Perimenopause or stress: what’s making you hot & sweaty?
Do you feel like you have hit your forties, your body has flipped a switch and now you’re an exhausted, hot, sweaty, nervous wreck? If so, you may just assume you’re on your way to menopause. But is it really perimenopause or stress? I know you’ve heard the horror...
Too Exhausted to Cook? Here’s 10 Easy Meals to Make
Women are always telling me they're too exhausted to cook healthy meals for themselves, especially when they're feeling stressed. Being exhausted, fatigued, tired or lethargic is one of the biggest complaints I hear from my perimenopausal clients. Even those with...
Sleep During Perimenopause – 5 Ways to Improve It
Hands up who’s noticed many changes to their sleep during perimenopause? Uh-huh. You might’ve been a Class A, super-dooper sleeper most of your life. You know, straight to sleep before your head hits the pillow and out like a light for the whole night! Well, welcome...
Herbal Teas to Help You Glow
Claiming to make the 'perfect' cup of tea is a bit contentious, isn't it?! I'm bold, but not bold enough to talk about black tea. I will talk you through how to make the perfect herbal teas so you get the most benefit when you drink them. Some of you may already love...
5 (easy) hacks to beat cravings
I've been talking a lot lately about how to beat cravings. From understanding why you get them, to which neurotransmitters (little chemical messengers your brain and nervous system use to influence what you do and feel) are involved in cravings, we've really covered...
Dopamine Boosting, Craving Busting Foods (+ a Smoothie Recipe!)
If you're wondering what dopamine is and why the heck you'd be interested in dopamine boosting, then you'll need to first check out this blog I wrote about cravings. So I've been talking all about neurotransmitters, your brain and how they interact to drive your...
Understanding Cravings
Do you understand cravings - what they are, why you get them, why they get worse when you're feeling stressed, anxious, upset, depressed or overwhelmed? So what are cravings? They're an intense desire for foods, drinks or flavours. Common ones are chips, chocolates,...
Naturopath Mama’s Whole Foods Quarantine Prepping
Quarantine prepping?! Who would've thought I'd be talking about this? Certainly not me! What to do then, when you eat whole foods, but you may have to quarantine you and your family for 2 weeks? I think the hardest part of this is not really knowing when it will...
Stress, Burnout, Fatigue & Your Day
Stress, burnout and fatigue are so common for Mums these days. How many Mums do you know that just feel exhausted, all the time? You're constantly busy, kids have so many activities these days, and guess who's organising everyone and getting them there? Uh-huh, that's...
Symptoms of Stress: High Cortisol and Your Body
When I ask what your symptoms of stress are, what do you think? Stress is something I talk about a lot, it's a word and concept most people are familiar with. But it is rather vague. What does it really mean? And how do you know what the symptoms of stress might be? A...
Mum Burnout: Are You at Risk?
Did you know there's such a thing as Mum burnout? A legit, recognised thing. It's not talked about much, but if you've ever been a Mum, no doubt there's been a time when you've felt burnt out. Burnout is physical and emotional exhaustion (that extra sleep doesn't get...
5 Ways to Cut Sugar in Your Diet
Many people understand why they need to cut sugar in their diet. But how do you do that when there's sugar all around you? Like, literally everywhere you turn to buy food. And in foods you don't even expect it to be in! (Hello, bread and burger buns.) Recent research...
Auto-immune disease and stress: my story
Research in the last few years has confirmed what many of us with auto-immune diseases had long-suspected - there is a link between auto-immune disease and stress. There hasn't been a clear finding in the research about why this is the case, but because I'm a...
Mindful Eating Made Easy for Stressful Times
There's lots of talk around all things mindfulness (including mindful eating) at the moment. It's become a buzz word and we hear about mindfulness meditation, mindfulness everyday, mindful eating... However, mindfulness and mindful eating are very important for our...
10 Tips to Avoid Holiday Stress Getting You Down
It's nearly the holidays. Hooray! But wait, don't forget the extra special blend of holiday stress for Mums to deal with. Whether its sibling arguments, extra shopping, cooking, more family activities and the awkwardness they can bring, or the over spending and...