‘There are differences in the relationships but at the same time – it’s grief. It’s the grief of having lost a loved one. And needing to find a way to allow that grief to change us. We can never go back to how things were beforehand. That is utterly impossible. So, it is more about allowing that grief to change us and to find a way that that person can always be a part of us.’ In this very special podcast, you will hear how Silke Herwald teaches us to work alongside of, and with grief. Silke exp...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 12 min
No matter what is going on in the world, no matter how busy or crazy you are right now, there is nothing better than to take a few moments each day to come back to you, get fully present and feed your face. Here are 5 face ways to treat your skin and take some precious time out to fill your cup! Treat yourself to a Facial Steam Essential oils can help to regulate the activity of the capillaries and restore vitality to the skin. One of the nicest and most effective treatments is a Facial Steam. P...
Dec 01, 2021•10 min
‘We feel more close-hearted when we are in that state of fear. And that happens as a type of protection really, but unfortunately a side effect of a closed heart means we are less connected with ourselves so it is harder for us to hear our own intuition and our own gut feelings, our own sense of what is true for us and what is right for us as individuals but what it also does, it doesn’t just create that sense of disconnection from ourselves, but it creates that sense of disconnection from other...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Lime Essential Oil – Citrus Aurantifolia or Medica If ever you are feeling like you need a little lift, an added spring in your step or a sense of ‘beam me up Scottie’ then the exquisite, fresh and uplifting aroma of lime oil is your number one go-to! It is one of the most revered mood elevators. You cannot help but feel happy and invigorated by its appealing, sharp yet sweet, citrus scent. One drop on a cotton pad tucked into your top is a wonderful way to use your body as a human diffuser. Its...
Nov 24, 2021•7 min
‘I think I have been lucky that I’ve always done the work on myself over the years. So I have a sort of collection, a tool kit in place that keeps me positive. Or when things feel tough, I’ve got something to go to, to help me through those difficult times. And definitely, my essential oils, my connection with the Mentoring Group and my love of personal growth I think certainly helps me to keep going in this space.’ Liz Sefton Based in Victoria and living through the past 20 months under Dan And...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Good Night, Sleep Tight It seems the most natural thing to do to keep up with our fast-paced lives is to sacrifice sleep, so we can cram more into our twenty-four hours. But slow down. Research is now suggesting that even if you miss only a few hours of shut-eye tonight, you are more likely to become ill tomorrow. On average people spend 24 years of their lives asleep. Something that takes up that much time and is so closely linked to our immune system must be one of the most important things fo...
Nov 17, 2021•12 min
‘Enjoying a good satisfying poo… I don’t know about you but like there’s this thing I used to talk about ‘Poo-foria’ where you do a good poo and you feel amazing and you know you’re like… right, ok, I’ve just evacuated well. Some say it stimulates the vagus nerve as well. And so I think yes ensuring that overall you are looking after your health, and you consider that an investment in yourself. Sometimes it does take time, it’s not a quick fix… that for me is self-love.’ Lynda Griparic Lynda Gri...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Exercising on a regular basis seems to be one of life’s toughest challenges. Often the hardest part is getting started! It’s a challenge to make the time, get the shoes on and actually get out the door! But let’s face it once you are in the act of ‘doing exercise’ you feel better – virtuous almost! Perhaps then it is more a mental challenge than physical one? We all know emotional, mental and physical health are very strongly linked. With a healthy attitude and mastering positive self-talk you c...
Nov 10, 2021•10 min
“When you achieve something, like opening my own studio, re-qualifying as an adult, all these little things that, they do give you a boost, give you more confidence, it’s like you can do more. And with my fitness and ultra-events and my body-building… like as humans we have so much more potential than we actually think. It’s actually tapping into that and keep pushing yourself more, keep thriving… you can do a lot more than you think.” Kerry Ashcroft One small conversation walking on the beach w...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min
For most parents, when our children get sick, we feel a sense of helplessness at not being able to help them. This can place a great deal of stress on ourselves as parents. Lucky, we have access to essential oils. They can be a great addition to your family health toolkit, giving you a sense of support and control during these sick times. We can use them during emergencies, when we have no other options on hand, during emotional times and in everyday situations when our children need our support...
