In today's episode we wanted to explore and discuss the importance of self support. Why this is so important when it comes to your health and self-care. Building your self-worth and understanding how you can best support yourself in times of need is an important tool to build to help you maintain some form of self-care in your life. How are you looking after yourself? How are you dealing with the challenges that show up and not let that take a toll on your health? Not allowing life to define who...
Jan 19, 2025•19 min
In todays episode we discuss how you see your world, your future and are you playing a role in the creation process or simply just letting life happen to you.? It doesn't take much to drive the steering wheel of your own life and have you truest desires for work, love, health and happiness. We share some tools you can use to work more with visualisation and explain how extraordinary having a vision can be. Don't underestimate the power of vision. It can be done anywhere, anytime, is absolutely f...
Jan 12, 2025•18 min
Today we are super excited to have another guest speaker with us. Aimee Perret is a certified health, menopause and triathlon coach as well as a certified mediator. Aimee joins us today to talk all about menopause and the behind the scenes things that women of all ages need to know. She is very passionate about educating women to understand all stages of menopause, why it isn't something to be afraid of and how women can start to prepare their bodies for the different stages. Aimee has a wealth ...
Dec 15, 2024•51 min
In this episode we discuss the importance of pace and maintaining responsibilities. You don't have to get it all right all the time! If we are able to shake off the small things and take those tiny moments to yourself seriously, it's amazing how that makes us feel. We can get it all done and it doesn't have to include high stress levels just to get through it all. Create a new mindset this month and redefine what the end of the year can truly be for you. We can pace ourselves when we are going a...
Dec 08, 2024•21 min
It's very easy to get stuck in a rut or in the same old routine and it feel like there's something missing. There is so much magic when we move something to a different time that it usually happens, taking a different way to work or surrendering to the change that is itching or knocking on your door. Today we want to congratulate routine if it is present in your life and also encourage the balance that is available when we simply do something different, and how present we become when we step out...
Dec 01, 2024•17 min
Today we have another guest speaker on the Press Pause Podcast. Teresa Dixon from Intrinsic Performance, is a leader in her field on movement and has the philosphy of 'don't wait to you break'. She shares with us a wealth of knowledge on why it is important to be connected to your body and understand how you are moving so that you reduce injury, feel stronger and move with ease. Her background is unique to her expertise and offers a wide range of services to help people get started, understand h...
Nov 26, 2024•29 min
Welcome to our first Q&A session! We have asked and welcomed any questions from our listeners to help answer specific concerns or struggles that you would like us to talk about. We answer two huge questions in this podcast, breaking down how to create consistent self care habits amongst a bust lifestyle and also how to say No. These two are interlinked with each other. Join us as we share the power of saying YES to yourself and how that enables self care habits to flourish consistently. If y...
Nov 17, 2024•23 min
Todays topic is an area that many people struggle with and something that we may wonder why we do it and how we can do less of it. Procrastination is the act of delaying or putting off a task that needs to be done, often for something less important or more enjoyable. It's a common behaviour that everyone does from time to time, but it can become a problem when it negatively affects your well-being. We discuss ways to overcome the amount of time you may be procrastinating, help recognise when yo...
Nov 10, 2024•21 min
Today we had the absolute privilege of Interviewing Billie Paea on the topic of Natural Body Building. Resistance training and building muscle plays a vital role in our health and longevity. If we maintain muscle as we age, we age a lot better and are less likely to face a lot of typical issues that many encounter. However you choose to do it big or small, don't box yourself in to Cardio or fitness, find ways to continue to build muscle, or at least maintain muscle to attain true longevity and g...
Nov 03, 2024•39 min
Most people have heard of the term 'Spring Clean'. No matter what season of the year it is, having a spring clean can really allow some space and clarity for your self-care. Today we chat about the importance of decluttering your life both internally and externally and highlight all the wonderful benefits this can have. Often life gets busy and we accumulate 'stuff' around us which holds different energies, good and bad and don't realise how they can be impacting your day to day practices. From ...
