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Sarah Yeoman - Integrative Wellness, Mitcham, Victoria (2025)

21/08/2025

What I wish people knew about the health and wellbeing industry. Part 2
Green and red flags for the people you work with.

These are my green and red flags; you may have your own. I have come to these through my own experience as both a client and a practitioner.

🟢They listen to you - they're willing to step into your shoes and hear what you have to say. They may not have lived your life, but they're willing to be compassionate and empathetic to you and your experience.

🟢They refer on if needed - they acknowledge their treatment may not be the right one and recommend another modality, or practitioner who may be better suited to you.

🟢They take feedback - if you have something to say about their experience of your treatment, they hear you and are willing to adapt to meet you where you're at

🟢Your needs are at the forefront of their mind - this should seem obvious but sometimes it's not. How they treat you is determined by what you're aiming to achieve, not by what they think you want

🔴They keep asking you to come back for treatment with no results - this is often money driven and definitely doesn't have you at the forefront of their treatment. They should want to see you succeed and achieve your goal from their treatment. This could also be shame around not getting results - but that's not your responsibility it's theirs to know when to refer on and not make it mean anything about them.

🔴They say they know your body better than you do. You know your body best, if it is responding in a way that is not in alignment with what they expect that's not your fault it's just the way your body is responding and please don't fall into the trap of feeling like you're the failure because you're not.

🔴They encourage you to trust them over yourself. This kind of ties into the one above where they ask you to tune your body or response out for their benefit. Remember you are in control of who you choose to see if they make you feel wrong then move on, find someone else

🔴They don't provide you with self-management tools to help you between sessions. Your practitioner should be a support person not someone you heavily rely on for your daily outcomes.

20/08/2025

What I wish people knew about the health and wellbeing industry. Part 1

As a practitioner in this industry for over 20 years there are some things that I've seen which are both excellent and let's just say not so good.

🌟This industry is growing and that is a good thing but also unfortunately not so good at the same time.

The good thing is that you now have more choice than ever before - more modalities, products and services so you are likely to find something that works for you.

The no so good is that not everyone is in it for you the customer - some are just in it for the money. 😔What does this mean for you - it means that you will need to be discerning and acknowledge that not everything is meant for you.

Some people will lead you to believe that their product or service is perfect for you when it's not. Some people will only see how much money they can make from you and for that I am sorry.

This means that you will need to be discerning about where you invest your time, energy and money.

I have been burnt from this industry. I now only have a couple of people I buy crystals from having bought products that look nothing like the photo of said purchase and some after they have arrived, I have questioned whether they're real or not. Not a great way to learn who to trust but unfortunately it's often the way. I'm getting way more discerning as a result.

I have also bought products recently that have come with a lot of research to back their benefits but the disappointing thing in this situation is there was no mention of possible negative aspect upon use. Some will take advantage of women in particular going through the midlife transition of perimenopause and menopause. Again, I had to find out the hard way this product was not suitable. The only positive is it now helps inform my patients about possible negative side effects and why testing might need to occur.

From all of this I've learnt that not all people in this industry are ethical, practicing in integrity and for you the customer. I wish we could all trust everyone but unfortunately that isn't the case. My advice is to be discerning, if it looks or feels too good do some more research.

14/08/2025

What I've learnt from 20+ years in the health and wellbeing industry

I was asked a similar questions to this question at a networking event recently but could only give one answer, which didn't cover any where near what I've learnt.

Here are some of the things that I've learnt:

🌟Listen to your clients - they're the experts on their bodies. If it hurts believe them. Empathy and compassion can be felt regardless of whether I have experienced their problem or not.

🌟The best results come from those clients that are active participants in their health journey. Those that go home and do the stretches, use the heat pack, and use any other suggestion I have made will often report better post session responses than those who don't. I don't make suggestions for my benefit, I do it for the clients.

🌟Communication is vitally important on so many levels. The client needs to be open and honest to receive the best form of care. If my pressure is too firm tell me, I won't get upset, it helps me tailor a treatment to your needs. Also when answering health and medical history question it's also important to be open and transparent there are reason we ask these questions - you'll be amazed at how many people say no I haven't had an accident and next thing you know they're telling me about the car accident they had last week or the fall they had in the back yard - but it was nothing - not to me, it helps inform decisions on the treatment and suggestion I offer you.

