“One of the first things I like to focus on with people is to say, “Look, what energy are you giving to money and wealth?” Because if you are negative and you’re focusing on the negatives, which we sometimes tend to do naturally, then that’s just going to bring in more of that same emotion. It’s very hard to flip that then and to focus on the positives. So every single person I know who has high net wealth, they don’t even give money an energy, they don’t actually even think about it. It’s a tra...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 5 min
This is one of my most favourite self-help and personal growth books written by Don Miguel Ruiz, a Mexican author, whose unique writings are based on ancient Toltec wisdom. This book is for people who are interested in ancient teachings and self-enlightenment and I have decided to share why it is a book I reference in many of my speaking opportunities and books I have written. It is simple yet profound. Ruiz actually trained to be a Surgeon and after practising medicine for a few years his life ...
Jan 20, 2021•23 min
“At the end of three weeks, I was more well than I had been in my adult body. And I had to know how they did it. So I went, ‘That’s it!’ So I walked away from an 11-year relationship and just walked away from so much stuff and went ‘I have to get my shit together!’ And I went back to school and studied. I put all my specialty in how day to day life stress compounds and taxes our health. So the emotional in the physical body, and particularly adrenal health because in Chinese Medicine as you know...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 6 min
This week we talk briefly about one of my most favourite essential oils – Sandalwood. One of the most amazing oils for being grounded and feeling supported. Excellent in skincare, for skin issues and for healthy hair Sandalwood is a must-have in every home. It is known to instil an amazing sense of calm, stop the internal chatter that can sabotage your dreams and bring a feeling of reassurance and strength. You will not want to be without this very precious and special oil. Santalum S. spitacum ...
Jan 13, 2021•10 min
“In this modern era, there are so many distractions. You pick up your phone to do one thing and the next minute you’re scrolling through Facebook for twenty minutes and you haven’t even done the thing you went to do. I think distractions are a huge part of our society at the moment so if you don’t have the purpose, that goal, that vision, whatever it is then I think it’s easier to just get distracted and float through life and go this way and then go that way and find that you’re not doing the t...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 4 min
What a treat to share with you the speech given by Pope Francis for the New Year. His message is simple yet beautiful, it is deep and profound and I thought I would share it with you this week as it has meant a lot to me personally. You can have flaws, be anxious, and even be angry, but do not forget that your life is the greatest enterprise in the world. Only you can stop it from going bust. Many appreciate you, admire you and love you. Remember that to be happy is not to have a sky without a s...
Jan 06, 2021•8 min
“Anything that’s happening outside of you can be taken a million different ways. So 2020 happened and for a lot of people it brought up some things and it challenged them but for other people, it gave them growth opportunities and they saw all the possibilities in the chaos. So our nervous system is designed to impose order on chaos and literally if you saw reality as it was it would be in complete order but it’s actually in absolute chaos because there’s so many things happening that you cannot...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 15 min
In this week’s Quicky, and seeing how it is New Year’s Eve, I want to share with you some of my tips on how to make health your greatest asset and focus for 2021. It has been a challenging year indeed. There is no doubt 2020 has humbled us all and maybe for the first time as a whole it has created space for honest reflection, a chance to look in the mirror and see what we can do better and how we can support one another to be more happy and healthy. Here’s what I think might help each of us to b...
Dec 30, 2020•21 min
“I think one of my biggest things I’ve learned over the last 1-2 years, in fact, more this year is that (a good friend of ours Genine Howard has taught me is), “I’m not available!” I’m not available for this, I’m not available for that. That has been my biggest I guess mantra this year and that is choosing what I am available for and what I’m not available for. And actually owning that decision and not feeling guilty about it, not feeling remorse, not having anxiety about it, not worrying about ...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 11 min
It’s meant to be a time of joy, but we all know that for many this time of year can also be quite stressful, lonely or disappointing. Given the year we have had we also have many families separated or unable to get to loved ones. There has been a lot of loss this year and some are even saying it doesn’t even feel like Christmas. But let’s keep calm and carry on regardless! In this week’s quicky I share just a few tips on how to reduce the stress and triggers so you get to enjoy this festive seas...
