Optimal Wellbeing Blog

Meditation and mindfulness are common words these days, and people often associate them with spirituality. However, they’re not just for those seeking or practising spiritual enlightenment; they can be beneficial practices for everyone’s natural health. Meditation, mindfulness, rest; however you look at it, can be beneficial for healing the body and the mind naturally; they’re […]

Intuitive Therapy for Children When families break down, it can have a traumatic effect on children. Often, this trauma is displayed through their behaviour. If you suspect your child’s behavioural issues may be a result of trauma, Intuitive Therapy[i] may be able to help.  How trauma in children can result from a separation or family […]

The body is complex and intelligent. It knows when there’s a problem and tries to communicate this through pain and discomfort. But all too often, we don’t listen or don’t have the time to deal with it. That is until we can deal with it no longer. When we reach the end of our tether […]

Are you a new mum suffering from postnatal depletion? Do you feel intense fatigue, anxiety, have difficulty concentrating, or have a loss of libido? Or are you find yourself acting like a meerkat, always on the alert for danger? Know you’re not alone. Postnatal depletion is common and can make an already difficult time in […]

Gaining weight is easy, but losing weight can be one of the most challenging things to do. In order to lose weight, you first have to feel safe to do so. Without feeling safe, diet and exercise will likely have no long-term effect. You first need to understand the reason behind your weight gain and […]

Life can be overwhelming. It can make you feel stressed, tired and run down from all the things we have to do each day. Between work and taking care of your family, have you ever felt that there never seems to be enough hours in the day? With everything you have to do, you might […]

We often experience pain in various areas of our body, but our pain doesn’t always stem from the site where we feel the pain. The cause and the source of the pain can be completely different from the pain site. Our body works as a whole machine, and when one piece breaks down, the effects […]

At some point in our lives, we’ve all experienced a traumatic event, which has resulted in not only physical scars but emotional scars also. Perhaps you suffered a sporting injury, burns, injuries from a car accident, or an attack; whatever the event, the scars that remain are with us for life. But, perhaps this need […]

It can be very difficult for people who have suffered a traumatic event to function properly in everyday life. Trauma and PTSD can be so deep-rooted that often, it’s difficult to overcome on your own. Hypnosis may be the assistance you need in overcoming your trauma. What Is Trauma? Trauma is nothing more than a […]

Weight loss –  most of us have struggled with our weight at least at one point in our lives. It’s something the majority of Australians battle, and it’s become a major health issue. According to AIHA’s Overweight and obesity: an interactive insight report, 2 in 3 (67%) adults were overweight or obese in 2017–18—36% were […]

Reaching and maintaining your weight loss goal is a real accomplishment, one to be very proud of. However, many people who have achieved significant weight loss are not proud of the excess skin left behind. They want to show off their slimmer, leaner body – and so they should; they’ve worked very hard for it. […]

Taking the plant path for healing may be beneficial to many health suffers, but little is known about Western Herbal Medicine here on the Gold Coast. Is it the same as Naturopathy? Similar to Chinese Herbal Medicine? Or dissimilar to both? What is Western Herbal Medicine, and what role does it play in the medicine […]