Transcript
WEBVTT
00:00:00.017 --> 00:00:03.837
Hi there. Welcome to In the Clinic with Camille. My name is Camille Freeman.
00:00:04.117 --> 00:00:05.577
I'm an herbalist and nutritionist.
00:00:05.917 --> 00:00:10.997
And in this podcast, I share little tips and tidbits that might be helpful for other practitioners.
00:00:11.797 --> 00:00:16.937
So today I want to talk about something that's on my mind, given the current
00:00:16.937 --> 00:00:20.457
state of the world, and in particular the current state of this country,
00:00:20.757 --> 00:00:28.817
which is the idea of promoting your work when it feels like there's fires literally
00:00:28.817 --> 00:00:30.937
and metaphorically just everywhere.
00:00:31.657 --> 00:00:37.857
And it seems like your little piece of whatever it is that you do is maybe not
00:00:37.857 --> 00:00:39.537
that important right now.
00:00:39.777 --> 00:00:45.737
And maybe you feel worn down or overwhelmed or busy with other things and it
00:00:45.737 --> 00:00:49.897
just doesn't seem like it's that important or something that you have the energy
00:00:49.897 --> 00:00:51.297
or wherewithal to do right now.
00:00:51.757 --> 00:00:56.357
And I think about this a lot and I talk about this a lot in my one-on-one mentoring
00:00:56.357 --> 00:01:00.777
with people, that when there's a crisis, multiple crises,
00:01:01.417 --> 00:01:08.097
I'm not sure that's a word, in the world, it can almost seem petty or insignificant
00:01:08.097 --> 00:01:12.757
to be like, oh, hey, come work with me as an herbalist or a coach or a nutritionist
00:01:12.757 --> 00:01:14.017
or whatever it is that you do.
00:01:14.277 --> 00:01:17.197
And I just want to talk about that for a little while.
00:01:17.657 --> 00:01:25.377
Because I do think, I truly believe on a very deep level that when people feel
00:01:25.377 --> 00:01:31.637
better in their bodies, that is an important part of global healing.
00:01:31.897 --> 00:01:33.637
That when we feel better.
00:01:34.337 --> 00:01:39.617
When we feel that we are resourced, when we have capacity, that means that we
00:01:39.617 --> 00:01:43.357
are able to do the work in order to make things better.
00:01:44.037 --> 00:01:50.517
And I also know that especially when there's so many chaotic things happening
00:01:50.517 --> 00:01:54.657
around us, the nervous system is hyper-vigilant for a lot of us.
00:01:54.657 --> 00:02:00.677
We're on guard because it feels like things are crumbling around us in all directions
00:02:00.677 --> 00:02:04.417
in many ways, and it's hard to know what's going to happen next.
00:02:04.997 --> 00:02:08.097
When the nervous system is like that, when we're hypervigilant,
00:02:08.517 --> 00:02:12.757
it's almost like a multiplier of whatever else is going on for people.
00:02:13.217 --> 00:02:18.017
So if they previously were having digestive issues, it can just be hyped up
00:02:18.017 --> 00:02:21.217
when the nervous system is like that or mental health issues,
00:02:21.337 --> 00:02:27.737
whatever it is. So it just turns that volume up to be going through something like this.
00:02:27.937 --> 00:02:34.777
And also, when we're in that kind of hypervigilant state, it also makes it harder
00:02:34.777 --> 00:02:40.377
to see objectively what's happening in our own lives. I've had this happen.
00:02:40.597 --> 00:02:43.617
I think I've talked about it on the podcast before, which is,
00:02:43.737 --> 00:02:48.197
you know, sometimes when I'm not doing well, I don't realize that I completely
00:02:48.197 --> 00:02:52.517
forget about the tools that I've spent decades of my life learning about.
00:02:52.737 --> 00:02:57.757
And I need somebody from the outside to say, hey, Camille, don't forget about these things.
00:02:57.937 --> 00:03:01.277
Or have you considered doing X, Y, and Z? I think it might be a really good
00:03:01.277 --> 00:03:02.657
fit for what's going on with you.
00:03:02.857 --> 00:03:07.457
Or to just put things into place so that I understand them more.
00:03:08.037 --> 00:03:11.797
And that's what most of us do. We are those outside eyes for people who can
00:03:11.797 --> 00:03:14.257
say, hey, sounds like this is what's going on.
00:03:14.637 --> 00:03:16.697
Let's see if this is gonna help you feel better.
00:03:17.117 --> 00:03:21.917
And again, when we do that, we resource people so that they have the capacity
00:03:21.917 --> 00:03:25.617
to show up and help make things better.
00:03:25.977 --> 00:03:31.137
Okay, so our work, I think our work is really important in this moment in particular.
