Road To Wellness
By Amy Truong
Road To WellnessApr 03, 2023
028 - What’s Japanese Acupuncture and can you benefit from it?
027 Why a master's in public health as an acupuncturist?
A common question I get is why a MPH (Master's in Public Health) as an acupuncturist? There are some complexities within healthcare that impacts our patients significantly. This is just my take on why it is important or the application that is available to me with a MPH.
026 Living with endometriosis. How acupuncture helps with endo, fertility, and women's health. An interview with Allison Locke, L.Ac
Acupuncture improves circulation in the reproductive organs and have shown to be effective by more than 50% in fertility patient and chronic pain, including pelvic pain, and pain associated with endometriosis, period pain, and the like. But don't just hear it from me. Listen in to Allison Locke, an acupuncturist and integrative health practitioner based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. She is a fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine and member of the Obstetrical Acupuncture Association. She has specialized training in treating fertility and reproductive health. As a stage 3 endo warrior herself, Allison is extremely passionate in helping treat the pain and symptoms of endometriosis.
025 What is an occupational therapist and how does it relate to your wellness?
There are many different types of care providers, occupational therapists are one of them. Occupational therapist are found in various settings of healthcare and has an integral part in sharing the recovery, healing, and wellbeing of a patient. As an acupuncturist, I share many patients with occupational therapists. A few questions Mr. Batstone Raja, an occupational therapist in Los Angeles, CA will answer includes:
What is an OT or occupational therapist?
What do they do?
How can you access care?
How does OT relate to public health?
How is care access affected through housing and health system gaps?
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024 Setting expectations for your acupuncture treatment
A perspective on why you need to set realistic expectations on your recovery. Here's a quick reminder what that means.
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023 The value of connecting with yourself living with an autoimmune condition - Melinda
022 What is light therapy or photobiomodulation with Dr. Caroline Wilkerson
Ever wonder why people use red light, blue light, or green light on their face? What about laser?
How are any of these light sources helpful in your beauty and pain management?
Our office utilizes light therapy in conjunction with acupuncture and microneedling to help with various concerns like cystic acne, pain and inflammation, to learn more visit our website at www.road-to-wellness.com.
An Intro To Road To Wellness
A blurb of what this podcast intends to be about:
A podcast meant to help you be:
- Healthier happier and pain free. Where you’ll be learning ways to connect with others and to yourself so you can live a more fulfilled life.
- You will gain knowledge of acupuncture and other modalities in health care to help you take better care of yourself and your loved ones.
- A platform for you to ask questions and get answers.
Connect with me at Road To Wellness or my blog
021 Self Love Series - 5 min Guided Meditation
Meditation can be challenging and if you're new to it, this is for you. Your mind may wander and you may lose sight of what you're doing and why you're doing it. I'll guide you through the process in this intro to meditation focusing on self love.
As you know, you'll never be able to give and receive love, if you are not loving yourself.
A recording from our 8 AM PST Monday Guided Meditation class.
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Read How Does Love Affect Your Health?
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020. What is lifestyle and integrative medicine and why is it important to empower your inner doctor to heal? A convo with Dr. Gina Serraiocco, MD
Heard a lot about "Complementary Alternative Medicine, Alternative Medicine, Functional Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Integrative Medicine" and the whole gamut...but not sure what it means? Been told what to do your whole life and now you can't decide what to do with your health? Or, you're being thrown in different directions and not sure what you're supposed to do next in your healing process?
Medicine isn't just ONE thing. Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine, Ayurvedic, and other forms of modalities like EMDR, Reiki, Qi Gong, are not the only option.
This is where integrative medicine is powerful and on this episode you'll learn the benefit of an integrative, team approach, to care that presses on the importance of being open to other modalities of care to reach your desired wellness level. The key to living a healthy, happy, and pain free is OWNING your health. So many great nuggets in this episode and you can learn more about Dr. Gina Serraiocco, MD a dual board certified physician in Internal Medicine and Integrative Medicine as well as a certified Functional Practitioner.
