Giuliana Hazelwood's Bedside Manner

11 // sandra lanshin chiu's bedside manner


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hello there! enchanté, sweet, lovely listeners. it's my sincere pleasure to present you this episode, which is all about my favorite thing: BEAUTY. the star of today's show visited us from Heaven (yes, *the* Heaven) to talk about how skincare and beauty can transform us on the very deepest level. that heavenly star goes by the name Sandra Lanshin Chiu, who you might know as a renowned acupuncturist and herbalist specializing in skin conditions.

we talked for nearly three hours, and covered so much ground, so i think there's something in here for everyone. the first half of the episode focuses on the nuts-and-bolts of Sandra's treatment and diagnostic process, and then we get more esoteric as we pivot into the second half, where we talk more broadly about beauty as an ethos, appropriation of Chinese Medicine, and the way we talk to ourselves.

ps: Sandra even has a very gracious and hopeful take on influencers, which makes me feel a little less bad about the internet, which is a task only few have managed to pull off, and further proof that we are dealing with the realest of real ones today.

heads up, there's another long intro to this episode, so if you want to cut straight to Sandra's brilliance, the interview starts at around 18:00. but if you stick around for the intro, you'll have the pleasure of listening to me fumble around with a metaphor linking beauty routines to beans. yep! beans.

you'll love this episode if you are interested in:

  • how the profession forces us to stay inside a place of personal reflection
  • developing a specialty within the field of acupuncture
  • skincare as a gateway for taking care of your body, and beauty as a gateway for….everythinnnnng <3
  • the first treatment and setting expectations with patients
  • helping people navigate the non-linear aspects of progress
  • GUA SHA!!!!!! INFLUENCERS!!! SOCIAL MEDIA!!!
  • appropriation of Chinese Medical practices to uphold white standards of beauty
  • what makes people alluring? how do we define and feel beauty?
  • self-talk and changing the conversation about how we see ourselves
  • how Chinese Medicine provides a framework for helping patients understand their own beauty

  • Sandra's Soft Powers: listening without agenda // the art of conversation, esp. with people you don’t agree with // acting like your own BFF

    On Sandra's Nightstand:

    Peter Levine's Healing Trauma

    ~ CONTACT INFO ~

    Sandra: IG // @treatmentbylanshin  WEB // lanshin.com

    Moi: IG // @bedside.manner  WEB // bedsidemannerunniverse.com  TW // @bedsidemannerxo

    if you feel like it, i'd love to know more about your crush, your soft powers, and who you'd like to hear from in upcoming episodes. drop me a line! i'm an extrovert in lockdown and i always love hearing from you.

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    Giuliana Hazelwood's Bedside MannerBy giuliana hazelwood