Emma the Naturopath

30/11/2025

532. Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. Randomly going to a different supermarket and running into an old high school friend. There was something so heart-warming about experiencing her smile and mannerisms again that took me right back to 2001.
2. Darting down to the beach on Wednesday evening to escape the heat which was unbearable at home. We surfed in the icy water as the storm rolled in then sat on the sand in our wetsuits eating zucchini slice muffins for dinner.
3. The thick scent of florals as I walked through the Botanical Gardens on a way too hot day.
4. Watching Jerry Maguire and eating takeaway Thai with my husband while Eadie was at a sleepover on the weekend. Gosh Renee Zellweger was an absolute dream in the 90s.
5. Having a mother-daughter self-care day.

Emma the Naturopath xx

PS. I was loudly reminded how our emotions influence our physical body this week. Eadie had been complaining of a sore shoulder each night which I attributed to being thrown back into a big training session at netball. But then her back started to hurt too so I thankfully nabbed a last minute osteo session for 8:40am the next day and planned to take her into school straight after.

The osteo was so calm and caring and spoke to Eadie like the little adult she is growing into. She asked her about past injuries, the sports she plays, etc. I sat on a chair in the room and listened and observed.

The gentle treatment began and in the silence it hit me. I blurted out “Well actually, last week was pretty big. Eadie did two leadership speeches -one of them she was really nervous about. So there was a bit build up to that. But she also experienced grief last week which really effected her.”

I reached for my phone and emailed her teacher to say she'd be having the rest of the day off.

We went op-shopping, bought wildly expensive iced strawberry matchas, we swam in the ocean and laid in the sun. But most importantly, we talked.

How much she'd been carrying had been lost on me because she's always happy to go to school then tells us all the funny things that had happened that day. She'd occasionally ask for a day off but I'd say “You're about to have two months off!”It's easy to forget how stimulating the life of a ten year old can be: academically, socially, physically, emotionally.

The end of term four is big for all of us. Seek out pockets of gentleness and connection whenever you can.

Have a beautiful week!

CLINIC OPEN IN SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!
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28/11/2025

OH, HEY THERE 👋🏽

I woke up to three emsils this morning from lovely people wanting to book their kiddos in for consults: two with eczema and one with tummy stuff.

Nothing makes me happier than helping little ones. 😇

I’m taking booking all of December and January so please feel free to email me at carrots_and_apples@hotmail.com if youd like to come and hang out in my clinic (or via FaceTime). 🤓

Emma the Naturopath xx

www.emmathenaturopath.com.au

23/11/2025

531. Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. Borrowing one of my husband's friend's surfboards to try. I'm hoping to be bitten by the surfing bug again this Summer.
2. A fresh (fake) Christmas tree. The previous one was at least 20 years old and was the tree I used to put up every year in my health food shop. We decorated our new one with baubles that were different shades of blue for a beachy look, as well as a string of gingerbread men fairy lights.
3. My big, brave girl doing two leadership speeches this week.
4. A fresh haircut to realise that make hair doesn't suck -it's just neglected.
5. Speaking up and saying “What does that mean?” or “Can you explain that part again please?” when the tradies are talking to me about what's going on, even if I sound silly. They've all been really great and I've learnt a lot.

Emma the Naturopath xx

PS. On one of my walks this week I was listening to Jonathan Van Ness's 'Getting Better' podcast episode called “What It's Like to get an Autism Diagnosis as an Adult (with Elyse Myers)”. At the beginning of the episode JVN asked Elyse “What's grounding you at the moment?” and I loved the sentiment so much!

I remember when Eadie was a baby and I met up with a friend who had a bub a similar age and I was explaining what an unsettled day Eadie was having. Teeth? Sleep? Sickness? Developmental leap? Vibing off my own chaos? Who knows?!

She validated how hard motherhood could be then said “What's working for you at the moment?” It stopped me in my tracks and made me reflect on the coping strategies (if any) I was putting in place to stop myself from falling into a dark hole and staying there.

Term four and one month until Christmas can be a chaotic time for many and we need coping strategies to buoy ourselves through the challenging times.

The next time you have a conversation with someone and they tell you how crazy life is at the moment or how stressed they are, I wonder what they would say if you replied with “What's grounding you at the moment?”

At the moment, I am being grounded by dips in the ocean followed by time spent in the sun. Seeking quiet places. Taking my night time magnesium. Swapping voice notes with my friends.

What about you?

Have a beautiful week!

20/11/2025

DO YOU EVER JUST WISH EVERYONE WOULD S**U? 🤫

Look what arrived yesterday! My new Loop ear plugs!! My old pair were in the wallet that went missing…

I wear these:
-when the tradies are making a racket
-to sleep if I don’t want to hear the squawks and giggles of tweens from the lounge room at 11pm
-while working on my laptop in a busy cafe
-to footy games
-to the movies to take the edge off
-during the Book Week parade
-in the airport and during the flight
-I would say to concerts but I’m not that cool

These are the Loop Quiet 2 design. I’m telling you so you can take advantage of the 25% sale that’s happening next week.

