Leesa Young - Wellness Simplified

03/06/2024

It's amazing how much our hormones affect how we show up in our lives. From unpredictable cycles and random irrational mood changes, to fragmented sleep and deep fatigue - there's so many ways unbalanced hormones can mess with you!

It can feel overwhelming - but often simple changes are all it takes to start get things back on track. Hormones respond well to some gentle attention to the basics - nourishing & satisfying food, sunshine, fresh air, gentle movement and prioritising rest and sleep are all good first steps.

Pick one to start with today, and you may be surprised how the changes snowball once you shift your attention back to yourself. I'm committing to a walk in the sun after lunch and an early night tonight. Let me know how you go!

01/06/2024

Hi everyone! Time for a quick intro post as there's a few new faces around. I'm Leesa - I'm a women's health & fertility naturopath, and I LOVE helping the amazing women I work with to feel more empowered about their health.

We work together to reduce hormonal symptoms, address anxiety, overwhelm, sleep and digestive issues, and support fertility goals if that's part of your plan.

I see a lot of women during their peri-menopausal transitions and love working to support you to move (relatively) gracefully through this somewhat unsettling time!

I also enjoy working with the kids & young people in your families, and love supporting pre-teens and teens through the transition to puberty.

I love to use herbal medicine, designing bespoke formulas that address your unique concerns, alongside practical and do-able diet & lifestyle tweaks to get you feeling like yourself again.

You can work with me in person if you're in the Northern NSW/Southern Gold Coast region (or when you visit our lovely region!) or online if you're further away.

So if you're ready to make some gentle changes to feel more empowered and in control of your health journey, I'll meet you where you are and give you the guidance you need to move forward and feel more like yourself again.

I look forward to working with you soon!

29/05/2024

Exciting news - new home for The Well Collective! Sunny Coolangatta here we come 😊☀️🐋🏄‍♀️

We're moving 🏡 - https://mailchi.mp/b9fa225d4672/lets-celebrate-its-our-anniversary-13753110

29/05/2024

A little highlight from clinic this week - did you know you can’t always rely on ovulation kits to pinpoint your fertile window if you’ve got PCOS?

Sometimes your doctor won’t mention this, so I thought it was important to share! If you have longer or irregular cycles (with or without a PCOS diagnosis) your body may be experiencing multiple attempts at ovulation over a cycle. This means you have all the physical signs of approaching ovulation - including increasing levels of LH, the hormone tested by ovulation kits - but you may not actually ovulate. So if you’re timing your TTC efforts based on a positive test result - it’s possible you’re missing your fertile window!

So, what to do instead? Temperature charting is a great option for most people, as it gives you a great deal of information about what your hormones are doing, AND it confirms ovulation.

You can also get blood testing to track your hormone levels and pinpoint ovulation, generally if you’re working with a specialist this may be an option for you.

Hopefully this is helpful - and if you’d like to work on improving your hormonal health and reducing the impact of PCOS on your ovulation timing, I’d love to help 😊 message me or comment below for more info!

09/05/2024

🌿 Rare Saturday appointments! 🌿

I’ve had a couple of new patient spots open up this Saturday - usually hard to get, maybe one of these is for you?? Message me if you’d like to chat about getting your hormones sorted, reducing anxiety & overwhelm, helping your adrenals cope, or sorting your gut health. Would love to hear from you! 😊

28/04/2024

Sunday musings … parallels between Business and Health in the online world.

This weekend I’ve been doing some work with my business mentor Tash Corbin, and one of the conversations was around the noise in the online marketing world from businesses using fear-based tactics to convince you to follow/join/buy their thing.

There is so much of this in the online health world as well!

So when everyone’s telling you THEY have the secret to fixing all your problems, how do you know who to believe?

- firstly, I’d say trust how you feel - I know there’s a lot of marketing tactics out there that make me feel particularly icky. That’s a good sign to avoid them.

- look for the people who are generous with their knowledge and experience, and who don’t lock all the ‘good bits’ up in secret, proprietary (and usually $$$) program

- watch for content that makes you feel worse - that makes you worried/scared (if I’m not taking this supplement, or doing this exercise, or having daily ice baths I must not care about my health) or content that tells you you’re doing something wrong (the way you’re eating is wrong for your age, you’re drinking the wrong water, you’re fasting at the wrong time, you’re taking the wrong supplements etc)

- and most importantly- watch for anything that has no consideration for individuality. In the health world, our uniqueness is EVERYTHING. There is no one-size-fits-all, there is no ‘it worked for me so it WILL work for you’ (and if it doesn’t it’s your fault) and there is no magic bullet.

My best advice? Experiment with ideas, practices, practitioners and modalities - choose the things that RESONATE with you, avoid the things that make you feel guilty/weak/powerless. Health is a journey, it will continue to change over the course of your life, and you’ll walk that journey with many different guides along the way.

Here’s to choosing your own path to wellness - a path free from fear or guilt.

Happy Sunday everyone! 🌿

25/04/2024

MINI SESSIONS!
I’ve got the day off, so I thought I’d come up with a quick special offer for you.

These 30 minute mini-consults are great for you if:
💊 you’ve got a cupboard full of supplements but aren’t sure if they’re all working for you and want me to do a quick review & recommendations for you
🩻 you’ve had some testing done recently and would like some deeper insight into what the results mean for you
🤰 you’re planning to start or grow your family, and would like some support to plan your next steps - wherever you are in your fertility journey.

Keen? Comment below or message me and I’ll send you a booking link.
These special sessions are available to book until the end of April, and are available for new and existing clients.
Can’t wait to chat with you soon and get you on the way to happy hormones!

20/03/2024

I've had lots of new patients this year who've been referred by one of their friends. I love when this happens!

Have your friends been telling you it's time to get your sleep/hormones/energy/digestion sorted? Maybe now's the time! You deserve to feel good, you know. You don't have to wait til "later" to prioritise your own health. If you'd like my help, book a free call below or message me! I'd love to chat.

The Well Collective is a holistic health studio located in the heart Tweed Heads servicing the Northern Rivers and Southern Gold Coast. Services include naturopathy, acupuncture and massage. Our team of practitioners are passionate about helping their clients focus on their health and wellbeing. Her...

20/03/2024

B A L A N C E D
H O R M O N E S
It's the holy grail, right! Most women who come to see me have some degree of dissatisfaction with their hormones. The good news is, there is HEAPS we can do to help get things back on track.

If you feel like your hormones could use some love, let me know - we can have a quick chat (phone or messages) about how we can work together to get those hormones balanced.

18/03/2024

"What's the best herb/supplement to increase my energy?"

This is one of the most common questions I get - and, guess what... it's pretty difficult to answer!

As with most health-related questions, the answer is usually going to be: "it depends". Sometimes we forget that we are unique humans with our own history, lifestyle, circumstances, beliefs and health stories - so what works for me, might not work for you (and it might not work for me anymore if my circumstances change!)

In all honesty, the best energy boost for me is getting enough sleep and feeding myself well. Everything seems to fall into place if I can get those basics right!
Have you found something that works for you?