Monica Francia, Naturopath, Herbalist and Nutritionist

Monica Francia, Naturopath, Herbalist and Nutritionist I am a Naturopath who is passionate about making natural healthcare accessible and affordable for ev

Practicing at Gould's Natural Medicine, Hobart, with a special interest in Women's Health, Menstrual Health, Mental health and Addiction.

Summer workshops incoming at Hop Valley Herb Farm 🌻
03/11/2025

Summer workshops incoming at Hop Valley Herb Farm 🌻

New quick consults - for all your everyday herbal needs 🌱
16/09/2025

New quick consults - for all your everyday herbal needs 🌱

So lovely to be on the .elder.tree pod again, this time chatting to about de-commodifying herbs.Me and Cara have had so...
16/09/2025

So lovely to be on the .elder.tree pod again, this time chatting to about de-commodifying herbs.

Me and Cara have had so many conversations about this over the past year since landing here at Hop Valley. Respecting the plants and the earth, divesting from capitalism and moving from extraction towards being woven into the web of life, a part of the ecosystem.

Give it a listen and let us know what you think, we’d love to continue the conversation 🌻

When we charge for herbs, we’ve been playing with the idea of, instead of charging for the plants as a commodity - charging for the labour it takes us to get them to the person who needs them. This feels like a nice frame, getting paid for our labour rather than putting a price on a living being.

Do you see plants as beings? As sentient?
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After a year of transition, I celebrated my last day at Goulds Natural Medicine last week - made very fun and joyful by ...
02/09/2025

After a year of transition, I celebrated my last day at Goulds Natural Medicine last week - made very fun and joyful by my amazing work mates. I’ve met the most amazing folks through working at Goulds the past 8 and a half years… and I’m certainly not going anywhere. I’ll still be around the traps, maybe popping up for the odd shift every now and again.

But for now I’m so excited to be committing myself full time to my own clinic and our farm . I’ll be opening up in-person consults again (finally! I’m so excited) in Launceston in the coming weeks. So if you need some care, come and have a cuppa with me and talk health and herbs.

I’ve learnt so much working for Goulds, and the mentors and friends I take with me are priceless. But I’m so exciting to be continuing to build what I’ve dreamed of since I was a baby student Naturopath, with my love 💗

Had a beautiful weekend at the .est1920 Naturopathic Symposium. The only photos I got (which I didn’t even take) were of...
05/05/2025

Had a beautiful weekend at the .est1920 Naturopathic Symposium. The only photos I got (which I didn’t even take) were of our 7am pre conference w**d walk in the Sydney CBD. This was with our Environment and Sustainability working group (the raddest group of herbalists). Later that day we presented a panel opening the conversation about sustainability in prescribing. It was a great session and filled my heart up with all the care and love Naturopaths and Herbalists have for our medicine.

I also shared a presentation on Saturday on Sliding scales and accessible Naturopathic care which most folks who know me know is VERY close to my heart. It was super well received and I had so many practitioners chat to me over the weekend about implementing sliding scales or other more accessible models of care. VERY cool.

Lots of really nice catch ups with very cool humans doing great things for our profession… and so many more.

It’s so inspiring getting to have this touch point with your peers, mentors and elders. Feeling very proud to be a Naturopath and excited for some of the new directions I can see our profession growing. 🌱

So looking forward to speaking at the NHAA Naturopathic Symposium in May on a topic I’m SUPER passionate about - sliding...
20/04/2025

So looking forward to speaking at the NHAA Naturopathic Symposium in May on a topic I’m SUPER passionate about - sliding scales and accessible healthcare.

I’ll be sharing all about sliding scales and analysing the data I’ve collected from my own clinic and business over the past 3 years.

Hope to see y’all there - let’s keep building a better world where everyone gets the care they need. 💓

From soil to soul: reflections on food, mental health & community.Thanks for facilitating and dreaming up this gorgeous...
04/03/2025

From soil to soul: reflections on food, mental health & community.

Thanks for facilitating and dreaming up this gorgeous topic. Community connection for mental health and well-being is something I’m so passionate about.

We discussed looking beyond our personal, individual wellness towards a more collective sense of community care and resilience. Though working on our own health is important, how can we look beyond ourselves and heal in community?

Prioritising connecting with community, helping others and being part of building the lifeboats in a time of crisis. This can feel hard in our current system of overwork, overstimulation and separation.

Inspiring to hear from about the radical world of crop swaps and from about seed saving and local seed library’s. All of these little life boats we build, including my passion .h.w.b are what are going to support and sustain us whatever our future brings.

Thanks for an incredible festival. Can’t wait to see what’s next!

If anyone who came to the festival is keen to get involved with Herbalists Without Borders or the initiatives mentioned above, please reach out. I really encourage folks to take a sometimes vulnerable step towards being involved in something working towards collective wellbeing… whatever that looks like for you.
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So much joy for our homegrown raspberries and honey from our girls on my favourite fermented buckwheat pancakes.Have you...
13/01/2025

So much joy for our homegrown raspberries and honey from our girls on my favourite fermented buckwheat pancakes.

Have you made fermented buckwheat pancakes before? Simply soak/ferment buckwheat for 1-2 days in water in a glass jar. Then blend it up, adding water to the consistency you like. Use as you would any pancake batter (I like to fry in butter but you do you). Today we had them topped with raspberries, yoghurt, honey and walnuts. So good for your gut, your hormones and your metabolism 🫶🏽

Seasonal Herb shares are open for another growing season! If you’re keen to sign up, send me a message or head to the we...
29/10/2024

Seasonal Herb shares are open for another growing season! If you’re keen to sign up, send me a message or head to the website 🌼

This has been such an incredible journey the past 2 years and I can’t wait to do it all again from the new farm 💓

Lots of folks have been asking me if/how I’m practicing at the moment, so thought I’d share a bit 🌱I’m not into the hust...
24/10/2024

Lots of folks have been asking me if/how I’m practicing at the moment, so thought I’d share a bit 🌱

I’m not into the hustle of trying to sell myself. But if you’re interested in exploring your health with me, here’s a way to connect.

I love diversity in my work (hey neruo spicies out there) and my clinical practice only makes up part of this. But it is an important part that brings a lot of connection and meaning for me. I love building relationships with the folks I see, and building a better, healthier world together.

If one-on-one doesn’t work for you, I also run a course, do seasonal Herb boxes and run workshops.

If this pricing is still not accessible for you, I’m at the .h.w.b Community Clinic at least once per month which is free or by donation.

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Been a bit quiet on here lately as we’ve been transitioning farms and starting to get the new space set up! We’ve been a...
14/08/2024

Been a bit quiet on here lately as we’ve been transitioning farms and starting to get the new space set up!

We’ve been all bed prep, seed starting, compost making, cow / chicken adoring and building infrastructure 💪🏽

Looking forward to sharing more in the coming weeks - we’ll be sending out a newsletter soon. If you’re keen to be on it DM me your email address.

Safe to say we are over the moon and thoroughly loving life amongst the Blackwoods
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