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Experienced Registered Nurse & Midwife, Childbirth Educator & Integrative Health Practitioner focusing on health & wellness. Conception, Pregnancy and babies.

Helping women who feel exhausted, inflamed, hormonally depleted or “not quite themselves” uncover possible missing links in their health — especially when they’ve been told everything looks normal. I am an experienced health professional with over 26 years collaborative experience in Midwifery and Integrative Health. I hold Childbirth Courses and run wellness retreats for those on a pathway to improved health & wellbeing. I advocate holistic nutrition and lifestyle changes as well as my strong intuitive sense to help you move forward in a positive way on your journey to health and healing. My Speciality and areas of interest are chronic fatigue syndrome and autoimmune illness in both men and women. Please reach out if you have any questions or queries.

31/10/2026

You’ve been taking your iron, but you’re still getting through the day on an empty tank.

That deserves a closer look.

Sometimes iron stores are still low because of ongoing blood loss or poor absorption. Inflammation can also make iron less available for your body to use.

Copper plays a supporting role too, helping proteins such as ceruloplasmin handle iron. Copper deficiency is a less common cause of anaemia, so this isn’t a reason to automatically add another supplement.

And sometimes fatigue has another explanation altogether.

Your symptoms, blood results and health history need to be considered together.

If you’d like support making sense of the bigger picture, book an Insight Session through the link in my bio.

Save this for your next appointment.

22/10/2026

When you’re living with fatigue, understanding how your body makes energy can help you see another piece of the picture. 🌿

CoQ10 is a compound your body makes naturally. It helps your mitochondria produce ATP—the energy your cells use—and helps protect cell membranes from oxidative damage.

It’s also found in food, including oily fish, organ meats, beef and chicken, with smaller amounts in nuts, seeds, legumes and broccoli.

Researchers have explored CoQ10 supplementation for fatigue, migraine, heart health and blood sugar regulation. Some findings are promising, but benefits vary between people and conditions.

For me, this is where the bigger picture matters. Persistent fatigue deserves consideration of your nourishment, sleep, hormones, health history, stress and emotional wellbeing.

A supplement may have a place. Understanding what your body needs helps give that choice purpose.

Save this as a reminder that supporting energy starts at the cellular level. 🤍

Supplement suitability and medicine interactions need individual review.

References:
• Minger, D. “Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10).” Nutrivore.
• Tsai et al. (2022). CoQ10 supplementation for reducing fatigue. Frontiers in Pharmacology.
• Sazali et al. (2021). CoQ10 for migraine prevention. BMJ Open.
• Liang et al. (2022). CoQ10 supplementation and glycaemic control. eClinicalMedicine.

27/09/2026

A rice field is never just rice.
Soil.
Water.
Sunlight.
Microbes.
Timing.
Environment.

Your body isn’t just a symptom either.

A rice field can look simple from a distance.

But what grows there depends on everything underneath and around it.

The quality of the soil.
The water.
The weather.
The microorganisms.
The timing.
The conditions the plant has been trying to grow in.

Our bodies are not so different.

Fatigue is rarely just “fatigue”.
Hormonal symptoms aren’t always just about hormones.
Gut symptoms don’t necessarily begin in the gut.

Sometimes the symptom we notice most is simply the part of a much bigger system asking for attention.

That’s why I’m always interested in the whole picture.

Not just what hurts, but what has shaped the environment your body is trying to function in.

That’s where things often start to make more sense.

A thought from the rice fields of Bali this Sunday. x

24/09/2026

Have you ever had one of those days where suddenly you feel teary for absolutely no reason?

Or anxious, irritable, shaky, flat, overwhelmed... and you’re thinking, what on earth is wrong with me today?

Then you realise you’re starving. Or craving sugar. You grab something sweet, feel better for a little while, and then a couple of hours later you’re right back there again.

This can be one of those little pieces of the puzzle we don’t always connect.

Blood sugar doesn’t just affect energy and weight. For some people, those bigger rises and falls can affect how they feel too.

And it’s rarely just about the sugar.

Poor sleep can make you more vulnerable to it. Stress can change the way your body handles glucose. Hormonal changes can make everything feel amplified. What you ate earlier in the day matters too.

This is why I don’t love looking at symptoms in isolation.

Your anxiety may not just be anxiety.

Your afternoon crash may not just be because you’re tired.

And those days when you feel unusually emotional may have a physiological piece sitting underneath them too.

It doesn’t mean sugar is the cause of every mood change, and it certainly doesn’t mean you can never eat something sweet.

It’s simply another pattern worth noticing.

Because once you start joining some of these dots, sometimes your body makes a whole lot more sense.

If you’re tired of looking at symptoms one by one, this is the kind of pattern I love helping women unravel. You can book a Wellness Insight Session via the link in my bio.

17/09/2026

Balance

We often think it means having everything perfectly under control.

The right routine.
The right food.
Enough sleep.
Less stress.
Work, family, health, movement, rest… all somehow neatly held together.

But maybe balance was never meant to look perfect.

Maybe it’s simply learning to notice when life has tipped too far in one direction — and knowing when something needs a little more support.

Some days we carry more.
Some days we need to put something down.

And some days, apparently, we just stack it all on the back of a scooter and hope for the best. 😂

What does balance look like for you at the moment?

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15/09/2026

Can you lower cholesterol with diet? Yes.
But does that mean everyone can avoid medication? No.

This is where the conversation around cholesterol can become far too black and white.

Nutrition can make a meaningful difference. Increasing soluble fibre, changing the types of fats we eat, eating more whole plant foods, reducing ultra-processed foods and improving metabolic health can all influence cholesterol and cardiovascular risk.

But I also like to ask a different question:

Why is your cholesterol elevated in the first place?
Because two people with the same LDL result may have very different stories.

Genetics, insulin resistance, thyroid function, hormonal changes, inflammation, liver health, body composition, family history and markers such as ApoB and Lp(a) can all add important pieces to the picture.

And sometimes, despite doing many of the “right” things, someone's cardiovascular risk means lifestyle alone may not be enough.

That doesn't mean nutrition has failed.
And it doesn't mean medication should automatically be the first or only conversation.

It means we look at the whole person, the whole risk picture, and the options available — then make an informed decision.

Because good healthcare shouldn't be about choosing between natural or medical.

Sometimes the most sensible answer is both.🤎

What would you like me to unpack next?

08/09/2026

Sometimes the most healing thing you can do is give yourself some space.

Not to fix anything.
Not to be productive.
Not even to work out what comes next.

Just space to slow down.

To eat when you're hungry.
Rest when you're tired.
Wander without needing to be anywhere.
Sit somewhere beautiful for longer than necessary.

Travelling solo reminded me how rarely we get to move entirely at our own pace.

There was something incredibly restorative about having nowhere I *had* to be and nobody else's needs to consider for a little while.

And perhaps that's part of wellbeing too.

Not another supplement.
Not another protocol.
Not another thing to achieve.

Sometimes it's simply creating enough quiet to hear yourself again. 🤎

23/08/2026

Meet Natasha, founder of Poppy Patch Early Learning. 👋

With over 18 years as a nurse — including supporting children with disabilities and their families in the community — Natasha brings a deep understanding of individualised care and genuine inclusion to everything Poppy Patch stands for.

Her vision was simple: create a place where every child feels safe, supported and inspired to grow.

📍 Poppy Patch Early Learning, Wembley — opening soon
👉 Get to know us before you enrol — book a viewing at www.poppypatchearlylearning.com.au or call (08) 9330 6825

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