As soon as I was a licensed Acupuncturist, I dove headfirst into entrepreneurship. My husband has always been an entrepreneur, too. We chose this lifestyle together so we could have flexible schedules, be our own bosses, and travel the world.

My first year in practice, I was determined to figure out what kind of industry leader I wanted to be. I worked at four very different clinics to get a solid working foundation of being an Acu-prenure. The rebel in me quickly awoke. Those “industry standards” we learned in school? Not working for me, OR my patients.

Enter the late Dr. Richard Tan and the mind-blowing Balance Method of acupuncture. I headed to Seattle to train with him, and his very first words blew my four years of TCM training out of the water: “Forget what you learned in school.”

He backed up those words with theory we hadn’t even touched in school. I learned to place very few needles where we weren’t taught—sometimes not even near the problem—and the results were incredible. My practice was revolutionized. Dr. Tan taught me to harness the pure power of these tiny needles to spark real change in my patients.

A year into practice, I got pregnant! Suddenly, I was a mom-preneur—or better yet, we were a fam-preneur!

From there, a deep and much-needed learning began in pediatric acupuncture — growing alongside my own child, exploring food introduction, and discovering how to support little bodies and minds. Little did I know, this would lead to a co-authored book. Over the years, I’ve benefited from mentorships and advanced training that continue to shape my practice, studying and learning from the greats in our industry. I’m always in pursuit of knowledge through personal growth, experience, and clinical practice.