There is a joke in her family that she is the Ice Queen, unemotional and final in her decision making. My experience of her, however, has been one of great connection and love. She can sit and cry with you while at the same time tell you exactly what to do to heal. She makes it seem easy because she’s right there with you on your journey.

Meet my amazing guest Karen Alladin. After graduating from the University of Virginia, she began to apply to medical school. In an effort to boost her chances of acceptance, she elected to do a gap year program at Georgetown University in alternative medicine. She never knew how much she belonged in this kind of healing space until the opportunity presented itself. Once she started, though, she was hooked and there was no going back. From there Karen went to acupuncture school and now runs a successful clinic with her husband.

Karen admits that she doesn’t really think much about her own intuition, however she knows that this is most likely because she is just so immersed in it with her career. She lives her life intuitively, and to her there really is no other way. In this episode, we talk about healing the energetic body to heal the physical body, how to live in accordance with the seasons, and a possible reason why New Year’s Resolutions rarely work. (Hint: it has nothing to do with your level of commitment)

It was a joy to sit with Karen for this episode. For further information about Karen and her practice, head over to

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