Nov 03, 2021•12 min
‘Yes. Focusing on what we want but also focusing on the sphere of our influence and what we have control over. And making sure that we are doing the best with the things that we have control over. And that’s different no matter what country you’re in, and no matter what crisis may follow, anything that we have going on right now, we have to decide how we are going to react. Are we going to react out of fear? Are we going to react in truth? What is truth? And figuring out that for ourselves.’ Sab...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 10 min
A runny nose, sneezing and streaming, puffy eyes as well as headaches and a loss of sense of smell are well known symptoms of hayfever. Strictly speaking hayfever is an allergic response to allergens like pollen, spores of certain fungi, even dust and mold where the lining of the eyes, nose and throat are inflamed and affected. Here are 5 natural ways you might like to reduce hayfever with! An allergen is a substance that the body thinks is foreign forcing the immune system to overreact and prod...
Oct 27, 2021•8 min
‘You’ve got to get enough leverage on yourself. If you are hurting enough, stop hurting. Get enough leverage on yourself to move forward and move on. If you have lost your way and lost who you are, talk to people. There’s plenty of groups out there now. But the biggest thing is, get a handle on yourself. Move forward, keep moving forward, get enough leverage on yourself to make that change.’ Dr Howard O’Meara Here is a beautiful conversation with the amazing Dr Howard O’Meara. This special soul ...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Profile Of An Essential Oil – Immortelle – Helichrysum augustifolium Immortelle is steam distilled from the yellow flowers of a small aromatic shrub that grows on cliff tops in the Mediterranean, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is an exquisite oil also known as Everlasting and Helichrysum. The name helichrysum comes from the Greek word helios (sun) and chrysos (gold). This is because of the way this beautiful plant flowers, which can look a lot like masses of little golden suns. The yield is...
Oct 20, 2021•7 min
So, a simple stimulus, just the words that someone says it can trigger us, but it’s based on attitudes you’ve pre-adopted. So, the first step is identifying, well what’s that little voice, that little gremlin that we’ve got in our head that as soon as we’ve been triggered, as soon as we feel that emotional response has been created within us, if we can learn to pause and recognise what that thought was, then we know we are in a position to be able to start challenging that thought. Because the m...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Your Shampoo Could Be Making You Fat! Did you know that women expose themselves to over 200 chemicals a day just through their personal care products alone? When you look at what is in a body wash, shampoo, conditioner, hair-care products, deodorant, body lotion, face creams, makeup and perfume you can see how it adds up. In the USA alone there are over 80,000 synthetic chemicals with over 1000 each year being added in. Many so-called experts say these chemicals are in small doses, within ‘safe’...
Oct 13, 2021•11 min
‘Now is the time for gratitude about it. Let’s accept it. Let’s say I don’t understand it, how I had that car accident, and I had this marriage break up… it was all good, it’s all like this is perfect. This is how it’s supposed to be for me… And when we come from gratitude then we can say ok going forward, what is my view point? We can pre-determine then going forward. We can decide. We can have a different viewpoint going forward into our life from now on. And as we know with the microcosm of t...
Oct 11, 2021•55 min
Fancy a little methylene chloride on your skin, or maybe some toluene, some methyl ethyl ketone, or methyl isobutyl ketone, even perhaps some ethyl alcohol and benzyl chloride? You can be getting any one or some of these toxins when you dab your skin, or spray, with perfume. Martin J. Walker in ‘Home Sickness’ in the British environmental magazine ‘Ecologist’ says: ‘Most fragrances are produced from mixtures of up to 600 synthetic chemicals. The great majority of these substances have never been...
Oct 07, 2021•8 min
‘The older you get they tell you; you have less time. There’s less hours in the day and minutes in the hour. And it’s interesting since I have heard that, I feel that. I feel like time is of the essence and that if we are given this one opportunity to be on earth, and I have seen how short life can be, and how we should 100% embrace every opportunity and why not experience everything that is available to us. And as you have previously mentioned, being open to it. And being available to it as wel...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Reading to the mind is what exercise if to the body. Most book lovers will agree that if you make reading a priority in your life, you will be amazed at what you will gain. Books can literally change your life: as you read, you grow! It is amazing though, how many people say they simply do not have time to read yet reading can open up a world of imagination; it can challenge, motivate and inspire you. Reading gets you thinking! There are millions of books out there and any one of those has the p...
