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Strengths in Practice

11/13/2022

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I graduated December 2022 from Pacific Health and Sciences with my Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. There was a lot that I learned about myself in this program. One assignment was to compose how we utilized our 5 greatest strengths in our practice according to the VIA Character survey (https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/account/register?registerPageType=popup).  

I thought it might be useful to share that information here, on this forum, to better help people to understand me as a practitioner.

Based upon the VIA survey my top five strengths are as follows:
1. LOVE (Humanity)
2. Honesty (courage)
3. Fairness (justice)
4. Perspective (wisdom)
5. Leadership (justice)

I love that LOVE is my number 1 strength. I try to love through life's challenges and guide my patients/clients with that principle in mind. Love is the motive force behind creation. It is the motive force that manifests God's will (aka Universal Consciousness, etc). It is ultimately what we all seek and need. To be and feel loved, for by nature we are love. We just loose touch with and sight of that part of ourselves through the trials of life. In my practice I coach everyone through their challenges through the lens of love. We are able to transmute our pain when we are able to sit in the pilot seat of compassion, gratitude, joy... which are attributes of love itself. I have personally been through much trauma and hardship in my life and I believe my ability to empathize and see that people are just simply doing the very best they can at any given moment with the burdens that we bare allows me to connect deeply in a loving space with my patients to support them through their greatest trials without judgement or condemnation.

Honesty being my second strength isn't a surprise. Next to kindness, I would say that's the attribute I value second as well. We have to be honest in order to take inventory of our experiences and heal. We must be honest with ourselves and others. People say that honesty is needed to build trust, but I feel that is incomplete. We need honesty and consistency. When you have both, you have a foundation upon which a relationship can thrive. My patients know that I will give it to them straight, with as much tact and gentleness as I can. They come to me for help, not to be enabled in dysfunction, which at times requires me to be gently honest in what they participate in that causes their own suffering and harm... which then leads to education on how to shift that to be accountable and healthier.

Fairness is my third strength. As stated before, I believe that everyone is doing the best they can at any moment considering the burdens that they bare. Which means, being compassionate for those who are not living their greatest potential, but their best potential in that moment considering all the dynamics they contend with. It requires looking at the person as fallible as we all are and knowing that any person can be in that position including ourselves and that our unique life experiences grant us different strengths and skills that lend us to be better as a cooperative than an individual and to judge or assess someone else based upon ones own personal strengths or talents is simply inaccurate, let alone unfair. So, I share with my patients that to some degree this comprehension of the human experience and that I will never judge, condemn, or mock them for their hardships and best attempt to navigate so that they can feel safe enough to share with me their most vulnerable self where we can truly reach the root of their suffering and heal. I also don't play favoritism with patients that I may have a greater history with over another. Everyone get equal time and equal care from me regardless of who they are.

My fourth strength is perspective. Well, I have had a lot of life experience. My inner circle and I used to joke that by age 35, I had already lived 3 lifetimes and I would argue now at age 45, I have lived 4 lifetimes. I have experienced nearly every type of abuse without it being extreme so that I can empathize with the abused, but also have compassion for the abuser.... recognizing that happy people don't inflict pain, only people in pain inflict pain: hence the phrase, "Pain loves company." Because I have loved or had some sort of affection for all those who have abused me and mistreated me, I have been able to sympathize with them and that has led me to easily find forgiveness and heal. This also helps me guide my patients through their own journey of recovery and healing. I learn so so so so much from my patients. Tertiary trauma (hearing the retelling of a traumatic event) is a real thing, and with my tools I tend to not take that on, but it is an education only experience can offer. My patients are my teachers and I revere them as such, which I can then implement those learnings with other patients. The brain is designed to keep us alive, not to guide us. That is meant for the spiritual mind... and we often get trapped in loops of survival through the lens of pain. Guiding people out of that brain trap and into greater self awareness allows them to create a holistic view and change their relationships including that with themselves and their body.

My fifth strength is Leadership. I have always been that person to stand up and take the reigns if allowed. One reason is to make sure the job gets done as I don't want myself or others to suffer the consequence of improper, inadequate, or insufficient effort or work. At the same time, with all that I have been through, I'm not in fear of consequences as I know the worst consequence is facing yourself for what you have done or what you failed to do when not investing your best. I am able to recognize the talents in others and nurture them towards their own development, but realize that it must be a cooperative effort. Often times, failure in a group dynamic is because one or multiple people are reluctant, if not entirely put off, by the agreements made. Clear, open, compassionate and patient communication is required to assure that everyone feels empowered and invested even if they may not "like" the agreement because they recognize the value of the agreement and their worth in that process. For me, in my practice, I work with my patients in a cooperative effort. I set a treatment plan that they feel is hopeful, practical, and achievable even if its not the end goal, but a step in that direction.

I feel that all five of these strengths and how I implement them is what has allowed me a successful, thriving practice, promoted mostly by word of mouth, for over 10 years now.

Anyhoo, thanks for reading and I appreciate all of you!

