Carolyn is a versatile professional deeply passionate about helping wellness practitioners effectively serve their communities. She earned her BS in Biochemistry and Pre-Med from the University of Florida, and later pursued an MBA in Healthcare Operations and Marketing at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. As the co-founder & growth strategist at acu by REESHI, she leverages her diverse expertise to deliver thorough & thoughtful growth strategies to each client. When she is not working, you'll find her studying herbal medicine, cultivating an urban garden, embarking on PNW hiking adventures, and creating delightful meals. Carolyn’s love for acupuncture and TCM began back in 2016 when she moved to Sichuan on assignment with the Peace Corps.
Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) affects more than 15% of the U.S. population but evades most practitioners’ radar. Just five years ago, it wasn’t even on my radar, despite already having 20 years of experience as a clinician at that time. The more I dug (similar to leaky gut and post-COVID syndrome), the more I found my patients were suffering from this disorder.
Research supports the effectiveness of selecting the distal acupuncture points for the treatment of microtrauma and for relieving pain, particularly in cases of chronic shoulder pain. But to make the treatment results long-lasting, clinical experience and research suggest that instead of treating the most painful structure first, we identify the inhibited driver, restore reliable recruitment, confirm it with immediate re-testing, and only then address the painful area as a branch of a deeper pattern.
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The motivation behind our practice of medicine is important, impacting not just our experience but also the experiences of those we treat. It is perhaps for this reason that the aspiration to help not just some, but all beings heal, has historically been an important part of the medical tradition. To explain this, we need to consider how medicine is interwoven with other social domains.