Helen Halkias Podiatrist

05/11/2025

This weekend I found myself up in the fire trail at Mount Dandenong — hail, rain, sunshine 🌧☀️ all rolled into one glorious outdoor dance.

As a functional podiatrist, I’ve learned that our feet are built to be alive — adaptive, connected, strong. 💪🦶

Walking in my barefoot minimalist shoes, I felt every texture — stones underfoot, through water, balancing on rocks, over rock walls, pausing to hug a tree 🌳 and breathe it all in.

Every surface was a message: be present. 🍃

I listened to the trees, felt my breath slow, my body align — not just a foot-strong, but a body that knows how to move, feel, and belong to the ground beneath. 🌏

My feet contoured to the terrain.
My body remembered: strength isn’t just about muscles — it’s about presence, connection, nature, and letting go of over-restriction. 🌬

For the strong women who walk with purpose,
For anyone who’s relied on too much support — this is your reminder:

🦶 Your feet want to feel.
🦶 Your feet want to move.
🦶 Your body wants to wake up.

03/11/2025

The ability to spread your toes (toe splay) matters period! Choosing footwear that allows your toes to actively splay is the first step to enabling better foot function. Choose wisely.

31/10/2025

31/10/2025

22/10/2025

10/10/2025

New shoes by because having toe splay and allowing my foot to functional as it was designed is a no brainer.

07/10/2025

Conscious walking in minimalist shoes allows your body to feel and the ground beneath it and feed much needed information to the brain about where the body is in time and space (Proprioception).

This is so important especially for balance. The thinner the sole the more you feel.
The more you feel the more information feeding into your brain helping your body respond and move appropriately to its environment.

We have become so conditioned to think that no feeling the ground is normal and helpful and the opposite is in fact true. There are times and places where addition cushioning can be helpful, however being stuck in excessive cushioned footwear for most of your life creates more harm than good. I see the effects of this very day.

Feeling is good. It’s information. It’s necessary. It assists healthy movement.

04/10/2025

I’m so thrilled to have met the crew from today in their brand new store in Northcote.

It’s fantastic to have another barefoot shoe store here in Melbourne.
These guys have a great range of Brands like .

27/09/2025

Today I celebrate 51 trips around the sun.

This is my truth.

I am deeply grateful for this life, and for this body that has carried me through.
A body that birthed and raised three incredible humans.
A body that endured heartbreak, betrayal, deceit, and abandonment.
A body that forgave, rebuilt, and rose again and again.

Now, I give myself permission to thrive—
to rise higher than I ever dreamed, unapologetically and gloriously.
In the radiance of my divine feminine gift, I will love and be loved,
heal and be healed, share wisdom and receive it,
grow spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually.

I embrace this life without fear,
trusting that the universe guides me,
and that what is meant for me will always find me.
I know now. I cannot unsee.

To my wounded inner child:
I am proud of you.
You kept me safe and gentle through it all.
Now you can rest.
I’ve got you.
Go play in the trees, in your happy, safe place.
You don’t need to keep watch anymore.
No one can hurt you now.

I have learned:
My body is strong and becoming stronger.
I can trust my gut.
I am not broken.
I can travel alone.
I can and will create the life I desire.
I can and will drink from all the cups life offers me.
Love will find me when I least expect it.
I can heal.
I can stand in my truth, face my shadows, and embrace all that I am.

For within me is both light and dark,
and each day, I choose my path.
To age is a privilege.

I am grateful.

Thank you to all who have crossed my path in the last 51 years. You all played a part in shaping me into the version I am today.

#51

25/09/2025

We’re having along weekend. The clinic will reopen on Tuesday 3th September. Book online anytime at www.helenhalkiaspodiatrist.com.au.

21/09/2025

Pretty happy with my new purchase from my favourite footwear store .

It’s always such a thrill to visit these guys in person and see the full range of natural healthy footwear and experience their fantastic service.

Thanks again guys. 🙏🫶🏻

09/09/2025