Dr. Catherine On Wellness

Menopause Symptoms: Everything That's Changing and What You Can Actually Do About It

A Doctor of Chinese Medicine walks you through every menopause symptom—stage by stage—with evidence-based strategies that go far beyond 'just deal with it.'

How to Stay Grounded in a Hyper-Speed AI World

Feeling overstimulated by AI and screens? Dr. Catherine shares Chinese medicine wisdom and practical tools to reconnect with your body and calm your nervous system.

Why "Healthy" Women Are the Most Overlooked Patients in Medicine

Healthy middle-aged women are being dismissed in 15-minute doctor visits. Here's what your annual physical is missing — and how to stop being overlooked.

The Clean Nail Edit: Gorgeous Hands Without the Toxic Load

Nothing quite says I take care of myself like well-tended hands. I think about this every time I sit across from a patient—hands tell stories. They reveal stress (hello, bitten cuticles), dehydrati...

Frickin’ Freezing: How to Care for Your Body in Arctic Temps

This is a time to abandon your fashion aspirations. I mean it. When the wind chill dips into single digits and your eyelashes are freezing together on the walk from your car to the front door, nobo...

Lymphatic Drainage Massage: The Full-Body Reset I Swear By

There are seasons when you can practically hear your nervous system sighing. Maybe it’s the holidays, when your calendar fills up with “quick check-ins,” party invites, and end-of-year urgency. May...

Let There Be Morning Light: A Fall Ritual for Brighter Days

Time to hit the lights! As fall gets into full swing, our days get shorter, our evenings creep in earlier (how is it already dusk at 6:30?), and our nervous systems feel the shift. The angle and am...

Sauna & Cold Plunge: Your Nervous System’s Reset Ritual

Sometimes my nervous system feels like a hummingbird—skittish, rattled by the world’s unsteadiness (and yes, those 2 a.m. night sweats that so many of you are navigating, perimenopausal or not). I’...

Late-Summer Burnout Is Real: How to Get Your Energy Back

You’re not imagining it. By late August, the sparkle of summer can start to feel like glare. If you’ve been running the household shuttle—rides, snacks, clean beach towels on repeat—or juggling tha...

Salt, Sun, and Serotonin: Can the Ocean Really Make You Happier?

There's something magical about standing at the edge of the sea. Maybe you've felt it—that invisible exhale when your feet hit the sand. The soft roar of the surf, the tang of salt in the air, the ...

Reparenting Yourself: A Midlife Invitation to Inner Healing

What if the missing piece of your well-being wasn't another supplement, protocol, or productivity hack—but a conversation with the little girl you once were? In my two decades of practice as a Doct...

Medical Gaslighting vs Chatbots: Why You Deserve Better

Let's be real—when it comes to getting answers about your health, the system often feels like it's stacked against you. You wait weeks (sometimes months) to see a doctor. You finally show up with a...