Oct 27, 2024•23 min
Today we discuss the power and versatility of natural beauty products. What do we mean by natural beauty? Beauty products designed by nature and derive from a natural source. Once you begin to explore the variety of products available to all of us that nature has provided you will be amazed and how much you can get out of one plant, oil or powder depending what it is, while cutting your costs down. Not to mention lowering your toxic load in the mean time. If you would like more support in this a...
Oct 20, 2024•23 min
Today we discuss the hot topic of Magnesium. It is slowly becoming more and more common that it is a vital mineral we simply can not live without. Magnesium can support your mood, blood sugar regulation, cravings, enhance athletic performance, help lower depression, sleep, and cramps just to name a few. There are a variety of ways you can supplement Magnesium and there are also many types of Magnesium so do pay attention to what type of magnesium you are purchasing. We also get into the foods th...
Oct 13, 2024•19 min
There's many ways our bodies cope during seasons. Especially is the colder ones, it can make things feel like your pushing up hill a bit, and you're not quite sure why? Perhaps is a small case of what many call the "winter blues" and it's a matter of finding what's going to connect you back to feeling yourself again. Maybe it's a lack of connection with nature or our water intake, regardless it's ok to pause, enquire, and bring the life back into your winter to keep you going till the joy of Spr...
Oct 06, 2024•20 min
One of the best decisions you'll ever make is investing into you. Investing through learning, working consistently on something or simply paying attention to weaker areas in your life that you would love to see improved for your over all well being and happiness. This can be done on your own, with a mentor, or someone who can just be accountable for you to remind you when you are doing really well, since we tend to be our worst critics. Taking the journey with someone who has achieved what you r...
Sep 30, 2024•16 min
Today we discuss the value and importance of being true to your word and how we ever so slightly change the truth and the impact that may have on our lives and authenticity. In some way we all do this for many different reasons and can root from past experiences that lead to people pleasing, fear of failure and how we want to be seen by others. We encourage you today to be true to you and challenge yourself to have the awareness around this topic and ask yourself why, and explore what comes up. ...
Sep 22, 2024•19 min•Ep. 53
Today we talk about the power of Self Worth and how that bleeds into almost every single area of our lives and especially our self care. What are some beliefs or stories that you still identify with that don't allow your self worth to grow? How can we connect to our authenticity genuinely while creating a strong foundation of self trust, which then creates a strong sense of discernment and self worth. Self care can be multi dimensional so take time to sit, reflect and listen to how you are treat...
Sep 15, 2024•17 min
This is a great topic in regards to self-care because healing therapies can bring so much balance to your practices. Today we want to tune in to the power of touch and all things healing. There are so many amazing therpaies out there and many people may not realise how great it can help your wellness by adding these into your day, week or month. Have you ever noticed how when someone is sad or not well we are drawn to give them a hug or put our hand on their shoulder? Even to people we don't kno...
Sep 08, 2024•17 min
Welcome Back! Today is all about Celebrating, and we chose this because we literally are celebrating our 50th episode here at the Press Pause Podcast. We could easily carry on and perhaps wait for our 100th episode but why? when we can celebrate right NOW. This is our message and as simple as it sounds it can be the difference weather you succeed or give up. How do you celebrate along the way? It can be as little as a high five, or as big as buying yourself a trip away somewhere you've always wa...
Sep 01, 2024•15 min
Todays topic is something we feel is one of the most important things when it comes to creating long-term self-care for yourself. Getting support. Creating a network of people around you that can help you to succeed when you sometimes can;t always count on yourself. We dicuss why this is so important, the benefits it has beyond what you can achieve yourself and the power of having ongoing support in different ares of you life. Katrina also has a great opportunity starting on September 1st-7th 20...
Aug 27, 2024•21 min
Have you ever felt like you're in a boat going down stream with no awes to steer yourself in a specific direction? Direction can be determined by you and you can truly have what you want if you organise yourself, get clear with your intentions and write out short and long term gaols to help track your progress. Today we discuss why we set goals, how to set them, and how even the smallest goals can have a tremendous impact on your future. Getting clear in your mind about what you want is really i...
