Dr. Shona Ferrier Acupuncture

Dr. Shona Ferrier Acupuncture Doctor of Chinese Medicine, Wellness Coach and NLP Practitioner Accredited Master life coach and NLP practitioner.

I have a BSc (hons) in Acupuncture, I am an integrated acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Practitioner, trained in a number of therapies including acupuncture, cupping and tui na (Chinese Massage), lifestyle and dietary advice. I am a fully insured member of ATMS and Registered with AHPRA.

Take rest seriously.In Chinese medicine, rest is not optional.It is what allows the body to restore and regulate.Without...
03/05/2026

Take rest seriously.

In Chinese medicine, rest is not optional.

It is what allows the body to restore and regulate.

Without enough rest:

• Yin and Blood are not replenished
• the Heart becomes unsettled
• the Kidneys are depleted
• the Spleen becomes overloaded

Without rest, the system becomes depleted —
and over time, dysregulated.

This is when it can no longer function as it should.

This can show up as:

• irritability and reactivity
• fatigue or feeling wired but tired
• poor concentration
• emotional instability

These are not separate issues.

They are signs of a system that has not restored.

Rest is what allows the body to return to balance.

It needs to be taken seriously.

How can you take rest seriously today?





02/05/2026

Forward drive without alignment leads to burnout.

In Chinese medicine, the Hun (Liver) is responsible for vision, direction, and forward movement.

When this is clear, energy moves with purpose.

When it isn’t, the system still pushes forward — but without support.

Over time, this leads to strain, depletion, and burnout.

This work is about reconnecting to alignment, so movement becomes sustainable.

Explore Inner Alchemy.








16/04/2026

The roles you learned to survive.

In Chinese Medicine, we look at how you relate to the world through your energy.

Not just what you do —
but what you take in, and what you give out.

Many people who over-function don’t lack boundaries.
They lack discernment.

They take on too much.
Respond too quickly.
Carry what isn’t theirs.

Over time, this becomes a pattern.

The Small Intestine’s role is to sort:
what is yours… and what isn’t.

When this function is under strain,
you absorb more than you should —
and your energy starts to drain.

This is where over-functioning begins.

The work isn’t to become less capable.
It’s to become more discerning.

To pause before you take things on.
To filter before you respond.
To choose what you carry.

If this resonates,
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High-functioning isn’t always a strength.In Classical Chinese Medicine, this pattern can be understood through the Yang ...
15/04/2026

High-functioning isn’t always a strength.

In Classical Chinese Medicine, this pattern can be understood through the Yang Wei Mai.

The Yang Wei Mai links the Yang channels and helps regulate how we meet and manage the external world.

It holds the body’s ability to:
• engage with what’s happening outside of us
• respond to demand
• maintain outward activity

When this system is balanced, we can engage and disengage appropriately.

But when it becomes dominant, the body stays oriented outward.

Always aware.
Always responding.
Always doing.

This is where high-functioning develops.

Not as a personality —
but as a physiological pattern of constant external engagement.

Over time, the system loses the ability to return inward.

This can show up as:
• difficulty switching off
• constant mental activity
• feeling responsible for everything
• fatigue that doesn’t resolve with rest

From a CM perspective, this is not just overwork —
it’s an imbalance between outward Yang activity and inward restoration.

The Yang is held.
But not released.

Treatment focuses on:
• reducing excessive outward engagement
• restoring inward movement
• rebalancing activity and rest
• allowing the system to settle

This is where real recovery begins.

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Shame isn’t who you are.It’s something that was learned.Held in the body.Repeated over time.Until it felt true.But it is...
14/04/2026

Shame isn’t who you are.
It’s something that was learned.

Held in the body.
Repeated over time.
Until it felt true.

But it isn’t.

What’s been imprinted
can be released.

Not by force —
but by seeing it clearly
and choosing differently.

This is the work of Inner Alchemy.

If you’re ready,
join IA.

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13/04/2026

The strong one… burnout is real.

If you’ve always been the one who holds everything together, it can feel like that’s just who you are.

But in Chinese Medicine, this is often a pattern — not a personality.

Energy constantly moving outward.
Giving, responding, carrying…
without enough return or containment.

Over time, the Spleen depletes, the Heart stays alert, and the Kidneys begin to run low.

This is where over-functioning turns into burnout.

Not because you’re weak —
but because your system has been trained to keep going.

Healing isn’t about becoming less capable.
It’s about changing the pattern.

Learning when to give…
and when to come back to yourself.

If this resonates, comment “strong.”

12/04/2026

Shame → belief → identity.

This is how patterns form.

And why they can feel so difficult to shift.

In Chinese medicine, when emotion is not processed, it is held.

Over time, that feeling becomes a belief.

And that belief shapes behaviour, identity, and direction.

This is not about willpower.

It’s about working with what has been held in the body.

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11/04/2026

In Chinese medicine, emotions that are not expressed or resolved are held in the body.

Each organ carries a different aspect:

• Liver — anger, resentment
• Lungs — grief, loss, connection
• Spleen — worry, overthinking, clarity

Over time, energy is used just to hold these patterns.

This is why things can feel stuck, even when you mentally understand them.

This work is about releasing what the body has been carrying.

Learn more in Inner Alchemy.









09/04/2026

Guilt can move.
Shame stays.

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Shame and guilt are not the same.

Guilt relates to something we did.
Shame relates to how we see ourselves.

Guilt can move and resolve.

Shame turns inward, gets held in the body, and tends to stay.

This is why the process for working with each is different.

DM “HEAL” if you want to learn more.








29/03/2026

Shame doesn’t just sit in the mind — it lives in the body.

In Chinese medicine, shame binds and knots the Qi.
It constricts the flow through the channels, tightens the chest, and weakens the spirit.

Over time, this creates stagnation.
No movement. No release. No forward path.

Guilt can move.
Shame freezes.

Healing begins by softening the knot —
gently restoring flow, breath, and connection back into the system.

You are not meant to stay stuck.

Send me a DM if you would like to learn how I do this with clients.

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28/03/2026

Shame often lingers because it is not expressed — it is held.

In Chinese medicine, certain emotions are internalised and stored rather than released.

Over time, they can become part of how we relate to ourselves.

This is not simply psychological.

It is physiological.

Working with these patterns requires more than awareness — it requires working with the body.

Comment “shame” if this resonates.

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Triggers are protection patterns.What feels like reactivity is often something much deeper.A learned response.A pattern ...
27/03/2026

Triggers are protection patterns.

What feels like reactivity is often something much deeper.

A learned response.
A pattern held in the body.
A way of staying safe in a moment that has already passed.

These patterns don’t shift through awareness alone.

They require working with the body —
unravelling what has been held,
and creating space for a different response.

This is the work we do in Inner Alchemy.

If you’re ready to move beyond the same patterns,
you’re welcome to apply.

Apply for Inner Alchemy. Send me a DM to join the waiting list.





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