00:03:32.417 --> 00:03:37.197
And the reason this is a little bit weird is because most of the people that I work with
00:03:37.457 --> 00:03:45.897
feel really conscious about not trying to capitalize on tragedy or whatever
00:03:45.897 --> 00:03:47.757
terrible circumstances are going on.
00:03:47.957 --> 00:03:53.817
People were not trying to profit from what's happening in Palestine or whatever
00:03:53.817 --> 00:03:57.797
political crisis is happening here, any of that kind of stuff. Yeah.
00:03:58.788 --> 00:04:03.848
People don't want to be seen as making some sort of weird LinkedIn post relating
00:04:03.848 --> 00:04:07.908
your, you know, like, oh, you know, the world's on fire and you need nutrition.
00:04:08.288 --> 00:04:11.408
That's not what most of us want to do. And that's not what I'm promoting here.
00:04:11.408 --> 00:04:13.448
I'm not recommending that you do that.
00:04:13.448 --> 00:04:18.428
But what I am saying, and what I'm hoping you'll walk away from after listening to this,
00:04:18.608 --> 00:04:26.008
is that if we don't show up in spaces where our clients are and remind them
00:04:26.008 --> 00:04:29.188
that we're here and tell them about the type of work we do,
00:04:29.448 --> 00:04:34.348
then they don't know about our work and we aren't actually serving as a resource.
00:04:35.088 --> 00:04:39.228
So I think that now more than ever, people forget things.
00:04:39.428 --> 00:04:43.348
Our minds are cluttered with lots of different situations right now.
00:04:43.528 --> 00:04:47.548
It is not easy to recall in the first place that help is available.
00:04:48.088 --> 00:04:51.608
And it's not easy to recall if it is available, who is that person?
00:04:52.708 --> 00:04:58.668
So it's time for us to show up and be present and visible in spaces where our
00:04:58.668 --> 00:05:04.088
clients are so that we can just stand as a resource for people to find when
00:05:04.088 --> 00:05:05.068
the time is right for them.
00:05:05.488 --> 00:05:09.968
So what might this look like? I'm just gonna give you maybe an idea, a suggestion.
00:05:10.108 --> 00:05:14.488
You don't need to do it this particular way, but some of the things that I would
00:05:14.488 --> 00:05:20.588
be thinking about are, for example, writing a newsletter or a post if you're
00:05:20.588 --> 00:05:21.868
on social media or something,
00:05:22.628 --> 00:05:27.148
and just speak from your heart, speak authentically about what you see happening.
00:05:27.148 --> 00:05:32.348
This may or may not include your political beliefs and views or anything else,
00:05:32.488 --> 00:05:36.608
but just saying, hey, what I see happening in my community right now is this.
00:05:37.028 --> 00:05:42.488
I see that some people are in hyperdrive, doing everything they can to just
00:05:42.488 --> 00:05:46.208
try to push back and make some change about what's happening right now.
00:05:46.448 --> 00:05:51.088
Other people are in overwhelm and shutdown because there's lots of reasons for
00:05:51.088 --> 00:05:55.188
that. And no matter which one of these represents you.
00:05:56.375 --> 00:05:59.995
This is really hard on the nervous system. It's really hard on the body to go
00:05:59.995 --> 00:06:01.215
through what we're going through right now.
00:06:01.475 --> 00:06:06.355
If you are in a place where you need some extra support, that is the kind of work that I do.
00:06:07.075 --> 00:06:11.055
I would love to work with you if that's where you are right now and you need
00:06:11.055 --> 00:06:13.315
some outside eyes to help give
00:06:13.315 --> 00:06:16.415
you a feel for how you can best get through what's facing you right now.
00:06:17.135 --> 00:06:20.935
You know, here's how you can work with me. That's the kind of thing I'm talking about.
00:06:21.075 --> 00:06:25.915
I'm not saying you need X, Y, and Z support or I can make it all better.
00:06:26.375 --> 00:06:29.955
Or anything along those lines, but really just showing up and saying,
00:06:30.095 --> 00:06:33.395
this is something that herbs can help us navigate.
00:06:33.795 --> 00:06:40.235
Or sometimes this is when we need an outside objective perspective to help us
00:06:40.235 --> 00:06:45.095
figure out what are the small changes we can do to get through whatever's coming next.
00:06:45.355 --> 00:06:48.655
Whatever it is, what are the ways that you are available to help your community
00:06:48.655 --> 00:06:53.955
show up and at least tell people that you're available and see if that serves.
