Dr. Sarah Swanson, DACM, LAc.

I’ve been drawn to medicine for as long as I can remember. And in truth, natural medicine has always been in my blood. My Korean grandmother practiced herbalism, and I grew up with acupuncture and herbs as a routine part of life. It wasn’t until much later, though, and over and over again that I realized just how powerful Traditional Chinese Medicine is and how much I wanted to devote my life to it.

I found my way to Chinese Medicine initially for pain. After trying for years to recover from a car accident, acupuncture was what “moved the needle” (pun intended) and enabled me to do the things I’d loved again. In fact, so many aspects of Chinese Medicine helped me reconnect with my body and later I realized, my spirit too.

Becoming pregnant with and then birthing my daughter during graduate school gave me a deep and personal understanding of fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum care. At the time it felt crazy, and well, it still does, but what I realized through this experience was how deeply I underestimated how much things would change after birth. I am particularly passionate about postpartum care. After the birth of my daughter I felt like I had a new brain struggling to manage so many emotions all while my physical body was trying to piece back together.

It was in this space of sleepless nights, endless diaper changes, tears and twilight mornings that I began dreaming about what Swan Medicine would become. A hand to hold from your very first thought about trying to get pregnant all the way to the WTF of postpartum life and parenthood. I know what kind of havoc hours of bouncing a baby or carrying a toddler around can have on your body and am committed to the idea that you don’t have to suffer through the pains.

For me, this medicine is about more than treating symptoms—it’s about helping you feel like yourself —balanced, resilient and present enough to take in the joy that surrounds you in each season of life. And if we can laugh a little along the way, even better.