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“Cassandra was given the gift of prophecy from the gods, but she was also cursed: no one would believe her predictions. Even as the war she had warned against raged, no one took her seriously.”
~~ Elizabeth Lesser
Greetings to all my precious people!!
You are Cassandra.
You know what your family needs. You sense what your workplace needs. You can feel what the world needs.
But when you speak, your words fall flat.
Not because you’re wrong. You’re usually right. But because women’s voices – our knowing, our intuition, our prophecy – have been denigrated and dismissed for centuries.
This is the Cassandra Curse.
And if you’ve ever felt it, if you’ve ever known something deeply, spoken it clearly, and watched everyone ignore you, then you know exactly what I’m talking about.
Do any of these scenarios sound like your life: a stubborn knot between the shoulder blades, a low-back flare that keeps returning, or a neck that feels “stuck” after long hours at a desk? Acupuncture needles can calm the nervous system and change pain signaling and cupping can mechanically decompress tight tissue and improve local circulation. Used together thoughtfully and safely they’re often paired to help pain move from “sharp and guarded” to “dull and workable,” and then to “resolved or manageable.” 
