Perineal Healing After Birth: Gentle Ways to Support your body The weeks following birth are a time of recovery for your whole body, but often in the first few days the perineum (the area between the vagina and your bottom) needs particular care. Whether you’ve had a tear, an episiotomy, or just feel tender and…

Going Barefoot and Connecting with the Earth A few years ago, I was introduced to barefoot walking by a very cherished friend. We were having our annual get together in the Lake District and she took off her boots as we climbed the mountain. I have to say, initially I was quite skeptical – isn’t…

The Early Days of Breastfeeding: A New Mum’s Journey with Support from Homeopathy Welcome to Motherhood It feels like a long time since I was snuggled up on the sofa with a baby, peacefully feeding! In fact, it’s nearly 13 years ago! Because certainly with babies number 2 and 3, there wasn’t much peace and…

A Homeopathic Consultation – What to Expect? So, you’ve read my newsletter or perhaps you’ve been recommended by a friend or stumbled across my website and now you’re wondering what does it entail? Is it the same as going to the GP? Is it like going for counselling? Or perhaps it’s as nerve wracking as…

WHAT IS HAYFEVER? Streaming nose, burning eyes, itchy throat, headache? Maybe you have hayfever? It can be really miserable at this time of year when you suffer from hayfever and about 13 million people in the UK do!! You’re desperate for Spring to arrive and the days to start getting a little bit warmer, but…

FIRST AID AT HOME This blog was sparked by my poor old doggie who managed to rip her toe nail off one of her back toes – OUCH! So I thought it might be helpful to run through some first aid, so that on those occasions when you reach for your remedy kit, you will…

PERIODS AND PMS Periods!! They were always a great excuse for missing swimming when I was at school, but whether you love them or hate them, we all have to deal with them on some level… even the men who are reading this, so don’t think that you can ignore this one! Periods affect 50%…

TEENAGERS I can distinctly remember what it was like to be a teenager. The raging hormones, the inner frustration and self-doubt, mood swings, and lots of emotions (mostly tears in my case), as well as painful deep spots that would pop up just before something important! The joys of puberty. We’ve all been there, experiencing…

Coughs and Colds I can still remember those long nights when my little ones would wake up with a cough that seemed to last forever. Or they’d be snuffling and unable to breathe properly whilst they were feeding. They’d choke and gag on milk and mucous and I’d know we were in for a tough…

Who doesn’t love catching snow flakes? I’m not sure my photography is quite up to capturing the beautiful flakes as they land and melt on your tongue, but I’m sure you all have that memory of opening your mouth really wide on a snowy day and trying to catch as many as possible. The cold…