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Dr. Grace TCM

As a fertility & pregnancy acupuncturist, I teach & empower women to create the family and life they dream of ✨

22/08/2025

Today feels like spring 😍 - a season of renewal, growth, and lightness. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), spring is connected to the Liver and Wood element, (and the colour green), symbolising movement, new beginnings and fresh energy.

So I got a bit carried away with our lunch today 😆 so thought I would do a post about TCM food therapy in the context of Spring.

This meal brings together seasonal balance:

Baked lamb chops: warming and nourishing, providing strength and grounding as the body adjusts to seasonal change. Lamb is a rich source of high-quality protein and essential minerals like zinc and iron, important for energy production and immune function.

Crisp lettuce, cucumber and tomato: cooling, refreshing foods that help gently clear and lighten. These are hydrating vegetables that provide fibre, antioxidants (like vitamin C and lycopene), and support digestive health.

Avocado with lemon – smooth and harmonising, supporting balance between richness and freshness. Avocado contains healthy fats for satiety and hormonal support, with lemon adding vitamin C to aid absorption of iron from the lamb.

Bone marrow butter: deeply strengthening and grounding. Bone marrow and butter both provide nutrient-dense fats and fat-soluble vitamins, supporting nourishment at a foundational level.

Mixed berries: naturally sweet and vibrant, symbolising the renewal of spring. Berries are naturally rich in antioxidants, vitamin C and fibre, helping to protect cells against oxidative stress.

In TCM food therapy, meals can be chosen (and/or adapted) with the seasons in mind, helping us feel more attuned to the natural cycles around us. Spring is a wonderful time to enjoy lighter meals with seasonal ingredients that provide steady nourishment.

Are you feeling the drive to adjust your meals as the seasons change?

01/10/2024

He’s here!

Introducing the newest member of our family, Edward (Ted) Franklin Dickson 💙

Born at home in the pool at 11:17am on Saturday September 28, 9lbs 7oz (4290g - yes really!), 51cm long, after just over 8 hours of labour.

We are all completely in love and settling in well as a family of four, with lots of support from our families ❤️

As a side note - I’ve always had great faith in the ability of women’s bodies to grow and birth their babies - but if you’d told me beforehand that my little 5 foot 2 body would grow and birth a baby in the 95th percentile for size, I’m not quite sure I would have believed it possible! But here we are, and recovering really well 🥰

10/07/2024

A bump pic for the grid to celebrate going into my third trimester (posting a week late, but hey).

This pregnancy has gone so incredibly fast! The last few months have been filled with so many things, both personal and professional - I’m planning another post with all of that fun stuff, but thought I would pop my face up here to let everyone know that I only have 6 weeks of clinic left before I got into maternity leave. If you’ve been wanting to book (or rebook) now is the time as my books are filling up quickly.

04/04/2024

I’ve been carrying a little secret with me in the clinic for the last couple of months 🥰

Excited to meet the newest member of our (and the Bloom) family sometime around the end of September 💕

02/11/2023

Still on a high after the most incredible time at the International Integrative Chinese Medicine Conference last weekend! We learned from some of the best teachers, researchers, authors and practitioners of Chinese Medicine and Fertility, many of whose books and research I have poured over for years. Here are some of the topics we dived deep on:

- Male Fertility 🙋‍♂️
- Classical Chinese Medicine teachings on pregnancy and birth 🤰
- The importance of the Thyroid in the treatment of fertility, and the underlying stories and emotional patterns that lie beneath thyroid problems 🦋
- Lactation in Classical Chinese Medicine 🥛
- All about Inflammation’s role in infertility 💥
- Harnessing the power of Chinese Herbs for a healthy pregnancy 🌿
- Needle-Free Nurturing: the gentle art of Shonishin for kids 👶
- Empowering patient with TEAS (transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation) for fertility ⚡️

So excited to bring these learnings into my practice to better serve you! 🌼

03/09/2023

Recently an exciting study came out, and I have been so excited to share it with you! This study backs what we've believed all along: that acupuncture can be a game-changer in your fertility journey. Swipe through to read more about what the study found, and see here to check out the full article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37436463/

14/08/2023

This weekend I had a brilliant time presenting at the very first Business of Practice Conference in Brisbane (I promise I was actually enjoying myself, despite what you might see in my facial expression here 😆) - a conference by acupuncturists for acupuncturists in business. It was so incredible and inspiring to speak alongside and learn from so many leaders in the acupuncture industry, as well as catching up with old friends and making new ones.

