Wellness blog

It’s the second birthday of my (fave) baby fabuwellness ! The brand I brought to life two years ago has reached incredible heights, connected me with people and the brands they’ve created as well, and grown my FABULOUS community of women- YOU! I’m not going to lie… it’s been…. HECTIC. I’ve been to London to promote the fabuwellness launch there, a trade show in Amsterdam, Wellfest, and of course the Viva La Vulva shows in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Kerry.  You know that analogy of a swan looking all calm on the surface whose feet are frantically paddling under the water? That’s...

Salad days are here again…. Yippee!   You can’t beat a chopped salad. You can add anything you like and it’s a lovely way to get everything onto the table quickly. I suppose the chopped salad is an American thing, isn’t it? Anyways, I’ve adopted it. It’s basically my version of more-ish coleslaw. I only use one giant pot (a pasta pot) to mix all the ingredients- but if you have a fancy mixing bowl, fire ahead. I added sausages for the hungry men, (otherwise they’d be opening the fridge again in ten minutes) and some beautiful new steamed potatoes-...

I was up, up and away! ✈️ I went on a trip to London to launch my fabuwellness brand there last week. I was so excited! And tired….             BBYG Except for the Busyness Before You Go… Is anyone ever relaxed before they board a plane? Is it just me or do the schools find out and pile all the homework, projects and sports into those few days before you leave? My passport always goes missing. My notes for the home are like NASA launch plans. And then I worry anyways….do I need to defrost the freezer before I leave…....

Having worked over 20 years as a community pharmacist, I’d seen, heard and been shown it all! Nothing embarrassed me- sure nobody is perfect and we all have our aches and pains, right? At the end of the day, I wanted to help people FEEL better. I started to notice that I was advising people take the same combinations of natural ingredients and thought- wouldn’t it be easier if  those ingredients were combined… ? 💥 And that was the beginning of my fabuwellness blends. Formulations of beautiful botanicals, minerals and of course FABULOUS MUSHROOMS 🍄 which have been used for thousands of...