Announcements
Letting Go, Moving Forward
Big changes are happening and in this month's blog I'm sharing what's next. Plus a beautiful Alan Watts talk that says everything I can't quite put into words.
Clinical Thinking
A Beginners Guide to Yin, Yang and the Five Elements in Chinese Medicine
What are yin and yang, the five elements, and Qi in Traditional Chinese Medicine? This simple introduction explains the foundations of TCM and how the meridian system connects emotional and physical health.
Your Mental health
Beautiful people do not just happen
You can do all the “right” things - eat well, move, rest - and still feel exhausted. This excerpt from my book Drowning Lifeguards looks at why deep fatigue often has roots in old survival patterns. If that feels familiar, you’re not alone.
Announcements
A New Space for Practitioners and Students
I’ve created a new section of the blog called The Practitioner’s Notebook, a space for natural health therapists and students where I share deeper reflections on herbs, homoeopathy, tissue salts and clinical practice.
Biochemic Tissue Salts
A Simple Framework for Selecting Tissue Salts in Clinical Practice
A practical guide to selecting tissue salts in clinical practice. Learn how to recognise tissue patterns, mineral functions, and visible signs to narrow remedy choices.
Biochemic Tissue Salts
Tissue Salt #8: Mag Phos 6X for Cramps and Spasms
Mag Phos 6X is the tissue salt most often used for cramps, spasms and neuromuscular tension. Here's a practitioner-focused guide to recognising the Mag Phos pattern in practice.
Homeopathic Remedies
Solidago virgauria - The homoeopathic catheter
The "homoeopathic catheter" - a person needing Solidago will be tired, have a feeling of weakness and a health condition that is connected to the kidneys and/or accompanied by urinary problems.
Herbal Medicine
Goldenrod - The herb that both cleans and heals
When looking at it with a bird's eye view, Goldenrod's primary sphere of action is the organs of elimination - the kidneys, liver, lungs, colon and skin. It cleans, detoxifies, flushes waste out and in so doing decreases inflammation.
Herbal Medicine
Black Cohosh: More than just a woman's herb
This mysterious woodland herb has a powerful way of loosening things that feel stuck - easing pain, softening tension, and bringing flow where there’s holding or stagnation. It’s like a gentle nudge for the soul to shed old skins and keep moving forward.
Body Systems
Sleep, Rest and the Foundations of Health
Sleep is not simply a period of inactivity. During sleep the brain restores itself, the immune system becomes active, memories are consolidated and tissues repair. For practitioners, understanding the role of sleep is essential when working with fatigue, inflammation and chronic disease.
Biochemic Tissue Salts
Biochemic Tissue Salts in Practice
An introduction to the biochemic tissue salts developed by Dr Wilhelm Schuessler and their role in supporting physiological balance in clinical practice.
Menopause and Perimenopause
Hormone Harmony: Phytoestrogens and Menopause
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." - Michael Pollan