Mary Warner is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, researcher, writer, and recovering corporate strategist who happily traded boardrooms for pulse-taking and herbal dispensaries. Her work explores the intersections of healing, culture, ecology, and spirit, anchored by a concept she coined: intermedicinal wellbeing. This framework moves past standard "integrative" or "holistic" models to focus on the unobstructed flow of healing between humans, the planet, and the more-than-human world.

Her path into medicine has been wonderfully winding. It began at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine under the direction of qigong pioneer Dr. Chen Changle, and eventually led to completing her doctorate in Canada magna cum laude as class valedictorian. She pairs classical lineages with contemporary inquiry, prioritizing care that is deeply relational, place-based, and attentive to the intelligence of the living world.

Before fully committing to medicine, Mary spent nearly two decades as a brand strategist and executive—including working as a fractional CMO for U.S. companies alongside roots in publishing, visual art, and creative education. She treats medicine as a narrative and ecological art form where personal stories and cultural context matter just as much as prescriptions.

When she isn't writing or working with patients, you can find her sharing thoughts on where culture meets care. She recently published her valedictorian address, Medicine Is Not A Machine!, in chapbook form. Order your copy here.