Two Patients – Healing Layers

Very often, there are layers to a patient’s case. Layers are states of health, that they are experiencing, whether physical, emotional, mental or spiritual. It can be in the present or in the past. Past can be hereditary or family tendencies towards illnesses or functioning of certain organs in the body. It can also be medications or treatments that someone has be used. 

When I see a patient, we always start where they are. That is the first layer. Sometimes there are more than one layer that is showing up at the beginning. We may address one layer at a time, or several layers using the homeopathic remedies that are needed to help heal, and that address this individual person.

Homeopathy is a form of medicine that someone can use for many years. It helps with many different health issues: acute issues, chronic issues, present health issues and issues that were experienced in the past.

I am finding in many of my patients, that there are layers. I want to share two patients with you.

A Woman

The first patient is a woman who I have worked with for several years. Homeopathy has helped her a lot.  About 10 months ago, she started to experience a heart arrhythmia. There was a fast rhythm, a fluttering in her chest, and a rapid heart beat. She went to her doctor and was having all of this monitored. I met with her, took her case, finding out what and how she experienced this. I suggested a homeopathic remedy. The heart arrhythmia was better. A rash that she had experienced years ago, erupted on her lips and mouth. It was very uncomfortable, oozing and crusting over. It was worse when she ate spicy food. It was painful and itchy. She started to use a topical cream that was very harsh and suppressive, which did help to clear up the rash. When the rash was better, the heart arrhythmia was worse. The cream wasn’t really healing, it was suppressing. We gave another dose of homeopathic remedy. Again the heart was better, and the rash came back.

The rash was a return. We used a homeopathic remedy for the rash, which didn’t help that much. A second homeopathic remedy helped. Also, I suggested that she start to decrease the quantity of the harsh cream she was using, mixing it with a more nourishing, non suppressive cream, such as a Borage cream. This helped.

Over several months she needed the homeopathic remedies that helped with the heart arrhythmia and helped with her rash. We also used a homeopathic remedy that addressed the possibility that the heart arrhythmia may have been a reaction to the coronavirus vaccine. In addition to her physical symptoms, she was going through a very emotional situation in her family. There was not a set schedule of when to use the homeopathic remedies; it was when they were needed.

When I spoke to her recently, she said everything is doing well, the heart arrhythmia and rash are better and gone. She attributes her healing to homeopathy, and to the other hearing treatments she uses,  osteopathic and chiropractic medicine.

A Cat

The second patient is a cat. She has a loving human mother and father. The mother is a patient of mine. The cat was diagnosed several years ago, with an autoimmune disease that usually dogs contract, not cats. Different western, allopathic medicines were prescribed. We used homeopathy throughout the whole time, often, alternating the homeopathic remedies and/or giving them once a month. One sign that told us that a particular homeopathic remedy was needed, was when her gums and inner ears were white.

About four months ago, the cat’s veterinarian had suggested to her owner that they start to wean the cat off of steroids. We supported her with a particular homeopathic remedy while this was happening. Now insulin is slowly being reduced, as well as a chemo therapy immune type of medication that she has been using for a few years. This is all happening under the care of the veterinarian. We are supporting the cat using homeopathic remedies. It is an ongoing process.

There is no difference between treating a person or an animal. The same homeopathic remedies are used for both. It is what is needed.

Homeopathy To Heal

I see people for many different health issues. Recently, I have seen people who are experiencing constipation, anxiousness, depression, digestive issues, recovering from a strep infection, have a lingering deep cough, psoriasis, skin eruptions, heart palpitations, steroid use, extremely painful sensitivity to sound, and other health issues. Some of these patients have used western medicine in the past for these health issues and are continuing to use them when we started homeopathy. The need for the western medications may become less during the healing. This needs to be monitored by their physician.

I want to give people hope, and for them to know that there are choices in their health care. The healing may not be right away. Other layers may come up. We address them. It is a process. One homeopathic remedy may help and that is all that the person needs, at that time. Very often a series of homeopathic remedies are needed. Each homeopathic remedy is addressing one layer, and moving the healing forward.

