Health
This work found me
My Patients often ask me how I came to do the work I do. I didn’t go into Homeopathy knowing that women’s work was where I was headed. I was deeply focused on political events and women’s rights and I was striving to be the next female professer or university Dean. Turns out I wasn’t…
Read MoreIs she good? Does she sleep? And other useless things people say…
New motherhood is loaded with all the best things in the world and a hefty dose of all the worst. Insert: unsolicited advice, comparison, judgements, and to the bone exhaustion. One thing that deeply grates me is when some random person asks if my baby is good? What a ridiculous concept to think that a…
Read MoreGreat expectations
?I decided to go back to the yoga studio a few nights back. I had been planning this adventure all weekend. It would be my first solo trip out the house in 9 weeks. Up until that point baby J and I have been 2 little peas in a pod. Everything I do, and everywhere…
Read MoreNEWBORNING….
Noting quite like the postpartum haze of sleep deprivation, cold tea, and mild anxiety… It’s as if your whole world has been reduced to meeting your new baby’s needs: eat, sleep, change nappies, repeat… did I mention burp? Oh goodness… the JOY a new parent experiences when their little finally gets a wind up… And…
Read MoreInhale courage, Exhale Fear
In the lead up to your expectant birthing days, there is often this feeling of underlying anxiety, that you can’t quite put your finger on. You think it may be: the birth, or not having the room ready, what kind of a mum you are going to be, or how your family life is going…
Read MorePrenatal YOGA
I believe that good health is far more than simply the absence of disease. Good health is vitality and contentment, relaxation and peace, and good health is required to fully enjoy your pregnancy and the postnatal period. I have found one of the easiest ways to achieve good health during pregnancy is through the practice…
Read MoreHello Mamma…. How are YOU?
Hello mamma….
Read MoreThe Minimalists Guide to Newborn Essentials
Since becoming a mamma myself I have decided to edit this article to add a few more tried and tested essentials. Please note I am in no way the expert on this scary mind field of parenting, but I have sought out the advice of my very own panel of experts, who have graciously offered their…
Read MoreBlueberry Bliss… a pregnancy treat
Now that I have fallen pregnant, I find all the multivitamins, supplements and remedies that I have added to my daily diet a bit all consuming… and to be honest, there are many days I often forgot to pop the pills. Instead of panicking about missing out on all these essential added extras, I rely…
Read MoreNew Beginnings
Keeping a secret is the strangest sensation- it’s as if you are harbouring a stow away, and the more you keep quiet, the more it grows inside of you. But I have never been one for secrets, I find the more you are able to share, the easier it is to handle a situation, and…
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