Emma the Naturopath xx

19/11/2025

I watched a reel yesterday that posted on Insta. “Something really shifted in me when I stopped eating like a mum who was rushing through the day. Instead I eat like the woman who wants to feel good throughout the whole day.”

She used to grab whatever was quick and therefore be hangry, impatient and covered in eczema. Once she shifted things, her skin had a glow, her brain was clearer, those extra kilos went and she stopped having those afternoon crashes.

Just simple stuff like real meals instead of her kids’ toast crusts, protein and some meal planning to make the week easier.

“Fuel your body to support the person you want to feel like every day”.

I can’t tell you how much I love this!! Huge shifts happen when you take responsibility for your own health and stop rushing through life like a pork chop.

This is a box of goodness that I grabbed from Fresco this morning. Local meat and good quality produce. Things that I choose to eat that make my body feel brilliant. The life in your food gives you life ✨

Emma the Naturopath xx

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16/11/2025

*EMMA EATS*
Balanced food for busy ppl!

Today’s fuel for working at the health food shop:
-frittata with haloumi, zucchini, broccoli and pumpkin
-cuc, carrot and cherry toms
-cacao chia pud with half a scoop of choc protein powder
-banana
-Kooee meat stick (chip aisle of supermarket)
-Chief collagen bar in hazelnut brownie (health food aisle of Woolies). 15.6g of protein! Gf and df. I’m obsessed with this one and the choc brownie flavour!
-1L of filtered water with a scoop of Sodii passionfruit electrolytes

Emma the Naturopath xx

16/11/2025

530. Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. Some quality time spent soaking up the sunshine and salt water at the beach while reading my new book Love Sick by Jessie Stephens.
2. The gf df almond and honey gelato at Blue Cow in Woopi.
3. Having a couple of restful mornings at home instead of heading out on my usual walk after the bus stop drop off.
4. Watching our pool being effortlessly craned over our house and perfectly into our backyard. It reminded me of watching a hot air balloon float through the sky.
5. Seeing the mature aged ladies' body boarding club having a ball in the shorey when I started my walk. By the time I looped back, they all had their hoodie towels on and were sitting at a table in the sun at the surf club cafe having a cuppa and a laugh together.

Emma the Naturopath xx

PS. Thanks to all my clients who happily reshuffled due to the onslaught of tradies and noisy machines at my place this week! It's been a week of trying to remain flexible. 🙃

Email carrots_and_apples@hotmail.com to book a consultation for you or your kiddo! 🍍

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10/11/2025

*PUT THINGS IN YOUR WAY*

This is my apple cider vinegar bottle and reishi mushroom powder that permanently live on my kitchen bench. I still only drink the ACV 2-3 times a week but it would be zero if it lived neatly in the pantry.

-Leave your yoga mat rolled out.
-Keep your joggers next to the front door.
-Put your supplements in an old person pill box next to your toothbrush.

Emma the Naturopath xx

09/11/2025

529. Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. My husband returning home again after two weeks at sea!
2. This crossover period of Spring and Summer where you can smell jasmine, gardenias and frangipanis all in the one walk.
3. Eadie scoring a try at touch footy as well as her first goal at soccer!
4. Gifting myself a Daughters of India dress for surviving two weeks of solo parenting.
5. Tomorrow is the day we have been counting down to for a while! The tradies are coming to get our backyard ready for our pool to be delivered on Thursday!

Emma the Naturopath xx

PS. I've been soaking up our backyard a lot lately. We were the first owners of this house that we moved into eleven and a half years ago when I was eleven weeks pregnant. Our backyard was full of knee-high shrubs that over time grew into a wild jungle -some double the height of our roof! My husband and my Dad sneakily built me The Garden of Eden (a veggie patch) one day when I was eight months pregnant, which Eadie and I have tended to over the years.

Then an arborist came on Monday and cleared it all away for our family's next chapter.

Let it begin. Pool party at my house everyone!!

02/11/2025

528. Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. The sound of giggles and squeals coming from over the fence since we gave our neighbours our trampoline.
2. Seeing Eadie excited about things like dressing up with her friends for Halloween and seeing that she'd laid out her soccer clothes and boots on her bed ready for that afternoon.
3. Eggs from Glitter, Sparkles, Eddy and Geoff the chooks.
4. A week of solo parenting without any glitches. Well except for running out of gas during dinner and the plug in the kitchen sink no longer working.
5. A blustery, rainy walk around the jetty and marina just before it got dark on Saturday night.

Emma the Naturopath xx

Have a beautiful week :)

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28/10/2025

*EMMA EATS*
Balanced food for busy ppl!

I am here to promote “decent” brekkies! Not just a coffee. Not your kid’s sad toast crusts. But a protein-filled, nutritious meal which your cortisol levels and hormones will love you for.

We had spag bol last night so I saved a little portion for this morning. I also boiled up a bunch of eggs yesterday just to have them handy. So while the mince was heating on the stove, I peeled my eggs and made the toast. It took all of about 4 minutes.

Emma the Naturopath xx

www.emmathenaturopath.com.au

26/10/2025