you're gratefulfor having gone through that
experience.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
Yes, Jeremy what do you?
got.
Jeremy.
I think that probably in mymid-20s was one of them, when I
was deciding what I wanted to be.
When I grow up, I guess youknow, I had this immersive,
passionate experience withtheater.
But then I had to make money,so I went to massage school and
(11:17):
I was doing massage at the sametime.
So I had to make a decision inmy mid-20s.
What was I going to do, youknow, am I going to continue to
pursue theater and go get mymaster's in theater or am I
going to pursue body work?
So we know what won.
But it was a struggle to makethat decision.
You know you could go tocollege for something and then
(11:37):
end up not doing what youmajored in, and that's okay, you
know.
I think another one was morerecently.
I had worked for a companydeveloping a company, and I was
the vice president of operationsfor this company for 10 years.
A company and I was the vicepresident of operations for this
company for 10 years.
We were a holistic company,chiropractic company that went
(12:02):
into substance abuse treatmentcenters and we opened up our own
clinics within these treatmentcenters and provided
chiropractic and acupuncturemassage, yoga, nutrition like a
whole holistic package for thecommunity that was undergoing
substance abuse treatments, sorewarding, amazing.
So it was a very left brain rolefor me because I did operations
, I worked with HR, I workedwith documentation, insurance,
(12:25):
company compliance and for alittle while I kind of backed
off doing hands-on care just soI could focus in on that.
But last summer, unfortunately,because of insurance, poor
insurance reimbursements andguidelines, we had to close the
company.
So I think that was anothercrossroads for me and how I
(12:47):
decided to really take the nextstep and really put all of my
focus into Tula MobileChiropractic and get back into
full-time hands-on care, kind ofrekindle my fire for what I
really love to do.
What I'm really passionate indoing is patient care.
So you know it was a struggle,it was another breakup, you know
(13:08):
that was hard, but you's it'sreally lit a fire in me and I'm
really grateful for that.
Speaker 2 (13:15):
Love it, love it.
Yeah, there's something abouthelping other people and not
just helping somebody like likea surface level, like help them
carry a bag, that kind of thing,but actually helping somebody
transform their life, transformtheir wellbeing, transform that
and seeing that process.
I was just talking to mydaughter about this the other
day over the weekend and, asmost 12 year olds are, they're
(13:40):
pretty self-centered.
Kids are focused on what theywant.
I started having a conversationabout how, the older I get, the
more I realize that the you getso much I'm trying to remember
how I phrased this to her butyou get so much more out of
helping other people than you do, focusing on yourself and
(14:01):
really doing what you do, andI'm trying to shift my focus
away from that.
I've always, going back in mytwenties and thirties.
I'd always also been verymaterialistic.
Right, I thought I was a goodperson because I hold the door
open for somebody.
But when you really dug into it, was I really helping people on
a deeper level?
And it's something I've beenexploring very deeply on the
north side of 40, which isprobably why I've been speaking
(14:24):
with so many people that are inholistic healing and practices
and well-being and spiritualityand this whole space.
It's just fascinating to me.
Spirituality and this wholespace, it's just fascinating to
me and it's really given me asense of purpose and meaning in
my life.
So I'm always happy to haveanother person that's kind of
that has that on their radar inthe professional space.
It's nice to see.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
I think at the root of it, it's kindness.
Kindness to one another is justthe baseline of being a good
person.
Kindness to one another is justthe baseline of being a good
person.
Speaker 2 (14:52):
Kindness and gratitude.
Right, I just had a guest onthe show, leighton Campbell.
He wrote a book called theHappiness Equation Check out the
episode we did on the podcastand he basically came up with an
equation for happiness amathematical equation, and I'm
not going to get into thestructure and how he came up
with it, but he was talkingabout how gratitude turned out
(15:13):
to be an exponent in thatequation and this idea of being
grateful all the time foreverything, and that's another
thing that's been been sharp onmy mind as well.
