We’re familiar with coveted coffee, lunch and bathroom breaks during work days. (Okay, maybe not our teachers – which is insane and has to change! I see you, teachers!) Alas, we’re also accustomed to the concepts of maternity leave and sick leave which, ideally, provide essential time for adjusting to new family dynamics and recovery.…

Burnout is categorized by fatigue, depersonalization and a decreased sense of efficacy or achievement. It has been primarily studied in the workplace, but is beginning to be talked about in other settings. What can we do about it? The answer is in recovery practices. Research on burnout tells us that a recovery practice entails: So,…

A well-selected homeopathic remedy shifts one’s susceptibility to react to their environment in a particular way and catalyzes healing. There are over 2,000 homeopathic remedies. Technically, a homeopathic remedy is a substance derived from the natural world that has been highly diluted and succussed (or vigorously shaken). The medicine itself usually comes in either a…

Countless unposted posts have been written on my heart and soul since August 19th, 2022: my 37th birthday and our beautiful son Teddy’s transition day. I was 15 weeks plus one day along in my pregnancy with Teddy when I miscarried. Click pictures to see captions on desktop. Reflecting now on the last six months,…

“What is good to take for sleep?” “How about night sweats?” People often ask questions like these and expect simple answers. Turns out, the answer is simple in a sense, but it’s not usually what they expect! Furthermore, it’s not possible to answer these kinds of questions quickly – a lot of investigation is needed…

While we’re all hunkering down – 1. Because it’s chilly outside! and 2. Because of public health measures – there’s still a great deal that’s new or changing quickly. From politics and seasons to the moon phase: despite so much monotony for many, transformation is simmering. More and more, I’ve been paying attention to the…

We can Spring clean our homes until they’re sparkly and fresh, but what if we can’t take the trash out? We can think of our bodies similarly. The first of seven steps in the Therapeutic Order of Naturopathic Medicine is to “Establish the Foundation for Optimal Health.” A big part of this means nourishing and…

I look forward to these blog-posts every year: Part I and Part II. They’re where one of my most trusted teachers, Dr. Paul Herscu, weighs in on the uniqueness of the season’s upper respiratory system infections (URIs). You know how every year colds and flus show up looking and feeling a little different? Have you…

I was a touch tight on time, so I ordered my cappuccino to-go from the brasserie around the corner and headed straight for the train. I’m loving how they do a touch of chocolate on top of the foam here, by the way! Google Maps did a pretty good job of getting me started on…

Dear Beautiful, Gracious and Supportive Ones, I know some of you as hometown friends and family members, others I have studied with, worked with clinically or have networked with here in New England. Perhaps there are a few people out there in cyber-land following along who I’ve yet to “meet”? To each of you –…