Summer Williams is a board-certified Women’s Health and Psych/Mental Health nurse practitioner currently seeking her dual Doctorate (PhD/DNP). To combine research and practice more efficiently.
This 10-week experience, tailored specifically for women who over-give and question their worth, uses reflective lessons and guided journaling to help slow down, listen inward and reconnect with yourself beyond roles and expectations.
What is Holistic Health?
Summer embraces holistic healthcare as an approach that includes mind, body and spirit in equal measures. She employs conventional and alternative approaches to promote wellbeing for her clients while taking time to meet each of their individual needs. Summer especially enjoys teaching simple self-care practices such as exercise, sunshine exposure, diet modification, breathing techniques and community involvement for their own self care – something her current research explores with regard to anxiety/depression during pregnancy as well as intuitive/body knowing practices used during that process.
Why is Holistic Health Important?
Summer strongly believes in holistic self-care as essential to overall wellbeing, working collaboratively with her clients to establish healthy habits such as exercise, sunshine, diet, breath and community engagement. She utilizes alternative modalities such as acupuncture and assisted soft tissue mobilization to improve wellbeing as well. Her current research involves employing qualitative approaches to evaluate pregnant women’s perceptions regarding intuitive body knowing in reducing anxiety/stress levels during gestation. Summer enjoys working with clients of various ages from diverse backgrounds.
How can Holistic Health Help You?
Holistic health takes an integrative approach when treating issues like allergies, skin issues, pain relief and anxiety as well as colds. Their goal is to keep symptoms at bay by improving overall health while making sure that individuals get adequate rest and relaxation.
Holistic health encompasses not only conventional therapies like surgery and medications, but also nontraditional approaches such as exercise, nutritionists, psychologists and spiritual healers. A holistic health practitioner is trained to recognize how all these components interrelate for overall wellness.
Holistic wellness practitioners frequently have connections to centuries-old healing traditions such as Chinese medicine, Ayurveda or Indigenous healing methods that provide an abundance of cultural renewal while forging stronger community ties and feelings of belongingness.
Holistic health care providers offer long-term solutions that can help you manage life’s challenges and stay at their best. By taking into account both physical and emotional wellbeing, as well as your social circumstances and lifestyle choices, they tailor an individualized treatment plan specifically to you.
Primary care providers (PCPs) often employ holistic health approaches when providing their patients with primary care. PCPs consider all aspects of life when providing healthcare advice; such as suggesting diet changes, physical activities or meditation techniques designed to promote wellness and decrease stress levels. They may recommend traditional medical interventions, like prescribing medications. When necessary, they may even collaborate with mental health providers or physical therapists in providing patients with the care they require. PCPs are an essential part of healthcare systems, not only due to their expertise but also because of their ability to form meaningful relationships with patients that support holistic wellbeing. PCPs create an atmosphere in which their patients feel safe discussing any sensitive matters as well as exploring treatment options that best meet individual needs.
