This week I interviewed Angela Renzetti, L.Ac., EAMP, RH. Angela recently paid off her student loans! $75K in four years making between $30k and eventually $90k over the course of those four years (during the pandemic!). Student loan debt can feel daunting and the thought of paying them off seems like an impossible feat, but as long as you think of…

Many of you that I have talked to have told me that you avoid marketing your business on social media because you’re afraid that someone out there is going to criticize you. You hold yourself back because you don't want to expose yourself to any haters. We've got a hater right now. Listen to hear how I handle haters and how you can handle them too.…

Perfect is the enemy of good - Voltaire If you’ve been waiting to implement something or start something because you don't think it's good enough, then this episode is for you. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/livingpractice and set up an Introductory C…

It’s easy to get caught up in wanting everything to be perfect or being overly cautious so as to not make the wrong move when it comes to business. Our businesses are how we earn our living and support ourselves and our families. And because of that we will have the thought “I can’t afford to make mistakes.” Or “I can’t afford to fail.” If you are …

Hello from beautiful Charleston, SC! We just wrapped up Harmonize and have a few reflections and insights into how to make things work in your practices RIGHT AWAY! Thanks to all who attended and who continue to support us in this awesome community as we turn the ship of TCM in America and beyond to a thriving herbal medicine-centered profession. J…

The brain really really hates incomplete pictures. It cannot tolerate gaps in a story or being left hanging. So, when you don’t have all the facts your brain just starts making shit up. And usually it fills in those gaps in the story with negative, worst-case scenario stuff. It starts filling the holes where the facts would be with very dramatic st…

It being the 50th episode I thought it would be appropriate to do an episode on the topic of gratitude. As humans we are not wired for gratitude. So since gratitude isn’t something that we’re wired for, that means that it needs to be practiced. It’s so easy to fall in to states of “everything sucks”, “nothing goes my way”, and “everyone’s doing bet…

The road to success starts with planning. Most people understand the importance of financial planning and keeping a schedule to achieve their success goals. This episode talks about what I believe is the REAL key, the secret sauce, to achieving your dreams, and it has nothing to do with money or time management. If this content and material resonat…

Many of the people that I have coached will say that the reason they have a hard time making decisions, starting new things, or trying new things, or putting themselves out in to the world (aka Marketing) is because they are perfectionists. But what I have found is: what people are calling perfectionism is actually procrastination and avoidance. If…

As you grow and your business starts making more money, you have to grow along with it. We all have legal tips and tricks that we use to keep our tax liability low and and our expenses low, but at some point those actions and the mindset behind those actions can start hindering our growth mindset. And therefore hinder our business and personal grow…

The sweetest part of entrepreneurship isn't what you think it is. Which may be why you may be struggling with the long-game of growing your business. If that's the case, this episode is for you. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/livingpractice and set up…

Knowing your compelling reason is especially important for entrepreneurs and people running their own businesses. There are so many moving pieces in play when you are building a business while also trying to earn a living that it’s easy to lose sight of why you got into practicing in the first place. Learn how "helping people" often ISN'T a compell…

General practitioners tend to have a difficult time targeting their messaging. And what I mean by messaging is the way they tell the world how they can help someone, why they are the exact right doctor for that someone, and why the patient should choose YOU over someone else. Just about every one of us is conditioned to think that what we provide t…

Michael here this week. I love doing interviews with TCM docs. It's a great opportunity to keep my finger on the pulse (pun intended) of the profession and to provide an opportunity for listeners to feel a little more connected to their colleagues and a little less alone out there. This is an fun and lively interview with Chinese medicine physician…

Join Rebecca, Michael, and Chris (and a little bit of Taylor at the end) as we recap another wildly successful Harmonize training. If you're interested in learning more about Harmonize please visit tcm-hub.com/harmonize. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com…

As we are packing up and getting ready to hold another Harmonize training this weekend we were reflecting on what our mission has become as opposed to where we started. We started as CEU provider that focused only on teaching Chinese Herbal medicine-focused curriculum (no acupuncture). We created Harmonize as a way to teach you how to practice herb…

It being the beginning of a new year I thought I would record an episode about an exercise I just did for myself the other day. If you're feeling discouraged, unmotivated, uninspired, or lost this exercise can help pull you on track. Links mentioned: www.tcm-hub.com/harmonize If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pur…

