Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of treatments that never seem to get to the real problem?
Maybe you've been given a diagnosis and told, 'There's no cure." Your doctors are focused on symptom management while you’re silently asking…
“But what about healing?”
It’s a question I had to wrestle with in my own health journey, and today I want to help you understand the powerful difference between treatment and true healing—and why it matters more than you think.
✅ Treatment vs. Healing: What’s the Difference?
1. Treatment is often short-term. Healing is a journey.
Treatment is designed to stabilize or relieve symptoms. That’s important, especially during a crisis. But it doesn’t mean your body is healed—it simply means your symptoms are under control (for now).
Healing, on the other hand, is about restoring your body to balance, so those symptoms don’t keep coming back.
Healing, on the other hand, is about restoring your body to balance, so those symptoms don’t keep coming back.
2. Treatment can be passive. Healing requires participation.
You can be treated by a doctor or specialist, and that can be helpful. But healing involves your active participation: changing what you eat, how you manage stress, what you put on your skin, and how you think.
Healing is personal. It asks more of you—but it also gives so much more back.
Healing is personal. It asks more of you—but it also gives so much more back.
3. Treatment targets the body. Healing involves the whole person.
Modern medicine tends to separate physical symptoms from emotional or spiritual wellbeing. But true healing addresses the whole person—body, mind, and spirit.
Inflammation, for example, can be driven not just by diet but also by stress, toxins, trauma, and even spiritual disconnection.
Inflammation, for example, can be driven not just by diet but also by stress, toxins, trauma, and even spiritual disconnection.
4. Treatment may not lead to freedom. Healing brings restoration.
You can live for years managing a condition with no real resolution.
But healing brings you back to life—more energy, more clarity, more peace. It’s not just about absence of disease; it’s about the presence of wholeness.
But healing brings you back to life—more energy, more clarity, more peace. It’s not just about absence of disease; it’s about the presence of wholeness.
5. Sometimes treatment is necessary—but it’s not the final answer.
There’s no shame in needing treatment. It may be the first step. But don’t stop there.
Ask deeper questions like:
- What caused this imbalance in the first place?
- What does my body need to repair and restore?
- What is inflaming my system?
- What habits are keeping me sick?
🔥 The First Step Toward Healing: Reduce Inflammation Naturally
If you’re ready to move beyond managing symptoms and start addressing root causes, reducing inflammation is one of the best places to begin.
That’s exactly why I recommend the 11-Day Jumpstart.
This simple, supported program helps you:
- Remove inflammatory foods
- Flood your body with nutrients
- Rebuild your energy, digestion, and mindset
- Get coaching, encouragement, and recipes in a private group
It’s the same kind of reset that helped me move from just “getting by” to feeling vibrant and hopeful again.
✨ Are You Ready to Jumpstart Healing?
Whether you’re new to this journey or looking for a fresh start, the 11-Day Jumpstart can help you finally shift from treatment to true healing.
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When you're living with ITP (Immune Thrombocytopenia Purpura), it can feel like your life has been hijacked. The unexplained bruises, constant fatigue, fear of bleeding—it’s enough to make anyone feel defeated. But what if the most powerful healing tool isn’t a medication… it’s your mindset?
The Power of the Words You Speak
If you’re like many ITP warriors, you may have caught yourself thinking or saying:
- “I can’t live like this anymore.”
- “This is a horrible disease.”
- “My life will never be the same.”
- “I’ll be stuck with this forever.”
These thoughts may feel honest in the moment—but they can also become traps.
Dr. Bruce Lipton, author of The Biology of Belief, teaches that our cells respond to what we believe. That means the way we think and speak about our health can literally shape the way our body heals. You’re not just dealing with platelets—you’re dealing with beliefs that either support your body… or sabotage it.
Flip the Script: Mindset Shifts That Encourage Healing
Let’s try something radical. What if you flipped the script?
Instead of saying:
❌ “I have a disease.”
Try:
✅ “I’m healing from a disease.”
❌ “I have a disease.”
Try:
✅ “I’m healing from a disease.”
Instead of:
❌ “This is ruining my life.”
Try:
✅ “This is challenging me to grow in strength and resilience.”
❌ “This is ruining my life.”
Try:
✅ “This is challenging me to grow in strength and resilience.”
Instead of:
❌ “There’s no hope.”
Try:
✅ “Hope may be quiet right now, but it’s still here.”
❌ “There’s no hope.”
Try:
✅ “Hope may be quiet right now, but it’s still here.”
This isn’t just semantics—it’s strategy. You’re choosing to speak life over your body instead of death. That matters.
This Is Not Toxic Positivity—It’s Healing Focus
To be clear, flipping your mindset isn’t about pretending everything is fine. It’s not about ignoring blood test results or pretending you're not afraid.
This is about acknowledging your pain while still choosing a path of possibility and purpose.
You can say, “This is hard” and still believe, “I can heal.”
You can cry and still declare, “I’m stronger than I feel today.”
Speak Life Over Your Platelets: A 7-Day Challenge
Want to try it? Here's a simple challenge:
👉 For the next 7 days, speak one hopeful, healing-focused statement out loud each morning.
Here are a few to get you started:
- “My body was created to heal.”
- “Every day, I’m moving toward better health.”
- “I am not defined by ITP.”
- “I choose hope, even when I don’t feel it yet.”
Even if you don’t believe the words at first, speak them anyway. Speak them until you do.
🌿 Faith for the Journey
If you’re a person of faith, it helps to remember that your mindset isn’t just a mental battle — it’s a spiritual one too. God sees your struggle and walks with you in it. When the road feels uncertain, His Word can anchor your heart and bring peace to your thoughts. You don’t have to face ITP or any health journey alone. As you speak hope over your healing, remember what God speaks over you — strength, purpose, and peace.
Here are a few verses I cling to:
- Isaiah 41:10 – “So do not fear, for I am with you... I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
- Romans 15:13 – “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
- Psalm 103:2–3 – “Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.”
Final Encouragement
You are not a victim of ITP. You are not broken beyond repair. You are a warrior in the middle of transformation.
Flip the script.
Choose healing.
Speak hope.
And watch your body begin to follow.
Choose healing.
Speak hope.
And watch your body begin to follow.
Want more support on your healing journey?
Download my free guide: 3 Ways to Increase Platelets Naturally — filled with practical tips you can implement right away.
