Hello! I'm Sarah Dobbs the owner and natural health practitioner at Simply Healing. Where to start? My interest in natural therapies started when my grandma gave me a Dorothy Hall herbal book way back when I was 9 maybe 10rs old. She's Australian herbal royalty if you don't know the name. I loved the herb gardens in the hinterland of the Sunshine coast where I lived and daydreamed about having a garden just like that as the lavender wafted into my nose.
Turns out I'm not much of a gardener! But that hasn't stopped me! I dabbled in this and that over the years. I did a Bachelor in Literature and drama, taught scuba diving and generally bummed around the world always seeking out natural remedies wherever I went. Until one fateful day after we had just moved to Canberra, where even summer felt cold to our northern Australian blood, we stumbled across an amazing Aladdin's cave of homeopathic, herbal and whatever you can think of healing.
We had 3 kids at the time (now 4 kids) all of whom were sick as was I. We booked a homeopathic appointment and by the next day were feeling well. SOLD! I signed up for the the first aid course, then more study then qualified as a Homeopath in 2015. I added Bowen therapy in 2016 and completed my nutritional studies in 2018. I'm still studying and upgrading all of it to a Bachelor of Health Science (naturopathy) just cause you can never know enough!
I am a fierce advocate for women looking after themselves. We get the raw end of the health deal so often. We spend our lives looking after others while putting ourselves last on the to do list. I guess it's no surprise that women's hormonal health is a specialty area. Natural therapies are incredible here! Women can get their lives back. You can reclaim your energy, lighten your periods, not feel like a lioness about to eat her cubs pre-menstrually....I do not believe for a second being a woman was meant to be hard.
The other area I am passionate about, and do a lot of work in, is mental health. Not only is this a personal concern but from a professional point of view is fascinating and rewarding. The benefits of natural therapies are grossly underestimated in this area in my opinion. Our mental health system is overwhelmed, drugs are handed out left right and centre and those with mental health issues left with no sustainable options long term. Natural therapies can be used in conjunction with conventional medicine to enormous benefit. I believe in looking at the root cause!
Hopefully that's let you in on a few bits about me! Bottom line is I want to see you doing so well you don't need me anymore!
I look forward to seeing you online or in the clinic soon!
xxSarah
Turns out I'm not much of a gardener! But that hasn't stopped me! I dabbled in this and that over the years. I did a Bachelor in Literature and drama, taught scuba diving and generally bummed around the world always seeking out natural remedies wherever I went. Until one fateful day after we had just moved to Canberra, where even summer felt cold to our northern Australian blood, we stumbled across an amazing Aladdin's cave of homeopathic, herbal and whatever you can think of healing.
We had 3 kids at the time (now 4 kids) all of whom were sick as was I. We booked a homeopathic appointment and by the next day were feeling well. SOLD! I signed up for the the first aid course, then more study then qualified as a Homeopath in 2015. I added Bowen therapy in 2016 and completed my nutritional studies in 2018. I'm still studying and upgrading all of it to a Bachelor of Health Science (naturopathy) just cause you can never know enough!
I am a fierce advocate for women looking after themselves. We get the raw end of the health deal so often. We spend our lives looking after others while putting ourselves last on the to do list. I guess it's no surprise that women's hormonal health is a specialty area. Natural therapies are incredible here! Women can get their lives back. You can reclaim your energy, lighten your periods, not feel like a lioness about to eat her cubs pre-menstrually....I do not believe for a second being a woman was meant to be hard.
The other area I am passionate about, and do a lot of work in, is mental health. Not only is this a personal concern but from a professional point of view is fascinating and rewarding. The benefits of natural therapies are grossly underestimated in this area in my opinion. Our mental health system is overwhelmed, drugs are handed out left right and centre and those with mental health issues left with no sustainable options long term. Natural therapies can be used in conjunction with conventional medicine to enormous benefit. I believe in looking at the root cause!
Hopefully that's let you in on a few bits about me! Bottom line is I want to see you doing so well you don't need me anymore!
I look forward to seeing you online or in the clinic soon!
xxSarah