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OCT

2023

Mentoring: making the dash to the end of the year easier

Tags : Australia, business coaching, health practitioners, mentoring, naturopath

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Do you find the year speeds up once spring hits? Running your own business means constantly planning a few months ahead. Just when you’re on top of posting about seasonal allergies, you need to be thinking about the holiday season! Clinic holiday planning A...

OCT

2023

The 85% rule in practice

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : 85% rule, small business, solopreneur, workflow

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The latest work ‘revolution’ touted by social media influencers, sporting, business and entertainment leaders alike, is based on a simple theory — you’re more productive when you work a little less. The (nominal) new golden number supposedly yielding optimum effort for...

OCT

2023

Spring update 2023

Posted By : Gill Stannard

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Have you noticed a bounce in your step? As the days get longer melatonin (the sleepy hormone) dials down causing a boost in energy. This might manifest as a rush of motivation, or feeling more social or impulsive. Or an urge to declutter or rock a new haircut. How are you...

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OCT

2023

Mentoring: how to avoid no shows and late cancellations

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : business coaching, cancellation fees, cancellations, naturopath mentor, no show, services, turn up rate

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Have you been left twiddling your thumbs when a client has made a late cancellation or failed to show? Did you know there are ways to reduce or totally eliminate these occurrences altogether? Here are some steps to improve patient compliance and make no shows a thing of the past....

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SEP

2023

Important: TGA review of curcumin supplements

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : Australia, curcuma, curcumin, herbs, regulation, safety, turmeric

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The Therapeutic Goods Administration recently released a consultative review into a couple of “low-negligible risk” herbs including turmeric, due to concerns of possible liver injury in rare cases. Four species of curcuma (turmeric) are used in Australian made turmeric...

SEP

2023

Recipe: Okonomiyaki waffles

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : cooking, Japanese pancakes, okonomiyaki waffles, vegetarian, waffles

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Waffles are currently having a hot minute on social media. Preferring savoury over sweet, hash browns were my gateway to this new craze. Craving a one-dish meal with more veggies, I wondered if the classic Japanese pancake (okonomiyaki) could be wafflised. Spoiler alert: they do!...

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AUG

2023

The secrets of being a happy practitioner

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : clinician, coaching for naturopaths, happy practitioner, how to be happy in your work, professional mentoring, self-employed, solopreneur

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We all have different markers of success but, for me, being happy and satisfied with my work is the most important. Without this, it’s challenging to thrive in business. If you find yourself not loving your work or becoming dissatisfied, the six characteristics of happy...

AUG

2023

Medical astrology and traditional herbal medicine with Sue Evans

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : astrology, conversations with inspiring people, Culpepper, herbal medicine, medical astrology, plant magic, Sue Evans, traditional medicine, understanding herbs, video, weeds, youtube

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Medical astrology is having a hot minute! What is medical astrology and why are people (especially herbalists) talking about it? Sue Evans discusses Culpepper and traditional herbalism, as a simple way to understand herbs better. This video is perfect for herbalists and...

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JUL

2023

Clinic update: winter 2023

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : colds, experienced naturopath, flu, herbalist, new patients, online consultations, support, Winter

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We’ve hit the midpoint of the year. Winter used to be a quieter time, with an opportunity to catch up on rest through the long nights. Instead, you might be run ragged by school holidays, travelling in record heatwaves or racked by a seasonal lurgy. Sometimes it requires planning...

JUL

2023

The cold and flu edit

Posted By : Gill Stannard

Tags : colds, coughs, echinacea, flu, homemade medicine, repiratory infections, sage, thyme, zinc

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When it comes to winter lurgies, we’re well and truly back to normal! We’re in the season of runny noses, sore throats, coughs and chest infections. If you’ve not already succumbed to a respiratory infection, there’s a good chance someone around you has. How many...

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Articles

Mentoring: making the dash to the end of the year easier

The 85% rule in practice

Spring update 2023

Mentoring: how to avoid no shows and late cancellations

Important: TGA review of curcumin supplements

Recipe: Okonomiyaki waffles

The secrets of being a happy practitioner

Medical astrology and traditional herbal medicine with Sue Evans

Clinic update: winter 2023

The cold and flu edit

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