AcuSprout: Acupuncture Podcast

Acupuncture serving American Indians: Could this be your dream practice? Are you a new Acupuncturist and you are having trouble putting your finger on the pulse of your career choices? Here is one you may not have considered. Join me in this episode where I talk with Michelle Jean Champion LAc. about her journey to serving Indigenous People with Acupuncture and Asian Medicine and how you can simil...

Enjoy a quick review of my favorite systems! In this episode I cover my top five software systems to streamline my Acupuncture practice. I use these tools to streamline the business stuff that I don’t particularly love spending time on but are necessary to my practice. I wanted to share them with you because as a new practitioner you really shouldn’t spend too much time trying to make decisions ab...

introverted marketing 101: how a new acupuncturist can get patients in the door their way Are you an introvert and new acupuncturist wondering how you are ever going to get patients in your clinic? Are you afraid that you are going to have to be salesy and social? Does the word “Marketing” make you want to crawl under your treatment table? YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!! Most of us don’t come by sales, marke...

Simplified Bookkeeping For Your Acupuncture Practice Are you feeling confused about how to set up your bookkeeping?  Confused about what taxes to pay or how much to put away each quarter?  Do you feel overwhelmed about what software you should or could be using?  If you are like me you want to understand and learn how it all works but you can’t seem to find the right help. Boy have...

TOP TIPS FOR BUYING THE RIGHT COVERAGE Are you less than excited about researching what malpractice insurance? Not really sure what you should be looking for? Are you confused by the terms and amounts?  Not sure about the terms? How much should you buy? What if you are changing companies? Buy insurance can be really confusing and it’s one of those foundational choices that you make at the beginnin...

YOUR STRATEGY IS YOUR MAP TO SUCCESS!  How could you possibly know how to get to where you want to go without first defining where you want to go? Are you a new practitioner and want to know how to get new patients? Are you feeling unheard? Do you have SO much passion that when someone asks if Acupuncture can treat XXX you can hardly contain your excitement and can’t wait for them to come see you...

MINDSET MONDAY - ARE YOU TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO “GET YOURSELF OUT THERE”?  DEFINE YOUR DREAM PATIENT AND YOU WILL KNOW WHERE TO GO.    Are you afraid that if you have a niche or choose a target market that you will, “miss out” on opportunities to treat patients? Does it feel counterintuitive to get super specific about the cases and people you love to treat? What about all of those other peop...

MINDSET MONDAY - TIME TO WORK ON SELF CONFIDENCE!    Does this sound like you? You are just starting out and don’t know how to “get out there”.  They taught you in school to join a networking group like BNI and the thought of it makes you want to self medicate. You have tried to reach out to the other Acupuncturists in town to introduce yourself and they don’t return your phone calls. You feel a l...

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE POLICIES AND DISCLAIMERS ON YOUR WEBSITE? Me neither!! I mean seriously, I’m a couple years in and I had a pretty extensive business education in school. Here is what I can tell you. The tech world has moved SO fast that very few practitioners realize they are dangling the hook of being sued by pure ignorance of this information. Myself included. It’s not hard. No...

I have personal and professional mantras on repeat in my head all the time. Some are even incorporated into my meditations. Are you challenged with perfectionism? Me too.  Producing a podcast has taught me this: PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION. Since I have started podcasting nothing meets my perfect standards. Podcasts are raw and conversational. Grammar, punctuation and proper sentence structure doesn’...

HOW TO STAY ON THE UPSIDE OF LEGAL IN A QUICKLY EVOLVING TECH WORLD I’m a freedom lover. I LOVE to navigate this world my way and rarely does it come close to the societal norm. I think a lot of Practitioners of Chinese Medicine are like this. We tend to be the outliers and renegades. However, I often see the tendency for Acupuncturists to sweep legal professionalism into the gray space. Not doing...

CAN YOU GUESS THE FORMULA???!!!  Are you a game geek? Love a good puzzle? Maybe a little competitive? Do you miss being read to in class? ME TOO!!! In this episode we are going back to the cozy classroom with Phil Settels LAc.,the Director and Designer of the DAOM program at ACCHS , The Academy of  Chinese Culture and Health Sciences. Phil reviews an herbal case he encountered in clinic...

