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| 21 Jul 2022 | ACU-035 Mindset Monday: The Wounded Healer In Medical Practice | 00:32:35 | |
Can you practice medicine as a wounded healer archetype?As children we may have had to read the room before we walked thru it because we were physically or sexually abused by family. We might have learned to know how someone feels by how they moved thru the room or even opened a door.
We might recognize a parent or sibling on the edge of some sort of meltdown and found that if we do or say something special we could not only get “love”, but also change the potential outcome of that mood. We develop “extra-sensory awareness” to survive our situation which later is VERY useful when working as a healer.We develop “extra-sensory awareness” to survive our situation which later is VERY useful when working as a healer. I often just “know” what points to use. Especially if I palpate and touch someone. I often know when someone feels worse or better than they are letting on because i can feel it in my body. I can feel the second someone shifts when the needles are in because I can feel it in my body. This doesn’t just happen for me in clinic. This happens everywhere. But I use it in clinic. Because it is a gift. If I can keep my panic monster at bay and the imposter syndrome monster quiet, treating patients just flows for me. But it is a double edged sword. We have to look for ways to allow those wounds, use our powers to help others heal, all while honoring our own ongoing process of not being perfect yet being perfectly lovable because of it. Honor your own ongoing process of not being perfect, yet being perfectly lovable because of it.We also need to understand that many humans who were also wounded do not become healers. They become people who wound. Because they were disempowered they crave control and power and often gain that by wounding others. As healers we need to understand that WE are uniquely gifted in helping those wounded wounders similarly heal their traumas and thereby potentially healing others instead of hurting them. WE are uniquely gifted in helping those wounded wounders similarly heal their traumas and thereby potentially healing others instead of hurting them.In my experience of working with other practitioners, and being a wounded healer myself i have identified : Three ways Wounded healers go wrong in practice.
New practitioners are especially vulnerable to this pattern because they often have a high level of imposter syndrome which is completely normal but our reaction because of our past trauma is not commensurate with the challenge. We tend to over give and try too hard. Or we become frozen and don’t perform the things we know will bring more patients and create more success.
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| 28 Jun 2022 | ACU-033 How Creating A Niche Community Network Was Foundational in Her Practice with JoAnne Bates D.C. | 00:52:07 | |
can choosing a niche really help get you out of the gate?For any new health care practitioner choosing a niche can feel really uncomfortable. And honestly, it is not the only way to launch a practice, but it is one way. And a really beneficial way at that! Listen in while I chat with one of my friends here in Bellingham who launched a medical practice one year ago, chose a niche and built an entire supportive community around that special population. This is such a beautiful way to support your patients or practice members as JoAnne prefers to call them AND support other like minded professionals also grow their practices. Prepare to feel inspired!!! today’s guestJOANNE BATES D.C., ROOTED IN WELLNESS CHIROPRACTIC Dr. JoAnne is the owner and founder of Rooted in Wellness Chiropractic in Bellingham, WA. She primarily serves the perinatal and pediatric population. Her passions lie in supporting and empowering women throughout their pregnancy journey and beyond. She received her Doctorate of Chiropractic degree from Life Chiropractic College West in the Bay Area and is continuing her education through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) to further her knowledge on all things chiropractic, pregnancy and pediatrics. Outside of the office, she loves getting out and exploring the beauty that is the PNW and playing with her Australian Shepherd, Mozzie. you’ll learn
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| 03 Jan 2023 | ACU-047 Case Study: Knee Pain Treated With Chinese Herbal Medicine, with Phil Settels DAOM, of ACCHS | 00:59:15 | |
ACU-047 In this episode I meet with Phil Settels the Dean and creator of the DAOM program at ACCHS, the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences. We decided to bring the long held tradition of teaching thru case studies to the AcuSprout airwaves.
Listen in and puzzle through with me as Phil presents a case and shows me a new way to reason through the formula prescription based on his teachings with Dr. Huang Huang, Arnaud Versluys, and Dr. Suzanne Robidoux. Enjoy the journey and get a flavor for the teachings of the DAOM program at ACCHS. Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Mentioned in this episode: | |||
| 08 Nov 2022 | ACU-043 Case Study: A Classical Chinese Medical Herbal Case Study with Phil Settels DAOM, of ACCHS | 01:01:46 | |
In This Episode..ACU-041 In this episode I meet with Phil Settels the Dean and creator of the DAOM program at ACCHS, the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences. We decided to bring the long held tradition of teaching thru case studies to the AcuSprout airwaves. Listen in and puzzle through with me as Phil presents a case and shows me a new way to reason through the formula prescription based on his teachings with Dr. Huang Huang, Arnaud Versluys, and Dr. Suzanne Robidoux. Enjoy the journey and get a flavor for the teachings of the DAOM program at ACCHS. today’s guestPHIL SETTELS, DAOM, Dean of Academics at ACCHSPhil Settels graduated from ACCHS in 2011. Early on in his engagement with Chinese Medicine, Phil had the opportunity to study with several amazing Shanghan Lun teachers, including Dr. Arnaud Verluys, Dr. Huang Huang and Dr. Suzanne Robidoux. Phil uses Classical Formulas almost exclusively in his own practice and in his teaching. Phil was brought in to design the curriculum of the ACCHS DAOM program which started in 2017, and he is currently the Dean of Academics. This program was guided by the ideal of what would best serve clinicians while honoring both the roots of the medicine and its development over time, and empowering graduates to be stewards of Chinese Medicine. The program has a dual focus on Classical Chinese Herbalism as well as Orthopedics and Pain Management, with the goal that graduates have increased skill and confidence to treat any patient who walks through their door, whether their condition reflects an internal or a musculoskeletal dysfunction. Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Mentioned in this episode: | |||
| 14 Feb 2023 | ACU-049 Case Study Part 1: Upper Back Pain Treated With Tung Style Acupuncture with Henry McCann DAOM | 00:36:07 | |
Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!!In this episode….ACU-O49 Today I'm talking with Henry McCann, and we originally recorded this episode to share a case study with you, but what has been happening with my case studies is that they get really, really long, so I'm breaking this one up into two parts. Be sure to tune in and subscribe so you don’t miss the juicy case presentation in Episode 50. But for now, here is wht you’ll learn:
today’s guestHenry McCann, DAOM, LAc, Dipl OM (馬爾博 中醫博士)Dr. McCann is a licensed acupuncturist and doctor of East Asian (Chinese) Medicine with a private practice in Madison, NJ. Dr. McCann finished a BA and BM at Oberlin College following which he studied at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan as a Fulbright fellow. He then attended the oldest college of East Asian Medicine in the United States, the New England School of Acupuncture. In an effort to further his own clinical training he completed his advanced practice doctoral degree at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine; as part of that degree he interned in the gynecology department of the Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine (Sichuan, China). He completed a certificate in Japanese Psychology with the ToDo Institute in Vermont, and coursework at the PhD level through Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine in China. In addition to his clinical practice Dr. McCann is committed to bringing East Asian Medicine to a higher level by educating professionals in advanced concepts in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. He is an experienced teacher and is a core faculty member for the doctoral degree program at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine where he teaches clinical case study writing, geriatric medicine, and Tung's acupuncture. He is also on the faculty of the Pacific College of Health and Science in Manhattan teaching the medical classics (Huang Di Nei Jing and Nan Jing), and the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences where he teaches Tung’s acupuncture. Dr. McCann has taught widely throughout the United States, as well as in Germany, Ireland, Holland, Austria, Indonesia, and Australia. He is a 12th generation lineage holding disciple of Chen Style Taijiquan, a 3rd generation lineage disciple of Hunyuan Chen Style Taijiquan, and a disciple of a Qigong lineage transmitted by Hu Yaozhen that originated with the Daoist Immortal Chen Tuan. Dr. McCann is also ranked as a 5th Duan in Taijiquan by the Chinese Wushu Association (with the rank being awarded in China). The Duan ranking system is similar to the "Dan" black belt ranking of Japanese martial arts (the Chinese system has 9 ranks, with 6th Duan being the highest technical proficiency level awarded). Join the 3,2,1 Newsletter! Every month 3 business ideas, 2 Clinic Tips and 1 Burst Of Inspiration. I also include more in depth information that I can’t cover on the podcast. Don’t miss it!resources | |||
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| 29 Sep 2022 | ACU-040 Should A New Acupuncturist Start A Podcast? with Michael Max LAc. | 00:24:24 | |
Are you a new Acupuncturist who wants to start a podcast?Success is not a straight line. It is a succession of failed experiments, hard work, strong networks, support systems, timing and happy mistakes. In this episode, on a random Sunday afternoon while testing new recording software a great little happy mistake of a podcast episode is born. I invite my Grumpy Uncle, Michael Max onto a mock podcast just to fill some airtime that I can later tinker with, but it was too good to not share. Today’s GuestMICHAEL MAX LAC.I’ve been a student of acupuncture and Chinese medicine for going on 20 years now. It began as a curiosity as to how a few needles could not only resolve a stubborn health condition I’d had since childhood, but also improve my digestion, quality of sleep and mood. This lead me first to acupuncture school, and then Asia where I worked my way through the gate of Chinese language so I could study with doctors there. Today my work is informed by my clinical practice, the materials I read in Chinese from doctors of centuries past, and the teachers of our modern times who synthesize observations of the past with the challenges of the present. This podcast is rooted in my own curiosity, inquiry and appreciation for different points of view. In this episode we discuss:
