Madison Kolla
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September. This past week especially, the change has been palpable. Cold, crisp mornings. Breeze slightly more cutting, bit of an ominous...
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Madison Kolla
- Jun 27, 2017
- 2 min
The Unclinic
I am in absolute awe of the humans who have come forward since the launch of my “unclinic” in the forest. DIA is not relaxing, feel-good...
Madison Kolla
- Jun 20, 2017
- 4 min
Abandon Hope
"Hope is very often a refusal to know what is so, and steadfastly it is a refusal to live as if the present moment is good enough and all...
Madison Kolla
- May 18, 2017
- 2 min
Who Are You?
“Who. Are. You?” demanded the Caterpillar. “Well, I… I hardly know sir. I’ve changed so many times since this morning, you see.” “I do...
Madison Kolla
- Apr 26, 2017
- 9 min
A Madness Memoir ~ Part One
I’ve just made a cup of coffee. It smells delicious - rich and comforting, spiced with a pinch of cinnamon, made creamy with almond milk....
Madison Kolla
- Apr 26, 2017
- 6 min
Part Two ~ What Goes Up Must Come Down
The effects of my experiences in the world of psychiatry were not initially apparent. After discharge from inpatient care, I was still...
Madison Kolla
- Apr 26, 2017
- 7 min
Part Three ~ Integration
I don’t know if severe clinical depression was an experience I ‘needed’ to have. Maybe it occurred in part because a crash, a low phase,...
Madison Kolla
- Apr 21, 2017
- 2 min
Entering the Void ~ with Dynamic Interactive Acupuncture (DIA)
The Void is the space in between. It is a space in consciousness, between objective and subjective realities. As we fall asleep at night,...
Madison Kolla
- Mar 17, 2017
- 3 min
The Plunge
** I wrote this nearly a month ago, and didn't feel right about publishing it until now. Something has since shifted and I'm feeling much...
Madison Kolla
- Sep 16, 2016
- 2 min
The Gift.
Everything that we have has been Given to us. I, for one, have earned nothing - Not this life, not my body, not my health. Not my family,...
Madison Kolla
- Jun 15, 2016
- 3 min
Summertime Self-Care
We tend to see some slow days at Heart & Hands Health Collective as we enter the summer months. The weather is improving, and all those...
Madison Kolla
- May 13, 2015
- 3 min
The Difference Between Pain and Suffering
“I’m just getting tired of the pain. First it was in one place, now it’s another… and I just want it to GO AWAY. I’m getting frustrated...
Madison Kolla
- Feb 6, 2015
- 3 min
Depression Happens
Sometimes you just have a sad day. And sometimes it lingers. Sometimes for a week, sometimes for endless awful months. Sometimes you...
Madison Kolla
- Nov 30, 2014
- 6 min
Ceiling Fans and Misery
Over the past month in Mysore, I have begun to develop quite a deep and intimate relationship with my ceiling fan. Although there remains...
Madison Kolla
- Nov 16, 2014
- 4 min
This is India
Ask anyone who's ever travelled to India and they will undoubtably tell you the same thing - that this is the land of unapologetic...
Madison Kolla
- Sep 24, 2014
- 6 min
Because Sometimes the Only Appropriate Response is a Feminist Rant
A really unfortunate and yucky incident happened to me the other day. The kind of yucky that persistently runs around in your brain, over...
Madison Kolla
- Apr 12, 2014
- 1 min
It's almost like Acupuncture is about People, not Needles.
When I am good at what I do, I am fully present. I'm not at my best when I'm coming up with the most accurate diagnosis, or the most...
Madison Kolla
- Mar 10, 2014
- 3 min
Yin and Yang and The Way To Do.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is built on the foundational theory of Yin and Yang. Some people might recognize the Yin/Yang symbol...
Madison Kolla
- Feb 27, 2014
- 10 min
On Being Single. And Love.
Before you proceed further, a warning: This is might be one of those blog posts that feels a little awkward for those of you who don't...
Madison Kolla
- Feb 15, 2014
- 5 min
This is a blog post about Death.
I have a confession to make. I think about dying. I think about it quite a bit. Probably more than is normal for a healthy, privileged,...
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