Today we’d like to introduce you to Kallie Harrison.
Hi Kallie, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
My healing journey began in 2005 in San Diego, where I trained at the International Professional School of Bodywork (IPSB) to become a licensed massage therapist and earned an undergraduate degree in Holistic Health.
When I started massage school, my original intention was to apply to Chinese medical school once I graduated—but life had other plans. A series of unexpected shifts led me to Utah, where I eventually pursued nursing instead.
In 2011, I became a registered nurse, specializing in women’s health, high-risk labor and delivery, and postpartum care. While I found deep meaning in supporting people during such a transformative time, a quiet inner voice continued to call me back to my original path: Chinese medicine.
In 2014, I finally answered that call. I graduated in 2018 from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine with a Master’s in Oriental Medicine, fulfilling a dream I had held for over a decade. In 2019 I moved to Big Sky, Montana, and opened my own private acupuncture practice. My desire to go deeper led me to pursue a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, which I completed in 2021 through Pacific College of Health and Science.
As my work evolved, I became increasingly curious about the role psychedelics play in emotional and spiritual healing. With over 20 years of personal experience, I chose to deepen my training through a year-long certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy at CIIS, followed by a 100-hour MDMA-Assisted Therapy certification through MAPS.
In 2022, love called me to Santa Cruz, California. I didn’t know it at the time, but life was preparing me for a powerful initiation. Later that year, I was diagnosed with DCIS—a form of breast cancer. Everything I had spent years learning to support others became medicine for myself. That experience changed me. It deepened my compassion, sharpened my intuition, and solidified my devotion to helping others—especially those navigating cancer recovery and its emotional aftermath.
As part of my healing journey, I began working with tattoo artist Katie Mizuno to create a chest and back piece that honors my transformation. The process of receiving this artwork was ceremonial, emotional, and deeply empowering. Katie held an incredibly safe and loving space for me as she tattooed over my mastectomy scars, turning my body into a canvas for strength, grief, rebirth, and beauty. This sacred artwork is a visual expression of my healing—a bold reclaiming of my breastless body and an offering to others who walk the path of illness, identity, and becoming.
In 2023, I returned to Utah to be closer to my family, with a full heart and a renewed sense of purpose. I opened my Park City practice in June 2024,
In 2024, I completed the ISTA Practitioner Training, which profoundly impacted both my personal and professional life. It deepened my embodiment, authenticity, and capacity to guide others through shadow work, integration, and transformation.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Not at all. It’s been anything but smooth—but every challenge has carved me into the woman and practitioner I am today.
There have been many moments of questioning and redirection. Early on, I shifted away from my original dream of studying Chinese medicine and pursued nursing instead. While that path gave me invaluable experience—especially in women’s health—I always felt a quiet longing to return to holistic healing. Eventually, I made the life-altering decision to divorce my husband in order to follow that dream. It was one of the hardest choices I’ve ever made, but also one of the most empowering. It took immense courage and surrender to reroute my life and finally pursue what I knew was my calling.
In 2022, I was diagnosed with DCIS, a form of breast cancer. Choosing to go flat after my double mastectomy was both one of the most difficult and liberating decisions I’ve ever made. That journey changed me. It brought me face-to-face with my own mortality, identity, and womanhood. Everything I had studied to support others became the very medicine I had to offer myself.
And then in 2023, I faced another heartbreak—a significant breakup that cracked open a different kind of grief. The relationship had been deeply meaningful and felt like a part of the foundation I was building. Losing it brought waves of loneliness, questioning, and deep inner work. But through that loss, I reclaimed parts of myself I had forgotten, and remembered that true partnership begins within.
Being a woman, a healer, and a business owner is a beautiful but complex journey. There’s the weight of holding space for others while navigating your own healing, the vulnerability of starting over, and the courage it takes to stay aligned with your truth—even when it means letting go.
None of this has been easy. But each challenge has strengthened my compassion, deepened my authenticity, and affirmed my commitment to walk alongside others on their healing paths.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Kallie Harrison Acupuncture?
My practice is more than an acupuncture practice—it’s a sanctuary for deep healing. I don’t specialize in any one area, and that’s intentional. My approach is broad and integrative, which allows me to support a wide range of people—those seeking relief from pain, women navigating pregnancy and postpartum, children with chronic issues, cancer patients, and individuals recovering from surgery, injuries, or complex conditions that Western medicine doesn’t always have clear answers for.
I work with many who feel like they’ve tried everything—those who are seeking something deeper than symptom management, those longing for true healing on both physical and emotional levels. My work is a blend of acupuncture, Chinese medicine, trauma-informed care, coaching, nervous system regulation, psychedelic preparation and integration, body work, and Sacred Rage Release Workshops. Every offering is designed to meet the unique needs of the individual in front of me.
What sets me apart is the way I hold space. I’m not here to “fix” anyone—I’m here to walk alongside people as they remember their own capacity to heal. My patients often tell me they feel safe, seen, and supported in ways they haven’t before. I know that feeling, because I’ve been there myself. My own journey—through breast cancer, going flat after a double mastectomy, heartbreak, and rebirth—infuses every part of my work. It’s not just a job; it’s my soul’s calling.
Brand-wise, I’m most proud that my practice is an authentic reflection of who I am. It’s a place where all of you is welcome—the grief, the rage, the joy, the longing, the messy, beautiful reality of being human. Whether you’re seeking relief from pain, support in cancer recovery, guidance through life transitions, or a deeper connection to your own body and spirit, I’m here to walk with you.
We’d be interested to hear your thoughts on luck and what role, if any, you feel it’s played for you?
I don’t really believe in good or bad luck. I believe in alignment, timing, and the soul’s journey.
Life has given me some incredibly difficult experiences—and also some deeply beautiful ones. Rather than viewing them as luck, I see them as initiations. Each challenge has been an invitation to grow, to choose love over fear, to listen more deeply to my intuition, and to step more fully into who I am.
Of course, there have been moments that looked like “bad luck” on the surface—illness, heartbreak, business transitions—but every one of them ultimately led me to greater clarity, deeper purpose, and more authentic service. The same goes for the unexpected “gifts” that showed up just when I needed them. To me, those moments are less about luck and more about being in tune with the path I’m meant to walk.
That said, I do feel incredibly fortunate to have been supported along the way—by both my blood family and my chosen family. Their presence, love, and unwavering belief in me have been some of the greatest blessings in my life. I wouldn’t be where I am without them.
And in my practice, I hold that same belief for my patients: that every symptom, every stuck emotion, every hardship carries wisdom if we’re willing to listen.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.kallieharrison.com
- Instagram: @drkallieharrison