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| 22 Nov 2022 | ACU-044 New Acupuncturist Megan Neal On Starting A Family And A Medical Practice At The Same Time | 01:03:58 | |
Are you a new parent AND graduate?Trying to pass your boards in your last trimester and start a practice with a newborn?In this episode I talk with Megan Neal as she navigates these GIANT life transitions and how she is SO ready to practice medicine!As I see it, there is rarely a perfect time for anything. When is the perfect time to go to medical school? What about starting a family? When should you start working on your Doctoral degree? Or maybe it’s time to start taking better care of yourself. What I have learned is that life just keeps getting fuller and fuller as you age. If there is a space in my closet I will fill it. If there is free time in my schedule, I will find ways of putting “more doing” in there. What ever happened to slowly and gently building something of value? Of mindfully constructing the life we were born worthy of? Of gently inviting the blissful whispers of our dreams to slowly unfurl in our waking life. Our fears of not having enough, not being enough and not doing enough cause us to race into jobs, relationships and life in ways that only cause congestion in our otherwise smooth and clear life path. Our medicine is what I like to call slow medicine. It works best when we slow our lives down and focus only on the patient in front of us. It works best when the patient relaxes their grip on the speeding train of life for one hour of slow breathing, genuine care gently shifting the scales of life force back in their favor. I want to invite you to consider practicing slow medicine. For yourself and your patients. Today’s GuestMEGAN NEAL LAC. Megan Neal dedicated her life to the study of Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine after transformational experiences with it in her late twenties. At the same time in her life, she encountered yoga, Ashtanga yoga and then Integral Yoga, and has been walking the path ever since. Today Megan is an Arizona state licensed Acupuncturist, board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, NCCAOM, expected November 2022. She is also Arizona state certified by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, CCAOM, in Clean Needle Technique. Upon graduating from her three year masters program, her and her husband had a beautiful baby boy. She was fortunate to use what she had learned to care for herself in the journey to motherhood. She was thus inspired to specialize in women’s health- fertility, pregnancy, perinatal and postpartum care. She has no spare time but if she did, she imagines she would again enjoy writing morning pages, finding hidden pools on Mt. Lemmon, playing the harmonium, five rhythms dance, and continuing to nerd out with her collection of Chinese Medicine books. Did you know that the monthly newsletter contains even MORE helpful information than the Podcast??Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a thing!You’ll learn:
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| 03 Mar 2023 | ACU-050 Case Study Part 2: Upper Back Pain Treated With Tung Style Acupuncture, with Henry McCann DAOM | 00:49:57 | |
Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! ACU-050 This is the part two of a case review I did with Henry McCann. We discuss how Henry treats neck and arm pain with Tung Style Acupuncture. If you missed the first part, be sure to check out Episode 49 where we had a brief chat about the importance and differences between the DAOM programs and the DACM programs. We learned about Henry’s path and teachings in Chinese medicine which include teaching extensively in the US as well as abroad. We learn about the history of Master Dung and this system of acupuncture and how it differs from the Tan method. and lastly, We discuss Henry’s books which you can find in the show notes. In today’s episode we do a thorough case exploration. Here is a glimpse of the case. She's a female in her forties and she came in with complaining basically of pain in her upper back and her shoulder that was radiating into her right arm. She has a C-6, C-7 disc herniation and there is pain and numbness going down into the right arm. There's numbness in the fingers. Upon palpation, Henry determined she was really complaining of pain in the area of the superspinatus. She definitely had trigger points in the, the upper trapezius on basically all on the right side. There was definitely some scaling involvement, some elevator scapula involvement. Listen in to see how the case unfolds. Mentioned in this episode: | |||
| 08 Aug 2023 | ACU-056 Business Basics: Proper Medical Documentation For Your Acupuncture Practice with Stacey Whitcomb LAc. and Megan Lindsey DACM | 00:59:28 | |
Schedule your 15 minute bookkeepping consultation here! Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Proper medical charting is crucial in maintaining accurate and organized records for your acupuncture practice.ACU-056 This highly requested episode comes on the tails of episode 055 where Megan and I discussed treating multiple patients an hour. As a result of that episode I got a lot of requests to review proper medical charting and specifically what should be in the re-evaluation. Listen in as Megan and I discuss proper medical charting for your acupuncture practice. you’ll learn
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| 16 Mar 2023 | ACU-051 3 Strategies To Retain Patients And Increase Revenue with Stacey Whitcomb LAc. | 00:32:02 | |
Join The Monthly NewsletterIn this episode……ACU-051 Today I’m going to talk about the biggest mistakes I see newbies making with regards to patient retention that keeps you from gaining any traction. No matter what type of marketing you do, how much you spend on advertising, If you cannot keep your patients committed to a treatment plan long enough to get well, then you are spinning your wheels. Now before I go any further I feel like it’s super important to define patient retention. Patient retention is a practice’s ability to turn new patients into loyal patients. Patient retention is measured as a percentage, which you can calculate by dividing the number of returning patients by the total number of patients for your practice minus the number of new patients. The higher your retention rate is, the better it is for your practice. That’s because patient retention and practice profitability are linked.If you want an average practice then you would shoot for about 48%. Really we are getting ahead of ourselves, because you probably haven’t been in practice long enough to have enough numbers to play this game. As a new practitioner the goal is to create a relationship where the patient has recovered or is recovering from their chief complaint, they refer their friends and family to you, and they come back to get treatment as needed. The three most important strategies to consider with regards to patient retention are:
BONUS: You’ll want to listen to the end because I am going to give my top 5 secrets to building relationships and retaining patients. Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Mentioned in this episode: | |||
| 30 Mar 2023 | ACU-052 Case Study: Treating Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome With Electro-Acupuncture, with Anthony Von Der Muhll DAOM. | 01:01:33 | |
Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! If you are an Acupuncturist you NEED to know about Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome. The pain level and duration of CRPS is so debilitating that people often take their own lives but this is something we are well equipped to help manage. There are also some pretty important contraindications that we need to take into consideration. In this episode Anthony Von Der Muhll DAOM, who teaches Orthopedic Acupuncture and Sports Medicine at the Doctoral Program at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences (ACCHS) introduces us to CRPS. Listen in as he walks us through the case and becomes an integral piece of this patients pain management process. If you appreciate this episode, be sure to share it with others! Mentioned in this episode: | |||
| 18 Jul 2023 | ACU-055 Business Basics: How To Run Multiple Treatment Rooms with Megan Lindsey DACM | 01:00:34 | |
Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!!Are you ready to level up? Not sure how to transition from 1 room to 2 or 3? This is such a common question I often get from my coaching clients.How do you treat 2 patients an hour? As a business coach to new practitioners, I get this question SO often! So… I called in my friend Megan who purchased a very busy clinic as a relatively new practitioner and basically started her career treating multiple patients an hour. We all definitely have our comfort zone as practitioners, but I think it’s important for you to consider getting to two rooms as quickly as possible. It’s more time and financially efficient and oh-so-fun! As new practitioners we often spend way too much time and do way too much per visit in one hour. Running 2 rooms an hour forces you to be efficient with your time and trust your needles to do the work. I promise it works! Listen in as Megan and I share our processes. today’s guestMEGAN LINDSEY, DACM, OWNER OF SILVER SAGE ACUPUNCTUREMegan completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology from California State University Northridge before switching gears and coninuing her education at Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a Taoist school with a 38-generation lineage, located in Los Angeles, Ca. She is a Nationally Ceritfied Diploamate of Oriental Medicine and a California Board licensed acupuncturist. After graduating in 2014 she struggled with opening her own clinic and finding her way. After some stops and starts in 2017, she landed on purchasing an acupuncture clinic from a practitioner who was retiring, She has unique insight into the pros, cons and profitability of this route of practice. More recently, she graduated from Pacific College of Health and Science as a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine (DACM). Megan is a direct and open person who has a knack for creating soft nurturing, aesthetically soul comforting environments. Her space helps patients sink deeply into healing while feeling safe and supported. She advocates for her patients to empower themselves through education and lifestyle changes. Megan practices in a wholesome, raw, heart-centered way. She provides patients with the support and tools they need to gracefully pivot into and through, life’s challenges. FIND HER HERE:Instagram: @silversageacupuncture Website: Silver Sage Acupuncture you’ll learn
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| 18 Jan 2023 | ACU-048 Overcome Perfectionism, Get Unstuck And Start Your Acupuncture Practice, with Stacey Whitcomb LAc. | 00:43:55 | |
