Back to Basics Nutrition Herbs Massage

02/12/2025

Why I don’t prescribe ‘Vitamin D’…. While there is mounting evidence to suggest that most chronic diseases are associated with vitamin D deficiency, and vitamin D deficiency has reached epidemic proportions, especially in Australia, as a naturopath I don’t prescribe vitamin D supplements. I prescribe sun! While supplements might raise your serum levels in blood tests, there is so much we don’t know about how vitamin is converted from the sun and utilised in the body. It would be arrogant to think that we could bottle what the sun, one of the biggest and most magical forces of nature provides! Raising serum vitamin D artificially might trick us into thinking we have solved the problem but might also leave us still deficient in many of the functions that sunlight on our skin provides. Vitamin D supplements are synthetic goop, suspended in toxic seed oils and other nasty additives. No matter the season, or our skin colour or type, our bodies have the remarkable power to synthesise vitamin D from the sun. Don’t fear the sun! Do avoid getting burnt to a crisp, do be sensible, but don’t avoid the sun. It is key for well being, vitality, energy and life force! HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SUMMER ☀️ 🌺 💛 ☀️

25/11/2025

I’ve been brewing up a storm in the range. I’m old school. I make small batches. And when I say small, I mean small!! Batches of 30, or 20 or 10. Or 4, or sometimes even one! My largest beaker is 1 litre and my smallest 100ml!! My skin care products are part of my herbal medicine practice and so my aim isn’t to have a bigger skin care line, or produce them commercially. My aim is to continue to make small batch skincare for people who need nourishing, healing, preservative and other nasty toxin free products. I started making creams for my son who had very sensitive skin and terrible eczema. I played around till I found things that worked. Then I did the same for some of my clinic clients and I loved it so much I decided to make skin care for myself that met my own standards of nourishing, delicious and organic. And ‘goddess’ was born. I gave a few away as gifts and I had some customers for life! My products are mainly based on pure Australian organic olive oil that is sourced from . My bee products, are clean and local, from a bee keeper whose bees roam in pristine forests a few hours from Sydney. I make most of my own herbal infusions from organic or wild crafted herbs. I only make products I would use on my own skin…. And I only use products on my own skin that I make 😝 I often make small sample pots when I make new batches as I love letting people try before they buy in case they are sensitive to any of the ingredients. I hate the thought of a bigger pot being wasted. Besides my signature goddess balm and serum, I have ‘tradies hands’ the male equivalent of goddess. I have babies bum, and , , and . I have a most decadent coffee and cardamon scrub and for summer I also have a super light and nourishing body balm called ‘apres soleis’. And of course if you hit me up with a challenge, I can make a little pot of magic, just for you!

20/11/2025

Happy November ❤️ I am taking new bookings for my ‘men’s health’ package. The package includes a personalised treatment plan just for you…. Based on your health goals and history and what is practical and sustainable just for you. It will include nutritional and lifestyle changes or tweaks to what you’re already doing and ongoing professional support for the next 6 months to make sure you have everything you need to achieve your goals. So if you have any niggly issues with digestion, mental health, energy, weight gain, and you’re ready to tackle them head on with all the support and accountability you need, to feel your best. Or if you want to learn more about how to eat for optimal mental, hormonal and mens health, then this is the programme for you too! Comment below or message me to get all the details or book in for a discovery call. Terms and conditions apply.

10/11/2025

I’m back from a dreamy 5 weeks in Spain and France and I’ve hit the ground running! It’s great to be back and feeling so recharged! I thought I’d do a little food post, on some of my most fun and delicious moments! Sometimes it can be tricky finding good food when you’re on the move, but I love to find out where I can source and eat real and organic food, similar to the food I eat at home. It feels like a really fun treasure hunt!! It’s not at all hard to source fresh, organic eggs and dairy in Europe. So that was my staple and of course a good supply of biltong. I never leave home without it! So this was my budget friendly way to stay well nourished. But every new town I went to I tried to find one place where I could have the best quality local experience and most of my choices did not disappoint! My first stop was and I had one of the best steaks of my life, at where they pride themselves in using some of the tastiest grass beef in Spain!! In I had some amazing seafood where the service and vibe were also on point! In where I met up with there was an abundance of fresh, local and organic stores and we stocked up on eggs, butter and cheese! But we also stumbled across the most fun, gorgeous, and delicious tapas bars, one of the best local experiences of the whole trip! Driving through the , In the old town of we found a butcher with and bought some steaks to cook up in our magical little mountain village. In going out at night felt a bit overwhelming so I found a lovely little organic grocer and stocked up on organic eggs and raw butter!! In after a long hot hike I enjoyed some meat sticks on the beach and later some amazing oysters at . In I always make sure I arrive on Saturdays to attend the incredible Sunday organic farmers markets at and I stocked up to cook up a storm for some of my favourite humans who I was meeting up with in Paris! I cooked with fresh grass fed beef straight from the farmer!

