The Silence of Reflux - DAVE ROCK

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When your voice changes and it's not associated with a viral or bacterial situation or other explainable occurrences, it can be scary.

Both Dave and Clara are dealing with Silent Reflux (SR), quietly. This conversation is an opening into part of their story of the psychological impact alongside managing the physiology of acid reflux with diet and lifestyle choices. 

Dave is a writer and spoken word artist who helps others to live their gifts in verbal form using their voice. It was a massive shock to him when his voice failed him. We share stories around the impact of how this happened, and some strategies to help manage the disorder. 

Dave describes the time that his voice left him, associated with him feeling worn out in every sense. He chose to step back from interacting online and stepped into his flow of being an inspirational poet on the street. A week later his voice had complete gone. No sound. Nothing there, very scary...

We take our voices for granted, to use and to express ourselves creativity. To have this natural facility withdrawn from use is immense. 

Questions like:

How do I live? Who would I be?

Fear alternates with waves of peace, wrestling with the usual conundrums of life. In the absence of a voice, the wrestle feels like nonsense.

No point planning or projecting to future.

Dave couldn't work, as coaching people was physically painful.

Clara shares when her first bout of SR occurred, she couldn't carry on teaching 15 classes a week. Similar overwhelm of overwork, a shift wanted to happen. 

Giving attention to the throat chakra, noticing how out of balance she had become giving away a lot - and asking; so what now?

Anger, frustration and jealousy of other people using their voices 'willy nilly for random things.' It's heartbreaking how cavalier people can be about this magnificent instrument, a product of millions of years of evolution and they're using it to talk rubbish!!

Why do we loose our voices? There can be an emotional component to this too along with the overwhelm, coughing damage and SR.

They both learned to be silent as a child, due to the far of being reprimanded. As adults worked on reclaiming and expanding the capacity to express more freely. Still a side that discourages one from becoming too well known, too prominent, as a writer, performer or teacher, its not safe. A disengaging occurs - somewhere it's not safe to express fully and freely all of the time. Little bit out and then back in. 

Physically the issues with stomach acidity, caused by choices of food and drink. Add   stress handling into the mix and we're in the shadow of trauma and fear.

Often, one is not aware of SR, called Silent for several reasons, that it creeps up on you quietly and invites you to be silent, which has both positive and detrimental effects. Treatment in mainstream medicine is restrictive and pharmaceutical based and does not suit everyone. There are alternatives. See Dr Jonathan Aviv for research and dietary advice. 

Building a sustainable relationship with ones mind-body-soul interaction is the key to finding ways into the harmony of life. When ones voice cannot be used as usual, awareness opens to other methods of communicating.

People respond to the Chi we emit - a presenting of ones presence. 

Dave shares a sublime poem called;

'I can't unsee your face'

Connect with Dave;

Web - https://www.flowspeaking.com 

IG - @daverockinfinite 

Connect with Clara;

Connect with Clara;

Web - https://consciouslivingevents.co.uk 

IG - @clarachiapollo

See Dr. Jonathan Aviv and his book The Acid Watcher Diet 

https://www.acidwatcher.com 

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