Touchstone Acupuncture

06/19/2026

Greetings to all my precious people,

I want to talk about something tender today.

Not with blame. Not with anger. With deep, fierce compassion.

Because I've been sitting with this: The relationship between you and your mother's body is the relationship you have with your own body.

And if that relationship is wounded, it's not because your mother didn't love you. It's because she couldn't emotionally attune to you in the way your nervous system needed.

And that matters. Not as blame. As context for healing.

👉 Head to my blog
(link in bio) to read my latest post: The Mother Wound

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06/18/2026

This Lentil Spring Bowl supports the Spleen and Stomach by strengthening digestion and building Qi in a steady, grounded way. Lentils provide nourishing, fiber-rich support, while zucchini and carrots gently clear mild heat and promote fluid balance without burdening digestion. Together, this dish helps release stagnation, stabilize energy, and create a sense of calm, sustained nourishment.

👩‍🍳 Head to my blog (link in bio) for the recipe!

06/16/2026

The medicine is in the listening—in the quiet moments when we slow down enough to hear what the body has been trying to say all along. In Chinese medicine, symptoms are not interruptions to silence, but messages inviting us into deeper awareness and balance. Healing begins when we meet ourselves with curiosity instead of resistance.

06/15/2026

06/12/2026

Greetings to all my precious people!

Last month on Mother's Day, I wrote about the first voice you ever heard: your mother's voice.

Today, I'm writing about the voice she gave you. Not just the sound of your voice (though that's part of it). But the POWER of your voice. The capacity to name what you see, speak what you know, call things by their true names, say NO and mean it, say YES and claim it, take up sonic space in the world.

Your mother gave you this. Through her body. Through her voice teaching you language. Through the vocal cords she grew inside you.

And then—over years of conditioning—you learned to silence it.

👉 Head to my blog
(link in bio) to read my latest post: Finding Your Voice

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06/11/2026

A salmon and arugula bowl nourishes Liver Blood and supports Heart health, providing rich, cooling nourishment that helps calm internal heat. Arugula’s bitter and slightly pungent nature promotes the smooth flow of Liver Qi and aids gentle detoxification. Together, this dish offers light yet deeply supportive energy, helping to reduce inflammation while encouraging clarity and emotional balance.

👩‍🍳 Head to my blog (link in bio) for the recipe!

06/09/2026

You are nature too—woven from the same rhythms, cycles, and intelligence that guide the seasons, tides, and changing light. In Chinese medicine, healing begins when we stop living against our nature and start honoring the body’s need for rest, nourishment, movement, and renewal. The more we reconnect with the natural world, the more we remember ourselves.

06/05/2026

Greetings to all my precious people!

Your mother's body taught you your first lesson about space:

You belong here.

Inside her womb, you took up space without apology. You grew. You moved. You EXPANDED. Her body made room for you—not because you earned it, not because you stayed small. Because you existed.

And then you were born. And over the years, culture taught you the opposite: take up less space (lose weight, don't be "too much"), be smaller (quieter, nicer, more agreeable), apologize for existing, make yourself convenient for everyone but yourself.

You learned to SHRINK.

But here's what I need you to understand: Your body is not an apology. And taking up space is not selfish. It's RECLAMATION.

👉 Head to my blog
(link in bio) to read my latest post: Taking Up Space

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06/04/2026

An egg scramble with spring greens nourishes Liver Blood and supports the smooth flow of Liver Qi, helping to ease tension and emotional stagnation. The greens provide a slightly bitter, clearing quality that helps reduce heat and support gentle detoxification. Together, this dish offers balanced nourishment—grounding while encouraging movement, which is ideal for the rising energy of Spring.

👩‍🍳 Head to my blog (link in bio) for the recipe!