The Conscious Naturopath

Directions Website

The Conscious Naturopath Clinical naturopath. I am your private investigator for your health. Let’s get to the root cause & get you feeling great.

Tues - Fri in Busselton at Soul Care Chiropractic (in clinic & online)
Saturdays - online only

As a naturopath, part of my job (although it’s the part I find the most fun sometimes, not a job at all) is keeping up w...
19/10/2026

As a naturopath, part of my job (although it’s the part I find the most fun sometimes, not a job at all) is keeping up with the latest research. So rather than me keeping all the goodness to myself, I thought I’d share it with you too 💛

If you want a deep dive, here you go lovelies!

Saidel S, et al. Menopause. 2026. doi:10.1097/GME.0000000000002827

Yarahmadi Y, et al. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2026;23(1):2743154. doi:10.1080/15502783.2026.2743154

Mastrofini GF, et al. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2026;23(1):2740227. doi:10.1080/15502783.2026.2740227

Riley TM, et al. J Nutr. 2026:101858. doi:10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101858

Raju P, et al. Cardiology. 2026. doi:10.1159/crd/absag025

It is brilliant to see the consistent further research showing up.

Tara x

Have you ever heard of oestrogen dominance before? In a nutshell….your liver takes out your excess oestrogen, but your g...
15/10/2026

Have you ever heard of oestrogen dominance before?

In a nutshell….your liver takes out your excess oestrogen, but your gut may bring it back in. Or if you don’t 💩!

Beta glucuronidase is a gut enzyme that can unpack oestrogen your liver has already sent out for removal.

If it’s lower in range → oestrogen leaves as it should.
If it’s higher in range → it’s recycled back in your gorgeous little body, feeding oestrogen dominance.

Do you ever experience these?

• Heavy, long or clotty periods
• Painful periods
• Shorter cycles or spotting before your period
• Shocking PMS, especially irritability and anxiety in the luteal phase
• Breast tenderness, swelling or lumpy b***s
• Fluid retention, bloating, puffiness
• Weight gain around the hips and thighs
• Headaches or migraines around your cycle
• Anxiety, irritability, feeling “wired”
• Mood swings, teary all the time
• Poor sleep, particularly premenstrually

Maybe it’s oestrogen dominance? Let’s unpack that.

This enzyme shows up in a comprehensive stool analysis. If you want more info on gut testing please feel free to reach out.

Also, it’s weird that I have to say this, but I get no benefit, or income from doing any comprehensive testing, it literally just gives me the numbers, data, and info in understanding your body. The labs get the cashola, not me.

Tara x 💛

The spleen is an organ that is not spoken so much about, yet I find it so fascinating, especially when we go back to TCM...
03/10/2026

The spleen is an organ that is not spoken so much about, yet I find it so fascinating, especially when we go back to TCM. In traditional Chinese medicine, worry and overthinking are held by the Spleen, the same system that turns your food into energy. When the Spleen is depleted, the mind has less ground to stand on. Thoughts begin to loop, your nerves can hang around and that calmness feels just out of reach.

Physiology tells a similar story. Stress slows our digestion and unsettles blood sugar, and an unsteady gut sends unsteady signals to our brain.

So sometimes you can’t simply just think your way out of anxiousness, you have to nourish your way out alongside that thinking.

Save this for the days your mind won’t settle. 💛

Tara 🌿💛

NEW EVENT DROP 💥 Let’s talk perimenopause + menopause.It’s the conversation so many of us are already having with friend...
03/10/2026

NEW EVENT DROP 💥 Let’s talk perimenopause + menopause.

It’s the conversation so many of us are already having with friends—but with so much information, conflicting advice and noise out there, it can be hard to know what to believe.

So, we’re bringing the professionals into the room.

Joining our panel:

✨ Dr Candice Leeb — GP with a focus on women’s health
✨ Bo Youn Kim — Women’s Health Pharmacist
✨ Tara Stanley — Clinical Naturopath
✨ Suze Adams — Coach and Nutritionist

Together, we’ll explore perimenopause and menopause from every angle—medical care, hormones, naturopathy, nutrition, movement and fitness.

There’ll be an honest panel discussion, intimate breakout sessions with our experts and plenty of time to connect, share stories and ask those burning questions.

Whether you’re already navigating the changes, wondering what’s ahead or simply want to feel more informed—this conversation is for you.

Date: Tuesday 20 October
Time: 5.30pm–8.30pm
Venue: Busselton Pavilion
Tickets: $30 p/p includes welcome drink + food

Proudly presented by Busselton Pharmacy & Broadwater Pharmacy.

Tickets in my bio 🎟️

Impacted my career…..My dad was a huge part of my decision to become a naturopath. He passed away from lung cancer and a...
06/09/2026

Impacted my career…..

My dad was a huge part of my decision to become a naturopath. He passed away from lung cancer and a brain tumour. He was given 12 months (or close to) to live and was the most positive, optimistic person I knew.

