You know we need a healthy gut microbiome in order to digest and absorb nutrients from our food – without... more

In September 2023, my Chinese Medical practice turned 20 years old. This episode started off as a retrospective on lessons... more

Moving from overwhelm to a more healthy life is often about small steps. One such step can be embracing the... more

Taking steps in the direction of better health is a multi-faceted process. Not only do we have to take care... more

This season of the podcast has focused  a lot on demystifying different aspects of Chinese Medicine. From acupressure to qi... more

A consistent theme in this show is empowering you to embody self-respect through daily actions; to take small steps in... more

Whether dealing with a COVID infection or just moving through life, a lot of us may be hitting energetic walls... more

What do you do when your back hurts, or when your neck and shoulders get tight and sore? Acupuncture is... more

Chances are, if you're checking out this episode, you're looking for tools and techniques to help tune into yourself and... more

Winter is cold, dark, slow time of year, and since we’re a part of nature, it’s easy for us to... more

What would you really like to make time for on a regular basis, that somehow keeps getting pushed to the... more

From time to time, every one of us makes mistakes and bad decisions. Once we recognize what happened, it can... more

Our digestive microbiome supports every other system in our bodies. Since we can't use what we can't digest and what... more

Given the stress and restriction of the last year, a lot of us might be carrying around some neck pain... more

It's been a tough year. As we slowly begin to emerge from, hopefully, the worst of the pandemic, we're also... more

Almost everyone that comes through the clinic is dealing with some combination of two things: stress and dampness. This episode... more

As the world slowly begins to emerge from the worst of the COVID era, there is a lot of collective... more

Maintaining a healthy alignment with our bodies so often comes back to keeping things balanced and our hormones are no... more

Chinese Medicine teaches us that winter is a time of quiet and stillness, a time for reflecting and conserving scarce... more

Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine have been used for centuries to treat a variety of ailments in the population. In this... more

Having recently explored the biomedical aspects of acupuncture on the show, this conversation takes an interesting counterpoint to examine how... more

Suffering from chronic pain is not a sign of brokenness, it's part of the human experience. If you're interested in... more

In our journey of learning to embody self-respect, it's always important to include respecting our bodies. After centuries of propaganda... more

A lot of us that are working toward personal growth and evolution are always looking for ways to avoid getting... more

As we're coming to the close of a particularly difficult year, we're all probably feeling pretty stressed. For kids who... more

What does it mean to be embodied? To start cultivating embodiment, we can often begin by bringing more focus to... more

As we continue to investigate ways we can use our bodies to affect our minds, we're taking a deeper look... more

The answers we get about trauma often depend on the questions we ask. If you're feeling stuck in your healing... more

If you've been looking for a different approach to cultivating emotional wellness and wellbeing, you will definitely want to catch... more

Our responses to stress can often be habituated in ways we may not like. With practice, however, it's possible to... more

In a time when a lot of us are dealing with strong, difficult emotions, it can be easy to slip... more

In challenging times, taking the time to make sure we take care of ourselves can be especially difficult. As the... more

The hormonal shifts women experience later in life, namely perimenopause and menopause, aren't talked about very often. This lack of... more

If you suffer from chronic pain, migraines, ongoing concussion symptoms, or really anything related to neurology, you'll definitely want to... more

Seeing herbs in action is a powerful reminder of why we can find roots of herbal medicine in basically every... more

Fibromyalgia is an incredibly complex syndrome that involves multiple, intertwined systems in the body. The collection of symptoms and expressions... more

If you're curious about trying acupuncture or know someone who may benefit from it, it can be helpful to understand... more

Whether you're feeling tight and stressed, listless and exhausted, or generally just not at your best, one of the most... more

As we're taking a brief pause from the regular podcasting schedule, Ali Shapiro gave us permission to rebroadcast this interview... more

Operating with a sustainable level of energy is not exactly a practice that's encouraged in our culture. Particularly in times... more

In a yang addicted society, particularly in the COVID era, falling asleep and staying asleep can be a serious challenge.... more

Understanding our traits and tendencies through a framework like the Five Elements can allow us to step beyond allopathic identifiers... more

Do you suspect that you could have more energy or feel better than you currently do? Viewing our bodies as... more

As we age, our bodies can send us messages about what's happening and what we need to do in the... more

There are any number of reasons that you may be experiencing heaviness right now. Fortunately, there are methods available to... more

One of the greatest strengths inherent to Chinese Medicine is the focus on getting specific to the individual and the... more

Trauma is unfortunately an all too common reality. This leads to unknowingly connecting everyday triggers to life threatening feelings which... more

With so many personality assessments and indicators out there, it can be easy to fall into a rigid idea of... more

Given the frenetic pace of life we deal with today, it's useful to mine the wisdom traditions for ways to... more

At a time when racism's effects on the US are on display, as they've been with the most recent slayings... more

There's a lot of fascinating research being done that continues to bridge the gap between Chinese Medicine and the conventional... more

What happens when we stop trying to actively find the solutions for health problems and instead stop to listen to... more

We typically know the things we need to do to take better care of ourselves, so why is it so... more

In this time of social distancing and isolation, one of our natural tendencies is to eat as a way of... more

A lack of confidence can be a huge roadblock in many aspects of our lives, but fortunately we can cultivate... more

Despite the significant percentage of women affected by polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, it often goes undiagnosed or diagnosed incorrectly.... more

When we're trying to stay healthy, it's crucial to remember there are multiple ways of looking at our health and... more

Incorporating a therapeutic diet and lifestyle is a central tenet of a lot of different approaches to health. It's always... more

As we’re grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, conditions are changing super fast so it’s crucial we find ways to stay... more

Fertility problems are often a lonely and stressful experience, but Denise Wiesner joins this conversation to share why that doesn't... more

Ensuring that our bones stay strong throughout our health span means not waiting until retirement to think about it. Bone... more

Contrary to the prevailing way of thinking, aging does not have to be about deterioration. Debra Atkinson joins this conversation... more

It's always interesting to dive deeper into the places where modern research starts to overlap with the teachings of Chinese... more

Our bodies are smart. We can get bogged down in focusing on different cues for how we think our body... more

For both men and women, it's tough to slow down. The effects of not slowing down can end up seeping... more

Privilege has a lot of layers. Each of us, particularly in dominant groups, often benefit from several different layers, which... more

In the spirit of a new year and taking a step back to replenish ourselves, this episode is a special... more

We often talk about things like anxiety and perfectionism and when these issues are carried out to an extreme, they... more

Living in today's industrialized society, we're exposed to environmental toxins that can overload our systems. Combine that with the junk... more

In a busy world that seems to demand more and more of our attention everyday, falling asleep can often be... more