Journal

Making Babies – Trimester Three

I would be lying if I didn’t say that Trimester went incredibly fast! So fast that I’m currently two weeks into Trimester four and Trimester three seems like a lifetime ago. Trimester three was a cruel game of waiting.. waiting for bub to make his arrival, waiting for labour to […]

Making Babies – Trimester Two

Its a little scary how quick trimester two happened… so much so that we are now halfway through trimester three! Trimester two was a rather exciting few months – with it brought our first kicks and wiggles, it welcomed larger pants, slower movements and the purchase of tiny onesies and […]

What Does Your Poop Say About You?

Gut health. You’ve probably heard these words being thrown around and you possibly already have an understanding of the important role gut health plays for your overall health and wellbeing. Well this is true! How our gut is functioning and the health of our gut (the lining, the gut microbiome, […]

Detoxification Support with Herbal Medicine

As the weather starts to warm up, I get many enquiries about performing a “cleanse”. While I’m not a huge proponent of a big, overhauling herbal detox, Spring can be a nice time to put a little focus on opening up the body’s natural detoxification pathways so that we can […]

Herbal Medicine For Anxiety Disorders

I recently read a statistic that one in five people meet the clinical criteria of anxiety disorder at least once in their life (1). I’d like to say this shocked me, but the reality is in my experience that statistic is pretty spot on. Often I feel it stems from […]

Returning To Sport Or Exercise After Birth

Have you heard of the boat theory? Try to imagine that your pelvic floor is the water level, while your pelvic organs (your uterus, bladder and bowel) are the boat sitting on top of the water. Again, imagine the boat is attached by ropes (your supportive ligaments) to the jetty. […]