06/03/2026
This medicine is life-changing, and let me tell you why.
As I was on the journey toward becoming an MD—studying for the MCAT, finishing my undergraduate degree, working full-time in a chemistry lab, fueled by caffeine and putting wellness on the back burner—life decided it had other plans.
I lost nearly 40% of my hair in large balding patches.
As a woman, your hair can feel like a significant part of your identity. That kind of loss changes you, whether you want it to or not.
After multiple lab tests came back inconclusive and several doctors offered medications whose side effects included—you guessed it—hair loss, I decided I needed to take my health back into my own hands.
That's when I found acupuncture.
For the first time, I had a practitioner spend more than 15 minutes with me. They asked detailed questions I never realized were connected, checked my pulses, looked at my tongue, palpated my abdomen, and listened.
I would walk into treatments emotionally exhausted and leave feeling grounded.
In that moment, I realized this was the kind of practitioner I wanted to become.
I didn't want to offer false hope or promise a magic pill. I wanted to help people understand their bodies, uncover the root cause of their symptoms, and support them in creating lasting change.
So I changed course
After four years of schooling in Oriental Medicine, seven years of owning my own practice, a full head of hair, a meaningful marriage, and two beautiful children, I can honestly say that one decision altered the entire trajectory of my life.
Fast forward to today, and my practice has given me a front-row seat to some incredible transformations.
I've sat with people through chronic pain, digestive disorders, insomnia, anxiety, burnout, fertility journeys, and conditions that many had been told they would simply have to live with.
So often patients tell me, "I've tried everything. Nothing works."
Then something begins to shift.
Pain becomes more manageable.
Digestion becomes more comfortable.
Sleep becomes more restful.
Energy starts returning.
They become curious. They ask more questions. They begin making small changes that create meaningful results.
And that's where the real magic happens.
Not because acupuncture healed them overnight.
But because they discover that their bodies were capable of healing all along.
My role is simply to help remove the obstacles, provide guidance, and walk beside them through the process.
Healing isn't magic.
It's what the body was designed to do.
Acupuncture simply helps it remember.
"The greatest gift this medicine gave me wasn't just my health back—it gave me a life I never knew was possible."
