Wellbeing Blog - Nutrition, Self Care & Hormone Balance for Women

Grounding to help reduce stress, anxiety and overwhelm and increase your focus

Grounding to help reduce stress, anxiety and overwhelm and increase your focus Grounding- it's not glamorous sounding but so many of us need it desperately! What does it mean to be 'grounded'? When you're grounded, you are present and aware in your body rather than...

Food Intolerance or Stress?

Digestive Health, holistic health

Food intolerance or stress? Digestive symptoms such as bloating, indigestion, reflux and constipation or diarrhoea are often related to food intolerances or problems with digestive function such as lack of acids and enzymes or motility issues affecting the movement...

How I Support My Immune System and Stay Well Over Winter..

holistic health, Immune Health

How I stay well over the winter.. Walking in to my local post office this morning I was greeted by the familiar smell of eucalyptus, wisely being vaporised to clear the air and also offer some protection against the circulation of viruses to both the shop staff and...

Don’t Up Depleted and Exhausted (and maybe crying on the floor!)..

holistic health, Motherhood

My son has a fill-in teacher. For most kids, this can be a little unsettling. For kids on the autism spectrum, it can be totally de-stabilising. My son has Asperger’s Syndrome (High Functioning Autism). He is super smart and talented, but gets anxious and easily...

Why You’re Not Meant To Be Consistent All Of The Time

holistic health, Hormone Balance

As women we are cyclic. Like the externally changing seasons, we have our own inner rhythm. We experience times of high energy, times of high inspiration or motivation and also times of waning energy where we may feel like retreating from the external world a little....

I Was Told That I Was Too Sensitive.. It Turns Out That I’m An ‘Empath’

holistic health

Ever since I was a child, I have been told that I am too sensitive, too emotional and as an adult, also too passionate- were you told that too? If so, you might also be an empath! When I was told these things, I interpreted it as this meaning that there was something...

Habits Which Stop Weight Loss

Weight Loss

5 More Habits Which Can Stop Weight Loss 1. Eating When You’re Stressed Or Emotional Emotional or stress eating is common and is often one of the main factors which contributes to people to ‘falling off the wagon’ or struggling to lose weight. Food is one of our...

Common Dietary Habits Which Can Stop Fat Loss- Part 1

Nutrition, Weight Loss

Common Dietary Mistakes Which Reduce Fat Loss Part 1 About 70% of my clients list weight loss as one of their goals when they first book in to see me for a naturopathic and health & wellness coaching session. I take a holistic approach to weightloss which involves...

Is Your Fatigue and Stress Really Just An Inevitable Part Of Motherhood?

Hormone Balance, Motherhood

Following on from my previous blog which discussed 5 common habits which keep Mums (and many women in general) feeling tired, overwhelmed or lacking vitality, here are 5 more! Getting rundown and putting up with chronic hormonal imbalances or other health...

5 Habits That Keep Mums Feeling Tired and Stressed..

Motherhood, Uncategorized

5 Habits That Keep Mums Feeling Tired and Stressed 1.Looking after everyone else and forgetting to look after yourself! In order to meet the needs of others you must also meet your own needs. It is all too easy to come last on the daily ‘to-do’ list and lets...