Emma Drady Naturopath

31/10/2024

Every day is a beautiful day for stepping outdoors 🌊

23/10/2024

I recently did an interview with Kindred Spirit magazine about my experience as a naturopath, women's health and my book Women & Nature. It's only a short read if you're interested x

Struggling with hormonal health and finding answers? Naturopath Emma Drady Naturopath speaks to us about how we can find some alternative support in this matter.

' I believe we are turning to natural therapies more because as we turn away from the things that don’t serve us, we are seeking something new – which is actually something very old and strong in many of our lineages. Medicine women, midwives, the local witch – these were all women’s roles. We once had the knowledge to heal ourselves, our families and our communities, and I believe we are craving that knowledge again now. When we compare learning how to grow our own food and prepare a well-balanced meal, picking medicine from the garden, and waking up with the sun to sitting in a sterile, fluorescent-lit waiting room for our doctor only to be told it’s in our head, or to just take this pill, natural medicine feels right for many of us'.

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https://kindredspirit.co.uk/?p=25027&preview=true

16/09/2024

My new mantra going back into “normal life” after the trip!

Saying yes to laying in the grass, reading books, listening to music, lighting incense and early nights instead 💛

What can you start saying no to to make room for your true yeses?

09/09/2024

And that’s a wrap on our lap of the country!

We zoomed through our last stretch due to some bad weather and a deep desire to get back to our community.

The last seven months has been such a wild ride meeting this country on a whole new level. There is so much beauty out there, it’s hard to fathom all that we’ve witnessed.

We had a lot of realisations on the trip, mostly subtle shifts in perspective or new ideas bubbling to the surface over time.

But lots of big changes for us too which we’ve hardly had time to let fully sink in as we’ve been zipping through country NSW, catching up with loved ones and getting the van ready to re-home.

I’m really looking forward to settling back into a new rhythm and letting the trip marinate into my psyche over the next few weeks/months/years.

I’ve decided to open up lots of availability for new and return appointments so if you’ve been thinking about having a session but I’ve had some pretty funky timeslots free this year, you should be able to find something that works!

I’ll keep you in the loop for when in person consultations become available in the coming weeks.

Thanks for following along on this epic journey! 🌼

29/08/2024

It’s been really interesting to reflect lately ~

All of my adult life I’ve felt restless when I’m in a place for too long. I’ve never been ‘ready’ to come home from any trip or holiday, always planning the next getaway before I even land on home soil.

But now… I crave home SO DEEPLY. Community. Belonging. And surprisingly, familiarity.

The concept of ‘putting down roots’ has never been so appealing after seven months of continuous movement and newness.

And so, we will be returning a little earlier than originally planned. We are really looking forward to the simple things like cooking in an oven, showering without shoes on, a bed that is separate from our couch and of course, friends and family 🌻

There is no exact date just yet but I can’t wait to see you soon in person x

19/08/2024

When we let nature be our guide, a more complete and true healing can occur.

How lucky we are to have research and tests and medicines BUT how lucky we are to also have butterflies and trees and the ocean. Both potent and valid.

If we can get out of our heads and the intellect, even for just a glimmer, and soften into our intuition… nature will do the rest 🦋

05/08/2024

SIX MONTHS ON THE ROAD!

The one word I’d use to describe this month is water 💙

It was sooo good to be back on the coast again and we sure did lap it up!

We swam with a whale shark, manta rays, a sting ray, an octopus and hundreds of tropical fish.

We frolicked in the sand, beach-combed, made artworks out of shells and explored rock pools.

We watched endless humpback whales breaching on their northern migrations and said hello to dolphins on the shore.

We walked barefoot through watery canyons and watched the sun set over the ocean every night.

It’s been a truly magical month ✨

Now we head south into real Winter and our final couple of months in the van, excited for the next chapter.

23/07/2024

John Muir wrote this in 1900 and it’s still so relevant today!

Sometimes what we need for our bad sleep, our bloating, our low energy… isn’t more supplements and appointments but a trip to the mountains.

Or the ocean.
Or the bush.
Or the desert.

Somewhere that we feel our own rhythm adjust to the speed of nature.

🌳 If you want to explore a deeper connection to nature, I suggest checking out some of the inspiring women in my book - Women & Nature - for ideas.

