I am a caring daughter, a cool sister, a valuable teammate and a loving friend. I am also an aspiring Chiropractor who will one day change the world.

I have a passion that burns deep inside of me to help and bring healing to others. When I joined the team at NRFC I knew right away that I was in the right place and that this was where I was meant to be. The health miracles that we see on a daily basis make it easy for me to see that Chiropractic is what I want to do for the rest of my life.

Upon starting at North Ridge I knew very little about the miracles and health benefits that Chiropractic brings to people. I had heard stories of Chiropractic and at first was afraid to get adjusted, but I noticed in my own life and health immediate benefits after I began getting adjusted and immediately realized it helped people.

I am a graduate of York University with an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and Health Science. I graduated not knowing what career path I wanted to take. I began to get very discouraged because I could not see myself in any of the positions I had applied for. Just as I started to question whether or not I made the right decision in getting my undergraduate degree in Kinesiology, God led me to Dr. Julie.

Before I started getting adjusted I did not think I needed a Chiropractor because I was not in any pain. I quickly realized that was not true. Just because I don’t have pain does not mean I do not need to see a Chiropractor. My body went through a harsh detox period after my first couple of adjustments; I developed a sinus cold, had headaches and even had a rash appear on my arms. This happened to me because I was sick and debilitated and I didn’t even know it. My body had a lot of toxins that it was releasing with every adjustment. Immediately after my first week of adjustments I witnessed amazing changes and benefits in my body and health. I was sleeping a lot better, my mood improved and I felt a lot more relaxed. I also noticed that my neck flexibility had increased which made many daily activities such as driving a lot easier.

When I am not at the clinic I am playing sports or spending time with my family. Playing sports for the past ten years has kept me active, healthy, busy and happy. Before I was an athlete I was a competitive dancer and gymnast which gave me a good foundation for my sport life but also caused a lot of subluxation or misalignments in my spine. I have always been an active person and my family and I together spend our time staying active, and relaxing while watching movies and cooking together.

In this life we will all go through breakdowns but it is important to remember that “in order to go through a breakthrough you must first go through a breakdown.” It is important to see the positive in everything that you do, and I want to be remembered for always staying positive and measuring my life in the LOVE that God has provided me.

“Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they will pour into your lap. For your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return” – Luke 6:38

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– Dr. Julie Donoso, B.Sc. D.C. –

I am married to my super courageous and amazing husband, Anthony.  We plan to change the world together, ONE person at a time.

I am a Christian.  I am a wife.  I am a daughter.  I am a sister.  I am a sponsor to four beautiful children around the world.  I am also a Chiropractor.

Being a chiropractor is not a job for me.  It’s my calling in life.  I’ve always believed that you must have a passion for what you do and I can genuinely say that I love what I have been called to do!  I also believe that whatever each of us is passionate about reflects what we are willing to dedicate our lives to.

In a very unique way, I am passionate about chiropractic.  I have realized over the years that Chiropractic is a lifestyle choice focused on creating health, not on treating disease.  My passion is lived out everyday by leading families to be fully alive through the principles of Chiropractic.  I do not believe that anyone was created to live a life of sickness and disease.  I believe that each person was designed to be healthy and to live fully alive expressing his or her God-given potential.  My goal is to bring as many families with me to discover health and healing as God intended.

My desire to serve as a Chiropractor started when I was a teenager.  I experienced severe migraines on a daily basis that debilitated my life and left me feeling hopeless. I was desperate and needed a solution.  At that time, I was taking SIX Tylenol a day, just to cope with the pain.  I had seen many doctors and specialists, all who told me that I would have to live like this for the rest of my life, learning to manage the pain with drugs.

During this time, I was pursuing a 4-year undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and Health Science at York University (B.Sc).  I was fascinated with what went on inside the human body and marveled at the complexity of it.  I was excited to learn more and when a friend suggested Chiropractic to me, I was eager to learn about the principles and thought perhaps this is what could save my life from the debilitating migraines I was experiencing.