Hey friends. Are you stuck?Afraid to open your practice, get a job, go to a networking meeting, learn to play pickle ball, create an instagram reel? Are you afraid of what your classmates, relatives, future patients, former teachers and your neighbor Bob think of you? Think about it. If everyone were perfect: What would comedians talk about? Would you actually have a job or career? And here is a tragedy I am not sure I could have gotten thru medical school without. The TV show, The Big Bang Theory would never have made it. I mean, this is a whole 13 year run of a show literally based on the imperfections of ALL of its characters. Not being perfect makes you interesting. But before I continue I want you to know that I hear you. And I see you. Because i am you. I can make light of being a perfectionist and talk about how uninterested people really are about what you are doing. That it’s fine and you matter and that you are unique and perfect in all of your imperfections. But that doesn’t really get us to the root of the problem does it? today’s episode
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| 15 Sep 2022 | ACU-039 How To Use Social Media To Market Your Acupuncture Practice | 00:42:20 | |
ACU-039 In today’s podcast I am going to share how to create effective social media posts to promote awareness of your Acupuncture Clinic.What you'll learn:
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This is just another learning possibility. It is also a really great avenue to be creative if you are a creative person. I like it for that. I did NOT enjoy the very beginning of the learning process, but I am faster at it now an enjoy the process. Jane Electronic Medical Records. Use this link to get your first month free!Follow AcuSprout on Instagram and FacebookMentioned in this episode: | |||
| 14 Jul 2022 | ACU-034 Acupuncture Doctoral Programs Explained with Phil Settels DAOM | 00:57:30 | |
What doctoral degree is right for you?I see you. On facebook, asking everyone what Doctoral program is best. I also see you confused about the difference between a DAOM program and a DACM program. I invited Phil Settels on today to clear the air. In today’s episode we are going to talk about:
Today’s GuestPHIL SETTELS DAOM, LAC., Dean of Doctoral Studies at ACCHS Phil Settels graduated from ACCHS in 2011. Early on in his engagement with Chinese Medicine, Phil had the opportunity to study with several amazing Shanghan Lun teachers, including Dr. Arnaud Verluys, Dr. Huang Huang and Dr. Suzanne Robidoux. Phil uses Classical Formulas almost exclusively in his own practice and in his teaching. Phil was brought in to design the curriculum of the ACCHS DAOM program which started in 2017, and he is currently the Dean of Academics. This program was guided by the ideal of what would best serve clinicians while honoring both the roots of the medicine and its development over time, and empowering graduates to be stewards of Chinese Medicine. The program has a dual focus on Classical Chinese Herbalism as well as Orthopedics and Pain Management, with the goal that graduates have increased skill and confidence to treat any patient who walks through their door, whether their condition reflects an internal or a musculoskeletal dysfunction. Resources
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| 02 Aug 2022 | ACU-036 Eight Deliberate Steps To Grow Your Medical Practice with Stacey Whitcomb LAc. | 00:18:06 | |
Using deliberate practice to grow an Acupuncture ClinicIn today’s episode I am going to give you 8 intentional and deliberate practices to grow a soul fulfilling and successful Acupuncture practice. Having a vision for your future, your career and your personal life will help you stay aligned with your calling, contentment and goals. And it’s okay if it changes along the way, or ends because then you can gather the information and feelings for this new situation and create another path forward with another focused intention. If you live with intention you will be less likely to wake up to a practice ten years from now that you dread. Treating patients you don’t enjoy. Not making the money you would like or traveling the world like you always wanted. Here is the magical pathway:
In order to create a practice that you love and are in alignment with try this, but be flexible. Because things will change. Stay in tune and set quarterly appointments with yourself to touch base and make sure you still want what you are working towards. If an amazing opportunity comes along and it is in alignment with your vision but not part of the plan, grab it! Because when you get in alignment with your inner drive and self so does the universe. Accept the gifts. And when nothing is going your way and everything is an uphill battle. Re-evaluate. Is what you want in your highest good? Be flexible. Be consisteent Be curious Enjoy the process. Be kind to yourself Be yourself. Let me know how it goes! If you enjoyed this episode be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes! And be sure to join my monthly newsletter where I share more support and inspiration for your new career journey. Acusprout has partnered with the BEST EHR company ever! Find out why everybody LOVES Jane! Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Mentioned in this episode: | |||
| 12 Oct 2022 | ACU-041 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: A Conversation About How To Expand Your Thinking And Create An Inclusive Healthcare Clinic, with Kiki Toth of Jane | 00:55:21 | |
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in your medical practice starts with YOU.The willingness and courage to have uncomfortable conversations so that your clinic stands on ethical ground starts with doing your own internal work. To sort thru your own programming and call yourself out to become a better human and practitioner is the first step to building a safe and inclusive clinic and becoming aware of how much hidden bias affects healthcare and treatment outcomes. I don’t think any of us would ever intentionally do something in clinic or elsewhere that would diminish another person, but bias in healthcare is a very big detriment. I was very uncomfortable in this interview, and with good reason! I was ignorant. I was hiking into unknown territory with a moral compass, but no map. I am really grateful to have had such a generous and kind tour guide in Kiki to start my journey. Today’s GuestKiki Toth, Product and DEI Specialist at JaneHi! My name is Kiki and I'm a Product and DEI Specialist here at Jane. I've worked in a few areas at Jane since starting in March 2020, including Support helping out our customers and as a Learning and Development Associate guiding our newbies through the beginning of their journey here at Jane. Throughout all of my work, DEI has been one of the most passionate aspects of my role. I hope to inspire others to actively work on creating an inclusive and equitable work environment for everyone. We all walk through the door with our own story and my purpose is to highlight these stories and empower marginalized communities. In This Episode We Discuss:
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| 26 Oct 2022 | ACU-042 Employee or Independent Contractor? What's an Acupuncturist to do? | 00:29:18 | |
Employee or Independent Contractor? What's an Acupuncturist to do?Oct 26 Are you a new Acupuncturist?Were you just offered an amazing JOB, to be brought on as an Associate?Was the offer an independent contractor position?Watch out! It’s probably not as great as it looks.Listen in as I explain why.ACU-042 Okay, so you've graduated and now you have to decide what's next. Maybe you already know where and who you're gonna work for, or where your clinic's gonna open, or who your ideal patient is, and maybe even what your treatment focus will be, but. I doubt it because life doesn't really work that way for most of us, and in my experience working with and supporting new practitioners, you don't really know what's next upon graduation. Life gets jumbled again. You relocate, you have babies, you get divorced, you interview for jobs, you work for other acupuncturists, you share space and or you start your own business, et cetera, et cetera. But here's the truth. The snapshot taken five years after your initial career choice after your initial start as an acupuncturist is typically radically different. So what you thought you wanted changed the location where you started no longer suits you. You worked for three practitioners before you found a clinic that resonates with your treatment style and goals. You thought you wanted to treat women's health challenges only to find out that hospice is where you truly belong. I wanna tell you a little secret. It's okay, . It's supposed to happen. Just as it happens. You aren't doing it wrong and you aren't failing. You did some serious growth in school. We went in as like, I'm gonna be super cheesy here for a second, but you went in as a caterpillar and now you're about to fly. Seriously. Now think about this. Think about how much you have changed from the beginning of school to where you are now. And I know that this is super cheesy, but serious. Take some time to get used to those wings, like take your time and be gentle with the new version of you. If Chinese medicine teaches us anything, it's that everything has cycles and so does your career. You're going to have to learn to grow into your practice, and it's okay to change directions, and it's okay to change your mind about things as your experience levels change. What you’ll learn:
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| 17 Aug 2022 | ACU-037 Mindset Monday: The Wounded Healer In Business with Stacey Whitcomb LAc. | 00:34:03 | |
“Wounded Healer” In Business: How Build A Medical Practice That Is Safe For Your Patients AND For You!If you don’t create a practice with practices in place to continually check in with yourself as a “empath, wounded healer, or highly sensitive person”, you may actually be causing yourself harm.Much like everything else in life, the world is a very different space for empaths, wounded healer and highly sensitive people. Seemingly small things can trigger your nervous system and suddenly you can’t figure out why your heart is racing and you feel like you need to run, or you need to be in a quiet space for a few minutes…..or days. And if you are an empath like me, that is just what can happen before breakfast. In this episode I talk about the top three things where the “wounded healer” struggles in creating a safe and healthy (for them) medical practice and how to shift and create healthier practices so you can love the practice you create.In this episode I talk about the top three challenges we face which include poor boundaries, overcompensating and low self esteem. (Conversely, I don’t actually talk about your superpowers! I’ll give that a gander in another episode! ) Then I give detailed business suggestions to put in place to ensure that when things get challenging your nervous system doesn’t get hijacked. resources
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| 31 May 2022 | ACU-031 Acupuncture Software: My 5 Favorite Software Solutions To Streamline Business | 00:19:21 | |
Enjoy a quick review of my favorite systems!In this episode I cover my top five software systems to streamline my Acupuncture practice. I use these tools to streamline the business stuff that I don’t particularly love spending time on but are necessary to my practice. I wanted to share them with you because as a new practitioner you really shouldn’t spend too much time trying to make decisions about software. You just need to make a quick choice and move your focus to activities that will engage people’s interest and draw them in your doors. quick links* SOME OF THESE LINKS ARE AFFILIATE LINKS AND BY CLICKING ON THEM I MAY RECEIVE A SMALL COMMISSION, BUT THEY ARE ALL PRODUCTS THAT I USE AND STAND BY. THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THE SHOW!
