My first acupuncturist completely transformed my life.
There are a million things I could say about all the ways this magician of a practitioner changed me. But one major shift that encompasses lots of other things is how she taught me to always be curious about the root.
"Root cause" may not be an uncommon term, but honestly, I feel like it's not really something we dive into all that often. We so often stay on the surface when we look at problems or challenges, without ever diving deeper.
Truly investigating what's underneath—getting to the source—requires deep curiosity, and a willingness to explore.
My acupuncturist helped me get really inquisitive about the roots of what was causing my issues. Rather than cover up the symptoms with temporary solutions, she allowed me the time and space to dive deeper so that I could have more than just a bandaid fix—I could finally experience real, lasting change because we were able to address what was causing these things to happen, not just focus on getting the symptoms to stop temporarily.
This dramatically altered how I view my body, my relationship with my body, and the way I can best support my own wellness.
It also is what's at the core of my work—I've experienced first-hand the magic of a more rooted approach to health, and now I get to help others experience this, too.*
This type of work can be messy. It's not linear or clear-cut. It requires curiosity and creativity. It often requires patience.
It can be challenging. It can also be beautiful—a sacred reconnection with your body, an intuitive responding to the messages your body is communicating with you.
And if you're ready to dive into the "why" of it all, getting to the root of what's happening for you, but you're not quite sure where to start...let's chat.
I didn't go on my journey alone, and you don't have to, either.
(*It's crucial here to also acknowledge that the roots can be both internal and external—systemic harms are often a (or the) source of the difficulties or ailments we experience, and a real approach to healing inherently also requires us to address these damaging and oppressive structures, alongside our more internally-sourced needs. Our wellness, both individually and as a Whole, is certainly multi-faceted, and honoring this complexity allows us to embody our own power to heal while also recognizing the spaces where the root causes need to be addressed collectively. In this work, I can support you in diving deep into all of these things, identifying and moving through the things you have the immediate power to change, and also those things that aren't necessarily always fully in your hands. At no point should wellness work include either blame or helplessness, and it's work that will inevitably always carry a great deal of nuance.)