We did a lot last year. And you probably did too, but don't realize it. Michael and I talk about the large, difficult, and risky decisions we made last year in order to serve you all in the best way possible. Happy New Year to you all and we are excited to see what 2024 brings! If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to p…

Being a self-employed physician, trying to be both a doctor and an entrepreneur, requires us to dig deep. And dig to places of ourselves that we don’t even know are there. And this is where most people stop. Because it feels SO hard. You wonder how people do this? How do they manage a life, a family, a business all at the same time? How do people p…

It’s the end of the year and around this time I like to reflect back to all that I have accomplished not only in the past year, but also the past several years and my whole Chinese medicine career. As part of that I look at some of the things that I have done and get curious about how some of those things could have been done differently. Whether t…

Do you feel like you have created a job for yourself? Are you feeling like your business is your "boss" that is running your life? You're not alone. Most of us have been trained from an early age to be employees that trade time for money and to execute effort for other people. So we naturally end up creating that same model even in the businesses t…

Do you operate from the belief that the meaning of being a doctor is to fix people? Do you feel personally responsible when a patient doesn't respond to treatment? You got into this profession to help people. So when a patient doesn't get better it's easy to feel disappointed, discouraged, or to be hard on yourself. If this sounds familiar, then tu…

No matter what culture you come from or grew up with, failure is associated with something negative. But what if it didn't need to mean that? What if we reframe failure as a way to grow and prosper? If fear of failure has been holding you back then this episode is for you! If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue…

I did a live coaching call a while ago with someone who was struggling with the fact that her family did not support her decision to become a Chinese medicine practitioner. Perhaps some of you listening have experienced the same or something similar, and it really gets to you. If you are someone who isn't receiving the support you need from your fr…

It’s highly likely that you are engaging in some buffering behaviors that are holding you back from taking yourself to the next level in your business. In this episode, I explain what buffering is and how it may be sabotaging your business growth. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca…

We’re all aware on some level of the importance of tone when communicating and the results that can create. But most of us don’t give much thought to the words that we choose to use and how it affects ourselves when we say them. And that’s what most of today’s episode is about. Using dramatic language, even if it's couched in humor or seemingly inn…

Sometimes in life we hit a crossroads and have to choose right or left. Other times we are completely lost and don't know up from down. These are moments for some of the most profound change to occur if we have the courage to ask the right questions. This is my (Michael) story of how saying a very simple prayer to the universe changed everything fo…

Your actions are driven by your emotions. So if the emotional fuel you are using to work and build your practice is fear, inadequacy, frustration, greed, or scarcity then you’re going to deplete and burn yourself out. A simple tweak may be the key helping you move forward in your business and your life without having to beat yourself up to get ther…

One of the biggest complaints for people in this field is that they aren’t making enough money. In this episode I talk about the #1 reason why that is. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/livingpractice and set up an Introductory Chat.…

We usually don’t equate our businesses with being in a relationship. It's just this thing we run in order to make money and help patients feel better, right? Listen to this episode to get some insight on the relationship you have with your business. Links mentioned in this episode: www.tcm-hub.com/waitlist If this content and material resonates wit…

A little post-Harmonize musing on the things we learned from the latest training in Austin. Enjoy! Get on the waitlist for April 2024 Harmonize HERE If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/livingpractice and set up an Introductory Chat.…

We are all programmed to have certain beliefs and certain rules to live by. Because these are often old beliefs, they are deeply ingrained neural pathways. So it's hard to shake them. What if trying to shake them off is actually preventing you from growing and moving forward? Instead of trying to eliminate them try doing this instead. If this conte…

The brain likes to create and hold on to worst case scenarios. Worst case scenarios & drama are like a dopamine hit. But when we stay in this drama state it prevents us from being able to access our ability to adapt to challenges. Listen to how hear how I was able to access my adaptability during a recent challenging situation. If this content and …

One of the most powerful lessons I have learned through both counseling and coaching is understanding the difference between my circumstances and my thoughts. This differentiation has helped me reduce a huge amount of stress in my life, my work, and my relationships and is a foundational concept that I use with my coaching clients. Some of the thin…

