The Birth of Neve Honor Moriarty

If you haven't read my first birth story with my son Eoin you can read it here. It is drastically different to this one... After such a long labour and ending up in the hospital on all the drugs I said I didn't want, I had some decisions to make about how I wanted to … Continue reading The Birth of Neve Honor Moriarty

Episode 51: Lessons from the first 12 months after having a baby

My son Eoin is approaching his 2nd birthday and looking back I had recorded a facebook live video in my FB group all about that first year and the lessons I learned.  In this episode I talk about my struggles with pregnancy and women’s nutrition, postnatal depletion, the immune system and time and energy management … Continue reading Episode 51: Lessons from the first 12 months after having a baby

Hormone Series: Menstruation

Why does having a regular period matter? Well you might think that unless you're looking to fall pregnant it doesn't. However a lot happens in that monthly cycle that influences our health. For example, did you know that period health affects the health of our hair and even our bone density? There are 3 things … Continue reading Hormone Series: Menstruation

Hormone Series: Insulin

Insulin is the hormone that keeps your blood sugar from going too high. When you think about blood sugar you may think blood tests, doctor's visits, pregnancy or perhaps that blood sugar is not really a problem for you. However there are 1 million Australians currently battling type 2 diabetes and perhaps even scarier, a … Continue reading Hormone Series: Insulin

Enter Relax Mode

Professional Women & Working Mums: Grab my FREE Burnout Recovery Guide. The parasympathetic nervous system "Feed and breed", "rest and digest", call it what you want but this nervous system is responsible for most of the good things in life! Under the influence of the parasympathetic nervous system our heart rates are slow and our … Continue reading Enter Relax Mode

How Chronic Stress Affects Our Health – And Our Weight

Professional Women & Working Mums: Grab my FREE Burnout Recovery Guide. Grace* was seemingly healthy and at the perfect time in her life to have a baby with her partner. She spent close to two years trying, seeing different doctors, going through a barrage of tests and was preparing for IVF. And then she changed … Continue reading How Chronic Stress Affects Our Health – And Our Weight

Kelly Eats – Post Natal Diet

What started as a simple "what I eat" blog post a while back has turned into 3 posts and a few changes in my diet. For a couple of years I followed a pescetarian diet for a few reasons that I won't go into anymore than this: I have never been a big meat eater … Continue reading Kelly Eats – Post Natal Diet

4 Things I Tell Clients Trying To Get Pregnant

Professional Women & Working Mums: Grab my FREE Burnout Recovery Guide. 1. De-stress.  Don't think you're stressed? Think again. The nature of our modern day life couldn't be further from what nature intended it to actually be. The number of friends and clients who have been through all of the medical options for fertility to … Continue reading 4 Things I Tell Clients Trying To Get Pregnant