Worldwide, people refer to acupuncture & Chinese medicine as TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), but this style of acupuncture is not actually traditional; it was created in the 1950’s and reflects a tiny part of the entire system. For many patients, this gives them great support, but for others, it comes up short.
These channels, and their unique diagnostic methods, reveal things your body has held onto for years—uncovering the true root cause of what’s going on—and when we treat the actual root cause rather than symptoms, we can unwind the process that’s making you sick.
If you feel like you’ve tried everything—seen every doctor, read every book, done every diet, & even tried acupuncture, —with no lasting result— my practice is for you.
“I have had acupuncture treatments in various states, and she is superior to any other practitioners I have known. Very, very pleased.”—JS
Understanding & working with these channels truly allows for you to be treated as a whole person, taking into consideration things you haven’t thought about in years or even considered might be having an effect on your health & wellbeing.
If you’re interested in learning more, you can visit my blog, my Substack, and my podcast, The Original Medicine Podcast (available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube).
“the acupuncture, with real conversation, allowed me to vent and created time and space for me to de-stress. I highly recommend this woman for so much more than acupuncture.”—me
If you’re tired of seeing different doctors for different things, a physical therapist for something else, a nutritionist for help with your diet, a massage therapist to help with tension, it might be time for a comprehensive approach. While I’m a licensed acupuncturist, my training and practice is very different, which means very different results for you.
Acupuncture is becoming a more mechanical practice, separate from the principles of the practice that make it so effective, so if you have had acupuncture treatments in the past that left you less than healed, consider that those treatments weren’t the whole story. Modern day acupuncture is losing its connection to the ancient practice that uses thousands of years of knowledge and experience to hear what our bodies are saying. When we return to a slower, principle-driven practice, this is where the magic happens.
This is what I do.
The reason people get drastically different results when they work with me is that I practice the full system of acupuncture channels, rooted in the Chinese medicine that was lost to the Cultural Revolution and is no longer fully taught in acupuncture schools.
I specialize in chronic conditions—migraines, autoimmune issues, mental health concerns, and other things that haven’t responded to conventional treatment—because I know firsthand how exhausting and discouraging it is to be told that your labs look normal when you feel anything but.
“you, this experience, has changed my life. maybe even saved it.”—NH
“si joint and sacrum pain free since treatment—that hasn’t been true in years!!—bb”
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While everyone in the health and wellness space is talking about how to deal with the influx of highly processed sugar via trick or treating, I want to both educate about sugar from the Chinese medicine model, as well as share how we deal with Halloween candy at our house. (Read on to learn about the Switch Witch).