What We’re Talking About When We Talk About Grounding
What does it mean to feel grounded? Dr. Catherine explores home, nourishing food, the Earth element in Chinese medicine, and finding steadiness through nature.
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Letting It All Go, Parasites Too (If Only It Were That Easy)
After a startling colonic and an herbal cleanse, Dr. Catherine wonders what it means to let go—and what might come into the space we've made for company.
Why Cypress Feels Good Right Now
Why cypress keeps appearing in my treatment room this fall—and what Chinese medicine teaches about grief, the lungs, and the difficult work of letting go.
What to Eat Now? Food for Fall
Dr. Catherine shares a Chinese medicine perspective on seasonal eating in fall, with autumn produce, warming spices, menopause considerations, and cookbooks.
The Healing Is in the Music
Music is the language of acupuncture. Twenty years in, here's how sound became half the treatment in my practice, and why the powers that be have always found...
21 Days of Being Enraged: What Women's Anger Is Trying to Tell Us
My acupuncturist gave me homework: write down everything I'm angry about for 21 days. Here's what suppressed anger does to women, and why it needs somewhere to go.
A Cooler Kind of Summer Eating: The Quiet Genius of Vegetables
Why eating your vegetables is the smartest way to survive a heat wave—cooling foods, phytonutrients, and the Chinese medicine wisdom behind staying cool this summer.
Why Millet Is Your New Best Friend (Especially in Midlife)
Millet is gluten-free, low-glycemic, and nourishes yin in Chinese medicine — making it one of the most powerful breakfast grains for women in perimenopause and menopause.
Facial Acupressure Points: The Complete Guide to a Lifted, Glowing Face
A practitioner's guide to facial acupressure: the points, the real benefits, and a simple daily routine for brighter, firmer, calmer skin.
Acupuncture Demystified: What I Tell Every Patient Who Asks
What actually happens when an acupuncture needle goes in? A practicing doctor of Chinese medicine explains the TCM framework and the modern science—fascial planes, the interstitium, and what...
The Ancient, Fizzy, Slightly Slimy History of Kombucha
Kombucha traces back 2,000 years to ancient China, where it was called the Tea of Immortality. Here's its winding journey to your local grocery store.
Stuck Energy, Spring Body: The Ancient Science of Moving
Feeling stuck, angry, or restless this spring? Chinese medicine calls it liver qi stagnation — and movement is your best medicine. Here's why.
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