So, yeah, good stuff.
What would be one thing andthis can be related to your
business, this could be anypersonal wisdom, something you'd
(15:33):
like to leave our listenerswith again a life, a little
nugget, a little piece of wisdom, anything you want to share.
Speaker 3 (15:42):
Well, I wish I could give a life wisdom nugget, but
you know, I'll take theopportunity to just explain my
practice a little bit more ifyou don't mind.
Absolutely.
And I think it also goes backto the myth of chiropractic at
least as it relates to how Iapproach my profession is that
(16:04):
it's not just about chiropracticpopping and cracking.
You know joints and you knowgetting things back into the
alignment with an adjustment.
But I use a lot of differenttools in my toolkit to address
people's conditions, anythingfrom like acute pain or chronic
pain or wellness, or even kids.
(16:26):
I just want people to be able tofunction, to have good mobility
, so that they could do thethings that they love.
So I can approach somebody'ssituation with the chiropractic
adjustments.
If that's not appropriate forthem, I could use a little tool
called the activator that reallyhelps with joint mobility.
Or I could get in there with myhands and do very specific
(16:48):
manual therapy or massage,assisted stretching, trigger
point, dry needling, you knowanything that somebody would
need from whatever angle.
You know I really try toprovide more personalized care
and make it, you know, moreaccessible for people who aren't
really into getting adjusted orif it's not appropriate for
(17:11):
them to get adjusted.
It's important for me to helppeople and provide body work for
them.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
Yeah, and really give them, I'd imagine, try to give
them the tools that they need tomake changes moving forward in
their life, because, as we bothknow, there's no quick fix with
any of this Like, sure, you cango in and get a quick adjustment
and it might give you sometemporary relief, but the
underlying condition is probablynot gonna go away and, like
with anything else, it takeslifestyle changes, it takes work
(17:40):
, you know, takes all sorts ofstuff right proper nutrition,
exercise, proper mental stay,all this stuff.
You got to do all of it andthere are no shortcuts, but it's
all worth it in the end.
Speaker 3 (17:50):
Exactly, Motion is lotion for the body.
So getting out there, beingactive you know, I guess that's
my little nuggets of wisdom ispeople that hold their
adjustments the best are themost active people, especially
squats.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
You just reminded me I need to get back out there and
do my squats 's right, me toovery cool all right, um,
anything else I'm going to giveyou.
Speaker 3 (18:15):
I'll give you one other thing, anything else you
want to share before we wrap uphere, anything I missed no, I
think that you asked some verygood questions and we, you know,
we were able to get into it alittle, so it was a lot of fun
perfect.
Speaker 2 (18:30):
Well, it was a pleasure having you on.
Thanks so much for coming onthe show and telling us a little
bit about what you do.
Yeah, thanks, jeremy, it was alot of fun.
Speaker 3 (18:40):
I appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (18:41):
My pleasure and thanks, as always, to our
listeners for tuning in.
If you like the show and youhave any comments, please leave
them below.
We'd love to.
If you have any suggestions,anyone you want to see on the
show, let me know.
We'll reach out.
We'll see if we can get them on.
Until next time, everyone, takecare and have a blessed day,
thank you, bye.
Speaker 1 (18:59):
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This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Jeremy Wolf.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Well, hello, hello, hello, friends, family, great
community, extraterrestrials,anyone out there listening,
welcome to the show and welcometo our guest.
Today we have a special guest.
She actually, if I'm notmistaken, she lives here in the
community, right, right, drGomez, in Cooper City.
So she is, by virtue of that, agood neighbor of the show and
(00:33):
we're happy to have her on.
And Dr Gomez, it's Dr NancyGomez.
She joins us from Tula MobileChiropractic.
Dr Gomez, should I call you DrGomez?
Nancy, what's the best way toaddress you?
Speaker 3 (00:44):
Whichever way you feel comfortable, my patients
call me both.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Okay, I'm going to go with Nancy then to keep it less
formal here.
