Something I’ve experienced a lot, both as the practitioner and as a patient, is people feeling the need to apologise for themselves. People apologise for their bodies, the size, the shape, the smell, whether it is shaved or not, whether there is acne or eczema. People apologise for the things they eat, saying they don’t

When most people who aren’t very familiar with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) think about acupuncture, usually they think of its power in treating pain and physical injuries. This is largely because physical trauma is more easily quantifiable when compared to Western medicine practises, making it easier for the western world to judge in double blinded