22 episodes in and I realized that I've never introduced myself! So I'm sharing my story of the many lives that I have lived. This gets pretty personal. Once you're in a familiar situation, your brain will resist changing it. There were so many times in my life I could have chosen the “safer” option, but I intentionally chose to increase my experie…

I see people waiting for the right moment, the right time, the right amount of money, the right level of support, the right training, etc. before they can move forward and succeed. Or they will say that because they lack all of those things as reasons to why they can’t succeed. You can have the right circumstances, be genetically gifted, be on the …

People talk a lot about the importance of scaling your business. Before taking actions to scale your business, you must scale YOU first or else you're in for a bumpy ride. In this episode we talk about Victim Mentality, Worker Mentality, and Winner Mentality. Which one are you? If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to p…

Something that comes up quite a bit with my coaching clients and causes a lot of stress for them is their thoughts about what should and shouldn’t be. “I SHOULD be seeing this many patients per week.” “I SHOULD be making this kind of income.” “I SHOULD work this many days.” “I SHOULDN’T be so tired.” “This SHOULDN’T be so hard.” If this sounds like…

I want to talk about being busy and busying. I used to complain about being sooo busy. I had charts to catch up on, bookkeeping, insurance billing, emails, call backs, new software to learn… it was like my life was a never-ending to-do list. The life of a solo Chinese medicine doc, right? So much to do and that didn’t even include treating patients…

We all have had patients that aren’t very good at committing to their treatment regimens. They look to you to stay on top of them and hold them accountable. And many of you comply thinking that you are doing what’s in the best interest of the patient. Some of you may think that when a patient isn’t complying it’s because you’re doing something wron…

We may piss a few of you off with this one. But if you're not willing to consider the fact that you have been doing something wrong you're never going to be open to the idea of doing things better. We are taught from the get go that treating a patient 1X/week with acupuncture is standard and usual treatment. Except that it's not and it never has be…

I think today’s episode is going to resonate with many of you listening. Because today we are going to talk about people pleasing and people pleasers. As a recovering people pleaser I’m right along here with you. So what is a people pleaser? A people pleaser is someone who feels an urge or a need to please others. They don’t like rocking the boat, …

In business, you may have to make different types of decisions than you do in your personal life. You may have different considerations in business than in your personal life. Your activities and stressors are different in business than in your personal life... No matter what you do or how much you separate and compartmentalize your business, the c…

Every couple of years I would get to a point in my career where I would feel completely dissatisfied, complain about being dead tired and on the verge of burnout. I blamed my burnout on working to too many hours, working too hard, too many patients, too many clinic days, etc. So I would solve for those problems by resting, scaling back, tinkering w…

We all hear people say “you have to charge your worth” or you may be saying it to yourself. It’s meant to be inspirational and a reminder to never undersell yourself. Odds are if you’re struggling with “charging your worth” then you likely have some messy thoughts about your own self worth. Does this content resonates with you? Pursue 1:1 coaching …

SORRY FOR THE DELAY THE PAST FEW WEEKS BUT WE'RE BACK! Listen in to interviews from participants at the TCM Hub flagship program Harmonize in Charlotte, NC April 28-30, 2023. Our favorite, hilarious neighbor to the north, Taylor "Moose" Novak takes the mic while we were busy teaching and interviewed a few participants to get their thoughts on the e…

Western Patients have no context for Chinese medicine. They have no idea what we do. We’re weird and mysterious. Patients are looking to you to set the tone of what this experience will be. If you’re confident in yourself, they will be confident in you. If you’re nervous and apprehensive, they will follow suit. If you don’t communicate properly, pa…

Take the win The importance of celebrating. As humans, we’re wired to think the worst. It’s a survival mechanism that protects us from putting ourselves into dangerous situations. Unfortunately, this mechanism is what prevents us from doing something that is incredibly important for our mental wellbeing and keeping us motivated to continue to grow …

When A Patient No-Shows Patient no-shows happen. Just about every one of you has some kind of policy in place in your clinic paperwork about no-shows and late cancellations. Usually it’s something along the lines of if you miss your appointment or cancel outside a 24 hour period then you will be charged a fee. Pretty standard and pretty straightfor…

Are you hurting your patients? A very common struggle among many self-employed physicians is the act of charging money. For many of us, CM is not a first career. And for most of us, whatever careers we were in did not involve having to charge for our work. So when you started your practices this was just one more area of uncharted territory that yo…