As your Gentling Way practitioner I am here to educate and support you on your healing journey. It’s time to feel well again.
I was attracted to the Gentling Way because I knew that Heather had handpicked what works from her life long practice over 43 years as an renowned acupuncturist, naturopath, and Mericer & Arvigo therapist.
Learning the Gentling Way is like a having a cheat sheet to healing.
It’s not about forcing – it’s about enabling yourself to heal.
I am an Alternative Medicine Practitioner, Health Intuitive, Naturopath, Gentling Way Practitioner, Iridologist and Medical Herbalist. I am beyond passionate when it comes to women’s health and will do my utmost for you to feel well again.
I got into natural medicine after losing family members to hormonal-based cancers. I lost my mum to breast cancer when I was 21 years old, then my grandmother and aunty passed from the same condition a few years later.
Then in my 30’s I was suffering horrendous periods, which required hospitalisation due to the pain.
Sometimes it would take four Morphine injections, intravenous Tramadol and Fentanyl injections just to stabilise me.
I became a common fixture in the gyno-ward at North Shore Hospital.
After all of that screaming, doctors were still unaware of what was wrong with me?
It took over 10 years to be officially diagnosed with stage IV endometriosis.
Unfortunately, this is the case for most endometriosis clients due to a lack of awareness.
What next?
Live with this chronic pain.
Well, that was the best answer the Dr’s had – long-term pain meds, surgery, and dwindling chance of ever falling pregnant.
Well little did my doctors know that I can be quite determined (Aries star sign). When I set my sights on something, I make it happen. I threw myself into the world of natural healing modalities – There must be a way to feel well again.
Firstly I removed all inflammatory foods from my diet, these included gluten, sugar, coffee, chocolate to name a few. This made a world of difference.
Then my focus shifted to getting pregnant. I was also working on preconception care to make high quality embryo for IVF treatment as I was told I would never get pregnant naturally because the endometriosis was blocking my fallopian tubes. My embryologist was very impressed with my A grade embryo.
Even though the IVF was a success, as a result of the procedure I got sepsis in the first few weeks of pregnancy. I had to have emergency lifesaving surgery, blood transfusions and weeks of IV antibiotics. They sent me to an early birthing unit and told me weekly that my baby probably wouldn’t survive. I flat out refused to listen to those voices of doom and prayed for divine protection for my little baby. Potentially I could have skipped the IVF process altogether had I known about the gentling way.
Unfortunately I discovered Heathers massage methods very late in the picture which opened up a whole new paradigm of health. I didn’t know that the uterus could be displaced or that adhesions, endo scars could be dissolved by using traditional wise woman methods that have been around for centuries.
I now have a beautiful six month old baby girl and currently see clients from pre conception through to postpartum care, with a special focus on pelvic pain and fertility.
Timeline:
– Bachelor in Natural Medicine 2017, SPCNM College
– Certificate Therapeutic Massage 2017, SPCNM college
– Professional Practice Certificate Iridology 2019, Toni Miller
– Level 1 & 2 Reiki 2019, Jeanette Wilson
– Professional Human Design 2020, Sarah Tulum
– Arvigo Massage Self Care 2022, Arvigo Institute
– Gentling Way 2022, Heather Bruce
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