For decades, sports science was built around male physiology and then generalized to everyone else. Women were often excluded from research because the menstrual cycle was considered a “complicating variable,"...

Success can look complete on the outside while creating emotional distance, nervous system overload, and a quiet loss of connection in a woman’s private life. If you have built a career, managed a household...

There are moments in healthcare when the issue is not necessarily the treatment plan itself. It is the conversation around the treatment plan. Recently, I had one of those moments. I have been on hormone...

Have you ever stopped to consider how much energy you spend fighting yourself? Not fighting your circumstances. Not fighting your schedule. Not even fighting your illness. Fighting yourself.

Most advice aimed at tired mothers starts in the wrong place. It tells you to eat cleaner, sleep earlier, exercise more, and build better routines, as if willpower were the missing ingredient. But if...

Your nervous system drives your gut health, and your gut health influences your mental health. So creating a healthy nervous system will support your gut and brain and influence your postpartum time...

When we think of adolescence, we picture awkward growth spurts, changing hormones, emotional ups and downs, and the exhausting question, "Who am I now?" Most of us assume we leave that chapter behind...

Women over 50 are entering a new era, one where sensuality, self-care, and emotional wellbeing are finally being recognized as essential components of healthy aging. Yet, despite this cultural shift...

In healthcare, consent is often treated as a signature, a checkbox, or a verbal agreement. Yet true informed consent is much more than obtaining a “yes.” It is a process of honest communication that...

Postpartum intimacy begins far beyond physical recovery. While childbirth transforms the body, it also reshapes how we experience closeness, pleasure, and connection. As a holistic coach and...

For many women, perimenopause arrives like an unwelcome guest. One day, you are managing your career, family, and social life with relative ease. Next, you are waking at 3 a.m., drenched in sweat...

Becoming a doula is a trendy topic right now. Most people assume doulas only attend births, but doulas are for much more than that. Doulas are an anchoring, wraparound care provider for families during...

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 39, I understood immediately that my body would have to endure a great deal. There would be chemotherapy, surgery, scars, physical pain, and...

I left the hospital seven days after a less than ideal labour and delivery. There was no clear recovery plan and very little explanation of the physical trauma my body had just endured. Yet I walked out...

If you're searching for a fertility nutritionist in Vancouver, a fertility nutritionist in Abbotsford, or a fertility nutritionist serving clients throughout British Columbia, you're likely looking for natural...

You were trained to push through. To keep going when your body says stop, to hold space for others when you have nothing left, and to show up shift after shift, then come home and do it all again as a mom...

Constipation is one of the most common digestive concerns I see in practice as a Vancouver holistic nutritionist. While occasional constipation can happen to anyone, chronic constipation is a sign...

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 39, I remember feeling as though the ground beneath my feet had disappeared. One moment I was living what appeared to be a successful life. I had a...

Many people today feel like their body is working against them. They eat better, try to stay active, and follow the advice they’ve been given, yet they continue to struggle with weight gain, fatigue, and symptoms...

I was in my mid-thirties when I had a full hysterectomy, which put me straight into surgical menopause. I did what I always do, I got on with it, kept performing, delivering, telling everyone, and...

Gut health plays a crucial role in digestion, energy, mental clarity, and overall well-being, especially for women over 40. This article explores how fibre, fermented foods, and prebiotics work together to support...

Obviously, any form of exercise activity will have a positive effect on anyone in perimenopause, menopause, or at any stage of life. Most exercise studies have focused on early menopause or...

Many women entering midlife begin to notice that something has shifted. They feel more anxious, more easily overwhelmed, and less able to tolerate the same pace of life they once managed with ease. While...

In recent years, conversations surrounding women’s health have expanded significantly, yet many women continue to struggle with symptoms that impact their quality of life and overall wellbeing.