Diana Fried, MAc, MA, Dipl. Ac.

Diana Fried is a dedicated practitioner of emotional and trauma healing. In 2005, she founded Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) to provide community acupuncture healing in disaster-stricken and underserved areas. Her work has taken her to locations such as the U.S., Haiti, Nepal, Mongolia, Ecuador, Israel and Palestine, and Mexico. At AWB she started the World Healing Exchange, the Community Clinic Service Program, and the Disaster Relief Program, along with training in Healing Community Trauma, through which thousands of people around the world have been trained to volunteer locally and globally to help those in need.

Previous Articles

Empowering Young Adults: Integrating Chinese Medicine and Collaborative Dialogue for Mental Health
March 2024 (Vol. 25, Issue 3)
The AWB Opioid Initiative: Prevention and Healing for Families and Communities
February 2020 (Vol. 21, Issue 02)
Needling in Nepal: World Healing Exchange
August 2017 (Vol. 18, Issue 08)
Healing the Core: AWB Nepal Earthquake Relief Project
September 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 09)
Healing Community Trauma in Israel and Palestine
October 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 10)
Acupuncture In Haiti: Aid that Works
December 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 12)
AWB Training Trip to Haiti Proves Successful
December 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 12)
The Circle of Healing
June 2011 (Vol. 12, Issue 06)
AWB Haiti Update
May 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 05)
AWB Floods Iowa With Support
January 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 01)
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Jacky Zhu, MAOM, LAc
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Acupuncture’s Role in Stimulating the Vagus Nerve
Acupuncture’s Role in Stimulating the Vagus Nerve

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Putting Mitochondrial Health at the Center of Clinical Care
Putting Mitochondrial Health at the Center of Clinical Care

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