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Dr Ashlea Broomfield

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Dr Ashlea Broomfield

The Vitality Doctor: Specialist GP, Sexologist, and Mind-Body Therapist. Guiding you towards reigniting your spark and reimagining your life.

With broad expertise, I offer holistic, personalised support for body, mind, spirit, and connection. For online events: www.drashleabroomfield.com.au/events

04/12/2025

We often think of values as strict rules. Commands. Something we need to live up to.

But values are not a cage. They are a compass.

They give us direction when we feel stuck.
They show us what matters most when we’re torn between choices.
They help us step into a life that feels more aligned with who we want to be.

When conflict arises, being clear on our values can help us make decisions more easily by showing us not just what we “should” do, but reminding us why the outcome matters to us, our lives and the way we want to be in the world.

ID: Dr Ash is squatting on a rocky outcrop overlooking the ocean. Text over the image reads "your values are a compass, not a cage."

02/12/2025

So often, decision-making is hard not because we don’t know what to do – but because multiple parts of us want to be heard.

It’s about the many voices within us, each tugging in a different direction.

The voice of fear, warning you of what could go wrong.
The voice of “shoulds,” reminding you of expectations – yours or those borrowed from others.
The voice of your body, asking for rest, for movement, or nudging you toward connection even though it feels scary.
Or the voice of old patterns, pulling you back into what feels familiar, even when it no longer serves you.

With so much noise, it’s no surprise that mental clarity can feel far away.

But when you recognise this conflict and return to your values (your underlying principles and framework for a fulfilling life) the path can become more clear.

Because when we are making decisions based on our values, it becomes less about being ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ or what we ‘should’ do, and more about what is aligned or misaligned with the life we want to lead.

If you’d like support in learning how to clarify your values, navigate inner conflict and feel more at ease in your choices, this is part of the work I do. You know how to find me.

ID: Dr Ash is walking along the beach holding her hands out to the side, a handful of seaweed in each one as if she is choosing between them.

30/11/2025

Do you experience any of these thoughts, feelings or sensations? Are you grappling with your own inner conflict?

If you'd like a hand navigating it, you know where to find me.

27/11/2025

Learning to recognise and honour your values is one of the most powerful ways to move from conflict to clarity.

In next week’s email, I’ll share five things that I believe are vital for navigating inner conflict, plus an exercise to help you clarify your own values.

You can subscribe at drashleabroomfield.com.au/subscribe

25/11/2025

When we work together around intimacy and s&xual health, I will usually explain what I’m going to ask you, why I’m asking something of you, and make sure it’s okay with you that I ask.

Whether it’s who you are normally intimate with, what type of intimacy you have, your fantasies or turn on/offs.

Why? Because this is consent.

Consent is not just about what happens between partners – it is a practice of respect and clarity in interactions. It’s about asking. It’s about being specific. It’s about making sure you understand what’s being asked, and why.

So if I ask you a questions about your s3xual history, functioning or relationships, I will tell you why it matters for me to know. And I offer 'outs' (i.e. if you don't feel comfortable answering, let me know).

If I suggest exploring a certain topic or a particular strategy I will often explain what the process involves and how it could support your progress.

This does two things:
👉🏽 It teaches and models consent in action.
👉🏽 It normalises conversations that many people have been taught to feel shame or discomfort around.

Because the truth is: s&xual health is health. Intimacy is human. Talking about it doesn’t need to be awkward or taboo – it needs to be safe, respectful and clear.

This is the kind of care I choose to practice. Trauma-informed, evidence-based, and deeply respectful of your boundaries and your humanity.

That’s the 'real life' practice of consent. And it’s where our journey begins.

ID: Dr Ash is standing on a balcony overlooking leafy surrounds. Text over the image reads: "Permission and consent are at the heart of every conversation about intimacy."

23/11/2025

Much of what many doctors were taught about s&xual functioning (myself included) was based on research that focused almost entirely on heteros&xual men.

The model went something like this:
Desire → arousal → stimulation → 0rg@sm → rest phase.

A neat, tidy sequence. Predictable. Linear.

But human s&xuality isn’t linear. And it certainly isn’t the same for everyone.

Desire can be spontaneous – a spark that seems to come from nowhere.
Or it can be responsive – unfolding only when the conditions feel right.

Turn-ons are not always physical. They can be deeply emotional. They can be about feeling safe. Feeling wanted. Feeling free.

And desire is not defined by gender. It doesn’t follow one single pathway. It shifts and changes with context, relationships, life stages, stress, health, and history.

This is why I don’t reduce s&xuality to a step-by-step process. Instead, I look at the whole picture: your body, your mind, your relationships, your lived experience.

