The Hormone Herbalist

20/08/2025

Minerals are our biological spark plugs - they fuel and enable every single cellular reaction in the body.

They are like the petrol in your car - without it, you wouldn’t be driving anywhere.

Without adequate minerals, our cells simply can’t produce the energy we need to get through the day.

I often explain the concept of minerals to my clients as being the “bottom of the pyramid” of female hormonal health.

Without good mineral balance, none of the organs above can function properly, leading to:
🦠 Low stomach acid & gut microbial imbalance
⚠️ Bile stagnation & poor liver health
🦋 Slow or overactive thyroid function
😵‍💫 Slow or overactive adrenal function
🩸And finally, female hormonal and menstrual cycle imbalances.

We do not make minerals - we need to actually get them from food & water - and we also do not have a way to get rid of excess minerals, so imbalances can easily occur.

Minerals like iron & copper can accumulate and cause liver stagnation, inflammation and oxidative stress that leads to serious conditions unless these imbalances are addressed.

It’s also really easy to become depleted in key essential minerals like magnesium & potassium if we aren’t getting enough through our diet - and no amount of herbs, acupuncture or meditation is going to replenish these minerals when they are deficient.

That’s why my approach to health & healing starts with minerals. It starts with addressing the bottom of the pyramid, so the health of the entire organism can flourish from the ground up.

And this can take time! It’s definitely not always a “quick fix” scenario. But isn’t it better to work on healing the root, than focus on treating the branches?

In my program, the Hormone Mastery Method, we test your minerals at the beginning and end of the program, after 4 months of intensive treatment.

If you’re interested in being part of the next round, comment MINERALS and I’ll get you on the waiting list 😘

17/08/2025

For anyone who’s new here 👋

This is me, unfiltered as always (I don’t even know how to use a filter or where to find one 🤪)

Some important (and not so important) things about me:

📖 I don’t text in abbreviations. I like to use whole English words, because vocabulary is dying and young people don’t understand.

♑ I have a horrendous amount of Capricorn in my astrological chart, which makes sense when I look at my life.

🧚 I am super-duper serious and focussed most of the time, but have a really playful, fairy-like side to me that only comes out at parties when the music is really good. I need to remember that fun is really important to me, otherwise I get lost in my work.

🤓 I love grammar, and have a huge capacity for memorising vocabulary in foreign languages (apart from Czech & Hungarian, I have to say).

😇 My feet are very much rooted in the earth, but my head is permanently in the sky. I have no idea how I manage to run my life as a single mum, entrepreneur & medical herbalist, but it all seems to go rather smoothly at the end of the day.

🍸 I rarely drink alcohol these days, and I love partying sober. I have so much more fun when I don’t drink.

👭 My friends are really important to me, and I have a few close ones. I’ve never been someone who has a “group” of friends. Groups tire me out unless we’re dancing. I’d much rather go for dinner with one person than with 10.

🤱Motherhood has been a tough journey for me, but after 6 years I’m loving it and relishing in the time alone with my son. He’s my greatest teacher & such a fun little travel companion.

🎉 This year I ran the first group cohort of my program The Hormone Mastery Method, and it went so well - I loved teaching and a group of mamas and having the community vibe! I will definitely be launching again in September.

💫 I’ve honestly never been happier in my work or life. It’s taken a while for me to get here, and I’m proud of myself for showing up and doing the work.

If you’re interested in joining my next masterclass in September, called How to Have Seamless Pain-Free Cycles and Be the Mum You Want to Be, keep an eye out for details coming soon 😘😘

28/07/2025

In my clinic, I get every single client of pre-menopausal age to start cycle tracking.

❌ Not to obsess over their cycles
❌ Not because we’re trying to get pregnant (though it helps with that, too).
✅ But because it’s the best way to know your body and gather real-time info on your hormonal health.

Here’s the thing few women know: you can have “regular” periods and still not be ovulating regularly.

And if you’re not ovulating, you’re not making progesterone—which is your calming, anti-anxiety, sleep-deepening, inflammation-controlling, mood-stabilising hormone.

No wonder so many of us feel like we’re falling apart. Even ovulating a few days late can have a huge impact on our mood & mental health in the luteal phase 😵‍💫

So, if you have heavy periods, pre-menstrual fatigue or mood swings, get tracking!

Specifically, I recommend basal body temperature monitoring (BBT). It’s simple, effective, free after the cost of a thermometer, and one of the most empowering practices I teach.

All you need is a digital thermometer with two decimal points (I use the Femometer ring these days, but any digital thermometer will do), and you take your temp every morning as soon as you wake up - just stick it under your tongue after at least 4 hours of sleep.

You can either record on paper, on a worksheet, or using an app like Femometer.

🎉 I’ve started sending a 30-min cycle tracking video to all new clients who purchase a package of sessions with me, so they can get started gathering this important data while we wait for their HTMA results 🎉

If you’re interested in getting to the bottom of what’s messing up your hormones and correcting your imbalances naturally, get in touch for bookings in September 😘

21/07/2025

THIS is why I get all my mamas to track their cycles!

We aren’t taught about ovulation in school.

Your doctor probably isn’t even aware that: just because you are having a regular period, it doesn’t mean you’re ovulating.

🤯 Whaaatt? 🤯

Yes - you can have a period without ovulating! Oestrogen builds up and eventually drops, causing a “withdrawal bleed”. It’s common, but it’s not a real period.

Ovulation is ESSENTIAL for us to produce all the juicy female hormones we need to stay healthy long-term - namely, oestrogen & progesterone.

