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Life Transitions

Support for Threshold Moments, Grief, and Periods of Change


Life moves in cycles—beginnings, endings, and all the in-between spaces where things feel uncertain or undone. These thresholds can be deeply transformative, but they often bring emotional turbulence, physical symptoms, or a disorienting sense of stuckness.

Whether you're moving through a breakup, a career shift, grief or loss, a rite of passage, or simply sensing that life is asking something new of you, this medicine offers a grounded, gentle way to support the process.

Care during times of transition is less about “fixing” and more about resourcing—helping your body and spirit stay steady as you cross the threshold. Sessions focus on restoring regulation, anchoring the nervous system, and tending to the emotional and energetic shifts that often arise during change.

This is medicine for the in-between. A way to tend the inner terrain so you can meet what’s next with clarity, strength, and openness.

Common Experiences We Support

  • Emotional overwhelm during major life changes

  • Grief, sadness, or a sense of emptiness

  • Feeling stuck, unmotivated, or unclear about direction

  • Stress-related physical symptoms (digestion, sleep, fatigue)

  • Anxiety, restlessness, or internal pressure to “figure things out”

  • Processing endings or integrating new beginnings

  • Hormonal shifts linked to emotional transition
     

Our Approach

We begin by listening—closely and without urgency. Treatments are tailored to your unique experience, using acupuncture and East Asian Medicine to help your system adapt to change—supporting rest, regulation, and renewal through transitions such as loss, relocation, relationship shifts, or periods of personal growth.

Sessions may include:

  • Acupuncture to stabilize and regulate during times of upheaval

  • Herbal medicine to support mood, sleep, or energy as needed

  • Moxibustion or gentle therapies, for enhanced vitality and warmth

  • Supportive dialogue and pacing that respects your process

 

There is no pressure to be “over it” or to find clarity right away. This work honors the nonlinear nature of change.
 

What to Expect

You don’t need a clear label for what you’re going through—only a willingness to be supported. Whether your transition is chosen or unexpected, joyful or painful, we offer a steady presence as you move through it.
 

Related Services

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5427 SE Glen Echo Ave

Gladstone, OR 97027

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