31/05/2023

Who has this one figured out? 🙋‍♀️

If you’re thinking ‘oh gosh, not me!’ you are absolutely not alone (I’m there with you! 😅)

Chinese Medicine is all about balance - what is the balance in your body between Yin and Yang, or Qi and Blood? And what does this say about the way we are living?

For example, are you depleting your internal Yin by ignoring your body’s signals telling you to rest and continuing to push through? If so, how can you invite more rest and peace (Yin) into your life?

What do you do to try and create more balance in your life?

21/04/2023

Timing is everything when you’re trying to conceive. Did you know that your window of opportunity to conceive during a given menstrual cycle is only 5-6 days? This is the total of 3-4 days before ovulation, the day of ovulation, and the day after. Whilst it can be tempting to rely on the convenience of a app that tracks your cycle to tell you when you’re ovulating, research has shown these apps to be accurate only 40% of the time 🙈

OPK tests are more accurate, but it’s still possible to miss your window when using these. The surge of LH (luteinising hormone) that occurs just prior to ovulation can be as short as 12 hours, meaning if you’re testing once per day with OPK tests, you could very well miss it altogether.

So what CAN you do to ensure you’re not missing your window of opportunity??

1️⃣ BBT chart for a few cycles to confirm exactly when ovulation is occurring for you (this will be a more accurate predictor if you have regular cycles!)

2️⃣ Take notice of your mid-cycle discharge - fertile mucus tends to be clear and slippery, resembling egg white.

3️⃣ Get familiar with the position of your cervix during the different phases of your cycle (it moves!!). You’re most fertile when the cervix sits lower than usual, and feels soft (like your lips).

Need help with interpreting your fertile signs? I’m here to help! 👩‍⚕️

28/03/2023

I’m back in clinic! 💆‍♀️

Ready and excited to assist with all your fertility, pregnancy, postpartum and hormonal health needs.

My Tuesday nights are already looking jam-packed for the next few weeks, so give a call to book your place with me or go onto my waitlist ✨

21/02/2023

I’m honoured to have been invited by the beautiful Amy of to speak at her latest workshop, all about how to cope with pain in labour! I’ll be sharing some of my favourite acupressure points for use during labour (don’t worry, they’ll be easy to find, too!).

Here’s a little more about the workshop:
Many women desire a Natural Birth but have no idea how to actually labour and birth in a calm and resilient way.

After this workshop you will feel:
- Confident, resilient and strong during your labour
- Minimise the fear anticipating your labour, feeling confident on your ability to cope with the pains
- Remain calm during your labour, bringing great benefit to your babies ability to cope in labour
- Increase your chances of avoiding the epidural
- Reduce your chance of experiencing birth trauma (due to your shift in perception, and the difference in the path your birth takes if you cope well with pain in labour)

This workshop is for you if you are a:
- First time pregnant mama who is determined and motivated to birth naturally
- Second time pregnant mama who was shocked by the intensity of contractions and wishes to cope better this time
- Mama who wishes to equip herself with the tools and techniques to cope with labour pains in a practical sense
- Mama who is willing to do the work in preparation for normal birth
- Mama who wants to do everything they can to avoid the epidural

10th March
2/22 Beach Road Maroochydore

Mamas only
$49

FREE pregnancy specific, Yoga or Pilates class included.
TO BOOK head to - link in bio

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2/106 Sixth Avenue
Maroochydore, QLD
4558

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Tuesday	2pm - 8pm
Thursday	9am - 2pm

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