I work in women’s health because it’s where my yes lives in my body with feet grounded and my heart open. Chinese medicine offers us tools to prevent unnecessary interventions and help people truly heal. I came to this work originally as a doula with hopes to offer it in pregnancy, birth and postpartum care. I quickly realized there’s much more to this incredible practice. The original model paid doctors to keep people well; I practice with that spirit in a system that often does the complete opposite.
Too many women tell me their doctors ignore their pains and symptoms. In community care, we sit together and name what’s real: the night sweats, the 3 a.m. wakeups, the restless legs, the exhaustion. Saying it out loud makes us less alone; with belonging, we begin healing. Sometimes I don’t need to place a single needle in a person's body; the nervous system softens when we are witnessed and offered care.
This healing work is both medicine and activism. It returns us to our own knowing and builds the resilience we share in our communities and with each other.
Too many women tell me their doctors ignore their pains and symptoms. In community care, we sit together and name what’s real: the night sweats, the 3 a.m. wakeups, the restless legs, the exhaustion. Saying it out loud makes us less alone; with belonging, we begin healing. Sometimes I don’t need to place a single needle in a person's body; the nervous system softens when we are witnessed and offered care.
This healing work is both medicine and activism. It returns us to our own knowing and builds the resilience we share in our communities and with each other.