Welcome to Becoming Whole!

I’m so glad your journey has led you here. I’m Dr. Erica Matluck, a mother, a naturopathic doctor, a family nurse practitioner, an anthropologist, a Reiki master, a yoga practitioner, a former massage therapist, a midwifery school dropout, a scientist, a mystic and a devoted student of plants. The truth is that I don’t like to introduce myself with these titles because none of them actually reveals what it is that I do, but they all inform the perspective I write from and each one of these titles has defined one or more chapters of my professional experience.

After practicing alternative and integrative medicine for nearly 2 decades I’ve learned a lot. I believe that the self is the greatest technology for healing on the planet and my intention is help all of us better understand how to use the technology that we are so that we can feel better, live better and create a better world for generations to come.

I spent a decade working in the conventional medical system and during that time I saw A LOT of patients. As a holistic provider, the time limitations within the conventional system were a big challenge for me but the volume allowed me to learn a lot, and test out some theories I had about the intersection of spirituality and health. This is how I know that my work works- because I’ve applied it to tens of thousands of clinical scenarios. In 2018, I left the conventional medical setting to practice on my own terms. And while I love the freedom of private practice, it limits the volume of people I can help.

I’ve come here to write so that I can share some of what I’ve learned over the years with more of you. My intention is to give you the knowledge and guidance to feel empowered in your journey to Becoming Whole.

Please know that I don’t consider anything I write about to be an absolute truth. Health is very personal and healing is not one size fits all. I am not here to debate or to convince you that I am right about anything. I am here to share my observations, my perspective and tell you what has worked in my practice. I invite you to try on what you read and decide whether it feels true for you.

I am new to substack and I am still learning how it all works, so please consider this page to be a work in progress.

For now, here’s what you can expect from Becoming Whole …

For free subscribers:

Regular (a few times a month) long form posts about holistic medicine, the why behind the woo, the intersection of health and spirituality, a clinical perspective that demystifies the esoteric and mystifies the mundane.

This is where I’ll be sharing what I consider to be the foundational knowledge for holistic health.

For paid subscribers:

In addition to the to the free content, you’ll receive a weekly post. As of now, these posts will be focused on how to apply the knowledge to your health and life. I call these “how to” posts. Every once in awhile I’ll do a post where I share a lot more about my personal story. Here you’ll find things like how plant medicine and my Shipibo teachers have impacted my perspective on botanical medicine or how I learned to see through my hands …

This is where I’ll be sharing practical tools that you can apply in your health and life, as well as inspirational stories.

For founding subscribers:

In addition to the free and paid content described above, the founding subscribers will receive complementary access to my AWAKEN course for one year ($1499 value).

Lastly, please note that I am a human who cares deeply about the wellbeing of people. I am also a mother of a young child, an entrepreneur with a busy private practice, a devoted spiritual practitioner and a woman who limits her screen time. If I do not respond to every comment or message, please do not take it personally. I deeply appreciate your attention and communication and my bandwidth has limits. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

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