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Hi Dr. Matia,
Hi Dr. Matia,
I just looked at the ICAMA forum for the first time in a long time and saw all the blog posts about what happened. Goodness - I had no idea the extent of things and I am so sorry you went through that and the pain it caused!! I don’t say it enough at all, but please know a day doesn’t go by that I don’t think about you and everything you have done for me and the deep gratitude I feel that I found you and that you’ve been so generous with your time and knowledge. I see things I want to send you/see what you think about several times a week, but I resist because I know how busy you are and I want to respect your time.
You saved my life back in 2009, and you are now putting me back together once again. My life is so different now then it once was. I’ve developed a new relationship with food, with myself, and I am learning how to actually take care of myself which is not something most people learn. I hold you very close to my heart. Even typing this is making me tear up!
You are so loved and so SO appreciated for everything that you do. Thank you from the very bottom of my heart. Your work is extremely important and necessary. Sadly, it’s often the one or two critical people whose voices rise above the rest. But that doesn’t make them right. I have deep faith in your work, as do the many many others you’ve helped and healed. We are here for you. I’m sorry if that isn’t always said or apparent.
Xoxo!
oh Lauren, thank you so much
oh Lauren, thank you so much for these beautiful words! You have no idea how meaningful they are to me.
Matia,
Matia,
Wow, I have rarely post or even log on to this site and reading about how other people abused you breaks my heart. There is no person on this earth as caring and compassionate as you. You give your heart and soul to others. That is obvious in everything you do. You are the reason that I am alive. You are the person that brought hope to me in my darkest hour. You are an angel sent by God. It is sad that people who are hurting choose to hurt others instead of focusing on healing themselves and finding the good in things. Please know that you are much loved an appreciated by me and it seems by many others that you have helped. I love you.
Peggy, I think one of the
Peggy, I think one of the most unexpected treasures that has come out of this work is what I believe is the life long connections that have been created within this community. You have been a beautiful part of making this community such a special place. Thank you for always sharing your open heart and bringing insight, empathy, respect, and information to it. Thank you for your kind kind words! Dr.M
Dear Dr. Matia, I don't want
Dear Dr. Matia, I don't want to lesson the words of love and gratitude that have come through this site - they are incredibly heartwarming. Nor do I want to lesson the educational information that you give to us. However, this place is still so quiet. My sense is that this just doesn't seem to be the place to say "I'm scared - I need a friend. Could you lend me a little hope? I seem to be running a bit low." I am not asking you to reopen the old forum. I think it got the hell beat out of it and bled out. I guess what I'm asking you, is if you would be willing to be part of that emotional support system in some new and magical place of hope? (No-not smoking pot again) I'm also asking you, and other patients, whether there is a need for such a separation of patient and doctor when it comes to the emotional side of fear and doubt? Maybe that doubt part is the tough one - both for the patient and the doctor? I mean, how difficult to say, or to hear, I have doubts this is going to work for me. The forum would be full of that from new patients. As I became an old timer, who had healed immensely, it would warm my heart to "watch' the doubts fade bit by bit. Of course, they would always be replaced by another "young un" :) I would love to "hear" some dialogue...............Denise
Denise,
Denise,
I know how you are feeling. Do not give up. Natural healing takes time and because everyone is an individual and we are all different, we all respond differently to treatment. Something that has helped me when I'm feeling very down is to take deep breaths, if I can go out into nature, and list all the things that I am grateful for, one of those being Matia. It does not get rid of the pain or suffering, but it helps put it into perspective. Hugs from me to you. I hope you feel better soon.
Thank you Denise as always
Thank you Denise as always for your candor and ability to bring up what needs to be. I think my thought process is to reopen conversation in this way to seek out thoughts and feelings. I would love nothing more than to be a huge part of interacting and supporting via the forum and that is kind of what I am moving toward by reopening things in the way I have. I would love to hear commentary from others whom are reading but not commenting. Not to be redundant, but, that participation, I do not think is wanted by all, but rather, it seems what is being sought out is a private space away from myself and Boaz to discuss matters. However, as I have seen this is not always an effective way of creating a space that is effective here, and so coming up with a set of rules for the forum if it were to be reopened would be necessary. And, in truth perhaps, I should simply reopen and be present and take it from there. I am on a very important family vacation in Israel not having seen these family members in 10 years. When I return home, I will consider more seriously those next steps. Thank you as always for your participation, which has always through these years been so incredibly raw and real and loaded with the vulnerability and intelligence that is necessary to make these kinds of conversations what they need to be. I appreciate you so much! Dr.M
Hello all,
Hello all,
Matia asked me to post for her as she has spent the last 24 hours traveling to L.A. and is now on a plane on her way to Israel. She can’t log into the site because it won’t let her in from her computer and she does’t remember her site passwords. She will post as soon as she can.
Dear Peggy, thank you for
Dear Peggy, thank you for your kind words. SO true about nature - I love a walk in the woods - breathe deeply - as wierd as it may sound - I sometimes feel the strength of the trees.......
I know it's been a while
I know it's been a while since you posted this, but it still seems like the best place to ask a question. I've noticed that you've been using #sibo on some of your instagram posts, but we've never really talked specifically about that. Only about candida and microbial translocation in general. Can you explain more about how you address SIBO in your treatment, and how it fits into the Chinese medicine paradigm? And how many of your patients would you say have SIBO as part of what they're dealing with? Thanks!