Some signs you might not be ovulating:

🩸 Heavy periods

If you don’t ovulate, you don’t produce progesterone. Progesterone lightens periods & prevents mid-cycle spotting & flooding - so if your periods are on the heavy side, you want to start tracking your cycle.

😤 Extreme mood swings and/or depression before your bleed

Without progesterone - our calming, happy hormone - the PMS can be wild. Many women are diagnosed with “conditions” like PMDD (premnestrual dysphoric disorder) - when in actual fact, they just aren’t ovulating.

💦 Low libido / no cervical mucous changes

You should have a noticeable surge in libido mid-cycle, and significant changes to your cervical mucous - around ovulation it should get more abundant, transparent & stringy, like egg-white.

🍇 Oestrogen-dominant conditions, like fibroids & endometriosis

Where there is a lack of progesterone, there is a build-up of oestrogen, which causes the proliferation of tissue in conditions like fibroids, adenomyosis, and endometriosis. This often happens after several years of taking the Pill, which suppresses ovulation & depletes key minerals & vitamins required for healthy ovulation.

To start gathering data on your cycle, all you need to do is start tracking! (stay tuned as I’ll be posting a Cycle Tracking 101 guide soon)

And if you want to learn more about hormones, ovulation & what might be causing your imbalances, get on the wait list for the next round of my program by commenting OVULATION 🥰

10/07/2025

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, women tend to have more issues with Blood, while men are more prone to problems with Qi (life force).

But here’s the thing - blood problems aren’t just about iron - in fact, taking iron can damage your blood quality even further.

It’s really important to get a full picture of what’s going on with your cycles, mood, hormones, sleep & periods - and combining this with HTMA & blood work - before making any assumptions.

Two of the most common patterns I see in clinic are:
👉 Blood Deficiency (think: not enough nourishment)
👉 Blood Stagnation (think: enough blood, but it’s not moving properly)

And yes, you can have both.

This post walks you through the key signs of each and how to begin supporting your blood naturally, from a holistic East-meets-West perspective.

Your blood quality is the foundation of hormone health, fertility, energy, and emotional resilience - and it gives you so much information about your body’s needs.

Want to go deeper into herbs, minerals, and blood-building therapy? 🩸👇

My program, the Hormone Mastery Method opens again in Autumn - comment BLOOD to be added to the waitlist.

04/07/2025

When I see a 3 Lows pattern on a first test, I see a brilliant opportunity to course-correct.

This is where I thank HTMA for the insight it gives me into my clients’ inner worlds - because someone in this state might say they’re stressed, or tired, but they likely won’t admit to being as exhausted as they really are… why?

Because it’s hard to change! And sometimes we need to see real evidence of how depleted we are in order to make some serious changes to the way we live.

If left untreated, this mama would have slipped gradually into complete burnout (4 Lows).

With all the stresses & strains of modern motherhood not going away any time soon, it’s so important to catch these mineral patterns early, so we can course-correct and return to balance.

If you’re a mama in your late 30s or early 40s and you feel like you’re on the brink of collapse, please, don’t leave it too late!! Book a free call via the link in my bio and we can talk 😘

26/06/2025

Love my ovulation week 🥰✨

I get lost in creative pursuits, like designing this infographic!!

One of my program mamas suggested I create an infographic with the hormones & cycle shifts, and I couldn’t wait to get started 😂❤

Is there any information you’d like to see included?

There’s so much misinformation around female health & the female menstrual cycle - including some big fat myths:

❌ it’s safe to take hormonal birth control for most of your reproductive life
❌ being vegetarian or vegan is protective against gynaecological inflammation
❌ popping ibuprofen every time you have a period is normal
❌ women have no choice but to suffer through their premenstrual week with fatigue, bloating and irritability.

Instead, I educate my mamas that:

☑️ regular, healthy ovulation is key for long-term health & a smooth menopausal transition
☑️ getting enough protein is essential for your liver & hormones to work properly
☑️ a healthy period is pain-free, 3-5 days, with no more than 80ml blood
☑️ pre-menstrual symptoms happen as a result of liver stagnation, mineral imbalance, and nutritional deficiencies - and these are totally fixable!

If you’re interested in being added to the waiting list for the second round of my program, starting in September - comment WAIT LIST ✨

Love to you mama ❣

06/05/2025

My butterfly fairy has flown 🦋💫

My sister, partner in crime, my greatest inspiration and the one person I never have to explain myself to. Like, ever 😭

She came, she sprinkled magic fairy dust on all of our lives, and she left almost without a trace 💨 but the mark she made will be in our hearts forever 🥰

One year of reunion left us both transformed… now it’s time to grow separately instead of together 💔

My tears are tears of gratitude for the incredible luck I have of doing life with this lady, whether we’re on the same continent or not 🌍💫

I can’t wait to see the woman who emerges from this next chapter, wiser, stronger, and with a louder and more mischievous cackle than ever before 🙈🤣❤️🥺

Love you to the ends of the earth and back again 🥰🥰 ############xx

(emphasis on the “back again” part 😭💔🤗)

06/05/2025

18/04/2025

Doors open tomorrow! We start on 5th May 🎉

My team and I are so looking forward to supporting a small handful of women on this journey 🥰

There are a couple of spots left so if you’d like to join, book a call asap and let’s talk ✨ Link in bio

17/04/2025

Any of you cycle-breaking mamas out there wanna be selfish with me? 😉

Honestly, it’s incredible how rebalancing your minerals, healing your gut, living in tune with your menstrual cycle, and generally prioritising your hormone health can get you in touch with your authentic self, your values, and your truth.

My program is now open, we start in a couple of weeks. If you’re interested, comment SELFISH and I’ll send you some info to your DMs 😘😘