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| 11 Jul 2020 | ACU-001 Welcome to the AcuSprout Podcast! | 00:09:46 | |
WELCOME TO THE ACUSPROUT PODCAST!
Let"s face it. Being new at anything can be slow going. Most Acupuncturists just want to hit the ground running and make some well deserved cash. I really wish it worked that way, but reality is far from this mystical unicorn ideology if you want to start your own practice. Starting a practice is at least worth another year of schooling, but maybe that's not even your goal. Maybe you want to work as a contractor or an employee for a couple years. Perhaps.... you will escape the "business classroom". (Unlikely!) At some point you are going to have to roll your sleeves up and gather some skills. AcuSprout is the perfect place to slowly build up your business skillset arsenal one podcast at a time. Join Stacey Whitcomb DiplOM, LAc. and the community! Grab your seat at the communal table and let's share with each other some tasty treats on how to grow heathy practices. NOTE: I mention building a Patreon community in this podcast. There WILL be a community evolving. I am re-evaluating it’s genesis. Keep listening for ways to connect! Mentioned in this episode: | |||
| 07 Aug 2020 | ACU-002 Intro To Business Accounting with Jennifer Spidle | 00:59:35 | |
Management wizard of the 20th century Peter Drucker once said, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” While this applies to most facets of business, NONE of us are impervious to the deleterious effects of not managing our money. Mentioned in this episode: | |||
| 13 Aug 2020 | ACU-003 Getting Yourself to "Right" Before You Launch Your Career with Dr. Cailin O'Hara | 01:02:43 | |
Dr. Cailin O'Hara joins podcast host Stacey Whitcomb LAc. in this episode to talk about how to create an online presence. Except, that is not what really happens. This episode is much juicier, with an exploration of what it's like those first couple of years out of school, what can happen when you relocate with no connections, and how we found a similar passion to help new Acupuncturists launch. Holy Pandemic! We don't want you to make the same mistakes. Mentioned in this episode: | |||
| 26 Aug 2020 | ACU-004 The Art Of Business with Michael Max, Podcast Host of Qiological | 01:11:22 | |
Legend and podcast host Michael Max of Qiological joins Stacey in this podcast to school new practitioners about money, marketing and how to drive traffic to your website so you can help people without ever even meeting them. Mentioned in this episode: | |||
| 22 Sep 2020 | ACU-005 Welcome to Mindset Monday! | 00:19:13 | |
Welcome to Mindset Monday! Just a series of podcasts within a podcast where we dive deep into how your operating mindset affects your business and your life. In this episode Stacey discusses how we define mindset, how that might have shifted this year, and what we can look forward to in future Mindset Monday episodes. This is the foundational step to finding the path to your dream life and career. Mentioned in this episode: | |||
| 01 Oct 2020 | ACU-006 Mindset Monday - How Values Create Efficiency | 00:22:48 | |
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| 09 Oct 2020 | ACU-007 Insurance Billing for Acupuncturists with Mori West | 01:11:50 | |
In this episode Mori West joins Stacey in a deep discussion about Acupuncture and insurance billing. Tune in to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes of claiming ground and sharing codes with other medical modalities. What is it going to take for Acupuncture to continue to be represented and make a strong showing with the AMA?
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| 19 Oct 2020 | ACU-008 Mindset Monday - How To Attract Your Dream Patient With Your Mission Statement | 00:23:55 | |
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| 29 Oct 2020 | ACU-009 How To Process And Treat Motor Vehicle Accident Cases with Dr. Geoff Geness | 01:12:47 | |
ACUPUNCTURE FOR AUTO ACCIDENT INJURIES. HOW YOU CAN HELP.I have such a huge fear of getting in a car accident that it actually launches me into at least level 3 anxiety every time I drive. We hit a deer when I was six years old and I was in the front seat. (I am old, y’all.) I still remember it in detail. The car was totaled, all on my side. I was okay, or was I?
Enter Acupuncture. Our medicine is holistically perfect to heal this kind of physical and emotional trauma. Listen in and learn how you can help! TODAY’S GUEST
Geoff Geness is one of the few dual licensed Chiropractors in Oregon, practicing both chiropractic and acupuncture to best meet the needs of his patients, As a anatomy and physiology instructor, as well as structural diagnosis and orthopedic testing lecturer, he brings enthusiasm and clarity to the study of objective case management and evidence-based treatment of traumatic injuries. He has been practicing CAM medicine since 2007, and teaches a diverse group of undergraduate through post graduate students preparing for careers in healthcare. "My understanding of anatomy from a bio-mechanical perspective informs the way I treat, and Chinese medicine allows me to treat the mental and emotional aspects of people to promote overall health. I improve the mobility of joints and muscles, thereby improving function and reducing pain, and enjoy guiding people back to health by educating them about themselves. I use acupuncture to directly and discretely touch the nervous system, and promote organ system health through herbal formulations. By approaching each person in relation to structure, chemical balance and energetics I strive to quickly address their concerns and improve their health.” FIND HIM HERE: SPARKASHLAND.COM YOU’LL LEARN
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| 07 Nov 2020 | ACU-010 Mindset Monday -The Importance of A Vision Statement to Your Acupuncture Practice | 00:36:45 | |
MINDSET MONDAYWe talk about intention so often in Chinese Medical School. Prior to treating that patient you need to have a clear intention, and you get there by doing a full evaluation, diagnosing and then formulating a plan. In business, our VISION is our INTENTION. It is the seeing before the doing. It is about getting clear on where we want to go, how we affect our community, how we want to do things, who we want to attract and how we want to behave. It’s the voice that guides the internal workings of your company, whether that is just you, or your staff of 20 employees. It is the quiet OM of your business which unites all parts into a cohesive entity. YOU’LL LEARNIn this episode of Mindset Monday Stacey discusses:
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| 20 Nov 2020 | ACU-011 Five Pages You Must Have On Your Acupuncture Website | 01:03:13 | |
MAKE YOUR WEBSITE SO SHARP THAT THE ALGORITHMS DRIVE NEW PATIENTS TO YOUR DOOR - EPISODE 011You can play on social media all you want, but if your website isn’t sharp you may be losing out on potential patients. Building a following on social media is like building a house on rented land. Your website is your house. Make it tight and the right patients will find you. After that, you can use social media to get them to your door. Let’s get to work and spruce up your website. YOU’LL LEARN
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| 03 Dec 2020 | ACU-012 Mindset Monday - How To Set Business Goals | 00:32:59 | |
What if you could have exactly what you want in life? How will you get there? You can’t get from point A to point B without a map. Same with your life. This podcast isn’t anything new or special. It is a simple prompt, a nudge and a reminder that in order to achieve great things you have to have a plan. I encourage you to listen and then take action and begin planning. Have some crazy dreams and then have some boring rudimentary goals. This life of yours is your canvas. You get to choose. Set your intentions and then get into action. Then, fall in love with the process. Someday I want you to come back to me and say how your badass goals at the end of 2020 launched your dream! YOU’LL LEARN:In this episode of Mindset Monday I discuss:
