We all want to be a little bit more resilient right? Having that ability to bounce back from the things that stretch us to our limits or during times of adversity and stress. This can be from busy schedules, demanding jobs, balancing family life, tight deadlines. These can all test our resiliency and lead to […]
How stressed are you? You may not think you are that stressed because many people function at a high level of stress on a daily basis and this becomes their new normal. Stress is a natural response to pressure when faced with challenges. Illness, work deadlines, or misfortune are examples but it can be brought […]
My journey towards becoming a Naturopathic Doctor had a lot to do with my gut. Not just a gut feeling that this profession was my calling, but a sick feeling in my gut that caused me to vomit every day for over a year. I was a 17 year old, living in Kingston – a […]
Our brains are primed to notice everything going wrong. The diagnosis of athletes and celebrities, and being out of toilet paper. In times of fear, our brains like certainty and can send us on the search for more information. Yet research shows that being obsessed with the news can create anxiety and stress that can […]
As we work together in our time of self isolation to flatten the curve, I invite you to consider an Epsom salt bath is one simple solution to help ease heightened stress levels for you and your loved ones! Heightened stress levels in the body causes a depletion of the body’s magnesium levels. An Epsom […]
One of the recurring themes that my patients bring to our work together is the idea of feeling stuck. Rather than feeling that they are actively moving in the direction of their life goals, they experience the opposite. They experience a feeling of stagnation. My motto is to “get my patients out of the trunk […]
Fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, overwhelm, irritability, brain fog. The symptoms of stress are a laundry list of misery, and most of us are intimately familiar with them. While most people can tell me they are experiencing stress, many of us don’t realize the impact that stress is having on our bodies. Because stress isn’t just in […]
In keeping with the trend to give advice to our younger selves, I want to do the same for my vagina. Dear Pre-Natal Vagina, You are beautiful, magnificent, strong, resilient, and tough AF. You likely don’t realize your potential to do great things yet. Much like every other part of our youthful body, you work […]
In my practice I focus on women’s health and hormone balance. So you would imagine that I spend most of my day talking about the lady garden. But women’s health is so much more complicated than that. Our hormones influence everything that happens in our bodies. From how much energy we make, to our moods, […]
In our now now now society, we want everything on demand: our internet, our Ubers, our full seasons of TV shows (thanks, Netflix!). When it comes to our mental health, I advise that patience is a virtue; changes are absolutely possible and attainable when you put the time and effort into the process, and the […]
