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I help birthing people looking to have a more enjoyable child birthing year. 👶 Lover of hiking, books, & Trader Joe's. 🛒Check out the blog 👇

Jess 👶 MN Fertility & Prenatal
IT'S BEEN A COUPLE DAYS // How are you all doing o IT'S BEEN A COUPLE DAYS // How are you all doing on the 9-minutes-a-day-challenge?⁠
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How does it feel to not have to commit to something huge like 60 minutes of self-care a day and be able to move forward (rather than the 60 minutes that is overwhelming, you eventually "slack off" on, and then self-shame while sitting on the couch?)⁠
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Hopefully it feels great because I'm not about shame.⁠
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Shame is the antithesis of self-care (PLEASE READ THAT AGAIN).⁠
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For most people, the reason longer commitments to self-care "fail" is because we're not built to run on willpower.⁠
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It's far more effective to run on ✨habits✨.⁠
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Habits start small. Two minutes here. Five minutes there. A cup of soup a day. A few deep breaths before a big task.⁠
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The best habits are always building towards the lifestyle you want from the lifestyle you already have.⁠
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We don't scrap your current reality for a completely new schedule because it's not a viable idea - you can't overturn your whole world and expect to build from a stable foundation.⁠
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These 9 minutes a day are a small start but they can make a huge impact. But more important than size of impact is how long that impact lasts.⁠
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This isn't about quantity. This is about quality and you, my friend, are worth some quality commitment.⁠
GREATER COLD SEASONAL NODE // January 20th - Febru GREATER COLD SEASONAL NODE // January 20th - February 3rd⁠⠀
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Normally at this time of year, we'd be battening down the hatches for wind chills significantly below zero, but 2021 is already shaping up to be a weird year.⁠⠀
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But we still need to follow the flow of yin and yang in the world, which means making sure to protect our yang.⁠⠀
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This seasonal node is the last seasonal node of winter. The Chinese New Year and Imbolc come right after this seasonal node and mark the beginning of Spring.⁠⠀
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Since this is the last seasonal node of winter, this is the time of the season we circle back to the fifth season - the season of change, dominated by Earth. Instead of throwing all of our effort at supporting our Water or Kidneys, we turn to supporting our digestion.⁠⠀
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🍲 Eat clear and light foods like clear broth soups⁠⠀
🍲 Eat rice congee ⁠⠀
🍲 Use spices like fresh ginger and nutmeg⁠⠀
🍲 Stay warm, but run the humidifier⁠⠀
🍲 Get some moxa in-home, or smokeless moxa in the Linden Hills clinic⁠⠀
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Take note: we're about to pivot into liver season so if you have a tendency to be hit hard with seasonal affective disorder in February and March now is the time to treat it in clinic.⁠⠀
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Check out the link in the profile for some blogs on seasonal living for winter (and the season of change) and schedule an appointment with me in clinic!⁠⠀
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👇COMMENT BELOW // What's your favorite kind of soup? Mine is baked potato!⁠⠀
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This information is for general purposes only! Always check with your own practitioner before implementing any diet or lifestyle changes. 🖤⁠⠀
SELF CARE CHECK-IN // Hey friend! Quick question: SELF CARE CHECK-IN //

Hey friend! Quick question: when was the last time you put yourself first?

Like, legitimately first. Not, "I'm going to squeeze in a 10-minute shower while mentally reviewing the grocery list and keeping the door cracked in case the kids need anything."

✨First.✨

If you're like me and most of my patients, I doubt you can remember a specific time.

We're caregivers here. We give care, right?

Family needs, work needs, and house needs take up our finite time and willpower.

I've been experimenting with a concept that I didn't have a name for until recently.

There's this concept in business called a "Minimal Viable Product" where you put the most basic thing you can on the market to generate revenue ASAP. I have certain opinions about this as a gamer, but that's not my current point:

The concept that I talk about here and on my blog about fitting in self-care where you are able can easily be referred to as "Minimal Viable Self-Care".

When we practice Minimal Viable Self-Care it's definitely not perfect and it's not going to be enough in the long run, but for right now it serves us.

I'm working on a blog to explain this in more detail, but for now I have a challenge for you:

Tomorrow marks a new seasonal node and therefore a new chance to build on some seed goals.

I want you to commit to putting yourself first for 9 minutes every day. Just 9. It's a strange number, yes, but the blog will explain why I promise.

I'm going to be trying to remember to share my 9 minutes every day for the Great Cold seasonal node so you're not going to be in this alone.

What do you say? Are you in for 9 minutes a day? And how will you be putting yourself first? Comment below! 👇
Today was a big day which means a full trunk and a Today was a big day which means a full trunk and a lot of driving.

I had:

🌿a home visit
🌿a private appointment in Linden Hills with a new patient
🌿a super enlightening human design reading with @prana.healing.arts 
🌿a fun photo session with @thedivinegroupmn 

And now I'm home, relaxing with my family. I am taking off tomorrow so if you text or email you won't get a response until Monday.

