Every time someone asks a health question on Facebook, people rush into the comments saying things like, *“You need more healthy fats!”* or *“Get rid of the seed oils!”* or *“Cut out this food, cut out that one.”*

The problem? I almost never see those people ask a single question before they start giving advice.

I see it constantly — in Facebook ads, from doctors, nutritionists, and functional medicine folks — over and over again. Which tells me something very important: those people aren’t assessing *the human.* They’re handing out the same plan to everyone. The same “fix.” The same “root cause.”

But if you actually understand the body, you know that can be completely wrong.

If someone has a **damp constitution**, adding more “healthy fats” is actually *contrary* to their body’s structure.

If someone’s cells are **cold and sluggish**, adding more fats will only slow them further.

If someone has a **deficient spleen**, and they’re told to “just eat more fruit,” “have ...

There’s a statement that the ancient healers were concerned with the reciprocity between us and God—or the Dao, or the Everything—while in the modern world, we’ve become more concerned with systems, processes, and pathways.

I was reflecting on that this morning, because for me, my healing has been the product of a deeply developed relationship of reciprocity with God. I truly believe that my work strengthens God, and God’s work strengthens me. Many people don’t see it that way, and that’s okay—but this is my truth. It’s why I see the return of vitality in myself as the direct result of cultivating that relationship—further and further, deeper and deeper.

This, to me, is the ultimate goal. Symptomology naturally reverses as that relationship is reestablished. The more that relationship deepens, the more trust I have. The more trust I have, the more centered I feel—the more energy, spaciousness, clarity, connection, truth, soul-play, and intimacy I can access. These are all downs...

### *The 3 Biggest Mistakes I Ever Made in My Healing Journey*

The three biggest mistakes I ever made in my own healing journey were the very things that shaped my understanding of what true healing actually is.

They were the ways I learned that control and healing cannot coexist.

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### **1. I kept chasing diagnosis.**

I wanted a name for my pain — a reason my body was “underperforming.”

If I could just identify *why*, I thought I could finally fix her.

The truth, if I’m honest, was that I wanted to know *why I was gaining weight.*

Why I couldn’t keep it off.

Why it all felt so unfair.

So I chased it.

I did endless labs — thyroid, adrenals, liver pathways, candida, heavy metals.

Every new test was another hope that the mystery would finally be solved.

But it never was.

Because the truth wasn’t hidden in my bloodwork.

The truth was in my body.

And she was never broken — she was *protecting me*.

Every dysfunction, every symptom, was a d...

Energy healing has been around for millennia, but it has pretty much exploded in the past few years. Despite the increase in popularity, there's still a lot of confusion and misinformation around it. Energy healing is definitely something you want to add to your health plan. However, it is not enough to achieve the deep and sustainable health improvements many of us are looking for. 

 Energy healing cannot single-handedly cure your thyroid, end fatigue, balance hormones, or take cells out of survival mode. So what can you do to get the most out of this modality? 

What is energy healing?

Let's start with what exactly energy healing is. Energy healing is the practice of activating energy centers throughout the body so you can channel and manipulate the energy flow to clear any stagnation or blockages. 

The frequency at which you are energetically vibrating (and everything is vibrating), and the flow of your energy, play an essential role in increasing the body's natural capacity t...

I see you, Queen, raising kids and grandkids, building a career, nurturing a home, leading others, always going, and never stopping. 

I see you exhausted but pushing through it. I see you doing all the “right” stuff to stay healthy, denying yourself the “guilty” pleasures, but never quite feeling the benefit of it. Questioning “why am I so exhausted”? But never finding an answer. 

Well, you’re in the right place, divinely guided to this spot, right now, so you can rebuild your mind-body connection and finally end your exhaustion and feel alive again. 

What is the Mind-Body Connection? 

When we were kids, our mind-body connection was an intimate and innate relationship. Our body gave us signals, and we responded to them, no matter how subtle. We trusted, unquestioningly, in our body's ability to let us know what it needed. Likewise, our body knew that we would respond and fulfill her desires.

