My love for acupuncture came when I was struggling to get pregnant with my second child. I was told I probably had PCOS and I was about to begin talking about fertility treatment options (which I was open to doing). I didn’t know that much about acupuncture; I had once taken Chinese herbs as a teenager for acne and my Dad had used it for pain in the 1990’s.
I decided to go for weekly treatments and the acupuncturist worked on regulating both my hormones and my nervous system. Although I tell my patients that it’s common to not see changes until treatment 3 or 4 - the benefits being cumulative - I actually noticed changes in my mind and body from the first session. In brief, I became pregnant twice in short succession; the first time ended in a miscarriage and the second pregnancy happened quite soon after.
I was, by this point, really curious really curious about acupuncture so I left my part time job at a Youth Inclusion Project and enrolled at the University of Salford (UK) and received a BSc (Hons) in TCM: Acupuncture.
I have now been living and working in Canada for 15 years - mostly operating a general practice, seeing patients privately. However I also have experience of working in Community Acupuncture /Multi-bed clinics and I am a huge advocate of this type of low-cost, accessible acupuncture.
My kids are now adults - 25 and 20. The youngest is studying Fine Art and the oldest is currently adding Acupuncture to her bow!
I am committed to offering acupuncture in a safe and welcoming space where all patients feel at ease. Everyone is welcome.