Will Acupuncture help with anxiety or depression?

Acupuncture can be effective in helping manage symptoms of anxiety and depression. It is believed to stimulate the body's natural healing response, releasing endorphins and other neurotransmitters that positively affect mood and stress levels. By targeting specific points, acupuncture aims to balance the body's energy, reduce tension, and promote relaxation, contributing to an overall sense of well-being. Many find it a beneficial complement to conventional therapies for anxiety and depression.

Why do Acupuncturists look at my tongue?

Acupuncturists look at your tongue as part of a traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic process. The tongue's color, coating, shape, and moisture level provide insights into your body's health and the state of your internal organs. This practice helps them understand imbalances in the body and guide the treatment plan. The tongue is considered a map to your well-being, reflecting the overall harmony or disharmony of your Qi (vital energy).

Where do Acupuncture needles go?

Acupuncture needles are inserted into specific points on the body known as acupuncture points or acupoints, which are located along meridians or pathways believed to be the channels for the flow of Qi, or vital energy. The selection of points is tailored to each individual's condition and health needs. These points can be located all over the body, including the back, limbs, head, and ears, depending on the symptoms or disorders being treated.

Is Acupuncture ok during pregnancy?

Acupuncture is generally considered safe during pregnancy when performed by a licensed and experienced practitioner. It can help manage common pregnancy-related issues such as nausea, vomiting, back pain, and stress. However, certain acupuncture points are avoided as they may stimulate labor. It's essential to consult with your healthcare provider before starting acupuncture and ensure the acupuncturist is informed about your pregnancy and has experience in treating pregnant women.

Does Acupuncture hurt?

Acupuncture typically does not hurt. Most people experience minimal to no pain as the thin needles are inserted. Some may feel a slight pinch, tingling, warmth, or a dull ache at the insertion points, sensations often described as momentary and mild. The procedure is generally considered relaxing and even energizing. The skill of the acupuncturist and the individual's sensitivity level can influence the overall experience, but significant pain is uncommon.

What does Acupuncture do to your body?

Acupuncture stimulates specific points on the body, prompting the nervous system to release chemicals in the muscles, spinal cord, and brain. These biochemical changes may stimulate the body's natural healing abilities and promote physical and emotional well-being. It can increase circulation, reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and enhance the immune system. Essentially, acupuncture helps to restore balance and flow of energy in the body, leading to improved health and function.

What can Acupuncture treat?

Acupuncture can treat a wide range of conditions including chronic pain (like headaches, back pain, neck pain), arthritis, digestive disorders, mood disturbances (such as depression and anxiety), insomnia, stress, allergies, menstrual cramps, and fertility issues. It's also used for enhancing overall well-being and managing symptoms of chronic illnesses. The effectiveness can vary among individuals, but many find relief and improvement in their symptoms through acupuncture treatments.

What does Acupuncture do?

Acupuncture involves inserting fine needles at specific body points to balance the flow of Qi, the body's vital energy. It aims to promote natural healing, relieve pain, and improve function. By stimulating the body's meridians, acupuncture is used for various conditions, offering benefits like pain relief, improved circulation, and enhanced well-being.

Why Successful Women Burn Out Faster Than Men

They look successful on paper.

A strong career. A packed calendar. A reputation for getting things done. They are the invisible engines of companies, families, and communities.

Yet many of these same women confess privately that they are exhausted, wired, overwhelmed, and unsure how much longer they can keep performing at this level without something breaking.

Most do not identify as burned out. They simply think they are “not doing enough.”

Classical Chinese Medicine has a different opinion.

Burnout Is Not a Mental Problem. It Is a Jing Problem.

Modern culture frames burnout as “too much stress” or “poor work life balance.” That language is incomplete.

In Classical Chinese Medicine, the force that fuels your creativity, resilience, and hormones is called Jing. It is your deep battery, not just your daily energy. Jing determines how fast you age, how quickly you recover, how sharp your thinking remains, and how strong your nervous system is under pressure.

When Jing is depleted, you can still push yourself mentally, but your body will quietly collapse under the strain.

This is why so many brilliant women wake up one day with:

Sudden anxiety
Severe fatigue even after sleep
Brain fog during important work
Sleep that feels shallow and unrefreshing
A sense of being “emotionally flat”
Hormonal chaos that does not match their age

Their drive is intact. Their battery is not.

Why Women Entrepreneurs Burn Out Differently Than Men

In Chinese physiology, women are naturally Yin dominant, even when they operate in Yang driven industries.

Yang is outward, fast, productive. Yin is inward, restorative, stabilizing.

The modern entrepreneurial world rewards constant Yang. Quick decisions. Long days. Managing multiple roles. Showing strength at all times.

But Yin cannot be ignored forever. When Yin is chronically suppressed, Jing is spent like money taken from a retirement account. It does not come back quickly.

This is why high achieving women often experience:

Nervous system hyper vigilance
Digestive issues that appear with no reason
A crash after big milestones
Emotional sensitivity that feels “uncharacteristic”
Feeling “not like yourself” even when things are going well

It is not personal weakness. It is physiological mismatch.

The Mistake Most High Performers Make

They try to fix burnout with mindset.

That works for mild stress. It does not work when the body has shifted into survival mode.

When Jing is low, the body no longer believes it has reserves. It protects you by changing sleep patterns, hormone rhythms, digestive function, and emotional processing.

You cannot thought-lead your way out of that.

This is why journaling, meditation, or “clearing your calendar” often provides temporary relief but no real recovery.

If your Jing does not rise again, your symptoms return the moment life demands more from you.

What Real Recovery Looks Like

Burnout is not solved by vacation or supplements alone.

In Classical Chinese Medicine, restoring the deep battery requires a strategic reset of:

Breath and nervous system rhythm
Most women breathe high in the chest. Jing is restored through slow, deep abdominal breathing and Qi Gong style resonance breathing.
Organ clock alignment
Every organ has a time when it heals. If you regularly stay up past 11, you interrupt gall bladder and liver repair, which affects hormones, emotional regulation, and stress chemistry.
Qi circulation through movement
Not intense workouts. Fluid movements such as Tai Chi and specific Jing building postures that calm the heart and nourish kidneys.
Herbal tonification
When the body is depleted, food is not enough. Carefully selected herbs can rebuild Essence, stabilize hormones, and restore calm without sedation.
Repatterning the stress response
The body must re-learn safety. This is a somatic process, not a mindset concept. When the nervous system feels safe, the mind follows.

The First Sign You Are Recovering

You stop needing to “push.”

You wake up with natural energy. Your breath deepens. Your reactions slow down. You feel your body again. You stop living in your head.

You no longer fear that everything will fall apart if you take a break.

This is Jing returning.

You do not just feel calmer.

You feel like yourself again.

If You Are Reading This and You Feel Seen

You likely already feel the early stages of depletion.

Your mind is strong enough to keep going. Your body is asking for help.

I help high performing women recover their Jing, eliminate anxiety, and return to peak performance without sacrificing their health or ambition.

If you are ready to stop pushing and start rebuilding, I invite you to book a private consult with me.

Book your consult now

Your burnout is not a flaw. It is biology.

And biology can be rebuilt.