Because however much “self-development” one attempts in their lifetime, our visceral and inconvenient humanness ends up being the devil on our shoulder during our most testing times.
Health
Essential Oils for Labour & Childbirth
My journey with essential oils began back in 2016 when I was trying to recover from the postpartum arthritis flare-up I was in since having my son. I’d been in remission for a long time so navigating myself through a flare-up, now also with baby in tow, and with all the challenges that come…
8 Tips To Holistically Aid Your Fertility Treatment – My Article For The Natural Parent Magazine
My article, 8 Tips To Holistically Aid Your Fertility Treatment was published in The Natural Parent Magazine. Check out this AMAZING magazine on their website and make sure to subscribe! So many incredible articles and inspiration for natural parenting. The article is below: IVF is a gruelling process. It is impossible to grasp just…
10 Beginners’ Tips To Creating A Healthier & More Natural Family Home
Are you one of the many people who would like to adopt a more natural lifestyle for your family, but the thought of it is so daunting that you don’t know where to start and shy away from it each time you think of it? If so this post is for you! It took me…
Flu-Busting Elderberry Gummies
I really hate the term ‘flu season’. Flu is not a season! Influenza is a virus that, with an adequately supported immune system, will, at worst, leave us feeling pretty crappy for a few days, we may even experience a fever – heaven forbid! – but, assuming we don’t suppress it with fever-reducing medications and…
Lactation Tea Blend For Nursing Mothers
Breastfeeding. Ah, the ever contentious subject. Breast vs formula; breast is best; fed is best; blah blah blah. But let’s be real for a minute; however we all manage to feed our babies, it does remain true that nothing can compare to breast milk in all it can do for our tiny babies and their…
Homemade Vitamin Gummies
I often get asked what supplements I give my son and how I keep him healthy the natural way. People often ask if I give him a multi-vitamin. Hell. No. Multi-vitamins (for children and adults) are usually made using synthetic hormones and ‘vitamins’, in a very non-bioavailable source, not to mention all the additives and…
8 Tips To Holistically Aid Your Fertility Treatment
IVF is a gruelling process. It is impossible to grasp just how gruelling it actually is unless you have been through it. Physically, emotionally, financially; it drains you. The good news, however, is that there are plenty of ways we can be proactive in helping our bodies through the process. Firstly, to cope with the…
When The Detox Button Is Switched Off – My Article For What Doctors Don’t Tell You
When the detox button is switched off (View the original article here, just turn to pages 44-49) If you’re plagued by illness and not getting better no matter what you try, look to your genes and specifically one not-so-rare mutation that could be making it difficult for your body to detoxify Jessica Kenward was 21…
Guest Blog: How Do I Know if I am Vitamin-Deficient?
A lovely chap called Josh Wardini recently got in touch with me. Josh is Editorial Contributor and Community Manager at Webmastersjury and he kindly sent me the document his organisation had created regarding the optimum amount of vitamins and minerals for humans and I was instantly bowled over by it. One succinct, easy-to-read, easy-to-understand document…