If he could still be here today, I know he would be. The process of being given a death date… is that even a thing? listening to medical jargon, and feeling inferior around medical professionals impacted me deeply….. like who do they think they were….. I’d never heard of a naturopath until my counsellor suggested it. I knew it was for me the moment I found the profession.

I could learn holistic medicine, I could educate patients about their bodies. I could learn medical jargon and share that insight without them feeling inferior (because who wants to feel that feeling, am I right?). I could give them hope and put the reins back in their hands to optimise their health. I could make an impact.

Dad also showed me that life is SO SO sooooo short, he was only 53 when he passed away. Maybe I’m naive, but I feel that nothing in life is that bad, it depends on our perspective. We can choose what we do and how we see life every single day we wake up and take our a breath.

We may not get many years on this earth, but we can absolutely optimise and have fun with the years we have.

Life can be awful and shocking, and we can get handed some really really tough cards, and yes… life is not fair sometimes. But it’s up to us how we choose to live and see each day. I’m not delusional…. Or maybe I am, I know I’ve been through hell and back many times in my life already, but I will always choose to be optimistic until the day I take my last breath.

That’s why I’ll always be your biggest hype woman, your greatest researcher and practitioner who listens and supports you, who will never make you feel inferior, and who may (just maybe) over-explain and educate you a little too much in our sessions and treatment plans.

Because my dad would have done the same.

Tara x 💛

A very important note to add here….desire, arousal and or**sm shift for all kinds of reasons as you may have read in my ...
20/08/2026

A very important note to add here….desire, arousal and or**sm shift for all kinds of reasons as you may have read in my previous posts, and these slides won’t be for everyone. If you are asexual and content, that’s is perfectly ok, if your desire has simply changed with a life stage, if medication (like SSRIs or hormonal contraception), pain conditions, thyroid or hormonal issues, depression, or relationship dynamics are at play here, those are very real, valid, and deserve proper care. And if trauma shapes how safe intimacy feels for you, that especially deserves its own trauma-informed support…

This post is for something more specific: the people whose libido, arousal and pleasure have left the building while they’ve been living in chronic stress, running on a nervous system that’s braced, wired and depleted.

In survival mode, desire is one of the first things the body can let go of. That’s rarely because of you as a person or a relationship verdict. It’s your body under a massive load, and it’s exactly what we work on.

If this resonated with you, please know you are not alone and there are always nervine and libido enhancing herbs for you 🌿😉… or maybe, it’s more so about taking off some of those things on your to do list and drop the expectations of yourself a little hey.

Tara 💛 x

After a number of discussions about hormones and our cycle the last couple of weeks, I thought I would do a snippet into...
17/08/2026

After a number of discussions about hormones and our cycle the last couple of weeks, I thought I would do a snippet into the land of our cycle.

Many got “here’s a pad, good luck” at eleven and not much since, yet your hormones shape your energy, your sleep, your mood and your focus… every single day.

So here’s what I want you to know:

Your hormones take orders from your brain, which means your nervous system isn’t separate from your hormonal health, it’s driving it.

Ovulation isn’t just a fertility thing, it’s the only way you make progesterone, your body’s own calming, anti anxiety, deep sleep, mind settling hormone.

If your anxiety spikes the week before your period, if you’re spotting early, if your sleep falls apart premenstrually, that’s a pattern, and can be supported.

What would you like to know next about your hormones?

Tara 💛 x

Kinda chic…to have my two cents worth and play along with a trend 😉 Naturopath edition for your brain baby! Tara 💛 x ...
11/08/2026

Kinda chic…to have my two cents worth and play along with a trend 😉 Naturopath edition for your brain baby!

Tara 💛 x

PMDD is something I talk about and see in clinic regularly, yet I don’t discuss it often here, today is that day as it i...
30/07/2026

PMDD is something I talk about and see in clinic regularly, yet I don’t discuss it often here, today is that day as it is a very very important topic.

For some humans, the luteal phase doesn’t just bring low mood, it brings thoughts of not wanting to be here. Dark, heavy, convincing thoughts that lift the moment the bleed comes, like they were never there. If that’s you, please hear this: those thoughts are a symptom. They are your brain reacting to a hormonal shift, not the truth about your life, and not a reflection of who you are.

You don’t have to push through this alone, and you don’t have to live like this. PMDD is real, it’s physiological, and it’s treatable. The weeks that feel unbearable right now can feel completely different with the right support.

If you’re in that dark place today, reach out to someone a person you trust, your GP, or Lifeline on 13 11 14. If the thoughts are urgent, please treat them as urgent and get help now. You are worth that phone call.

And if you’re supporting someone who lives this every month, believe them, stay close in the hard weeks, and remind them who they are when they can’t feel or see or themselves.

You are not broken, you are not too much and there is a very much a path through this. 💛

All my love,
Tara x 💛

Address

20 Monaghans Way
Busselton, WA
6280

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Conscious Naturopath posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category