If I could be of help to you or a loved one regarding a health issue, I invite you to contact me here or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com. I offer a complimentary 15+ minute Get Acquainted Call. I work with people of all ages, in person and virtually, in and out of the San Diego, California area.

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Happy Mother’s Day And Craving of Sugar/Sweets

It was Mother’s Day this past Sunday, I want to share with you a post I wrote in October, 2022, in which I wrote how Moms are the advocates of their family’s health.

Moms can be advocates for their children, their partners, their parents, their extended family, their friends, their pets and themselves. A father too may be the mom of the family, or an aunt, or a good friend or some other relationship. I am including all those relationships into one, and calling them mom, the mom of the family.

Moms are usually my contact person for whoever the patient is in the family. They are the ones who call me initially. They know when a member of their family is well, and not well. They know if something has changed with a family member. They are good observers. They know. They sense. They are aware. They may not know what is wrong or bothering the family member, specifically, but they know something is not right.

When sensing that something is not quite right with a family member, moms will seek out health care for that person. Moms may do research to see what choices they have, perhaps ones that they may have not known of before. They may ask other moms what they know, and who they know who could help.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in the world. 

Cravings For Sugar/Sweets

Over these last several months, I have seen several patients who experience a very strong, strong desire for sugar/sweets. Having a craving for sugar/sweets is not rare, yet having a very strong desire for them, almost like an addiction, as one patient commented, can be a very important piece of the patient’s case. This strong craving and more about each of these three individuals lead me to the selection of the homeopathic remedy used. Each of these three patients had their own individual experiences and other symptoms unique to them, along with the strong craving.

I gave the same remedy to all three of these patients. It is early to know with one of the patients how, and if, it has helped. With the other two patients, it seems to have helped. If someone craves sugar/sweets, it doesn’t mean that they would need this homeopathic remedy. There are other homeopathic remedies in which a craving for sugar/sweets is also prominent.   

I know that eating a lot of sugar/sweet type of foods, weight loss and management, and pre-diabetic/diabetes are issues that are very common today. People are looking for answers and for help. I am not advocating a particular diet, that is not my area of expertise. I am not advocating the homeopathic remedy that was given to my three patients for everyone. I am saying that homeopathy can be helpful for these types of health issues. When someone is feeling better, experiencing a general sense of well being, they will eat better, choose foods that are nourishing to them, and may start to lose weight if that is their intention. Homeopathy has also helped people who are pre-diabetic and have diabetes. Diabetes is a whole body health issue.

Homeopathy can work alongside the use of western medications. As someone is healing and feeling better, their need for these medications may become less. Decreasing someone’s medication needs to be monitored by their physician. 

Homeopathy To Heal

In my homeopathic practice, I see people for many different health issues. Many times, patients come when they have used other healing treatments and are not doing better. Homeopathy sees the total person, along with what brought the person in, their initial health issue. 

I offer a complimentary 15+ minute Get Acquainted Call. In this call, you can find out about me and homeopathy, and I can learn a little bit about what is bothering you. Then you can decide if you want to make an appointment. I work with people in person, and virtually, with all ages, and in and out of the San Diego, California area. You can contact me here or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com. 

A Quote, Talking About Deep Healing

In this blog post I am sharing a quote.

Quote

The quote is from George Vithoulkas. He is one of the leading homeopathic practitioners and teachers of homeopathy. He has written many books, one of them is THE SCIENCE OF HOMEOPATHY. He says: “The long-term benefit of homeopathy to the patient is that it not only alleviates the presenting symptoms but it reestablishes internal order at the deepest levels and thereby provides a lasting cure.” 

As I wrote in my last blog post, homeopathy sees symptoms as signs and guides. Symptoms lead the homeopath to selecting the homeopathic remedy or remedies that will be needed to help heal. Homeopathy addresses the symptoms, eases them, AND addresses the “root” of why the symptoms are there. The root is the “deepest levels” that Vithoulkas is writing about in the above quote.

A healing at the root or the deepest levels, is healing where the symptoms or the health issue comes from. I like to say it is healing the soil of the person.

