I was scheduled for a total knee replacement.  I had put off the surgery for much too long and I was always in pain.  Ren asked me how I was feeling about my upcoming surgery and invited me to do a theta session about it. I had worked through some emotional baggage with Ren, but doing a session about the surgery had not occurred to me. I was open to it because of the good results from the previous sessions.  I had been hobbling around in the logical belief that my knee was defective, not working and needed to be replaced.

I came out of the session feeling like my knee was the toughest part of my body and was doing a great job to continue working through all of the pain. The session led to a lot of positive self-talk about how going “under the knife” would be welcome and a benefit to my whole body, not an invasion. The self-talk made a huge impact as the surgery date approached.  I was appreciative of the perseverance of my old knee and grateful that surgeons were able to make changes that would lead to a better quality of life for me.  This carried over into the rehab.  I was ahead of schedule for every measurable rehab metric andI have made a complete recovery.  I love my new titanium knee.

James Street – Athletic Director, Middle School Teacher, Head Football Coach