Whatever is happening in our bodies physically is an expression of what is also happening on a mental, emotional and spiritual level. It's not new information that stress causes illness in the body yet we still seem to wait until we are in dire straits to seek balance. Why is it that most of us wait until we are sick to get healthy? Is this a pattern we picked up from our own parents? Possibly. I know as a child I never heard the words self-care or self-love or even "me" time