Very often someone has a health issue. They take a medication. The symptoms are gone, for a period of time, a few hours, a few days, a few months. They may be taking a medication every day, even. There is no healing of the health issue. It is still there, covered over, suppressed. The root has not been addressed. Symptoms that affect deeper parts and functioning of the body may develop. For example, this can happen with skin eruptions, such as with eczema. Someone uses a topical cortisone cream. The itching is relieved. The eruptions of the eczema are gone. Then the person starts to develop breathing difficulties or asthma. We see this a lot in children. The symptoms of the eczema are gone, the deeper levels and the root of the eczema were not addressed. In fact, it has been suppressed.  

Healing can take time. I know we all want that magic pill, to feel better right away, and for the symptoms to be gone, and not to come back. True, deep healing is a process and takes time.

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I love what I do. It is challenging, rewarding, frustrating, ever learning, and so needed. 

I receive calls and inquiries from people asking if homeopathy can help a health issue they are experiencing. Recently, these calls and inquiries have been about anxiety/depression, constipation, uterine fibroid, separating from their mother, strep throat, colds, coughs, intestinal cramping, menstrual issues, cracks in the nailbeds and more. What people contact me for is very varied, ranging from physical to mental to emotional issues. Actually, everything is connected. We are a totality.  

If you or a loved one has a health issue, which continues to bother you, I encourage you to contact me here through this blog or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com. I offer a complimentary 15+ minute Get Acquainted Call. I work with people of all ages, babies through older adults, for many different health issues. I work virtually and in person, in and out of the San Diego, California area. 

 

Symptoms As Guides And A Guest On A Podcast

We experience symptoms, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. There could be a pain, a discomfort, a cough, more mucus, runny nose, tearing of the eyes, a headache, digestive issues, burping, loose bowels, constipation, vomiting, hormonal changes, menstrual issues, appetite changes, thirst changes, anxiety, depression, sadness, fears, insomnia, night terrors, itching, difficulty breathing, difficulty balancing, memory loss, a skin eruption and more. 

A list of symptoms often make up a label, a name, or a diagnosis. 

Symptoms tell us that something has changed and that we are responding to that change. We are feeling differently than we were  before. A change could be from: an exposure to a virus; eating or drinking spoiled food and drink; to a toxin, whether in the air or a surface; a reaction to a medication; a wound or injury: a traumatic event, that can be physical or emotional, to name a few.

There is a change. We respond to it. There can be a reaction. Symptoms start to be experienced.  

That we respond and react to a change is very healthy. We have a wonderful immune system, chi, vital force, that responds and helps us to heal, bringing us back to homeostasis state.   

Symptoms Are Guides

In homeopathy, symptoms are seen as guides. Symptoms are telling us how the body is healing itself, as it is responding to something. The homeopath wants to know what the symptoms are like, when they started, what was going at that time, what other symptoms are also being experienced, the emotional state, dreams, fears, the medical history, and more. By knowing this, the homeopath gives a homeopathic remedy that is similar to what the person is experiencing. The given homeopathic remedy is similar to the symptoms, assisting the body in its healing. The word homeopathy means similar (homeo) suffering (pathy). The Law of Similar or Like Cures Like is the main principle of homeopathy. 

Guest On A Podcast

I was a guest on the Vibrant Family Education Channel talking about homeopathy. I love to talk about homeopathy, letting people know they have choices in their health care. Vibrant Family Education (www.vibrantfamilyeducation.com) offers support and resources for families to help with their educational needs. I enjoyed my conversation with Kristina and Herb Heagh-Avritt very much. This is the link to the show. My conversation is episode number 25.  www.bringingeducationhome.com

Homeopathy To Heal

If you or a loved one are experiencing symptoms that are bothersome and have not resolved, I invite you to contact me here on this blog or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com. I offer a complimentary 15+ minute Get Acquainted Call. I work with patients of all ages, for many different health issues, who are experiencing many different kinds of symptoms. I work virtually and in person, in and out of the San Diego, California area. 

 

A Full Week Of Holidays And Rebirths

This is a full week that we are in. Passover. Good Friday. My birthday. Easter. A full moon. Presently, in the middle of Ramadan. Planets moving into new houses, astrologically. Spring time. Rebirth. A lot of flowers and blooms. And eggs.

