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How an Integrative Approach Saved My Gallbladder
About 10 years ago, I began having some very uncomfortable symptoms in my gut. I would get horribly bloated after meals, belch unstoppably for hours, and have terrible pain. I remember an old wise doctor at the clinic where I worked as a RN telling me that he thought...
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We know so many people are frustrated with the care they are receiving in today's healthcare. Our mission is to be a part of the change we want to see in that healthcare. A lot of that change comes from shifting our thinking away from what mainstream medicine wants us...
The Comeback of Prairie Care
When I was a little girl, I was always the nurse whenever anyone got hurt. I cleaned the wound with merthiolate turning the skin bright red and carefully applied a bandaid. I was inspired by TV heroes like Doc Baker on Little House on the Prairie and Dr. Quinn...
FEAR: Help or Hinderance?
This past weekend, my husband and I watched the movie Free Solo, which highlights the rock climber, Alex Honnold, and his famous rope-free 3000-foot ascent in Yosemite. I could go into great detail about how disturbing this movie was for me at points as the mother of...
What is a Nurse Practitioner and Why You Might Want to See One?
One of the most interesting parts of moving my practice from Indiana to Oregon has been the large amount of people I've met who haven't known about the role of a Nurse Practitioner (NP). A lot of people think that a NP is a nurse with an few additional skills. Yes,...
I didn’t exercise for 10 days and here’s what happened…
I know exercise is always a tough subject. When I bring it up in appointments, it almost always puts a woman on the defensive. Some women over-exercise and they don’t want to hear that this not be the best for them, while some don’t exercise at all or barely exercise....
2018: The Year of Intention
At the start of the new year, I went for a walk in the woods near my home. I started in as usual on my power walk, but then something inside of my nudged me to slow down. I began intentionally moving my feet one step at a time. All of my senses became heightened and I...