Or send me a message, I’ve been fully immersed in nature for the last seven months, living in a van, exploring this country. I’ve learnt a few things I’d be honoured to share with you 💚

05/07/2024

FIVE MONTHS ON THE ROAD

Wow, that was a big BIG month!

We had the coldest day of the trip and the hottest. We had the most expensive fuel of the trip and the cheapest. We had some long long drive days and some lazy hotel pool days.

Uluṟu, Kata Tjuṯa (the Olga’s), King’s Canyon, Darwin, Kakadu, Litchfield - some heavy hitters not only as a tourist but spiritually and culturally.

I’ve felt really far from home but also a strong sense of belonging and contentment. I’ve never said “woahh look at this” more times in my life. I also turned 34 🎈

Month five has been peaceful.
Rejuvenating.
Healing.
And beautiful.

(None of these photos have been edited by the way, this is how absolutely magical they really are)

05/06/2024

FOUR MONTHS ON THE ROAD

This month has been big! Huge stretches of land, crazy beautiful scenery and wildlife, never-ending skies and both the hottest and coldest days of our trip so far.

Words are beginning to fail how to describe the magic of the trip. And photos do it no justice at all.

Today we head to Uluṟu and feeling all the feels 💫

29/05/2024

The final naturopathic principle in this series and in my opinion THE key - the healing power of nature.

This is the essence of NATUR(e)-opathy. Using tools from the natural world like fresh food and medicinal herbs to help our patients live more in alignment with nature.

I’ve been reading Love Letter to the Earth by the late Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh lately and he so eloquently highlights why we all ultimately want to return to nature - because it is who we are.

“We often forget that the planet we are living on has given us all the elements that make up our bodies. The water in our flesh, our bones, and all the microscopic cells inside our bodies all come from the Earth and are part of the Earth.”

The role of the naturopath is to help alleviate some of your pain or discomfort and then to guide you towards your place in nature.

This is why I wrote Women & Nature. I wanted to see how I other women found healing, joy and inspiration from the natural world so I could share these ideas with as many people as possible.

Nature and the grass roots, traditional elements of naturopathy are what got me into this profession. Forget all the fancy tests and supplements, nature is the goal and the means to getting there 🌳🪷🌜🐚

26/05/2024

After blowing up a tyre in the middle of Outback QLD and our spare not fitting, this sunset tub view was the best medicine 🤍

14/05/2024

Prevention is always better than cure. This is a saying that most of us have heard before but have you ever truly thought about what that means?

Naturopaths excel at preventative medicine. Helping our patients feel well even when nothing is “wrong” is one of our favourite things to do.

For me, prevention encompasses a lifestyle rather than a to do list. It doesn’t need to be 100% perfect either. Whatever balance makes you feel well without stressing about it, that is the key to prevention.

The basics of preventative medicine are:
🤍 enough good sleep
🤍 hydration
🤍 yummy balanced meals (most of the time)
🤍 physical movement
🤍 stress reduction techniques
🤍 staying on top of check ups (eg: dentist)
🤍 meaningful relationships
🤍 a sense of purpose

If you can work towards achieving these things 80% of the time, you are setting yourself up for a well body, mind and spirit.

If you need help understanding what some of these things might mean for you, naturopathy is your answer.

05/05/2024

THREE MONTHS ON THE ROAD

April was a bittersweet month. We caught up with lots of friends in northern NSW and southern QLD and had so much fun seeing familiar faces before heading north into the unknown parts of this big country.

I struggled with insecurity from the scars of Chicken Pox across my face, the pain and purple of slamming my fingers in the van door, and the sadness of saying goodbye to my family pooch, Henri.

We spent a lot of time in nature and also a lot of time sheltering from unrelenting rain. You realise how small a van is when you’re sick, upset or stuck indoors.

But May brings a new month and a new beginning. Cam lobbed off all my hair, saying goodbye to the dead weight and energy I’d been carrying around with me. And interestingly, these last few days have been our most creative yet. New business ideas, lots of writing, thinking, dreaming.

I’m glad to see the back end of the third month and super excited for the fourth 🪐

1. Mount Tinbeerwah
2 & 3. Lamington National Park
4. Yamba
5. Caboolture Library feat. Women & Nature
6. Noosa
7. Pomona