Lasting health and healing on your terms.

The end of the quick fix.

Conventional medical models are failing us. Collectively, we have never been sicker, more depressed, more obese, or more chronically ill at any other time in history. Fertility rates are declining, per-person medical costs are increasing, and more people are spending their time and money exploring other options…

These are among the many reasons why Dr. Ciccone decided to pursue a career in naturopathic medicine.

Part of the naturopathic ethos is to treat the whole person while doing no harm. Each of us has unique childhoods, social circles, jobs, and messy life experiences. Few of us take the time to understand and explore how our unique human experience has shaped our health. And if you really think about it, looking for a quick fix to really complex issues, doesn’t make sense.

While we each have intricately woven stories that made us who we are today, and working with a physician who has the capacity to consider the breadth of the human experience can completely transform how you relate to yourself and your healing. It will give you the knowledge and strength to take your healing into your own hands. This is why Dr. Ciccone introduces and considers how all pieces of a person’s life are affecting their health: the biological, psychological, social and spiritual considerations, known as the biopsychosocial-spiritual model in medicine. Check out her YouTube channel to learn more about this.

Dr. Ciccone has been trained in conversational techniques designed to empower you to make the change you are ready to make… and even the ones you aren’t quite ready to make today… we’ll get there together at your pace. Along the way, you’ll learn how to have these conversations with yourself. You’ll learn how to turn inward and pull out the motivation you need to make small, actionable changes that turn into big shifts in the long haul.

You’ll learn how to rewire your nervous system and actually unlearn pain patterns. And not in some woo-woo or nebulous kind of way. We will be using evidence-based techniques to calm your nervous system in a systematic way that changes the input your brain receives which ultimately changes the output.

Freedom from chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and complex chronic illness is possible. Especially when you learn how to be the master of your own healing.

Dr. Ciccone uses some of the following techniques to explore connections to complex chronic pain and illness:

• Brain neuroplasticity and Pain Reprocessing Therapy

• A mind-body approach to unlearning chronic pain

• Biopsychosocial-spiritual inquiry for deep, inner healing

• Calming the nervous system through breath, light movement, acupuncture, and injection therapy

• Releasing of current and past stressors through conversation, journaling, and exercise

• Pharmacotherapy-assisted treatment plans designed to create space for lasting health

What is mind-body medicine?

Usually, when you go to a medical office for a visit, a fairly predictable transaction takes place. Your blood pressure is measured. You’re weighed. You tell the nurse why you are there that day. The doctor comes in and gives you a couple of options for treatment. They may ask you a few questions about what happened leading up to your complaint, or even about your diet.

What’s important to discuss, is what they don’t ask you. They don’t ask you about stress in your life. Or how you’re coping with your situation. They don’t spend time educating you about the connections between physical symptoms and illness that develop in response to stress, trauma and other psychological factors.

You may have noticed that your symptoms are worse when you are under high stress. You may have always known that there is some connection between your symptoms and stressors in your life. Sometimes anger makes things worse. Or driving to your inlaw’s house. These are all examples of how the state of your mind effects what’s happening in your body. Think about the last time you had to make a really big presentation at work and you might remember how your stomach was turning before you walked in the room. That’s another example of your body responding to the nervousness you felt.

In mind-body medicine approaches, we understand and respect how the mind can be an amplifier for symptoms. A dial. When things are stressful and hard, symptoms are turned up. When things are light and flowy on vacation, everything melts away. The latest in brain science teaches us that all of these danger signals coming into the brain are processed in the same part of the brain where emotion is processed. This means that literally, every sensory input to the brain must have emotion tied into it. This is really exciting stuff because it also means we can learn to control these emotions.

We now have treatments available that focus on empowering you to discover these connections and then safely and systematically unlearn these associations and amplifiers. You can start to see things before they happen and prevent or lessen the symptoms.

When it comes to chronic pain and other diagnoses such as chronic IBS, chronic migraines, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and more, the steps we need to take to move through these diagnoses can feel a little scary. After all, the signs and symptoms you are receiving from your body are forcing you into a state of rest and fear. And it’s from this fear that we find the answers to heal. And only you can discover what that is for yourself.

If you're ready to learn how your body is connected to your mind and to use tools to unlearn patterns that are holding you back, message me today to learn more. Through scientifically-proven neuroplasticity exercises, biopsychosocial-spiritual exploration, parasympathetic nervous system activation, conversational techniques, journaling, and pain reprocessing therapy, you can discover the patterns in your life that are preventing you from healing.

You don’t have to live this way anymore.

You can unlearn.

If you’re ready to try something new, something different, and be empowered to heal, message Dr. Ciccone today.

Dr. Ciccone knows how hard it can be to take the first step. It’s scary and very hard to do. It’s something she’s had to do many times in her own life and continues to do. She knows exactly how hard, yet rewarding it can be. It’s also hard to take that step when you don’t know if you’ll connect with the person you’re reaching out to. Will they understand you and your unique challenges? Will you have a good connection? You won’t know until you try.

Dr. Ciccone is a survivor of domestic violence in a romantic partnership and as a member of the LGBTQ2SIA+ community, she is no stranger to life being difficult. She is committed to anti-racism and anti-oppressive work that is trauma-informed and remains actively engaged in this work. She currently lives on stolen land from the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples, also known as the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations communities also known as Victoria, British Columbia, and she is grateful to be allowed to be on their land through the Douglas Treaties. She supports the continued negotiations between the Te’mexw Treaty members and the Canadian government. She also acknowledges naturopathic medicine’s role in oppression and colonization and will continue to educate herself on the origins of the practices misappropriated from Indigenous and Asian medical systems.

Dr. Lorna Ciccone is a licensed naturopathic physician in Washington state and can see folks living in Washington through virtual care as a naturopathic physician. She can see people who don’t live in Washington as a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach also through virtual meetings.

No quick fix. The real deal.

Dr. Lorna can’t wait to meet you! Connect with her today.

*LoveLightHealth*

Dr. Lorna Ciccone

Disclaimer: This website does not provide medical advice. It is intended for informational purposes only and only the views of the author are expressed. This website is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. There are no guarantees of outcome with any services rendered.