I see you and honor you. ❤️ One of the hardest bits of living with chronic illness, such as Lyme, is that no one knows just how sick you really are. To others you look seemingly normal—yet you may be in the shadows of survival, pain, depression, anxiety, fear and anything else that feels like rearing its head that particular day. It’s incredibly isolating and anxiety-inducing. I used to joke...

Our system works on an internal clock. Honoring our natural circadian rhythms is vital to our physical health and emotional wellbeing. A little tidbit of TCM advice I give my patients - one of the easiest (and most impactful) changes you can make to better your health is to make sure you’re in bed before 10:30 (and asleep by 11pm) every night. From 11pm-3am the gallbladder and liver meridian are...

Every acupuncturist gets asked the age-old question of how does sticking needles in someone improve their health? Well, this. There are hundreds of points on the body, connected via various meridians (all of which have their own pathway). Even though the meridians have their own functions, they are all connected. And then further down the specificity line comes the points, each with their own unique...