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Books:
The Soul Of Money - Lynne Twist (
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019 Letting People Go & Being Okay Alone
You don't need to know why they left. Loneliness has skyrocketed this past year and continues to be a huge epidemic in our society. Those of you who have taken the road less traveled know very well how lonely it can be when people don't know what you have gone through, sacrifices you have made, and you losing any relationships you may have can be heart wrenching. Here is an episode providing you a perspective and better understanding how you can better overcome any of those losses be it partnerships, friendships, relationships of all kind.
Let's connect:
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018. Got A New Year's Resolution? Setting Goals That Stick
New Year's resolutions are great to get you pumped for the new year. We all want a clean slate and new beginnings and this is a great way for us to set the tone. So many people fall off the wagon before they make a dent in their goal - but why?
This episodes talk about the three most common problems. And how to set SMART goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time Bound with a twist. We go into quick tips and tools how to make those goals more chewable.
To get our worksheet, check out: https://amyhtruong.com/making-a-smart-goal/ to download and get more info on the SMART goal.
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017 Setting boundaries as an empath
Are you struggling to set boundaries and taking care of yourself because you’re an empath and you want to be a “good” person? This episode is for you! Your happiness is in your control and when you are noticing you’re more sad than usual because you’ve been feeling too much - it is time to check in and make a change!
Some things, people, companies are not worth your time and recognizing when it is time to move on is important! But how?!
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016 Mindset Meditation staying grateful
015 Establishing Personal Freedom With The Four Agreements
A lot of us want to feel free. We want the freedom in our heart, mind, and soul to do as we please. Some of us are better at it than others. One of my favorite books, The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz is a great read to gain insight on how to lose the attachments and gain our independence and freedom of living. In this episode we discuss some of the most common emotional turmoils my patient population are experiencing before discussing the four agreements.
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014 Feeling lonely? Learn the 7 types and how to get over it
013. Wishy washy on your wellness decisions? Don't give your power away!
Do you notice that you can't make decisions and let others do it for you? This episode is encouraging you to take control of your decision making when it comes to your health and wellbeing. Don't give that power away! Of course, be educated. Learn, and respectfully listen to the professional. They went through a lot of school and training to get to where they are to help you. Maybe they might know a thing or two!
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012. Acupuncture treatment plan: How often and how frequent should I be getting acupuncture?
A #1 concern for all of us and rightfully so. You don't want to keep getting treatments if you're not seeing progress, so how will you know? Treatment planning! This is a conversation you need to have with your provider and I'll explain how you can go about it and why it is important to have one.
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011. Is acupuncture well received as an option in healthcare?
Great question from a listener who wanted to know how receptive are hospital systems and patients to acupuncture. With big hospital systems like Kaiser Permanente, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, and big universities all around like, UCLA, Stanford, UCSF, and Cleveland Clinic, Stroger Hospital (to name a few)...Acupuncture is definitely a lot more accepted now than ever before.
The standoff-ish aspect of the medicine isn't the medicine itself, but maybe the stigma that was developed in people's mind and maybe also their personal experience. So is acupuncture a big deal should you only do acupuncture or what is the right approach in managing your health?
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010. Achieve happiness by being yourself and appreciate the positive contrast
This episode is a huge brain fart to respond to a common struggle from patients who have been coming into the office. We all want to be loved. We all want to be accepted for who we are. We all want to be appreciated. Sometimes we want something so much that we don't get what we want and we get stuck. This is a message, a perspective, to remind you - you're great as you are. Being yourself is the best gift you can give to others and your key to your own happiness. If you don't like who you are, fix it.
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009. How to cope with depression, anxiety, and panic attacks during the pandemic with Eytan
Having depression and anxiety can lead us to dark places in various times. Panic attacks can lead us to an elevated feeling of impending doom. Those who have never experienced it may not understand the severity and discomfort it has upon the depressed or anxious. This episode is to share a story of a young male, Eytan, in Silicon Valley, opening up to what tools and resources he used to help me manage his personal experience.
We recommend you reach out to a mental health professional for guidance that is catered to your personal needs. If there is a medical emergency or you are in desperate need of help in which your life or others in danger, please call 9-1-1.
For more resources:
National Alliance Mental Illness: Nami.org
For Virtual Counseling:
Betterhelp.com
Talkspace.com
SAY HI!
