IN THIS EPISODE: Does how we think about our health and health care impact how we feel?

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THIS EPISODE: A large part of our relationship with our bodies and our health is rooted in expectations, in turn, these expectations are often shaped by given social, cultural or medical constructs.

In this episode we touch on how we define our health expectations and how the broad and inclusive way Chinese medicine sees us, can help expand the lens through which we see and experience ourselves.

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During the Ming dynasty (1368 to 1644) women’s role in Chinese society was very clearly defined. The duties of women of the upper echelons of society - these were the wives and daughters of scholars and men of official rank - was to produce an heir who would carry the family legacy. In other words, a son.

Meanwhile, they would bind their daughter’s feet and teach them the ways of proper conduct through the recitation of poetry.

One such woman was TAN YUNXIAN – who some of you may have read about in LISA SEE'S New York times best seller “ LADY TAN'S CIRCLE OF WOMEN”. Tan Yunxian lived from 1461 to 1556 (Mid-Ming dynasty) and, contrary to the norms of the time and thanks to the training she received from her grandparents, became a doctor.

She is the author of Miscellaneous Records of a Female Doctor - the first written account of the application of medical care by a woman doctor.

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IN THIS EPISODE: How Chinese medicine - rooted in the metaphor-rich Chinese language - sees us metaphorically, too. Which, it turns out, is exactly how we human beings see and understand ourselves! As you'll hear, Chinese medicine is designed to interweave its story with our own. That's why the language of healing is so vital to healing itself!

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The study of Chinese medicine involves cultivating an understanding of the language it uses to describe how our bodies function. It also means looking back into its history and observing how the excellence of this medicine, is rooted in its ability to simultaneously be steeped in the richness of its history, while responding in real time to the health needs of the present. Let’s take a look at how Chinese medicine responded to the health needs the entire world was suddenly presented with during the COVID pandemic.

The COVID pandemic was far from Chinese medicine's first. In fact, Chinese medicine owes its origins to pathogenic outbreak - as we'll describe.

Why Metaphors Matter

Human beings think metaphorically. Meaning, we compare ourselves, our environment and experiences to things not at all like us as a way to reveal deeper truths about us and about those things. The Chinese language is richly metaphorical. So, it's not surprising that Chinese medicine sees us the same way, too. Those metaphors - combined with 5000 years of keen observation of us - explain why and how Chinese medicine can diagnose what truly ails us, keep us healthy and maintain a balance between all our systems.

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The practice of medicine is a combination of science and art. While science wants to be precise and consistent - human beings, by our very nature, can be far from precise and consistent; this is where the art comes in. Medicine is also about relationships and it's not just between doctor and patient, but our relationship with self – with our body and our health. Chinese medicine, by the very way it sees us, sees this relationship and invites us on a journey of discovery with it. This journey starts with the doctor’s own journey of discovery with the medicine. Physician Heal Thyself!

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