by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 20, 2025 | Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, holistic health, Inspiration, Life Lessons, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Just like you, I want predictable, fast results. It would be so much easier if I had specific protocols for each condition, symptom, illness, or disease. I would love it if people would react exactly as I expect, in every situation. If I prescribe X herb, Y results....
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Oct 3, 2024 | anxiety, Happiness, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, holistic health, Inspiration, mental health, Stress
Do you remember Stuart Smalley (funny, I remembered his name as Smiley) from the Saturday Night Live skip? He used to host a mock self-help show and he would stand in front of a mirror and say positive affirmations to himself. It was meant to be funny–and...
by needle_admin_tcm | Nov 16, 2020 | Inspiration
Having you started looking for gifts for your friends and loved ones? Here’s something no one else will have–a BLM “Care Bear.” I crocheted the bear and Terri Rutty handmade the BLM fist out of recycled leather. Let me introduce you to...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Apr 22, 2020 | Alternative Medicine, Happiness, Health Tips, Healthy Habits, In the News, Inspiration, Traditional Chinese Medicine
One of the things I’ve prided myself on is my ability to adapt. I’m pretty good at being able to find a way around and make the changes that have allowed me to feel once again at the reins. At my front door, I’ve written the quote, “The best way to predict the future...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Dec 28, 2016 | Happiness, Inspiration, opinions
How many times have I heard from people that 2016 sucked? Blogs like “Why 2016 Sucked” don’t help that perception. I agree that for some, it did. That is the same for every year. For some, a year is awful. For others, a year is fantastic. For most of us, it’s a mix of...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Nov 11, 2016 | In the News, Inspiration, Life Lessons, opinions, Stress
I’m a silver-lining-seeker, an other-side-of-the-coin-thinker, an uplifting-quotes-subscriber. But these last few days have been tough. I know I probably shouldn’t post something political, but it’s both political and non-political, as what is happening now is...