Because s&xuality is complex, human, and uniquely yours.

And you deserve care that honours that complexity.

ID: "Dr Ashlea is holding a book 'Come Together' written by Dr Emily Nagoski."

20/11/2025

It is not weakness to reach for another hand.
It is strength to recognise that you cannot, and should not, carry everything alone.

Support is one of the ways we heal.
One of the ways we remember we are not islands.
One of the ways we can let our nervous systems relax, knowing someone else is walking beside us.

You do not have to be “ready” to deserve care.
You only have to be willing to take that first step.

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is say,
“I can’t do this alone.”

If you need an experienced guide to support you through something in your life – from understanding your s3xuality or relationship, to managing a health issue holistically, or seeking slower, deeper general practice care – come find me.

I’d love to walk this road with you.

ID: A hand reaches towards the camera as if offering it help. Text over the image reads "asking for help is an act of courage."

18/11/2025

We have been taught to silence it.

To minimise it.

To place it at the bottom of the list of priorities.

But your pleasure is not a side note to your wellbeing.
It is woven into your vitality, your joyfulness, your ability to feel alive.

When we speak openly about s3xual health and intimacy,
when we dismantle shame and invite curiosity,
we are not just tending to the body –
we are nurturing the whole human experience.

You deserve a relationship with your body that feels safe, respectful, and authentically you.

If that’s something you’d like to explore, you know where I am.

ID: Dr Ash, a fair-skinned woman with dark strawberry blonde hair, is sitting on a rocky ledge looking firectly at the camera. Text over the image reads "your pleasure is part of your health".

11/11/2025

Spaciousness begins with your attention.
The ability to hold it in the present moment.

When focus scatters, so does clarity. Creativity. Ease.
But when you train your mind to stay – to return again to the task, the moment, the thought – you create space to think clearly.

This isn’t about perfection.
It’s about practice.

Learning how to sustain your attention.
Understanding how long you can do this for.
Expanding these limits, day by day.
And creating a world that honours those limits.

When I work with people on this, I’ll often suggest a meditation practice focused on concentration.

If that’s something you’d like to explore, reach out and let me know.

09/11/2025

In our constantly connected world, being separate from these inputs is very difficult.

If, any time you have any time, whether a minute or an hour, you reflexively open your phone – notice if you get sucked into the rabbit hole.
Notice how much time you lose to it.

Next time you sit down to complete a task, what happens if you check your email inbox first? Do you forget your original aim?

06/11/2025

They create, process, analyse, problem-solve and imagine (even sometimes when we wish they wouldn’t).

But there is a difference between the kind of thinking that’s fuelled by urgency or a to-do list, and the kind that’s given space to unfold.

Some of the world’s deepest thinkers, artists and innovators treasure unstructured time – without any purpose other than to think.

For some, this looks like wandering in nature, letting the rhythm of the natural world carry thoughts wherever they choose to go.
For others, it’s a regular meditation practice that lets mental clutter settle until the important pieces rise to the surface.
For others still, it’s a regular ‘thought-dump’ in a journal that allows the mind to spill its contents freely.

When the brain is allowed this space, it begins to reveal things:
What is bothering you – and why.
What truly matters to you – and what doesn’t.
What sparks your energy and creativity – and what drains it.

Free thinking time isn’t about being lazy, relaxing or stopping your mind from working.
It’s about giving your mind the freedom to do its best work – and in doing so, giving yourself the room to truly know and be 'you'.

ID: Dr Ash is sitting on a rocky ledge overlooking the ocean. Text ove the image says "our brains are designed to think".

04/11/2025

Spaciousness doesn’t happen just because we want it.

It happens when our lives, tasks and responsibilities are realistically understood and organised in a way that makes room for it.

There are three parts to this.

First, we need enough time in the day to complete all our tasks.

Second, we need a process for identifying all our tasks (including space for free thinking), in all areas of life, and intentionally allocating time to them.

Third, we need a realistic review of what’s actually possible.

When we don’t do this, our mental space gets filled with the noise of unmade decisions, undone tasks, and unmet commitments.

In this case, even ‘time off’ can leave us feeling frazzled.

That’s not a failure, it’s an invitation.

An invitation to choose. To adjust. To release.

Because when you work out what fits and what doesn’t, you stop trying to squeeze yourself into impossible timelines – and start creating the breathing room you’ve been craving.

If you need support to do this, you know where to find me.

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4/58 Beach Street
Woolgoolga, NSW
2456

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 12pm

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+61266001350

Website

http://www.drashleabroomfield.com.au/

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