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| 10 Dec 2020 | ACU-013 From Graduation to Start-Up Of An Herbal Pharmacy with Travis Kern LAc | 01:35:49 | |
READY, SET, LAUNCH!In this episode I chat with Travis Kern LAc., one of the founders of Root and Branch in Portland, Oregon. This is the story of how he and his business partner Travis Cunningham LAc., braved the system and launched a brick and mortar Herbal Pharmacy that serves practitioners all over the country (US), in filling our patient’s herbal prescriptions. TODAY’S GUEST
Growing up in New Orleans as the son of a dietitian and in a very social household, Travis K. has always had a keen interest in the components of good living, namely food, drink, and community. He trained as a professional chef and had his first career in catering and restaurants. Travis uses his culinary training in the creation of herbal medicines, relying on a deep understanding of how plants and minerals change with heat and manipulation. Now with his training in Chinese medicine, he is able to channel that Southern passion for the good life into the research and design of life-changing medicines for people in need. FIND HIM HERE:
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| 17 Dec 2020 | ACU-014 How To Start An Acupuncture Practice | 00:20:49 | |
FIVE PAIN IN THE ASS THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO FIRSTThis podcast is ONLY for the new practitioner, student, or seasoned acupuncturist who may be transitioning to business owner or independent contractor position. In this episode I teach you exactly what steps you need to take as you are finishing up your boards. Most of us can’t wait to get out and start practicing when we graduate, but have no idea that there are a gazillion boxes to tic off before we can even find a snazzy place to call, “Office”. I am going to attempt to put them all in order for you so that you don’t have to muck around in the, “in between space” for very long. I am going to give you a little heads up. SLOW DOWN! This transition is going to take way more patience than you anticipate. There might be delivery jobs, bartending, Alaskan fishing, massage therapy, or any other job in the “in between space”. Accept it. It kinda sucks and might not be what you had planned on happening. Hang in there! Stay in action and keep jumping through the hoops. You are basically tilling the soil my AcuSprout friend! Has to be done before you put down those roots! YOU’LL LEARN
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| 07 Jan 2021 | ACU-015 How To Start An Acupuncture Practice II | 00:35:00 | |
FIVE PAIN IN THE ASS THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO SECOND This podcast is for the new practitioner, student or someone transitioning from contractor to business owner. In this episode I dish up your second serving of , “open a clinic pie”. Yep! A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down! There is absolutely NO WAY you can avoid this dish. This acupuncture practice stuff requires a special balance. Here we are working on Yin within Yang. This episode is all about the things within the business that make it turn.
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| 21 Jan 2021 | ACU-016 Growing A New Acupuncture Practice with Regan Goodrich LAc. | 01:10:21 | |
PLANT SEED, GROW PRACTICE, BE YOU.Have you thought about how you want to present this medicine to the world? I mean, YOU are the artist of your own life, right? Do you even know the medium of your best communications? Do you write, perform, sink your toes in the mud, ask challenging questions that other people would never utter, or do you sing, do yoga, meditate, or cook? What is the best expression of you that isn’t actually you? While I cannot crawl through the curious mind of my next guest, I can see how she hiked through the natural world of her own inner landscape to gain a clear expression of what her practice of Chinese Medicine would become. You definitely want to check it out. Her website truly is just an extension of her personality and her newsletters are full of hidden puzzles where curiosity is rewarded with amazing little adventures. Seriously, if you want an example of a newsletter done fun, go sign up! Listen in and enjoy the journey! TODAY’S GUEST
Hello! My name is Regan Goodrich. I'm an acupuncturist and massage therapist by trade and a true believer in the human spirit. My hope is to inspire active participation in daily existence, to shift the mundane to something sacred. One million stars had to explode in the exact order in which they did for us to be here and that means you were made for this. Seed was born from the idea that you already have everything you need to be your own hero. Imagine a giant sequoia tree swaying in the breeze. It all started as a tiny seed, finally taking root under optimal conditions to become its true, majestic form. My mission is to create an experience where you can explore and occupy your body in order to nurture your own unique seed, helping you to root down + sprout into your authenticity, health and well-being. This medicine is slow, steady and celebrates the cycles of life; expansion + contraction. I use a wide variety of modalities including acupuncture, electro acupuncture, bodywork, herbs, food choices, and movement suggestion to nudge your qi into a dynamic balance. I'm excited to meet you and can't wait to see where our journey will take us. YOU’LL LEARN
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| 03 Feb 2021 | ACU-017 How To Make A Healthcare Website ADA Compliant with Attorney Rachel Schumont | 00:38:46 | |
IS YOUR WEBSITE ADA COMPLIANT? GET IT DONE IN 2021!How do you make sure your website is ADA compliant? That is a huge question with multiple answers and hazy guidelines. In this episode I (Stacey) unpack the topic with attorney Rachel Schumont of Counsel For Wellness, located in California. I was recently strolling thru Facebookland looking to see if there was anything interesting and topic worthy to dig into with the podcast when I saw that one of the Facebook Aculanders was being sued for ADA non-compliance on his website. He is a solo practitioner. Not a large corporation. It lit the acu-twitterland on FIRE! There were SO many offers of information and help but no one really had any definitive answers or solid solutions other than to hire an attorney. I genuinely think everyone wanted to help him but let’s be real, we really don’t want THAT to happen to us either! I have been working with Rachel on a series of podcasts to present this Spring about all things legal in an Acupuncture practice. Luckily for us, she was willing to do some digging and able to offer up some education for this podcast. FIND RACHEL HERE: YOU’LL LEARN
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| 18 Feb 2021 | ACU-018 Why You Should Join Your State Association, with Beth Howlett DAOM, LAc. | 00:58:07 | |
YOUR STATE ASSOCIATION IS SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS!!Hey Sprouts! Are you feeling a little lost in all of the legal jazz your state is offering up? Trying to figure out what hoops to jump through and in what order? Not really sure where to find some help? Did you know that your state association might have the answers you need? They may even have a detailed explanation or road map for you to follow. And even if they don’t, the ASA has mentors to help you!! Don’t know who the ASA is? Listen in to get the 411, then go join your state association. Then volunteer! TODAY’S GUESTDr. Beth Howlett, DAOM, LAc, is the Vice President of Communications and Academic Services and adjunct faculty at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM). In addition to leadership and teaching roles in the field of Chinese Medicine, Dr. Howlett also serves as the Education Working Group Co-Chair for the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health (ACIH) and the Board Chair for the Oregon Collaborative for Integrative Medicine (OCIM).
