The Myth of the Magic Wand
As you may recall, I’m a pharmacist by education/profession, no longer practicing.
When I was in pharmacy school, I knew some people in my class that went into pharmacy for the money and career stability. (Side note- if you know what’s happening in the profession, this is all very laughable now).
That wasn’t me. I was excited, bright eyed and bushy tailed about HELPING people (just ask my partner- he thought I was crazy. He was ten years in already, so he saw something I still hadn’t seen).
I believed in the allopathic/Western medicine model. I believed in drugs curing diseases.
Don’t get me wrong: there’s a time and place… if you break a bone, if you have cancer, certain diagnosis, acute infections, I could go on.
Sometimes I wish drugs really worked as advertised. Unfortunately, most drugs aren’t actually doing anything except acting as a band-aid when taken long-term, particularly for most chronic conditions.
The system is so deeply broken. We’re not taught to take care of our bodies in the ways that matter most: with whole foods (not profitable), natural movement, and in rhythm with the days and seasons.
On top of this, supplements have permeated the market advertising the same cure-alls as drugs. Take this and you don’t gotta change! – that’s the promise.
Sometimes, I wish I had a magic wand or magic formula to take away the suffering I see in my clients. Reality is, NOBODY does, and if they say otherwise, run the other way.
Riding my bike in nature. Vitamin N is the biggest nervous system reset! Near Aspen, CO. Photo by Ron Michael photography.
And yeah, I know, it sucks, because it means you’ve gotta do the taking care of you–AND it’s amazing.
YOU have the power.
In the space of mid-life and perimenopause, it is also a tremendous opportunity to wake up and evaluate your life. What’s working? What never worked in the first place? What needs to be trimmed away?
It’s tough stuff.
Ayurveda can and does act as a guide to teach us the nature of our own bodies and what THEY specifically need.
The specificity of an individual's needs is what makes much health advice out there so confusing.
Something that worked for one will not work for all. And as my mentor says, those with big followings get the most attention shouting from the rooftops about the trend-of-the-day that worked for them.
Ayurveda says that what is medicine today can be poison tomorrow, and what is medicine for one person can be poison for another.
On the surface, Ayurveda can appear as rigid rules.
When you dig underneath that, you realize it's a beautiful, dynamic, interactive map. You don't have to follow the GPS-- but it sure can be helpful.
In midlife, our bodies speak louder. They tell us we cannot put off listening any longer.
As my mentor Mary Thompson says: "Ayurveda doesn't make the rules. Your body does. You just need to learn what they are."
This is what I do. I help women in midlife use the system of Ayurveda to learn the rules of their bodies.
Check out some testimonials from women who've worked with me, and if you feel like I could be of service, book a 20 minute clarity call with me