Hair loss can feel like a private crisis. It is often minimised, mislabelled, or treated as something you should simply accept as your fate. In this episode, Sasha, a naturopath who entered the field through her own long and confronting hair loss journey, shares why hair loss is far more common than we realise, and why hope is not naive here. In this conversation, we explore: Why hair loss is still a taboo topic, and how deeply it can affect mental health What happens when you do the internal he...
Mar 01, 2026•59 min•Ep. 470
What if, in 45 minutes, you could feel a whole lot more positive about the role of exercise and movement in your life? You’re about to be “Wendied!” In this episode, Dr Wendy Chorny, physical therapist and researcher, joins us to rethink movement through all stages of life. We explore the invisible barriers we carry, from comparison culture and perfectionism to fatigue, pain, and the mental load of caring for everyone else first. Together, we unpack: Why “all or nothing” thinking quietly sabotag...
Feb 22, 2026•55 min•Ep. 469
What does it really take to build an ethical supply chain from the ground up? In this show, we learn from one of the very best. Note: Shows are never sponsored, ie companies paying us to appear on the show. An ad is an ad, and the show is the show. I’m publishing this because we all need to believe there are companies out there with mounting proof of concept that you can design for a better world through business. In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Gero Leson, an accomplished physici...
Feb 15, 2026•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 468
This podcast discusses domestic violence. Sit this one out if you need to Many of us are enraged, shocked, and paralysed by the unfolding information from the JE files. Many of us are also dismayed at the continuing epidemic of domestic violence and murder-by-partner. What do we do? How can we help change things? We can learn how to be an ally in our own communities and circles better. Outrage and sadness must be used as springboards for action, I truly believe it. I’m joined by counsellor and a...
Feb 08, 2026•53 min•Ep. 467
Concluding our “New Year, More Me” theme, we are invited to ponder from a 3rd angle: What if better health were not an “added” thing to do, but a more strategic approach to the way we do it?” This week, I am chatting with Dr John La Puma, a medical doctor and trained chef, about the “Indoor Epidemic”, a topic he is bringing to life through his upcoming 8th book. John shares why most of us are indoors for about 93% of our time, and how repurposing just two to five hours a week of the time you alr...
Feb 01, 2026•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 466
If you want more brain space and less pressure in your day, this Low Tox Life episode is for you. I am joined by author Jodi Wilson, who wrote her new book “A Brain That Breathes” after years of writing, parenting, and pushing through burnout. Jodi noticed something big - modern life asks too much from our brains. We are always reachable, always scrolling, and always deciding. No wonder we feel foggy, edgy, and done. Jodi shares a powerful idea: we do not always need more tools or more “self-car...
Jan 25, 2026•55 min•Ep. 465
What if your body has been trying to get your attention - through tension, numbness, or stress - but you've been too busy to listen? Enter our first show of 2026 to help usher a new chapter in literally feeling the feels. Dr. Jenn Rapkin is a naturopathic doctor who helps people reconnect with their feelings through body-based care. In this episode, we talk about why many of us learned to "push through" emotions - and what that can cost our health. Jenn shares simple ways to notice feelings in t...
Jan 18, 2026•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 464
This week, I welcome one of the most respected voices in regenerative agriculture: Nicole Masters . She’s an agroecologist, educator, systems thinker, and author of For the Love of Soil - one of the best books I read while researching my second book FOOD. With over 25 years of hands-on experience across North America, Australasia and globally, Nicole helps farmers, land stewards and businesses rebuild ecosystems from the ground up - literally. My favourite aspect of Nicole’s genius, is her dot c...
Dec 11, 2025•58 min•Ep. 463
How much do you know about Homeopathy? Are you in a ‘thats woo woo’ camp? Are you sold and sworn by it? Do you dabble somewhere between those where you’ve found it interesting and even useful at times, but when it comes to putting things in practice confidently and knowing what you can own, vs when you need a practitioner? Well, by the end of this hour of power you will definitely feel more clear and capable of taking the reigns on your health. Marcus Fernandez is a 30+ year homeopath, founder o...
Dec 04, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 462
You have to see it to be it, right? Well for the better world we want and more prosperous, healthy communities we want to be, this week gives you exactly that sense of optimism that it’s possible to build. “Serenbe” just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, was an idea that instead of ‘urban sprawl’ with endless streets of concrete, houses and lawns, towns could be built to preserve 70% agriculture/green spaces while also bringing in the best of what connected us to each other in cities, through healthy...
