Blog – Page 2 – Irma Schutte

This is Your Time

This is Your Time

You are not a mess. You are not a failure. You are not what happened to you. You are not your pain. You are sacred EVEN IF, RIGHT NOW, YOU DO NOT B...

My Daily Super Brew

Strength, wisdom and courage in a cup. Good morning. Hello day. My daily super brew... 2 teaspoons of raw cacao1 teaspoon of @seleno.health maca1/...

Mindful Medicine

I need to get something off my heart... Something important. Your healing is sacred. Be mindful of who you align yourself with in an unregulated wo...

Sobriety, shamans, superfoods & silent retreats (interview)

I regularly listen to The Unruffled Podcast - a show about recovery, creativity and how to thrive without alcohol. I love what the founders and cre...

What I need to stay sober

25 July 2015 - the day I decided not to die. I’ll never forget the last time I bought wine. It was 24 July 2015 - a cold and wintery, but sunny Su...

Alcohol - how drinking harmed my hormones

{ Warning, this article contains intimate and graphic information } If you feel like your hormones are all over the show it might be time to check...

The wisdom in our destructive habits and the key to end suffering

We create destructive habits in an attempt to escape discomfort and suffering. Our 'bad' habits soften the edges of our disappointment. How can t...

Maca - how this Peruvian plant healed my mental health

In July 2015 my mind and body broke. At the time my experience of addiction, depression, anxiety, exhaustion and insomnia reached a messy boiling ...

Three nutrients that are non-negotiables in my daily mental wellness routine

As I write this it's the start of Mental Health Awareness week. It's a topic that lies close to my heart. I believe mental and emotional health is ...

My top remedies for anxiety and stress

Homeopathy is in my blood. My Mum was a gifted homeopath. Since childhood I watched her be of service. She owned a well known health food store in ...

Maca - the dark side of superfoods

I try to do my bit to be a conscious consumer. I buy organic. I recycle. I choose fair trade, but here's the thing: Business brokers are making a f...

Anger - least expressed, most repressed and 13 signs that you might have an angry body.

Before I start, let me just state that illness happens and it is very real. I write this piece not because I want to convince you that your symptom...

Anxiety, depression & addiction. What they don't want you to know

I had my last drink on 25 July 2015. At the time I was also taking a sleeping pill and an anti-depressant. I needed help to change my behavioural p...