A friendly, woman-to-woman guide to the most common women’s health patterns in TCM. Spleen Qi deficiency, Liver Qi stagnation, Kidney Yin deficiency, Blood deficiency, and more, explained simply and supportively.
Women normalize so many things that are anything but normal. Brutal periods, jeans-killing bloating, bone-deep fatigue — we treat them like personality quirks instead of the little SOS signals they are. In TCM, these aren’t flaws. They’re patterns, and patterns can be changed.
A messy, honest look at the parts of healing women try to hide. From shoulder tension held since 2017 to the emotions we pretend are “fine,” this post explains why your acupuncturist needs the unfiltered truth so they can understand the real root of your symptoms.
That weird, heavy, emotional feeling you can never describe has a name in TCM. This warm, woman-to-woman guide explains Liver Qi Stagnation and why acupuncture helps you feel like yourself again.
A personal journal-style update from my TCM student life. I went home to New Brunswick, remembered what real balance feels like, and realized how my body has been reacting to a diet that does not match my constitution. School is full, my nervous system is loud, and my Spleen is waving both arms in the air. This is the honest, messy side of becoming a practitioner.