Booking your first visit can feel like a big step—especially if you’ve never experienced nervous system-based chiropractic before. In this solo episode of Healing Beyond the Symptoms, Dr. Leah Hahn D.C., walks you through exactly what happens when you come to Body in Balance Wellness Center in Golden, CO—so you can feel informed, confident, and at ease.

You’ll learn what the first appointment includes (and why we typically don’t adjust on day one), what we measure in your nervous system exam, and how we create a care plan that’s personalized to your goals—without pressure, scare tactics, or confusing jargon.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to schedule your first visit + what we ask on that first call
• What happens during the consultation, history, and goal-setting conversation
• The nervous system exam: HRV, surface EMG, spinal thermography, and when X-rays may be recommended
• Why we usually don’t adjust on the first visit—and how the Report of Findings works
• What the first gentle Network Spinal session feels like (fully clothed, light contacts, no force)
• How to support your nervous system after a session and why “familiar movement” matters

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Nervous System-Based Chiropractic

00:38 Scheduling Your First Appointment

01:13 Consultation and Exam Process

02:21 Understanding the Nervous System Tests

04:25 Report of Findings and Personalized Care Plan

05:14 Beginning the Healing Process

06:55 Creating a Healing Environment

07:39 Patient Success Story

09:59 Different Types of Chiropractic Care

11:15 Tactical Takeaways and Final Thoughts

Learn more about Body in Balance Wellness Center
Website: https://www.bodyinbalancechiropractic.com/

When Pain Speaks — What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You

Sometimes the wake-up call comes as pain — the kind you can’t push through, stretch out, or numb away.

For Ellie, it started as severe lower back pain that threatened her career, her relationships, and her sense of self.

In this powerful episode of Healing Beyond the Symptoms, Dr. Leah and Dr. Scott Hahn D.C. of Body in Balance Wellness Center in Golden, CO, explores how pain often signals more than just physical dysfunction — it’s the body’s way of asking for attention, safety, and truth.

Ellie’s story unfolds from physical suffering to emotional clarity. Beneath her back pain were years of unprocessed family trauma and emotional strain that her body had been carrying for decades. Through gentle, nervous system-based chiropractic care (Network Spinal), Ellie not only released tension and pain but also rebuilt her relationships and rediscovered joy in her life and work.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why chronic pain is often rooted in emotional and nervous system dysregulation
• The connection between family trauma, tension patterns, and pain
• How breath reveals safety and healing in the body
• The power of creating safety and coherence in the nervous system
• How true resilience means growing beyond pain — not returning to who you were before it

Pain doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means your body is ready for transformation.

Learn more about Body in Balance Wellness Center
Website: https://www.bodyinbalancechiropractic.com/
FREE Guide [5 Simple Ways to Help Your Nervous System Feel Safe Again]: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/LejHoOM/starthealing

If you’ve ever said to yourself, “I’m so lazy — why can’t I just get it together?” stop right there.

Because chances are, you’re not lazy at all — you’re dysregulated.

In this powerful episode of Healing Beyond the Symptoms, Dr. Leah Hahn D.C., of Body in Balance Wellness Center in Golden, CO, breaks down the truth behind “laziness” — and reveals how fatigue, procrastination, and emotional shutdown are often signs of a nervous system stuck in survival mode.

Dr. Hahn explains the science of freeze and dorsal vagal responses, where the body shuts down energy, digestion, and motivation in order to conserve resources and feel safe. What looks like “laziness” is actually your nervous system protecting you from overwhelm.

You’ll also learn how to gently restore regulation through breathwork, co-regulation, connection, and nervous system-based care, creating a path from burnout to balance.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why “laziness” is often a sign of chronic stress and nervous system shutdown
• How the dorsal vagal response creates fatigue and emotional numbness
• Why connection and co-regulation are essential to healing
• How gentle chiropractic and somatic care help reactivate safety in the body
• Simple daily resets to shift from survival to restoration

If you’ve ever judged yourself for being tired or unmotivated, this episode will help you see your body with compassion — and remind you that you’re not broken. You’re patterned. And patterns can change.

Learn more about Body in Balance Wellness Center
Website: https://www.bodyinbalancechiropractic.com/
FREE Guide [5 Simple Ways to Help Your Nervous System Feel Safe Again]: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/LejHoOM/starthealing