So, nancy, welcome to the show.
Pleasure to have you here.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
Thank you so much.
I'm happy to be here, of course.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
So I think you mentioned this when we first
spoke the name of your business,tula.
It stands for balance, correct,correct.
So I love that.
We're going to get into thatlater, but I wanted to kick this
off with a little quote that Ifound interesting here, and it's
this the body heals with rest,the mind heals with peace and
the spine heals with alignment.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Nice.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
As a chiropractor, how does this quote resonate
with your approach to helpingpatients achieve balance and
optimal health?
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Well, I think that the quote kind of encompasses it
all it's mind, it's body, it'sspirit.
So I mean we're a combinationof everything.
So we all, we want to be inbalance with as much as we can.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Yep, balance is super important.
So let's start off there.
Tell us a little bit about yourbusiness.
I've interviewed plenty ofchiropractors on the show.
I've not yet had a mobilechiropractor, nor had I really
heard about that.
But if you think about it, itdoes make a lot of sense because
, generally speaking, if youneed to go see a chiropractor,
you're probably having issueswith mobility.
(02:05):
So if you could have the doctorcome to you, well, that makes a
lot of sense.
So tell us a little bit aboutTula Mobile Chiropractic.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Yeah, so, tula, mobile Chiropractic, as you said
, we're a mobile business and sowe go to people's homes and I
integrate chiropracticadjustments, therapeutic massage
, trigger point, dry needling, alot of different body work
techniques, all in the comfortof your home or office.
What's really cool is that Iget to know people's families,
(02:35):
their environments, their pets,their co-workers.
So being in people'senvironments and having more
hands-on time with them reallyhelps me improve their lives
better.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Yeah, absolutely, it does make a lot of sense.
You mentioned trigger pointneedling.
Is that similar to acupunctureor is that accurate?
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Yeah, so trigger point dry needling.
So yeah, it's akin toacupuncture, but we don't really
follow the energetic channelslike acupuncture does.
We pretty much find triggerpoints or knots within the
musculoskeletal system and wefocus in on those.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Now, what areas do you service?
Obviously, we talked that youlive here in Cooper City.
What's the extent of where youwill travel to go see someone?
Speaker 3 (03:24):
city.
Where do you like?
What's the extent of where youwill travel to go see someone so
Broward, Boca Raton, delrayBeach?
I have a lot of clients in Bocaand Delray so I go up that
north two, three times a weeksometimes.
Speaker 2 (03:35):
Nice.
So how did you decide, or whendid you decide?
Talk a little bit about theevolution of the mobile
chiropractic business.
How did you land on doing that?
What does the background looklike?
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Well, it's a bit of history involved with it All
right, let's get into it.
I started my career as a massagetherapist.
I've been doing body work for25 years, so I started off as a
massage therapist and throughoutmy career as a massage
therapist it evolved.
I became a lot more interestedin body work and the capacity of
(04:09):
it and I decided to go tochiropractic school.
So in chiropractic school Ithink I had a really great
advantage because I had alreadyhad, you know, about eight years
of experience working on bodies, so I had the touch, I knew how
to relate to people.
So my patient care and mybedside manner was already
(04:30):
developed and I knew how to movethe body From there.
I was very interested inintegrating the two massage,
which was so innate to me, andwith chiropractic so that has
always been my passion withdoing body work is combining the
two.
Um, the mobile aspect, you know, with massage you do house
(04:53):
calls, it's just part of yourpractice.
So throughout massage school Iwas practicing, you know, some
adjustments on my clients asappropriate and uh, and it just
kind of stemmed from there.
You know, going to people'shomes and doing, you know,
massage and chiropractictogether just makes sense.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
Yeah, it does definitely make sense, like I
said earlier.
And what are some of thetypical or common, what are the
most common myths ormisconceptions that you
typically hear from patients?