00:06:55.395 --> 00:06:59.635
So I hope this is helpful I you know I go through these processes myself in
00:06:59.635 --> 00:07:03.015
my head I'm thinking like you know I have a whole bunch of workshops this month
00:07:03.015 --> 00:07:08.235
about marketing and things like that and I you know part of me is like I mean
00:07:08.235 --> 00:07:12.075
it doesn't even really matter my little corner of the world,
00:07:12.595 --> 00:07:15.935
you know I have one coming up Thursday that's about how to talk about what you
00:07:15.935 --> 00:07:21.035
do and I have one spring dreaming and planning workshop coming up the following
00:07:21.035 --> 00:07:25.455
week and a seasonal allergies workshop coming up, these types of things.
00:07:25.615 --> 00:07:29.075
And I've thought about adding to every single one of them, like,
00:07:29.595 --> 00:07:34.855
seasonal dreaming in these terrible times, seasonal allergies in these terrible
00:07:34.855 --> 00:07:37.095
times. I'm like, that's not very...
00:07:38.047 --> 00:07:42.107
Anyway, I've decided against that. But what I am saying is when I think through
00:07:42.107 --> 00:07:46.287
all of this and how to do this work, I do think it's important.
00:07:46.487 --> 00:07:52.547
I do think that this is a time for us to step up and show people that we're
00:07:52.547 --> 00:07:58.627
available to help them to be examples of taking good care of ourselves as much
00:07:58.627 --> 00:08:02.127
as we can so that we can stay resourced to support other people.
00:08:02.427 --> 00:08:06.027
And even talking about how we've been able to navigate some of this,
00:08:06.147 --> 00:08:07.727
what's really improved for you.
00:08:08.187 --> 00:08:11.227
When you put things into place for yourself, how does it help you?
00:08:11.347 --> 00:08:15.147
Because that may show other people how herbs or nutrition or whatever else it
00:08:15.147 --> 00:08:20.327
is that you do can help them provide some examples based on taking good care of yourself.
00:08:20.767 --> 00:08:24.487
So with all that in mind, I hope that's helpful. I'll be talking about this
00:08:24.487 --> 00:08:27.607
more in the coming weeks and months, I suspect.
00:08:28.227 --> 00:08:34.187
If you have questions or thoughts or anything you'd like for me to hear on this
00:08:34.187 --> 00:08:38.127
topic, I would love to hear from you. you can go to intheclinic.com,
00:08:38.187 --> 00:08:41.627
leave me a message there, or you can contact me through that website.
00:08:42.567 --> 00:08:45.927
Also, speaking of the things that I have coming up, if you would like to come
00:08:45.927 --> 00:08:51.267
to a workshop on how to describe what you do, that's happening on Thursday,
00:08:51.707 --> 00:08:54.667
which is, I believe, the 5th. I've got to check on that.
00:08:55.307 --> 00:09:00.907
It's someday, March 6th. It's the 6th, March 6th, from 12 to 1 Eastern Time.
00:09:01.487 --> 00:09:04.667
We're not going to be talking about how to describe what you do on your website,
00:09:05.127 --> 00:09:11.427
which is important but this is more a conversation where this comes up and you're
00:09:11.427 --> 00:09:15.507
at a potluck or a friend's house and they say oh what do you do most of us stumble
00:09:15.507 --> 00:09:17.827
we're like oh i'm you know
00:09:18.207 --> 00:09:21.847
how do you say what you do in a way that makes sense that doesn't turn people
00:09:21.847 --> 00:09:26.047
off and it doesn't make you sound like an absolute weirdo unless that's what
00:09:26.047 --> 00:09:29.287
you're going for we're just going to talk through it what do you say we're going
00:09:29.287 --> 00:09:33.747
to practice saying what we say and saying it out loud that sort of thing.
00:09:34.367 --> 00:09:38.227
You can come for free to the workshop if you share it with somebody else,
00:09:38.347 --> 00:09:41.207
such as on social media or a friend or something like that.
00:09:41.487 --> 00:09:43.687
Or you can just pay $25 if you do
00:09:43.687 --> 00:09:46.447
not want to share it and that's not your thing. That would be great too.
00:09:47.007 --> 00:09:52.307
So I'd love to have you there if that's of interest. And I did mention my seasonal allergies class.
00:09:52.467 --> 00:09:58.627
That's part of our immune system deep dive, which is in March happening on the 10th from 5 to 630.
00:09:58.847 --> 00:10:00.687
And that one has CEUs available.
00:10:01.087 --> 00:10:04.967
We'll be talking more about what causes seasonal allergies, how can we support
00:10:04.967 --> 00:10:09.547
people both during allergy season and leading up to allergy season to really strengthen.
00:10:10.167 --> 00:10:17.087
Both the tissues and to support the immune response prior to allergy season hitting.
00:10:17.427 --> 00:10:20.587
So I'm excited about that. Perhaps you will like to join us for those.
00:10:20.727 --> 00:10:24.287
You can find out about both of them on camillefreeman.com or in the show notes.
00:10:24.627 --> 00:10:26.987
All right, I will talk to you later. Thank you for listening.