In this episode of West Coast Women Rising, JJ Flizanes sits down with Pauline Torrey-Magret, an integrative medicine practitioner based in Ventura, to explore the deeper layers of healing beyond conventional medicine. Pauline shares her extraordinary journey from growing up on a holistic farm in France to becoming a doctor of Oriental medicine, weaving together bodywork, acupuncture, functional medicine, and spiritual inquiry.

Pauline began her career in the pharmaceutical industry, where she quickly became disillusioned with a system focused on symptom management rather than true healing. A pivotal moment with a cardiologist-rabbi sparked a life-changing question: What existed before Western medicine? This question launched her lifelong quest into natural, ancestral, and integrative healing modalities.

Her path led her from France to California, where she immersed herself in somatic bodywork, psychology, and energy healing. Over decades, Pauline studied:

• Traditional Chinese Medicine & acupuncture
• Functional and nutritional medicine
• Herbal medicine (Eastern and Western)
• Comparative religion and spiritual philosophy
• Meditation, including intensive training in a Thai monastery

This diverse background shaped her belief that healing must address the physical, emotional, mental, energetic, and spiritual bodies simultaneously.

Unlike many practitioners, Pauline emphasizes that medicine is an art, not a formula. She rejects one-size-fits-all “standard of care” approaches and instead focuses on deep, individualized healing through:

• Presence and intuitive listening
• Somatic awareness and body-based healing
• Emotional processing and trauma acknowledgment
• Energetic alignment and consciousness work

Her work is rooted in relationship—helping clients uncover root causes rather than just treating symptoms.

Pauline highlights the often-overlooked importance of touch as a primary human need. Through her early bodywork training, she discovered how people’s history with touch—healthy or traumatic—can be felt and addressed through the body. She emphasizes that learning how to receive safe, intentional touch is just as important as giving it.

With experience in both Western and Eastern systems, Pauline sees a major gap in modern healthcare: the lack of integration. While Western medicine excels in acute care, it often fails to address root causes. True healing, she believes, requires bridging both worlds—combining science, intuition, and consciousness.

When asked to define what she does in just a few seconds, Pauline says:

For those building a purpose-driven business, Pauline shares powerful advice:

• Start with a clear vision—see and feel the future you’re creating
• Develop consistency through practice—mastery comes from doing the work
• Find your tribe—not every community will support your growth
• Stay curious and committed—your evolution never ends

She emphasizes that success isn’t just about skill—it’s about alignment, resilience, and surrounding yourself with the right people.

• Healing is multidimensional—address all layers of the self
• Root cause matters more than symptom management
• True medicine is both science and art
• Consciousness and awareness are central to transformation
• Your environment and community can make or break your growth

Pauline offers both in-person and remote sessions, working deeply with clients ready for transformation at the root level.

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