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10/08/2025

A few facts for breast cancer awareness month:

🌺1 in 8 women and 1 in 700 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.

🌺Breast cancer is one of the most treatable cancers IF it is detected early. 5 year survival rates for people diagnosed at stage I are over 95%.

🌺The best way to detect breast cancer is through self exam. Whether you are female or male, knowing your "normal' makes it easier to notice when something seems off.

🌺Many doctors don't take younger women seriously when they present with breast changes. If something is concerning you, be sure to be pushy - YOU are your own best advocate and it's better to have an ultrasound which shows nothing amiss than to miss an early diagnosis.

10/01/2025

International Coffee Day - a day dedicated to honoring one of my favorite beverages. AND the beginning of October which marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a cause very near and dear to my heart. How's a girl to choose which to highlight today??

Well, sometimes the answer is not one or the other, but BOTH. I'll be talking about breast cancer awareness all month, so today I'm going to focus on the sheer joy of a dark, deep, smoky, steaming cup of love. I know, I know... 🙄coffee has gotten more expensive, there are all sorts of issues with its sourcing, and some influencers would try to shame me as a health care provider for promoting it's consumption. AND it's just so delicious. We all have our vices, lol.

While it's not "health food", coffee is high in antioxidants, and an occasional cup can give you a nice lift when you're in a slump. It's best to limit the caffeinated variety to 1-2 cups or less, especially if you struggle with anxiety or getting to sleep. But when it's the good stuff, a little is really all you need (looking at you, espresso!). Go ahead...if you love it like I do, indulge a little today in celebration ☕

09/29/2025

Hi from Colorado!

This week, my husband and I are on a much needed vacation. All month I've been talking about fall while living in the humidity and heat of San Diego monsoon season. While the rest of the country has been enjoying changing leaves, apple cider donuts, and crisp chilly nights, it's been downright balmy and tropical at home.

We've both been homesick for more distinct seasons (I grew up in NY, he's from KS!), and we planned a fall trip to higher altitude and latitude for some leaf peeping. For this week, I get to wear sweaters, drink warm apple cider with abandon, and enjoy some very needed time off while visiting with family.

I may not be on social media much this week, but I'll be back in October with stories about zip-lining, steam-engine trains, and quiet evenings playing dominoes with my in-laws 🍂😻

09/26/2025

Can we talk about abundance for a minute?

Lately it seems as if scarcity is everywhere. Rapidly changing policies have been giving us whiplash, and people I see are feeling scared, feeling a need to hold on to what they have. They're worried about everything: whether they'll be able to afford health insurance once the Affordable Care subsidies expire; which vegetables will become unavailable with increasing tariffs; whether their kids will be on lock-down at school. It feels never-ending.

I get it, because I watch the news and see what's being shared on social media, too. The fear and uncertainty is real, and it's easy to get stuck on the worry bus.

But how are you doing RIGHT NOW? It's harvest season. Local veggies are overflowing farmer's market and grocery shelves. The sun is at that angle where afternoon light looks golden, and still holds warmth. Is your pantry full? Early fall is the season for enjoying the abundance of everything we nurtured through the summer. It's the season of starting to stock up for the colder and darker days of winter which will inevitably arrive sooner than we want while treasuring the daylight we have. Can you let yourself feel these simple joys?

No matter how scared we feel, most of us really do have what we need:
👭Support of family and friends
🏠A roof to shelter us from the elements
🍇Food on our tables
🌳Roots in the ground

Today, I encourage you to take a moment to focus on what you DO have rather than what you fear may go away. Plant your feet in warm dirt and take a breath or three, inhaling the autumn air with its scent of turning leaves. And take a moment to give thanks for those moments where everything is simply enough.

09/24/2025

Happy Rosh Hashanah to all of my friends and followers who are celebrating today. May your year be filled with sweetness and health. L'shana Tova.

09/18/2025

I've been talking a lot about seasonal change this month. Here are a few simple rituals you can do to get ready for fall:

☕Sip a warm drink (your digestive organs will thank you!)
🌷Plant some bulbs to prepare your garden for next spring
👣Wriggle your toes in the dirt while it's still soft and warm
🍅Gobble up all the fruits and veggies of summer before the fall squash arrive

What are your favorite change of season rituals?

09/17/2025

There's something NEW at Balboa Park Holistic Wellness Center!

For the last 7 years, I've been helping breast cancer patients to navigate treatment choices, providing support as they go through their conventional care. Over and over, I see my patients struggling with feeling unclear about their treatment plans, uncertain about whether they are being offered the right care, and frustrated with feeling caught in a loop of never ending appointments.

For the newly diagnosed cancer patient, information comes fast and furious, and you're asked to make impossible decisions with what often feels like incomplete information. You have no idea where to go to get clarity, no clue which decisions require immediate action and which can be made over time. It starts to feel like you're a cog in a wheel without agency, when really, YOU are the one who gets to decide the treatment you will choose.

This is where WE come in. Our Cancer Concierge Package is a two-part coaching and advocacy package designed to leave you feeling grounded, informed, and confident with your cancer treatment plan. We'll sit down in person or on Zoom, review all of your medical reports and treatment recommendations, explain everything in everyday language, and talk about your concerns. By the end, you'll either feel great about your treatment plan and ready to move forward with your team's recommendations, or you'll leave with targeted questions to get the answers you need to be comfortable moving forward. We don't give medical advice, we simply help you understand what you're being offered so you can make truly informed decisions about your care.

We'll have a second call about a month after the initial to review any new information and make sure you're still comfortable with your plan. And, you'll have text/email access to our team for the period between those meetings and for an additional 2 weeks so you have the clarity you need to proceed with confidence.

