You Are Medicine!
You Are Medicine!
Thuy Nguyen
You Are Medicine! affirms your innate healing powers and interconnectedness through Chinese Medicine and Indigenous world view perspectives.
The Force that Heals & Creates: A Conversation w/ Naomi Rose
Join Thuy and creative midwife Naomi Rose as they discuss Thuy’s latest book, The Spirit of Spring. The conversation becomes a meditation on the healing and creative forces that are ever present and invites the listener to be in relationship to this magnetic pull in their own lives. It’s an invitation to go within, listen deeply and to feel the inherent creative, healing force that is urging and bringing all things together, effortlessly.
Apr 17, 2024
54 min
Wood Dragon Chinese New Year: What's In Store
The Lunar New Year is February 10th and it is a Yang Wood Dragon year! Sounds exciting, doesn't it? But what does it actually mean? Listen in as Thuy and her friends—Rosie & Daniel—discuss the meaning of this coming year and how to understand it from a lens that is beneficial and healing for you!
Jan 29, 2024
50 min
What is a Healer? Interview w/ Sabine Wilms
What did it mean to be a healer in ancient times and how is it different now? Listen in as Thuy discusses this topic with Sabine Wilms, PhD, medical anthropologist, writer and translator of ancient Chinese medical texts. Their discussion spans wide reaches of time and space as they attempt to make meaningful and relevant ancient wisdom to our modern times, discovering the deeper meaning of healer and healing.
Dec 7, 2023
57 min
Pain: An Interview w/ Mitch Jeserich
What is pain, and how can we heal from it? Thuy talks with Mitch Jeserich, who shares his personal journey with pain, treatment, and healing. Together they discuss pain in terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the involvement of spiritual aspects along the healing journey.
Oct 19, 2023
59 min
Chinese Astrology: The 12 Zodiac Animals (Part 2)
(Part 2 of 2) Chinese Astrology is the study and mapping of recurring cyclical patterns in nature. The 12 Zodiac Animals are a playful representation of patterns in human-nature. Join Thuy and Daniel as they delve into the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals through discussions with patients and family members, as they help each person to understand and embrace their natural tendencies and patterns.
Sep 8, 2023
44 min
Chinese Astrology: The 12 Zodiac Animals (Part 1)
(Part 1 of 2) Chinese Astrology is the study and mapping of recurring cyclical patterns in nature. The 12 Zodiac Animals are a playful representation of patterns in human-nature. Join Thuy and Daniel as they delve into the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals through discussions with patients and family members, as they help each person to understand and embrace their natural tendencies and patterns.
Sep 8, 2023
41 min
Sweat It! Easy Healing at Home
In this month's podcast episode, Thuy teaches five patients how to do Xong hoi, or Vietnamese folk sauna. She instructs the patients in this easy home remedy and they report their experiences. The conversations explore the profound healing possibilities of folk wisdom and knowledge that is lost in our fast pace modern living.
Jul 28, 2023
50 min
Death, Elderhood, and Wisdom
Join Thuy and Stephen Jenkinson as they wonder out loud on the topic of death. Together they discuss how the dominant North American culture influences our understanding of death and elderhood and demonstrate what activism may look like in such a culture.
Jul 1, 2023
56 min
Fear, Trauma, and Batman
In this thought provoking program, Thuy and Dr. Bayo Akomolafe offer a radical shift in perspective as they discuss modern medicine vs healing, illness as medicine, and partnering with fear.
Jul 1, 2023
55 min
What Should I Eat?
Join Thuy and nutritionist Rosie Ueng in conversation about how our relationship with food and ourselves affect our nourishment in profound ways. We discuss familiar topics like “clean” eating from a fresh perspective and emphasize the importance of love and gratitude in eating.
Jun 30, 2023
57 min
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