I decided to call and schedule a spinal examination.  I was hesitant at first, but when the doctor told me I had subluxations in my spine (misalignments in my upper neck), I knew with all my heart that this was the answer I had been looking for!  After a thorough report of findings, I received my first Chiropractic adjustment and instantly felt relief!  It was like a drainage plug had been released and I felt my body starting to heal.  It was a life changing experience for me and from that day onwards, I knew that I wanted to help people in the same way with the power of Chiropractic.

I attended the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto and after 4-years of study I graduated with a Doctorate of Chiropractic degree (D.C.).  In 2008 I began serving as a locum Chiropractor in Oakville at North Ridge Family Chiropractic.  After two years, I purchased the clinic and have been faithfully serving the community ever since.

When I am not adjusting at the office, I’m with my family relaxing up north at the cottage, playing tennis enjoying the outdoors or training for my next race, swimming, cycling or running.  For the last few years, I’ve been traveling to AFRICA to serve the people there through Chiropractors with Compassion Canada.  I plan on doing that for the rest of my life, with the people that I love the most, because those people have changed my entire life forever.  They have shown me a world that is so much more rich and abundant than I ever could imagine.

At the end of my life, I want to be remembered as someone with eternal vision who knew that she was greatly blessed, highly favored and deeply loved.  I will forever serve God by serving His people with all the passion and limitless dedication that I can!

“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” – Matthew 19:26

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I am first and foremost a follower of Jesus Christ.  I am also a daughter, sister and a passionate chiropractor!

My desire in life is to share God’s love and help people live life abundantly. Being a chiropractor enables me to fulfill these passions by allowing me the privilege to lay hands on people and see His miracles happen, one adjustment at a time. Over a series of events in my life, I’ve come to the realization that health is a gift and defined by the choices we make every day in our lives. Our bodies were never designed to carry the sickness and ailments that plague our society today. My vision is to help people achieve greater clarity over the choices they make and bring people back to the optimal health they were created to have.

My aspiration to serve as a Chiropractor began when I was a teenager. I suffered from bouts of insomnia due to stress, which left me feeling constantly irritable and angry. At the time, I didn’t think this was that big of an issue and continued to suffer one sleepless night after another. During this time, I was pursuing a 4-year undergraduate degree in Biology with a minor in Psychology at McMaster University. The intricate processes of the human anatomy that work together to heal and restore the body intrigued me. My understanding of the body’s innate capacity to heal itself was not fully understood until I saw a Chiropractor that checked my spine for subluxations (misalignments). After receiving my first chiropractic adjustment, that same evening, I had the best sleep of my life! Stress levels began to decrease as I got adjusted on a regular basis.

Chiropractic has also had a huge impact on my father’s life. With the onset of high blood pressure and serious breathing problems, combined with severe neck pain and numbness down his right arm, my father experienced difficulty breathing, debilitating pain and sleepless nights. As his daughter, it broke my heart to see him suffer and felt helpless in not being able to do anything to help. Upon a recommendation from a close family friend, my father hesitantly booked an appointment with a Chiropractor. After receiving his first adjustment, he could immediately breath easier and the pain in his neck started to subside! These two experiences sparked a light of hope within me to pursue a career in Chiropractic to help people the same way Chiropractic has helped my family and me.

After studying for four years at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto, I graduated with a Doctorate of Chiropractic degree (D.C.). I have also been trained in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture program and certified as an Acupuncture Provider. In the fall of 2011, I began working as a Technical Chiropractic Health Assistant and then Examination Doctor at North Ridge Family Chiropractic. Upon graduation, I started serving the Oakville community as an Associate Chiropractor.  It is an honor to work along side the team at NRFC in saving lives and I am excited to see all the miracles and blessings together as ONE.

When I’m not at work, I’m in the kitchen cooking or baking up a storm, working out at the gym, playing tennis, reading my Bible, meeting up with family and friends, trying new restaurants or traveling. I am also actively involved with my church community and make every effort to help out with community and outreach events.

In this life, I believe that we have been blessed with an amazing opportunity to love and serve others through the gifts we’ve been given. Every person has a specific purpose and calling and I pray that every person would know how loved they are by God and the awesome plans He has for their lives!

“We love because He first loved us.”- 1 John 4:19

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