Boundary Setting: An Act of Radical Self Care
Boundaries are everywhere – whether we choose to see them, implement them, and honor them is up to us. When you have good and clear boundaries, they will make you […]
Stepping Into The Fire: The Hard Truth of Sustaining Long-Lasting, Authentic Friendships
Over the last few years I have had some pretty big overhauls in the friendship department. Some that were much needed and others that were shocking and painful. I have […]
Party Herbs for the Fire Element
Summertime and the energy of the Fire element are all about stimulating growth for all sentient beings on our planet. If we get too much of this sunshine fueled energy, […]
Expanding the Heart Space
There are many quotes, idioms, and song lyrics that revolve around the heart. Emily Dickenson, in 1862 stated “the heart wants what it wants, or else it does not care” and […]
The Fire Element: On The Edge of Burnout
The season of Summer and the Fire element is quite an exciting and warm-welcomed one. Coming out of our hibernation stations of Winter – we begin to see the changes […]
Insomnia Through the Lens of Chinese Medicine
I don’t know about you, but when I’m not getting a good night’s sleep due to bouts of insomnia – it can really put a damper on my day physically, […]
How Trauma Impacts the Fire Element
The Fire element is unique as it has not two, but four organs associated with it. The Heart, being one of the Fire element’s organs, is referred to as the […]
Soothing Fire Element Herbs for Anxiety & Burnout
The surge of Summer energy and the Fire element seems to be rushing in quickly this year and with the world opening up again, know that it’s quite normal to […]
Anger, the Wood Element & Discovering Your Personal Bandwidth
Our Wood element is getting a run for its money this last year…from the Black Lives Matter movement to the most recent mass shootings, if you aren’t impacted – then […]
‘Am I Depressed?’: One of the Most Asked Questions in Winter
The change of the seasons have come, passing the holidays by us once more. After a long, cooped up year that we’ve left behind, and the high energy of the […]
Our Take on the Coronavirus: The pathogen is nothing, the host is EVERYTHING
Find yourself panicking over the Coronavirus? We were too, for a moment. But then we did our research. Coronavirus isn’t going to sway us from what we know to be […]
Shadows of Caregiving: Compassion Fatigue & Burnout
Co-Written by Mark Reeves and Mindi Counts March 3rd is National Caregiver’s Day! And with caregiving comes its shadow: Compassion Fatigue and Burnout. Did you know: Mark, Inner Ocean’s manager, […]