Maybe because it is this time of year, Spring, that it is good to talk about the “soil” of us. Health comes from a nutrient rich, nourishing soil. Illness comes from a soil that has no nutrients, and may have counter nutrients, components that are detrimental to the health of a person.

In homeopathy, the unhealthy soil is expressed in a person’s sensitivity, susceptibility and tendency towards certain health issues. For example, one person may experience migraines. Another has skin eruptions. Digestive issues. Arthritis. Neurological issues. Genetic changes. Emotional issues. Diabetes. Cancer. These sensitivities, susceptibilities, and tendencies are often passed down from one generation to another. Through the patient’s family medical history and their own, the homeopath gets a glimpse into this soil. A person may have a tendency and not necessarily develop the health issue, such as with diabetes and cancer.

Healing The Soil – Healing The Root Cause

We may be ill, and then feel better. We may have used different healing treatments at this time, homeopathy included. A flareup, another outbreak or a bout may occur. This often indicates that there was no healing at the root of the illness. The “soil” needs to be addressed and healed. I don’t want to belittle the help that someone receives when they are experiencing a flare up or when they have an acute illness. This help is beneficial in its own way.

Over these last 250 years, many homeopaths, including Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, who originally developed homeopathy in the late 1700’s, have looked at these susceptibilities, tendencies, and sensitivities as blocks to healing. By using different homeopathic remedies at specific times that address the person, their symptoms, their whole state of health, their susceptibilities, tendencies and sensitivities, a deeper healing can happen. Acute flare ups become less. The soil has become healthier. The root cause has been addressed. The homeopathic remedies used are similar to the individual, fitting their needs.

Homeopathy To Heal

I invite you to contact me if you or a loved one has an ongoing health issue. You may be better at times, yet the health issue returns. There has not been a healing at the root.

I offer a complimentary 15+ Get Acquainted Call, for you to see a little bit about homeopathy and for me to start to “take your case”, to learn about you. You can contact me through this blog or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com.  I work with all ages, babies through older adults, in person and virtually. I am located in the San Diego, California area.

Wishing you all a wonderful Spring and Holiday Season.

Healing Is A Process

When I talk about homeopathy, I very often use the word “process”, saying, it is a healing process.

I looked up “process” in THE NEW MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY. One of the meanings listed there is “a series of actions or operations directed towards a particular result”.

If I relate this meaning of “process” to homeopathy, this may be how the parts of the dictionary meaning could be broken down and then put back together expressing the process of homeopathy:

• “A series of actions and operations” is twofold. First, it is having appointments where the homeopath learns, witnesses what is bothering the patient and giving the homeopathic remedy or remedies that is similar to this. The second, that there can be a series of homeopathic remedies used. Some synonyms for “series” are succession, progression, a string. Again, I used THE NEW MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY to look up the word “series”. Some homeopaths have used the word “ladder”, with each rung or step leading to the next one, and towards healing. A path is a lovely image for this.
• “Directed towards a particular result” means it is going somewhere in particular, which is towards health, a healing, to feel better, to no longer be experiencing the symptoms or the health issue anymore or experiencing it less frequently, a cure.
• If I put these phrases together, it may come as: It is a process. By having appointments, the homeopath learns and witnesses what is bothering the patient. This information guides the homeopath in choosing the similar homeopathic remedies to the patient that are needed to help the patient heal. More than one homeopathic remedy may be needed over the healing time.

My Experience

Sometimes, in this process, the first homeopathic remedy is all that is needed. Very often though, a series of homeopathic remedies are needed, using one at a time. Each of the homeopathic remedies that are used gives us more information, and leads to the next homeopathic remedy needed. Sometimes, homeopathic remedies may be used concurrently, which means one remedy is given, and then another one is given several days or a week(s) later. No matter how we proceed, it is always looking at the individual, what they need and is fitting for them.

Some patients:

This patient has had two appointments with me. The first homeopathic remedy we used didn’t do much. At the second appointment, the patient talked about the same things he had said before, and said more. This deepened my understanding of him. I gave him a different homeopathic remedy. We will see how he does. It is a process.

