09/15/2025
As a little girl, I watched my mother struggle with her mental health while raising three young daughters in an abusive marriage. I was the oldest, and far too soon I stepped into the mother role for my sisters. Looking back now, I can see how that experience shaped everything about the woman I became.
At twenty, I became a certified prenatal yoga teacher and started my very first business, Mama Bear Yoga (who remembers this? 🤎). At twenty-six, I became a mother myself while wrapping up my Doctorate in Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine. And by twenty-nine, I was holding my second newborn in my arms.
Last night, lying in bed co-sleeping with my babies, I realized something. As a child, I couldn’t help my own mother. I was just too young. I didn’t have the tools, the wisdom, or the strength to hold her through what she was going through. But as an adult, I’ve devoted my life to doing for other mothers what I could not do for her. And now, as a mother myself, I can begin to heal my own mother-daughter wounds. I see her differently. I understand her differently.
This is my “why.”
It’s not just about helping women have pain-free periods (though I love that work). It’s about something much deeper: supporting the heart of the home, because when a mother is nourished, everyone around her thrives. And when she suffers, the ripple is felt everywhere.
Through the wise woman medicine of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (and soon Functional Medicine) I get to bring that nourishment, support, and care to mothers. And what a gift that is 🙏🏼
Stay tuned for when I return from maternity leave, my heart is full, and I can’t wait to serve you again.
~Dr. Britt 🤎
