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Dr. Bradley Nelson

Founder & CEO, Discover Healing

USA Today Bestselling Author • Energy Healing Pioneer • International Speaker

Short Biography

Dr. Bradley Nelson (D.C., ret.) is one of the world’s foremost experts in the emerging fields of bioenergetic medicine and energy psychology. A veteran holistic chiropractic physician with over 30 years of clinical experience, Dr. Nelson is the USA Today bestselling author of three transformative books: The Emotion Code, The Body Code, and The Heart Code. As the founder and CEO of Discover Healing, he has developed groundbreaking energy healing certification courses that have trained and certified more than 15,000 practitioners in 108 countries worldwide.

Dr. Nelson’s healing methods have touched the lives of over 500 million people through more than 1,700 media appearances worldwide—including television, radio, podcasts, documentaries, and live events. His mission is to empower people globally with simple yet powerful energy healing tools so they can free themselves from past hurts, improve their ability to love unconditionally, and live fulfilling lives on their own terms.

Extended Biography

Early Life and Calling

Dr. Bradley Nelson was raised in rural Montana and grew up practically on the back of a horse. His path to becoming a healer began at age 7 when he was miraculously healing from the Measles through the prayer of his father. At age 13 he was diagnosed with kidney disease. After doctors told his family there was no conventional treatment available, his parents sought alternative help from two osteopathic physicians. Within a month, young Bradley was feeling better, and his disease was completely healed—an experience that would shape the trajectory of his life.

Though he initially pursued computer programming in college and was on track to earn an MBA from Brigham Young University, a pivotal conversation with his father during Christmas break reignited his childhood dream of becoming a healer. Dr. Nelson enrolled at Life Chiropractic College West in San Lorenzo, California, graduating with honors in 1988.

Clinical Practice and Discovery

As a practicing holistic chiropractic physician, Dr. Nelson specialized in helping patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and other complex conditions. He successfully treated patients from across the United States and Canada until his retirement from active practice in 2004.

Drawing from ancient healing principles, quantum physics, and personal revelation, Dr. Nelson began to recognize that unresolved emotional energy—what he would later call “trapped emotions”—was often at the root of physical and emotional symptoms. This insight led to the development of The Emotion Code, a revolutionary method for identifying and releasing these emotional energies that can become lodged in the body, causing pain, malfunction, and disease.

A key element of Dr. Nelson’s work is the discovery of the Heart-Wall®—a cluster of trapped emotions that forms around the heart during times of emotional pain or trauma. This protective mechanism, while created by the subconscious to shield the heart, can ultimately block a person’s ability to give and receive love fully. The Heart-Wall has been called “the most important discovery in the history of energy medicine.”

International Impact and Recognition

Since 1995, Dr. Nelson has lectured internationally on the healing of chronic and incurable conditions through energy work. He is an acclaimed and popular speaker who travels to countries around the globe teaching seminars on The Emotion Code, Body Code, and Belief Code methodologies.

Dr. Nelson has been featured in numerous documentaries, most notably the groundbreaking film E-Motion (2014), which explores how trapped emotions impact health and well-being. The documentary features Dr. Nelson alongside other renowned healing experts including Dr. Joe Dispenza, Neale Donald Walsch, Sonia Choquette, and Nassim Haramein. The film has been praised by Dr. Bruce Lipton, who stated it “will have a very positive impact on the evolution of human consciousness.”

With over 1,700 media appearances spanning television, radio, podcasts, and live events, Dr. Nelson has presented his timely healing message to audiences worldwide. His work has been endorsed by prominent figures including Tony Robbins, who wrote the foreword to The Heart Code and stated: “This book hits you right in the heart—and that’s exactly where the change begins.”

Published Works

• The Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for Abundant Health, Love, and Happiness (2007; Revised and Expanded Edition 2019, St. Martin’s Essentials) — This bestselling book has sold hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide and has been translated into many languages. The revised edition features a new chapter on inherited trapped emotions, 60 new subsections, and expanded information on Heart-Walls. Foreword by Tony Robbins.
• The Body Code: Unlocking Your Body’s Ability to Heal Itself (February 2023, St. Martin’s Essentials) — A comprehensive healing system that identifies and corrects six major types of imbalance in the body: Energies, Circuits and Systems, Toxicity, Nutrition and Lifestyle, Misalignments, and Pathogens. This book immediately became a bestseller, topping Amazon’s energy healing and holistic health book lists. Foreword by George Noory.
• The Heart Code: The Breakthrough Method to Open Your Heart and Transform Your Life (December 2, 2025, St. Martin’s Essentials) — Co-authored with his wife Jean Nelson, this USA Today National Bestseller offers an in-depth exploration of Heart-Walls and provides practical guidance for identifying and releasing the emotional barriers that prevent us from experiencing true fulfillment. Foreword by Tony Robbins.

Healing Methodologies and Certifications

Through Discover Healing, Dr. Nelson has developed three advanced energy healing certification courses that form a comprehensive healing trilogy:

• The Emotion Code® — A powerful technique for identifying and releasing trapped emotions using muscle testing and magnet therapy along meridian lines.
• The Body Code™ — A comprehensive mind-mapping system designed to identify and correct imbalances in six key areas of health: Energies, Circuits and Systems, Toxicity, Nutrition and Lifestyle, Misalignments, and Pathogens.
• The Belief Code® — An advanced method developed in collaboration with Josh Nelson, Director of Education at Discover Healing, that helps identify and release negative belief systems held in the subconscious mind.

These methods can be practiced in person or at a distance, enabling practitioners worldwide to help clients remotely through phone or internet sessions. The certification programs have empowered practitioners to build thriving practices while experiencing personal healing transformations.

Personal Life

Dr. Nelson and his wife Jean have been married for over 40 years. Jean has played an integral role in developing and sharing the healing work with the world, serving as co-author of The Heart Code. Together, they are the parents of eight children and grandparents to seven grandchildren. The Nelsons are devoted to teaching and traveling globally to spread the message of love, healing, and hope. When not on the road, they make their home in St. George, in Southern Utah.

Philosophy and Mission

“My goal is to provide the knowledge that will empower you to regain your birthright as a healer—to know how to help yourself, your loved ones, and even your clients to shed their emotional baggage, open their hearts to love and light from above, and identify and remove all imbalances that stand in the way of total health and abundance, that all might live up to their full potential.”
— Dr. Bradley Nelson

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Notable Endorsements

“I believe that the discoveries in this book can change our understanding of how we store emotional experiences and in so doing, change our lives. The Emotion Code has already changed many lives around the world, and it is my hope that millions more will be led to use this simple tool to heal themselves and their loved ones.”
— Tony Robbins, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

“In this wonderful book, Dr. Brad Nelson gives us a truly evolved model of how we get sick and how we can indeed heal. He brilliantly teaches us by what means a broad spectrum of trapped emotions can be stored in our bodies—limiting the expression of health—and then he provides us the practical tools to free ourselves from the chains of those self-limiting emotions. Read it and become your own healer!”
— Dr. Joe Dispenza, New York Times bestselling author of You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter

“The Emotion Code catapults us light years beyond conventional explanations of seemingly random symptoms and disease… this book is about you, your life, and every relationship that you’ll ever experience. I have no doubt that The Emotion Code is destined to become a cornerstone for the healing of the new millennium.”
— Gregg Braden, New York Times Bestselling Author