Nikki-lynn McKeague

Being in the unknown is uncomfortable and scary. But what I've discovered is that having a wellness team already in place changes everything about how you navigate it. A personal story about what's been carrying me through uncertainty — and why building your team before you need it matters.

Something unexpected came up with my health recently, and I’ve gone back and forth about how much of that story I am ready to share publicly. Part of me wants to keep it private until I know more, and part of me knows there is something useful in naming the experience while it is still unfolding. I’m not ready to offer all the details — and honestly, I may never need to. What I do want to share is what happened inside me when uncertainty entered the room, because I think it says something...

I tried something new this week. After years of building my own wellness team — a chiropractor, a massage therapist, reiki practitioner, reflexologist, a homeopath, a counsellor — there was one practice I had never actually experienced myself: osteopathy. I knew enough about it to write about it for this blog, but I had never sat in the chair, or in this case, on the table. When the opportunity came up, I took it. Because that is exactly what I tell people, over and over again: try...