Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Colin Carr. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Colin, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. What’s the best advice you ever gave to a client? How did they benefit / what was the result? (Please note this response is for education/entertainment purposes only and shouldn’t be construed as advice for the reader)
I tell my clients, your yes has no value until you learn to so no. I tell my clients this because no matter what i’m working on with them, be it diet, lifestyle, emotional work, orthopedic rehabilitation, it’s important for me to help them identify their core values in life. Otherwise, they will continue to make the decisions that got them to me in pain in the first place. The result is always this… the client builds a awareness of their values and how they may have living values not theirs for far too long and how those previous values were unconscious and not serving them. You know you’re living your values because life seems to be in flow, and when its not you can handle life’s challenges with more grace and courage. This could be values around why they choose the foods they eat but it causes them gut issues, or why they workout the way they do but they still have back pain, or maybe its why the repeat behaviors in their relationships. it all comes down to building awareness around their values and having healthy discernment thereafter and living in alignment with their values
Colin, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
I am Colin Carr, I am a holistic health practitioner and rehabilitation specialist. I got into this profession after failed experiences with many modalities that failed to take my whole being into picture, be it chiros, doctors, orthopedics, coaches, etc. I saw how all these had “The way” rather than “a way” and discounted so many more variables in human health and optimization. So i decided to find the best and get trained, combining many modalities under one roof. I became a CHEK practitioner who specializes in injury rehabilitation. I got my massage license and became certified in neurosomatic therapy, a revolutionary massage method that combines in depth posture assessment, movement correction and rehab, organ massage, cranial and cervical assessment and correct, I learned functional medicine lab testing, and learned how to walk clients through deeper, traumatic emotional work and release. What I am most proud about in all this is that I finally believe I can give justice to the buzz word “holistic” being able to pull from so many modalities and know how they are connected and beneficial. I love the work I do and the clients I work with. The process of working with me is a hard one, and takes time, willingness, courage, and commitment, but the juice is worth the squeeze as me and my clients go on the journey together.
Training and knowledge matter of course, but beyond that what do you think matters most in terms of succeeding in your field?
A willingness to be curious, about everything. Naivety keeps us locked in repetitive, stagnate mindsets. Every time i thought I was finished, something stumped me with a client and I had to figure out how to address it. I couldn’t be blind enough to that I needed to be curious enough to grow and learn beyond my current skill set. also, service from a place of love, rather than service from a place of reward. To have a general desire to show up in service day in and day out
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
During COVID and after, it was very hard to maintain a business, it was slow and many times I had to consider getting a job that would’ve eaten at my soul. But I kept putting myself out there, working hard, to serve those who needed me to help them help themselves.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.colincarrcoaching.com
- Instagram: @colincarrcoaching
Image Credits
Jeana Marino