Attuned to the subtleties of your pulse, I notice the pace of your breath.

I can feel the tension dissolve with every exhale as you move beyond pressure and finally get to pause in your rest...

You see, this moment, here on my table, is just for you.

The part of a woman’s hormone story where right beside that newborn bubble often sits a slew of mental health struggles, anxious moments, unforgettable fatigue and postpartum depletion.

And whilst the complexity of this time within our bodies means we’re bound to feel a little lost, it’s critical that we’re supporting our mental and emotional health during these precious months.

I believe in a world of women's health where we empathise as much as we pathologise.

Where no woman is left lonely in her struggles, and no struggles are shrugged off as ‘nothing’.

Where her mental health is as important as her medical notes, and her emotions matter more than ‘what’s normal’.

What does this tell us about personal growth and healing? It tells us that times of great stress are also times that are signals for growth and if we use adversity properly, we can grow through the discomfort of adversity!

We must live up to our own expectations of ourselves and not those placed on us by others outside of our personal experience! It's difficult in this day and age to not succumb to comparison-itis and feel we are not meeting certain societal beliefs of what makes us worthy of success and happiness!

Did you know that Chinese medicine can support you through the different phases of your menstrual cycle? That's right! Chinese medicine also recognises the different phases and fluctuations that women go through each month and mapped this out almost 2200 years ago!

March is endometriosis awareness month, so let's shine a light and explore the TCM perspective of this chronic illness.