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| 04 Mar 2021 | ACU-019 How This New Acupuncturist Grew Her Practice On Instagram with Caitria Thiele, LAc. | 01:03:01 | |
COULD THIS BE THE PRACTICE OF THE FUTURE?I went in search of a practitioner who was practicing medicine in the business model I was envisioning as a result of the Pandemic. A practice with multiple streams of income that housed an educational community and platform to answer questions and share the fundamentals of Chinese Medicine. A way to spotlight the spectrum of natural ways it can help people heal. I was looking for a way to treat patients in my office and remotely, and also a way to connect with an build relationships with people who want to be healthier but maybe aren’t ready for the needles while creating passive streams of income. Here is what I found. I found a newish graduate who had a baby AND launched a practice a couple months after graduation. A social media expert who might catch up to The Rock sometime soon. A young, intelligent and well spoken woman who NEVER in ANY of our conversations let on that her life changing events were anything but motivational and helpful in her success. And I promise you that you want to stick around to the end to hear what her vision of success is. TODAY’S GUEST
Caitria's connection to the natural medicine realm began early in life, thanks to her parents who exposed her to chiropractic, acupuncture, biofeedback, and osteopathy for various issues throughout childhood. She began acupuncture school at a young age after stumbling upon a school 30 minutes from her hometown, where she felt an instant connection to TCM. Starting her practice just a few months before the birth of her daughter led to some outside-the-box marketing techniques that really paid off. She now practices in her dream clinic in Southern Wisconsin, working primarily with women's health, pediatrics, and mental health. FIND HER HERE: FaceBook: Connected Healing Instagram: @connectedhealingcaitria Website: ConnectedHealingLLC YOU’LL LEARN
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| 18 Mar 2021 | ACU-020 Buy An Acupuncture Practice, Work For Someone Else Or Start Your Own Clinic? with Dr. MaryAnn Geness | 01:04:11 | |
YOU’RE NEW……WHAT TO DO? AN EXPLORATION OF POSSIBILITIES.New practitioners have SO many choices to make that often feel heavy. We have been a cog in the wheel of the educational machine where we are told exactly what hoops to jump through for 4 years. Suddenly, we sprout into the “real” world and are taxed with the challenge of making a living again. The options of where, how, and with whom are abundant. Do you want to be an employee for a couple years? Do you know how much you should be paid? Should you be an independent contractor or an employee? Take insurance? Start our own practice? Or maybe you want to purchase a clinic. There are SO many steps involved in that too! Listen in as I chat with MaryAnn Geness, DC. about EVERY aspect of business ownership. Dr. Geness has personally experienced every strata of the business world. She has been an employee, an independent contractor, associate, partner and boss. She has purchased a practice, sold a practice and dissolved a practice. She has owned large practices, a medium sized practice and a solo practice. She has pretty much done it all and we are fortunate that she is willing to share her experiences. Grab your tea and a cookie and enjoy the show! TODAY’S GUEST
DR MARYANN GENESS has been in the healing arts for 25 years, first as a massage therapist and then as a chiropractor for the last fourteen years. She started into chiropractic as an Associate and then ran several large CAM practices, before selling her practice and downsizing to a smaller practice so she could also run a net-zero farm in Southern Oregon. As a practitioner, she uses gentle humor and understanding, allowing patients to feel safe and open to learning without the feelings of guilt that doctors' opinions can sometimes bring. She recognizes the importance of meeting people where they are and helping them get to where they want to go with love and self-respect. The time she spent as a massage therapist informed her techniques as a chiropractor and she spends a lot of time on the muscles and fascia along with the working on the joints. YOU’LL LEARN
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| 01 Apr 2021 | ACU-021 Case Study: A Classical Chinese Medical Herbal Case Study with Phil Settels DAOM, of ACCHS | 00:52:10 | |
CAN YOU GUESS THE FORMULA???!!!Are you a game geek? Love a good puzzle? Maybe a little competitive? Do you miss being read to in class? ME TOO!!! In this episode we are going back to the cozy classroom with Phil Settels LAc.,the Director and Designer of the DAOM program at ACCHS, The Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences. Phil reviews an herbal case he encountered in clinic and breaks it all down for me. Enjoy the show! TODAY’S GUESTPHIL SETTELS LAC., Phil Settels graduated from ACCHS in 2011. Early on in his engagement with Chinese Medicine, Phil had the opportunity to study with several amazing Shanghan Lun teachers, including Dr. Arnaud Verluys, Dr. Huang Huang and Dr. Suzanne Robidoux. Phil uses Classical Formulas almost exclusively in his own practice and in his teaching. Phil was brought in to design the curriculum of the ACCHS DAOM program which started in 2017, and he is currently the Dean of Academics. This program was guided by the ideal of what would best serve clinicians while honoring both the roots of the medicine and its development over time, and empowering graduates to be stewards of Chinese Medicine. The program has a dual focus on Classical Chinese Herbalism as well as Orthopedics and Pain Management, with the goal that graduates have increased skill and confidence to treat any patient who walks through their door, whether their condition reflects an internal or a musculoskeletal dysfunction. LINK TO JOURNAL ARTICLE WE DISCUSSED HERE. CALL TO ACTION
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| 15 Apr 2021 | ACU-022 How To Stay Professional and Legal Online with Rachel Schumont | 01:03:53 | |
HOW TO STAY ON THE UPSIDE OF LEGAL IN A QUICKLY EVOLVING TECH WORLDI’m a freedom lover. I LOVE to navigate this world my way and rarely does it come close to the societal norm. I think a lot of Practitioners of Chinese Medicine are like this. We tend to be the outliers and renegades. However, I often see the tendency for Acupuncturists to sweep legal professionalism into the gray space. Not doing due diligence with the “seemingly small things”, like HIPAA compliant emails and posting photos on social media. It’s easy to gloss over these details when starting a practice and it’s hard to recall specifically from our education what best practices are. Our ethics and jurisprudence classes are short and relatively boring and mashed in between the high demands of memorizing an entire pharmacopeia. SO….this is my continued graduation gift to you. Let’s till the proverbial soil and plant some very healthy and robust seeds. In order to keep that seed alive and help it grow, we might encounter some tasks that are not fun but necessary for it to thrive. The same goes for your career and practice. Stay informed about the ever-changing climate and world of technology. Just like following the rules of nature, there are rules that you have to follow with your practice so that you can thrive. In this episode we are going to touch on some laws and practices you need to be aware of as new practitioners. Make sure the light shines on the soil. No shady practices here. We are talking mostly about your online presence and what you need to be aware of with regards to social media, HIPAA compliance, BAA agreements, webinars, emails, phones, and newsletters.
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| 21 May 2021 | ACU-023 Guest Interviewer and Student, Sarah LeVaque LMT, Interviews Me! | 01:15:01 | |
I have personal and professional mantras on repeat in my head all the time. Some are even incorporated into my meditations. Are you challenged with perfectionism? Me too. Producing a podcast has taught me this: PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION. Since I have started podcasting nothing meets my perfect standards. Podcasts are raw and conversational. Grammar, punctuation and proper sentence structure doesn’t exist. I say f***. My interviewees cuss, their dogs bark and their kids play bowling alley outside their office while we record. As I have grown, my website is getting confusing and my branding colors are getting lost. It’s not perfect, but I think it’s helpful. I hope it’s helpful….. No. I’m sure it’s helpful! Since I started my Acupuncture practice I have worked out of 3 different offices in 3 years. I started broad and am now re-defining my niche. I once had a pretty nice beginner website and now I am operating with just a landing page while I get my shit together, which takes time. Everything takes time. And I have two businesses, so it takes even more time. Before the pandemic I was able to pay myself a little bit. My practice was growing. Slowly, but it was growing. Enter freakish Pandemic which forced me to close. I came home and started a podcast. So far my only return on investment with the podcast is self satisfaction. What I do matters. The same is happening with the post apocalyptic re-launch of my practice. Invest more time, invest more money, work, work, work, and eventually the tide will turn. This is the way. It’s hard. Sometimes it’s lonely. Sometimes I feel like a Badass Superhero. Sometimes I feel like a total imposter. But I actually know what I am doing and I have a plan. That is something. That feels good! It’s all a process. I promise you this. If you don’t give up, you will get there. Start at the beginning and work your way to the end. That is all. That is success! A special thanks to Sarah LaVaque for this episode. She conducted a great interview. I couldn’t have done it better myself! TODAY’S GUESTSSARAH LAVAQUE LMT, CHINESE MEDICAL STUDENT Sarah LaVaque, BCTMB, is a board-certified massage therapist and TCM graduate student at Northwestern Health Sciences University. She currently practices massage therapy at a chiropractic clinic in Woodbury, MN. She has practiced therapeutic massage for 16 years and specializes in deep tissue massage, sports massage, and myofascial release. STACEY WHITCOMB AEMP, LAC., PODCAST HOST, SHE/HER Acupuncturist, Podcaster, Coach and Creator of Magical Networks. Stacey is the host of the AcuSprout Podcast, new Acupuncturist, old Massage Therapist and business owner and Coach to new Entrepreneurial Chinese Medicine Practitioners. Stacey is a true believer in creating the practice and life of your greatest desires. After a long and successful massage career of working with competitive level athletes, Stacey loaded up the Tiny House On Wheels and headed to Portland of course, to pursue her Masters in Chinese Medicine at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. (Yes, they are working on the “O” thing….) Upon graduation and launching a practice in a town where she didn’t know anyone she quickly realized two things. One, the landscape of business had changed drastically in the last 25 years and she had some catching up to do. And two, there were very few resources available to new practitioners. Add a dash of Pandemic and viola! A podcast is born! You can find her here: AcuSprout On Instagram here: @acusprout On Facebook here: AcuSprout Mentioned in this episode: | |||
