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How do you know you have passed the menopause?
It’s the 1 year anniversary since your last bleed. I celebrated this milestone in October 2025 and I'm delighted I completed my acupuncture degree while traversing this transition and leaning into Chinese Medicine to manage my symptoms. I’m clearly no longer in the Mother phase in life and not yet a Crone, I'm in the lesser known Maga or Mage phase. Like the Goddess Isis, these terms have other associations, but it’s great to reclaim them! The 4 archetypes are Maiden, Mother,

Abigail Acquaviva
Dec 5, 20251 min read


Which Menopause Treatment is right for Me?
I absolutely loved focusing on menopause awareness for October 2025. I made a series of Facebook posts each day along with an in-person event at Anahata, Kemptown. The comments, private messages and meeting people in clinic led to heartening insights and connection. It is clear that there is a wealth of information out there and it’s very difficult to pick through to find what is right for you. So I made this step-by-step guide to evaluating health treatments: Art by Lucy Cam

Abigail Acquaviva
Oct 31, 20253 min read


Colour Light Therapy
What is Colour Light Therapy? Would it be suitable for you? In my experience, patients in great pain from a flare up of endometriosis are understandably reluctant to do anything they fear may worsen the pain. Colour Light is the perfect nourishing start to a course of treatment to de-escalate the "fight or flight" response before proceeding forward with an invigorating clearing treatment, which may include needling, when they feel strong enough.

Abigail Acquaviva
Jul 9, 20252 min read


East Meets West
Comparison of Eastern and Western medicine & the purpose of my Blog.

Abigail Acquaviva
Dec 16, 20222 min read
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