Anna Joseph Acupuncture

19/03/2026

"This is just how it's going to be!??"

A few years ago, I started experiencing anxiety, poor sleep, brain fog and headaches.

As women we're sometimes told this could just be how things might be for the next 10 years or more.

Errrrr, I don't think so!

Since then, I've treated and know so many women going through perimenopause and menopause, with or without a cancer diagnosis and I see the same symptoms over and over:

• disrupted sleep
• increased anxiety
• low mood
• fatigue
• feeling “not quite yourself”

A vicious cycle of symptoms which can make life harder to deal with at a time when there's already enough tough stuff to deal with!

What I love about acupuncture is that it is a natural way to restore balance within the nervous system (releasing endorphins, serotonin, dopamine) and can be used alongside other treatment strategies such as medication, exercise, diet...

If you fancy seeing how acupuncture might be a helpful tool for you to help with midlife challenges let me know 😊

27/02/2026

✨ New service available ✨

I’m pleased to share that I’m now qualified in Oncology Scar Therapy and I'm offering specialist scar therapy treatments.

Scar therapy is a gentle, hands-on treatment that can help improve comfort, reduce tightness, and support healing after surgery or radiotherapy. It can also help with movement and areas where scars feel firm or restricted.

Scar tissue can bind layers of skin and fascia together, creating tightness, sensitivity, and restriction beneath the skin – even long after healing appears complete.

It can be especially helpful in the first 6 months after surgery, but even scars which are many years old can benefit!

I've found it can work well alongside acupuncture or as a stand alone therapy.

If you have an oncology scar which is more than 10 weeks old and would like to see if scar therapy could help you, please feel free to message me. I'm always happy to chat 💙

(Restore Therapy Ltd are UK’s leading therapy provider
for scar tissue treatments, and their training is trusted by NHS,
Macmillan and private healthcare providers)

12/01/2026

✨ January Acupuncture Offers ✨

If you’re feeling tired, stressed or ready to sort out some long-standing aches and pains, January is a great time to try acupuncture.

🌿 January Offers:
• Initial session £50 (was £60)
• Follow-up £45 (was £50)
• 6 sessions £245 (was £275)
• 4 sessions £175 (was £185)
• 3 sessions £145 (was £160)

If you — or someone you know — are thinking of trying acupuncture this year, I’d love to help.

Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions 😊

01/01/2026

Maybe you loved all the festivities, maybe you were counting down the days til it was over....🥳

Maybe it left you feeling a bit tired, run-down, overwhelmed?

Maybe you feel ready to finally tackle those niggles, aches and pains, and put YOURSELF first for a change in 2026?

Acupuncture can help with mood, anxiety, and can ease aches and pains, improve sleep, and support overall wellbeing.

The good news is that I've got some January offers for new clients!

🌿 January Offers if booked by 15th;

• Initial session – £50 (was £60) Follow up session £45 (was £50)
• 6 session package – now £245 (was £275)
• 4 session package – now £175 (was £185)
• 3 session package – now £145 (was £160)

If you or someone you know is thinking of trying acupuncture this year, I'd love to help, get in touch if you have any questions 😊

07/12/2025

🎄 Are you stuck on what to buy someone who already has everything?

Or maybe trying to buy less stuff this Christmas and give something that matters?

An acupuncture gift session is a lovely way to help someone you love:

✨ Reduce stress and overwhelm

✨ Sleep better

✨ Ease aches and pains

✨ Feel more balanced and supported

If you’d like to gift an acupuncture session this Christmas, send me a message me on here or via my website annajosephacupuncture@gmail.com

13/11/2025

Its Acupuncture Awareness week! (10-16th November)

Did you know that Acupuncture supports way more than just pain relief?

New research from the British Acupuncture Council shows a rise in people seeking acupuncture for mental health and wellbeing — especially anxiety, depression, and stress-related conditions.

✨ 99% of practitioners report positive results.

As part of a whole-person approach, acupuncture can help calm the nervous system, improve sleep, balance hormones, and support emotional resilience.