Sep 29, 2021•12 min
‘You need to go deal with childhood trauma, you need to deal with your adult trauma. And if you try to escape, because that’s what people did 100 years ago, 500, 1000 years ago, you would run to the convent, go to escape the troubles of the world in the monastery, go be an anchor ride, be in the desert, be in the forest, a forest hermit, get away from things. And nowadays we don’t have to. We have EFT in Doctor’s offices, we have EFT in hospitals, we have EFT in veterans centres, we have EFT doi...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 2 min
This weekend inspires change. You are guaranteed to leave feeling happier and more fulfilled. It is a chance to fill your emotional love tank and replenish your soul. “We live in a world where everything is moving so fast, it can be easy to get swept up in what is happening outside of ourselves and forget to take the time to care for ourselves. This is an essential step if you are to realise all you can be, leave stress and reactive behaviour behind and experience the fullness and delight life i...
Sep 22, 2021•12 min
“We have this expectation that life’s just all up to the right. That everything’s honky dory and we are working towards everything going properly. And fortunately I think, don’t realise in advance, that there’s going to be massive hurdles that we have to get through. And those hurdles are amazing learning curves, but they’re also about bringing us back to gratitude when we can see what’s going right in our lives.” With three big financial hits behind her plus a life-threatening illness, Megan Wo...
Sep 20, 2021•59 min
Isn’t interesting when someone generously says: You look beautiful; your hair looks fantastic; nice write-up in the paper; that was very kind of you; or great job that often we give that humble knee-jerk response to avoid the compliment or deflect it toward someone else. Why is it so hard to just say Thankyou? As a child we are taught not to show off or brag too much about our accomplishments. There seems to be this fine line between confidence and arrogance. And often this trickles well into ou...
Sep 15, 2021•6 min
‘The business has grown organically but it isn’t without watering the flower. Like there’s… anybody who says like, ‘Oh you’re so lucky’, I just feel like that’s the most incessant insult you could pass to somebody. It’s like saying somebody’s nice. Nice is a biscuit, I don’t want to be nice. I want to be bigger than that, same for the business. I think this year’s probably been my hardest year so far and that really had to do with scale., so growing… You know COVID hit last year and lots of busi...
Sep 13, 2021•58 min
With 84,000 chemicals listed as being legally safe to use in food, drugs and cosmetics – yet most of them are seen as questionable – it’s hard to imagine what they are used for and how they came to being considered acceptable in the first place? When you realise most of these ingredients are described as having health concerns for example they are carcinogenic, skin sensitive or endocrine disrupting, it its even more disturbing to imagine how they get to stay on the market. Understanding labels ...
Sep 08, 2021•12 min
“But what we’re embarking on with our podcast ‘Don’t Give A Fifty’ is to create a place for women like us who can tell their stories and also just feel like being a middle aged woman is not necessarily a time for being invisible or being uninteresting or disappearing as such.” Trish “I don’t see my husband ever standing in front of the mirror and going oh look at me, you know, look at this, look at that and cellulite and fat stomach and blah, blah, blah. I don’t do that so much now, but I used t...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 11 min
There is no doubt a happy, healthy, vibrant life includes regular movement. People who consistently exercise tend to have more energy, sleep better, have less health issues with more happy hormones running through their body. They emit a radiance that is alluring and easy to be around. Their skin tends to be clear and no matter what their age, size or hair color they appear more positive. Here are 5 of my most favourite essential oils I use to move my body! Let’s go back a little… why is it so m...
Sep 01, 2021•10 min
‘It is a value question. And we do find money for the things we value. There’s no question about it. And you know as many, many years as a single mum with four kids we always at organic food. And I hear people say ‘but how did you afford that?’ Questioning that. And I said ‘well we bought all our clothes second hand in op shops and I drive an old car. The thing that I valued was the priority and I think that for the mothers that are listening they will know that if your child needs something, yo...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 8 min
It’s so important to take time to acknowledge and celebrate your achievements, no matter how little or small they might seem. The big monumental ones are not the only ones worth recognising. Life is a constant journey and all about what happens in between the big wins and although you have probably heard it all before, we all know, it is about the journey not just the destination. Take a moment to realise over these cooler months that the more you celebrate your little wins, the more you get to ...
Aug 26, 2021•8 min
