It's All Connected Podcast

I recently had a conversation with a long-time friend about what a great day of relaxation constitutes. For them, it was filled with activity and socializing. For me, it was literally sitting under an umbrella at the beach, reading a book, going for a swim here and there, maybe taking a beach walk, and letting my energy soften. I’ve been working on finding the balance between activity and rest, es...

I was on a walk recently, wondering what “important calendar event” I had missed. I turned the dates over in my mind, couldn’t think of anything, then dropped it. A half hour or so later, I remembered that what would have been my 15 year wedding anniversary was the day that I swam a mile and a quarter in the choppy strong current of the ocean! I looked back on all that’s changed since leaving the...

A few weeks ago I had outpatient surgery, and received the most amazing care from my parents, the staff at the hospital and my medical team. In healing and recovery, I learned that “expectations” are almost worse than comparisons… I expected to be back to my usual walks within a week, two max. I expected to be back to my usual swims in four weeks. I expected to participate in the 1-mile ocean swim...

I was going to share a post today on being comfortable with discomfort, to reveal the lessons and blessings as a result of this action, but I have a little story/allegory to tell instead… Once upon the end of a spring Shabbat dinner in the suburbs of Richmond, a parent said that the world is a terrifying and scary place. Their child, who was standing next to them, said, “what?! It’s scary?!” eyes...

One of the energies that I get to dance with in this life is having Wei Qi issues. Some people may have constitutional energies with anger, or persistent grief and sadness, or always needing things to be happy or easygoing, or fearfulness. Which energy you dance with in this lifetime is unique to you, and it’s something we can work through and learn from. (While I’m not sure these energies can com...

I’ve recently received some news that could be perceived as a setback. I spent a good amount of time wallowing in what it all could mean, feeling upset, resentful and angry about this particular bit of news. And, essentially, trying to talk myself off the edge of the cliff of despair*.Writing this out makes it sound like this news is life-alteringly huge. It's All Connected is a reader-supported p...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with the spiritual and religious traditions of the world. Maybe it’s because I didn’t grow up in a religious household, I don’t know. I do know that as a kid I was meditating, even though I didn’t know that I was meditating at the time. After all these years, it is no wonder then that I started studying Kabbalah a few months ago. In Kabbalah, the...

One of the lessons and states of being that’s my job to work through in this lifetime seems to be the feeling of “not enough”. I’ll spare you the psychological roots, because if you’ve heard one story about this you’ve heard them all.  The “not enough” state is compounded by society, culture, media, relationships and so on. Remembering my worth, your worth, is critical when the “not enough” whispe...

I had a great conversation a few days ago with some friends who are also cat-people. If you’re a dog person, stay with me on this. Because this isn’t about cats so much as it is about women and people and communication and relating. This whole conversation started because I remarked about how my cat was unusually picky with her food, and unusually testy and disagreeable the past few days. I didn’t...

I saw this article from the Wall Street Journal this morning, titled: Anger Does a Lot More Damage to Your Body Than You Realize and I’ve gotta say, I’m glad that our culture is finally catching up to what the ancients have known for millenia. What does all of this mean from a CHINESE MEDICINE lens or from a Connecting the Dots lens, you might ask… - The Chinese medicine view of the Liver and ange...

Why care about food as medicine? Is it complicated? Or can it be really, unbelievably, simple, logical and straightforward? What if food as medicine gave you MORE choice in your life, not less? What if you could understand the food you were eating in a new light? The Getting Started with Food as Medicine workshop is on May 18th at 9amEST. To enroll, go here: https://myautoimmunekitchen.com/product...

What are some of the signs that you are starting to get better? To heal? To improve? The signs that you are moving from crisis and symptom-management and into LIVING your life? If you are not experiencing these shifts with the wellness program/journey you are on, register for the Jump-Start program with me. It's a four month long program where you get one on one support throughout. https://myautoi...

Do you experience anger and frustration during the season of spring? What can you “do” about it? In this weeks’ podcast, I give some examples of what you can shift, change, and adopt in order to make this your smoothest and easiest spring yet! Contents: * About the Spring Season and Chinese Medicine * The Wood Element * The Liver and Gallbladder * Why we get angry, frustrated, “stuck”, or even fee...

What are some of the signs that you are starting to get better? To heal? To improve? The signs that you are moving from crisis and symptom-management and into LIVING your life? If you are not experiencing these shifts with the wellness program/journey you are on, register for the Jump-Start program with me. It's a four month long program where you get one on one support throughout. https://myautoi...

In a funk? Facing a lot of "stuff"? It's not just you, and I've gotta say, I've been relieved that it is not just me either! Let's take a walk and get it all out! I explore how I've noticed how much more easy it is to maintain a healthy, positive (but not denying) perspective when things get bumpy. If you're interested in working 1:1 with me, go to: https://myautoimmunekitchen.com/product/jump-sta...

In this episode, I explore the rationale behind going dairy free when you have autoimmunity. To read this on the My Autoimmune Kitchen site: https://myautoimmunekitchen.com/have-autoimmunity-dairy-may-be-making-things-worse/ If you're interested in working 1:1 with me, go to: https://myautoimmunekitchen.com/product/personal-assessment/ To register for the food-as-medicine workshop (live on Zoom on...

What we want, all of us no matter our state-of-body, is a balance between rest and doing. Between action and stillness. And, to live in joy and presence in each moment. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pamelashaw.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode, I explore the rationale behind going gluten free when you have autoimmunity. To read this on the My Autoimmune Kitchen site: https://myautoimmunekitchen.com/have-autoimmunity-try-going-gluten-free/ If you're interested in working 1:1 with me, go to: https://myautoimmunekitchen.com/product/jump-start/ To register for the food-as-medicine workshop (live on Zoom on May 18, 2024): htt...

It's the April 8th Eclipse! What are you contemplating and feeling? I'm feeling into beginnings, the murky middles, and what endings might come - and how we arrive at "the end". What is the end anyway but a moment of clarity, the receipt of a decision, then trusting and following that clarity, that decision no matter the doubts that come later. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss th...

I have been thinking about the ebb and flow of not just emotions, but health and life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pamelashaw.substack.com/subscribe

From a Chinese Medicine lens, are coffee and the use of caffeinated products, "good" for you? In this episode, I explore this question. For more about coffee: https://tughillholistics.com/blog/bitter-sweet-memories-love-affair-coffee-chocolate/ https://tughillholistics.com/blog/ending-affair-quitting-coffee/ If you're interested in working 1:1 with me, go to: https://myautoimmunekitchen.com/produc...

Let's talk about Spring, the proper use of Will(power) and how we need to nurture ourselves through the tenuous beginnings of the new growth of spring so we can reap great harvests later. I also talk about burning out and over-using your Will, referring to this blog post from 2014(!) https://tughillholistics.com/blog/burn-out-throw-in-towel/ Learn what foods are available fresh in season in your s...

Hello!!! Prefer to listen to this? Check it out on my new podcast! The whole idea of doing resolutions, revolutions, intention setting, and visioning in the middle of winter doesn't align with the depth of winter that we are in in Chinese Medicine. If you've been here a while, I write about this every year! Ha. This year, the New Year officially begins on February 10th. This is when spring arrives...