In this current health situation with COVID-19 and the lock down I know it has affected so many people around the world in some very challenging ways. The caliber of this situation has never before been felt or experienced. The closest world-wide experiences we have to compare it to are World Wars. The uncertainty around people's jobs, health and livelihood is not a comfortable experience at all. I have felt sadness, grief, shock, gratitude, relief all in the same day. All th

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