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Gardening for Wellbeing

Gardening for Wellbeing

Its National Growing for Wellbeing Week   .#GYOforWellbeing I was lucky enough to discover the joy of gardening at an early age. That's me in the first picture, helping at my parents allotment. The contentment that comes from being more connected with...

Elderflower season is here

Elderflower season is here

I've written about elder (Sambucus nigra) before; the elder tree has been used since ancient times for its medicinal properties.  In fact it was once considered to be the "Medicine Chest Tree" as all its parts can be used to treat common ailments.  Elderflowers are...

Daisy Bruise Balm

Daisy Bruise Balm

Some of my earliest childhood memories are potion making. Rose petal perfume; fairy mirrors made from a combination of twisted stems & cobwebs dipped in milk; nettle and liquorice root tea. When I was in the 4th Year of Juniors (now called Year 6) I wrote a...

Understanding the research: using herbal adaptogens to combat stress

Understanding the research: using herbal adaptogens to combat stress

A while ago I read a blog post that really riled me in a way that only something on the internet can. It pressed my buttons because it contained three of my pet peeves: lack of research, muddying opinion and fact, and dismissing the scientific validity of herbal...

10 Autumn Immune Tonics

10 Autumn Immune Tonics

In the last blog I talked about what a rollercoaster this year has been so far, and autumn is proving no exception. The past month has brought a whole range of changes, including a new job! As my days get even busier I’ve turned to my trusty slow cooker to rustle up...

How to harness the power of listening to feel better

How to harness the power of listening to feel better

I learnt to properly listen from an early age.  What people were saying, what they weren’t saying.  That the gaps between their words weren’t just there to be filled by my reply.  Giving space for silence is important and a dialogue isn’t like a game of...

Have you got that ‘back-to-school’ feeling?

Have you got that ‘back-to-school’ feeling?

Summer is my favourite time of year. Playtime! The garden is at its most abundant and as a self-employed Medical Herbalist and Massage Therapist I’ve been lucky enough to juggle life and work to spend a lot of the summer months outside. But I love that ‘new start’...

Packages to help you take back control of your health and wellbeing

Packages to help you take back control of your health and wellbeing

Bespoke 6 week wellbeing support package: ​I don't often 'do' special offers; people generally book in to see a Medical Herbalist when they realise they need some help getting their health back on track, and they haven't managed to find that help elsewhere.  But...

Herbal Medicine from the hedgerow

Herbal Medicine from the hedgerow

Whilst I pride myself on having a strong understanding of the science behind herbal medicine (I have a BSc degree in Phytotherapy, which includes study of the medical sciences such as Anatomy and Physiology, Biochemistry, Differential Diagnosis, Medicine, Pathology...