S1 An Introduction

IN THIS EPISODE: A look back at the case we've made over the first eight episodes for Chinese medicine, its ancient wisdom and the myriad ways it can fit into contemporary lives. How Chinese medicine invites each of us to connect with ourselves and where we are on our individual journeys toward healing. OUR WEBSITEwww.sagewellnesswithin.comSOCIAL MEDIAwww.instagram.com/sagewellnesswithinwww.facebook.com/sagewellnesswithin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IN THIS EPISODE: Chinese medicine is especially good at helping women reconnect with themselves. At no time in a woman's life is that more important than from the time they become perimenopausal. In this episode, I explore all the different ways that Chinese medicine helps women navigate this important stage in their lives and reconnect them to themselves .Chinese medicine can help!. OUR WEBSITEwww.sagewellnesswithin.comSOCIAL MEDIAwww.instagram.com/sagewellnesswithinwww.facebook.com/sagewellnesswithin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IN THIS EPISODE: How Chinese medicine gives a woman deeper understanding into her own perimenopausal transition. Far from it being the "beginning of the end" (our culture's attitude), perimenopause and menopause present unique opportunities to reconnect with our bodies and ultimately ourselves. SHOW NOTES:Rooted in the understanding that everything is interconnected and in a constant state of change, Chinese medicine offers a broad and inclusive lens through which a woman can observe her hormonal life and more specifically the transition into her second spring.In this episode we will take a look at how this medical system is perfectly suited to giving a deeper understanding into the perimenopausal transition, and how far from it being the beginng of the end, it offers a unique opportunity to reconnect with our bodies and ultimately ourselves.  At a moment when we find ourselves lost within a maze of symptoms our bodies may be manifesting, Chinese medicine helps us connect the dots of this experience. By connecting those dots, we can begin to make meaningful sense of the experience. Hot flushes, night sweats and joint pain can be pretty intense especially when they come at us out of left field - sometimes even blindsiding us. We can get caught up in the tailspin, in the feelings around the experience. Oftentimes the emotions we have around the physical experience are more intense than the experience itself. And then, we pile societal and peer expectations onto “The Change” as well as our own expectations of what our bodies should look like and feel like. That fuels the chaos, confusion and exhaustion.Chinese medicine can help!. OUR WEBSITEwww.sagewellnesswithin.comSOCIAL MEDIAwww.instagram.com/sagewellnesswithinwww.facebook.com/sagewellnesswithin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IN THIS EPISODE: The RIPPLE OF HORMONES - How CHINESE MEDICINE sees a woman's hormonal cycle and how it helps ease what can be a very confusing and distressing experience for many women.SHOW NOTES:At present, there is an enormous upheaval in both our communities and in the world. Feelings of helplessness - of not knowing exactly how to respond to quickly changing circumstances or how to be supportive of the people we care about. Anger, sadness and distress all seem to flow from multiple places in our daily lives. The good news? Chinese medicine can help us find purpose and meaning in our lives.It is especially good at treating women's health concerns - because of the deeply human way it sees and understands us. So, whether you are just starting your menstrual cycles, have started your fertility journey, or are entering the peri-menopausal phase of your life, I invite you to learn how Chinese medicine's holistic approach can help you better understand what it is you and your body are experiencing.OUR WEBSITEwww.sagewellnesswithin.comSOCIAL MEDIAwww.instagram.com/sagewellnesswithinwww.facebook.com/sagewellnesswithin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IN THIS EPISODE: Our bodies are always trying to communicate with us. How Chinese medicine creates the quiet, safe environment where we might actually hear what our bodies need to tell us. But, first, we must find the courage to listen. OUR WEBSITEwww.sagewellnesswithin.comSOCIAL MEDIAwww.instagram.com/sagewellnesswithinwww.facebook.com/sagewellnesswithin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IN THIS EPISODE: We ask a question: does how we think about our health and health care impact how we feel? It does, of course. Please visit our website for more information!https://www.sagewellnesswithin.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THIS EPISODE: A large part of our relationship with our bodies and our health is rooted in expectations, in turn, these expectations are often shaped by given social, cultural or medical constructs.In this episode we touch on how we define our health expectations and how the broad and inclusive way Chinese medicine sees us, can help expand the lens through which we see and experience ourselves.SHOW NOTES:During the Ming dynasty (1368 to 1644) women’s role in Chinese society was very clearly defined. The duties of women of the upper echelons of society - these were the wives and daughters of scholars and men of official rank - was to produce an heir who would carry the family legacy. In other words, a son. Meanwhile, they would bind their daughter’s feet and teach them the ways of proper conduct through the recitation of poetry. One such woman was TAN YUNXIAN – who some of you may have read about in LISA SEE'S New York times best seller “ LADY TAN'S CIRCLE OF WOMEN”. Tan Yunxian lived from 1461 to 1556 (Mid-Ming dynasty) and, contrary to the norms of the time and thanks to the training she received from her grandparents, became a doctor. She is the author of Miscellaneous Records of a Female Doctor - the first written account of the application of medical care by a woman doctor.OUR WEBSITEwww.sagewellnesswithin.comSOCIAL MEDIAwww.instagram.com/sagewellnesswithinwww.facebook.com/sagewellnesswithin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IN THIS EPISODE: The study of Chinese medicine involves cultivating an understanding of the language it uses to describe how our bodies function. It also means looking back into its history and observing how the excellence of this medicine, is rooted in its ability to simultaneously be steeped in the richness of its history, while responding in real time to the health needs of the present. Let’s take a look at how Chinese medicine responded to the health needs the entire world was suddenly presented with during the COVID pandemic. OUR WEBSITEwww.sagewellnesswithin.comSOCIAL MEDIAwww.instagram.com/sagewellnesswithinwww.facebook.com/sagewellnesswithin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! I’m doctor Andrea Thorpe and I invite you to join me in an exploration of Chinese medicine and what its 5000 year history – its deeply holistic way of seeing us – can do for you and your health. I’ll tell you about my own journey – from patient, to student and now doctor – and how this journey with the medicine, not only profoundly changed my life, but continues to enrich it now giving it purpose and meaning. Please join me on a journey toward health and empowerment.OUR WEBSITEwww.sagewellnesswithin.comSOCIAL MEDIAwww.instagram.com/sagewellnesswithinwww.facebook.com/sagewellnesswithin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The practice of medicine is a combination of science and art. While science wants to be precise and consistent -  human beings, by our very nature, can be far from precise and consistent; this is where the art comes in. Medicine is also about relationships and it's not just between doctor and patient, but our relationship with self –  with our body and our health. Chinese medicine, by the very way it sees us, sees this relationship and invites us on a journey of discovery with it. This journey starts with the doctor’s own journey of discovery with the medicine. Physician Heal Thyself!OUR WEBSITEwww.sagewellnesswithin.comSOCIAL MEDIAwww.instagram.com/sagewellnesswithinwww.facebook.com/sagewellnesswithin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.