My name is Lisa Cardinal Dr. I am the wife of an elementary assistant principal, mother of three ranging from 10 to 28 years old, and grandmother to a 7-year-old. I have strong ties to the community and through my past career, culture, husband, and kids I am involved in many school, extracurricular, community, and cultural activities.
For many years I prioritized myself last, experiencing cycle after cycle of working myself into the ground until I burned out - completely exhausted mentally, physically, and emotionally. My plate was constantly overflowing, so, naturally I would add more plates — juggling plates, adding more on the plates, and then adding more plates to juggle until they all came crashing down.
I never learned that rest and restorative health were things that people needed in order to manage their family, career, and recreation. I was under the impression that only the weak required down time - that success meant sacrificing everything. For over 10 years I struggled with severe autoimmune symptoms, chronic pain and inflammation, severe fatigue, psychoemotional disorders, and complete disability.
I aged very rapidly. I aged 25 years in only My physician was at a loss. I no longer recognised the person I saw in the mirror.
After little success with our health system I found recovery in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture. Once I started my healing journey I made leaps and bounds in my recovery.
