Emma the Naturopath

27/02/2026

*CURRENT OBSESSION*

Protein water is a sure fire way for me to drink an extra litre of water each day. 🙌🏽

I add 1 Tbsp to 1L of water then throw in ice and frozen passionfruit or frozen raspberries.

I’ve tried a bunch of different brands but this At Health one is my pick as it also contains electrolytes and digestive enzymes. Its colour comes from turmeric and beetroot and it’s dairy-free as it’s collagen based. This is the passion mango one and they also make a watermelon and a berry sorbet flavour.

Also gets the thumbs up from my gym-loving husband and sporty-gal tween 👍🏽

I grabbed this bag from Go Vita Park Beach Plaza which is where I work on Mondays so come and have a chat if you have more questions.

Emma the Naturopath xx

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25/02/2026

*MID-TERM CHECK IN*

How are your kiddos going, Mama?

Mid-term feels can look like:
-the initial excitement and novelty has worn off and reality has crept in
-school refusal in the mornings or crash outs at pick-up
-sniffly nose, sore belly, moodiness or headaches
-looking a bit flat and floppy

It's been bloody hot! Term one is packed with school photos, swimming carnivals, parent info nights and lots of try-outs for sporting teams. New teacher, new classroom. School camp. Learning, growing, socialising. Stepping outside their comfort zones. It's amazing and it's also a lot!

What can we as parents do to support our kiddos?
-Run them a bath with a cup of epsom salts
-Rub their little (or big!) feet with cream at night then pop socks on
-Massage a little lavender oil into their neck and shoulders before bed
-Cuddles or closeness
-Write a little note for their lunchbox
-Give them a treat you know they'll love. I bought a can of CocoCoast mango coconut water for my kiddo after she finished a big netball training session on Monday and her eyes lit up when she saw it in the fridge
-Set up a puzzle or game of chess so they can get off their screens and hang out
-Pour two cups of chamomile tea with a little honey, ask them what it's like to be an eleven year old and just listen
-Give them some grace
-Model what self-care and downtime looks like. This is how they learn to meet their own needs and their little nervous systems will co-regulate through ours

Most importantly, how are you doing Mama?

Emma the Naturopath xx

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22/02/2026

541. Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. My husband catching a waft of moth balls and exclaiming “It smells like Nan!”It's so true. She used to have them in every corner of her house!
2. My kiddo finally being able to swallow a tablet. That was our goal over the Summer holidays. Random, I know but she's eleven now and apparently you can teach kids from the age of four or five. She's been practising with tissue salt tablets and tonight her eyes lit up and she announced "It's gone!"
3. Watching kids just being kids and enjoying unstructured play.
4. Ducking the house aka. My husband and I hiding one hundred tiny duck figurines for my kiddo to find. It was one of her birthday requests. She's going to be finding them until she's twelve!
5. My head absolutely bursting with ideas for the mini videos I'll be posting for the membership part of my website! Cooking demo's in my kitchen, deep dives into different health conditions, product reviews, etc! I'm even doing a special collab with a handsome exercise physiologist (my husbo) to do a series on weight loss! The list in my notes app is growing and growing!

Have a beautiful week!

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18/02/2026

I began my parenting journey eleven years ago yesterday, at 6:28pm to be exact.

As I reflect, I have become increasingly aware of what is available now compared to back then.

Back in the Dark Ages of 2015 (lol), Instagram was just for following friends rather than influencers, celebrities and businesses. Attachment parenting wasn't a whole identity and the “fourth trimester” focus was more on the baby than the mother.

Podcasts weren't even much of a thing and oh how I wish I could have listened to Beyond the Bump or Eat, Sleep, Repeat. The concept of vulnerability as a mother wasn't much of a thing until Constance Hall's honest posts went viral.

We weren't spending big bucks on trendy Arti Poppe carriers or different flavour sachets of electrolyte drinks for breastfeeding mums. Our advice was from midwives, mothers groups, books and blog posts. They hadn't even invented those silicone bibs that have the food catcher at the bottom yet!

This is sounding like I was parenting back in the 1800s but I feel like there is a theme of consumerism that is marketed at motherhood... Is it to keep up with other mums on socials? Do we really need to consume all this “stuff”? I'm not a new mum anymore but is all this accessibility to information helpful or overwhelming? Are all the products that are presented to mums actually self-care/wellness/fashion or pushing them to consume more? Maybe it's just increased awareness to what new mums need physically or emotionally?

What do you wish you had then that is around now? I'm intrigued and would love your thoughts on all this!

Emma the Naturopath xx

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15/02/2026

540. Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. Bad Bunny's half time show. Oof.
2. A cafe date with my web designer, brainstorming and putting the finishing touches on the membership section of my website!! It is SO beautiful and turned out better that I could have ever imagined! It's refreshing to spend time working ON my business rather than just IN it.
3. Still saying Happy New Year to everyone and having indepth discussions about the Year of the Snake versus the Year of the Horse!
4. The chewy strawberry one in the Loco Love Valentines box. It was limited edition. How am I meant to live in a world where it doesn't exist?!
5. Making it through the first two weeks of term.