| 08 Jun 2021 | ACU-024 The Disclaimers, Documents And Policies You Need To Have Visible In Your Acupuncture Practice, with Rachel Schumont | 00:55:30 | |
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| 24 Jun 2021 | ACU-025 Mindset Monday - 6 Mental Health Survival Tips For Launching Your Acupuncture Practice | 00:28:44 | |
MINDSET MONDAY - TIME TO WORK ON SELF CONFIDENCE!Does this sound like you? You are just starting out and don’t know how to “get out there”. They taught you in school to join a networking group like BNI and the thought of it makes you want to self medicate. You have tried to reach out to the other Acupuncturists in town to introduce yourself and they don’t return your phone calls. You feel a little sad and rejected by this. You aren’t feeling confident. You suddenly aren’t sure how confident you are in your Acupuncture skills either. You want to go back to school and get more education so you can feel ready for this. You have spent marketing money on stupid stuff. Social media is a time suck and you aren’t getting patients. Being an entrepreneur requires a whole set of skills we didn’t learn in school. Actually, in some ways we learned the opposite. We learned to be sensitive, move intentionally, watch our language so we don’t harm with our words, be patient, have close conversations and be open and available for what comes. Business is different. In the beginning it can feel unkind, unrewarding, tiresome and full of rejection. If you are sensitive it can really take its toll on your confidence. But it is also rewarding, thought provoking and super fun when it’s clicking. Mostly, it just takes time and exploration to find your groove. In today’s episode I give you 6 (of many) mental health survival tips for your entry to the business world. YOU’LL LEARN
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| 08 Jul 2021 | ACU-026 Mindset Monday - How To Fill Your Practice By Defining Your Dream Patient | 00:49:42 | |
MINDSET MONDAY - ARE YOU TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO “GET YOURSELF OUT THERE”? DEFINE YOUR DREAM PATIENT AND YOU WILL KNOW WHERE TO GO.Are you afraid that if you have a niche or choose a target market that you will, “miss out” on opportunities to treat patients? Does it feel counterintuitive to get super specific about the cases and people you love to treat? What about all of those other people who might need you or that you actually could treat? What about the missed opportunities to make money??! Especially when that is one of your number one goals right now. Make money = survive. I get you! I made that same mistake. TWICE! Both as a Massage Therapist and again as an Acupuncturist. Know what happened? As soon as I got clear on what type of massage and what type of acupuncture I love to do and who my favorite patients are, everything clicked and I was making the money I needed. Choosing your style and defining your dream patient IS the way to attract more patients to you. In this episode I am going to cover three ways to shake out who you want to treat and then I am going to explain why this may be one of the most important decisions you make in the beginning. YOU’LL LEARN
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| 23 Jul 2021 | ACU-027 Five Factors That Can Make Or Break Your Marketing Strategy | 00:36:21 | |
YOUR STRATEGY IS YOUR MAP TO SUCCESS!How could you possibly know how to get to where you want to go without first defining where you want to go? Are you a new practitioner and want to know how to get new patients? Are you feeling unheard? Do you have SO much passion that when someone asks if Acupuncture can treat XXX you can hardly contain your excitement and can’t wait for them to come see you so you can SHOW them?!! Then they don’t come see you and your sensitive feelers crumble. Because, if they would just GIVE YOU A CHANCE!!!! If this is you, you are really putting the cart before the horse. Yes, yes, of course, of course it could happen that they schedule with you right away, but I doubt it. People need repetition. They need to be struck multiple ways with your presence and message. They need to see you stick around so they can get to know you. They need someone else to tell them to go see you. They need to hear you talk about them in their own words. They need to find you in ways that resonate with them. In this episode we till the soil, envision the garden of your business, choose the seeds, plant, nurture, and harvest exactly what we want. This is the way. This is your map to creating the practice of your dreams. YOU’LL LEARN…THE TOP 5 FACTORS THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR MARKETING STRATEGY
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| 05 Aug 2021 | ACU-028 Buying Malpractice Insurance 101: A Guide For Acupuncturists | 01:13:40 | |
TOP TIPS FOR BUYING THE RIGHT COVERAGEAre you less than excited about researching what malpractice insurance? Not really sure what you should be looking for? Are you confused by the terms and amounts? Not sure about the terms? How much should you buy? What if you are changing companies? Buy insurance can be really confusing and it’s one of those foundational choices that you make at the beginning of your career when you don’t know what you don’t know. Listen in as Rachel and I cover every detail of buying your insurance. This hour could save you SO much money! TODAY’S GUESTRACHEL SCHUMONT, ATTORNEY, OWNER AT COUNSEL FOR WELLNESS YOU’LL LEARN
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| 17 May 2022 | ACU-030 New Acupuncturist Heidi Markland on SEO And Introverted Marketing Strategies | 01:06:05 | |
introverted marketing 101: how a new acupuncturist can get patients in the door their wayAre you an introvert and new acupuncturist wondering how you are ever going to get patients in your clinic? Are you afraid that you are going to have to be salesy and social? Does the word “Marketing” make you want to crawl under your treatment table? YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!! Most of us don’t come by sales, marketing, networking and being overall entrepreneurial naturally. Especially introverts! This is mostly because historically when we talk about buying something we are also conversely talking about being “sold” to. And that conjures up visions of car salesmen chasing us around car lots. Guess what! Sharing your skillset and serving people who need you is just another term for sales. It’s all in the delivery……. The internet has broken this marketing egg wide open for INTROVERTED ACUPUNCTURISTS! There are so many ways to reach the people you want to serve so that they hear you AND you get to be true to your own nature. In today’s episode I interview new Acupuncturist Heidi Markland about her experience as an introverted new practitioner in a new town and how she has navigated marketing her acupuncture practice. We talk about SEO, networking with kind intentions, picking a niche market and patient retention strategies. Enjoy the show! today’s guestHEIDI MARKLAND LAC., ANCIENT SPRING ACUPUNCTURE Instagram: @ancientspringacu Heidi embarked on her journey to better health after experiencing chronic fatigue for many years. She found increased energy and well-being after a family member, that was trained in Acupuncture and herbal Chinese Medicine, treated her with a regimen of herbs and food therapy. This began a journey of self-study into nutritional healing. The book “Healing with Whole Foods” became a staple that she read from cover to cover. This book introduced many core beliefs of Chinese Medicine and the idea of keeping the body in balance. She finally transitioned from a corporate job to a full-time student at the American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (ACAOM), in Houston Texas. She fell in love with the beauty and culture of Coeur d’Alene while visiting family over the years. Through prayerful consideration and the new acquaintance of a local acupuncturist, the path forward was clear, and she hasn’t looked back. Her clinic is now located in downtown Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. you’ll learn
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| 29 Aug 2023 | ACU-057 Business Basics: Ask A Biller: What A New Practitioner Should Consider, With Cortney Nadeau | 00:48:23 | |
Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Schedule your 15 minute bookkeepping consultation here! Are you considering taking insurance to jump start your acupuncture practice? Here are some things to consider that I bet you didn’t learn in school.Are you a new practitioner and getting ready to launch your clinical practice? Maybe you are not so new, worked for someone else and are now ready to experience the entrepreneurial life. Taking insurance might help you get to financial stability much more quickly…. depending on where you live. I interview Cortney Nadeau in this episode who owns PDXpert Medical Billing in Portland, Oregon. I learned SO much and am excited to share with you information that we did NOT get in school. you’ll learn
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| 14 Jun 2022 | ACU-032 Integrating Acupuncture In A Tribal Health Clinic with Michelle Jean Champion LAc. | 01:17:40 | |
Acupuncture serving American Indians: Could this be your dream practice?Are you a new Acupuncturist and you are having trouble putting your finger on the pulse of your career choices? Here is one you may not have considered. Join me in this episode where I talk with Michelle Jean Champion LAc. about her journey to serving Indigenous People with Acupuncture and Asian Medicine and how you can similarly make an impact. today’s guestMICHELLE JEAN CHAMPION LAC. , LAKE COUNTY TRIBAL HEALTH CLINIC AND CULTIVATE WELLNESS STUDIO Michelle Jean Champion, L.Ac., M.S.O.M, practices Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, Herbalism, bodywork and teaches classes that empower students with wisdom and tools for wellness. She graduated with a masters of science in Oriental Medicine from Samra University and was licensed by the State of California to practice Acupuncture in 2008. Michelle founded and practiced clinical Acupuncture at Cultivate Wellness Studio in Mendocino County for 13 years. She moved to Lakeport and began serving the Lake County community in February 2019. Her gentle and caring healing arts style is dynamic and provides her patients the ability to ease into sessions, offering profound multi-level shifts towards wellness. She is grateful for the opportunity to serve you, the Lake County Tribal Health community. You are invited to schedule your next Acupuncture appointment with her today! you’ll learn
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| 31 Aug 2022 | ACU-038 Prescribing Herbs: A Practitioners Guide | 00:24:56 | |
ACU-038 A practical guide and considerations when prescribing herbal supplements to your patients.In today’s episode I am going to cover…..
