"Built to Move" with Dr. Voyles: Coming Home to Indiana (Part 4)

I was sitting at my desk at my insurance job, thinking about chiropractic. Google kept showing me article after article about this new discovery that had captured my attention.

For the first time, I had found something I could pursue with both purpose and passion.

It felt like a much better fit than insurance ever did, and even more fulfilling than journalism would have been.

I remember walking into my insurance boss's office and saying, "I don't think this job is the right fit for me. I want to help people in a different way."

I was at a crossroads.

No one in my immediate family had gone back to college after high school, so the idea of returning to school for another degree felt overwhelming.

Am I crazy?

In 2020, I came back to Salem to intern with Dr. Mosier at his Market Street office. My goal was simple: before investing years of my life and a significant amount of money into chiropractic school, I wanted to see what working in a chiropractic office was really like.

Little did I know, 2020 would become one of the most challenging years healthcare had ever faced.

COVID-19 changed everything. Businesses were closing, communities were shutting down, and uncertainty seemed to be everywhere.

Yet Dr. Mosier's office actually grew during that time.

It became a beacon of hope during a season when fear dominated so many people's lives. I remember patients staying long after their adjustments just to talk. The office became more than a clinic—it became a place of healing, encouragement, and community during one of the strangest times any of us had experienced.

At that point, I was interested in chiropractic, but I was still skeptical.

Honestly, I thought there had to be a catch.

It seemed too simple. Could someone really receive an adjustment and begin feeling better?

Then I watched it happen.

Person after person walked through those doors carrying pain, frustration, or discouragement—and left with hope.

Seeing that transformation day after day stood in stark contrast to the fear that seemed to consume the world during the pandemic.

That experience changed everything.

I packed my stuff and traveled to Atlanta to attend Life University, the largest chiropractic campus in the world.

I loved my time there. It was certainly stressful, but I learned an incredible amount and met amazing people from all over the world.

Near the end of the program, every student completes a required internship. I chose to do mine in South Carolina.

If I'm being completely honest, warmer weather and living near the beach played a pretty big role in that decision.Thankfully, I also found an incredible office where I learned even more about serving patients well.

After graduating, I stayed in South Carolina and practiced for about a year and a half. During that entire time, Dr. Mosier stayed in touch. Every few months, he'd casually mention that I should come back home and join the practice.

About a year ago, he shared his dream of purchasing the old Save-A-Lot building and transforming it into a large chiropractic clinic.

It sounded like a bold vision.

But he was convinced he would need another doctor to help make it happen.

Leaving the beach wasn't an easy decision.

But this opportunity felt like something much bigger than coincidence. It felt like a path God had been preparing for years.

I gave up the beach, but I gained so much more.

I gained the opportunity to be close to my family again.

I gained the privilege of joining an incredible practice led by an amazing family.

Most importantly, I gained the chance to give back to the community that helped shape who I am.

I'm grateful to be home.

And I can't wait to see what God has in store next.