If you’re struggling with an eating disorder, you’re in the right place.
If you’ve tried everything you can to lose weight,
if you’re tired, and heavy, and ready to give up,
if you feel like food has taken over your life,
if you’re broken, and don’t know how to put yourself together,
if you’re trapped, and you can’t break free,
if you know in your heart that there is more to life than the way you’ve been living,
– you’re in the right place.
Hi. I’m Carla.
I know you. I know what you’re going through. Because I’ve been there.
I tried everything I knew to do. For 18 years, I tried. And I failed. Miserably. Repeatedly. Shamefully.
There is nothing you’ve done that can shock me. I know exactly how hard it is. How embarrassing it is. How hopeless you feel.
I know what it is to wish for death. To see it as the only escape from the pain of living. To feel that my life was without purpose. Worthless. Of no use to anyone, including myself.
But I also know that there’s a way out. If there was a way for me, there’s a way for you. And I will help you find it.
Why Healing Fields?
I grew up in southern Manitoba. In a tiny Mennonite town, surrounded by farmers’ fields.
I can still remember the feeling of driving across the flat prairie. With acres of growing things rushing by: wheat, flax, canola. Mustard and sunflowers. Potatoes and sugar beets.
It was calm. Peaceful. I may not have known exactly what I was looking at, but to me, those fields were life. Stability, security, sustenance. The stuff that made my happy childhood possible.
The prairie will always represent that feeling of peacefulness, to me. It’s something I long for when adult life becomes too bewildering. Solid ground, clear blue skies, endless horizons. Sometimes I think, if I could just get back there, everything would make sense again.
That is why I named this site Healing Fields.
How I Got Here
Five years ago, I set out to fix myself. Moving closer to family hadn’t helped. Quitting my stressful teaching career hadn’t helped. Seeing doctors hadn’t helped. So I was going to become a doctor myself – the kind of doctor who dug down to the root of problems, instead of just patching up the symptoms on the surface.
And I did. I became a doctor of naturopathic medicine. And I learned a lot. I learned about how the body works. I learned about everything that could go wrong with it. And I learned how little we still know.
It was harder than I thought it would be. It took more time, and effort, and self-discipline than I was prepared for. It’s probably a good thing I didn’t know just how hard it would be, beforehand – had I known, I might not have started.
Fixing myself proved to be more difficult than any of this. But after 5 years of study, of forcing myself to ask for help, and even more failures, I think I’ve finally done it.
I’m free.
I don’t claim to have all the answers. I’ve just barely found my way out. But I’ve watched others forge their own path toward freedom. I’ve learned from their experiences. And I’ve helped some of my patients find a way.
Maybe you can learn from me, too. From my mistakes as well as my success. From the people I’ve followed. The paths I’ve tried.
It won’t be easy. Not at first, anyway. The changes will be difficult. But anything worth having, is. And you can do it.
Come on. Let’s get you fixed up. You were made for more.
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If you live anywhere in Ontario, you can book an online naturopathic appointment with me. Most extended health care plans cover naturopathic care.
And if you happen to be living in or around Thunder Bay, you can book an appointment with me at Cornerstone Clinic!
Naturopathic medicine is more than life coaching. We will go over your complete health history and current medical conditions, explore the factors that may be affecting your health, and set specific goals. Then, together, we will develop a treatment plan designed to to get to the root of your illness, tailored to you, in order to help you reach those goals. And I will be with you every step of the way, helping to navigate any obstacles that come up, and providing professional medical guidance to get you where you want to go as quickly as possible.
Whatever you do, don’t go it alone. Everyone needs help. Either from me (if possible!), a naturopathic doctor in your area, or another caring health professional.
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