Perimenopause Part 2: What Becomes Possible
In Part 1, I explored how perimenopause can change our capacity to recover—and why the ways we have lived, coped and carried on may no longer sustain us. But this transition is not only about what the body can no longer tolerate. It may also reveal what is waiting to emerge. There is a way …
Perimenopause Part 1: When the Body Asks Us to Live Differently
Sleep becomes elusive. Your heart races for no apparent reason. Your joints ache. Foods and drinks you once enjoyed without a second thought begin to affect you differently. Your thoughts feel foggy, and emotions sit much closer to the surface. At first, these changes can seem like unrelated puzzle pieces. Gradually, however, they begin to …
Creating Space in your Heart
We’re now well and truly into 2026, and in this case, the Chinese Year of the Fire Horse. In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Fire Element is ruled by our Heart energy, which determines both our mental and emotional well-being. If time allows, I invite you to take just a moment to check in with yourself, pausing and …
Top Toxic Ingredients to Avoid in Skin Care
Ever since I started offering Cosmetic and Facial Constitutional Acupuncture over a decade ago I have been researching and offering alternative skin care products in my practice. Up until then I was caught in the mainstream belief that good products have to be attached to big brand names, whether it was make-up, or creams and …
Facing Fears, Healing Divisions
Our recent 2 month road trip across the US in our little Honda Civic included too many beautiful highlights (and naturally a few challenges) to share in one post alone. But there are some moments that have really stayed with me, and hold a place of gratitude deep in my heart. So I’d like to …
Loving Kindness Practice
The meditation practice of ‘Loving Kindness’ is one that I’ve always loved, and I particularly love sharing it with my clients. It is easy, accessible and effective. It has its roots in Buddhism, yet is non-denominational. Loving kindness allows you to practice self-love regardless of how you currently feel about yourself, your life in general …
Clarity and Your Gut
2016 is flying by- it’s already March in a week, and autumn is just around the corner. It’s hard to believe, since this summer’s felt never-ending with the incredibly hot and humid days and nights here in Sydney. The past few weeks, compromised digestive health has been a chief complaint for many of my clients, …
Moving From Survivor To Creator Mode
“Peace from agitation only comes after agitation.” Taoist saying When crisis or disorder overwhelms us we sometimes default into “survival” mode- doing whatever we can just to survive, looking for solutions to fix it. This of course is a perfectly valid approach. Yet it may not bring about the change we want to really move …
Your Truth about PMS
PMS (Pre-Menstrual Syndrome): An acronym standing for so much, three little letters so loaded in our culture, and open to interpretation in so many (in fact, too many!) ways. There aren’t many ‘disorders’ that are thrown around as much as this one, or used this often to stigmatise women,especially in the West. As women, we …
Taoism and Acupuncture Explained
MYTH: You don’t need sunscreen if you’re wearing makeup that has SPF. While studies show that…