🌟Most clients will need more than one session to resolve their problem and ongoing care is not the answer for everyone. Some people will only come when they are in pain and that is alright.

🌟Some people will need to be referred on to other health care practitioners and that's not a indication that I'm not good at what I do. I have a saying these days if its functional then I can help but if its structural then I most likely can't. That's if you need surgery no amount of soft tissue work is going to solve a problem. Also if they aren't responding to treatment then further investigation is needed and there is no point continually asking a client to keep coming back if treatment is not aiding them.

14/08/2025

CARD READING NOW CLOSED - keep an eye out for the next one. 😊💜

Today I picked dragons for your choice of deck for an initive message. Let me know in the comments which deck you would like a message from. 😊💜

13/08/2025

How I am finding clarity

Clarity is something I've been seeking for some time in particular around my online business.

Not sure if it was the recent mercury retrograde but there has been a lot of reviewing going on around here.

One thing has become abundantly clear to me is the more I try to be someone I'm not the more murky the waters have been around what I want.

There is so much information out there telling us how to do thing that I got lost in trying to do it in a way that didn't feel in alignment to me. No wonder I felt like I was lacking clarity.

The more I honour my truth of who I am without apology the clearer I become on what's working and what isn't.

This can also track into other areas and I'm seeing that around this mid-life transition. The more I follow other peoples rules the less I hear my internal voice that is guiding me.

I'm learning to take a step back and trust the responses I'm getting as being true to me, whether that's what the outside world is telling me is what I should be doing.

Clarity comes from tuning into ourselves, not others. I will say though sometimes we need to have something to respond to (as a manifesting generator, sacral responder - I now see how this works). It's in the response we learn what is true for us.

Standing out is not necessarily something that we seek, but it has found me because I am realising that I just operate differently when it comes to business. I acknowledge and honour that my viewpoints aren't for everyone, but if all I do is make you think about whether you're following the crowd out of fear or true alignment a small part of my work has been done. ☺

Honouring of self is where true clarity comes from, and not necessarily following what everyone else is doing. I know this is challenging, going against the crowd requires a certain level of courage because somewhere along the way we were told different = bad. I'm now learning not honouring myself is a form of self-abandonment and, I feel this is worse than shrinking in and being one of the crowd when internally everything is screaming at me that this is not in alignment for me. I am learning to honour myself more as each day passes.

11/08/2025

Midlife and Self-Acceptance

This transition can be tough.

So much is changing.

Our goals and desires are often shifting. What we thought we wanted no longer seems to light us up like they used to.

In my own transition, I have had to learn to accept where I am at - it certainly isn't where I thought I would be.

I have had to redefine what is important to me and learn to recognise a distraction when one shows up to take me off my path. This has become more noticeable lately.

All those "shoulds" are highlighting where I am investing time and energy into something that might not be for me. I have to take the time to discern what truly needs my energy as there are so many things that want to take me off my path.

I am learning to accept that even though life might not look like what I thought it would, that actually doesn't make it bad, it just makes it different. I have made up stories about things being different to what I thought it "should" look like. Now I get view it as "what if this is exactly where I am meant to be for the lessons that I need to learn?" This brings in a whole new layer of self-acceptance to the situation.

I'm learning things I never thought I would and that's not a bad thing. I'm just starting to accept this as a positive. Has the journey been easy - hell no.

This isn't about false positivity, I've sat in the anger, frustration, loneliness and every other emotion to come to acceptance. Then the deeper layer is accepting myself through all this, I am where I am not as punishment but as part of my healing journey. Most of us have experienced trauma that we have to heal from, some may never but that too is part of a journey. That journey looks different for everyone.

It often takes us until midlife to recognise and acknowledge our journey and now I get to decided where I go to from here. Do I see all the step, no. I'm reminded that I just need to take the next step and then the next one will be shown to me. I may try and skip a couple of steps and may need to revisit things down the track but that is part of the journey.

Self-acceptance is a journey back to my true self, letting go of what's no longer mine to carry.

