Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab

This week’s revolutionary is Lorelle Saxena. Lorelle is a doctor of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine and the founder of The Saxena Clinic. She’s been voted "Best Acupuncturist in Sonoma County" five years in a row in the North Bay Bohemian's annual Reader Poll. While she treats a variety of patients, her work specializes in trauma and anxiety. Lorelle enjoys writing, bicycling and spending time with her husband and their young son. She also prides herself in being a very nice person (most of the time).Lorelle joins us to discuss her story; her experience growing up in Hawaii and how that shaped her view of race in America. She then takes us on a journey through the 12 years she spent living in New York City - where she first felt the parallelism of race, professionally transitioned from music to medicine and, through acupuncture, found her happiness and fulfillment. In the midst of her creating safe spaces for her clients and being a nice person, Lorelle is also a force to be reckoned with. She ta