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Dr Aoife ND

Naturopathic Medicine

05/20/2026

There’s a joke that comedian Jim Gaffigan tells (who has 5 kids) where he comments that having a 5th child for his family was like if you are drowning, and someone throws you a baby 😆

That’s what the perinatal period can feel like for many, many women.

This was me and my monkey April 2017. My son was 2 months old. I was crazy sleep-deprived because he ate every 2-3 hours. I was so, so exhausted.

He started drooling. I happened to be at my GP’s office and said I thought he might be teething. She replied it was too early.
His teeth came out a month later. Not always are our instincts incorrect, even if it’s our first time around. Not all babies follow the same growth trajectory either!

I had pretty bad postpartum anxiety (PPA). The worrying about his growth, the exhaustion, the surprises in breastfeeding and feeding in general, and I went back to work WAY too early for all of that. I put myself on a treatment plan at 6 months only realizing then that I had PPA. None of my health team at the time asked how I was doing.

After I delivered Nolan I remembered seeing women differently, and that we were all in fact rockstars! But that doesn’t mean we don’t need help even if we look put together.

We’re walking for Flora’s walk on Saturday to support perinatal mental health, and if you have a rockstar in your life, come and walk for her! 💕

05/05/2026

If you’ve ever been told gluten issues are in your head and you’re celiac, this one’s for you!

02/04/2025

Are you asking the right questions?

So much of my day is validation. Yes, I believe you. You are not crazy. This is happening to you, even if we don’t have all the evidence - yet.

We haven’t really been taught how to become our own problem solvers. The challenge - curiosity over anxiety.

I trust that when my brain is nattering at me that I’m missing something, that I am in fact, missing something. I just keep waiting for more information. Have you ever noticed that? Try observing and waiting but not rushing. Trust the nag, the tap, the ick…whatever it is. That’s the real you, nudging you in the right direction. Keep in mind - getting a no means adjustment, not failure.

I love helping people:
-figure out where to focus their energy and time on their total health
-having appreciation for a body that’s carrying the load
-reestablish their own authority in chaos

It’s okay to not know. Don’t give up on yourself getting answers, and building a team of people who at least care that we don’t know immediately but that we’re willing to be curious with you! 🥰💕

07/31/2024

For one of my younger patients today who followed me on IG - I promised I would post, so some health tips for you in the heat! 💕🚴‍♀️

1. Keep hydrating! For younger people, we can do pedialyte popsicles alternated with water and regular popsicles to replace all of those salts if we’re really sweating (my son insists they’re gross but they’re a nice option! 😝)

2. For my middle age patients, don’t forget that you can burn out the tension of your day with your physical activity. Swear out loud! Shout! Make faces! I always love a good bike ride myself 🥰 and you’re building muscle too 💕

3. And Ontarians, we know we’ll miss this in the winter 🥶

07/22/2024

Perimenopause and Menopause💕

There’s been a surge of talking about perimenopause and menopause in the last 5-10 years as women are going through the change and realizing - it’s not all it was promised to be. We
don’t stop menstruating and just go into bliss; hot flashes, low s*x drive and vaginal dryness or bladder leakage - they’re real. Not to mention the mood changes and sleep concerns!

We’re not betraying the matriarchal lineage that came before us by not fully expressing those fears and discomfort in this time of change, and we have more resources and research than the ladies that came before us. This is also a season of grief with change - which is okay, and normal.

Here are some things to expect. If you want to read the expanded version with some extra support ideas, check out the .dhw blog!

➔ Your period ending is not the end, it is the beginning of a new phase of your hormonal life. The timeline isn’t important - making yourself feel comfortable is. Period.
➔ Estrogen loss creates a lot of symptoms many years before it’s evident in
blood tests, which include vaginal dryness, bone density, immune changes, changes in cholesterol and glucose, and sleep disturbances
➔ Estrogen loss isn’t the only hormone that affects you in menopause - progesterone, testosterone, cortisol, DHEA all change. These affect your energy, sleep, s*x drive, mental clarity, hair and skin.
➔ Hot flashes don’t have to be full of sweat to be real and worth supporting
➔ Hormone replacement isn’t the terrifying thing that it was originally positioned
to be. You might need it. There are people who want to help! Hint - estrogen and progesterone need to be given together to support you.
➔ If you can’t take hormones, there are herbs that mimic estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and DHEA if you can’t do hormones for genetic or health risks
➔ You might gain weight. I know.
➔ You will change in personality a little, and your needs will shift. This is healthy and normal.

06/13/2024

Way back playback
20 years 💕

05/01/2024

It’s May, and Maternal Mental Health Month! You guessed it - this topic is right up my alley as a person who works in mind body medicine and is a mother herself 🥰

I’m giving two virtual sessions with the May 9 and May 23 where we talk about the mental burden of motherhood and the energy required. Swipe for the topics and head to to sign up if you’d like to join. Don’t worry - it’s real talk in these sessions! All experiences and feelings are welcome 🤗

04/19/2024

Just because you don’t know or remember your family getting help for their mental/physical/emotional health doesn’t mean that they didn’t need to get help.

If you don’t know your history, or you think your ancestors would have liked the wisdom you now have, act on them for you! Your most healed and loving ancestors would want that for you. Give forward and take care of yourself.
It doesn’t matter if you’re first - you can do it for them too 💕

04/18/2024

In transition? Having hormonal changes? Taking care of an ailing parent?

- focus on small things you can change
- make the steps actionable (I’m going to take my hormones, get to bed, go to therapy)
- drop a timeline 😌

It doesn’t matter when we get there as long as we start and keep on it! With breaks and love 💕

02/13/2024

This lady is 45!!
Happy to be here, healthy and grateful for each day that I get 💕

Wishing everyone a great day on the best day of the year 😆 🎉 🥰

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