Meet Nikki Seals, LAc, MAcCHM, Dipl. AHM
Herbalist, Acupuncturist, Clinical Director, and Owner of Stardust Wellness
Even as a small child, Nikki was intrigued by the intricacies of how the body regulates and its invisible web of connections that make life possible.
She marveled at how when she would pinch herself, she was able to feel sensations in a different part of her body.
It would be many decades later when she would learn about the energetic pathways that made those seemingly unrelated sensations connected.
Her work focuses on conditions that bridge the physical and emotional—chronic pain, fatigue, insomnia, immune dysregulation, and the lingering imprints of trauma.
She has specialized training in nervous system-informed acupuncture and in treating trauma, including sexual trauma, PTSD, and complex PTSD, through acupuncture and herbal medicine. Guided by a deep respect for the body’s innate intelligence, Nikki helps patients reconnect to safety, vitality, and the quiet pulse of their own healing. With a never-ending thirst for knowledge, she is always researching, taking courses, and experimenting with new ideas and methods.
Austin’s Chronic Health Guide
Hi, I’m Nikki and I help earthlings recover from long-term pain and other chronic conditions so they can get on with their lives. As a nationally board-certified clinical herbalist and licensed acupuncturist, I’m here to guide you back to whatever wellness looks like for you and walk with you during your healing. Think of me as your guide to helping you tap into your body’s wisdom.
My Health Story
Hi, I’m Nikki and I’ve been living with chronic pain and illness for a decade. I know what's it's like to live with chronic pain and illness. I also know what it takes to stop fighting it and start living again.
My healing journey has not been neat.
In fact, my healing journey has been a huge, messy, non-linear journey that I’m still on. While I would love to tell you a beautiful story about how I was sick and then I did a thing and now it’s all better, that’s not how things worked out. Chronic illness, by nature, ebbs and flows.
My story is like many others. It started with a strange constellation of seemingly unrelated and unexplained symptoms. As these symptoms continued to get worse, I consulted scores of medical professionals. It took years and many tens of thousands of dollars to get a proper diagnosis and even then my treatment options were few and came with side effects I couldn’t tolerate.
At my lowest point, I would be bedridden for days, not having the strength to walk. As my health continued to deteriorate and my daily pain levels climbed up, I knew that there was no doctor who would be able to “fix” me. My health was in my own hands and I committed to learning everything I possibly could to improve my day-to-day life. I slowly found practitioners - Eastern and Western - who could help and passed along their knowledge, and through trial and error, I slowly discovered what my body needed.
It was at that time that I stopped fighting myself and my body. I came to accept that this is where I was and that there was something I was meant to learn from this experience. My perspective of what was happening 'to' me completely shifted.
I started listening to my own body - the missing piece of the puzzle. As I learned how to do this, I found it already knew so much about what I needed.
Because of this attunement to myself and applying what I learned as I went along, I can now say that my relationship with my body and my own guidance has never been stronger.
It doesn’t mean that I still don’t have days with high pain levels or low functionality, but usually I can anticipate them, and even when they are unexpected I have a plan in place to get through them.
Through my daily practice, I've become crystal clear on how to care for myself, I quickly recognize the signals that mean I need to change something and I know what's needed to course correct.
And I can help you do the same.
This is the work we do together - to create tools that can be applied for the rest of your life so you can become an expert too.
Can't wait to see you get your sparkle back!
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