Synergy for Health
Finding the Empathetic Witness

Finding the Empathetic Witness

Effective Listening for Chronic Conditions - Womanition Magazine
Many people may not realize that long term chronic conditions can be traumatic experiences. Statistics say that  50% of Canadians suffer from chronic health issues. Today, that number has likely increased due to the amount of stress people are experiencing.

Trauma is not necessarily what happens to us, but what we hold inside us, in the absence of an empathetic witness. A large number of health issues start with adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse, neglect, poverty, or parental stress. The emotional patterns we learn as small children live on in the cells of our bodymind and can develop into chronic conditions as adults.

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of health professionals seeking information on Chronic Conditions.
The group administrator responded with the following testimonial:

“Joan Small has a wealth of knowledge around chronic illness, and her insight on bringing you to greater levels of healing using ‘listening touch’ is fascinating. Joan has a beautiful ability to take you into a deeper connection with yourself, creating a space for listening to take place. I loved her comment, “Our breath is our best friend,” which is such a true feeling for me and something I hold dear. Her tips on effective listening and relating them to chronic illness were insightful and not something I would necessarily have put together. Thank you, Joan, for sharing your wisdom on connecting to oneself, the beautiful reminders, and some great new concepts to digest!“

In my personal and client experiences of people with conditions such as eating disorders, fibromyalgia, inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, neurological and skin disorders, anxiety, I have discovered that they have a real need to be listened to without judgement and to feel safe to express freely.

Experiencing the Synergy Method, clients have me as an  empathetic and intuitive witness to listen and help them go beyond their physical and emotional symptoms to heal and discover new ways of living.
As my client, Linda, shared, ”It’s very unique  how you let me guide you in a session, how you listen to what I ‘m saying, then you literally take that feeling and move it on an energy level. I don’t know of anyone else who does what you do. You are very easy to talk to and non-judgemental.”

The Synergy Method can benefit you to gain clarity of your feelings and create tools to support you. Through my unique and safe approach of Body/Mind/Emotion Integration, I utilize my skills as a certified synergy practitioner and registered nurse.

Integrative healing sessions are available in my office, on the phone and on-line.