YOU’RE NEW……WHAT TO DO? AN EXPLORATION OF POSSIBILITIES.  New practitioners have SO many choices to make that often feel heavy. We have been a cog in the wheel of the educational machine where we are told exactly what hoops to jump through for 4 years. Suddenly, we sprout into the “real” world and are taxed with the challenge of making a living again. The options of where, how, and with whom are a...

COULD THIS BE THE PRACTICE OF THE FUTURE?   I went in search of a practitioner who was practicing medicine in the business model I was envisioning as a result of the Pandemic. A practice with multiple streams of income that housed an educational community and platform to answer questions and share the fundamentals of Chinese Medicine. A way to spotlight the spectrum of natural ways it can help peo...

YOUR STATE ASSOCIATION IS  SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS!! Hey Sprouts! Are you feeling a little lost in all of the legal jazz your state is offering up?  Trying to figure out what hoops to jump through and in what order? Not really sure where to find some help ?  Did you know that your state association might have the answers you need? They may even have a detailed explanation or road map fo...

IS YOUR WEBSITE ADA COMPLIANT? GET IT DONE IN 2021! How do you make sure your website is ADA compliant? That is a huge question with multiple answers and hazy guidelines. In this episode I (Stacey) unpack the topic with attorney Rachel Schumont of Counsel For Wellness , located in California.  I was recently strolling thru Facebookland looking to see if there was anything interesting and topic wor...

PLANT SEED, GROW PRACTICE, BE YOU. Have you thought about how you want to present this medicine to the world? I mean, YOU are the artist of your own life, right? Do you even know the medium of your best communications? Do you write, perform, sink your toes in the mud, ask challenging questions that other people would never utter, or do you sing, do yoga, meditate, or cook? What is the best express...

FIVE PAIN IN THE ASS THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO SECOND  This podcast is for the new practitioner, student or someone transitioning from contractor to business owner. In this episode I dish up your second serving of , “open a clinic pie”. Yep! A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down! There is absolutely NO WAY you can avoid this dish.  This acupuncture practice stuff requires a special balance. H...

FIVE PAIN IN THE ASS THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO FIRST  This podcast is ONLY for the new practitioner, student , or seasoned acupuncturist who may be transitioning to business owner or independent contractor position. In this episode I teach you exactly what steps you need to take as you are finishing up your boards. Most of us can’t wait to get out and start practicing when we graduate, but have no ide...

READY, SET, LAUNCH!  In this episode I chat with Travis Kern LAc., one of the founders of  Root and Branch in Portland, Oregon. This is the story of how he and his business partner Travis Cunningham LAc., braved the system and launched a brick and mortar Herbal Pharmacy that serves practitioners all over the country (US),  in filling our patient’s herbal prescriptions.   TODAY’S GUEST TRAVIS KERN...

 What if you could have exactly what you want in life? How will you get there? You can’t get from point A to point B without a map. Same with your life. This podcast isn’t anything new or special. It is a simple prompt, a nudge and a reminder that in order to achieve great things you have to have a plan. I encourage you to listen and then take action and begin planning. Have some crazy dreams...

MAKE YOUR WEBSITE SO SHARP THAT THE ALGORITHMS DRIVE NEW PATIENTS TO YOUR DOOR - EPISODE 011   You can play on social media all you want, but if your website isn’t sharp you may be losing out on potential patients. Building a following on social media is like building a house on rented land. Your website is your house. Make it tight and the right patients will find you. After that, you can use soc...

MINDSET MONDAY   We talk about intention so often in Chinese Medical School. Prior to treating that patient you need to have a clear intention, and you get there by doing a full evaluation, diagnosing and then formulating a plan.  In business, our VISION is our INTENTION. It is the seeing before the doing. It is about getting clear on where we want to go, how we affect our community, how we want t...

ACUPUNCTURE FOR AUTO ACCIDENT INJURIES. HOW YOU CAN HELP.      I have such a huge fear of getting in a car accident that it actually launches me into at least level 3 anxiety every time I drive . We hit a deer when I was six years old and I was in the front seat. (I am old, y’all.) I still remember it in detail.  The car was totaled, all on my side. I was okay, or was I?  Have you been in a car ac...

MINDSET MONDAY  Are you having trouble making all of the decisions? There are SO many choices to make as a new practitioner? How do you stay focused and pick a path? How do you get patients in your door??!! In this episode we continue to build the foundation of your future with  a quick check in on the list of values you culled out Episode 006. Your values will help you make decisions and save you...