By Cat Tyndall
I wish that you could be a fly on the wall and overhear some of the conversations that go on inside the clinic.
I wish this because of the amazing conversations that are had, the stories that are shared, and the little comments I receive back from people who visit us.
To me, every moment is special and every moment is human.
Part of why I love this medicine SO much is that I get to see so many of you at different times in your life.
Through grief, uncertainty, overwhelm, big life transitions, chronic illness, motherhood, relationship changes, and those times when life just feels a little heavier than usual.
And something I've come to appreciate more and more over the years is just how much people carry.
The things we don't see. The things we don't talk about. The things that are quietly sitting beneath the surface while we go about our everyday lives.
Sometimes people come into the clinic with a very clear reason for being there. A sore back, headaches, poor sleep,fertility concerns.
And sometimes, as we talk, there is so much more to the story. I think there is something really profound about simply having a space where you can be heard. Where you don't need to hold everything together. Where someone has the time to listen, without rushing to the next thing.
I am so amazed by the simplicity of Chinese Medicine, and sometimes I forget just how meaningful these moments can be.
A conversation. A moment of stillness. A little reassurance. A space to exhale.
I wish you could be a fly on the wall because I think you'd be amazed by the humanity that sits within these four walls.
And perhaps you'd also realise that so many of us are navigating things that nobody else can see.
It's one of the greatest privileges of my work, being trusted with these stories.
And I don't ever take that lightly.