Another patient, a woman, has done very well on the first homeopathic remedy we used. Her congestion and itchy rashes are much better, less virulent and uncomfortable, and she has more energy. She has taken this homeopathic remedy several times over the last 4 months, and has been helped by each dose. In addition, to using this remedy, I will be giving her another homeopathic remedy to address a deeper layer of her, and lessen the sensitivity which may lessen the number of flare ups and intensity of them. We may continue with the first homeopathic remedy given when needed.

I had a follow up with the mother of a nine year old boy, who is the patient. He has done well on the homeopathic remedy. We have given a higher potency of this remedy over the last few months. Some things were better, yet didn’t always maintain. He would slide back some, that is when we would give another dose of the remedy. From this last appointment, another homeopathic remedy was clearly showing, which we are going to use. We may go back to the first one if and when needed. Having these follow up appointments help to get a deeper and wider understanding of the patient.

I have many patients that when something comes up and they are not feeling that well, they contact me along with any other health practitioners they use. At these times, they may need another dose of the homeopathic remedy that has helped them, or a different homeopathic remedy may be needed to address what is going on now.

Homeopathy To Heal

If I can be of help to you or a loved one that is experiencing a health issue, I invite you to contact me here or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com. I offer a complimentary 15+ minute Get Acquainted Call. I work with all ages, babies through older adults, both in person and virtually, in and out of the San Diego, California area.

Never Been Well Since

I have written about Never Been Well Since, NBWS, in a previous blogpost. I wanted to write more about it. Never Been Well Since – NBWS – means someone has not been well since a certain happening, illness or event occurred in their life.

When I meet with a patient, and am taking their case, hearing and witnessing them, I will ask when did these symptoms start? When did this start to bother you? What was going on in your life at the time or right before this started? When the patient is a child, I also will ask the mother about her pregnancy, and what was going on before and right around the time she conceived. I will also find out about the father at the time of conception.

NEVER BEEN WELL SINCE – NBWS

These are some of the “sinces”:

• an emotional loss, of a person, a job, a business, a home
• an emotional experience in which someone felt extreme fear, anger, or any other feeling
• a traumatic occurrence or situation such as an accident, a fall, being in an earthquake, a hurricane, a war, a rape
• an abusive situation
• receiving certain medications, the pill and vaccines
• having a surgery or other procedure
• having illness (acute or long term) such as the flu, cancer, mono, coronavirus and others
• family medical history – tendencies and susceptibilities are passed down from one generation to another

A patient comes in for homeopathic care. Something in particular is bothering them. A homeopathic remedy is given to address this. Sometimes, this is the only homeopathic remedy needed, and sometimes a series is needed, using one at a time, or using  intercurrently with other homeopathic remedies, to help with the healing. A timeline is established of the patient’s life made up of events, losses, illnesses, uses of medications, the patient’s own and their family’s medical history. All of this may show that other homeopathic remedies may be needed. It is getting a deeper and wider view of the patient, and addressing the wholeness of the patient.

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These are some of the health issues that have brought people in for homeopathic care:

• flare ups of particular symptoms such as a rash, a cough, digestive issues, headaches, menstrual issues, flus
• lingering emotions such as angry, grief, sadness, fear, guilt, blame, shame
• an acute situation – UTI, colds, rash, cough, falls, flus
• fears and anxieties
• just not feeling well
• sleep issues
• painful joints, difficulty moving

I invite you to see how homeopathy could be of help to you or a loved one. I offer a complimentary 15+ minute Get Acquainted Call. I work with people of all ages, babies through adults for many different health issues. I see people in person and virtually, in and out of the San Diego, California area. You can contact me here or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com.

If you know someone who may be interested in reading this blogpost or knowing more about homeopathy, I would appreciate you passing it on to them. Thank you. 

What Is Bothering You?

When I sit down with a patient at the initial consultation, the first thing I ask them is “What is bothering you?”, “Why are you here?” The patient starts to talk. Sometimes it is a list and sometimes it is just one thing. I will ask, “Tell me more about this.” 

