Acupuncture for Recovery: Our Free Clinic to Foster Healing and Community

I struggled with addiction throughout much of my adult life. Embracing sobriety has required immense strength, vulnerability, courage, persistence, and patience. Perhaps even more crucially, it has demanded a profound cultivation of forgiveness, compassion, and self-love, which hasn't always been an easy journey, particularly since a significant part of my struggle involved feelings of unworthiness and self-loathing.

On my path, I experimented with numerous approaches to work through the struggles I was facing, and many have proven to be helpful. I eventually found a way, but the work is never done. For those facing addiction, there isn't a definitive path. What is effective for one person might not be for another. It's crucial to remain open-minded, explore unconventional options, and trust your heart. We all have the ability to find our way through this. I'm not special...if I can do it, anyone can.

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How Acupuncture Can Help

Acupuncture has proven to be a valuable resource for many as they navigate the path to recovery. Yes, it can help with physical symptoms like withdrawal and cravings. It can ease anxiety and stress. But maybe more importantly, it can be a helpful tool to explore some of the underlying causes and conditions that are driving the addiction. It can help to unearth the emotions and feelings that lead us to want to escape and to numb.

In my experience, confronting and embracing these aspects of ourselves, though challenging initially, can loosen the tight knot of discomfort that prevents us from feeling whole. By nurturing a compassionate intimacy with ourselves, the burdens we bear start to lighten and soften, enabling us to live with more grace and ease.

Free Acupuncture for Recovery: My Intentions

With acupuncture as our lamppost, my intention with this clinic is to create a community in which those trying to live a life free from addiction can find a home. A space where we can talk and be honest about ourselves and our struggles. A space where we can learn, grow, and heal together. A place of understanding and compassion. A life free of the chaos that surrounds addiction is possible for all of us, and we can be here to support each other along the way.

My hope is that some of the tools and perspectives I have gained over the years will be of benefit to others. And I hope to learn from your experiences as well. We're walking this path together, and none of us have to do it alone.

Acupuncture is a compassionate, supportive and minimally invasive modality for anyone in addiction recovery. For those looking to recover not just from substance use, but from the root causes and consequences of addiction, acupuncture can be a valuable ally on the journey to lasting healing and recovery.

Acupuncture can help to:

• Reduce Cravings

• Ease Withdrawal Symptoms

• Balance the Nervous System

• Promote Emotional Stability

• Encourage Mindfulness and Presence

Our free acupuncture clinic to support those in recovery begins Saturday, June 7 2025.

When: First Saturday of every month from 12-3pm

Where: 1403 W Franklin St. Boise, ID 83702