What is the "Root Cause?" Rethinking Chronic Illness & Healing with guest Taylor Goldberg

04/08/2025 39 min Temporada 3 Episodio 5
What is the "Root Cause?" Rethinking Chronic Illness & Healing with guest Taylor Goldberg

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Episode Synopsis

In today’s episode, Katie is joined once again by the insightful and ever-curious Taylor Goldberg. A chiropractor turned virtual hypermobility coach to unpack a buzzword we hear everywhere in the chronic illness world: “root cause.”Is there really one root cause for chronic symptoms? What does that term even mean and is it helping or hurting the healing journey?Together, Katie and Taylor explore:Why the search for a root cause can create shame, pressure, and false hopeHow symptoms are often misunderstood—and why they’re not always badThe danger of over-labeling and iatrogenic diagnosesHow practitioners can shift from “fixing” to curious collaborationThe value of an integrative, multifactorial approach to chronic illness and traumaWhether you’re a practitioner, a patient, or someone navigating long-term symptoms, this episode will challenge how you think about healing—and offer a more compassionate, realistic path forward.Let’s stop chasing the perfect answer and start listening to the full story.🔗 Connect with Taylor:@thehypermobilechirothehypermobilechiro.com🔗 Connect with Katie:@katieostresscoachingoakmountainmh.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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