​~ Autumn ~

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I will be featured at New Renaissance Book Store

2/10/2014

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Hi All,

I know that with being an intern at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine that I have had to limit my availability for seeing you in my private practice. Fortunately, this will only last through December 2014. Meanwhile, if you need something more spontaneous I will be at New Renaissance Book Store on Saturday Feb. 15th & Friday Feb. 28th from 4pm - 8:30pm. Standard rates apply (sorry I can't provide any discounts). You can, however, book in advance by calling the store directly at
(503) 224-4929. Thank you all for your support. Love to you all! ~ Autumn

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Which is better a Tarot or Intuitive Reading?

1/29/2012

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With readings it depends not only on what you are looking for, but who is going to deliver that message. Is Tarot better than Intuitive or vice versa? Eh.... It really depends upon the person you seek out.

Portland is a spiritual hub. I've met dozens of psychics and there are only a few I would pay money to see. Why? Every person in the world is psychic. Many are tuned into their ability, but few truly embrace it and TRUST it. So, it can be challenging to get an accurate, meaningful read, or comprehensive.

Some tarot readers depend upon the cards to be their windows in to the universe and their scope is limited to that window. So, it may be helpful, but you can walk away feeling you have even more questions. That is not the case with all tarot readers. My mother uses Tarot Cards, but she is also a Psychic Medium and is very powerful without the cards. She just prefers them in readings because they focus her view. For her its like using a telescope to narrow in on something specific. She's powerful alone and even more so with the cards.

With Intuitive readings its similar. Some people just go off of what they "feel" or what they "perceive" relative to you and what you are telling them. Its more of expanding their intuition, which we all use on a daily basis. They can give us some great information, but with some we feel like we walk away from the reading having been told a more detailed expression of what we already know. Leaving us with tid bits of new information, yet unsure of what to do with it. For myself and my intuitive psychic nature, I tune into your energy on the esoteric, not in this 3D state of human existence. I connect not only to you, but all the networks you are tied to. I can pick up on family members, friends, work, your house, your car. I can see blockages in your body where you repress emotions, the location of physical disease manifesting, and other energy blockages (including chakras). I can sense where you have left pieces of your soul due to trauma, heal those pieces and return them to you. I pick up on past life issues, etc, etc. All of which I offer healing energy that will enable you and your 3D human experience to shift however is most appropriate to you.

So, which is better, Tarot or Intuitive readings? The questions is, who is the best conduit of light, who is going to deliver the information in a way that will serve you most? That is the question you ought to ask.

Thank you for reading. Blessings,

Autumn
Medical Intuitive, Energy Healer, Intuitive Psychic



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What is the best Alternative Medicine?

12/20/2011

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Whatever works, is my opinion. This is very subjective, I know. The idea begs me to question: What is medicine? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary there are four definitions. They are as follows:
1.      “a substance or preparation used in treating disease”
2.      “the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or

             cure of disease”
3.      “a substance (as a drug or potion) used to treat something other than disease”
4.      “an object held in traditional American Indian belief to give control over natural or magical

             forces; also : magical power or a magical rite”  

Although these are useful, it doesn’t quite capture the essence of what my experience of medicine has been. I define medicine as, “Any therapy used to promote or induce a healing response in the body be it physical, psychological, or emotional in nature that enhances or improves the well-being and balance of the life experience.”

The body knows how to heal itself. It just forgets sometimes. It’s like getting detoured and then getting lost, forgetting how to get back on the path. Medicine just reminds the body how to be healthy. It triggers its own innate ability to heal and maintain homeostasis. If medicine alone healed the body, then we would all be taking the same prescriptions for the same things.

Take for example allergies. Under the belief that medicine heals Benadryl would work for all allergies all the time. However, that’s not the case. Some of us respond to Benadryl while others just get groggy while still being symptomatic. For those who don’t respond to Benadyl steroid based drugs work for them, like Flonase. This can be said true for anti-inflammatory meds, birth control pills, etc. If medicine healed then we would all take the same remedy for the same issues. However, that is just not the case. We are unique individuals and our bodies, though they run on the same basic premise, all have their unique quirks. That’s why some people are sensitive to things that others are not even phased by, or some people run warmer than others, or some have different metabolisms. We are all unique and so is the system that maintains our level of health. Thus, it is stimulated by different medicine in different ways. So, it’s safe to argue then that medicine doesn’t heal, our body heals itself and it is stimulated or triggered into a healing response when we introduce a medicinal therapy.  Which method is the best medicine? Whichever one induces the most appropriate and desired response by you.

Energy Healing may be the Alternative Therapy that you have been looking for. It works directly with your body’s natural healing mechanism. There is no digestion, or filtering system, dosage management, or “waste” elimination. It is a direct communication with your body to stimulate the most helpful and healing response at that time. There is no need for worry or concern with side effects, complications, or effectiveness for even the most subtle energy shift as it is customized and suited for you and your body. The most important thing to do when you experience energy healing is to drink lots of water after to help facilitate the greatest possible affect. Water is a known conduit of energy. The more hydrated you are, the more easily the energy flows and the more effective the treatment allowing for a harmonious shift in wellness.



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