The Lunchbox – Finding the Balance
Packing their school lunchbox can be hard can’t it… you start out with really good intentions in kindy, you’ve got what you think they should be eating down pat. But they’re so busy with school five days a week, they sometimes forget to eat. Your child who once devoured all her food is now not! […]
My Beautiful Natural Labour
Our client Charlene Shenton tells the story of her beautiful natural labour. We decided to start trying to conceive whilst on a wonderful family holiday to Ibiza in the June. Within 3 months and within my first ovulation we conceived and were absolutely over the moon. I was so excited that I was pregnant after being […]
7 Ways to Keep Well in Winter
As a Chinese medicine practitioner, I love to think about how the external environment and seasons affect us. It can be a challenge to keep well in winter. Colds and flus are everywhere, and most people have bouts of feeling low energy, run down and flat. It is easy to fall into the pit of […]
Lana’s Birth Story
I had always been a big believer in alternative and natural therapies to support my health and wellbeing, and so when it came to my pregnancy, there was no exception. I have a thirst for knowledge in this area, and read up on everything humanly possible. The Birth Plan I hadn’t grown up thinking […]
Overcoming a Winter Cough, Cold or Flu with Chinese Medicine – 6 Steps to Keep the Bugs at Bay
It’s that time of year again isn’t it – snotty noses, headaches, sore throats – it’s enough to want to make you sneeze. Chinese medicine can help prevent those cold-weather bugs from invading, and ease the severity if a cough, cold or flu does take hold. So I thought I’d give you the heads-up on what to […]
How Babies Can Change Your Marriage
Babies. They’re like a sledgehammer and the greatest joy you could ever imagine – all wrapped into one. They are so life-changing: they turn life as we know it completely on its head. And babies can change your marriage in ways you can never imagine. My Dad kept saying to me with a chuckle, “Bec, […]
Postnatal Blues: You Are Not Alone
This Too Shall Pass – an honest animation for new, struggling mums Kristen Palana sent me this video the other day. She created it in 2012 in a postnatal funk and I have to say… it took me back, especially to the months after my first baby. For me that was the most difficult time […]
8 Things No One Tells You About Having A Baby
If you are getting ready to give birth, here are a few words of wisdom from someone who’s been there. 1. Take dark underwear to hospital. You will be bleeding afterwards and you don’t want to have to wash any more clothes. That also goes for what you wear on your legs – just make […]
Pregnant over summer? Here are the top 6 damp foods you should avoid.
Summer is the season of “damp Qi”. What does that mean? Well, it means it’s the season to eat more water-containing foods as it’s really hot. There is more moisture in the air, our body is hotter and we crave more water to cool ourselves down. Damp foods can help with that because they are naturally […]