Dr. Erin Willis, Hood River, OR (2025)

11/02/2024

This story 🤯⁣
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8 years ago my Karmidanda fam was heartbroken because one of their own, 6 yr old Manika, was diagnosed with leukemia but her family couldn’t afford the treatment. ⁣
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My friend Nicole and I took to fundraising right away amongst our friends and family in the US and Germany. I can’t remember how much we raised but it was enough 🥹⁣
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Met her today for the first time in 8 years, recognized her right away. She’s 14 and thriving. ⁣
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Thanks to all who donated 🙏 we made a difference ❤️❤️❤️

10/31/2024

Today is one of my favorite holidays in Nepal 😍 ⁣
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We see God in all the doggies today! ⁣
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10/29/2024

5 villages in 5 days of health camps.⁣
1069 patients treated. ⁣
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The volume of suffering I experienced was heart breaking, but the persistent joy and beauty of Nepal and its people has me hooked for life. ⁣
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Here’s some of my fav pics. ⁣
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1. Sound healing baby ⁣
2. A foot taller than everyone ⁣
3. Our thriving school herb garden ⁣
4. Queen of hugs. ⁣
5. Well deserved cheers ⁣
6. She can do anything⁣
7. Monk fashion ⁣
8. Tamang woman fashion ⁣
9. Five patients at once ⁣
10. Smiling through tears

10/21/2024

Rocks made of God, goat heads, beautiful humans, important lessons, juicy hugs.⁣
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I’m too tired from living it all to tell you which is which but I bet you can figure it out. 🇳🇵 ⁣
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Having the time of my life in Nepal as per usual. ⁣
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Wish u were here ❤️ ⁣

10/09/2024

FORTY ONE.⁣⁣
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WHAT? Wild.⁣⁣
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Pleased with myself for the life I’ve built. ⁣⁣
Hopeful that this year will be the best yet.⁣⁣
Grateful for my loved ones who love me so good. ⁣
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Thanks for all the birthday wishes 🫶🏼

09/11/2024

After the earthquake in Nepal 9 years ago, it was my decision to draw the line of demarcation - who received aid from us and who did not. ⁣
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It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made. People I really cared about suffered. ⁣
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It still stings when I think about them today. ⁣
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And yet I know that it was a good decision. ⁣
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I shared this with a friend today who had to put down her beloved doggy. ⁣
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I hope you can have grace for yourself the next time you find yourself in an impossibly difficult situation. ❤️‍🩹

09/07/2024

Forest 🌲, fairies 🧚🏼‍♀️ , foraging 🍄‍🟫, and fam 🩵. ⁣
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Olympic National Park!

08/30/2024

A delicate balance 👇🏼 ⁣
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💪 unless you feel powerful you’re not gonna make the big bold moves ya need to create your dream.⁣
✋ but that very experience of power can be the thing that limits the growth of your dream.⁣
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I think myself into a confused flurry about power sometimes, but this question helps bring me back: ⁣
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𝘐𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦? ⁣

08/12/2024

Vague thoughts to be applied specifically. 🙃

08/08/2024

Feelings as BODY. 👇🏼 ⁣
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My default was to think my feelings.⁣
“I feel like this” and “like that” and a whole story about why.⁣
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It’s helpful. ⁣
Anyone who’s done a Vis Dialogue with me will know that exploring the story around a feeling can take you very deep and important places. ⁣
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But feelings happen in the BODY, not in the mind. ⁣
That part never came easily to me. ⁣
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But easier now. ⁣
I’m proud when I notice a subtle shift in my body tied to a feeling. ⁣
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So I made this carousel to show off my skills 😝 ⁣
And my chest opens and my hips sway … (see last slide) ⁣
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Props/blame for my increased capacity to feel goes to of course me 😁 but also my skilled healer friends: ⁣
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⁣house.of.leo

08/06/2024

happy wedding anniversary to us 😍⁣
3 years later came back to stand on the same spot!

