The same yet different!

The common threads that I have observed in the indigenous/tribal contexts of healing throughout the lectures has been a strong holistic approach to medicine.  The view that health is more than just physical but also related to mind, body, community, nature and spirit. Balance of these things is paramount with each being inseparable from the...

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Eeekkkk...life is crazy!

Its all becoming increasingly 'real'...I am going to be having surgery in only 2 more sleeps eeekkk! To say I have been a major stress head the past week or so is an understatement and a half but the haze seems to be lifting a little despite the nerves elevating. WORK I finished work for the year on Friday so that I could have this coming...

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History of Healing – Relevantly Compelling

The history of healing; its philosophy and cosmology, offers a broader view of the story of health and healing over time.  It allows us to blend together all the common threads of traditional medicine and delve deeper into the reasons as to why or how we have held onto some traditions and let go of others. Through the observation of the complexities...

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Why I’m here and What I’ve seen?

In one form or another, natural medicine has always been a part of my life.  Growing up, I fondly recall my Grandfather pointing out plants and telling me that they were good for this or that, sharing his wealth of knowledge related to Maori tribal healing techniques, which were very spiritually based; my Dad would place spider webs on my...

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The start of my Naturopathic Journey...

Hey everyone,  As you may know 3 weeks ago I started studying a Bachelor of Naturopathy at the Endeavour College of Natural Health here in Melbourne. My first couple of subjects are Chemistry & Biochemistry and History of Healing. Chemistry is sending me into a mind spin as there is so much information to process in such a small amount...

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Surgery is booked!

So...last week I went to my second hospital pre-op appointment and saw the anesthetist and although I am borderline (closer to the line than not) anemic there has been a slight increase in my levels and I was approved for surgery - YAY #1! On Monday morning I got a call asking if December 7th suited me to have surgery.  I didn't even check...

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Thoughts...

12 noon I've just returned home from a counselling session and as always it has helped heaps, but I still have so much going on in this head of mine and so I thought I would try and get it out on the page so that I can de-clutter and have room to actually process each one individually.  Omgoodness where to start... Uni - I'm gonna say it...

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I've got this...

Today (Monday the 7th of November 2016) is officially the first day of my university degree...to say I'm nervous and a bit stressed is an understatement - I think I've asked myself 'what the heck were you thinking?', a million times already LOL. BUT I am also very excited about my future and working towards something I can be proud of myself for and...

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For every up there is a...

You know how it goes right?  In life you take the ups with the downs! I shouldn't really be surprised that after my big 'I GOT ENGAGED' weekend I started feeling a little off colour, albeit still floating on a cloud of newly engaged bliss - until yesterday anyway!    There was no need for me to wear a Halloween costume this...

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Bullshit!!!

On Saturday 22nd of October we had plans that fell through and so instead of just putting on our PJ's and having a lazy night (which seems to be the norm on our kid free weekends), Mark suggested that we go out and celebrate our 2 year 'friend' anniversary a couple of days early. So, we put on the clothes we were wearing the night we met, albeit...

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Change 5 - New Friendship / Relationship...

NEW FRIENDSHIP / RELATIONSHIP... On the 25th of October after attending a charity event with a friend we decided to head down to the local where we met up with a few girlfriends.  I had a few shots and danced to some tunes by the amazing cover band 'Shameless'.  During the night one of my friends introduced us to this guy and I was polite...

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