🌸 What Are Your 4 Words?

Are you ready for a quick word association? I’ll give you 4 words/phrases. Write down the very first word that comes to mind for each. Don’t overthink it. Be honest! Ready?Ā  Teenage girl going through puberty Your period Childbirth & postpartum Menopause Got your...

Dinacharya: Daily Routines

When we were learning to treat patients in my early years of Ayurveda school, we first learned dinacharya (daily routines). I remember thinking, “But when can I get to making all the magical herbal concoctions?!” (Because: herb! šŸ˜ 🌱)   Years later,...

Couch Medicine

One of my teachers, Dr. Claudia Welch, talks about ā€œcouch medicineā€ and how so many women run on stress hormones. We mistake this wired state for true energy. The more adrenaline and cortisol we have coursing through our system, the less it takes to trigger us into a...

The Power of Good Company [Essential Living Starts Aug 15th]

I went to Acadia National Park a few weeks ago. My grandpa grew up near there. He was a practical man who wanted me to go to Wharton Business School. Instead he found me cooking medicinal herbs and doing yoga…and he was TOTALLY delighted by it. Even though he...

How to Read Your Body Like a Book

About 25 years ago an acupuncturist told me PMS was not normal…it’s a sign of imbalance. My mind was blown! Finding out it wasn’t just ā€œhow things are supposed to beā€ was both shocking and empowering.Ā  Symptoms of dis-ease are not who you are. They’re a signal...