I was taking Ash and Lara out to the new park in Windsor yesterday (Governor Phillip Park, it’s so amazing!) and I ran into a patient who asked me when I was returning to work. I answered “September”, to which she said “that’s four weeks away” and I nearly fell over with shock. My leave seems like it has gone so quickly, which is likely due to my spending the first four weeks of my leave still pregnant.

I am keen to get back into clinic and connect with my beautiful patients again, and immerse myself into the world of herbal medicine once more.

So far Lara has been a happy, calm baby and so my plan to bring her along to work with me (so I can continue to breastfeed her with minimal stress) is still going ahead. So when you come in for an appointment you’ll get to meet her!

I’m going to take it slowly and start with only one day a week and rotate through my different clinic locations, then go back to normal from next year.

You can book in now for these appointment times.

Call 02 45776215 for Windsor (Wednesdays and Saturdays)

Book online here for Dural or Online (Fridays) or Online Appointments only (Mondays)

Monday

Online appointments only

11am – 2pm

Every week from 10th September.

Wednesday

Windsor

12.30pm – 5.30pm

10th, 24th October

7th, 21st November

5th, 12th, 19th December

2nd January every week onwards

Friday

Dural

11am-430pm (the later appointment times may be extended later in the year)

28th September

19th October

16th, 30th November

14th, 21st and 28th December

Saturday

Windsor

9am – 1pm

22nd September

6th, 20th October

3rd, 17th November

1st, 15th and 29th December

5th January, every week onwards

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It seems like only yesterday that I was sending out my maternity leave announcement for Ash, but here I am again.
I’ve been so fortunate to have a smooth pregnancy so far, I’ve been taking all my supplements and was exercising consistently until a few weeks ago. Baby girl is due late April, and similar to last time I’m finishing up around 38 weeks. Hopefully this time I won’t have to wait as long.

Here are my planned final dates for clinic and details of who will be filling in for me:

Dural

My last day at Dural is Friday the 30th March (Yes that’s Good Friday).

Laura Yen will be acting as locum for me on alternate Saturdays at Dural starting from the 21st April, and she will be offering both Naturopathy and Massage. Naturopathy consults can be performed in person or via Skype.

Many of you will know Laura already as I was her locum when she went on leave to have cutie pie Akira. She is a wonderful massage therapist and naturopath and I know that if you don’t already love her, you will now!

You can book in with Laura via this link: www.burtonhealth.cliniko.com/bookings or call 0405 123 852.

Windsor

My last day at Windsor is 7th April.

Simone Davis was my locum at Windsor and Bella Vista when I went on leave to have Ash. She did such a wonderful job and I’m thrilled she has agreed to come back.

Simone will be doing one Wednesday and one Saturday a month at Windsor for me offering Naturopathy services only, as well as continuing her existing days at Bella Vista and Rouse Hill.

Her Windsor clinic dates are:
April – Wed 18th, Sat 28th
May – Wed 16th, Sat 26th
June – Wed 20th, Sat 23rd
July – Wed 18th, Sat 7th
Aug – Wed 15th, Sat 4th
Sept – Wed 12th, Sat 1st
Oct – Wed 17th, Sat 13th
Nov – Wed 21st, Sat 10th

If you would like to book in to see Simone, call 4577 6215.

For massage consults you can see any of the existing acupuncturists or massage therapists at Windsor such Adrian, Ernestina or Rafat.

Skype Consults

If needed I plan to be available for Skype consults approximately a month after baby is born, however the timing of these appointments needs to be flexible as I have no idea what her sleep is going to be like, and I also need to fit in into Ash’s sleep/preschool days. It might need to be a rough appointment for a day during which I email you to say that I’ll call you in 10 minutes. The availability of these will be limited, and if you need a set time due to work I suggest booking in for either Simone or Laura. Both of these lovely ladies can also do Skype consults.

Email Support

I will still be available for limited email support however the speed at which I reply may be a bit slow, so if you need something urgently I again suggest contacting Simone or Laura.

P.S….. Belly photo!

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It’s been almost 6 months since the birth of this little cutie…

…which means I am returning to the clinic from maternity leave for naturopathy, massage and pregnancy massage appointments. I’m excited to see all my lovely patients again, but for now I will be taking it slow so that I can still spend plenty of time Mumming. I will be just at the Windsor clinic for now, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with plans to return to the Bella Vista clinic around June.

Call the clinic on 02 45776215 to make an appointment.

If you would like an appointment but aren’t able to make it into the clinic then Skype appointments are available at flexible times, if you feel this is more suitable for you then:

email me or use the contact form.

As well as this, I am also available for Infant Massage classes. Private and group classes are available – read more about it here.

Simone will be continuing on Monday afternoons and the normal days at the Bella Vista clinic.

I’m looking forward to seeing you all again!

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Maternity leave and locum news

In case you didn’t know, I will be going on maternity leave sometime this September. Of course, I don’t want to leave my beautiful patients in the lurch so I have brought in Simone Davis to act as my locum.

Simone studied at Endeavour College and completed a Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) and is accredited with NHAA.

Simone lives locally and has 2 beautiful children, 2 free range (house trained!) rabbits, a dog and a pet husband. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, dancing, cooking and yoga.

Like myself and other Naturopaths, Simone can treat a wide range of conditions but she is especially interested in helping people overcome thyroid and mood disorders. I’m very excited to have her working with me as she’s not only a beautiful caring person but also extremely intelligent. I am confident that my patients will be under fantastic care with her.

If you’ve been in the clinic in the last few months then chances are you’ve met Simone as she’s been observing consults so that she can get to know people and to achieve a smooth transition.

When I am away on maternity leave I will still be in regular contact with Simone and working behind the scenes, so you can be sure you won’t be getting a different treatment than if I were seeing you.

As of next week we are offering a limited amount of reduced price consult packages with Simone (I will still be observing at this point), so if you are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity then give the clinic a call and quote the code SIMONE AUGUST to get one of these spots.

If you’ve been wanting to see a Naturopath for a while but been putting it off, don’t miss this very rare opportunity.

What you get:

1 x Initial Consult (normally $110)

2 x follow up Consults (normally $65 each)

Total = $145 (saving of $95)

Health fund rebates still available.

Conditions:

• Supplements, herbs or required testing extra (at normal price)
• Deal is bought as a package which includes the single initial consult and 2 follow up (standard) consultations
• Payable at time of booking.
• Health fund claims to be made after appointment completed
• Consults must be completed within 2 months of purchase
• Deal only available for purchase during August or until sold out
• Package can be bought as a gift voucher, however consults are not to be divided amongst other people
• Additional consults after the package is completed are at normal price.
• These consults only available Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Connect with Simone via her Facebook page here.

To purchase a package call Health Dimensions on 02 88246792 or 02 45776215.

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