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Let's Cultivate Health

Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine & Yoga to restore balance & harmony within the body, mind & spirit. Forever learning, a place to share.

Special interest in all things women's health, muscular-skeletal pain, mental health, trauma & addiction.

23/07/2026

There can be something very vulnerable about a scar, often holding memories of difficult times. I’ve had the honour of working on many scars including those from mastectomy, caesarean, knee surgery, melanoma removal & others.

It’s not until I experienced caesarean birth & the aftermath myself that I truly begin to understand the enormity of this initiation into motherhood. Holding all the c-section mummas, especially those I’ve worked with before in extra reverence these days.

No matter how old your scar may be (sooner will bring results quicker) acupuncture, massage & bodywork can be a great ally in bridging channels, improving fascial movement, pain associated with adhesions & waking up local nerves restoring sensation to areas that have been numb.

After reading up again on this topic, I want to do another post specifically around the impact on mental health from a Chinese medicine perspective - it’s so interesting & makes a lot of sense.

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09/07/2026

It is strange to look back and see the connection of my history with food and body image issues leading me to study health sciences. Perhaps I am wearing skewed glasses, though I often find myself looking around to women who share similar experiences when relating to themselves. Many times in the clinic I have been worried about this shear amount of women unsatisfied in themselves, longing to lose weight and confused about food.

I believe there is magic in vulnerability, in sharing our stories. I also wish to pop the bubble of expectation and assumption that as a health practitioner I live in strict confines of dogma. Sometimes I convince myself into thinking I have to get it right every time or to live in perfect health to be able to do the work that I do. In the wellness industry, I see purity mindset and desire for clean eating glamourised, often leaning towards disordered eating or eating disorders including orthorexia.

When I let go of such harsh and controlled ideas and rules for myself, I lean into the enjoyment of life. Sure, I think discipline has its place. I’m just learning the the space in between. I’ve found so much freedom in re-creating my relationship with food as a focus over the actual food that I consume. I hope to offer more Body Love retreats and spaces where women can gather and remind each other the importance of loving ourselves deeply, loving each other deeply and getting inspired for great things.

I wonder what arises for you when I share these thoughts?

28/06/2026

Slowly emerging from my month at home post birth. A few thoughts & reflections of my experience. Despite my nervous system still feeling quite sensitive (to cars especially) I am ready to slowly enter the community again. The practise is to remain slow and steady and not get swept into a pace beyond our capacity.

I’m curious, do you remember how you felt after birth?

07/05/2026

Perhaps you’ve heard of this little adage. I’m sure when I first came across it a few years ago I read - one week in the bed, one week on the bed, one week around the bed. Either way, I guess 5 days feels more achievable in the modern world.
The pressure on post partum women in our western culture feels legitimately insane. Up and out in the world within a few weeks, coffee shops and beach visits with new Bub. Bouncing back into dieting and movement regimes - aiming to ‘get the body back’.

It’s a slippery old path and as my body grows, expands and changes more, I do find myself daydreaming and planning the post partum movement regime, without the literal weight of sharing my body. I remind myself: it can all wait. There is no rush. Be excited for the endless days spent in bed, being with self, babe, my man and the three of us as a family for the first time, these beautiful trees outside the bedroom window and the mammoth transformation of motherhood that awaits.

I’ve not experienced postpartum yet and I’m sure there are women who feel great soon after birth, still I love these old traditional ways of honouring the fourth trimester - the first 3 months post partum. In many cultures this includes ‘sitting the month’ or a strong focus on the first 40 days post birth. There is a saying in Chinese medicine that the first 40 days is setting up the woman and baby for the next 40 years of life. After childbirth, spending due time to focus on rebuilding health and vitality can help protect a woman’s health for the following decades.

CONTINUED IN COMMENTS

28/04/2026

We gathered community to celebrate this life growing inside me a few weeks ago. I wasn’t particularly inspired by the idea of a traditional baby shower and it felt important to include Nick in this MASSIVE initiation from couple to family.   To be honest, I started planning this at 6-weeks pregnant (I am an avid planner… and let’s be real, I have been waiting a long time for this chapter of life). By the time the week rolled around for our event, we both started feeling anxious about receiving/being the centre of attention. Luckily I was able to shift that to a pure and vulnerable gratitude… for dear friends travelling from the Gold Coast, for family’s help organising and making it super special, for the friends who said yes and made the effort and for the magical land that we gathered on.   The women sat in circle, shared deeply, nourished and nurtured me completely, found flow in craft and connection. The kids and babies were a part of it, including young maidens who sat in circle (perhaps for the first time) and shared/listened/witnessed. It was potent. The men did a hike, sauna, lunch, chats and deep shares. We all came together at the end of the day, feeling refreshed, supported and totally loved up (at least that’s how I felt). Sharing food and presence around the fire, under the stars. It felt important to mark this life changing occasion.

Community is such a big part of health and wellbeing, don’t you think?

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