Thoughts, Traumas, and Toxins: Learning to trust the intelligence your body was born with so you can heal.

What if your symptoms aren’t the problem… but communication from your body? In this deeply thoughtful and eye-opening episode of Practitioners Rise, Hailey sits down with chiropractor, speaker, educator, and founder of Cook Chiropractic Center and Well Adjusted Students, Dr. Lona Cook for a conversation about nervous system health, chronic stress, healing, childhood wellness, and the body’s incredible ability to adapt and recover when properly supported. Together, they explore a completely different lens on health — one that moves beyond simply suppressing symptoms and instead asks: What is the body trying to communicate? Dr. Lona shares: The philosophy of Innate Intelligence and the body’s natural healing ability Why symptoms are often signals, not mistakes The connection between stress, nervous system “tone,” and overall health How thoughts, toxins, and trauma impact the body Why so many kids today are struggling with sleep, anxiety, ear infections, constipation, and immune challenges How chiropractic care supports regulation and resilience The difference between reactive sick care and proactive wellness This conversation is grounding, empowering, and deeply validating for anyone who feels exhausted, overwhelmed, disconnected from their body, or frustrated by surface-level approaches to health.