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TWIW 108: Microplastics in rice

This Week In Wellness a world first study investigating the levels of plastic in store bought rice has shown that Australians may be consuming up to 13mg of plastic per serve. And this plastic appears to be primarily as a result of plastics used in both agriculture and processing practices rather than packaging. https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/health-and-wellness/wash-your-rice-to-get-rid-of-microplastic-experts-say-20210510-p57qfg https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/health-concerns-after-researchers-find-microplastics-in-instant-rice-20210510-p57qe9.html… Continue reading TWIW 108: Microplastics in rice

100NO 425: How important is knowing your purpose in life?

On the back of last week’s interview with centenarian Isabel Wallace, we talk about the importance of finding purpose in life. At any age, how vital is it to know what gets you out of bed each day? For Isabel Wallace, it was getting up for breakfast! And then it was the joy in seeing… Continue reading 100NO 425: How important is knowing your purpose in life?

SLP 74: Self Love Quicky – The Hero’s Journey

We all go through stages and phases in life. We all experience adventure, hardship, challenge and growth. One of my most favourite ways of viewing the stages in each of our lives is seeing it through the eyes of what Joseph Campbell describes as ‘The Hero’s Journey’.  In this week’s Self Love Quicky I share… Continue reading SLP 74: Self Love Quicky – The Hero’s Journey

SLP 73: Get Curious About Your Hormones – Dr Nat Kringoudis

“I had this moment where I was like I’m fixing the broken person, but what happens if we fixed ourselves as women before we were broken? What happens if we actually recognised at the point of things starting to go a little pear-shaped, that we got curious then?” Dr Nat Kringoudis It’s almost like we… Continue reading SLP 73: Get Curious About Your Hormones – Dr Nat Kringoudis

NTM 307: Body image in the bedroom with Somatic sexologist Bonnie Bliss

How do we love and feel sexually alive in our body, when it’s very different to how it used to be? What do we do with the stories and shame we may find ourselves circling through? What if your body could be an instrument of worthiness? What if instead of looking at our bodies and… Continue reading NTM 307: Body image in the bedroom with Somatic sexologist Bonnie Bliss

STNH 28: Lara Briden – The hormone rollercoaster of perimenopause

You may remember Lara Briden from Episode 21 of this podcast, when we had a very enlightening chat about PCOS and endometriosis. She is a naturopathic doctor, an educator, an author, and a women’s health activist. She literally wrote the book on how to have a healthy, stress free, pain free cycle – it’s called… Continue reading STNH 28: Lara Briden – The hormone rollercoaster of perimenopause

100NO 424: Mother’s Day Special – 100 Year Old Matriarch Isabel Wallace

Damian’s grandmother by marriage is the incredible Isabel Wallace. Born in 1920, Isabel has lived through wars, fallen in love, relocated numerous times, grieved, celebrated and experienced most things in life. As we celebrate Mother’s Day on 100 Not Out, we ask Isabel – mother of two, grandmother of 4 and great-grandmother of 9 –… Continue reading 100NO 424: Mother’s Day Special – 100 Year Old Matriarch Isabel Wallace

TWIW 107: Vaccine patents and profits in review

This Week In Wellness whilst the US Government and the European Union have indicated a willingness to discuss waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, Germany, home to a large pharmaceutical sector and the pharmaceutical companies themselves are rallying against the idea. Drug company share prices have slipped as a result. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/eu-considers-covid-19-vaccine-patent-waiver-but-germany-drugmakers-push-back https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/06/from-pfizer-to-moderna-whos-making-billions-from-covid-vaccines Grab a… Continue reading TWIW 107: Vaccine patents and profits in review

SLP 72: Self Love Quicky – Managing Stressful Situations

Stressful situations can effect all of us in different ways. And the world is in one rather stressful situation right now. So depending on what you are faced with, where you are, what you are watching or experiencing and how you are responding to all of this will depend on your own stress response. I… Continue reading SLP 72: Self Love Quicky – Managing Stressful Situations

BFM 43: The Foot Collective with Nick St Louis

In this episode Paul, The Barefoot Podiatrist chats with the founder of The Foot Collective, Nick St Louis. Tune in to hear how The Foot Collective got started and about some projects they are currently working on. You will also hear about foot health principles, the importance of play, how shoes affect our feet and… Continue reading BFM 43: The Foot Collective with Nick St Louis