Dr. Julia Greenspan, ND
“Take your daughter to work” day…
I felt my first spark for medicine while reading a medical journal in a big leather chair in a hospital library during a “take your daughter to work” day in middle school. I would not fully understand this connection until I felt it again while taking an elective class on holistic medicine in college realizing I was spending a lot of time reading about alternative medicine for fun. It was also very helpful that one of the most established schools in naturopathic medicine was in my hometown.
It was a pivotal moment realizing there were more creative ways to practice medicine where I could have the freedom to integrate several tools to help people. Realizing this was an interest of mine was a surprise to me since I started spending a lot of time in hospitals at a young age when my mother was diagnosed with cancer, which she eventually succumbed to when I was seven years old. After that, medical clinics were not a comfortable place to be, but I could carve a different path than other examples I had seen.
My medical specialty found me.
I started Greenhouse Natural Medicine in 2007 in Hollis, New Hampshire. I was a new graduate and recent transplant from the West Coast with a whole new life moving cross-country after graduating from the National University of Natural Medicine.
My first patient with Lyme disease showed up about six months into practice. After confirming their diagnosis with labs, I sent them back to their primary care to get antibiotics. At that time, I felt that was best served by their primary care provider. A week later the patient returned telling me their doctor would not treat them. So, I did. They got better. Seeing there was a need, I started my training in complex chronic illnesses with tick-borne disease and became a member of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. People started showing up hearing there was a doctor open to treating these infections. My practice found me.
Now it’s my turn. Doctors make the worst patients.
After about four years in practice and being a mother to two young children, I discovered I was infected with Lyme disease and Babesia duncani. I was interviewing more patients than I could count with similar symptoms, but I did not see it in myself. Once labs confirmed it, I was on treatment for more than two years. This included oral antibiotics, IV antibiotics, herbs, homeopathy, and acupuncture.
Not many patients treated for tick-borne infection own a clinic specializing in it. This provided a built-in support system and a deeper understanding of the difficulties my patients experienced. Although I wish I could have learned the lessons without having to suffer, this experience made me a better doctor to treat patients with long-haul complex chronic illnesses. I was able to talk from a deeper place of compassion understanding the complexities of living day in and day out with chronic illness. It’s been over 10 years since I have needed treatment and I’m grateful every day to help patients through the process.
kind words
“Dr. Greenspan is a true healer.”
“Her medical knowledge combined with intuitive understanding and mastery of numerous energetic modalities makes each healing session with her powerful and effective on all levels, physical, mental, and spiritual. I’ve had life-changing experiences and long-term positive effects from her healing work including but not limited to, her remarkable insight into my personal issues. I couldn’t recommend it more highly."
— ARLENE H.
Putting the pieces back together.
It was a long two years of treatment, and the emotional toll was big. Not just for me but for my family. I was still recovering emotionally. PTSD was at the forefront worrying my symptoms would return. I looked to meditation and support from energy medicine practitioners to help me through this.
During one of my meditations, I lifted out of my body in a state of bliss I had never experienced before, with colors of purple, and energy surging through every cell. I heard the words “Remember who you are.” After regaining my composure, I went outside to find the plants were more vibrant and alive than ever before. My awareness of things was heightened. The world was different. A few weeks later I woke up in the middle of the night with energy surging up my spine from my root to my crown. Two lines intersect like the caduceus up and down my spine. I was having a kundalini awakening. New experiences started to happen with spontaneous yogic postures, toning, visions, and awareness. Instead of embracing it, I was initially terrified.
A journey to healing.
This spiritual emergency brought me on a journey where I devoured literature on esoteric spiritual topics. I took class after class in energy medicine as if I had been reunited with something familiar and yet completely confusing. I felt at home in Shamanic Healing Arts, Reiki, Biomagnetism, and Biogeometry. I visited sacred sites in Egypt, Mt. Shasta, Sedona, Peru, and the United Kingdom. My whole being was changing which improved my personal, professional, and spiritual connection in the world. As time went on, I was able to integrate this into my medical practice as another option for those who wanted energy healing as part of their healthcare. As with all things, what benefits us can then be used in service to others.
Every day there is more compelling literature supporting the benefits of Biofield therapies or energy healing for the health of the human psyche, and physical body. The ability to walk both worlds between evidence-based physical science and energy healing is an amazing place to be.
featured podcasts
LYMEDISEASE.ORG
Dr. Greenspan’s Book Feature, Rising Above Lyme Disease
THE CABINET PRESS
Lyme Disease is Still Active
CHATTIN WITH JEANIE
Dr. Greenspan Talks About Naturopathic Medicine and Lyme Disease
WMUR
Experts Say Mice Help Spread Lyme Disease
NECN.COM
New Hampshire Ranks 2nd for Most Lyme Disease Cases
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR NEWS AND REVIEW
Pediatric Lyme Disease
Read Dr. Greenspan’s Book
Rising Above
Lyme Disease
A revolutionary, holistic approach to managing and reversing the symptoms of Lyme Disease— and reclaiming your life. Now available in paperback and audiobook on Amazon.
Your journey starts here.
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