Episode 1: From Burnout to 15 Hours a Week: Dr. Vanessa Gale on Building a Practice That Fits Your Life

Welcome to the very first episode of The Simple Profitable Practice! We're kicking things off with Dr. Vanessa Gale — chiropractor, nervous system strategist, and founder of Holistic Alignment Strategies.

Vanessa helps high-achieving women stop measuring success by how much they can do, and she walks the talk: she runs a thriving boutique practice in just 15 hours a week while homeschooling her daughter, training jiu-jitsu, and traveling the world.

In this episode, Vanessa shares her journey from a high-overhead, burnout-inducing first practice to a lean, aligned three-tier model that blends in-person care, memberships, and online offerings. We dig into how she redefined success from "$40K months" to time freedom, how she uses human design to structure her energy and marketing, and the systems — from practice management software to hiring a local social media manager — that keep everything running when she's not in the office.

We also get into nervous system regulation, the power of sitting with discomfort instead of suppressing it, and the "Triple A" approach to getting unstuck.

Whether you're a chiropractor, coach, or any kind of practitioner feeling trapped in the grind, this conversation is your permission slip to build something simpler, more profitable, and actually sustainable.

⬇️Connect with Dr. Vanessa Gale: Instagram: @dr.prettystrong @has.chiro Website:www.haschiro.com FB: Vanessa Prettystrong Gale & Holistic Alignment Strategies Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dr.VanessaGale

Want to build your own Simple Profitable Practice? Follow along for a new episode on 1st & 3rd Tuesdays or explore working with Julie Jones at www.juliejones.coach.