Since 2008, I have been supporting folks from menses through menopause and everything in between.
Hello, I’m Josie
18 years in practice
Colorado Chinese Medicine University graduate
Diplomate in Chinese Medicine by the National Certification Board for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (NCBAHM™)
45+ hours continued education of NCBAHM™-approved fertility courses
Trained in Chinese herbology
Provide on-site acupuncture support for Frozen Embryo Transfers (FETs)
Certified in Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture
Creator of the Whole Self Fertility Method™
First and foremost, I am a Queer Reproductive Justice advocate.
Philosophy
Queer Reproductive Justice encompasses racial justice, disability justice, sex worker rights, access to pleasure, access to food, environmental justice, Indigenous rights, land sovereignty, fat liberation, gender identity rights, sexual orientation rights, and so much more.
Put simply, Queer Reproductive Justice addresses how different oppressions intersect to impact people’s ability to reproduce and learn about their own bodies. It is my mission to ensure that every body receives the support and education they need to build and enjoy the life they desire.
I struggled with endometriosis for years, then gave birth to two children.
My fertility journey
As a teen and young adult, I suffered from extreme PMS and painful periods. Later, when I encountered obstacles in trying to conceive, I was diagnosed with severe endometriosis. The almost retired surgeon who delivered my first born told me it was one of the worst cases he had ever seen and it was a miracle I was able to get pregnant in the first place. After delivering two healthy babies, two years apart, I knew the changes I implemented through Chinese medicine, supplementation, diet, and herbs had made all the difference. My own fertility journey has given me genuine empathy for the journeys of my patients, as well as practical experience with implementing everything I teach.
I created the Whole Self Fertility Method™ based on my clinical and personal experience.
Approach to fertility
My approach to treating fertility is based on the concept in Chinese Medicine that the more in touch we are with our Essence or Whole Self, the more fertile or filled with creative potential we become. A sure way to access our Essence or Whole Self is through the Five Elements of Nature, which correspond to all of the organ systems in our body according to Chinese Medicine. Just like Nature, each element plays an important role in the health of the the Whole Self, and therefore our fertility.
I’m a mixed race, non-binary, queer fertility acupuncturist, writer, intersectional feminist, and parent.
Personal life
I’m a lucky parent to one tween and one teen, who are the primary joys in my life. When we’re not watching Stranger Things, thrifting, or adventuring with our two dogs, you can find me providing acupuncture at Nurture Wellcare Marketplace and Chroma Wellness Center, tending to my decades long friendships, building new friendships and community connections, climbing, writing, and most likely doing laundry.
Official Bio
Josie Rodriguez-Bouchier (they/them) L.Ac., M.S., Dipl. O.M. (NCBAHM™) earned their Master of Science in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from the Colorado Chinese Medicine University in August 2008. This four-year program consists of 3,000 hours of education including 1,000 hours of clinical practice.
They were awarded a Diplomate in Chinese Medicine by the National Certification Board for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (NCBAHM™) in September 2008. This includes certification in Clean Needle Technique and Chinese Herbology.
Josie’s training includes adjunctive therapies such as moxibustion (heat therapy), tui na (Chinese massage), gua sha (friction therapy), acupressure, cupping, auriculotherapy, and dietary and lifestyle recommendations.
Josie has also completed the Treatment of Infertility Course with world renown Doctor of Chinese Medicine, teacher, and author Jane Lyttleton in February 2014, as well as numerous other NCBAHM™ approved infertility courses. They specialize in healing the whole person: physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Josie lives on stolen Cheyenne territory, colonially known as Lakewood, Colorado with their two children, and two rescue pups.
Anti-oppression statement
As a Queer Reproductive Justice advocate, I choose to challenge the Women’s Health industrial complex that caters to cis, hetero, white women while promoting harmful practices of weight loss, nutrition, spirituality, and cultural appropriation.
I also acknowledge that I have participated in upholding all of these harmful practices in the past and will make mistakes as I continue to learn and unlearn within our racist, patriarchal, heteronormative, ableist, capitalist culture.
I not only want to expand the umbrella of reproductive health to serve queer, trans, and gender non-conforming people–especially those who are Black, Brown, and Indigenous, I also want to reclaim our right to exist, recover our dignity and bring respect and recognition back to our communities.
Queer, trans, and non-binary folks have existed well before colonizers invented the concepts of gender and heteronormativity. White supremacy has intentionally and systematically removed us from the conversation of our own health and reproduction and the time is long overdue to re-center the most marginalized communities among us—in reproductive healthcare and everywhere.
As a queer, non-binary, Latine fertility acupuncturist, this theme of re-centering marginalized communities in reproductive healthcare is important to me because white supremacy has negatively affected my mental and physical health and well-being throughout my life.
I want to end the cycle of passing this harm to future generations.
My mission is to see, value, and support each patient that I work with in expanding the family and life they desire. My vision is for people of all genders, all sexualities, all abilities, all races, and all socioeconomic backgrounds to receive the healthcare they need and deserve.
