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Today’s zoom
Good morning :) last week I was out of the office, assisting at an NLP practitioner training. I have some fresh ideas to share with you today at 11am ET. Have you ever considered that it’s the meaning we place on events in our life that matter more than the events themselves?
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hey, kate (and collective)! i just finished watching the ✨march 31✨ playback. thank you for the heads up about the calls, and the move to meet up. i enjoyed this episode! it offered me an affirmative (lived example) testimony of the perspective i’ve arrived at on my own (spiritual) journey…which is: the experiences in my body, that doctors have called ms, are all happening FOR ME and are an essential part of my life’s unfolding. what doctors call symptoms are my body’s way of doing for me what my egoic, wounded human self may not have chosen to do for me. more recently, those messages have been to rest; to listen to my inner guidance (above all else); to develop a conscious, embodied awareness of my wants/needs/desires; and to allow myself to receive love and support in ways that i cannot (presently) reciprocate. and that last one…super challenging! the accompanying experiences in my body have been fatigue; the inability to walk unaided; gait instability; grip failure; drop foot; inability to hold my bladder…all requiring me to be present in my body, to consider my movement choices and timing, and to ask for help. ooof! again, that last one! it’s all really brilliant, and awe-inspiringly beautiful, when i allow myself the grace of receiving THOSE messages thru THAT lens…and believing that story with my whole heart. thanks for letting me share. CATCH YA’LL IN THE MEET UP! be well.
Mar 4 •
✨march 3 replay✨
just finished today’s replay. thanks, kate! 🙏🏼 re: moment of diagnosis. i had an experience on the other side of the spectrum: i was aware of ms, having been a caregiver to an aunt w/ ms (in my early adolescence). so my brain knew what ms looked like, at least for my aunt, and how it could change the body over time. from an emotional and nervous system perspective, not super helpful either…just different. re: the 4 questions. i want to walk, unaided and stable, for as long as i decide to walk. and when that happens, i will resume morning walks on my own and take hikes with my friends. i’ll enjoy workouts at the gym, the kind that bring on good sweat and really feel like a workout, y’know? the routines i’ll resume include daily walks, more frequent trips to the gym, and join my friends for the…”hey! it’s a nice day, let’s take a quick-trip-into-the-mountains”…cuz we like to do that often! i travel with ease and spontaneity, just like old times. oh! and i dance…all. the. time. i see myself on the top of this old, abandoned fire tower nearby…my friends have taken photos and video from the top, but the photographer in me wants to see it with my own eyes…feel the height in my own belly! when i return to the ground, after waking up and down the many steps, i feel accomplished, and really f’n proud of myself for holding the belief that i will heal. i see it, clear as day. i feel it, too. makes me wanna dance. ✨and so it is!✨ p.s. i love dr. joe!, gabor, dick schwartz, and my boy bessel (van der kolk)…each one has brought valuable learning into my healing journey. p.p.s. thanks for the reminder: “everyday i’m getting healthier and healthier.” i intend to say it every time i enter and leave my tent (house).
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Feb 19 •
Feb 17th Replay is Up!
And I want to hear from you after you watch it :) I ask some specific awareness questions in the video and I'd love to hear your experience!
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another well-timed topic. thanks, kate! i’ve been moving thru a few days of back-to-back challenge with walking. the changes in my gait got (and held!) my attention…and no surprise, i got more of the same. instead of focusing on what i couldn’t do, i enjoyed two light workouts at the gym, which felt within my capacity, and treated myself to a massage chair afterwards. i took my time to complete multi-step tasks (cooking a meal). and i rested when rest was needed. i caught myself having a few impulses to over-extend, but i paused, got clear on my “why” (which was caregiving/rescuing) and made a more self-loving choice…that felt like growth. i’m still learning how to tolerate the discomfort of asking for/receiving help and admitting my current limits, esp when they affect my ability to show up in the ways i would want to for others. baby steps 👣
Feb 3 •
Our Tues call starts in 20 minutes...
Today’s Calm & Clear call is about understanding the different sides of you that show up when MS is in the picture. If you’ve ever felt torn between pushing and resting, this one is for you. Kate McDowell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Nervous System Integration Time: Feb 3, 2026 11:00 AM America/Toronto Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89515296113?pwd=nX9MyXNFhrmeG75ZM327catTjsx34e.1 Meeting ID: 895 1529 6113 Passcode: 370001
1 like • Feb 13
I just finished watching the replay for February 3. A lot resonated for me during that episode. In fact, it was synchronous to hear you speak to the part that encourages you/me to rest, and the part that encourages you/me to push… as I had literally said just that on a call with a friend an hour before. Today I’m finally hard to give myself grace. The pusher in me is loud, feels chaotic in my mind. Choosing to rest. Tomorrow will be better.
Feb 7 •
Exciting shift story
Happy Saturday! I had a session with a 1:1 client yesterday who experienced something very cool. In her last session we cleared a limiting decision she’d been carrying since childhood. Yesterday she told me that for the first time in ages she was able to walk around by herself without support and it felt like how she used to. “It’s almost like magic!” She said. Your body is capable of so much ❤️
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love that! thanks for sharing.
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