Traditional Chinese Postnatal Soup
To congratulate Naomi on the birth of gorgeous baby Koben, I wanted to make this traditional Chinese postnatal soup with the help of my mother-in-law Kim. It’s packed full of protein and warming food properties that are so good for a mother’s milk, energy and blood. It will help her to recover and replenish […]
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 […]
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 […]
Our Top 6 Reading Recommendations
We are heading toward holiday season now, and for some of you (the lucky ones!) this might mean a mini trip away with the family. Perhaps you have a little coastal retreat in mind, or maybe you envision yourself with your morning cuppa watching the kids chase magpies on some divine rural property. If you can […]
CAPEA Biennial Conference, 2014
It was my privilege to be asked to speak at the latest CAPEA (Childbirth And Parenting Educators of Australia) Biennial conference in Hobart on Friday, September 26, 2014. The conference was called Taming the Tiger and brought together over 150 educators from around Australia. I was honoured to be able to speak. I was asked to […]
Red Tent is changing…
A note to our valued clients, students and readers Hi everyone, the Red Tent is expanding and we want you to be the first to know! We’ve been doing a whole bunch of stuff that we’d like to tell you about. We’ve actually been doing all these things for a few years and now […]
Small-For-Date Babies: Support with Nutrition and Acupuncture
Sometimes an unborn baby can be small for your stage of pregnancy. Small-for-date babies can occur for a wide variety of different reasons and of course all of those need to be thoroughly addressed. However, from a Chinese medical point of view, it is always helpful to increase and improve your gut function, aka your Spleen and […]