I know a lot of people outthere they hear maybe not so
much anymore, but you hearchiropractor and you think of
like a doctor just doing quickadjustments to fix things.
(05:36):
What are some of the thingsthat you typically hear from
patients in this space?
Speaker 3 (05:40):
Yeah, you know, I do hear a lot about that when I
treat my clients because I dowork on them for much longer.
My sessions are typically 45minutes to an hour long, so of
course they do enjoy all of thathands on time and all of that
personalization.
But I mean as a profession as awhole, I think that
(06:01):
chiropractic has really kind ofmoved away from a lot of the
misconceptions of the past.
We're working inmultidisciplinary clinics now.
I think the medical communityhas really embraced us as a
standard of care formusculoskeletal conditions
before going into more invasivesurgeries or interventions.
(06:24):
A lot of the research that'sbeen done with spinal
manipulation and a lot of theevidence-based practices and
guidelines that we've receivedin treating clients just
learning best practices on howto treat lower back pain,
(06:46):
understanding better theprognosis of some of these
injuries, how long it's going totake for them to heal, you know
what kind of therapeuticinterventions work best, home
exercise protocols I think thatour profession's done a lot of
work with debunking a lot ofthese myths.
It's kind of being seen more asa philosophical practice in the
(07:07):
past and now we've emerged tomore standard of care.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
Yeah, and certainly with the abundance of
information that's availablenowadays all that research that
we're talking about is soreadily available and I think
we're seeing, if I'm notmistaken, a shift to more
holistic practices of healing,as opposed to trying to just
treat the symptom and not reallyget in there and fix the
underlying problem.
(07:34):
Um, and I think I mentioned toyou when we spoke initially,
I've been doing a lot ofrecordings with people in the
holistic healing space.
You mentioned my previousguests of the show, dr
provendron, at the pro Institute.
They take a holistic approachto sports medicine and
regenerative medicine and thatkind of thing.
I think that's's like on theforefront of many's minds
nowadays, because we do live ina society that's geared towards
(07:56):
instant gratification and quickfixes and there is an epidemic
of health in this country, so Ilove raising awareness around
these topics.
Speaker 3 (08:04):
Yes, thank you.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Yeah, absolutely so.
You had mentioned also we weretalking before the show.
We both have daughters aroundthe same age.
You have an 11 year old.
She goes to Pioneer.
My daughter, emma, goes toPioneer as well.
She's one year ahead, obviously.
For most, family is often thebackbone of what we do.
It's the probably one of themost important, if not the most
(08:28):
important things.
Tell us a little bit about yourfamily.
Is that your only child?
Do you have any other kids?
Speaker 3 (08:35):
Yes, mila is my only daughter.
My husband is an architecturalphotographer.
Speaker 2 (08:42):
An architectural photographer, nice yeah.
Speaker 3 (08:45):
So I have my previous life.
I was a theater major.
I went to New World School ofthe Arts in downtown Miami,
which is affiliated withUniversity of Florida.
So him and I joined mostlybecause of our love of art and
photography and theater, and soMila is kind of following the
same path.
She's a competitive dancer, sowe're all very immersed in her
(09:11):
dance life, so that's where wespend a lot of our time and
money, honestly.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Competitive dancers.
So what kind of dance does shedo?
Is it like hip-hop type dance?
What kind of dance are wetalking about here?
Speaker 3 (09:23):
Her studio works with every kind of dance.
Ballet is the backbone, ofcourse, but they do do hip-hop
and jazz and ballroom.
You know all kinds of dance.
Speaker 2 (09:35):
What studio are we talking about here?
Where does she go?
Speaker 3 (09:36):
She goes to Dancer's Gallery, and so she's part of
the past competitive team.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
Shout out to Dancer's Gallery.
Shout out here in the community.
Very cool.
Speaker 3 (09:47):
Yeah, we're a really great family.
I enjoy my experience there,and so does she.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
Nice, nice.