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008. Overcoming Pain during Shelter In Place with Momo
If you have ever been in pain or injured and not being able to do what you love, it SUCKS!
On this interview with Momo, the marketing buff at Planet Granite Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, a local San Jose Bay Area superstar, shares how she overcomes and copes with pain during shelter in place (SIP). Momo talks about her passion for dance and how she got involved in the climbing community. How the ligament tear in her hip has immobilized her for a long time and what actions she had to take to move forward.
SAY HI!
Blog: http://amyhtruong.com/ (Consulting)
http://road-to-wellness.com/ (Acupuncture clinic)
Acupuncture Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/road.to.wellness
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AmyStruong
Podcast: Road To Wellness The Podcast
007. Keep moving towards your North Star
Shelter in place has put a lot of things in perspective. Am I supposed to be doing what I am doing? Am I in the right career? Did a make use of my life? The choices we make affect our lives and we just have to be sure that we are making the decision that is right for us. Any decision we make that is helping us get closer to what we want, our North Star, then that is exactly what we should be doing.
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006: Unstuck Pt 2: Find your strengths and narrow your gap
Sometimes we get overwhelmed by the amount of things we need to do that our wellness is compromised. In continuation to part 1, part 2 is composed of revisiting the eulogy and making plans to take actions of the things that you want to do. If you are struggling to find out what you need to do next, evaluate where you are now and where you want to be. Then decide what items you need to complete in order for you to get closer to point B and follow through with it. Knowing you why ultimately gives you the mojo to continue on. So don't give up!
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005. Unstuck Series Pt.1 - How to go out and just do it?
Do you have a lot of ideas but never seem to execute? This series is dedicated to you! I've got a handful of patients who suffer a lot of stress and anxiety in life. They've been seeing their therapist and working with life coaches to get them on track and to fulfill their life's goal.
In this series, I am sharing my steps of getting unstuck. Every week you'll get a snippet of small ACTIONABLE and ATTAINABLE steps that will lead you to the outcome YOU DESIRE! Sounds good right?
Highlight of the episode:
1) create time
2) validate your ability to execute
3) feel the gratification of accomplishment
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YouTube channel still in the works!
004. Unstuck - Overcoming your anxiety to do what you want
We get stuck sometimes and when we're stuck, we're stagnant. Stagnation leads to impediments in your health that can lead to insomnia, digestive issues, among many other discomforts that can take a toll on your life. This episode talks about how you can unstuck by figuring out what you want and how to get over that hump to move forward. We talk about the three main components to getting UNSTUCK.
1) Clarity
2) Flexibility
3) Perseverance
Book references: Simon Sinek's Start With Why
Currently working on my YouTube (Channel: Amy Truong)
SAY HI!
Blog: http://amyhtruong.com/ (Consulting)
http://road-to-wellness.com/ (Acupuncture clinic)
Acupuncture Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/road.to.wellness
Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AmyStruong
Podcast: Road To Wellness The Podcast
003. Can acupuncture help with low back pain? A patient story with Jeanette from Panel To Panel The Podcast
Getting yourself to do something that not many other people around you are doing can be scary! In this episode, you'll hear from Jeanette, a first time acupuncture patient who sought treatment for her chronic low back pain that was debilitating.
Learn how she overcame the stigma and get answers to the following:
- Does the acupuncture needles hurt?
- Does the acupuncture work?
- Do I need to keep doing the acupuncture?
- Does my insurance cover it?
- Do I need a referral from my doctor?
- When should I go in to get treatment?
002. How does acupuncture work?
Acupuncture has become a lot more mainstream over the last decade. A common question I get from people is to answer the very question of how it works and what points to use. In this episode we highlight the Eastern and Western standpoint of how acupuncture works and also an example of the approach to treating migraines with acupuncture.
At this time with the occurrences in the world, I see a lot of patients with stress, headaches, and migraines.
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001: Who are you and why call it road to wellness?
Like you, I was seeking a way to be well. Episode 1 is about just that - who I am and how did Road To Wellness come to be. A realization that life is more than just my career and fixing people. Realized that experiences are lessons to be learned. From those learned experiences create something fruitful and beneficial.
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