Dec 23, 2020•17 min
“However that looks for you, or however that is, male or female, whatever, but someone that you can listen to that’s been on that pathway of discovery and also I think for yourself, finding some self-awareness and working on oneself to realise… man, we’re fallible, we make mistakes. But as long as you can learn from those and accept that we make mistakes or have been wrong or stupid or silly, you’ve just got to somehow find a way that you feel good about yourself again and love yourself again.” ...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 19 min
In this week’s podcast, we talk all things concentration without the brain fog. Here are 8 top tips for keeping clear and focused and able to achieve more naturally and with ease. 8 Things You Ought To Know About Concentrating Without Brain Fog Do you ever find it hard to concentrate? Feel like you have a constant brain fog or fuzziness? Or do you find yourself easily distracted from the task at hand? And notice how easy it is to be distracted when you really do not want to do the task! Concentr...
Dec 16, 2020•13 min
“For me, self-love is the same as self-worth, so it’s about valuing yourself enough to take that time to work out what you actually want in your life, in all the different areas of your life. I don’t just mean your career or your family or where you want to end up living. I think it means about looking at all the seven different areas of your life. And just taking that time, you know the amount of time you’d spend booking a vacation right, just spending that amount of time, just sit there and sa...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 24 min
Like the skin, the hair reflects inner health and wellbeing. If you are eating well, getting adequate sleep and feel good about yourself, chances are your hair will show this. Medications, ill health, stress and fatigue can all affect lustrous, healthy hair, leaving it dull, hard to manage and you having a ‘bad hair day!’ Regular visits to the hairdresser can do wonders for your soul! It’s time out and there is nothing nicer than having your hair washed by someone else. But keeping hair healthy ...
Dec 09, 2020•17 min
“I think definitely for me, and I think this is true for most if not all people, the first step is definitely that self-love. Because when I tried to fix the problem without having the self-love then that lead to just beating myself up. That lead to a lot of critical analysis of self, self-loathing, self-sabotage, all of those things, because I just wasn’t in a place to come to those solutions from a balanced perspective. And to see the problem from a balanced perspective. And so the first step ...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 19 min
If you want to make your home smell special this Christmas then a mixture of pure organic essential oils that could fill the room with aromas of wood, spice and citrus would be the perfect way to go. Essential oils like Frankincense, Myrrh, Pine, Nutmeg, Orange, Sandalwood and Clove are Christmas favourites. They all enhance those special feelings of celebration, connection and good cheer. Every day I personally use my Diffuser in my home or car. It is something I have done for the past three de...
Dec 02, 2020•21 min
“So I wrote about what it was like to actually be in an eating disorder and how it felt. And it resonated with hundreds and hundreds of people in the comments, and then Huffington Post asked to publish it. And then it ended up in a lot of other media as well. It was in that moment that I realised that my story had a lot of power in it. And that I would really, really use it to help others. I knew in that moment that very next day when I woke up and saw how many people had liked it and resonated ...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 18 min
There is something quite magnificent about animals and to those of us who are pet owners I particularly dedicate this podcast to YOU! I lost my mini black panther Meisha on the 12th November. She was 15 years of age. We got Meisha off death row from the RSPCA in Auckland when she was just a kitten. She was cheeky, self-sufficient, her own kind of lady boss and was a cruisey, loving sweetheart who gave her love unconditionally. Losing a pet is heartbreaking, and I know for anyone listening to thi...
Nov 25, 2020•19 min
“And then when I drawback to my younger years of primary school and high school where I struggled with my weight I’m like hang on there’s something in this here. I’ve got a platform on television where I’m performing and I’m ticking that box out of my energy, and I’m talking about something I’m passionate about that actually transformed my life when I was overweight, now I can help others do the same thing through this large platform and having a really cool voice. So now it’s 2020 the face is h...
Nov 23, 2020•55 min
One of the best ways to eliminate stress costs very little time and no money. Your breath and perception of gratitude will be your saving grace. Learning the simple act of taking long deep breaths and always finding something to be grateful for will instantly change your bio-chemistry and have you change your state instantly. If it seems to good to be true, this week’s Self Love Quicky will be a good one to tune into! How on earth do we get off the stress express and take some time for ourselves...
