more than we like seminars. We loved sitting by the pool in the backyard, roasting marshmallows, preparing our meals together, and even doing yoga in the mornings in our pajamas. The week- end was void of the chief on the platform telling us what to do as the warriors. Instead we learned from each other. We did it our way and yes, it felt great! It isn't about who's right and who's wrong – it's all of us together working as a unified force... Here are some more areas where we are different: as women, we create and then nurture what we’ve created. It’s our nature. Men, by their very nature, contribute and then fix. That’s just the way things are. Also, we desire role models who know what it’s like to be pregnant, be a mommy, and live to find the bal- ance between wanting a solid career while also wanting to nurture our sweet babies. Furthermore, instead of playing “king” of any mountain, we desire to help one another to the top. We want to lock arms and cherish the bonded journey. And yes, we’ll likely throw a party when we’re each accounted for at the top of the mountain. We are not suggesting, by any means, that the way men ap- proach things is wrong. Men have rocked our profession and we say thanks! We fully support those women who want to listen to a man’s suggestions regarding how to run their business. We know that they offer practical ways to balance being the mom who never misses a field trip; musters to put on a happy face after endless nights of no rest, and being there for every one of our kids’ “firsts” all while operating a successful practice. But, on the other hand, women affirm and recognize that there are areas where we want to break from some of those suggestions and do things differently, basing our inspirations on female role models. This isn’t about who’s right and who’s wrong. All of it is right- it just depends upon perspective. Identifying a better beer is a great exercise for those who want beer. We have just determined that finding the best beer doesn’t serve our hearts to their fullest. We don’t want a newer version of the same. We want paths that are feminine through and through. We want to be our own role models. I think we can all agree that bliss and global awareness is most possible when each person is living out what’s engraved on their own heart. THE VISION OF A NEW PARADIGM The reality is that women comprise nearly half of our profession. And, although we applaud and appreciate how far the men have taken us, and will continue to take us, we no longer desire to ride the coat tails of a paradigm that doesn’t allow us to take our vision to its full potential. We want to achieve greatness on our terms and in our own ways. Gentlemen, you’re doing it right for you and have thus triumphed! We just want a new paradigm. We don’t want to be represented in a way that reflects a man’s goals, more than our own. Men have a model that works well for them. But we women who are also chiropractors would like to point out that we may not want to guide ourselves by the paradigms that men have prescribed for the profession, any more. We’ve got it | APRIL 2010 and we appreciate your support! But, it’s time we explored our own journey in our way - when each of us lives authentically, there is magic! Both ladies, and gentlemen, consider this: what if the older paradigm has limited chiropractic expansion into every home throughout the world because of a subluxation we weren’t even aware of? What if it’s not so much the insurance companies, drug companies or fighting within our own ranks that’s kept us serving only 10 per cent of the population? What if it’s simply that half of us are wired one way, and the other half is wired differently and that we have needed separate game plans to have a unified conclusion? What if? IT’S NOT WOMEN AGAINST MEN It’s not women against men. It’s all of us together working as a unified force, driven by love and innate intelligence to ensure that every man, woman, and child has the opportunity to be cared for by a Doctor of Chiropractic. And that, my friend, is what we propose to radically transform the public’s perception of who we are as chiropractors, as we passionately march onward to become the predominate choice for healthy individuals world-wide. Women in chiropractic are invited to complete an anonymous on-line survey to share their opinions and ideas. This is for all DCs, students, spouses, and CAs. http://www.surveymonkey. aDVISORY bOARD Victoria Coleman, DC eDITORIAL Connie J. D’Astolfo, DC, Dip HA, PhD (cand) Pierre DesLauriers, DC Kevin Finn, DC Karin Hammerich, DC, MHST(L)(cand) James P. Laws, DC, FCCSS(Hon) David Leprich, DC Wanda Lee MacPhee, DC Frank Mangoni, DC Peter Moore, DC Renae Rogers, DC James Thompson, DC Greg Uchacz, DC, FCCSS(C) Jessica Wong (CMCC student) Emily Roback B.Sc, DC mEMBERS OF THE eDITORIAL aDVISORY bOARD OF cANADIAN cHIROPRACTOR mAGAZINE dO NOT NECESSARILY SHARE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THE MAGAZINE NOR ARE THEY REPONSIBLE FOR INFORMATION APPEARING IN THE PUBLICATION. www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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