054: The Path of Studying Traditional Chinese Medicine & Honoring Self-Care with Sydney Herbst

In this episode, Linh is joined by guest, friend, and Chinese medicine practitioner, Sydney Herbst, on talking about the path of studying Chinese Medicine and honoring self-care as an integral part of the path. In this conversation, Sydney shares her health journey and what led her to get interested in Chinese Medicine. She shares more about her perspective of medicine and what it can do for supporting our health & balance. In addition, she speaks to tips on what people should know when studying and how she envisions her path moving forward. Join us in this enlightening conversation!What keywords came up in this episode?Vibrational Medicine, Frequency Medicine, Epstein-Barr, Mentoring, Deep Obsession, Self-care & night time routinesTime Recap:2:00 — Sydney’s Introduction & Health Journey7:00 — What does Chinese Medicine mean to you? What is your plan moving forward?7:30 — What can I do to make this person feel more balanced? & Techniques with Chinese Medicine8:15 — After you graduate, that’s when the real learning begins9:20 — What population are you excited to support? Women’s Health, Fertility & Autoimmune10:30 — Attracting in our ideal clients11:00 — Autoimmune & Chinese Medicine12:15 — Sydney’s Experience treating autoimmune with TCM14:00 — How have you grown throughout Chinese Medicine school?19:00 — How do you take care of yourself during the program?19:30 — Sydney’s Self-care25:30 — Walking the Talk as a Doctor25:50 — The Wounded Healer Archetype: “You cannot give to others, if you cannot give to yourself”27:00 — We get to rewrite the story of the Wounded Healer to the Empowered Healer28:00 — Doubts on the Path33:00 — Where to find Sydney34:30 — What to know when you are starting the program36:00 — Using Social Media as a tool to get our message out thereWhere to connect with Sydney? Instagram: @herbstoacupunctureBe sure to follow Linh at @iamlinhlove for more updates on the podcast & more!Instagram: @iamlinhloveWebsite: www.linhembodied.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soulthenticpodcast/support To hear more, visit returntoyin.substack.com