Karen Lawson, IHWC Productions

Announcing - HEALTH EMPOWERMENT ESSENTIALS, my new video series on YouTube!

Feeling Powerless or Lost in the Healthcare System? Take a look what I feel are the Top Ten Essentials you need to know for Health Empowerment. One video is releasing every week through May 10th and #2 just went out today.

Why take a look?

Maybe you know something needs to change…but your doctors aren't listening to you or you can’t see them as often as you need. Maybe you're managing multiple conditions with conflicting recommendations and no clear plan. Maybe you're simply exhausted from trying to advocate for yourself and don’t even know what resources you need. Or - maybe you know things you need to do for yourself but can’t seem to manage making them happen?

I created this HEALTH EMPOWERMENT VIDEO SERIES as a resource to begin to help you answer some of these questions. If you feel you need further support. I'm here. Because remember - "Health isn't something that happens to you - it's something you participate in."

Dr. Karen Lawson

Something I’ve learned after decades of practicing integrative medicine:

Most people living with chronic illness don’t need more information or more direction telling them what to do.
They need a framework that actually helps the information land.
That’s what drew me to this collaboration with Dr. Michele Renee and Dr. Brenna Erickson.

The TENDing Method isn’t another protocol asking you to do more. It’s a body-based, trauma-informed approach to finally making sense of what your body has been trying to tell you — and building practices that actually stick.

I’m honored to be part of the teaching team for TENDing Foundations — a 6-week virtual program for people living with Long COVID, ME/CFS, chronic Lyme, MCAS, and other complex chronic illness.

My piece of this work is what I care most about: the why behind sustainable change. Why protocols fail. Why shame makes healing harder. And what it actually takes to become someone who can tend their body — not perfectly, but consistently.

We start March 31st as a 6 week virtual group that meets for 90 min. Tuesday late afternoons. Beta pricing is $797 — the lowest it will ever be — and steps up significantly after this cohort.

Full details at bodyluminary.com. Questions welcome — Dr. Michele writes back personally to every one. 🌱

Hope you can join us!

Calling all Caregivers and Healthcare Pros! 🩺🧡

While this event is amazing for patients, it’s also a vital resource for:
🔹 Caregivers who want to better understand their loved one’s "fog."
🔹 Clinicians looking for a nervous-system-aware model of care.
🔹 Educators navigating the rise of cognitive fatigue in the classroom.

Help us spread the word! Tag a friend below who needs to see this. Let's make sure no one has to struggle through brain fog without a roadmap. 🗺️

🎟️ Last few days to register: https://beyondthefog.eventbrite.com

Body Luminary Karen Lawson, IHWC Productions

Living with chronic illness can feel like juggling pieces that never quite come together.
Physical symptoms don’t exist in isolation—and neither do our emotions, stress responses, or sense of meaning. Prolonged stress can affect the body, just as physical illness naturally brings fear, grief, and mental fatigue. These systems influence each other constantly.
When healing stalls, it’s often not because you’re doing something wrong—but because the whole story hasn’t had a place to be heard.
I wrote this week’s blog about what happens when we listen to symptoms as part of a larger conversation, rather than treating them in isolation.
🌀 The Conversation Your Symptoms Are Trying to Have
👉 Read Blog Post: https://www.ihwcproductions.com/blog

Are you struggling with persistent brain fog, exhaustion, or a “racing” nervous system? Join us to discover how Neurofeedback — a non-invasive, drug-free brain training — can move the body out of chronic “fight-or-flight” and back into a state of healing and clarity.

I'm honored to be a guest speaker for Bhakti Brain Health Clinic along with Dr. Michele Renee, DC, MAc at this upcoming event - SOLUTIONS FOR COVID & ME/CFS: Neurotherapy & compassionate Self-Awareness.

See the link for details and registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solutions-for-covid-mecfs-neurotherapy-compassionate-self-awareness-tickets-1982359378264?aff=oddtdtcreator

There are moments when our hearts want to show up in one way —
and our bodies say something else entirely.
Last week, many of us felt the pull to be visible, active, and present for our community here in Minnesota. And many of us also met very real limits: grief, fear, exhaustion, overwhelm.
Both can be true.
Supporting our community does not require overriding our nervous systems.
Care doesn’t come in only one shape.
Capacity is not a moral measure.
Sometimes showing up looks like marching.
Sometimes it looks like breath, prayer, tears, or rest.
Sometimes it looks like letting go of guilt.
I wrote a reflection on what it means to support our community honestly — with compassion for our limits and respect for our gifts.
You’re welcome to read it at your own pace here:
https://www.ihwcproductions.com/blog

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NEW: TENDing Foundations for Long COVID & Chronic Illness

Tired of protocols that don't work for YOUR body?

Learn body literacy with 3 expert guides:
✨ Lived experience (Dr. Michele Renee)
🧬 Medical and Coaching expertise (Dr. Karen Lawson, MD)
🧠 Nervous system healing (Dr. Brenna Erickson, DC)

6 weeks | Virtual | Starts Feb 3
Beta: $797 (Final price: $2,997)
4 spots left

In my commitment to enhance the lives of individuals facing health challenges, I am thrilled to announce my availability to provide virtual health and wellbeing coaching services. There’s a special introductory offer through July!

See details here: https://www.ihwcproductions.com/coaching

I'm thrilled to share my most recent peer reviewed and published research article with James Fricton and Robert Gerwin. Such an honor.

View article here:

https://www.gavinpublishers.com/article/view/pain-prevention-program-background-and--outcomes-to-prevent-chronic-pain-addiction-and-disability-with-transformative-care

A wonderful opportunity!

If you missed it - my interview with Blog Talk Radio is LIVE! Take a listen and I hope there will be helpful insights for you. Link is below. Karen

PRESS RELEASE:
CUTV News Radio will feature Karen Lawson, MD, of IHWC Productions in an interview with Jim Masters on Tuesday July 16th at 1pm EST.

Karen’s mission is to evolve our healthcare system into a more integrated and holistic one, advocating individuals’ ability and willingness to take charge of their own health. Her invaluable work over two decades in training health coaches has been a crucial factor in advancing this initiative and changing people’s perception of their health and healthcare management.

With unique perspectives that have arisen from work as a physician in primary care, emergency medicine, and integrative practice, as well as from being an innovating pioneer and educator in integrative health and wellbeing coaching, Dr. Lawson remains at the forefront of reform-- committed to making positive change. Join us to become both more informed and more inspired to advance your own optimal health and wellbeing.

Listen to the show after it airs on BlogTalkRadio here:
https://www.blogtalkradio.com/closeupradio/2024/07/16/close-up-radio-spotlights-karen-lawson-of-ihwc-productions

If you have any questions for our guest, please call (347) 996-3389.

For more information about Dr. Lawson, visit www.ihwcproductions.com