Nov 27, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 461
Heart Health and Repair - A naturopathic approach on this show. It’s packed with practical support you can implement from today, as well as speak to your practitioner more confidently about. Kath McFarlane’s first career was on the chaotic trading floor of the stock market as an investment banker… until she felt she felt naturopathy was a better fit, with a focus on helping people uncover the underlying drivers of their complex health challenges and supporting wellness through evidence-informed,...
Nov 20, 2025•54 min•Ep. 460
Men, and those who love them, listen up! The stats show us that men’s concern for their health tends to be a case of “I’m fine… I’m invincible… crisis…ok I guess something has to change”. But what if we could focus on the most important things to have a prevention strategy in place? Gerald Quigley is back on the show, with a 40+ year career as both a pharmacist and master herbalist, to help men feel clear on what matters in a prevent strategy including: What you need to test and how often What l...
Nov 13, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 459
The power of seeds to future proof our food system. That’s what we’re looking at in this show. If you’ve ever tasted an heirloom vegetable or fruit, you’ll know it. Somehow more delicious, more intense in flavour, the power of the heirloom seed grown in healthy soil is something everyone deserves to connect with. Ambre Whatley joins us - naturopath, herbalist and CEO of Eden Seeds Australia, to inspires us with: How easy it is to take part in seed saving and swapping How important it is to prese...
Nov 06, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 458
Does everything hurt and you feel like you’re in a ‘down hill from here’ phase of life? Nope. You need this week’s show if those thoughts have been creeping in! Enter Dr Jocelyn Wittstein, M.D., an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Duke University School of Medicine. She has been in practice since 2010 and is fellowship trained in sports medicine. She’s a clinician researcher with NIH funded research in ACL injury, sex differences in ACL injury, and cartilage health and she also stud...
Oct 30, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 457
“Why don’t you just go mix up those horsefeathers in your backroom or whatever it is you do” Andrea said to the naturopath after he suggested she become a naturopath. She laughed it off quickly that day, but here we are today, speaking with her, now 40 years into being a naturopathic physician. Dr Andrea Sullivan is a phoenix who’s risen from more than one pile of ashes to be the wise sage joining us for this show. We begin with a fascinating dive into African herbal medicine and the lengths the...
Oct 23, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 456
Marianne Williamson has been a force for good for decades. The author of 16 books, 4 of which are New York Times best sellers, running for President, twice, thousands of events and countless free lives and blogs almost daily for her global audience… She has also been a grass roots activist, from facilitating nearly 20 million meal services for palliative care patients and their families across LA, she co-founded The Peace Alliance in 2004, supporting the creation of a U.S. Department of Peace, a...
Oct 16, 2025•54 min•Ep. 455
Have you heard of German New Medicine? I was intrigued by a theory and practice shrouded in scandal and criticism. Why? Because it wasn’t disproven, and because some of the results are truly astounding. So I set out to find a practitioner who had a lot of experience with it but who also hadn’t abandoned other tools in clinical practice, diagnosis, treating and healing. Enter Dr Katherine Willow for a conversation that will challenge and amaze and push the boundaries of what many of us think we u...
Oct 09, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 454
Why are we more susceptible to coming down with something like a cold or the flu at the turn of a season or change of humidity or temperature? And what really helps? Gerald Quigley joins me on the podcast this week. He’s a 50+ year pharmacist, a 40+ year herbalist, Fellow of the Naturopaths and Herbalists Association of Australia and Fellow of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society. With a wealth of experience and having seen more than a trend or two come and go, Gerald shares the truest th...
Oct 02, 2025•58 min•Ep. 453
IRON: It’s a part 3 of sorts, as we’ve covered Iron twice on the show previously but given the questions that continue to come in: This is the show to round it all out thoroughly. We unpack: Iron - when it’s a friend, foe and how to get into a ‘healthier relationship with it’. Why your body might think it needs to protect you from iron Understanding inflammation to understand your iron challenges better Iron as it travels through the digestive tract - a deep dive into all that has to be ‘just ri...
Sep 25, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 452
What if, though, we knew the tools and techniques we needed to focus on to keep joy and connection centre-stage in our relationships? Dr Kathryn Ford has been working with couples to grow together for over 2 decades to do just that, and in this week’s show you will learn: Why having a vision of yourselves as a couple is important How becoming a couple is something that you LEARN how to do What a healthy response looks like vs a reaction How to argue better - because arguments will happen How to ...
Sep 18, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 451
It’s a Farmer Insights show this week, designed to inspire eaters to upgrade their food sourcing practices and for farmers, whether organic or regenerative farming curious, to gain insights into how others are achieving success, saving money, transitioning, managing weeds and pests, and more. Lawson and Laura from Margaret River Organic Farm in Western Australia embarked on a mission to relocalise the food system, rehab the land they farmed to be in peak condition, restore biodiversity, and buil...