Aug 18, 2024•18 min
Today we explore the power of tuning in. What does tuning in mean? Have you ever had a gut feeling or intuition play out where it came true? This is one level of what we discuss today. When we give ourselves the time to listen and 'tune in ' to what it is we need, what is going on around us and how this can benefit us on our self-care journey it is a simple effective way to align ourselves with our future vision. It is like a frequency that we can buid and develop and use to our advantage in man...
Aug 11, 2024•19 min
We all know nature is the world greatest teacher, healer and provides everything we needs to survive, yet somehow we can forget to integrate with nature everyday and take advantage of these free healing benefits. In today's episode we share how simple and free nature can be and the magnitude of health benefits. We explain ways you can get nature in to your self care lifestyle even if you only have minutes to spare. You will know what part of nature you are drawn to or what you need, nature defin...
Aug 04, 2024•20 min
Do you stretch your body? Do you stretch before a workout? After a workout? or perhaps first thing in the morning? or perhaps never? Why do people stretch? In today's episode we want to unravel the reason why stretching has such significant benefit short and long term, as well as how to get your journey started. Stretching plays a huge role in in many factors of self care, starting with stress management, blood circulation, aches and pains and can determine how you feel in your later years of li...
Jul 28, 2024•22 min
Welcome our first guest speaker to the Press Pause Podcast, Naturopath, Director and Founder of Grasses of Life Mr Scott Collins. Scott has been a Naturopath for 17+ years and developed grasses of life super foods over the last 10years . Grasses of Life has since become a leader in functional foods, specialising in detox foods. In this episode we discuss all things Detoxification. Our bodies are detoxifying 24/7, how can we support our body's natural process and decrease it's toxic burden? We ca...
Jul 21, 2024•34 min
In this episode we discuss how beliefs play a role in our health and wellbeing. Whether it's things we believe about ourselves, the world around us and how you can use this incredible power to your advantage. Beliefs are the root cause of so many of our manifestations, results and patterns that show up in all areas of our lives. Are they serving you? Are you really getting the results and growth that you desire? Perhaps today you take a deep look within and feel into your own beliefs, and use th...
Jul 07, 2024•16 min
On todays episode we talk about energy. It is a fun topic to explore because we are all energy and it can be both negative and positive on your life, health & welllness. We chat about what energy is, how we can tune into it and different ways we can shift our energy to have it be a powerful part of self-care. What we can surround ourselves with, ways to release or cut energy that no longer serves you and help you to inquire into your energy field, learn ways to protect yourself and why this ...
Jun 30, 2024•23 min
Have you ever meditated, wanted to meditate or wondered where to start around the topic of meditation? Today we discuss the variety of ways you can engage with meditation, why we do it and what is the ultimate goal around what it means to meditate. We like to help you find your way of doing things at the press pause podcast and what suits your self care journey. Mediation can be just as unique and personal as what you eat for breakfast or how you choose to exercise and when. Join us as we chat a...
Jun 23, 2024•17 min
Today we chat about a topic that many of us do daily and it really impacts our self-care on many levels. Comparing ourselves to others and making it mean something more than we should. We are all individual and how we look after ourselves is completely different so when we start to compare ourselves to others it can really bring up alot of background stuff that changes how we act, what we do and how we think not only about ourselves but our lives. It can have a positive vibe to help motivate us ...
Jun 16, 2024•18 min
Can you possibly be your own healer from home? Absolutely! Today we give you simple secrets from our own cupboards and self care tool kits to get you thinking outside the box and becoming your own at home Doc. A lot of us put our trust, dependancy and aid in others and there is nothing wrong with this, what we want to emphasize is the amount of power you have in your own hands, backyard and kitchen that can truly help you overcome many minor issues before they get beyond your control. Press play...
Jun 08, 2024•20 min
How do you maintain self care while travelling? In this episode we discuss all things Self Care while traveling. How we look after ourselves, what we can pack in our tool kit, and how we can accept that our self care and day to day habits may change and that's ok. Travel can be very stressful but it doesn't have to be. Join us as we share our tips, tricks and secrets to get you on your journey with joy and a little more comfort. Activated Silica (as mentioned): https://www.grassesoflife.co.nz/pr...
Jun 02, 2024•18 min