08/08/2025

Midlife and Nutrition Part 1

Things shift when we get to midlife. Your body is changing in so many ways.

What you eat seems to cause all sorts of issues from bloating, reflux, excess wind, weight gain. These are all signs of a system that is being challenged. It's time to become a detective and find what works for you.

I'm not going to give you some generic nutritional advice, what I am going to give you is hopefully a little understanding of why these changes are occurring.

First during perimenopause and menopause we start to lose the protective nature of estrogen. Estrogen is protective to many systems as it is anti-inflammatory by nature. There are estrogen receptors in nearly all tissues within our bodies. Estrogen protects our heart, bones, muscles, ligaments, gums, brains, the digestive tract and so on. As it drops during this phase of life, we become more resistant to insulin making us more prone to metabolic issues such as high blood sugars and high cholesterol.

So, what does this mean when it comes to the food you eat? It means those heavy carbohydrate and fatty meals are going to react differently to how they did before. Does this mean that you have to go low carb - simply no - it just means that you're going to have to work out what your tolerance levels are to these types of food. No food is foundationally off limits at this time it really is about learning to understand your body on a whole new level. Are you sure that you want to keep eating a food that upsets your stomach and causes sore joints? That's ultimately up to you and no one else.

This may mean having some blood test done to see where your base line is and how your diet is affecting you. Some changes in blood test that you might see are an increase in fasting insulin and cholesterol readings, also depending on where your gut is at you might also find changes to things like vitamin B12, iron and vitamin D status (as this too changes with age). Other blood markers that may change are your inflammatory ones - this is a prime time to start getting autoimmune conditions unfortunately.

Disclaimer: This information is general in nature so please seek medical advice where needed.

07/08/2025

Midlife and Exercise

I am sure I'm not the only one seeing all these posts about how you need to lift heaving in midlife to gain benefits and prevent osteoporosis.

You know what I am going to say is that you need to start with where you are at. Lifting heavy can lead to injuries if not done properly. I see it all the time in clinic.

You absolutely can benefit from all types of exercise and yes there is research to say that lifting weights helps with prevention of osteoporosis later in life. But again, if lifting heavy leads to an injury that isn't helpful at all, its counterproductive and may cause more harm than help.

I say to my clients all the time if correct technique becomes hard to maintain that is the time to stop the exercise even if you are mid set.

I encourage you to start with where you are at and add progression from there, don't think that you have to start lifting heavy from the get-go. Take your time to increase resistance with weights, sets or reps, there is no rush for getting to your destination faster than anyone else because you know what you're only competing with yourself.

Also, if you don't want to lift heavy weights that is fine. Find something that you enjoy doing to keep your body moving for longevity. Doing something you hate won't produce the results that you want because in all likelihood you won't keep it up for very long. Find a way to love the exercise you do.

Disclaimer: This information is general in nature and not personal to your specific needs, seek medical advice where necessary before beginning any exercise program. I have a bachelor's degree in human movement and have an understanding around exercise prescription not only from an exercise science background but also a health science background in remedial massage and myotherapy so see a lot of exercise induced injuries.

07/08/2025

READING NOW CLOSED - keep an eye out for the next one. 😊💜

Today I have picked Rebecca Campbell’s deck for your card readings. Please let me know which deck you would like a reading from. I will then be back with a personal and intuitive message for you. 😊💜

01/08/2025

Understanding the signs that you see.

I recently purchased a card deck by Natalia Walker of Inner Creative and have been pulling cards from her Happy Hearts Care Card deck for the last couple of days and every day the EXACT same card has come out. Now this doesn't usually happen for me so, I've read the card and gone that's a nice message but now I am going there has to be something deeper to this.

The Message is " Treat yourself as you would a precious treasure." Nice right but what is the deeper message for me.

Today after I pulled this card yet again, I went okay what does this mean for me.
The truth of it is I haven't been treating myself as a precious treasure. What does that actually mean, it's not something that I have ever considered myself to be so how do I go about taking action on something that feels foreign.

One aspect of this ongoing message has been clearly to get my attention, which it now has. Second to that it is now asking myself that very question how do I treat myself as a precious treasure? What does that actually look like day to day.

