The Healing Practice

22/04/2026

Rest is not a reward for your productivity but a fundamental requirement for your well-being.

Shift your perspective today and allow yourself the space to simply be without the weight of guilt.

21/04/2026

You don’t have to agree to accept. Tolerance is choosing peace over control and allowing difference to exist without defence.

20/04/2026

It is helpful to recognise whether you are exhausted from overwork or simply responding to the world's natural seasonal slowing.

Each requires a different kind of response and care.

20/04/2026

20/04/2026

If you’re practising boundaries, start here: buy yourself time, speak your truth, and allow your “no” to be enough. And yes, changing your mind is allowed. Your needs are allowed to change.

20/04/2026

The natural way

Birth hasn’t always happened lying down.

For most of human history, women gave birth standing, squatting, or kneeling, positions that worked with the body, not against it.

Gravity helped.
Movement was natural.
The pelvis had more room to open.

Today, many births take place on the back.

This position is common in modern settings for monitoring and access, but it changes how the body works during labor.

When lying flat, gravity isn’t assisting.
The pelvis may have less space to expand.
Labor can feel more intense and sometimes take longer.

Your body, however, is built to move.

Upright positions can support the natural process by improving alignment and helping the baby descend.

Squatting, kneeling, or leaning forward can open the hips and make contractions more effective.

Every birth is different.
Every situation is unique.

What matters most is informed choice.

Understanding your options helps you work with your body, not against it.

Because birth is not one size fits all.

19/04/2026

The change in light and temperature can stir deep emotions within us.

It is important to distinguish between the natural melancholy of autumn and the feeling that something is fundamentally wrong.

19/04/2026

Walking to the pool built in 1917 and because the concrete base wasn’t concrete enough it became the grass pool over time. Norman Lindsay loved the female body so lots of statues outside to enjoy. You can see I got a bit cheeky 😏

19/04/2026

I’ve long wanted to visit the Norman Lindsay Gallery. Every time I’ve driven past, I must go to the that, I’ve said a hundred times. And yesterday I finally went. Wow. What a stunning place and how idyllic it must have been to have grown up there in a wild and green space. Here’s me just sitting about…

18/04/2026

A pause is never wasted time. In the fertility journey, it’s a vital act of self-care and a reset for your whole self.

Learn how incorporating simple rituals can support your body's essential need for recovery and rejuvenation.

https://thehealingpractice.com.au/the-healing-practice-podcast/fertility-and-the-pause/

17/04/2026

There can be a sense of relief in letting go of the summer bustle.

Take a moment to check in and see how it feels to finally slow down and shed those external expectations.