Another Way to Heal
THERAPISTS
Melissa Crawford is a a former Family Doctor turned Healing Mentor and Guide who is passionate about supporting her clients in healing trauma and clearing the physical, subconscious and emotional blocks to healing so they can awaken their innate healing capabilities and create a life they love, feeling healthy, joyful, intuitive and whole. See Melissa's story below.
Jaco Berg, former functional medicine doctor and acupuncturist is offering Light Therapy and/or Ionic Detox Footbaths. He is a functional life catalyst with the passion for seeing people Evolve into their most excited expression of a life they love to live. Passionate about helping people with chronic life and health challenges, get unstuck and move into being abundant in health, wealth, body mind and spirit.
My Journey from
Doctor to Healer
As a medical student, I was disheartened to see how disempowering many medical visits were for patients. I didn't like how pharmaceuticals and surgery were pushed on people with little to no informed consent. Manipulation and bullying were all too common.
Something within me felt deeply out of alignment with what I was experiencing as both a learner and a patient. I almost quit medical school as a result. However, at that time I was just starting to take my blinders off and notice what was going on, and I had no idea yet just how dark things really were. So, I kept going with my training and focused on the mindset that I would do things differently and practice more holistically, compassionately and naturally when I got out.
In 2013, when I was a family medicine resident I had a harsh awakening when my son and I were both injured by pharmaceuticals (vaccinations). That was really the last straw for me! It was incredibly traumatizing to realize the profession I was working in had harmed us and had no solutions to help us, nor did they even acknowledge our disabling and potentially life-threatening injuries were connected to receiving these pharmaceuticals.
I was not believed or supported and instead was gaslit and ignored by many Doctors, friends, family and colleagues. This was incredibly painful. I thank God for the handful of people in my life at the time who did support and listen to me!
Going forward, I wanted no part in causing harm to my patients. Once I woke up to the corruption, trauma and great harm occurring within the health care system I knew I wasn’t going to be participating in that story. I met more and more people with similar stories to ours. It was devastating to realize how many lives were being negatively impacted by adverse events to pharmaceuticals. Especially devastating when it's a child!
In my search for healing, I was blessed to find wonderful healers and modalities. Energy work and frequency healing (vibrational water formulas) are what helped us transform our lives the most, from deep suffering to great health. We experienced nothing short of miracles - some instant healings and some more gradual healings, but miracles nonetheless!
I vowed to do things differently when I graduated as a Family Doctor. At the time, I thought that meant I’d become a Functional Medicine Doctor so I started my training in this field of medicine as it seemed to be a great step forward compared to Allopathic Medicine.
I worked as a private Functional Medicine Doctor in addition to working as a Family Doctor for a little while, and patients certainly benefited from the more integrative approaches (lifestyle changes, special/elimination diets, herbs and supplements) I was recommending but I felt a yearning to help people more deeply, as my son and I had been helped by the energy workers in the past.
In 2017, I experienced spinal and brain injuries (including CSF leaks) which led to me going off work for quite a long time to recover my health. During this period of time when I was on medical leave, I realized very quickly that I did not want to go back to work as a Family Doctor and that this injury was a divine redirection of my career path.
I began my training in energy healing modalities in 2018: Reiki, ThetaHealing, Yoga; and then in 2019, I studied Medical Intuition and Red/Infrared Light Therapy --> Visit this link for more info: https://www.melissacrawford.ca/polychromatic-light-therapy.
I also studied how to heal from trauma using somatic-based energy work and nervous system regulation practices. I learned about ways to gently and safely detoxify from heavy metals and chemicals.
In 2023, I became a Mesa Carrier through a beautiful Peruvian lineage which really supported me in feeling more connected to Nature, Mother Earth, my guides and Creator. I also completed an in-depth 2 year program through Purely ResonanceTM where I studied Medical Intuition and Vibrational Water Remedies. --> Visit this link for more info: www.purelyresonance.com
I have gratefully recovered from (and am now helping others do the same):
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A dural tear in the spine which caused cerebrospinal fluid leaking and brain injuries that had impacted my cognitive abilities significantly
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Autoimmune connective tissue disorders
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Acute and rapid demyelination of the spine and brain which could have put me in a wheelchair or ended my life
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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
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Chronic fatigue and brain fog
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Chronic myofascial pain, headaches and joint pains
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Cancer
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Heavy metal toxicity & chronic infections as a result of autoimmunity
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Irritable bowel syndrome
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Lifelong anxiety and depression
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Complex PTSD → the healing from this is ongoing
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And more believe it or not!
I am beyond grateful my son recovered from:
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Encephalitis (brain swelling/inflammation)
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Developmental regressions (social, language, motor)
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Hyperactivity
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Severe sleep issues
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Left-sided weakness (arm and leg) and oral motor issues due to a vaccine-induced stroke at 6 months of age
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Severe gastrointestinal issues and food sensitivities
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Eczema from head to toe
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Stalled growth
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Complex PTSD (healing ongoing) as a result of the constant pain from his injuries
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And other autoimmune issues within his blood and connective tissues.
I'm passionate about the work I do because of what we’ve survived and fully recovered from as a result of these modalities. What lights me up the most is educating and empowering my clients to remember the healer is within them and teaching them how to heal themselves and take their power back from those who have harmed them.
“The wound is the place where the light enters you” – Rumi
I’m on a mission to give people hope that healing naturally is possible in most cases, even from the most serious of health conditions. I'm most interested in working to uncover and heal the root causes of dis-ease which I believe is trauma of all kinds (mental, emotional, spiritual and physical - including toxic exposures), stuck emotions and limiting beliefs in the subconscious mind.
No Longer Practicing Medicine
I officially retired my medical license to practice medicine in 2022 as I did not feel it was possible to practice the way I wanted to within the medical system. So, in an effort to liberate myself from the constraints of the medical system and its a authorities, I chose to leave on my own terms and wholeheartedly pursue working in the fields of energy and frequency healing.
Even without a medical license, I will always retain my Medical Degree (MD) as well as the knowledge gained throughout my medical training, however I can no longer provide official medical diagnoses, medical testing or treatments. I see my work as complementary to any medical services your family physician can provide.
Melissa Crawford - Another Way To Heal
Education & Certifications
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Bachelor of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, 2007
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Medical Degree, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, 2011
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course, Queen's University 2012
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Family Medicine Residency, Queen's University, 2014
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Energy, Cardio-metabolic & Neurology modules, Institute of Functional Medicine, 2016-2017
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Functional Neurology Cerebellar and Vestibular Course, IAFNR, 2017
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Bioindividual Nutrition Program, 2015-ongoing
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Usui Reiki, 1st & 2nd Degrees in 2018, Reiki Master in 2020
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ThetaHealing Courses: Basic & Advanced DNA, Intuitive Anatomy, Game of Life and Family Ties, 2018-2019, Digging Deeper 2024
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Yoga Teacher Training, 2018-2019
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Beyond Addictions/Change Your Habits, Change Your Life: The Yogic Path to Recovery, 2019
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Light Therapy Certification through "LETS", Level 1, 2020
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Certificate for Medical Intuition, 2019. Medical Intuition Instructor Course, 2022. International College of Medical Intuition, Inc.,
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Medical Intuition & Vibrational Water Remedies, Healers Who Share/Purely Resonance, Inc. 2022-2023
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Mesa program (Andean Rainbow lineage), 2 x 7 week programs with Eva Blum at Tree Star Health, 2023
"During my first session with Melissa I got a strong feeling about one of my life purposes and I feel that the treatment had a significant positive impact on my health and wellbeing."
Martin