Nov 18, 2020•18 min
“It made me realise that I have resilience that prepared me to go through what I had to go through with my son Noah. I always think that there is no way that had I not been through the Tsunami and then all the counselling afterwards of all the post-traumatic stress that I had, had I not been through that I would not have had the tools , the resilience, I wouldn’t have had the gumption to then be able to go through what I’ve been through with Noah. So it was my trnaing ground, it was my absolute ...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 12 min
We hear it all the time – love yourself, look after yourself, be good to yourself, be positive – and we all know we should – but the truth is we find it much easier to dislike ourselves, beat ourselves up, knock ourselves and be negative! Why is that? Seriously what is this strange, degrading fallacy all about? In this week’s Self Love Quicky I am talking about the importance of changing this self-talk and loving yourself up! If you are not totally happy with where you are at right now then that...
Nov 11, 2020•20 min
“Well, there are times in my life where I have not loved much at all, to be honest with you. Where I’ve seen the blank screen of a monitor and that felt like I couldn’t see into the future like it felt like I couldn’t see into the future. Like I literally just saw black. In that time there’s not much that you like about yourself. You don’t like the person you’ve become, you don’t like the things that you say or the things that you do, or the people you piss off of the people that you surround yo...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 2 min
I get asked all the time about essential oils and the safety guidelines for each method of use. This week I wanted to give you a quick overview of the main safety issues and how to use your oils so that you can use them safely and effectively in your own home. Essential oils can be a wonderful addition to your health and wellbeing program. They are derived from natural substances such as trees, fruits, roots and flowers. However, just because they are derived from nature, it doesn’t mean that th...
Nov 04, 2020•17 min
“I truly believe if I want my daughter to be happy, then I need to be happy. If I need her to express love then I need to express love. If I want her to… whatever that might be, I know I need to be that person myself. So the more I can work on myself slowly each day, bit by bit, small gains every day instead of trying to compress everything for a month and then forgetting about it doesn’t work like that right? So the more I see Ava the more it makes me want to work on being the best version of m...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 5 min
“My goodness, this is one of the most beautiful rituals, the most inexpensive, most amazing gifts you could give yourself. The amount of emails and messages I have received, particularly from women, who have embraced this ritual where they have learnt to love their body’s up, they have learnt to really embrace who they are right here in the moment.” We may be all guilty of it at times and many of us are often quick to criticise our body, be disappointed in it or abuse it. It is more common than ...
Oct 28, 2020•25 min
“When you talk to someone as if they’re an athlete and this is our goals, and this is where we are going, they act like an athlete. They have more self-discipline, the have more motivation because they believe that they are moving forward and going somewhere. There are just so many lessons that I’ve learnt and that are all sort of chronicled in the book that really shows the power of being relentless of going all-in on something despite all the naysayers, despite all the people telling you that ...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 6 min
“It’s an interesting thing to think about, which is why I love going back to the power of smell in order to boost and enhance and keep the passion alive in a relationship. We know there are certain plants and oils that can help boost our ability to feel intimate or boost our passion buttons to actually make us feel more intimately connected. And sometimes I know, apart from fatigue and busy in the busyness of life, it just takes a little bit of effort.” Romance and intimacy form an important and...
Oct 21, 2020•38 min
“Once we take full responsibility and accountability of our lives, the good, the bad, the ugly, the despair, the anguish, the fear, the joy, the wonder, the excitement, the love, the lust, the jealousy, the guilt – all of that – once we acknowledge and accept that it is in us and of us, of our own creating and our own relationships that we’ve chosen in life and our own decisions for the career that we’ve chosen, the place we decide to spend our time, whether it’s a geographical location, whether...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 16 min
“There is nothing like going into deep-dive conversations with people you know well, and even more so people you don’t know well. There’s a vulnerability in sharing. There’s an absolute beauty in honouring each other’s vulnerabilities and listening to each of us tell our stories just reminded me so much of the importance of self-love and self-care and what it means to truly share yourself.” I had the absolute pleasure of going to Uluru last week and marrying a very special couple. There was the ...
Oct 14, 2020•28 min
