True to Life Wellness is an Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine practice located in Freeport, Maine, founded and led by Sharon Sherman, L.Ac. Sharon is a Board Certified Diplomate in Oriental Medicine (NCBAHM) with a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine earned with honors from Tri-State College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in New York City. She has been practicing full time since 2001, including over 24 years leading a clinic in Philadelphia, where she also served as Acupuncture Consult Staff at Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Hospital and as a faculty member at the Won Institute.
Sharon takes a collaborative, individualized approach to care — treatment begins with the whole person, informed by their history, constitution, and personal definition of wellness. Services include acupuncture, custom-formulated Chinese herbal medicine, moxibustion, cupping, gua sha, and dietary recommendations grounded in East Asian medicine principles.
Conditions addressed include acute and chronic pain, anxiety, insomnia, headaches and migraines, digestive concerns, stress and depression, reproductive health, autoimmune and degenerative conditions, and supportive cancer care.

We Care..
Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture, and Naturopathy Clinic
Our Caring fully registered practioner works with his patients to understand their current condition, medical history and contributing external factors, in order to ensure treatment plans are realistic and successful.

Heather has been working as a Natural Health Practitioner for the past 14 years. She has worked in private practice both in Australia and overseas, and worked as a consultant for the Hospital Board in Jamaica, West Indies. Heather's broad range of modalities and extensive experience will allow her to develop a treatment program specific to your needs.
Prior to becoming a Natural Health Practitioner, Heather spent a number of years in the Information Technology arena both as a computer programmer and technical writer. She obtained a Bachelor of Business in Australia, and then travelled overseas to study Naturopathy. Her qualifications in the Natural Health Field include a Master of Science (Natural Health), Doctor of Natural Health, and Diploma of Herbal Medicine which she completed in the USA. Additionally she has obtained an Advanced Diploma in Acupuncture in Brisbane, Australia.
Whilst Heather has wide experience in all aspects of Natural Medicine, her main interest lies in musculoskeletal (arthritis, sports injuries, back and neck pain, fibromyalgia, rheumatism) and other painful conditions. She also has extensive experience in the treatment of fertility, skin conditions, anti-ageing and women's health issues.
Heather takes a holistic approach to understanding the processes of disease and uses a number of different treatment methods for a range of health conditions. Depending on your condition and your individual needs, naturopathy, acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion, SLM Bodywork or herbal medicine may be used within the same treatment consultation. This ensures that you get the maximum benefit for minimum time and cost.

Cheryl “Sheri” DePetro, M.Ac, L.Ac; MSW/LCSW-C
Sheri DePetro is a licensed acupuncturist and a licensed social worker. Utilizing both conventional and complementary medicine, her private practice provides both behavioral health and acupuncture. A national trainer for NADA, the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association, she has been an adjunct faculty member at Maryland University of Integrative Health, formerly Tai Sophia Institute, for 11 years. She was one of the first social worker’s in the state of Maryland to become an Auricular Detoxification Specialist. Her specialties are spiritual health, behavioral health, trauma, addictions, disabilities, stress management and pain management. Sheri considers herself to be a practitioner in life and has studied healing with indigenous and native peoples from around the globe for the past 20 years.

Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Antigonish. University trained Acupuncturist and Herbalist. Paul Carter completed a Bachelor of Chinese Medicine from Victoria University in Australia. His degree combined both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. As a part of his course, he attended an internship at Shanghai Shuguang Hospital, China. This experience helped to see Chinese medicine integrated with modern medicine.
Paul Carter offers acupuncture, Chinese medicine, herbal medicine, cupping and lifestyle support to enhance health. Paul established his practice in Antigonish after moving from Australia with his family.
With over 10 years of clinical practice, Paul is a competent acupuncturist and herbalist.