My son wasn’t feeling well last week and said he had a stomach ache, so we let him stay home from school. He ended up throwing up and feeling miserable for the day. We took care of him and thought it would be a 24 hour bug and he could go back to school the next day.

The next day arose and he was cranky, whining and moaning. He didn’t really look sick, but there was something about him that was just off. My “Spidey Mom Senses” started to kick in. There was something NOT normal about this sickness but I couldn’t put my finger on it. I could hear him moaning in the other room from my office. Sometimes, he would knock on my office door and give me the pitiful puppy dog look. Like there was something he wanted to tell me, but yet not really.

I looked up “stomach issues” in louise hay’s book YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE and the possible cause was “dread” or “fear of the new”. I thought to myself, what could this mean? I know he is moving into middle school, but that is 3 months away and school is almost out. There has got to more behind this so called stomach issue. What could he be afraid of? What is he dreading and not telling us? I was stumped! So I decided to call my amazing chiropractor, and they squeezed us in for an appointment.

During the exam, doc said that Danny’s digestive system was out of whack and adjusted him. Then he noticed something about his arm. I said Danny is a catcher, could there be something wrong with his arm? He then refocused his exam on Danny’s arm. It turns out, doc said his issues were related to improper form in throwing the ball. He has been straining his arm by not following through on his throws and the continued bad habit has been putting strain on his arm. Danny of course didn’t say anything to us about his arm being sore, but doc assured me, he was likely sore and could feel it. Danny had played in a tournament the weekend before he got sick and the continued improper throwing just aggravated it enough to start impacting other parts of his system.

As a health coach, I understand the concept that when one part of the body is “out of whack” the body begins to compensate in other ways. I was so pleased to hear a reasonable explanation that aligned with my spidey senses. He was afraid of telling everyone his arm hurt, for fear that they wouldn’t let him play. So because he has stuffing and hiding his feelings and pain, his body decided to compensate and show us in others ways. WOW! This amazed me the power of the body in how it know how to communicate with us to get our attention.

Doc shared that he himself played competitive softball and that if he didn’t focus on following through he would continue to cause strain on his arm, possibility resulting in other health issues in the future.

You never know how a physical, mental, emotional or energetic imbalance can really impact a person’s overall health. When you stuff your emotions and don’t tell someone or take actions to address it, the issue won’t just GO AWAY. The hurt or pain will linger and may cause other health related issues. Listen to the wisdom of your body when something doesn’t feel right, it is your gateway to healing.