Mari J. Dionne, CHHP - Owner & Author of The Captains Lady
Hello,
My name is Mari (pronounced like Marie). I developed this site as a means of keeping all of my notes in one place as I searched for a cure for being 'highly sensitive'. I have since learned there is no cure. It is who I am. Being a Highly Sensitive Woman, and not realizing it, cost me my health in more ways than one. However, since I have started applying the wisdoms of The Captains Lady to my life (wisdom is always in the application), I have been able to reduce, or even eliminate stressful symptoms and syndromes and so can you. It isn't always easy. But, we all have a captain within us that can navigate us toward energy wellness if we will but listen and then apply the message.
My Mission
It is not my intention to tell, but to encourage asking. It is through asking that we gain knowledge and it is through the application of knowledge that we gain wisdom. My mission is to encourage wisdom. If I have helped even one person to question their potential or to discover greater clarity, energy, or love of life, then I have succeeded.
My Intentions
My first intention is to help you towards understanding what may be causing your physical or emotional distress or symptoms. Notice I said ‘cause’. You’ll find no symptom band aids here, only really valuable, holistic information as to what you can do to get rid of the cause and thereby get rid of unwanted symptoms of distress.
My second intention is to lend valuable insights, provide sensible answers and possibilities toward establishing positive goals, which will encourage you to reclaim your energy (your spirit) and your life, so that you can live the radiant life you were intended, and deserve!
My Qualifications for Helping You
A Holistic Health Practitioner is someone trained in various areas of holistic healing, who treats the whole person rather than the disease and considers nutritional needs as well as the emotional and spiritual state of the individual. A Nutritional Consultant, on the other hand, is a person trained in all aspects of Nutrition and is qualified to advise people on improving their health through diet and lifestyle changes. I am both.
I am a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner of Natural Healing through the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP), of which I am a member. I hold a 2-Year Certificate in Alcohol & Substance Abuse Counseling and another certificate in Fitness & Nutrition.
Over the past decade of my life, I have studied World Religion, Mythology, Chakras, Auras, Color Therapy, Feng Shui, metaphysical topics, such as Tarot, and various therapies, such as meditation, aromatherapy, massage therapy, meditation, nutrition, supplements, physical exercise and Trigger Point Therapy.
"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing
because he could only do a little."
- Edmund Burke
I Was a Highly Sensitive Child
When I was a little girl, I always asked the question, "Why?" to just about everything, much to the exasperation of my parents and teachers. I was often told to go outside and play, which I did, at first moodily, but then gladly, as nature was always my best and most reliable friend. There was nothing that 'she' couldn't fix. I could walk silently through forest leaves, see castles in clouds, and catch snowflakes on my tongue. By the time I was done playing with 'her', life was OK again and the recent rejection of my last, "Why?" was long forgotten.
Some things don't change. I still ask why when I don't understand. If my body hurts, I ask why. If a doctor asks me to take medicine I ask why. And, when the answer makes no sense, I still turn to 'her' (nature) to help fix things.
As a Highly Sensitive Woman, I am here to encourage you to continue to ask, "Why?" when you haven't received answers, or have received ones that don't make any sense. I will share with you what I know and consider you no less of a person for asking.
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain. If I can ease one life the aching, or cool one pain,
or help one fainting robin unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain.
- Emily Dickinson
If you are suffering and you don't know why,
or you haven't been able to find any answers, perhaps
The Captains Lady can help.
May Love & Energy Be Yours!