Sound good? If so, copy/paste this link into your browser to get started:
https://balboaparkholisticwellnesscenter.com/cancer_concierge

09/12/2025

It feels as if the world has gone a little bit crazy this week. Political violence has been escalating here and abroad, fires are burning, stress levels are at a high, and it seems as if everyone is more emotionally challenged than usual.

Chances are that you know someone who is really struggling with their mental health this week, and it seems like a good day to remind everyone that September is National Su***de Prevention Month.

Did you know that the best way to help someone who is struggling with depression is to listen to them? Ask them how they're doing, then put down your phone, make eye contact, close your mouth, and just listen. No commenting, no judging, no thinking about what to say next. Ask them how they are doing, and then simply LISTEN.

Simple statements - "wow, I can see how that's hard for you" can help you to keep the conversation going.

"Would you like a hug?" is better than jumping in with arms wide open. Sometimes heart to heart contact is magical and sometimes it's just too much when someone is struggling.

Another tip: be kind. When you're interacting with another person, you never know what is going on behind their polished veneer or their angry lashing out, and a simple act of kindness could save a life.

If you or someone you know is considering su***de, help is available in the United States by calling or texting 988.

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09/08/2025

We're not fully done with summer yet, and I'm not done feeling and talking about joy. My question to you, as we start the seasonal transition of September, is what are you doing to harvest joy this year?

Here's what I'm doing:
👭Taking time to connect with friends I haven't seen in a while
🚲Riding my bike
🍅Nibbling on the juiciest tomatoes I can find and savoring every bite
☀Stopping to feel the sun on my shoulders and basking in its warmth
☕Enjoying lazy weekend mornings with my husband and Percy-Kat

It's the small, simple pleasures which bring joy to the chaos of everyday life, and give us the fuel to digest the rest.

09/05/2025

Hello, September!

Even though it feels like summer is just getting started in San Diego, the change in light says fall is coming. Kids are back in school, fall routines are getting started, and pumpkin spice has made it's return in all the coffee shops. If you subscribe to a CSA produce box, you're swimming in tomatoes, and zucchini is giving way to melons and butternut squash. Peppers are in abundance, and even eggplant is making an appearance.

Chinese medicine says that this time of "late summer" corresponds to the earth element. Its color is yellow/orange, associated organs are the spleen and stomach, and its flavor is sweet. In this season, we harvest the abundance of everything we grew and cultivated over the summer, starting to store resources before winter's inevitable arrival.

We want to give extra attention to digestion at this time of year. Not just what we're putting into our mouths, but experiences as well.

🥸Are you overstuffed on content?
😬Full to bursting on news?
🤢Is life handing you too much to digest?

This is the season to evaluate these things and make decisions about what you want to actually consume. Self care isn't just about spa days and indulgence. It includes saying "NO" to things which are simply too much, and saying "YES" to the things which nurture you.

08/29/2025

Today's prompt for the August Meet the Acupuncturist Challenge asks us what we would "be" if we weren't fabulous acupuncturists.

I'm as much of an artist as a scientist, and my favorite mediums these days are food and jewelry. I'd adore being a jeweler, especially owning a shop where I can design pieces for my customers and actually make them. Being a chef would be really fun for a few years, but I KNOW how much hard labor is involved and I wouldn't want the everyday grind to dampen my passion for creating things in the kitchen and feeding people with love. I've joked for years about relocating and starting a chocolate shop, which feels far more manageable than running a restaurant, and that MIGHT be what I do when it's time to "retire".

Fun fact, I've won awards for my jewelry designs at the local fair, AND I've been a bean-to-bar chocolate maker in my home kitchen for years.

The other thing I've dreamed about, when the everyday challenges of working with humans starts to wear me down, is being a park ranger. I could absolutely spend my days with a backpack, overseeing the middle of nowhere in a State or National Park. I spent my 20s with the Adirondack Park as my playground, and it was always so hard to return to the grind after a weekend in the mountains. I really crave that time alone in nature, whether on the trail, a bicycle, a climbing wall, a ski slope, a paddleboard...

But don't worry - I LOVE being an acupuncturist, and I'm not changing careers anytime in the foreseeable future!

08/25/2025

Today's prompt is about self care. If you've ever been my patient, you know how much I talk about the importance of self care. I stress that self care isn't selfish and that it needs to be part of everyone's weekly routines.

Yes, I really do put my money where my mouth is on this one.

My pillars of self care include eating well, getting enough sleep (I'm religious about 7 hours and aim for 8-9), trying to stay hydrated, and getting plenty of exercise. I have, at times, actually scheduled workouts on my calendar to make sure the time was there, though now it's such a part of my routine that I don't need to have calendar reminders to get on the bike or yoga mat. For anyone who is athletic, training, or super-active, self-care also means taking rest days. NOT working out when my body is begging for rest is the thing I find hardest to do for myself.

As a cancer survivor, I make sure to keep up with my primary care visits and labs, see my oncology team every year, get my scans when it's time, and give myself treats for "adulting" after every MRI, mammogram, and blood draw. I see my chiro regularly to manage the effects of old sports injuries, receive acupuncture as needed, massage at least once/month, and a facial at least quarterly. Going from the steam room to the cold plunge and back at the Korean spa is one of my favorite indulgences on a cold, rainy day.

We can't drink from an empty well, we can't fill someone else's cup when our own is dry, and we put on our own oxygen masks before helping our neighbors. I put so much of myself into the treatment and support I provide, and the only way I can do that is if I keep my own cup full with plenty to spare. 🍵🌺

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