I hope you have all had a great first month of 2020 so far. January always seems like such a lovely cruisy contrast to the hype of December. Most people have had a decent summer holiday to reset and relax, and then at the end of the month we've got a 3 day weekend, and another mid-week day off following close behind with Waitangi day. Such a kind start to a new year... James and I are having our summer holiday in Taupo at the moment. I thought I'd share something that got me

It is with great excitement that I approach the celebration my 'business baby's' 3rd birthday! Well it's actually 4, if you count my 12 month side hustle of massage which was conducted from my accommodating Mum and Brother's house - but 3 years as a qualified and registered Naturopath. The Conception I knew from the beginning of my degree that I wanted to go out on my own into clinical practice and work one-on-one with others on their health. So, I started a massage 'side-hus

Moodiness, depression, sadness, anxiety, a general sense of 'blah'... It can be really hard to pin point exactly where you are at, or make sense of what you are experiencing so I hope this offers some help and clarity. Perhaps someone you know has been feeling a bit 'off' lately and might benefit from this read - remember sharing is caring. Depression can be a spectrum of hard to define thoughts and feelings, perhaps presenting as anxiety, or just general fatigue, and/or anyt

"Oh hey! How are you?" "Busy!" We've all heard it, right? 'Busy' seems to be such a common response that we all just seem to be on autopilot when we say it, and when we hear it. It's like a lot of us wear a badge full time that says 'BUSY' like it's now our identity. I am seeing it more and more in clinic - people on their way to total depletion because they have put their own needs last for such a long period of time. (Can I get a show of hands from all the Mums out there?!)

How long do you think it takes to form a habit? You've probably heard that it takes around 21 days. Well, research shows it can actually take a lot longer depending on the goal. More like at least 60 days! We get to this time of year and tend to struggle to be able to remember what our New Year resolutions were. All the excitement and promise of a new year conjures up new visions of what we want our lives to look like. But then just like that, we are facing a change of season