This blog is about my inspiration to study the relationship between our tummies and our minds, nutrition and our our kitchens, and how this symbiotic approach to health calms our central nervous system. Today, I want to share some of those thoughts with you.

The Celebration Of Motherhood As I sit back in my chair and close my eyes, I can still see the white sand and turquoise ocean in Thailand that formed the backdrop to my morning yoga rituals at the beginning of April. I can hear our teacher encouraging us to stretch into our back-bodies, sinking deep into the breath of Down Dog. I can feel my ribs expand, my spine strong whilst it supports their articulation. I relish the contraction of my out-breath as I expel a deep sigh that releases the...

I have written before about my personal journey through five rounds of cancer, becoming a Mum in the middle of it all, and the paths that have brought me here to my profession as a post-natal doula. None of it is new, and most days I don’t even think of it, but as spring came around this year with all its blustery energy, I heard a small voice within me say ‘Stop just a minute!’.