Anxiety in perimenopause can take you by surprise. Sometimes it’s brand new: you’ve never been an anxious person before, and you might not even know what’s happening. Or maybe anxiety has been part of your life for a long time,… Read more »
Posts Categorized: News
What Shifts When You Practice True Self Care
In my last post, I talked about the meaning of true self care – that it isn’t just about fun indulgences, but about loving ourselves. When we’re able to make this shift towards self-directed loving kindness, BIG changes take place…. Read more »
Springtime Love for your Liver
Hello and happy spring! Any of this ring a bell for you? You feel irritable or frustrated You’re sluggish and tired Your digestion seems off You’re having headaches You find yourself sighing a whole lot (maybe in irritation…) Your periods… Read more »
Acupuncture as a Catalyst for Labor
It’s a common story: a woman reaches 40 weeks of pregnancy and finds herself facing a deadline to go into spontaneous labor. If she’d like to avoid a medical induction, there’s often a mountain of advice telling her what to… Read more »
October News: Expanded Hours and Services
Happy October! If you’re a subscriber to my newsletter, you got the latest Songbird news a couple of days ago. But if you’re not, I want to include all those goodies here too! (Want to subscribe? Just go to my home… Read more »
You Do WHAT? (Treating Kids With Chinese Medicine, Part 1)
When I tell people I’m an acupuncturist who treats kids, I get a lot of surprised looks. Some people back away a little bit. Most are too polite to say what they’re thinking, which is usually along the lines of… Read more »
Welcome!
Hi! Welcome to the Songbird Acupuncture blog. I’ll be posting here about how Chinese medicine works, when you might want to visit an acupuncturist, how to keep yourself and your family healthy seasonally, and much much more. Curious about anything in… Read more »