Wednesday, November 15, 2023 3:55pm

I have several patients right now who need yin nourishing so I’m hoping to jot down a few thoughts while my Boon is upstairs hanging out with Grandpapa (I hope they are both napping).

The most important thing to nourish yin is to sleep. If your sleep is super disregulated, just sleep as much as you can, whenever you can. But if you have some agency over when you sleep, it is important to be in deep sleep during Liver o’clock (by the 12-hour Chinese chronobiology clock, which I will try to find a link to) so your body can thoroughly detox its blood while you are asleep.

If you are already sleeping the correct hours, but still not growing yin (i.e., you have dryness, you are restless, there’s not enough yin to anchor your yang so you are hot and bothered frequently), try avoiding spicy and deep fried foods.

October 22: My old website was deleted recently, along with all my professional blog posts. I am in the process of retrieving and generating content. Thank you for your patience!

As of September I am now a Certified Provider of Hospice and Palliative Care Acupuncturist, and also listed on the Everywhere is Queer map. Please contact me to schedule an appointment. (Yes, I am accepting new patients again.)

PLEASE NOTE, I'M NO LONGER IN NETWORK WITH ANY HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY. There are a few directories that refuse to update/delete provider listings, sorry about that. I've really tried.

Nerdnote #155: thoughts on parenthood and suicidal/self-harm fantasies
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 1:43pm

Today I am thinking about how much of parenting is a practice of self-regulation. Now that I have a one-year-old, I am constantly talking myself down, talking myself (and others) through the consequences of allowing my child to live her life, getting out of the way while she explores new skills, tries solutions that I know won't work, take risks that make my uterus and vulva twist in dismay.