Sep 11, 2025•53 min•Ep. 450
Dr. Shefali joins us this week: Clarity and Wisdom in 50 Minutes, looking at two aspects of psychology and personal development with the clinical psychologist and renowned best-selling author: 1️⃣ Conscious Leadership: Level up your life, starting with yourself! • Unlock your authentic self • Vision boarding done right - you may be focused on the wrong things! • Create your dream life vision of your ‘next best YOU’. 2️⃣ Conscious Parenting: Next-level family vibes 👨👩👧👦 • Turn parenting in...
Sep 04, 2025•53 min•Ep. 449
A food system show with a difference today and I can’t wait to hear from our global audience how these issues play out where you live, too! What if eating a particular type of red meat - even just a couple of times per year - made a huge amount of environmental, economic and nutritional sense? Well, if you have an invasive species deer problem, like Australia does at the moment, then it makes a great deal of sense. After this show, you will know: Why Invasive species are destructive to environme...
Aug 28, 2025•52 min•Ep. 448
Trauma: Have you read books full of all the reasons why trauma is linked to disease but felt a crucial piece missing? What to actually DO? This week, Dr. Aimie Apigian, double board-certified physician, trauma specialist, and author of the upcoming book The Biology of Trauma: How the Body Holds Fear, Pain, and Overwhelm, and How to Heal It, is going to make you feel seen and SO much more capable as you navigate trauma in your own life, or with someone you know going through it or trying to heal....
Aug 21, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 447
Herbs: Do you have the confidence to use them in certain situations? Do you only turn to herbal supplements when things are wrong? This week with clinical herbalist and author, Rachelle Robinett, we are growing our herbal medicine vocab. Rachelle Robinett is a Clinical Herbalist, writer, educator, and thought-leader and is here to inspire you closer to herbaceous confidence. From the things you often turn to the pharmacy for, unless you know these herbs exist like: Headaches Brain fog Hormonal s...
Aug 14, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 446
Do you take any medicinal herbs? This week we have an hour of power with pioneer herbalist, entrepreneur and now regenerative farmer and research philanthropist, Ric Scalzo. Some of the parts to the show: • Ric's journey from philosophy student to herbal medicine and naturopathy • Fascinating insights on herbs like hawthorn, wormwood and schisandra and the role of herbs in spike protein detoxification. • The power of plants to support immune health post-pandemic and with viruses in general. • Ho...
Aug 10, 2025•59 min•Ep. 445
Mental Health - The more we know, the more overwhelmed and confused we are? That’s not how it’s supposed to be. Enter Dr Katelyn Kalstein and this powerful conversation I had the privilege of hosting. Dr. Kalstein, a naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, psychotherapist and ketamine-assisted therapist on the cutting edge of integrative treatments, practicing in Nashville in the USA. From her personal journey with psychedelics to pioneering work with ketamine-assisted therapy, to her deep understan...
Aug 02, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 444
🚨 TABOO ALERT: Vaginas 🚨 Giggles. Squirms. Shushes. Why are we STILL so awkward about women's health and body parts? 🔍 Journalist Marina Gerner investigates: • Who's REALLY innovating in women's health? • Is the tide finally turning on shame and taboo? Prepare to fist pump... or facepalm 🤦♀️this show. ALSO, MYTH-BUSTING ALERT: "Femme tech" isn't about robots taking over. It's about reconnecting women with their bodies! 💪 Tune in for a no-holds-barred look at the state of affairs currently ...
Jul 26, 2025•58 min•Ep. 443
Have you experienced eco anxiety? Worry about topsoil? About extinctions? About everything ‘going on’ in the world? Welcome to an hour of Eco-Optimism with my guest, author and ecologist of 30 years, Simon Mustoe, where we unpack stories to restore your faith in what’s possible. What if I told you that right now, beneath the surface of our daily lives, a monumentally positive shift in our relationship with Earth is taking place? It's invisible to many, but it's real, and it's powerful. In this s...
Jul 19, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 442
Clean air is something we think more about in the context of pollution from cars and factories, but in the low tox community we know it to also include pollution from synthetic fragrance, VOCs, excess carbon dioxide and of course, mould. In the built environment mould can become excessive in the indoor environment due to either humidity, poor builds, waterproofing failures, water leaks, flooding, materials that easily decompose in humid climates, trapped moisture under interior material choices…...
Jul 12, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 441