My hope is, that as awareness grows, there’s an opportunity for greater integration between acupuncture and NHS mental health support, offering patients a holistic, evidence-based option for wellbeing.

As integrated care systems (ICSs) face funding challenges, workforce pressures, and rising demand – especially in primary care and mental health – health leaders are urgently seeking evidence-based solutions. Growing interest in outcome-based and integrated models highlights the need to understa...

18/10/2025

🌿 Today is World Menopause Day 🌿

World Menopause Day is a reminder that this stage of life is something every woman deserves to feel supported through.

About five years ago, I began experiencing increased anxiety, low mood, disrupted sleep, brain fog, and debilitating headaches. It was the start of perimenopause — and I was told, “this could just be the way things are for the next ten years.”

Well, I wasn't having that!

So I sought out tools to help manage my symptoms — medication, lifestyle changes, and of course, acupuncture. It made such a difference that it’s now a regular part of my own wellbeing routine (and yes, sometimes I even do a bit of self-needling!).

These are more than “just symptoms.” They can affect every part of daily life — how you feel at work, how you connect with friends and family, and how you see yourself.

✨ Acupuncture offers a gentle, natural way to support your body during this transition. ✨

By calming the nervous system and helping to regulate hormonal imbalance, acupuncture can ease symptoms and restore a sense of balance and wellbeing.

Perimenopause and menopause are not something to simply “get through.” With the right support, you can move through this stage feeling more balanced, more resilient, and more like YOU again

If this resonates with you — or with someone you know — I’d love to help.

💬 Get in touch for a chat.

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07/10/2025

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and World Menopause Day (18 October) — two important moments to talk about how menopause after cancer affects so many women. 💗

Did you know that cancer treatment often triggering menopause, 40% of women under 40 and 70%-90% of women over 40 enter permanent menopause as a result of their treatment.

Many of the women I see say that navigating menopause after cancer feels harder than chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery altogether.

Menopause and Cancer are a fantastic charity and they are hosting Community Support Sessions at the Macmillan Horizon Centre in Brighton, where you can connect with others who truly understand.

These informal sessions will help you feel more informed about supportive options, reassured, and hopefully less alone.

📍 Macmillan Horizon Centre, Brighton
🕕 18:00 – 19:30
💰 Free to attend
👥 Open to anyone affected by menopause after cancer

🗓 Upcoming sessions:

9th October – Menopause after Cancer: Now what?

5th November – Managing Hot Flushes, Night Sweats & Sleep Problems

28th January – Coping with Brain Fog, Anxiety & Low Mood

26th February – Help with Joint Pain, Sexual Health, Confidence & Identity

👉 Book your free place:horizoncentre@macmillan.org.uk

25/09/2025

✨ A Special Milestone ✨

This week we celebrated something amazing 💛

Here’s my lovely mum ringing the bell at the chemo unit – marking the end of her treatment for endometrial cancer. After surgery, radiotherapy and 4½ months of chemotherapy, she’s absolutely bossed it! 💪🎉

September is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month – a gentle reminder:
🔸 Don’t ignore abnormal bleeding or bowel changes
🔸 Book that smear when it’s due – it could save your life

Mum’s chemo caused neuropathy (tingling/numbness in fingers & feet) – something acupuncture can often help to manage if caught early.

If you know someone going through, or recovering from, chemotherapy, please share this post with them. Acupuncture can support people with:
🌿 Chemotherapy Induced Neuropathy
🌿 Fatigue
🌿 Stress & anxiety

I’m always happy to have a friendly, no-obligation chat to see how I can help. 💛

21/08/2025

Hey! Please check out my new website

www.annajosephacupuncture.co.uk

Im taking bookings ALL day on Thursdays from 4th September at my clinic room at ;

Hove Osteopathic clinic
New Church Road
Hove
BN3 4EE

Specialising in treating symtoms related to menopause and cancer or just for general well being.

Happy to chat if you have any questions :-)