ABOUT DR LESLIE
Leslie R Welch, DC has a degree in Human Biology, and a degree in Chiropractic medicine. She is the author of two books about chronic pain. “Learning Through Pain”, an anthology including personal stories of chronic pain by professional women in the health field, and “One Breath at a Time” A doctor’s journey through chronic pain.
She was in the 9th year of her practice when one morning she woke up and couldn’t move. She was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia. She lost her entire career overnight and that set in motion what is to date a 21-year struggle against chronic pain. She lived in a new world now, a lonely, isolating, depressing, and resentful world. Her marriage turned into two strangers living in the same home, and her children suffered greatly.
Medical treatment was not working and after years of giving up she decided to start to participate in her own care. She began researching complementary and alternative medicine to be used in conjunction with her medical treatment. It took trial and error over several years, but her efforts resulted in a handful of treatments that have given her a level of real tangible relief.
Her goal in, “One Breath at a Time”, is to arm you with the tools you need for you to live your best life, to take back your power over your pain and for you to understand the Mind Body Connection. She lives her best life now, dealing with her pain in a healthy way, allowing her to have the opportunity to enjoy her days and participate in life. She has repurposed the way she helps people. She now works as a Chronic Pain Life Coach and a Public Speaker with the highest qualifications, her degrees and her empathy!
