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When a Capable Body No Longer Feels Safe

When a Capable Body No Longer Feels Safe

by Health401k | HealthBroker by Health401k™

27-year-old male. Data analyst. Chronic low back and knee pain. He was young, strong, and highly capable. And he didn’t feel safe in his own body. A competitive wrestler for years, he loved strength training and had always identified as resilient. Over time, that...
Two Knees and a Hike: A HealthBrokering Case Study

Two Knees and a Hike: A HealthBrokering Case Study

by Health401k | HealthBroker by Health401k™

Knee pain can be brutal. We are often told that decline is inevitable. While aging is real, there are frequently meaningful opportunities to support the body that go unnoticed when care is fragmented or rushed. Ed was in his late 60s. He had been a multi-letter high...
Debt, Stress, and a Multidimensional Health Investment:  A HealthBrokering Case Study

Debt, Stress, and a Multidimensional Health Investment: A HealthBrokering Case Study

by Health401k | HealthBroker by Health401k™

Sleeplessness, stress, chronic fatigue, and even headaches may have upstream causes in places we’d least expect. A married couple was referred to us by a professional we regularly collaborate with. The husband had been experiencing persistent sleeplessness, elevated...
Stabilizing the Room Before Asking Better Questions: A Case of Chronic Back Pain

Stabilizing the Room Before Asking Better Questions: A Case of Chronic Back Pain

by Health401k | HealthBroker by Health401k™

Back pain can be insidious and destabilizing. It can interrupt walking, work, sleep, and basic daily life. It can also create fear, especially when pain spikes without warning. John came to us because his back pain had begun shaping his decisions. His pain could flare...
HealthBroker by Health401k™:  The Tremor We Could Not Fully Resolve

HealthBroker by Health401k™: The Tremor We Could Not Fully Resolve

by Health401k | HealthBroker by Health401k™

The tremor was escalating, unrelenting, and deeply destabilizing for someone who had never considered herself fragile. Stacey was in her mid-30s. Highly capable. Widely trusted. Someone with a sharp read on people and a deep professional network. When she reached out,...
A Lawyer, a Therapist, and a House: The Transformation of Michelin Jeffries

A Lawyer, a Therapist, and a House: The Transformation of Michelin Jeffries

by Health401k | HealthBroker by Health401k™

A Life Under Load Michelin Jeffries had been navigating life untethered since the age of sixteen. A gifted mechanical mind. A full time Army serviceman. A father. By 2019, the systems that had held his life together fractured all at once. He was newly divorced....
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