You’re not broken. Just cracked.
It’s time to rise.
Stephanie is a licensed Acupuncturist with nearly two decades of experience in the treatment of a wide variety of ailments. Well versed at the management of all kinds of pain syndromes, her ability to avail people of ills ranging from women’s health to mental and emotional struggles makes her a leader in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Stephanie is passionate about addiction recovery and her coaching work is focused on helping women find relief and recovery from disordered eating of all kinds.
Cultivate lasting change through acupuncture, recovery coaching, and mindset mastery.
Gather. Trust. Rise.
It’s time. This is your ticket home.
You’re overwhelmed because...
you can’t imagine another day like this. It’s time to end the struggle for good.
A recovery program for disordered eating that is rooted in the marriage of neuroscience and the beautiful truths and rhythms of the Catholic faith, The Pulse Project is real recovery for real women wanting real and lasting change. Food addiction, emotional eating, controlled restriction, all of these types of disordered eating and more are struggles the participants in The Pulse Project face.
This is a coaching program where you will work with me, Stephanie, a recovering bulimic and food addict myself. As someone who has crawled out of the depths of the struggle, you’ll get to know my story and see how it relates to yours. Inside this structured framework and coaching program, you’ll find rest, hope and real tangible action steps to help you climb out of the quicksand that is bondage to food and control. Come inside and let The Pulse Project change you from the bones out.
This is for you if:
You’re scared because...
you’ve lost hope and can’t see a solution for why you use food to cope. There’s another way.
You’re disheartened because…
you feel broken and exhausted by the constant cycle. It stops now.
WHAT PEOPLE
ARE SAYING
I first went to Steph (Shine Acupuncture) in 2016 after developing a golfball sized knot in my instep. My plan was to have weekly sessions until the knot went away. The knot was gone after a few sessions and now, almost 10 years later, I’m still seeing Steph weekly! Steph is a skillful practitioner and has become a trusted part of both my self care and medical care team. I had no idea the impact of acupuncture on my health and well being. The short list of what we’ve worked on over the years: irregular periods, sleeplessness, stress, anxiety, grief, malaise, and the list goes on. In our early sessions together, Steph asked a lot of questions about my overall health, but now that we’ve been together so long and she’s such an intuitive practitioner, she frequently knows what’s going on with me just from looking at me and feeling my energy. I cannot recommend Steph and Shine Acupuncture enough! It has been a life-changing or, more accurately, life-improving experience!
— J. Tuman
When I began my journey with uterine cancer and hysterectomy surgery, I decided that I would go to Shine for aid in healing. Each week’s appointment, post-op, gave my body and mind support to continue healing. The range of emotions and physical challenges in healing was met with expert knowledge and advice during each session. I continue to go for the zen like experience and support for transitional phases of menopause. Not only does Stephanie listen but she gently steers my body back to what it should be doing
-M. Potyrala
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Our Story
Stephanie earned her Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine from Yo San University in Los Angeles, CA. As one of the top three schools in the nation for Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yo San afforded Stephanie the privilege to train under leading doctors in the fields of both traditional Eastern and allopathic Western medical sciences giving her the unique ability to approach disease from both angles in order to achieve success. The Pulse Project and The Ember Loft were born out of Stephanie’s personal recovery journey from severe anorexia and bulimia and she humbly considers it an honor to help women recover from disordered eating through the signature program she created. Having always been fascinated by nutrition and the concept of using food as medicine, she bridges both facets of her work by teaching others how to use food to their advantage to recover from all kinds of ailments from pain to athletic performance to food addiction. A devoted wife and mother of three, Stephanie enjoys this job the most and considers it a high honor to be tasked with the important duty of raising her daughters in the world.
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What's keeping you stuck may not be weakness - it might be a lie. This free guide exposes five common lies that Catholic women believe about food and recovery - and replaces them with truth rooted in scripture, Church teaching, and the mercy of Christ.
Eating disorders are the most deadly of all mental illnesses.
This short quiz was created to help Catholic women honestly assess whether food addiction may be impacting their health, relationships, and spiritual life.
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Acupuncture is performed using hair thin needles (you can fit 20 acupuncture needles into the hole of a hypodermic needle!) inserted into specific points on the body to achieve results. The needles do not hurt and treatment sensations can include heaviness, goosebumps, heat, coolness, etc. Acupuncture treatments are overall very relaxing!
No way! All women are welcome! The Pulse Project framework is created around the tenets of the Catholic faith but the neuroscience behind the recovery work is all the same. The Ember Loft is a wonderful opportunity to meet other women who are traversing the same, oft isolating, journey of recover from disordered eating.
Shine is not networked with any insurance providers, however we do provide superbills upon request so that patients can submit claims on their own behalf. Payment is due at the time of service, regardless. Shine also accepts HSA and FSA plans as payment options.
Absolutely! Just book an appointment for recovery coaching and we will get started. Stephanie will walk you through your history, ask pertinent questions, help you discover why you are seeking help, and create a custom tailored recovery program for you to start working from day one. Recovery is for EVERYONE and we recognize that client needs vary.
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Books I'm currently reading
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Sugarless - Nicole Avena, Ph.D
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Salt Sugar Fat - Michael Moss
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts - Gabor Mate, MD
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Good Energy - Casey Means, MD
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Processed Food Addiction - Ifland, Marcus, Preuss - CRC Press
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Food and Addiction, second edition - Gearhardt, Brownell, Gold, Potenza, - Oxford Press
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The Mindful Catholic - Gregory Bottaro, Ph.D
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Be Healed - Bob Schuchts, Ph.D.
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Recovery Mind Training - Paul Earley, MD, DFASAM
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The Appalling Strangeness of the Mercy of God - Ruth K. Pakaluk
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Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion - Abigail Favale