As kids, we would eat when hungry, sleep when tired, feel our emotions fully an...

Healing, for me, is a deep part of WHO I am. It’s in my very core. It’s the reason that I chose a medical specialty with such deep roots: that ingrained purpose and values permeating through it. The alchemy of healing is a magical blend of energy, intention, medicine, commitment, and community. It’s more than just popping a pill and hoping for the best. 

What is lineage and why does it matter?

On the first day of medical school, my teacher started talking about the alchemy of healing, about principles and whole patterns and a tradition of medicine that was rooted in perpetual observation and connection to the root. It blew my mind. 

The traditions and history of Chinese Medicine were astounding to me. With that history came a lineage that you as a learner were initiated into. Who you learned from and who they learned from has always been important in traditional societies, where people ask what your lineage is. 

People want to know that you have been taught by reputable...

Women come to me all the time with a diagnosis of thyroid problems and despite having medications, treatments, hormones, and diets all thrown at them, very few have ever been told that they need to address their repressed emotions. 

Now, that might sound a bit wacky but stick with me…

In Chinese Medicine (if you know me at all, you know I’m a Naturopathic Doctor with a Masters in Classical Chinese Medicine), it’s understood that phlegm is related to the heart and NOT the thyroid like we’re told in western allopathic medicine. 

What is phlegm?

Phlegm is a sticky gooey substance created in the lungs. It’s over-produced by your body as a physical sign which can point to an energetic imbalance in your throat chakra. This is often the result of unfulfilled desire and repressed emotion originating in the root chakra. 

How can I treat phlegm?

Watch this video to find out exactly what is causing it, why it’s not what you think, how your desires impact it, and how you can heal your ...

Rigidity and perfectionism are preventing you from healing.  It's time to let go of your need for perfectionism and move forward in small and clumsy but flexible steps.

 I've seen so many women stuck in a place of dis-ease because they were inflexible in their beliefs or approach to healing.

Heck, I've been there myself, too.

You may not even recognize it but that need to do it perfectly or not at all, that fear of failure or getting it wrong, the refusal to invest in a course or program because you might not show up.the pressure to perform… these are all forms of rigidity. It's an inflexible approach. 

Most people think of rigidity as a mindset of hard-headedness. A refusal to budge on things. This can also be applied to our mind-body connection. I’ve spoken many times on how our body sends us physical signals that our emotions are out of whack or completely ignored. 

Perfectionism, rigidity, control…it puts the same amount of stress on your physical body as it does on your menta...

It’s no secret that your health plan didn’t work out for you. And it’s probably not the first time, either. That’s why you’re here, right? Trying to figure out where you went wrong, slipped up, or lost your mojo. But this one isn’t on you, my love. Your health plan was doomed to fail from the start and here’s why…

What exactly is a health plan? 

This may sound like a really simple question. But there are so many different health plans of them all claiming to be the best and most effective route to vitality and energy and wellness. A health plan is, essentially, a plan of action tailored to your specific health needs. 

Whether your plan includes supplements, holistic healing, Herbs, Chinese Medicine, fitness regimes…it’s all irrelevant. Generic health plans don’t cut it. You are a unique individual. Your body is a beautiful Universe unto itself. Your health plan should take into account all of YOUR past and present experiences and attempts to balance your body and state of health....

As women, we are conditioned to feel like our pelvic area, our breasts and our body in truth is not really ours. There are areas of our body we just don’t get encouraged to connect with. We shy away from thinking or talking about our vagina, vulva, perineum, uterus, cervix, breasts, and more. Many of us have suffered through trauma or shame related to our feminine body, so it feels better to just pretend it doesn’t exist, to numb out, but that just leads to illness, discontent and disease. Is it any wonder why women struggle on their journey to heal and connect to their body when their root/root chakra has been so cut off?

The journey to healing can be a drawn-out, confusing process. It gets really tricky when we need to heal parts of our body that, for the most part, we ignore. 

In order to heal the root chakra/root of us, we need to reconnect our mind and spirit to our vagina and other feminine parts. You have to get in touch, connect, and develop a relationship with these ar...