If the patient is a child, I often speak to the parent first. When I talking with the child, I will ask them what is bothering them. Sometimes, what is bothering the child, is not what the parent has said.  

What Is Bothering The Person

Here are a few of what patients have said to me that is bothering them:

• My nose is running all the time. I have to wipe it. It is annoying.
• It feels as if the food is rotting in my stomach.
• I am so anxious.
• I feel so angry at times.
• I have difficulty breathing.
• My younger sister is the boss of me. (Why he came to homeopathy was because of a cough. The cough is what bothered the mother.)
• My neck hurts all the time.
• I feel as though there is dripping in my ear.
• The skin eruption on my face doesn’t go away.
• There are warts on my hands. 
• There are bumps on my skin.
• I am not functioning like I did before the accident.
• I am feeling so weak after having the flu.
• I am having these persistent thoughts that scare me.
• It upsets me so much how other people treat animals and older people.
• Loud sounds are uncomfortable to me. (A child runs to his mother when hearing loud sounds.)
• I have no energy.
• I have these pains in my hands.
• My sex drive has lessened.
• My stomach hurts after I eat. 
• My right side hurts. 
• It hurts when I pee. 
• I am constipated all the time. 
• I have difficulty focusing.
• I have this ongoing cough. 
• I haven’t had my menses. 
• I am having a heavy menstrual flow with clots. 
• I haven’t felt well since ….

You can see how varied the “botherings” are. There often is not a name, nor label to them. It can be a sensation, a feeling, a fear, a physical symptom, a thought, a response, and a reaction. It is something that the person does not like experiencing. It is bothering them. 

I find it very interesting that what can bother one person, such as a skin eruption, may not be bothering another person who also has skin eruptions. This shows me over and over again how individual we all are. My job always, is to see, observe, witness about this person in front of me. How they experience what bothers them. How it affects their life. I am learning about the person’s world, where they live. 

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We are all different. Two people may a similar physical symptom, yet need a homeopathic remedy that fits them. Over these last few years, I saw about 5 children who had warts. A different homeopathic remedy was needed for each of them. Yes, they all had warts, yet the warts were different and experienced differently.

One of the main principles of homeopathy is LIKE CURES LIKE, or the LAW OF SIMILARS. My job as a homeopath is to find out what bothers the patient, finding out what it is LIKE for them, and then giving them the LIKE (similar) in the form of the homeopathic remedy. 

If you or a loved one has something that is bothering you, I would be happy to talk with you. I offer a complimentary 15+ minute Get Acquainted Call. Either contact me on this blog or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com. I work with all ages, babies through older adults, for many different health issues. I see people in person and virtually, in and out of the San Diego, California area.  

 

Hearing Your Child

Over these last few months, I have seen quite a few children in my homeopathic practice. They have come in for different reasons, physical issues and emotional or behavioral issues. Often, the physical and emotional issues are connected. It is a totality of the child.

Many of the mothers will say to me, “I feel so bad that my child is in pain, and I don’t know what to do about it.” They say this whether it is a physical or an emotional pain.

My response is, you are doing something. You are hearing them.

These mothers are seeing that something is bothering their child, and seeking help for them by using homeopathy and possibly other healing modalities.

It is wonderful that mothers, fathers and caregivers too, of these children are hearing their child and doing something about it. The child may have not come out and said specifically in words, hey this hurts, or I am upset about, or worried about that, or fearful about this. They may not say it clearly, yet they are saying it, actually showing it. We just need to hear, listen, observe, watch, witness and love.

These are some of the issues that have brought children in for homeopathic care. Adults can experience these issues too.

• a cold
• a persistent cough
• an infected tooth
• different kinds of skin eruptions
• swollen glands
• stomachaches and digestive issues
• bad breath
• distracted
• anger – screaming, yelling, pushing
• night terrors
• pain when urinating and/or having a bowel movement
• not wanting their mother to leave
• concerned how they will be in new situations
• fearful of something in particular
• wanting things to be a certain way, wanting things not to go out of routine
• grieving for a lost relative

I say often that it is good to bring children in for homeopathic care because it is good to help them when they are so young, before things start to become more ingrained. Children have a strong vital force or chi. They respond well to homeopathy.

