As of today, summer is officially here in the northern hemisphere. I know, it’s a couple weeks past the solstice, but every year my mom tells me that when it comes to weather, summer starts on July 15th. I’ve stopped arguing with her because she is generally correct. But now it’s here. With increased outside [...]

Ever notice that sometimes life is going along all tickedy-boo, and then all of a sudden you’re feeling like you were thrown onto a boat in the middle of the ocean without a soul around, and no compass or map to guide you? Not even a Google map? Sometimes life can be messy. Unpredictable. And [...]

I do this thing on my Facebook page that I really love. I put up a word, and my peeps tell me the first thing that comes to mind. I do it on Wednesdays, so I have cleverly named it Word Association Wednesdays. Last week I threw up Popsicle and got some fun responses. I [...]

We’re just over a week into summer. Ahhhh. I love the bright mornings, singing birds, and dancing leaves. There is nothing like a cool bevie on a hot summer afternoon. Don’t you agree? Most people opt for fizzie alcoholic ones, or sugary coloured ones, and overlook the most important one. By this point I’m sure [...]

Have you ever realized that the very thing you are trying to explain to others is what you yourself need to know? That old saying, “You teach what you need to learn,” is real in a big way for me right now. I was inspired to write this post when I was finishing the article [...]

This is the third part of a 3-part series: Finding your Fertility – How to naturally conceive a healthy, happy baby. More and more couples are struggling to get pregnant. Not only is it heart breaking, but it is socially isolating because people don’t talk about it. My patients tell me partly it’s shame and [...]

I love helping couples conceive healthy, happy little ones. There is so much that is overlooked in mainstream medicine when it comes to pregnancy. Couples struggle to get pregnant, and they often get disappointing answers from their doctors. There is hope. This is why I wanted to put this article series together. This is the [...]

Last week, had the privilege of celebrating naturopathic medicine week and over 90 years of being licensed in British Columbia (to be clear… not me personally.) We organized two evenings of public lectures on women’s health. Local Nanaimo naturopathic doctors gathered and shared their wisdom to the eager crowd. I spoke on fertility. I wanted to [...]

I recently spent the weekend on the west coast of Vancouver Island in a surfing town called Tofino. It was a mini vacation filled with nature walks, beach cartwheels, and whale-watching adventures. Time moved incredibly slowly. I blink thinking of everything we accomplished and experienced in the 40 hours we were there. My time was [...]