Introducing Motherhoods Garden a 6-week therapeutic programme for mums and their babies with herbs and love. Letting go of the guilt and insecurities and sowing the seeds of love and acceptance with herbal remedies and space to share, be heard and held. As a mum with a...
The leaves of Coltsfoot appear after the yellow dandelion like flower turns to a soft down of seeds. Its old name was 'Filius ante patrem' (The sun before the father) because of this unusual growth pattern. Use: It is used to soothe a dry irritable unproductive cough...
What is it? PCOS stands for Polycystic ovarian syndrome and is a complex metabolic and endocrine condition that more than 7 million women have. Common symptoms are: Absent or irregular menstrual cycles Infertility Hirsuitism (excessive hair growth in women) Hair loss Acne Weight gain Depression Anxiety Not all women will have all of the symptoms associated...
Tension is often most acute prior to our periods. It is linked to cyclical fluctuations in sex hormones but not all women get it and some do at different times of their lives. Associated factors: Stress, hormonal changes, post natal, age etc. There are many ways...
Last year I completed a course that qualified me as a certified coach. It was called Pause Place. I was looking for something to complement my herbal medicine practice and to go a bit deeper into some of the more emotional and psychological aspects that...
Spices Spices are not only good for giving you some much needed heat in this cold time and keeping bugs and infections at bay, but did you know they can also change your mood and liven up your spirit. 1. Try sprinkling half a teaspoon of cinnamon on your porridge...
Apologies for the very long gap between this and my last newsletter but my writing time has been focusing on my new website which will be launching very soon! Summer also seems to have got in the way (where did the summer go?) and juggling...
Hormones - Do they control us or do we control them? When studying hormones at college, I found it difficult to imagine them, remember them, understand them. As with most science it is talked about from a theoretical place, separate from us and at arms length. But...
Are you menopausal or approaching the menopause and experiencing more incidents of urinary tract infections or symptoms such as urinary burning, vaginal dryness or feelings of wanting to go to the toilet all the time? Does this sometimes feel like daggers or hot chillies? Is it...
I have an allotment. I got one because I wanted to have that connection to nature, I wanted to experience planting seeds and seeing them grow into something we can eat or take medicinally and share that with my daughter, because everyday I used to walk...