HOMEOPATHY TO HEAL

If I can be of help to homeopathically, I invite you to contact me here or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com and set up a time to talk. I offer a complimentary 15+ minute Get Acquainted Call. I work with all ages, babies through older adults for many different health issues. I see patients both in person and virtually, in and out of the San Diego, California area.

The Homeopathic Appointment

I receive phone calls, emails, and messages from people asking me if homeopathy can help them or a family member with a particular health issue. They ask, I have this _______ or I experience this symptom _______________. What would you suggest for me?

My answer is: I need to know more. I need to know how it is for you. Someone else may be experiencing the same symptoms or have the same diagnosis, and most likely each of you would need a different homeopathic remedy that fits you. I suggest you come in for an appointment and lets see how it is for you. 

What Happens In A Homeopathic Appointment

At the homeopathic appointment, I am:

• Finding out about how the person experiences what bothers them, (what brought them in for homeopathic care) through listening, observing and witnessing. What makes it better, worse, the location, type of pain, when it started and more. 
• Creating a place and space for someone to talk and to show who they are and what bothers them, through words, gestures, expressions.
• Hearing about other symptoms – physical, emotional and mental. 
• Asking about dreams, fears, interests. Hearing about their emotional life – relationships, events that happened in their life. How they responded to them. 
• Hearing about theirs and their family’s medical history
• Following what the person is saying and asking: tell me more, what is the sensation felt in your body, what is the experience of that, how does if feel. I am being where the patient is and following what they are saying. 
• Putting all the pieces/parts together, making a whole picture of the person. It is like a jigsaw puzzle, being put together. Or a painting being painted in front of me. I don’t have the complete picture in front of me to know or guide me to what the final picture will be. 
• If the patient is a baby, a young child, or non verbal, I observe them, and the parent or main care giver gives me their observations and knowledge of the person. Homeopathy also is very helpful for animals. 
• Giving a homeopathic remedy that is similar to this totality of the whole picture of the person.

The patient is:

• Telling, showing and sharing with me what bothers them. How they experience it. Why it is a problem for them. 

Always Finding Out About The Person

The length of time I spend with a person during a consultation may vary depending on whether it is a chronic, an acute, or a first aid situation. Always, always, I am finding out about the person. Homeopathy is treating the person, not the name or label of what the person is experiencing. The name and label are part of the totality of the person.

Homeopathy is helpful for chronic, acute and first aid issues.

• A chronic condition is an ongoing health issue, in which someone experiences flare ups of symptoms periodically. It never quite goes away. A chronic issue is eczema, menstrual difficulties, menopause, digestive issues, asthma, anxiety, auto-immune conditions, depression, allergies, warts, fevers that come and go, headaches, earaches, swollen glands, urinary tract infections, extreme sound sensitivity, stomachaches, fears/phobias, not feeling well and told there is nothing wrong with them, and more.
• An acute condition is the flu, a cold, an infection, a cough, a stomachache, a fever, a childhood disease. An acute usually does not last long and the person feels better. An acute could also be a flare up or an exasperation of the chronic condition.
• A first aid situation is a fall, a trauma, an accident, dental work, surgery, a sprain/strain, a burn, cut or wound and insect bites. 

For an acute or first aid issue, the appointments are shorter than for a chronic issue. The appointments may not go into as much detail as for a chronic health issue.  

Some of my patients who have seen me for a chronic health issue, will contact me if they are experiencing an acute issue or a first aid issue. Homeopathy has become part of their health care. 

Homeopathy To Heal

If I can be of help in regard to a chronic, an acute or a first situation, I invite you to contact me here on this blog or through my website www.homeopathytoheal.com. I offer a complimentary 15+ minute Get Acquainted Call. If you don’t see the health issue that you are experiencing in what I wrote above, please do contact me and ask me about it. Homeopathy treats the person. I work with all ages, babies through older adults in person and virtually in and out of the San Diego, California area. I would be happy to talk with you, and to find out what is bothering you.