The Fresh Needle Podcast

Fiona Swinburne practices in Newcastle Upon Tyne and is also a GAPS (Gut And Psychology Syndrome & Gut And Physiology Syndrome) practitioner and Health and Wellness Coach.

Andrea is a second year student at CCA, London, UK and the creator of @thechannelproject on IG, The Channel Project on FB and The Channel Project Case files also on FB.

Jenna Valentine and Nicole Fillion-Robin run the "How the heck babes" videos on YouTube, where they teach you from how the heck acupuncture works to how the heck look after your gua sha marks. Find them on bit.ly/howtheheckbabes

@tongues.of.tinder is a hilarious Instagram account where the tongues of Tinder profiles are analysed through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

In this episode, the brain behind TOT tells me about her passion for TCM, her experiences about dating while analysing tongues, how we as acupuncturists can choose how much or how little to integrate with the world of Western medicine, and the culture shock of dating in China.

Pete Bemmer is a graphic designer in Brighton, currently on a break from his four year degree as Acupuncturist and Naturopath at the College of Naturopathic Medicine in London, UK. 

Zoey Gong is a TCM nutritional chef, meridian yoga teacher, and Traditional Oriental Medicine student at PCOM. Her website is https://www.zoeyxinyigong.com and her Instagram account @zoeyxinyigong

Fresh Needle is a podcast for newly qualified acupuncturists and acupuncture students. We aim to create a community by talking about our experiences in school, setting up our own clinic and these turbulent times of COVID-19.