Full story - where have you been, Kat Starbird?
Hello all!
Wow! So much has happened in the last 3 years. I have been busy busy and my practice has always been word of mouth, so I tend to be off the grid when it comes to newsletters, marketing and updates!
Its time for an update!
i’m committing to consistent newsletters and social media as I plan to go out on my maternity leave! It’s so fun to connect on here and while i’m on leave it’ll be my connection to this amazing community. Ill soon be launching my first virtual series, Birthing From Love - an empowered birth preparation series, as well as a virtual patient consult community. The internet is winning and i’m stepping up as I plan to head out on my maternity leave! Hope you’ll join me on the virtual platform.
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TELL US THE STORY!
As you know I left Starbird Women’s Health Clinic at the end of 2016. I had just met my now husband and in the high of all that adventuring and LOVE I had the realization that managing other doctors was no longer inspiring me. So I left. It was bittersweet, but mostly sweet because it freed up so much space to see more patients and do more birth work and HAVE FUN!
In early 2017 my own fertility journey was initiated. In the depth of that I was recruited to a company I hoped would reflect to me how I want to operate my next BIG women’c center which was my projected plan. Instead, I met a bunch of beautiful bight souls (employees) and I learned exactly how I will never run a business. I also recognized how absolutely incredible and high vibe my community of practitioners and patients have always been. I left that job rather quickly and moved my practice into a lovely and integrity filled clinic, Vitalize Acupuncture I’ve been here a little less than 2 years and it has been an abundant, healing and perfect space for me to focus solely on practicing medicine and attending births. I adore my colleagues in this fast paced, high volume clinic and while i’m the only practitioner who entirely specializes in women’s health, our chiropractors, massage therapists and shamanic healer have all loved my women’s health, fertility and maternity care patents. Our other acupuncturists each have their own niche but are wonderful practitioners and will happily care for you while I am away.
I’m inviting you in now, for some acupuncture bliss, reset, energy work, healthcare overhaul, consult, whatever it is - come see me before I meet my first baby boy (due 11/11). You better believe I will be out here on our Sauvie island farm building a relationship with our little guy, enjoying plenty of recovery time while documenting my motherhood journey, offering virtual consults for root cause women’s health and emotional guidance for birth preparation for my new virtual course, Birthing From Love (More to come on that next month). Hopefully late winter I will be adventuring snowy peaks with my husband Jason, our pup Olive and this little angel baby!
I do not not know what motherhood will bring to me so i’m fully surrendering to my maternity leave. I may open a new women’s center in PDX by spring, I may return to Vitalize part time. I know I will be returning to clinic in some capacity by March 1st and you’ll have to keep up on the newsletter and IG to stay informed! I’ve fully surrendered to not knowing where my heart will align to serve all you amazing humans but please know ill be back and i’m just a quick email away from connecting with you.
MATERNITY LEAVE DETAILS
In early October I will be slowing down my clinical hours to fully launch my online platform and connect with my baby and family. My online schedule reflects these changes. I will still be in clinic Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and will step out fully November 1st. My wonderful colleagues at Vitalize will care for all your needs, from women’s health and common colds to sports and motherhood injuries. For my patients who want a women’s health specialist, like me, while i’m away - someone who specializes in fertility through postpartum care, i’m recommending my colleague Allie Machen, LAc of Vela Wellness She is located in St Johns, is a mama of three, used to be a doula, and her emotional style of patient care is similar to mine. If yo’re looking for energy work and more esoteric or spiritual healing we do in our sessions, I recommend Julie Brockman at Sacred Path Healing.
THANK YOU!!!
To the huge community of you who have patiently and loyally chosen me (and followed me on my career path) as your provider of all the years, thank you for trusting me as your women’s health advocate, doula and healer. Thank you for witnessing my journey, as i’m also just a human working to live this life informed by my heart. Such a gorgeous community of patients I have!
Last September we were getting married in Montana, this September we’re settling into our new home on Sauvie Island. My vibe is high ya’ll, it makes my care in the clinic so vibrant. :)
Wishing you all love and empowerment and so excited to see you before my maternity leave.
Kat Starbird, LAc, MAcOM, doula