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Here, you’ll find reflections on health, cycles, and the wisdom of Chinese medicine, written to support your everyday care and deepen your understanding of your body-mind-spirit in navigating each season and life stages, and transition from one to the next.
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Foundations of Chinese medicine, written simply and clearly for everyday understanding.
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Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water: maps of nature that also live within us.
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Expansive energy, Heart fire, and living in rhythm with the brightest season.
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The “fifth season” of Chinese medicine. Earth element, digestion, and transition.
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Rest, stillness, and the depth of Water.
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Wood element rising: growth, movement, renewal.
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Gentle herbal steam care for the pelvis. Tradition and modern application.
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Grounded care for an often-overlooked centre of health.
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Meeting health with safety, compassion, and awareness of trauma.
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Quick, practical guides for everyday choices.
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What Does Trauma-Informed Actually Mean?
“Trauma-informed” isn’t just a buzzword. It’s a care philosophy built on compassion, safety, and shared responsibility—not just for trauma survivors, but for everyone.
The Body Remembers: Trauma and the Nervous System
Trauma isn’t just a memory, it’s a pattern the body holds onto. This post explores how the nervous system responds to trauma and what it means for healing.
What Is Trauma, Really? (And Why It Matters in Care)
The word “trauma” gets used everywhere now—but what does it actually mean? In this opening post of a 6-part series, we explore how trauma shows up in the body, what it means to be trauma-informed, and why compassionate care starts with understanding what’s beneath the surface.
Supporting Digestion in Late Summer
Late Summer invites us to nourish our digestion and support the Earth element. This post explores how Traditional Chinese Medicine views digestion as the root of energy, clarity, and even pelvic health.
The Vital Substances That Keep You Going
What keeps us going—breath after breath—is more than calories or caffeine. In Chinese Medicine, it’s the vital substances: Qi, Blood, Body Fluids, and Essence. This post explores what they are, how they work together, and what happens when they fall out of balance—no jargon, just insight.