So, looking back through yourjourney, I find the older I get,
the more aware I am of thestruggle, and I find that I
often gain more insight from themore challenging and difficult
experiences than the rewardingexperiences in my life, whereas
(10:16):
in the past, when I was younger,I just I was like, why do I
have to deal with all the stressand hassle?
I just want everything to cometo me easily.
But the older I get, I reallydo feel grateful for the
struggle.
Looking and often we're definedby some of our most challenging
moments in life Looking backthroughout your journey, is
there something that comes tomind, a specific time in your
life, a hardship, something youstruggled with, or some
(10:38):
challenge that you faced that atthe time going through it, you
were shaking your head,wondering why this was happening
to you and you couldn't findany reason for this and it
seemed like the end of the world.
But now fast forward to whereyou're at today.
You could say you're gratefulfor having gone through that
experience.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
Yes, Jeremy what do you?
got.
Jeremy.
I think that probably in mymid-20s was one of them, when I
was deciding what I wanted to be.
When I grow up, I guess youknow, I had this immersive,
passionate experience withtheater.
But then I had to make money,so I went to massage school and
(11:17):
I was doing massage at the sametime.
So I had to make a decision inmy mid-20s.
What was I going to do, youknow, am I going to continue to
pursue theater and go get mymaster's in theater or am I
going to pursue body work?
So we know what won.
But it was a struggle to makethat decision.
You know you could go tocollege for something and then
(11:37):
end up not doing what youmajored in, and that's okay, you
know.
I think another one was morerecently.
I had worked for a companydeveloping a company, and I was
the vice president of operationsfor this company for 10 years.
A company and I was the vicepresident of operations for this
company for 10 years.
We were a holistic company,chiropractic company that went
(12:02):
into substance abuse treatmentcenters and we opened up our own
clinics within these treatmentcenters and provided
chiropractic and acupuncturemassage, yoga, nutrition like a
whole holistic package for thecommunity that was undergoing
substance abuse treatments, sorewarding, amazing.
So it was a very left brain rolefor me because I did operations
, I worked with HR, I workedwith documentation, insurance,
(12:25):
company compliance and for alittle while I kind of backed
off doing hands-on care just soI could focus in on that.
But last summer, unfortunately,because of insurance, poor
insurance reimbursements andguidelines, we had to close the
company.
So I think that was anothercrossroads for me and how I
(12:47):
decided to really take the nextstep and really put all of my
focus into Tula MobileChiropractic and get back into
full-time hands-on care, kind ofrekindle my fire for what I
really love to do.
What I'm really passionate indoing is patient care.
So you know it was a struggle,it was another breakup, you know
(13:08):
that was hard, but you's it'sreally lit a fire in me and I'm
really grateful for that.
Speaker 2 (13:15):
Love it, love it.
Yeah, there's something abouthelping other people and not
just helping somebody like likea surface level, like help them
carry a bag, that kind of thing,but actually helping somebody
transform their life, transformtheir wellbeing, transform that
and seeing that process.
I was just talking to mydaughter about this the other
day over the weekend and, asmost 12 year olds are, they're
(13:40):
pretty self-centered.
Kids are focused on what theywant.
I started having a conversationabout how, the older I get, the
more I realize that the you getso much I'm trying to remember
how I phrased this to her butyou get so much more out of
helping other people than you do, focusing on yourself and
(14:01):
really doing what you do, andI'm trying to shift my focus
away from that.
I've always, going back in mytwenties and thirties.
I'd always also been verymaterialistic.
Right, I thought I was a goodperson because I hold the door
open for somebody.
But when you really dug into it, was I really helping people on
a deeper level?
And it's something I've beenexploring very deeply on the
north side of 40, which isprobably why I've been speaking
(14:24):
with so many people that are inholistic healing and practices
and well-being and spiritualityand this whole space.
It's just fascinating to me.
Spirituality and this wholespace, it's just fascinating to
me and it's really given me asense of purpose and meaning in
my life.
