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How Did You Create Catalyst?

Catalyst was and is a creative process, one that I believe fulfills a very important need. Before practicing as a chiropractor, I made a conscious decision to respect people fully and to honor the wisdom within their body. To do this successfully, I had to respect my own inner wisdom and see people as already whole, because they are!

I discovered in practice that if I truly wanted to make a difference, I had to be true to who I am and what gives meaning to my life. I found my meaning in sharing what worked so well in my life: watching, learning, and sharing.

One of the things I learned is that being a proficient facilitator means staying on your own cutting edge. I observed the people who were most enthusiastic about what they were doing. They were the ones who were creating, innovating. They were also the leaders in their profession. But that was only the beginning. I learned through my own emptiness that I had something greater to contribute.

I also noted that regulated healthcare professionals have to follow strict professional guidelines and protocols or subject themselves to severe legal liabilities. Even though many of these guidelines and protocols are in place to protect the public, I observed, firsthand, that they were severely restricting how I could serve the ever-emerging needs of the people in my own private practice. I call the people in my practice participants (not patients).

I've known for some time that the political arena was not for me. I choose not to fight with other people's aggressive agendas as well as professional bureaucracies. Trying to convince people to think outside the box when many factors prohibit it has not been my calling. Instead, I decided to use my energy to answer my own calls and live in the solution. As a most unexpected and beautiful result, I birthed Catalyst, a creation like no other.

I still enjoy the unique contribution of Catalyst, especially feeling that it remains a powerfully effective, service-oriented practice. The reason I continue to practice it today is because I learn so much from serving the extraordinary. The extraordinary represents both this work and the people who are attracted to receive it.

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