Personal experiences

On the weekend I attended the New Zealand Homeopathy Conference: I will talk more about the content but firstly I want to discuss the magic of the coming together in person of so many Homeopaths from around New Zealand. One question for the weekend ( with a prize) was about the collective noun for Homeopaths- and several people individually came to “a resonance of Homeopaths”- and it really does feel like a resonance. (Unfortunately I cannot remember who to attribute …

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I’ve seen a couple of comments lately about the cost of seeing a Homeopath, and it is also something that came up in my homeopaths demographic survey last year, so I thought it was worth discussing.  You may already understand that it is not a matter of cost but of value, and that this is not just unique to Homeopaths, but Naturopaths and other non-funded health practitioners. I would also like to make note here of all my wonderful clients …

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It’s National Volunteering week – the time of the year that we appreciate and give thanks to the volunteers who make a difference. Homeopathy has a large number of volunteers that keep the profession going. The New Zealand Council of Homeopaths is run by volunteers – these women on the Executive support professional Homeopaths around New Zealand. Our New Zealand Homeopathic Society is run by volunteers – this is a charity that helps raise the public awareness of homeopathy. There …

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This week starting on Thursdays I will once again be a practicing Pharmacist. What this will mean for you is that I can’t do consultations on a Thursday, and won’t be checking messages or emails, as I will be working at Unichem Kerikeri. I’ve had a few questions about this decision, so this post is to share some things I considered and some of the reasons behind it. I love being a Homeopath, and I am busy with my practice …

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I am not a New Years Resolution person, but for the last few years I have taken this time to reflect on the previous year, and then set intentions for the New Year. Reflection is a really important skill to foster as a Health Professional, and one that both the New Zealand Council of Homeopaths and the Pharmacy Council require annually, although the focus is slightly different.  This year my goals are similar to last year:  To write one post …

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At the beginning of the year I set myself a number of goals, and shared them with you here to make sure I was accountable. You can read the whole post here. So let’s have a look at those goals and how I have done:  Firstly, write a post every week – achieved, and sometimes more than once a week. This is my ongoing commitment to this page, and will remain a goal for 2024. Some posts take a long …

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One of the most important things for healing is time. Whether it is time to work through something emotionally, or the physical time to heal, we need to allow time for the process. While Homeopathy can support the process of healing, and speed things up in cases, we still need to allow time. These days life is busy, there is a lot of pressure externally and also often internally from ourselves, to be better, to be back at work, or …

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These days I very rarely use other modalities, and most treatment is homeopathic, with the odd flower essence of Homeobotanical mixed in. Even my supplement use has decreased a lot, as homeopathic remedies are effective and easy. It’s been a while since I talked about my personal use, so here is a snapshot of what I have been using homeopathically in the last couple of weeks. My eldest daughter was coaching at a sailing holiday programme, and badly banged her …

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A couple of weeks ago it was bucketing with rain, my husband’s flight was cancelled so I had to drive out to the airport to collect him. I got to the top of the road and there was a tiny kitten on the road. I stopped and got out to pick it up, and it ran under my car and disappeared. A tourist couple had also stopped and we looked for it and couldn’t find it, so I went out …

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Homeopathy is an amazing modality, and something that you can use at home to treat acute conditions from coughs and colds to first aid conditions like bruises, puncture wounds and minor burns. Sometimes though, it is worth getting a Professional involved. Although I am a Homeopath myself I have my own Homeopath who I see for myself and my family when I am needing support. Some situations to consider asking for further help include: When you’re stuck. You have a …

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Homeopathy is often dismissed as a placebo effect. My short and pithy answer to that is that it works for babies and animals who don’t know what a placebo effect is. Despite that, I want to actually discuss that and though why we cannot rule it out entirely, it can not be responsible for all the improvements we see homeopathically. The placebo effect basically says that by seeking help from a health professional, and taking a drug/herb/other treatment, a certain …

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Day six: travel sickness My oldest has always had motion sickness in the car. As a toddler she improved marginally once turned to forward facing, but any long distance trip would have her vomiting. At its worst point she could not travel for more than 20 minutes in a constantly moving car, even if straight and flat (like the Auckland motorway) without getting nauseous. Things have improved a lot since then, but she still has a spray she takes in …

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Day five: whooping cough When my youngest was three weeks old, my middle child contracted whooping cough. She had a slight cold, got better, and then developed this cough. I was using all the normal cough and cold supplements and remedies, until it dawned on me that this cough was too persistent. These days most children don’t get the “whooping” sound that gave pertussis its name, and it is frequently diagnosed. Despite vaccination it also regularly has outbreaks in the …

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Day four: scalp eruption When my youngest was only a few months old, one day he suddenly appeared to have a rash all over his scalp. It looked like ringworm, numerous round patches which were rough and raised on the edges and flat in the middle. I do not know if it was Tinea Capitis, or if it was not fungal and just a discoid eczema, because I did not take him to the doctor, instead I rang my Homeopath. …

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Day three: Parenting on not enough sleep I need my sleep. I am not one of those people who can get by on 3-4 hours and still be happy and chirpy. This may be compounded by the fact I don’t drink coffee (or tea), but regardless I need to be a functioning human being who is not irritable and angry all the time. Cocculus is my saviour here. A remedy for “night watching,” when you have not had enough sleep …

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Day two: recurrent ear infections. When my eldest was born I had just about finished my foundation year at the Bay of Plenty College of Homeopathy. I only intended to do that one year when I enrolled, but then I was on maternity leave, and loving the learning and the different health paradigm that I enrolled for year 2 and the Diploma of Homeopathy. When my baby girl was around 6 months old, she had an ear infection. I honestly …

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Day one: Pulsatilla I grew up as a Pulsatilla child, and at the end of the day it is still an excellent remedy for me. I cry in happy movies, and I cry in sad movies. Same with books, I laugh out loud and cry when I’m reading them – and I read a lot. Sometimes though the tears come a little too easily, and when life happens and I end up more tearful than is good for me (or …

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