Individualized Care for the Individual You
Have you noticed all of the ads for personalized skin care, personalized vitamins, even personalized shampoo and conditioner? I feel like I’m seeing them everywhere lately! All you have to do is take a quiz and an algorithm calculates exactly what you need. It’s as if we’re becoming more conscious to the idea that as humans we are individual beings, each of us having our own experiences and our own needs. Did you know that this concept of the individual human experience actually relates directly to homeopathy?
A common phrase I often use is that “homeopathy treats people, not diseases.” Since Classical Homeopathy is a truly holistic system of medicine, we also don’t use multiple remedies to treat multiple symptoms or diagnoses. One remedy is chosen to treat a person’s entire symptom picture — what we call “the totality of symptoms.” Though diagnoses are important for getting an idea of what someone is experiencing, how an individual is experiencing their symptoms is actually more important than the label of the disease.
For example, I may have 10 people who come into my practice suffering from symptoms caused by Endometriosis, yet each one of those people may experience these symptoms differently. One may experience a deep, burning sensation, while someone else may describe their pain as sharp or stabbing. One person may feel more pain during ovulation, while another may complain of extremely long and heavy periods. Due to this, it’s possible that I may prescribe 10 different remedies to 10 different people. This is what makes Homeopathy truly individualized as well as effective.
What actually sets Homeopathy apart from the new wave of personalized skin or hair care regimens is that you don’t just take a quiz and some program spits out a remedy for you. The homeopathic intake is an integral part of the treatment process. Your appointments are a space where you are deeply listened to and we explore how your symptoms are effecting you and impacting your life. This not only gives me an idea of your experience but allows you as a patient to talk through your experience with someone whose only role is to perceive you, free of judgement and through a lens of love.
I wanted to write this as an invitation to you. If you are in a space in your life where you feel stuck in your mental, emotional, physical, or spiritual health and are looking for healing that is deep and lasting, my door is always open. I’m happy to meet you wherever you are in life.
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