02/05/2026
I’ve been reflecting on something that keeps showing up in my work and in my own life.
What if the way we speak to ourselves matters more than we realize?
The constant self-criticism. The comparison. The internal pressure to keep up.
I’ve come to believe our thoughts may be shaping our disease.
At the cellular level, the body doesn’t distinguish between an external threat and an internal one. Stress chemistry is stress chemistry.
Over time, that internal environment influences inflammation, immune signaling, and repair. Not suddenly, but gradually.
After years of working with chronic disease, and living it, there’s a correlation I just can’t unsee.
And I also can’t ignore what happens when that cycle begins to change.
When the nervous system starts to regulate…
👉🏻that ache in your chest when you think about a deadline softens.
👉🏻your mind finally quiets when it’s time to sleep.
👉🏻the pain that arrives with every weather front eases.
👉🏻you realize you can eat real food again without discomfort.
Maybe healing becomes possible when we stop fighting ourselves and start giving the body, mind, and spirit the nervous system reset they’ve been asking for.
I’ve come to realize that maybe I’m not just an acupuncturist or an herbalist. I simply use the tools I’ve been given to help people reconnect with their resilience and even with themselves again. 💚
