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Table of Contents
0:30 Welcome! We’ve got a new format!
1:07 We answer a listener question 
3:00 Thank you to our sponsor Liquid IV
4:10 Interview with acupuncturist Sasha May
4:40 Sasha’s journey to acupuncture
8:45 Basics of acupuncture and how it works
9:35 Acupuncture is just one part of Chinese medicine
10:00 It’s all about balance and flow
11:00 The impact of stress
11:30 A little acupuncture recap
13:13 Common reasons lactating people go to Sasha
14:40 Stress and lactation 
15:05 Total health and lactation health go together
15:45 Acupuncture needles aren’t painful
16:30 Acupuncture is self-care
17:15 Where are needles placed?
17:30 Sasha’s process
18:10 A helpful PDF from Sasha for you, see link below!
19:00 It’s not just about needles, other methods
19:25 Nutrition and rest is important
20:00 Heather sums up the acupuncture journey
20:40 Approaches: Chinese vs. Western medicine
21:20 What the problem really is
22:00 Give your body the best chance of healing
22:20 One session vs. multiple sessions
24:10 Tips for breastfeeding people, what you can do
25:20 Sasha says, Just give acupuncture a try
25:35 Are there side effects to acupuncture?
25:55 Thank you, Sasha
26:05 Thank you to our sponsor Happi Tummi
27:20 Research segment: lactation and acupuncture
34:52 The First Ever Breastfeeding Award!!
36:10 Thank you for listening!

Resources
The LactMed website
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
Sasha’s helpful PDF for lactating people
https://www.milkminutepodcast.com/acupuncture/
Credits and contact
Thanks to Cherie Louise Turner for editing and production and to Lindsay Brett Carothers for her musical stylings of our intro and outro.
Additional music credits, thank you Wataboi and Mazzaccaro from Pixabay.  
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