Some thoughts on that:

💚 Being mindful of my energy levels

💚 Not sacrificing my needs for someone else's (not always possible I know, but my default will not be that mine aren't important)

💚 Using quality products on my body where possible.

💚 Eating quality food

💚Recognising my limitations and not pushing and forcing when my body is saying rest.

💚Investing my energy into things that I enjoy as much as possible - life wasn't meant to be full of being stuck on the mouse wheel.

💚Investing time into my business from a place of joy and not obligation

As you can see this is multi-layered and not limited to one area of life but all areas.

If you were to ask yourself this same question, how would you answer?

So, if you're seeing things multiple times or someone is saying something to you and it's like the third time that you've heard it there's a deeper message for you.
I suggest asking yourself what does this mean for me - the answer will be unique to you, your lived experience will create a different meaning to someone else. Take note and action if needed.

31/07/2025

Midlife and the changing body.

I know there is a lot of information swirling around the social media platforms these days about the hormone transition of perimenopause and menopause.

We all know about half the population is going to go through this transition at some points.

How it shows up for you is going to be different to everyone else - sometimes in major ways and minor in others.

Not everyone gets the hot flushes/flashes and night sweats, but the list of symptoms is getting longer the more research is being done into this area. I have been attending a few webinars on the topic and nearly every system in the body is affected by the changes in estrogen levels.

I am seeing a variety of ways that it's turning up not only in me but also my clients. For some of them it's making them stiffer and sorer than normal, and they often don't realise this may be attributed to hormone shifts. Frozen shoulder is now being recognised as a perimenopause and menopause symptom. This condition is most common in women over 40 and until recently the connection had not been made, so a lot of women have suffered through this without consideration they may need some assistance with their hormones.

Other possible symptoms might be changes in digestion, concentration, libido, body odor, weight changes, stress resilience, fatigue, dental issues, mood changes, metabolic changes, tinnitus, jaw issues, autoimmune conditions, sleep issues, skin and hair changes. There's more but you get the idea this transition is multi-layered and factorial.

Knowing the symptoms can provide you with a sense of relief that you're not alone in this, and some may be able to be handled with natural remedies, but some may need more intensive interventions depending on how much they're influencing your daily life. There's no need to suffer in silence this health area is now getting some attention so seek out health care practitioners to help improve quality of life. If you feel uncomfortable doing this there are now plenty of books on the subject written by women who have gone through it and doctors that are invested in having women's voices heard. If you would like suggestion, please let know.

29/07/2025

Honouring your authenticity and showing up as your true self.

I feel that I am seeing more people struggle when they are copying someone else's strategy and then wondering why it is not working for them.
I believe that it is not working for you because it is not yours - simple.

Your uniqueness is what is special. However, we get taught that what we have to offer can't possibly be worthwhile, so we follow someone else's path who appears to have created greater success than us and ultimately wonder why we get lost.

I have been there and am only just finding my feet now after a few years in the wilderness looking for the "right path". Let me also say that there isn't just one path, there are multiple paths all leading to different outcomes - be mindful I didn't say "the wrong outcomes". This is where learning to honour your authenticity is so important. If you are making decisions from what you think you should be doing, I believe that you will be more open to following a path that isn't designed for you.

For me this has been recognising that I might look a little flighty because I post about so many different subjects. But as a manifesting generator in human design, I am multi-passionate, and I have multiple interest, experiences and certification in a variety of areas. Honouring my uniqueness means that I follow what lights me up. I am no longer going to cover this up because of how it might look to you, I have to honour myself. This is becoming more and more important to me as I go on in this online space and in my clinic work.

Growing my authenticity muscle is one of practice, one that will be honed over time. The more I practice the more confident I show up and more comfortable I get with being true to me. I am learning that the path to my happiness is doing what lights me up and not copying anyone else.

I am not denying that this takes a certain level of strength and courage to stand out and be perceived as something that I am not but, in the end, I am the one who has to be happy with my choices and nobody else.

Here's to you feeling comfortable in showing up and shining as your true authentic self.

Sarah Yeoman - Integrative Wellness

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