Blissful Herbs - nurturing body & soul

03/02/2026

Scenes from Tasmania

A trip to Cockle Creek (unbelievable shellfish!!)

And a glorious time at an off-grid property in the hills near Moogara

A lot of living was done in a relatively short time.

Home tomorrow!

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03/02/2026

Yes! You just tie them on, nice & tight.

My cord ties are made of hand-dyed 100% cotton threads in gorgeous nature-themed colours.

They're safe & easy to use.

I crochet each one myself!

Have you ever used a cord tie?

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Soft Cord Ties: A Gentle Alternative ✨

Did you know you don’t always have to use the traditional peg-style clamp on your baby’s umbilical cord? 🤍

Soft cord ties can be more comfortable for your baby and may even help the cord dry a little faster. Some hospitals are a bit cautious about them, but often there’s a simple compromise: parents and midwives can peg the cord in the hospital, and then you can remove the peg at home and let the soft tie do its gentle work. It’s just one of those small ways to make the start of life a little more comfortable💛

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28/01/2026

This is the essence of attachment parenting, or as Robin Grille called it: parenting for a peaceful world.

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“If you always respond to their cries, they’ll know you’ll come.”

Yes.
That’s the point.

Because babies aren’t trying to manipulate you.
They’re trying to survive, connect, and feel safe in a brand-new world.

When you respond to their cries, you’re teaching them something incredibly important:
I’m not alone.
My needs matter.
Someone will come when I call.

That doesn’t create dependence, it creates security.
And secure babies grow into confident children who know they can explore the world because they have a safe place to return to.

So yes, respond.
Hold them.
Comfort them.

One day they won’t cry for you anymore, and when that day comes, it will be because they learned early on that they were always worth coming back for. 🤍

28/01/2026

1K followers!

Thanks everyone for the support.

Okayyyyy it's a *bit* Less than the 50K followers I *had* before neo-Nazis hacked my accounts and Meta did nothing to help - but hey, I'm stoked, because this smaller community is REAL, tight, and vibrant.

I see you and I appreciate you!

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real.blissfulherbs

28/01/2026

This little baby in my arms just flew a plane around the sky solo!

Seems like only yesterday we were here.

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This silky moment ✨⠀ ⠀

Have you listened to episode 43 with .real.blissfulherbs yet? ⠀ ⠀

28/01/2026

This is my jam: providing gentle support & quality products to supporting all sorts of families in all sorts of birthing & parenting adventures.

Kia kaha, beautiful mama

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Some beautiful items to cover me for different options post-birth thanks to .real.blissfulherbs 🙏🏼✨️🪷


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24/01/2026

Geelong this morning as bushfires burn in the Otways, on our way to board the Spirit of Tasmania.

I'm on an actual holiday!!

Not attending a birth, not attending a conference, not helping a relative or other person in need ....

Just - a holiday!

With my very game daughter alongside!

Do you remember our darling herbalist neighbour Anna, whose precious life ended too soon a couple of years ago?

We are going to visit her sister, who lives off-grid in the mountains of Tassie.

So lovelies, service will be a little slow while I'm gone, though my lovely husband & friend will keep things ticking over as & when they can.

I'll be back on February 4.

I hope you & your families are all safe & well and out of the way of bushfires, floods etc.

Much love always

Julie

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18/01/2026

It's not that homebirth is *always* easy.

It's not that hospital birth is *always* hard.

I've seen tough homebirths.

I've seen incredible hospital butter births.

It's that you should have

CHOICE.

SUPPORT.

AGENCY.

It's that untethered, undisturbed birth is easier.

Still work.

Still intense.

But - usually - easiER.

So, we should be allowed to KNOW.

And, we should be allowed to CHOOSE.

Thank you, beautiful Flor, as always.

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Holding her baby she said:

“𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐎 𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐍 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐘.”

And that sentence alone will make people uncomfortable.

Because we were taught birth is supposed to break us. Humble us. Terrify us. Traumatize us.

But when a woman is supported, undisturbed, respected and trusted….well, birth doesn’t have to be a battlefield.

It can be powerfully calm, embodied and easy experience.

Not because it lacks intensity but because it lacks interference.

This is what can happen when the body is allowed to lead.

This is what can happen when fear isn’t invited into the room.

This is what can happen when birth is treated as physiology, not pathology.

Her words weren’t arrogance.

They were freedom.

And every woman deserves to know this version of herself.

-Love,
Flor Cruz
/ .like.a.badass

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 the 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, & 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭!