My Story

As a woman of the world, we have been trained to conform to societal standards. Myself included. In addition to acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, I practiced western dentistry for over 30 years. I had a high earning practice in the heart of New York City. I conformed to the patriarchy, did what I was told, got the degrees, made the money, had the professional and personal life I thought I wanted and yet… something was missing. 

At first I didn’t focus on the missing. There was so much happening with my marriage, friends, family, and the various other distractions of life that I was mostly able to avoid this missing, even though, deep down, I could feel it was still there.

Then life HAPPENED. 

The tower started to fall. I was stricken with some serious health challenges, loved ones started to die, and life got HARD. Despite the anger, sadness and grief, I pressed on, trying to maintain my professional life, but it was no longer satisfying. It couldn’t sustain me. With my physical health so seriously compromised, my mental health began to decline as well.

It was then I had a choice. I could look at what was missing, or I could continue down this already darkened path into an increasingly unpleasant existence. And at that moment, I found my guide. That tiny whisper inside. I got so deeply connected to it. I heard it scream “Do you want to stay or do you want to go?!” You can imagine which one I chose.

I had built a personal tool box through years of studying Chinese Medicine. And I knew that when we practice deep listening we can hear what our bodies are trying to say. It was only then I was able to step into the light.