Pure Joy Naturopathy

20/12/2025

See you tomorrow people Mission Beach Markets!

I am already half way in Innisfail so ready to rock n roll 😆

15/12/2025

Thank you for your support this year!

10/12/2025

Healing in midlife isn’t only physical, it’s emotional, spiritual, and deeply personal.

One of my favourite teachings from Kamiya Mieko, the Japanese psychologist who shaped the modern understanding of Ikigai, is this:

✨ “Where there is Ikigai, suffering softens.”
Even when life feels heavy, uncertain, or changing; Ikigai gives us a thread of meaning to hold onto.

Midlife often brings:

🌿 shifts in identity
🌿 changing roles
🌿 emotional waves
🌿 physical symptoms
🌿 moments of “Who am I now?”

Ikigai doesn’t remove these challenges but it helps us walk through them with more clarity and gentleness.

Your Ikigai can be:

🍵 a quiet moment
👣 a grounding ritual
🌕 connecting with the moon
🌱 tending to your body
💛 rediscovering what still matters
🌸 choosing yourself again

If no one has told you this today:
You are allowed to grow, change, and rediscover meaning at any age.

Midlife is not the end, it’s a season of renewal, insight, and becoming.

08/12/2025

Why is sleep so unpredictable in midlife?

You’re not imagining it; perimenopause and menopause create real shifts in the body and nervous system.

Here are the 4 most common sleep patterns I see in midlife women:

🌙 1. Difficulty falling asleep
Oestrogen affects serotonin + melatonin. When levels drop, the brain finds it harder to “switch off.”

🌙 2. Waking between 1–3am
Often linked to cortisol spikes, blood sugar dips, or an overstimulated nervous system.

🌙 3. Night sweats + temperature swings
Your thermostat becomes more sensitive — making sleep lighter and more fragmented.

🌙 4. Busy, racing mind at bedtime
Not “overthinking” — but your nervous system processing emotional load, change, and responsibility.

What actually helps:

✨ magnesium + B6 for deeper sleep
✨ warm, grounding night meals
✨ moonlighting (lamps only after 7pm)
✨ breath-based nervous system resets
✨ simple evening Ikigai reflection:
“What brought meaning to me today?”

Your sleep doesn’t need to be perfect — it needs to feel safe again.

🌸 If you want personalised support

My Mini Hormone Reset ($99) is a gentle, focused 45-minute session where you can choose your key area:

💛 Sleep Reset
💛 Stress Reset
💛 Hot Flush Reset
💛 Mood & Energy Reset

You’ll receive:
✔ 2–3 clear lifestyle strategies
✔ optional supplement suggestions
✔ A simple written summary to keep you on track
✔ free HRT navigation guide
✔ free 7-Day Metabolic Reset Meal Plan

✨ Please note:
This is a single-focus session and does not replace a full naturopathy initial consultation.

Perfect if you’re curious, cautious, or simply want support without overwhelm.

Book here:
purejoynaturopathy.com.au

You don’t have to navigate midlife changes alone — I’m here to walk with you.

05/12/2025

Why mushroom latte instead of coffee?
Low caffeine, calmer energy, midlife-friendly.
My nervous system approves. ☕✨

04/12/2025

🌿 Gordonvale Market This Saturday! 🌿
7 AM – 12 PM | Saturday 6th December

I’ll be at the Gordonvale Market with Pure Joy Naturopathy — and I’m bringing my sweet furry sidekick along! 🐶💛

Come browse the stalls, enjoy the fresh local goodies, and stop by for a chat about natural health and wellbeing. We'd love to see you there!

✨ Come say hi — we’ll be the stall with the big smiles and wagging tail!

03/12/2025

Ikigai Reflection
“What remains for me to live?” – Kamiya

This question isn’t about regret, it’s about possibility.
Midlife isn’t a closing; it’s a reorientation.

What remains for you to live?'

I ask this question often in my sessions,
because so many women lose themselves to caretaking, careers, and expectations.
This is your season of return.

01/12/2025

Sleep, mood or energy shifting?
Grab your free midlife guide to understand your body and feel grounded. 💛

30/11/2025

29/11/2025

My first Mission Beach Markets tomorrow! Last monster market of the year, bring it on!

If you are around, come and say hello :-)

28/11/2025

🌿✨ A Grateful Farewell to Stratford Village Pharmacy ✨🌿

As of the end of November, I’ve wrapped up my work at Stratford Village Pharmacy after almost four years. It’s been such a meaningful chapter, supporting the community as a naturopath, having conversations about health and supplements, and forming genuine connections with customers and staff.

The team surprised me with flowers, a beautiful card, and the loveliest afternoon tea. Their warmth has always made Stratford one of my favourite pharmacies in Cairns; friendly, grounded, and always ready for a real conversation, even on the busiest days.

To say thank you, I prepared some food this week: sushi, gluten-free carrot cake, healthy treats, beautifully packed in a Japanese juubako. While making it, I realised how important yutori (ゆとり) is: a gentle spaciousness in the mind.

Even though this time of year is so busy, focusing on cooking with gratitude created a moment of calm and clarity. It deepened my appreciation for the people I’ve worked with and the community I’ve connected to.

Though I’m stepping into a new direction for my business, I’ll still pop in now and then, especially with Aikido training nearby. Stratford won’t become a place of strangers.

Thank you to the team and the Stratford/Freshwater community for the last four years. I’m truly grateful.

Here’s to new beginnings, guided by gratitude, connection, and yutori. 🌼💛

Mayumi