Naturopath

This blog is about to go through a transformation. Three years ago I was headed down the path of glasses, contacts, and "what is the lowest line you can read." Optometery is a a wonderful profession and one that I have been lucky enough to see first hand. My dad, who is an optometrist, is always filled with stories and loves his job. However the closer I got to attending graduate school - the more uneasy I became. I wanted that still, small voice to show up and tell me that this was where I ws supposed to be. Instead, there were days that I almost threw my skis back into my car and head to Montana. There was a job available, at one point, to be the daily weather blogger at Big Moutain and I cried for at least 10 minutes - I thinks I could just smell the snow. But God didn't leave me snuffling for long. Instead, he sent me looking for medical advice. I was raised by two people who hardly ever saw the inside of a doctor's office unless it was my father's. Owning your own business also means going without much insurance other than the type that would help pay for a heart transplant or a long hospital stay after a nasty car accident. I was apprehensive about going to a naturopath. I remember telling a friend, " if crystals, magnets, or bird feathers appear, I am making a kind but quick exit." Dr. McAllister, however, was a revalation to me. I had never wanted to be a doctor. The medical care I had received over the years seemed lacking. The fast pace, the medications and the often vague advice was nothing that appealed to me. There wasn't enough about how to live fully and to much on how to limp along. The arrogant self-assurance was something else I felt I couldn't live with.(I am not saying that there are not conventional healers who are not amazing and gifted people. I am also not implying that allopathic (conventional) medicine does not have a place.) But it wasn't for me. So from this time forward I am going to turn this blog into a place where I can express: 1. What it is like to be in my first year of medical school. 2. What it is that I love about Naturopathic medicine. 3. How my Christianity has led me and is sculpting the doctor that I hope one day to become. So, welcome to my dialogue. Pull up a chair and feel free to tell me I am wrong. I need all the practice I can get at humility and listening.