Back to Basics In conversation with women chiropractors I Coach and Dean of Achievement at Chirocollege.com. She and her team help chiropractors and their their practice goals. s it spring already?? 2010 got off to a roaring start and it’s been so exciting to receive weekly updates from my clients whose offices are bursting at the seams in service and love! It’s the most amazing time to be a chiropractor! If you’re like nearly every chiropractor I talk to, then you’re sensing something different in the air these days within our profession. That something different is the fact that more and more women are chiropractors, now, and that, as women, we want to be heard and served. This movement in chiropractic was a major topic of conversation at our recent, and first- ever, Women Chiropractors FUN in the Sun Retreat and Slumber Party. (E-mail me for more details on this great event!) We had the most amazing time: it consisted of connection, exploration, and growth. WHAT WE CAME UP WITH The reality is that, as women, we learn and operate differently than men do. This is not a new revelation as there is evidence of our differences everywhere. Heck, men and women don’t even have the same “hardware” – nor is our wiring the same. (Anyone who’s dated and/or been married can attest to these realities.) There’s a reason that the book shelves are lined with offerings such as Women are from Venus; Men are from Mars. In some fundamental ways, we are different. Here’s one difference for you to consider: have you ever noticed how men will continue to try out different brands of beer, in search of the perfect beverage, whereas women will try entirely different drinks – usually ‘fufu’ drinks with umbrellas and other accessories? How the heck does this translate to chiropractic practice, you ask? The problem for women DCs is that what we’ve been offered, thus far, as a model for practicing is like a dif- ferent brand of beer but what we want is the fufu drink with an umbrella-thank you very much!! Our desire isn’t a lager instead of an ale. Our desire is something completely differ- ent because we are completely different. For instance, having a chief who tells the warriors how to do everything doesn’t make our heart’s sing and dance. We want to have conversations that lead to connecting while we learn about others’ experiences. From connecting and sharing with one another, we mold what we’ve heard into a format that uniquely fits us...as women. What does this mean? For one thing, our women’s weekend was transformational on many fronts, and namely because we all discovered that, guess what, we like gatherings | APRIL 2010 www.canadianchiropractor.ca feature
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