Health and wellbeing is an essential part of the service we offer here at Commonsense! We sell a range of natural health & beauty products and our experienced Health Practitioners can offer advice on a range of health issues.
We greatly appreciate the skills our Health Practitioners bring to our stores and business, so we thought we'd share a little about their varied skills and interests!
Dianna Tawharu,
Commonsense Mt Eden
Dianna has a Bachelor’s degree in Naturopathy and has previously worked as a Medical Microbiology Technician (QTA) for over 10 years. Dianna's experience also includes 20 years as a tutor at Wellpark College of Natural Therapies in herbal medicine and various other subjects.
"I have practiced as a qualified naturopath for about 30 years and in this time I have specialised in herbal medicine and nutritional therapies combining modern knowledge with traditional approaches such as Ayurveda, Chinese and macrobiotic which allow diets/herbs to be matched to an individual’s constitution."
Trish Stevens,
Commonsense Kilbirnie
Trish Stevens is a qualified Naturopath and Medical Herbalist (BNHM).
Trish has 25 years experience in providing healthcare services. She graduated from Wellpark College with a Bachelor of Naturopathic and Herbal Medicine 2020. Trish has a Bachelor of Nursing, she graduated in 1996. Trish developed a special interest in Neurological Nursing and completed her Postgrad diploma of Neuroscience Nursing in 1999 from Melbourne University, she also completed a Postgrad diploma in Nursing from Victoria University, Wellington.
Hanna Emke,
Commonsense Kapiti
Hanna is a qualified Naturopath and Medical Herbalist. She also co-owns the natural skincare brand, Apheleia.
"My focus is on pregnancy, infants and children. I am also passionate about skin health as I have had quite the journey for my own skin. I enjoy being able to guide and talk to people in store about not only supplements, but food as medicine and creating a holistic way of life".
Trudi Fill-Weidmann,
Commonsense Wellington City
Trudi holds a Diploma in Herbal Medicine and stems from rural Switzerland, where she says herbs are used in everyday life and healthcare. Trudi has now worked in retail for the past ten years and says:
"I feel this to be the right place to share my passion and guide people to a closer connection with nature. Often people get lost in the scientific jungle of their own health, and it is then I often and successfully resort to homeopathic and basic mineral-balancing therapies which bring the body back to its very fine and subtle balance".
Elle Hendriks,
Commonsense Wellington City
Elle is a qualified Naturopath, Medical Herbalist and Massage Therapist. She is passionate about empowering people to create sustainable and non-restrictive well-being using natural approaches. Elle believes that connection to nature is a significant contributor to health, and she runs popular foraging and herbal medicine workshops to allow people to strengthen this connection.
“My belief is that being in nature and connecting with our senses has the ability to reconnect us back to ourselves by cultivating a sense of mindfulness, presence, and belonging.”
Susie Dilks,
Commonsense Kapiti
Susie is a qualified Functional Nutritional Therapy and also has a diploma in Exercise Science majoring in Nutrition.
Do you have questions about health? Our Health Practitioners have varied skilled, and will be able to point you in the right direction for general healthcare questions or concerns. Stop by one of our six stores today! For more complex health issues, they may refer you to a healthcare specialist or suggest you visit your GP.