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21/02/2026

THE FOUR Ds of QUITTING CI******ES 🚬✋⛔️ The 4 Ds are simple and effective methods you can try to manage cravings when they strike. You can apply them to other behaviours or habits you’re wanting to walk away from, such as drinking, gambling, and many compulsive tendencies.

Try the 4 Ds when you have a craving:

DELAY 🚶🏻
DISTRACT 💡
DEEP BREATHE 🧘
DRINK WATER 💧

DELAY: Delay acting on the urge to smoke (or drink, or other unwanted behaviour/activity). After a few minutes, the craving will decrease & eventually dissolve. Research indicates that the smoking impulse disappears within 10 minutes.

DISTRACT: Take your mind off your urge by substituting behaviour/activity for another enjoyable activity, going for a walk, meditating, listening to music, chatting to a supportive or funny friend, using a quitting app, or any other activity that diverts your attention away from your urge.

DEEP BREATHE: Take 3 long, slow, mindful breaths. Remain focused on these breaths. Continue if desired, until the craving subsides. The urge may come and go. Keep moving through it until it dissolves completely.

DRINK WATER: Slowly and mindfully drink a glass of water. Focus on the moment and the sensation of it.

In Alcoholics Anonymous, there’s a powerful, gentle and effective philosophy: “Just take it one day at a time”. Remember that it’s easier to live through another day without your previous habit, than it is to start the journey all over again. Quitting may be hard, but so is relapsing and having to start again from the beginning!

Quitting is simply many moments, one rolling into another and then the next, of denying yourself the activity and it eventually dissolving and disappearing. In the beginning stages, these cravings will resurface regularly: just take each moment as it comes, and be proud of yourself for passing the test each time.

Initially, these moments may feel Iike an eternity, but eventually your ‘new life’ takes over and becomes your ‘normal’. Just don’t give up! Well, you know what I mean … 🤗

19/02/2026

Some interesting (and inconvenient) facts about our culture’s most popular legal drug 🥃🍸🍺🍷🍹🥂

In a nutshell? Alcohol is a two-faced, gaslighting, fair weather friend-not-friend 😊

03/12/2025

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29/11/2025

INTERVENTIONS CAN ONLY WORK WITH ONE SECRET INGREDIENT 🤔 I used to watch ‘Intervention’, a TV series that followed a person's journey through addiction, destructive behaviours or substance dependence, and the subsequent 'intervention' imposed by their concerned friends or family. In the end notes of each episode, we learned whether the subject had succeeded in giving up their addiction or destructive habits. Some had, others hadn’t. And then there were those who had succeeded initially, but had subsequently relapsed.

The ones that did succeed had one thing in common: they were READY. Perhaps they too were fed up with their own BS, or they’d reached a point of the pain of staying the same became greater than the pain of changing. Call it what you will, it’s highly individual anyway. But whatever the core reason behind their change, they were READY.

I believe there is no such thing as someone who lacks willpower. Only someone who lacks readiness. This is an important distinction, one that can mean the difference between being set up for failure, or succeeding in giving up a habit we know isn't good for us.

You see, no amount of nagging or fussing or intervention or forced removal from the situation will make a person give something up ... unless & until THEY ARE READY THEMSELVES.

As a naturopath whose passion is supporting people to lead better lives through healthier habits, if someone comes to me with an addiction or habit they want to get rid of, I always first assess where they're at in the Stages of Change model:

~ Precontemplation
~ Contemplation
~ Preparation
~ Action
~ Maintenance

This takes practice, discernment, time, patience, and some highly skilled questioning on the part of the practitioner.

And while I acknowledge that those at any stage of the change cycle need guidance & support, if they are still in the precontemplation or contemplation stage, then you can safely bet that they're not quite fully ready yet. And that's okay.

I'm not going to give them false hope that sets them up for failure, I will simply put in other helpful supports & 'small changes' they can begin with, until they ARE ready.

Anyone can give something up, when the pain of remaining stuck in the habit becomes greater than the pain of giving it up. But that balance has to tip first. It's human nature to stay within the pleasant little bubble of our familiar comfort zones, not to mention the loss that giving something up that we enjoy entails. But for as long as we're snug & comfortable in that bubble, we're simply NOT READY.

And until then, no amount of intervention by anyone else, as entertaining as the show makes the process out to be, will ever be as effective as the person deciding for themselves that they're finally ready to break free.

