Finding a new healthcare provider can be overwhelming. You have to decipher who you’re covered to see, what kind of provider you might need, and if they’ll be able to help you. Will they listen when you explain what you need? Will they make assumptions about you based on your body or identity?
Many people struggle to receive the healthcare that they need and deserve but for those who are in a queer, trans, fat or otherwise stigmatized body, it’s even more difficult. These othering experiences often leave them feeling unheard and looked down upon. The resulting dread surrounding incidents of discrimination leads to delays in necessary care and treatment. Patients who have had negative provider interactions often choose to bear their suffering and pain rather than face judgment from disinterested and dispassionate health professionals. This can lead to increased stress, worsening symptoms, and development of additional health concerns.
The reality is that queer and trans identities, fat bodies, neurodiversity, and non-mainstream relationship dynamics are not moral failings or problems to be solved. You shouldn’t have to educate providers on who you are. You don’t deserve to be in pain. You don’t deserve to face your health issues all alone. You deserve care that takes your whole self into account. You deserve compassionate providers who will truly care about you and guide you to feel the best that you can.
At Asha, you won’t need to defend your body or identity. You won’t need to wonder if your provider truly respects and sees you as you are. We trust your lived experience and believe that you know your own body. We believe you about your pain, your needs, and the limitations preventing you from addressing them the way that you would like to.
At Asha we practice radical acceptance and believe that you should spend your time and energy on your health and wellness, rather than having to explain yourself to providers who don’t, or won’t, understand. We care about supporting you to have the quality of life that you deserve and helping you achieve it.
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Asha is a welcoming community for all bodies in need. Our excellent team of providers administers competent, compassionate care in a range of integrative health services, including:
When you receive competent care and support in one avenue of your life, it can lead to improvement in many others. We believe that everyone has the innate right to be comfortable in their bodies and get the very best out of their lives. Your capacity for joy should be just as important to your healthcare providers as any other factor. At its core, health is about being able to enjoy the life you live in the body that you have, and that is what all patients deserve.
With our expansive team of providers on your side, you can take care of many of your treatment needs all in one place, where we’re passionate about helping our patients feel good in their bodies. Our providers enjoy working with one another and referring to each other to meet our patients’ needs. We firmly believe in working and communicating with each other to capture the whole picture of a patient’s health, not just one isolated aspect at a time. Get the clear answers you need on what is happening with your body and what it will take for you to feel better. We will work with you to develop a treatment plan that helps you live your best life. Not only will we help you improve your quality of life to the best that it can be, but we will continue to be with you and help you keep it that way.
We love what we do and we love connecting with our community. We would be more than happy for you to join our community of patients. When you’re a patient at Asha Integrative Wellness you receive care that is not only health affirming, it’s life affirming.
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