Emma the Naturopath

18/01/2026

538. Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. Being a patient-ish mum for the two hundred and eighty-fifth day of Summer holidays...! How are we doing mamas? We've had a great time but two months is such a long time to have off in one hit!
2. A fruity icy pole on a scorching day.
3. Eadie making blondies for the first time. (Vanilla brownies). Gosh they were elite!
4. Three excellent books from the op shop for $5 in total.
5. My husband and I going on a bike ride by the ocean which turned incredibly rainy! Luckily we'd ordered Thai on the loop back. We ate hot pad see ew and chicken and cashew stir-fry in the back of the van, overlooking the stormy ocean. Give me a date like that any day over a fancy restaurant!

Emma the Naturopath xx

PS. Ten years ago I was 31 and Eadie was one. We're at the Pass in Byron after being at the beach all morning. She's a salty, serious little burrito wrapped in a towel. I remember so many “Someone looks grumpy” or “Looks like it might be someone's nap time!” around this time because she looked at people first without instantly breaking into a smile. It was annoying but I learnt that it said more about them than it did about my observant baby.

The first 12 months of motherhood was rough for me. It was such an unexpectedly traumatic and highly-intervened birth -although, who does expect that? I was in a lot of physical and emotional pain for the first seven months and when I started the work through that, the light got a little brighter.

I think 2016 was a year of enjoying my kid a lot more. She was really funny and she still makes us all howl with laughter. I honestly don't remember much else! Probably because it was also a year that I hadn't slept much!

Sometimes I give myself a hard time for not being “the perfect mother” in those early years -also a preposterous concept. But then I scan back over the Top 5's that I'd written during that time and I realise that I was a great mum because I was so bloody present and picked up on all those teeny tiny glimmers along the way.

I guess this photo reminds me that 2016 was a celebration that I got through that first year and finally found my feet. I discovered that I was great at the todder-stage. I would tell 2016 Emma to soften and that this journey is not linear, but humour helps. I'd tell 1 year old Eadie to let Mummy go to sleep! She would have laughed and said “Not for another 4 years!”

Have a beautiful week!

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16/01/2026

*HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE RECENT CHANGES WITH MELATONIN?*

Many sneaky purchases have been made by parents over the years for melatonin on iHerb, which is a supplement site in the U.S. But since September last year, melatonin has been deemed a Schedule 4 medication and can not be imported from overseas and a prescription is required from your GP in Australia. This was mainly due to a rise in overdoses in children and a lack of safety data for long-term use.

If a parent brings their kiddo into my clinic for sleep, I'm chatting to them about a bunch of things like:
-reducing screens
-getting enough natural sunlight
-if their kid is overtired
-sugar intake
-mouth breathing vs nasal breathing
-pinworms
-protein levels
-bedtime routine
-stress management
(Just to name a few...)

Then prescribing the nutrients their kiddo needs to make their own melatonin! Did you know that iron is one of the nutrients required for melatonin production? Sleepy liquid herbs and Australian bush flower essences are excellent also!

If you need to chat about your little one's sleep (or yours!), email carrots_and_apples@hotmail.com to book a consult!

Emma the Naturopath xx

15/01/2026

*STARTING SCHOOL THIS YEAR?*

If you've been following my page for a while, you'll know that I make up a big batch of Brave Drops in January every year. This is an Australian bush flower essence that kiddos (and their parents!) can take when starting big school/a new school/a new grade/high school to build confidence and resilient.

They come in 25ml bottles and you place 7 drops under the tongue twice a day. They have no taste which is brilliant. You can even get your kiddo to put a dose in their water bottle and tell them to sip on it throughout the day when they need an extra little boost of bravery! Great to get started a week or two before school starts.

Bottles are $25 each or two for $40. $12 for postage anywhere in Australia or you can pick up from my clinic in Moonee Beach. Email me to order some or ask a question!