Emma the Naturopath xx

PS. Far out, those first two weeks of term were a challenge! The group chats to co-ordinate weekly sporting carpools, taking Cookie Custard to the vet, my husband and I came down with head colds on separate weeks, my birthday then a last minute birthday party with fourteen friends for Eadie, parent info night, school photos, the build up to the swimming carnival, a soccer semi final... Insert melting face emoji...

But it feels like the dust has settled now. That was the two week baptism of fire into term one. We don't need to live like we're on fire all the time.

Back to walks outside. Homemade food. Daily sunshine.

I see you mamas!

Have a beautiful week!

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14/02/2026

*CLINIC MUSINGS*

I've been seeing lots of skin infections in the clinic lately! They tend to really take off this time of year in the Summer heat. Plus little hands love to scratch and spread it around!

I know over the years I've seen my kid itching a "mozzie bite" then the next time you look it's a fully fledged skin infection!

I think the key is really trying to jump on it as early as possible.
-Take a photo once a day so you can track how it's going.
-Pop into your local chemist so the pharmacist can lay their eyes on it.
-Have a chat to your naturopath about boosting their little immune system. Maybe throw some homeopathics in there too.
-Be mindful of sugar and processed foods and pump up their garlic and fresh veggie intake.
-Opt for showers over baths and make sure everyone has their own towel.
-Book in with your GP if things are looking gross. I'm not against antibiotics whatsoever if bacterial infections aren't getting under control then we can do the gut repair after :)

Emma the Naturopath xx

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08/02/2026

539. Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. Turning 41 and being smothered in love by everyone in my life. It really made up for the fact that it rained sideways all day.
2. Fourteen screaming tweens bomb diving into our pool, high on Zooper Doopers, sour gummy worms and the joy of having no responsibilities.
3. Picking up a big bag of clothes I finally got altered (short girl problems). Now I feel like I have so many new editions to my wardrobe!
4. Mango Cocobella coconut yoghurt. The passionfruit one is great too!
5. The way a half-strength almond milk iced latte, a dip in the salt water and chatting on the beach with a friend can breathe life back into your soul.

Emma the Naturopath xx

Have a beautiful week!

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02/02/2026

BIG SCHOOL

My feed has been flooded with lots of smiling school kids ready for their first day of kindy, primary, high school or a new school. So much joy and excitement.

But I really wanted to jump on here and say that...
-if your kid has been up at night worrying about starting school
-or they had to be peeled off you by their teacher, screaming at the front gate
-or they were too nervous to eat their breakfast...

That's ok too. It's not a race. They'll get there when they're ready. It might take a week, a month, a term. But they will get there at their own pace.

I remember driving up the hill to drop Eadie at her first day of kindy and when I looked down at the campus (a giant K-12 school), I just remember feeling like she was a tiny, vulnerable newborn again. I could sense she was nervous. I kept my big sunnies on while my face quietly rained tears.

A lot of our own memories can resurface from our first day or our time at school.

I dropped her and her friend at their first day of year 6 today and they slammed the car door and ran off because it was their job to welcome the kindy kids to the classroom. A full circle moment.

Take each day at a time. You're doing great. They're in good hands.

Emma the Naturopath xx

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30/01/2026

Why hormones get a bad wrap! 🙃

29/01/2026

26/01/2026

ANALOGUE HOBBIES

I love that the general population can string sentences together with words like burnt out, cortisol and adrenals. There's such a growing awareness about stepping away from hustle culture and not glorifying being busy.

I spoke to at least four customers in the health food shop yesterday who had wound up at a place that I call "flat battery".

We talked about figuring out what the cause was. There was a big theme of caring for others that really tipped the scales.

We talked about reducing stimulants like coffee, sugar and screens. Also prioritising sleep and gentle exercise (not smashing themselves at CrossFit).

Chatted about supportive supplements like magnesium and adaptogens such as reishi, Siberian ginseng and ashwaganda. Each combo looked different for each person.

But most importantly, I asked each person about their “analogue hobbies”. Answers were along the lines of walking the dog, the ocean and woodwork. One person admitted that she didn't know what self-care looked like for her anymore which is incredibly common.

We “zone out” with digital devices yet they are actually stimulating our nervous system. It's important to bring back simple pleasures like cooking a meal from scratch, borrowing a book from the library or planting some herbs in the garden. This is when our cortisol lowers and our nervous system becomes robust again.

Here is a picture of one of my analogue hobbies these holidays. All fun and games until someone sits in the box of puzzle pieces... Cookie Custard's analogue hobbies are belly rubs and meowing at 5am every single day.

Emma the Naturopath xx

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