A New Model of Health

Vitality Medicine emerged from a deeply personal journey that intertwines my upbringing, lived and professional and a growing realization of how everything is connected, and we are directly influenced every day in our general health and our expereinces of being human based in that connection. This new model of health, centered around vitality, represents a paradigm shift from the traditional medical models focused on disease, deficiency, and separating the whole into parts. Instead, Vitality Medicine emphasizes innate sufficiency, incredible design, connection, and the body’s inherent ability to thrive when aligned in the multiple aspects of what it is to be human.

The Seed of Vitality

Vitality has always been a powerful concept in my life, one rooted in my upbringing and professional background. My father, a chiropractor, introduced me to the chiropractic principle that the body possesses a natural vitality, an innate intelligence that enables it to heal and maintain balance. The practice of chiropractic is grounded in this concept, emphasizing that the alignment of the spine is key for the  body to heal itself via the nervous system. As I grew up, this idea of vitality became a central tenet in my understanding of health, but it expanded beyond chiropractic. Time spent in institutions of higher learning, as well meditation retreats, traveling the world, deep relationships with Tibetan monks and nuns, being married, motherhood, and my own curious mind expanded into a deeper understanding of what it is to be truly vital.

Awakening to a New Model

In 2015 and 2016, I found myself reflecting more and more on what it means to be vital because I felt like I had lost my own vitality. After the birth of my third son and what I call, “the general too-muchness of life” I lost my own balance and bottomed out into panic attacks, deep fatigue and constant anxiety. In this ‘dark night of the soul’ and major physiologic disruption, I felt like I was dying for aobut two years. What helped me emerge was realizing the multiple aspects of myself, the Four Pillars of Vitality Medicine (physical, mental, emotional, empathic) needed to be balanced together for me to regain who I knew myself to be but had lost along the way.

The quiet of 2020 ushered in the term Vitality Medicine. It came to me during this period of global reflection. It was as if the idea had been waiting for me to recognize it, for the time to be right. I started writing about it, exploring the concept privately, and soon realized that this was not just a personal vision—it was a framework for a new kind of healthcare, one that I felt called to share with the world. Over the next few years, I worked to formalize Vitality Medicine, and in 2024, I obtained the trademark for this new system. Now, with the launch of a website, social media platforms, and plans for a book, Vitality Medicine is ready to take its place in the world. I see it as a collaborative model and one that will constantly be in discovery and formation, just like any good scientific model. Please join me on this journey to explore what it means to be truly vital, both in your own body and in our world.