How we experience any illness is highly individual, as are the reasons we are doing it. That’s one of the many reasons I love Homeopathy, because this system of Medicine understands that we are all different & therefore we all need a personal, bespoke approach to support us to Health & Wellbeing. We all may […]
Why do we do Coughs, Colds & Flu?
Autumn & Winter is the season for most coughs, colds, Flu & respiratory illnesses. I regularly get asked to suggest Homeopathic remedies to support my Clients & Home Prescribers through these, so I thought it would be helpful to put most of it in a Blog post for future use. Firstly let’s consider why this […]
Multiple personalities can mean multiple skills!
No, I’m not talking about so called disorders that seem to come to mind when we use phrases like ‘Multiple Personalities’ – although it is interesting to perhaps think about these differently once you have read this piece?! I want to share a concept that I personally found transformative when I first discovered it during […]
What’s the difference between Natural Medicine & Holistic Medicine?
There is a big difference between using Natural Medicine in a Pharmaceutical/Allopathic way ie using the same perspective of what constitutes Health or dis-ease & how to treat it, and adopting a systemic, Holistic approach to Healthcare that supports our Natural processes & internal systems & enables them to work to optimum capacity as much as possible.
There are no ‘Symptoms’ of Menopause!
Apparently there’s a list of 34 recognised ‘symptoms’ of Menopause, ranging from hot flashes & body odor to depression & panic attacks. Whilst I’m encouraged that this list seems to have progressed from ‘A bit Moody, periods have stopped & Hot sweats’, it offends me for two reasons:-
- There are at least 6 things I personally experienced that aren’t on that list & having worked with enough women going through Menopause, I know that I’m not unique in that regard!
- Why must these expressions of what is a natural, transitionary state from one part of our lives to another be referred to as ‘Symptoms’?
There are actually as many Expressions of Menopause as there are Women on the planet because we are all unique & have experienced our Lives differently. Therefore the way we express any changes or processing of internal or external events is individual. To explore this further it may be helpful to remember the following:-
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