This season has brought a lot of change, as they do. We can’t really get away from change, and personally, I quite relish it. I love the challenge it provides my mind, heart, and body to stay agile and adaptable. Dare I say, resilient. This particular Fall has brought the launch of my practice after some time of hibernation for rest and growth.
While it would be easy to say that this is the second season in a series or even a re-run, I am crystal clear that it is not. Like any good series, I have kept the main protagonist (White Lotus but less strange). However, this time around everything is different because I am different and so is my world. In the wise words of a dear person to me, “This is a modern remake of a vintage classic.” I like that 🙂
I have gotten welcome questions about why I have set things up as a Membership, am not contracting with third-party payers (i.e. insurance plans) any longer, or have opted to blend my clinical practice with educational opportunities. I think it makes sense that folks are used to the story line of Season One; it was extraordinary. This season of my clinical practice feels very much like learning to parent and be in relationship with our adult children: reflective and intentional. I re-crafted my model of care to provide the kind of connection and teaching I crave in my work, and to fit well with folks who are looking for the same.
I have noodled over a framework or container in which my service as a 1:1 clinician and clinical educator grows from now:
- Curiosity and being a disciple of your well-being
- Awareness and assessment of how you care for yourself
- Rituals as changes IN your life that are in devotion to your well-being
- Evaluate whether it worked and willingness to think again
Ultimately, I look at health and well-being as a mindfulness practice that requires time, connection, and adaptability. And when I dreamed about a practice model that made this possible for my patients and for me (because care work is bi-directional), it made sense to create something based simply in great care for all of us.
Learning is a mindfulness practice as well. It requires a pause and curiosity, takes time to ingest the information, “try it on” in our lives, and to see how we could implement or integrate what we have learned. Or at least this is my approach to teaching and learning.
The other part of who I am as a clinician is an educator, and my ambition in being a care provider is to create learning or mindfulness opportunities for your own well-being that can be self-paced, reflective, and in service to your curiosity. I am also committed to accessibility; in opting out of third-party payers and Medicaid, it is still very important to me to create tiers of engagement with naturopathic medicine and my care.
So I have created a few upcoming learning opportunities for us to experiment together:
- Perimenopausal Sleep Solutions Challenge that is free and starts November 17th
- Sleep School 2025: Perimenopause (coming soon!)
There will be many more coming but in an effort to pause, be reflective, and pace myself, this is just the beginning. The process of creating and learning is exhilarating to me, and I look forward to sharing the evolution with you!
