A Fall 2025 herbology presentation exploring medicinal mushrooms in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and what happens when you study them both in textbooks and in the forests of New Brunswick.
For decades, women have been told their bodies are problems to solve rather than stories to listen to. This warm, pointed rant explores how the wellness industry has gaslit women into thinking they’re broken — and how acupuncture helps you come home to your own inner knowing.
When I switched to an animal-based diet in 2024, I expected better digestion — but I didn’t expect everything else. My chronic hip pain vanished, my migraines lifted, my “carpal tunnel” symptoms disappeared, and my nails grew long and strong for the first time in my life. My depression softened and then lifted, my anxiety calmed, and I suddenly wanted to socialize instead of hide. I could walk for hours, hike, even jog. My cravings vanished. My energy stabilized. I stopped thinking about food all day. And I lost fifty pounds without forcing anything.
Reintroducing variety later felt joyful and socially freeing, but my body pushed back fast. Now, through a TCM lens, I’m learning to listen, recalibrate, and find my way back to what truly supports me. This is the beginning of my Personal Healing Journey.