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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2012 2:29 PM
The majority of patients that I see have no idea how acupuncture works, so it makes sense that they would make certain assumptions. I can't tell you how many times I have had patients complain of an issue in a delicate area and then quickly follow up with, "So does this mean you're going to stick a needle...in myblank?" No, I am not going to stick a needle in your urethra, or your eye, or your nipple. I can quite effectively treat most problems by placing my needles in places far removed from the problem area. |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 2:03 PM
It's that time again...time to revisit the topic of bodily fluids. Time to put your inhibitions aside and get it all out in the open. Let me restate this yet again, for perhaps the hundredth time on this blog:nothing that you say will shock me. I will never hear anything that will disgust, repel, or frighten me when it comes to your health. I am completely free of judgment in these matters. I am also not squeamish. So, please don't apologize for your slimy, oddly-colored bowel movements. |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Monday, June 25, 2012 2:26 PM
The other day I was talking to some friends about moving, and mentioned that I always ask prospective landlords whether anyone there has died tragically. I suppose a natural death wouldn't bother metoomuch, but I definitely wouldn't want to live at the site of a past murder or suicide. As usual, my friends started mocking me for bringing up such a morbid topic. "Fine," I said. "So you all would be totally okay with moving into an apartment where someone was stabbed to death? |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 10:48 AM
I am a fan of instant gratification. As much as acupuncture is about balance, and gentle, healing change-I want what I want, and I want it now. I don't like to wait. And I like my change dramatic and objective. I want measurable, distinct results, and I want them yesterday. This really doesn't jibe well with what I do. Acupuncture can be a slow and gentle process. This annoys me. I want my patients to walk out of my room feeling completely blown away. |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 11:19 AM
I've been a bad, bad blogger. I've been neglecting my writing duties for far too long...but what can I say? I've been busy. Sorry. I'll make up for it with today's post. Two weeks ago I received a phone call from a young woman who was a few days past her due date. She came for a labor induction, and several hours later, BOOM! Baby. Labor was less than two hours, and it was her first! So, all of you pregnant ladies out there, if you want a natural alternative to labor-inducing drugs (which I have not experienced myself, but have heard are very, very painful), you might want to turn to an acupuncturist first. |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Friday, June 08, 2012 10:50 AM
When I got into the field of acupuncture, I had no background in running a business. In fact, I had no aspirations of running one, either...at least, not for a good long while. I had every intention of working under someone for a few years, and then maybe,maybe,setting out on my own, eventually. Part of the reason for this was fear, I think. My graduate school prepared me well for a career in acupuncture, but did a poor job focusing on the business aspect. |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 7:44 AM
I was brought up in a fairly conservative household. My dad wasn't the type to walk around in his underwear, and my mom wouldn't be caught dead without a robe over a long nightgown, even if she was just hanging out and watching TV. As most kids do, I took this in and assumed that it was the norm. Until one day when I went over a new friend's house to stay over, and walked by an open bathroom door. I was greeted by the sight of my friend's mother, on the toilet, cheerfully talking on her giant portable phone. |
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Marisa Fanelli, M.Ac.: Posted on Tuesday, June 05, 2012 9:09 AM
In spite of the jewelry, the make-up, and my complete ignorance of anything sports-related, I often wonder if I have a surplus of male hormones floating around somewhere in my bloodstream. No, I don't have a mustache (at least not now), or an extra...um...appendage hidden somewhere. But I do seem to have some male traits, despite all that. People tell me things. Not just in the clinic; they always have. I am that person who will be standing in the shampoo aisle at CVS while some stranger spills their guts about their relationship to me. |
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