My name is Jo Herbert-Doyle and I have spent decades working in the field of wellness and exploring what it is to be well in myself and supporting others to do the same. This is the space where I share what I have learnt about nourishing mind, body and spirit—taking a holistic approach to wellbeing.
I choose to live a kind, calm, appreciative and meaningful life, which helps me along the rollercoaster of everyday life. I also choose to increase my sense of wellbeing by living compassionately. This includes not only acknowledging the suffering of others and the environment but also by practising self-compassion—reflecting upon what my experience is on a physical-mental-emotional and spiritual level and taking steps towards making the changes that are needed to move me towards where I want to be and away from where I don’t. This is an ever-evolving journey, though one thing that I have learnt and which remains constant is that
every choice we make matters
so I encourage you to make your choices consciously positive ones.
Start with a simple breath:
Pause – Breathe – Relax
The world is like a microbial soup Perspective is a fascinating concept. How you view something can change radically with just a tiny bit of additional information. For me, that ‘aha’ moment came with a random comment along the lines of “humans live in a microbial...
Global food trends are changing rapidly With plant-based eating styles gaining in popularity, I am often asked what I eat by those who know I follow a 100% plant-based (vegan-friendly) diet, mostly because they are interested in doing so themselves. At first, I used...
Being mindful can be hard For a long time, I thought all I had to do was simply pay attention to the moment – whether it was a nice moment or an uncomfortable moment — and that was enough; I was being ‘mindful’. But after a very long time doing this all I seemed to...
Everyone overindulges sometimes. Whatever choice of diet you follow and no matter how mindfully you usually eat, there are always moments when you sit back and realise you ate too much — or the wrong thing for you. Perhaps you ate too fast, caught up in the excitement...
#1 mistake—setting my plant-based dietary expectations too high I am an experienced naturopath, with a Bachelor of Health Science and a major in nutrition so switching to a 100% plant-based diet should’ve been a breeze. Yet my first week on this path had me...
Why we went plant-based It took four little words to catapult my husband and I onto a 100% plant-based dietary path basically overnight. The catalyst that led to the “ok let’s do it” moment was watching the documentary The Game Changers, followed by a brief but...
Increased mental activity This is one of the consequences of the modern world and the ever-evolving technological advances in communications. It's typically driven by increased pressure to respond rapidly to every notification on our devices, a feeling of having to...
Resisting the flu takes a whole-body approach We all know the flu as a nasty, virulent infection, but have you ever wondered why some people become unwell each year while others avoid it altogether? The answer lies not in any quick fixes or miracle remedies but in...
