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TWG 381: Navigating Kids Birthday Parties

The Wellness Kids are growing up! Jacko is 18 years old and 6 foot 3 and this week Brett’s little ones celebrate their 8th and 10th birthdays respectively. The boys thought it might be a good idea to talk about how they navigate both their own kids birthday parties, and also other kids birthdays The… Continue reading TWG 381: Navigating Kids Birthday Parties

WWR 131: 2019- How We Plan Our Year

This is going to be the best year yet! We don’t make new years resolutions that aren’t inspiring we plan for a year of success in all areas of our lives such as health, career, finance, personal development etc and we start with the end in mind! Tune in now to learn more about how… Continue reading WWR 131: 2019- How We Plan Our Year

PAP 48: Jess Thomas- Real food, real passion – super success

Jess is fab!  She has taken some of her home recipes and transformed it from a home business to a manufacturing food business that serves Woolworths!  Jess shares with us how she did it whilst maintaining her health lifestyle.  We look at why mindset counts, how she dealt with failures, what products she sells and… Continue reading PAP 48: Jess Thomas- Real food, real passion – super success

HSW 72: Flower Essences for Sleep and Stress With Dr Niikee Schoendorfer

When it comes to sleep and stress, the two are very much interrelated, and even more so for anyone who has a stressful job and works shift work too!  So in today’s episode, we’re going to be talking all things sleep and stress, and how the healing power of flowers, a therapeutic remedy which has been… Continue reading HSW 72: Flower Essences for Sleep and Stress With Dr Niikee Schoendorfer

RFR 206: Debunking MAF Myths with Katee Pedicini

In Episode 206 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Katee Pedicini from Holistic Endurance to debunk common maximum aerobic function (MAF) myths. You will learn what it means if your MAF pace has dropped since adopting an LCHF template, the difference between MAF training and race pace, whether calories burnt are important… Continue reading RFR 206: Debunking MAF Myths with Katee Pedicini

STNH 3: Chara Caruthers – Eat Like You Love Yourself

Chara Caruthers has been on my podcast before. You may remember her from episode 21 of Shiny Healthy You when we spoke about Ayurveda, eating for your dosha (or body type), and detoxification. Chara is a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, Ayurvedic practitioner, recipe developer, all round great cook, and a very good friend of mine.… Continue reading STNH 3: Chara Caruthers – Eat Like You Love Yourself

STNH 2: Jules Galloway (Wellbeing Weekly) – On adrenal fatigue, burnout, and self care

This week we’re lucky enough to have been gifted a bonus episode. A while back, I was interviewed by Michelle Kerr from Wellbeing Weekly, and it was so much fun! She has generously offered to let me share the episode on my own podcast feed. In this episode I share parts of my own health… Continue reading STNH 2: Jules Galloway (Wellbeing Weekly) – On adrenal fatigue, burnout, and self care

STNH 1: New year, new beginnings, and a name change!

It was time for a change. Shiny Healthy You has been a great title for my podcast over the last 2 years. It served me well. I loved how upbeat it was, it was packed with positive vibes… but it wasn’t quite “me” anymore. So I decided to have a little freshen up. A new… Continue reading STNH 1: New year, new beginnings, and a name change!

BMR 25: Defining The Human – Paul Chek pt.1

Paul Chek is always two steps ahead of the trend when it comes to the latest in the wellness world and a lot of what he was teaching 20+ years ago is now at the forefront of academic research, becoming increasingly ‘mainstream’. Paul is still two step ahead (at least!) and in this episode we… Continue reading BMR 25: Defining The Human – Paul Chek pt.1

TNN 67: The Wholefood Family

Jane Jenkinson from The Wholefood Family (wholefoodfamily.com.au) joins Mel on this episode! Jane is a fermenting nerd as well, and runs amazing fermenting workshops in the Newcastle area and sells the beautiful beetroot kvass which you may have been lucky enough to try. Jane and Mel talk about how and why Jane got into fermenting,… Continue reading TNN 67: The Wholefood Family