So I'm always happy to haveanother person that's kind of
that has that on their radar inthe professional space.
It's nice to see.
Speaker 3 (14:44):
I think at the root of it, it's kindness.
Kindness to one another is justthe baseline of being a good
person.
Kindness to one another is justthe baseline of being a good
person.
Speaker 2 (14:52):
Kindness and gratitude.
Right, I just had a guest onthe show, leighton Campbell.
He wrote a book called theHappiness Equation Check out the
episode we did on the podcastand he basically came up with an
equation for happiness amathematical equation, and I'm
not going to get into thestructure and how he came up
with it, but he was talkingabout how gratitude turned out
(15:13):
to be an exponent in thatequation and this idea of being
grateful all the time foreverything, and that's another
thing that's been been sharp onmy mind as well.
So, yeah, good stuff.
What would be one thing andthis can be related to your
business, this could be anypersonal wisdom, something you'd
(15:33):
like to leave our listenerswith again a life, a little
nugget, a little piece of wisdom, anything you want to share.
Speaker 3 (15:42):
Well, I wish I could give a life wisdom nugget, but
you know, I'll take theopportunity to just explain my
practice a little bit more ifyou don't mind.
Absolutely.
And I think it also goes backto the myth of chiropractic at
least as it relates to how Iapproach my profession is that
(16:04):
it's not just about chiropracticpopping and cracking.
You know joints and you knowgetting things back into the
alignment with an adjustment.
But I use a lot of differenttools in my toolkit to address
people's conditions, anythingfrom like acute pain or chronic
pain or wellness, or even kids.
(16:26):
I just want people to be able tofunction, to have good mobility
, so that they could do thethings that they love.
So I can approach somebody'ssituation with the chiropractic
adjustments.
If that's not appropriate forthem, I could use a little tool
called the activator that reallyhelps with joint mobility.
Or I could get in there with myhands and do very specific
(16:48):
manual therapy or massage,assisted stretching, trigger
point, dry needling, you knowanything that somebody would
need from whatever angle.
You know I really try toprovide more personalized care
and make it, you know, moreaccessible for people who aren't
really into getting adjusted orif it's not appropriate for
(17:11):
them to get adjusted.
It's important for me to helppeople and provide body work for
them.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
Yeah, and really give them, I'd imagine, try to give
them the tools that they need tomake changes moving forward in
their life, because, as we bothknow, there's no quick fix with
any of this Like, sure, you cango in and get a quick adjustment
and it might give you sometemporary relief, but the
underlying condition is probablynot gonna go away and, like
with anything else, it takeslifestyle changes, it takes work
(17:40):
, you know, takes all sorts ofstuff right proper nutrition,
exercise, proper mental stay,all this stuff.
You got to do all of it andthere are no shortcuts, but it's
all worth it in the end.
Speaker 3 (17:50):
Exactly, Motion is lotion for the body.
So getting out there, beingactive you know, I guess that's
my little nuggets of wisdom ispeople that hold their
adjustments the best are themost active people, especially
squats.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
You just reminded me I need to get back out there and
do my squats 's right, me toovery cool all right, um,
anything else I'm going to giveyou.
Speaker 3 (18:15):
I'll give you one other thing, anything else you
want to share before we wrap uphere, anything I missed no, I
think that you asked some verygood questions and we, you know,
we were able to get into it alittle, so it was a lot of fun
perfect.
Speaker 2 (18:30):
Well, it was a pleasure having you on.
Thanks so much for coming onthe show and telling us a little
bit about what you do.
Yeah, thanks, jeremy, it was alot of fun.
Speaker 3 (18:40):
I appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (18:41):
My pleasure and thanks, as always, to our
listeners for tuning in.
If you like the show and youhave any comments, please leave
them below.
We'd love to.
If you have any suggestions,anyone you want to see on the
show, let me know.
We'll reach out.
We'll see if we can get them on.
Until next time, everyone, takecare and have a blessed day,
thank you, bye.
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