Harrogate Acupuncturist

27/02/2025

26/02/2025

One of the things I love about my job is the job satisfaction and feeling like I’ve really made a difference to someone. This is way a google review is special and confirmation that I am doing a good job! Please leave me a google review and share the love ❤️ Thank you!
Link 🔗 https://g.page/r/CUtHY3iws4smEAI/review or search for me on google, Harrogate Acupuncturist 🙏🏼

30/12/2024

As we say goodbye to 2024 tomorrow, I wanted to wish an early Happy New Year to all my patients, I hope 2025 brings health, healing and happiness to all of you.

I wanted to take this opportunity to ask those of you who have had treatment from me this year for a review on google, it would mean so much and help other people find me. Please follow the link: https://g.page/r/CUtHY3iws4smEB0/review.

Thank you so much 🙏🏼 ✨

19/12/2024

That’s a wrap in clinic for 2024! What a year it’s been. My first full year back after maternity leave and in my new clinic home . I am so grateful for each and every patient and i’m so lucky to do what I do.

Christmas wishes to you all and I will see you in 2025.

I will be back in clinic on Tuesday 7th January 2025, bookings for appointments are open 👇🏼

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15/10/2024

Wave of Light 2024🕯️ remembering all those babies who have gone too soon.

It hits a little differently this year!

We will always wonder what could have been 🤍

11/10/2024

Trigger warning - Pregnancy loss, miscarriage 🤍

This is a post I have ummed and arred about posting, but it’s pregnancy and baby loss awareness week and the end of this week would have marked the end of my first trimester so it feels right to post and to normalise talking about loss, it is so important to do. We must reduce stigma and remove any parental notion of blame.

Working in women’s heath, fertility and in a pregnancy and wellness setting, loss is something I hear and see maybe more than your average person, but still, you never think or prepare for it to be you.

I had a miscarriage just a few weeks ago so this is still very raw. I know it wasn’t my fault or anything I did but naturally you second guess everything and torture yourself. I always want to be transparent that despite practicing what I preach, bad things can happen to any of us.

I have always been a practical ‘everything happens for a reason’ kind of girl, although I absolutely hate that saying and find it unbelievably unhelpful! BUT if I get some take aways from my experience, it is that I have even more empathy and can help my patients through the unknown, through loss, through anxiety after loss and becoming pregnant again. I know and can empathise the tortourous wait couples endure waiting for news whether thats through something like my experience of a missed miscarriage (i waited 3 weeks to be told there was no heartbeat), I understand, i’ve been you in some way or another.

Our experiences can only make us grow. Although of course a lesson I would rather have not had to learnt!

Sending love to anyone going through and who has been through loss, or dealing with pregnancy anxiety after loss. My DMs are always open and I am available in clinic whenever you might need me 😘

05/08/2024

Supporting Pregnancy with Acupuncture, through each trimester and postpartum.🤰🏼👩🏼‍🍼
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Acupuncure is a safe and supportive treatment all the way through your pregnancy and has so many benefits to support each trimester, especially in early pregnancy up to 12 weeks.
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From 36 weeks Acupuncture can be used to get your body and baby ready for labour and from 40 weeks help to naturally induce your labour.
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Once you have had your baby we encourage Acupuncture to help nourish and restore your body back into balance.

01/08/2024

I often get asked in clinic, what else can I be doing to help prepare my body for conception along with regular acupuncture sessions?
I’ve put together some tips and little nuggets of info from a TCM, traditional chinese medicine perspective. This is part one of a little series i’ve put together! Let me know what you think? Any questions please ask away .. 👇🏼

18/07/2024

Why do you look at my tongue 👅?
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I have to say this is the one thing that most patients get embarrassed about and it’s always a surprise to new patients who don’t know that I look at your tongue at the start of each session.
But what do I look for? 👇🏼

1️⃣ The body colour - this tells me the condition of the blood, Qi and yin organs.
2️⃣ The shape - this indicates the state of blood and nutritive Qi.
3️⃣ The coat - this indicates the state of yang organs and pathogens.
4️⃣ Moisture - This indicates the state of body fluids.
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This image shows a basic map of a tongue in Chinese medicine, so each section of your tongue is telling a health story of what could be going on in your body.

09/05/2024

Why do I ask for 3 months prep time (ideally)?

Whether you are trying to conceive naturally or are undergoing assisted conception/ivf, we ask for ideally a minimum of 3 months of acupuncture for prep time together.

3 months/ 3 cycles is what it takes for the body to change and to impact on environmental egg health, cycle regulation and hormone production and balance. Acupuncture improves blood flow to the uterus and reproductive organs, reduces anxiety and addresses stress. I am here to support you and advise you on your journey and will be your number one cheerleader in working towards a positive outcome. 🫶🏻

05/03/2024

March is Endometriosis Awareness month!

Endometriosis is a long-term condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes.

1 in 10 women suffer with Endometriosis and it can take up to 8 years to get a diagnosis.

Some of the symptoms of Endometriosis include:
🌿Pelvic Pain, lower tummy or back – usually worse during your period.
🌿Period pain that stops you doing your normal activities.
🌿Pain during or after s*x.
🌿Pain when p*eing or pooing during your period.
🌿Feeling sick, constipation, diarrhoea, or blood in your p*e during your period.
🌿Difficulty getting pregnant
🌿You may also have heavy periods.