As difficult as the addiction journey can be for both the person going through it and the people around them watching on, the only person that can truly intervene on an individual, is the individual themselves. And that can only happen when they're truly, unflinchingly committed to change. When it comes down to it, that is the most powerful form of READINESS there is ☺️

27/11/2025

AVOCADOS 🥑 Superhero Fruit 💕 Avocados have amazing health benefits, containing a vast array of healthy compounds:

~ ‘Good’ fats (monounsaturated)
~ Vitamins E, K & other vitamins
~ Magnesium, potassium & other minerals
~ Antioxidants

They can help to:

~ Fight ageing
~ Prevent cancer
~ Promote healthy digestive function
~ Lower diabetes & cardiovascular disease risk
~ Contribute to fibre intake
~ Prevent & alleviate many other diseases & conditions

And the best thing of all, they’re so CHEAP! 💰 When was your last feast on this delicious fruit? 🥑

21/11/2025

TURMERIC MAY HELP WITH DEPRESSION 🫚 Evidence from clinical trials suggests curcumin, the medicinal compound found in turmeric, may have antidepressant and anti-anxiety effects.

Disturbances in neurotransmitter activity involving serotonin, dopamine, noradrenaline and glutamate have been implicated in depression.

Findings from research have demonstrated that curcumin can alter the activity concentrations of some of these neurotransmitters, indicating its potential as a supplementary treatment for depression, anxiety and their related conditions.

Certainly won’t harm you to try it! Curry for dinner anyone? 🍛🥰🥘

17/11/2025

And now for the FUN FACT 💕 Because I can’t give you the bad news without telling you the good news. The following fruit & veg are ones that you can safely buy conventional (non-organic) as they are not treated so heavily with pesticides. Eat your heart out 🥰

Avocado 🥑
Sweet corn 🌽
Pineapple/papaya 🍍
Onions 🧅
Peas 🫛
Asparagus 🥬
Cabbage/carrots 🥕
Watermelon 🍉
Cauliflower/broccoli 🥦
Bananas/mangoes 🥭
Mushrooms 🍄
Kiwi fruit 🥝

Bon appetit! 🍽️ And enjoy a heavier wallet at zero cost to your health 😊

14/11/2025

THE MAGIC & THE ECSTASY: PSYCHEDELICS IN THERAPY 🍄🌈💫 Clinical studies have shown that the class of substances known as ‘psychedelics’, plant-derived compounds found in certain mushrooms and some recreational drugs, can be used in the treatment of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other disordered mental states.

Also known as ‘hallucinogens’, they are a type of psychoactive substance that alter an individual’s perception of reality, and may produce changes in awareness, mood, perception, sensory experiences and cognitive function.

Based on evidence and extensive research, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the controlled use of M**A (a compound found in the drug ‘ecstasy’) and psilocybin (a compound found in ‘magic mushrooms’), for the treatment of PTSD and treatment-resistant depression respectively.

Other psychedelics that can be used for therapeutic purposes include DMT, ketamine, L*D, mescaline, and cannabis 🌿 Of course, the application, ‘legality’, accessibility and availability of these substances depend on where you live. Some countries, regions and states have decriminalised or legalised them for personal or pharmaceutical use, in a regulated and controlled way. Which to me, is a step in the right direction, as it expands the health practitioner’s toolbox in helping patients overcome distressing mental states that don’t appear to respond to other forms of therapy or treatment.

Psychedelics can be used both recreationally (a.k.a. usually illicitly) and medicinally (normally supervised or prescribed by a qualified health professional) to produce the desired effects or outcomes. By allowing their use in safe and controlled ways, this opens the door for people who have tried other treatments that produce unpleasant side effects or that simply haven’t worked.

Of course, they’re not for everyone. But for some, it’s nice to know that they’re there as an option.

As a naturopath, I welcome this cultural shift and possible renaissance of traditional herbs that have somehow always managed to remain on the fringes, but which could benefit a large range of patients whose conditions are resistant to other conventional treatments.

It may indeed be the beginning of a revolution in drug policy and plant medicine, with long-held stigmas hopefully dissolving.

Many psychoactive substances, that have only ever been used in ceremonial and ‘hidden’ societies, are gradually coming to the attention of modern scientists. Deservedly so! 🤗

Moreover, they are being clinically and scientifically proven to be effective.

And so, as we stand on the precipice of re-discovering the magic of plant medicine, are we finally seeing the light at the end of the mental health tunnel? 💡 I certainly hope so! 🌺

If you or anyone you know are wanting to explore your options further, or if any of the above has raised questions, speak to your qualified healthcare professional 🌱

Image: Harvard Law School

12/11/2025

NOT-SO-FUN-FACT 🥹 If you don't buy these organic, you'll be ingesting a whole lot of pesticides and other nasties right along with them. Always buy them organic if possible 💕

Strawberries 🍓
Potatoes 🥔
Spinach 🍃
Cherries 🍒
Apples/Pears 🍐
Grapes 🍇
Capsicum 🌶️
Celery 🥬
Nectarine/peaches 🍑
Cucumber 🥒

Your health depends entirely on the daily choices you make. Organics too expensive? Well, I see it as a free form of ‘health insurance’, effectively saving you a helluva lotta money down the track … 😉

If you think being healthy is expensive, then try illness 🙃

31/10/2025

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