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JUN

2024

Transitions in practice

Tags : business coach, clinical practive, health career, herbalist, naturpath, parental leave, planning, retirement, scale up, small business, transitions

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Transition A transition is a change from one thing to the next, either in action or state of being – as in a job transition or as in the much more dramatic example of a caterpillar making a transition into a butterfly. Vocabulary.com Life is full of transitions. Our...

MAY

2024

Confused about menopause?

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : alternatives to HRT, breast cancer, controversy, health, hormones, hot flashes, hot flushes, HRT, lancet menopause series, menopause, menopause symptoms, menopausehealth, MHT, midlife, naturoralmenopause, ovarian cancer, perimenopause, safety, women

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Menopause was once rarely mentioned in public. Now if you’re a woman over 35, your social media feeds are likely plastered with ads for menopause clothing, menopause moisturiser and a plethora of dubious supplements. For some women perimenopause (the time of hormonal change...

APR

2024

Strategies to prevent practitioner burnout

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : Australia, browout, burn out, burnout, business coach, entrepreneur, herbalist, mentoring, naturopath, nutritionist, practitioner, sole trader

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As health practitioners, we know about burnout. We share social media posts and treat clients with this. But how vigilant are we when it comes to noticing the warning signs in ourselves? Early in my career I was fortunate to spend time with a group of experienced naturopaths....

Middle aged woman with short grey hair sits at desk and open laptop with head in her hand looking exhausted is she anaemic?

FEB

2024

Midlife iron deficiency

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : anaemia, anemia, deficiency, iron, middle aged, midlife, vegan, vegetarian, women

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If you’re a woman aged between 40 to 55, there’s a good chance that you’re iron deficient. The official statistics show 15% of non-pregnant women in Australia are iron deficient. But in practice, I notice a much higher level of outright or subclinical deficiency at this time of...

FEB

2024

Ovarian Cancer: what you need to know

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : cancer, chemotherapy, diagnosis, lived experience, ovariancancer, OvarianCancerAwarenessMonth, recovery from ovarian cancer, screening, treatment

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This year I celebrated Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month on Instagram, by sharing information about this disease and different aspects of my lived experience. Sadly, this is a condition that in the majority of cases is diagnosed late (stage 3 & 4) it’s the deadliest of t...

FEB

2024

Mentoring: If you find your passion, will the money always follow?

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : coaching, health practitioners, multipassionate, niche, passion, patient management, small business

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“If you do what you love, the money will follow,” or so the cliché goes. But does financial success always follow when you pursue your passion? Passion is undeniably the special sauce in building a successful business. It provides the drive, energy and enthusiasm to help...

JAN

2024

January update: time to put yourself first

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : alcoholfree, anxiety, bloating, gut, menopause, new year, pain, perimenopause, selfcare, shrub, stress

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Happy New Year! How are you feeling? Hopefully you’re more rested than frazzled and finding inspiration rather than dread. (More about this below!) I’m easing into the year with Gentle January. More being in the moment, less focus on productivity. Doing ‘No’vember last year,...

JAN

2024

Recipe: summer shrub

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : alcohol-free drinks, apple cider vinegar, raspberries, shrub, summer fruit

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Sharing New Year’s Eve with many non-imbibers , I stocked up on a range of ‘sans’/zero drinks. As most of them were disappointing, I switched to homemade shrubs instead. Shrubs are refreshing vinegar-based, tangy syrups to add to water or to flavour mock/cocktails. The...

DEC

2023

Seasons greetings (from the last century)

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : old school newsletter, seasons greetings

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Clinic update December 2023 In the last newsletter for 2023, I mused on how I used to send them. Before email, sending newsletters meant tapping away on my 90s Compaq, photocopying, stuffing envelopes and post office drop offs. It was a huge chore but, in some ways, I miss the...

DEC

2023

DIY gifts and seasonal celebrations

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : Christmas, christmas gifts, DIY gifts, easy DIY christmas gifts, edible gifts, festive season, healthy gifts

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Want to make the holiday season easier? Time, money and energy can be in short supply, so this year be kind to yourself. For those who like to make gifts with love, there are a variety of DIY edible presents below. Plus some inspiration for celebratory dishes that cater for all...

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Articles

Transitions in practice

Confused about menopause?

Strategies to prevent practitioner burnout

Midlife iron deficiency

Ovarian Cancer: what you need to know

Mentoring: If you find your passion, will the money always follow?

January update: time to put yourself first

Recipe: summer shrub

Seasons greetings (from the last century)

DIY gifts and seasonal celebrations

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