ResourcesWhite paper: Good herbal compounding and dispensing practices by AHPA 2017NCCAOM State Licensure - Does your state require certification?FDA Labeling GuidelinesNIH-Strengthening Knowledge and Understanding of Dietary SupplementsFDA - Cosmetics Labeling GuideJane Electronic Medical Records. Use this link to get your first month free!Follow AcuSprout on Instagram and FacebookMentioned in this episode: | |||
| 12 Dec 2022 | ACU-045 Case Study: Orthopedic Acupuncture Instead of A Total Shoulder Replacement with Anthony Von der Muhll, DAOM | 01:33:48 | |
Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!!Case Study: Orthopedic Acupuncture Instead of A Total Shoulder Replacement with Anthony Von der Muhll, DAOM Is it possible to avoid or postpone orthopedic surgery with acupuncture?Can you help patients with extensive soft tissue damage regain full range of motion and strength?Yes. Yes you can! Listen in as Anthony walks me through a case where he helps his patient avoid a total shoulder replacement.In this episode….ACU-045 I remember treating a case during my internship where after a couple orthopedic tests I suspected that my patient had torn his meniscus. It was a great opportunity to practice my new set of advanced orthopedic skills and my patient responded well, but after a couple of weeks he had pain again. Unfortunately, I did not get to see the treatments through because the semester ended, but I have wondered how it might have concluded many many times. Can you really treat a patient with substantial soft tissue damage that would otherwise require surgery? Can you treat in a way that facilitates the body’s healing mechanisms so much that the patient achieves pain free normal range of motion? Does the structure damage change or is someone just miraculously free of pain? In this episode Dr.Anthony Von der Muhll, DAOM walks me through a pretty unbelievable case of exactly that. You don’t want to miss this episode! this episode is a little long, so here are some rough time jumps for you
Today’s GuestANTHONY VON DER MUHLL, DAOMAnthony Von der Muhll graduated from the Five Branches University of TCM in 2002, and founded the Santa Cruz Acupuncture Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Clinic in 2003. In 2022, Anthony relocated to Charlottesville, Virginia, where he now practices at the Sports Acupuncture Clinic/Berkeley Bamboo Clinic with his wife, Tamara Brown, L.Ac., DACM. Anthony Von der Muhll is the founder of AOM Professional, and has taught Certification in Acupuncture Orthopedics since 2015, and served as a clinical supervisor at the Masters and Doctorate levels for over 17 years. He has also taught acupuncture orthopedics and pain management in the DAOM and DACM programs of the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences (Oakland CA), the American College of TCM (San Francisco, CA), the Five Branches University of TCM (Santa Cruz, CA), and the Virginia University of Integrative Medicine (Fairfax, VA). He has been a featured instructor in acupuncture orthopedics at conferences of the Sports Acupuncture Alliance, the California State Oriental Medical Association, California Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine Associates, and the Acupuncture Society of Virginia. Resources
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| 26 Apr 2023 | ACU-054 Case Study: Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Sa'am Acupuncture, with Toby Daly PhD., LAc. | 00:58:49 | |
Acusprout has partnered with the BEST EHR company ever! Find out why everybody LOVES Jane!in this episodeACU-054 Welcome to this episode of the AcuSprout podcast where we explore case studies with expert acupuncturists to learn more about the application of acupuncture in clinical practice. In this episode, we have Toby Daly, a licensed acupuncturist and expert in Saam acupuncture, to discuss his approach to treating inflammatory bowel disease using this modality. today’s guestDR. TOBY DALY, PHD., LAC.Toby recieved his undergraduate degree in Food Science from the California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. He began studying Chinese medicine in 1997 with Sunim Doam, a Korean monk trained in the Sa'am tradition. He earned his masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2002 upon completion of training at the American College of TraditionalChinese Medicine in San Francisco and Chengdu University in China. During his four years of training in San Francisco, he interned with the prominent acupuncturist Dr. Angela Wu and learned to apply the lofty theories he was studying in school into the pragmatic setting of a busy clinic. In 2013, he developed the Chinese Nutritional Strategies app to provide digital access to the wealth of Chinese dietary wisdom. In 2016, he completed a PhD in Classical Chinese Medicine under the guidance of 88th generation Daoist priest Jeffery Yuen. In 2021, he developed the Chinese Medical Characters app to enable direct access to foundational Chinese medical terms and concepts. In 2023 he published his first book, An Introduction to Chinese Medicine: A Patient’s Guide to Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Nutrition & More. He lectures internationally, sharing his 25 years of clinical experience with the Saam tradition. Join the 3,2,1 Newsletter! Every month 3 business ideas, 2 Clinic Tips and 1 Burst Of Inspiration. I also include more in depth information that I can’t cover on the podcast. Don’t miss it!you’ll learn
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| 12 Apr 2023 | ACU-053 How To Buy An Acupuncture Practice, with Megan Lindsey DACM | 01:18:56 | |
Explore What Jane Has To Offer!!! Acusprout has partnered with the BEST EHR company ever! Find out why everybody LOVES Jane! can a new practitioner really purchase a busy clinic and succeed? Yes! And Megan is going to tell you how.I LOVE when people want to contribute hard earned knowledge to the AcuSprout community! My guest today contacted me because she wanted to share her experience with YOU of purchasing a practice as a BRAND NEW ACUPUNCTURIST. Yes. She. Did. today’s guestMEGAN LINDSEY, DACM, OWNER OF SILVER SAGE ACUPUNCTUREMegan completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology from California State University Northridge before switching gears and coninueing her education at Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a Taoist school with a 38-generation lineage, located in Los Angeles, Ca. She is a Nationally Ceritfied Diploamate of Oriental Medicine and a California Board licensed acupuuncturist. After graduating in 2014 she struggleed with opening her own clinic and finding her way. After some stops and starts in 2017, she landed on purchasing an acupuncture clinic from a practitioner who was retiring, She has unique insight into the pros, cons and profitability of this route of practice. More recently, she graduated from Pacific College of Health and Science as a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine (DACM). Megan is a direct and open person who has a knack for creating soft nurturing, aesthetically soul comforting environments. Her space helps patients sink deeply into healing while feeling safe and supported. She advocates for her patients to empower themselves through education and lifestyle changes. Megan practices in a wholesome, raw, heart-centered way. She provides patients with the support and tools they need to gracefully pivot into and through, life’s challenges. FIND HER HERE:Instagram: @silversageacupuncture Website: Silver Sage Acupuncture you’ll learn
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| 20 Dec 2022 | ACU-046 How To Build A Company Everyone Loves with Co-CEO of Jane, Alison Taylor | 01:13:09 | |
Listen in as I talk with Ali about how to create a company that when customers tell other people about it, they don’t say they “like” it. They say they “love” it.I think one of the toughest things about designing your future upon graduation is actually taking the time to do it. Especially after 3-4 years of no money coming in. Especially when the people around you seem to have a plan. Especially when you have had such focus on education and learning that you have lost touch with that person in the mirror. Perhaps you have no idea what you want in your immediate future. Or even 5 year future. But here’s the thing. That is exactly why you should take the time to explore. To ask yourself the tough questions. What DO you like? Those favorite patients you treated in student clinic? What made them so likeable? Are those traits or characteristics something you want to see more in your practice? What cases, treatments, modalities, and classes light you up from the inside? What do you find yourself talking about with regards to Chinese medicine? If you do the work in the beginning, if you envision the feel, the experience and the soul of your practice, it will act as a magnet for those defined elements that bring you joy. You will be creating an experience for your patients that no other practitioner can. Today’s GuestALISON TAYLOR, CO-CEO OF JANE Ali began her entrepreneurial journey by opening a multi-disciplinary healthcare clinic called Canopy in 2011. Running and owning a small business taught Ali the foundations of business along with a deep empathy for the life of a small business owner. In 2014, Ali and co-founder Trevor, launched a new business called Jane. Jane, a software built originally for Canopy that offered Online Booking and Electronic Charting, is now being used by over 100,000 practitioners around the world to run their practice. Ali continues to lead this scaling tech company as Co-CEO of a team of 350 staff on our mission to “help the helpers”. Did you know that the monthly newsletter contains even MORE helpful information than the Podcast??Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a thing!You’ll learn
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