Episode #70: Shari Auth
With a doctorate in Chinese medicine, Dr. Shari Auth is a licensed acupuncturist and board certified Chinese herbologist. She is the co-founder and Chief Healing officer of WTHN, a modern acupuncture and herbs business that is making Chinese medicine more easy and accessible then ever to integrate into your wellness routine.
When it comes to holistic health, Dr. Shari Auth is a wealth of knowledge. She’s been a healer for over 20 years, and has witnessed a shift in how people view holistic medicine. Now, as co-founder of WTHN, she’s helped thousands of people experience their very first acupuncture treatment. On today’s episode, we discuss why people no longer see holistic medicine as a last resort, but instead often view it as a first stop. We talk about how WTHN makes acupuncture, herbs, and cupping accessible for a larger audience, the symptoms people seek to alleviate through acupuncture, and why regular wellness treatments are so important. We also clear up some myths about holistic health treatments, including the misconception that acupuncture needles hurt. In reality, you’re more likely to fall asleep during a session than feel any pain!
“I always wanted to help people. And practicing mind-body medicine, I believe, is the best way that I can do that.”
Here are some of the things Shari and I chatted about:
What drove her interest in herbs and ancient healing techniques from all over the world
How holistic medicine has shifted from being a potential “last resort” to a first stop for patients
Blending traditional and scientific knowledge about herbs to create potent formulas
How, for practitioners, prescribing herbal formulas to their clients is like matchmaking
The health issues and chronic conditions that acupuncture is so effective at treating and why
How WTHN’s model makes services more accessible, which allows clients to go regularly
Providing education around the importance of regular treatments, even when clients feel “well”
How practitioners set expectations, especially when it comes to treating chronic conditions
The importance, as a practitioner, of sharing information that meets people where they’re at
How herbs work differently from pharmaceuticals, and why testing of herbs is important
What cupping is, what it feels like, and why cupping marks are more like hickeys than bruises
In order to ensure a high quality of care, the training that WTHN requires for all its practitioners
The role that sound therapy plays in every WTHN acupuncture and/or cupping session
What ear seeds are, what they do, and why they’re very safe as an at-home biohack
“If you can get better with acupuncture, there’s no better way to get better.”
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