Emma the Naturopath xx

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11/01/2026

537. Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. The seamless transition from mince tarts to hot cross buns. Not mad about it.
2. Eadie's consistency with her weekly pocket money jobs. They've never really rubbed off for this long before. I feel like she's starting to actually/hopefully gain a bit of a perspective on money too. Whenever there's a job I can't be stuffed doing I'll say “Want a $5 job?” That's how the dreaded job of packing down the Christmas tree was completed this year.
3. The crimson paper myrtles on West High Street at this time of year.
4. Being invited to be a part of a book club! Even though I wanted to go, my brain can think of excuses not to go. So I asked myself “What's the BEST thing that can happen?” instead of listing the “What if's”. I had fun and it was a great bunch of chicks! Has anyone read Malala Yousafzai's memoir, Finding My Way?
5. The following poem for the New Year by Portia Nelson named ‘Autobiography in Five Chapters’.

Emma the Naturopath xx

I

I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I fall in.
I am lost...
I am hopeless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

II

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I'm in the same place.
But it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

III

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in...it's a habit
My eyes are open; I know where I am;
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

IV

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

V

I walk down another street.

Have a beautiful week!

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07/01/2026

*EMMA EATS*
Balanced food for busy ppl!

How are we all feeling about going back to work this week? 🙃

Food-wise, I’m happy to have finished with Xmas food and the never ending leftovers for another year and get back onto fresh dinners and a little more routine.

BACON + EGG WRAP 🌯

This is a yummy brekkie or lunch for you or your kiddo! I worked at Go Vita Park Beach Plaza yesterday and I’m trying to not just rely on sushi.

I took a little container with a very basic salad, another container with two fried eggs and a piece of bacon that my husband cooked at brekkie time and then threw it together in a gf Old El Paso wrap at lunchtime! Then I had a delicious nectarine after!

Emma the Naturopath xx

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04/01/2026

536. Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. Fresh nectarines.
2. Cookie Custard Cuddles Caller turning six. Every day I whisper in her ear how grateful we are to have her. Then I suggest that perhaps she could please stop scratching our couch.
3. A morning gardening with my Dad. He helped my husband plant ginger and heliconias around the pool and then we made my clinic garden look schmick.
4. Reflecting back on my 2025 Resolution to go on more adventures. We went on a bunch of little getaways throughout the year to Burleigh, Byron, Brisbane, Bangalow and our first overseas family trip to Bali. Coincidentally all B's! A friend told me that next year we should do all the C's!
5. A poem by Alex Aubrey from her book Learning to Love Myself. I relate it to friendship breakups which cut just as deep as when romantic relationships end -they're just not spoken about. I'll share the poem below for anyone who needs to feel a little lighter in 2026.

Emma the Naturopath xx

PS.
“stop choosing
what isn't choosing you

if it's not mutual
what is the point?

stop trying to make it
what it used to be
the past is in the past
let it be what it is

let the good times
be good times
and let yourself move forward
when it is over.”

Have a beautiful week and Happy New Year!

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30/12/2025

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Kooee meat sticks now come in a mini version at Woolies in the health food aisle! Such a good snack on the run for the holidays.

Emma the Naturopath xx

28/12/2025

28/12/2025

535. Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. The tea tree mulch the landscaper spread around the backyard. It actually smells just like Christmas!
2. Cleaning one drawer or corner in the house daily. So satisfying and not overwhelming. I did the spice container in the pantry one day and threw out some garam masala that expired in May 2015.
3. A rainy, quiet Boxing Day watching Emily in Paris and eating gf fruit cake in bed all afternoon.
4. Going to a pop-up vinyasa class in a rainforest studio and it being exactly what I needed on so many levels.
5. Riding my bike. I've been literally saying that I've been wanting to start going on solo rides since the last school holidays and I finally did it!

Emma the Naturopath xx

Have a beautiful week and I'll see you next year!

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18/12/2025

NEW BOOK! 🤓

What are we all reading this Summer? 🌺 What are our thoughts on Emily Henry’s books?

Emma the Naturopath xx

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17/12/2025

*EADIE EATS*
Balanced food for little tummies!

The first of a squillion Snackle boxes I will make these holidays: seaweed crackers, medjool dates with peanut butter, carrots, cucumber, cherries, Kooee meat stick and dried mango.

I try to pack one of these before we leave the house so we don’t buy sushi every single day 🙃

Emma the Naturopath xx

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14/12/2025

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