07/24/2024

Somehow we can go on with our little lives and hold these giant fears at the same time. ⁣
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I’ve been braving up and sharing my feelings out loud more to friends and .. ⁣
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They all get it immediately. ⁣
“Same girl, same.”⁣
“Yup, I’m in a tent under the bridge too.”⁣
“Yea that was me yesterday.”⁣
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And we connect and then we go on running businesses and dancing and making food and laughing and whatever big life there is. ⁣
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And that just blows my mind. So much complexity and nuance and layers to humans. ⁣
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I love humans. And it feels so good to be gotten. ❤️⁣
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I hope this post helps you feel a little more gotten too. ❤️

07/17/2024

Hi! I’m Erin.⁣
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Here’s some things I love: ⁣
🏔️ Any mountain. Being near one makes my nervous system relax. ⁣
💃🏻 Dance. Especially emo drama big open chest kinda moves. ⁣
🪕 Banjovi. My banjo cover band with my 74 year old bestie.⁣
🇳🇵 Nepal. If past lives are a thing, I was definitely Nepali. ⁣
🤦🏻‍♀️ Failure. It’s how I know I’ve been brave. ⁣
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Here’s some things I hate: ⁣
🤢 Big egos that can’t stop showing off how they ways they’ve killed their ego.⁣
😫 Being in any position where I feel like I have to fake laugh. ⁣
😏 Moments when I’m sober and they’re SOOOO drunk.⁣
🫒 Mayonnaise, olives, and stinky cheese. ⁣
🧑‍⚕️ America’s healthcare system. ⁣
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Lately I’m using this space to share what I think about a lot/what I care about deeply. ⁣
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It always circles around two things: ⁣
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🌏GLOBAL HEALTH. ⁣
This comes from a love of travel, curiosity about people who are different from me, and a desire to be a part of positive change for the planet. ⁣
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I’m the founder and executive director of the most amazing non-profit, ParticipAid. ⁣
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We work with indigenous practitioners and local people in Nepal to create healthcare resources where there are none. ⁣
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This work stirs up so much in me and is such a portal for my own development as a human. ⁣
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💫 which leads me to the other thing. ⁣
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🪞SELF LOVE.⁣
I’m endlessly fascinated by how the way we relate to ourselves is reflected in the way we relate to others and to the world. ⁣
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I focus on my relationship with myself a lot because it’s the territory that gives me the biggest bang for my buck. ⁣
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So I teach what I learn and offer to help others know themselves more deeply and accept themselves more completely. ⁣
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I am a self-marriage officiant and have married maybe a hundred people to themselves in the last decade. ⁣
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💍 It’s one of my favorite things to do. ⁣
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I really appreciate you allowing my ideas and creative expressions here to take up space in your internet life. ⁣
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Sooo … is there anything we have in common?

07/15/2024

🌆 Chicago photo round up 🙌 ⁣⁣
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🎬That’s a wrap on the 2024 naturopathic physician conference and I am especially proud to be a naturopathic doctor today. ⁣⁣
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Thanks to for bringing us all together.⁣
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Three highlights: ⁣⁣
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1. Sharing air with our elders. Reminding us that we can trust the healing power of nature and that we can indeed change the world. 🌱⁣⁣
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2. The Global Health Mixer! I planned that party and that party was goooood. 🌎 All the interest and support made my heart a little bigger. ⁣⁣
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3. Catching up with old friends. It’s such a gift to stay connected through so many chapters of life. Can’t wait to be an elder with them 👵🏻 ⁣⁣

07/11/2024

Come one come all to the Global Health Mixer! ⁣
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🌍 Hosted by the AANP Global Health Committee. ⁣
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🎤 MCed by yours truly.⁣
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👩🏻‍⚕️ Featuring the incredible work of our Naturopathic practitioners around the World.⁣
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🗺️ Filled with globally minded docs and students and updated global networking info from the World Naturopathic Federation.

07/10/2024

Still recovering 🫶🏼⁣
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07/08/2024

I like this scale cause it helps me orient myself in my own mind. Feel free to steal this idea if it sounds helpful. 🧚

07/02/2024

10 years ago I had the audacity to tell the world that I was a self-marriage officiant. (I made it up).⁣⁣
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I created a self-marriage course and rented a space at a q***r community center in Portland to offer it to my closest friends. (test drive). I’ve probably married a hundred people to themselves since then, but never got the chance to do it specifically for the q***r community until this past weekend! ⁣⁣
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Offering this service at the Dalles Pride event was really cool. ⁣⁣
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Lotsa tears shed.⁣⁣
Many ‘i love you’s said. ⁣⁣
Countless self-love notes spread. ⁣⁣
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NO ONE CAN LOVE YOU BETTER THAN YOU!⁣
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Thanks for hosting me 🌈

Dr. Erin Willis