My Reason for Chiropractic

Growing up, I always knew I wanted a career rooted in service and teaching. That desire wasn’t just a fleeting childhood idea—it was something nurtured by life itself.

We did respite care for inner city youth for as long as I can remember. I taught Sunday School at my local church. I volunteered—locally and beyond.I struggled through childhood health complications.I worked retail, then as a private caregiver.

Looking back, it seems like a natural progression. But for a while, the specific path wasn't clear.

At first, I thought I wanted to be a chef. Then a teacher. Eventually, I landed on physical therapy.

I followed that path into college, all the way up to my junior year. One requirement for PT school was completing 100 shadowing hours before applying. That’s where things shifted.

Yes, I loved helping people help themselves—but the work felt too hands-off. Honestly, I was bored.

Cue: my quarter-life crisis.

“What should I do now?”“This doesn’t bring me satisfaction.”

Around that time, a classmate told me he was heading to graduate school for Chiropractic—a field I’d never considered before.

I started researching. And the more I learned, the more it clicked.

• The science made sense.

• As a doctor, you personalize care.

• You choose who and what you want to treat.

• You can add services, techniques, and therapies.

• And most importantly:

  The body can heal itself.

  
  

Now, years into practice—and even more years into serving others—I feel deeply attuned to people’s needs. Even the quiet ones. The buried ones. The ones people don’t believe can change.

Is that awareness overwhelming sometimes?Yes.

Is the implementation draining some days?Also yes.

But then—there are the rewards:

• A newborn finally able to breastfeed

• A child sleeping through the night

• A pregnant woman feeling supported in her birth plan

• A patient crying in relief after their first adjustment

• Watching someone finally meet their goal

• Seeing healing that comes from within

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These moments—these everyday miracles—make it all worth it.

The reason I started is the reason I stay. For the stories.For the healing.For the yes, you can moments.

Let me help you get there. And stay there.To your best health,

Dr. Anna Miller, DC