Have a nice weekend everybody!
HOW CAN I HELP? // There are a lot of new faces ar HOW CAN I HELP? // There are a lot of new faces around here which is SUPER cool.⁠⠀⁠
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My name is Jess and I help people with wombs connect with their bodies, regardless of conception goals. My technique is heavily rooted in the natural shifts of the world around us - the cycles of the seasons and the moon.⁠⠀⁠
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From this naturally anchored space I help with:⁠⠀⁠
🌿 harmonizing with those cycles for overall wellness⁠⠀⁠
🌿 womb wellness⁠⠀⁠
🌿 preconception and fertility⁠⠀⁠
🌿 prenatal care⁠ (including labor preparation and cervical ripening)⠀⁠
🌿 postpartum support⁠⠀⁠
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I mainly do this through:⁠⠀⁠
🌿 private acupuncture (in your home or at my Linden Hills location)⁠⠀⁠
🌿 herbal support⁠⠀⁠
🌿 dietary and lifestyle changes⁠⠀⁠
🌿 cupping⁠⠀⁠
🌿 community acupuncture⁠⠀⁠
🌿 and most recently, through some digital products on my site (for those of you who can't see me in person).⁠⠀⁠
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Check out my website by clicking the link in the profile @reverie_acupuncture
This week sucked. It was emotionally draining, ph This week sucked.

It was emotionally draining, physically exhausting, and spiritually depleting.

And as the icing on the cake, yesterday was Day 1.

Menses are the winter of your cycle. It's the most important time to rest and eat nourishing food.

What am I doing? Shopping. Because I made a promise to my partner.

Sometimes the season of our life, our cycle, or our environment is completely incongruent with the pattern of our person, our family, or our situation.

So, what do you do? The best you can.

You take breaks.

You take breaths.

You take it one step at a time.

In the middle of it all, you try to find the little bits of joy: a good podcast or some beautiful trees. These little things carry you to the other side.

And there is another side, my friend. No season is permanent. Change is inevitable and it's coming.

Deal with this moment and then move to the next.

I'm sharing some of the things that got me through today. What gets you through your tough days?
LESSER COLD SEASONAL NODE // January 5th - January LESSER COLD SEASONAL NODE // January 5th - January 19th⁠
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The Lesser Cold seasonal node is the first seasonal node of the New Year. While yang started to rise at the Winter Solstice, it's still fragile and needs to be nourished. By giving it a strong foundation now, we'll be able to build more effectively throughout the year.⁠
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That means not taxing our kidneys too much, preserving qi and blood, and continuing to hibernate.⁠
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Here are more specific recommendations for the next two weeks:⁠
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❄ Keep strengthening those kidneys - This is the time of year to keep focusing on that "savings account" of energy. Herbal tonics, dietary therapy, qi gong, acupuncture, and moxa are all excellent options⁠
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❄ Support your digestion - your savings account can't grow if you keep running out of money in your checking account. Eat warming, easy foods like soups, stews, roasted veggies, warm tea, and warming spices⁠
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❄ Treat arthritis - Every once in awhile there is a seasonal node that is especially important for a health condition. Find an acupuncturist to help you with your arthritis and treat it aggressively over the next couple week (I'm talking 2-3 times a week, if your acupuncturist agrees) ⁠
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❄ Stay warm - hats, socks, sweaters, and scarves! Protect your inner warmth to preserve your overall energy⁠
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❄ Stay cozy - read books, drink tea, light candles, and spend time with family⁠
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👇COMMENT BELOW // Have you read an awesome book lately? I'm looking to add to my list.⁠
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This information is for general purposes only! Always check with your own practitioner before implementing any diet or lifestyle changes. 🖤⁠⠀⁠
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Who is this birth-obsessed kinda gothy chick on yo Who is this birth-obsessed kinda gothy chick on your feed always talking about seasonal nodes and your uterus?⁠
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It’s me.⁠
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Hi.⁠ ⁠
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I’m Jess, and I’m a licensed acupuncturist in Minnesota. I use my skills as a doula, herbalist, acupuncturist, and massage therapist to help menstruating people in the Twin Cities get in touch with their bodies and their cycles.⁠
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I have some new people on my list so I figured it was time to introduce myself again, so here are some random things about me:⁠
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🌿 I started getting acupuncture to help with my anxiety, but eventually I used it to fix a menstrual issue I was told I would have my entire life and that likely meant I would need IVF to ever have kids⁠
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🌿 I have one kid (so far) that I conceived and birthed naturally because of Chinese Medicine and lifestyle changes⁠
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🌿 I am terrified of needles (which people find *hilarious*)⁠
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🌿 Things you cannot bring up around me without me bringing out my soap box: racial disparities in maternal/parental death rate, poor postpartum care, being unable to use the proper professional word for reproductive health care on social media, and one size fits all health care⁠
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🌿 My hobbies outside of clinic are reading, cooking, and embroidery (because I can't escape needles)⁠
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🌿 My aesthetic is goth hygge, and one day I will have a dark and cozy private clinic of my own⁠
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I am so excited to be on your feed and I want to know: how do you live in sync with the seasons? Comment below 👇⁠
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