16/10/2025

Two dreamy weeks with , Girona, Barcelona and the Pyrenees…. Endless blue skies, sunsets, mountains, sea, waterfalls, rainbows……coffee, cheese, pastries and lots of other local deliciousness!! Thanks for the memories ❤️♥️🩷💛🧡

15/09/2025

It’s only September….. but what a year it’s been! 😓🫠 in January my dear father became very unwell, and we had to pack up their home and move him and my mum into a nursing home. The next few months were spent sitting by his side for what felt like a very long time as he slipped away. As the months went by, I could only hang on to the bare minimum of work, and for the first time since having my little business, I found my self having to turn people away. Of course thats ok, nothing could be more important to me than being there for my parents in their hour of need. But still…. When you are a small business owner, your business is only as good as your next client. A few weeks after losing my dad, I came to pick up the pieces and was so thankful all my clients were eager to have me back. And beyond grateful to pick up a few new ones along the way. On asking a new client enquiry how she came to me, she said she had asked on some local forum and so many people recommended me, she had to check me out for herself. This warmed my heart more than I can express. The last few weeks I’ve tried to jump back in say yes to all of the things, but I realised I’m so depleted…. So with gratitude and faith in my heart, I’m off to go recharge my batteries. There is still time to stock up on herbs and skin care before I go and my boys will be helping out with some of my cooking jobs while I’m away. I’m so grateful to everyone who has been patient with me this year and shown me much kindness and support. And to those who keep supporting my little business and recommending me and saying wonderful things about me….I am so humbled and so so very grateful. I’ll still be on Instagram of course 😝…..so feel free to stay in touch and enjoy my holiday pics 😍

31/05/2025

So sorry to anyone who got scammed by my account on instagram…. I think I’ve managed to salvage it but it’s disabled for now so it will stop harassing you all! They sent out broken links which didn’t work and everyone thought they were safe but the actual scam was after, when they sent a message that looked legit, saying there was suspicious activity in your account and they advise you to change PW then sent the actual link which stole your information 😫 they were messaging people in my name all day and all night so I’m sorry and hope none of have been hacked too! Don’t change your password if they send you a link….even if it looks like it’s coming from Instagram!
Anyway, just in case anyone is missing it’s her adoption anniversary…. Two years since I picked her up and she fitted into my hand and then 700g of black fluff took total possession of my heart ♥️
We’ll be back 🖤🖤🖤

20/05/2025

17/05/2025

What does boys bathroom look like when your mum has a home made, no nasties skin care range? Not sure why there need to be three open jars!!! But at least they are all being used!!! I started making my own skin care products so I could find a formula that didn’t irritate the skin of one of my boys who was so sensitive and highly reactive to most things we put on his inflamed skin. I loved so much what I managed to create and had so much fun making them, that I continued and I keep adding to my small batch range. I make my own herbal infusions in 100% organic extra virgin olive oil, I use raw, unfiltered bees wax from a local bee keeper and I use no emulsifiers or preservatives or cheap, toxic seed oils. This batch of comfrey and calendula is so deliciously soothing, healing and nourishing for dry, cracked skin or scars. All my boys work with their hands and appreciate the importance of protecting and nourishing their skin with clean, non toxic products. I’ve made several of my products with them in mind. So when they raid my stock…. I couldn’t possibly be happier! Message me if your hands are in need of some herbal love! ❤️

10/05/2025

The abundance of the most beautiful and magical rainbows in my street over the past couple of weeks has got me all nostalgic! About 17 years ago, I was a newly single mother with four tiny boys, drowning in hopelessness and broken dreams. I was living in a dreadful, cold, mouldy, house, the only place I’d been able to secure as a single mother with 4 kids and no rental history. I was so depressed in that house I never could bring myself to unpack. We lived amonst unpacked boxes and shopping bags and all I wanted was to stay in bed and make it all disappear. I desperately searched for a new place to rent but every time I saw one I even half liked, they rejected my application. It was the Easter wekeend and I saw a flat I fell in love with. But yet again I was rejected. I cried for days. Maybe weeks. It was a few months later that I found the strength to start looking again. It was winter and the house was impossibly damp and mouldy with icy wind coming through the gaps in the old windows and floor boards. I had to get out of there. I saw a flat that had just been listed and I called to arrange to see it. They wanted to wait till the next day. I begged to see it that day. It was already dark outside and raining hard and as I arrived in the driveway of the building I thought to myself how sad it felt to be looking at a flat in the dark and the rain. I don’t remember even looking around. I could only hear my heart pounding in my chest and I said I’ll take it! But I have 4 children. And I’m a single mother. Is that a problem?? Next thing I knew i was unpacking boxes in my new home. I never dared to dream that it would would be filled with so much laughter and mess and chaos, for years to come…..and delicious home cooked meals, and family and friends sitting round my table and that eventually a little black fluff queen would sit on the wall, completing the magical new life that began that cold, dark, rainy, night! And it seems to be quite the spot for exquisite rainbows! Stretching right across my street and ending exactly where I stood that night. I am blown away by the magic of it all. My pot of gold!