Not the most inspirational post title, is it? Big companies have mission statements and vision statements: you can click on a website link and find out why the exist and what their purpose is. Well, I figure it's high time that I do similar. Jury's out on the name, so answers on a postcard please I had a kind of 'lightbulb' moment a week or so ago at the book launch of Why Mothering Matters written by my wonderful Doula Mama, Maddie McMahon. As well as Maddie, two other incre

I did a live broadcast on self care a few days ago which has turned out to be very timely. I was discussing what self-care has come to mean and that over time it seems like a vague and disparate concept; something disingenuous which people seem to throw around like it's confetti. It's like the phrases 'me time' and 'de-stress' which can mean such different things to different people - the message seems to have got diluted over time and I for one, want to reclaim what self-car

I shared a post on Facebook following the birth of the latest Royal prince here in the UK, a post which really divided opinion. There was a photo of the incredible Kate Middleton introducing baby to the worlds press, just hours after having him. The comment that was in with the photo was rather lost as the text on the photo said that Kate should have been at home in her PJs and not out on the worlds stage... I'm normally hyper vigilant about what I share online, but on this o

It's #worldbreastfeedingweek this week and as much as I could sit here and regurgitate facts and figures about health benefits to you, I thought that this would make for a more interesting read! We know that breastfeeding is biologically natural for human babies and we know that our rates in the UK are really low compared to the rest of the world. As a herbalist approaching my own breastfeeding relationship, I thought I had it sussed but in fact my very first experience only