“Sometimes we use the Mother-Guilt as an excuse, but there’s no reason why we can’t have it all. Like, there really isn’t a reason why we can’t have it all. And to be able to do business and what we want to do in our life well, and be able to be beautiful mum’s as well. And I think it’s great to be able to show your kids that you are doing something that is purposeful in life and for them to see that, to see you live a life of passion.” Rebecca Miller is a coach, mentor, speaker, multiple busine...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Neroli is steam distilled from the orange blossom flower of the Bitter Orange tree. The tree produces three different essential oils – from the rind of the fruit come Orange essential oil; from the leaves comes Petitgrain essential oil, and from the small yet fragrant white blossoms comes Neroli. The Bitter Orange Tree is an evergreen that has dark leaves, small dark fruit and lovely white blossoms. The sweet scent reaches deep into the soul to help us stabilise or regenerate. If your feeling ho...
Oct 12, 2022•10 min
‘We pretend, or maybe we just don’t know how to feel those other ‘bad emotions’. We don’t want to feel them, we don’t know how to feel them, we don’t know what we’re feeling, and it’s a real challenge. And we do say, ‘Yeah I’m good’, ‘Yeah I’m ok’, but in my experience everyone’s got something there on their chest that they need to get off. Everyone’s got some guilt and shame they’re carrying around that they don’t need to. Everyone’s got some sort of unworthiness issue, some element of being al...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 29 min
This week’s Quicky I share with you a beautiful Day Trip I made with my gorgeous son Jakob, and his grandmother – my mother-in-law – gorgeous Sandi, to the beautiful Stewart Island – Rakiura. What a magical, pure untouched part of New Zealand. Here is a little insight into what it meant for the 3 of us to get here and what a stunning day we all had! Links to follow if you are interested in ever getting there: Website: https://www.realnz.com/en/destinations/stewart-island/ Website: https://www.do...
Oct 05, 2022•14 min
“There’s people coming into Greensmiths at all different stages of their journey and food and look, I really believe that the food that we are eating, we have just totally lost touch with where our food comes from and connecting with our food and buying things pre-made, pre-chopped, pre-packaged, pre-everything… and I really believe that healing and health starts with the food that you nourish yourself with. The way you prepare it, the way you love it, the way you appreciate it, and not just pic...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 16 min
With so much to achieve and aspire to, we can often wonder how we are going to fit it all in. It might not be about time management but more about sheer will and determination to get things done in certain time frames that gets you through each day. But one thing is for sure, using some form of calendar, making time allocation spots in that calendar and adhering to the time set is where magic can happen. Time management is good structure Give it your absolute best Adjust the sails and keep going...
Sep 29, 2022•12 min
“And I’ve delved down and up many rabbit holes. It’s all part of that self-care journey of learning. Self-care strengthens healthy habits, it changes unhealthy behaviours in ourselves and others. The change comes from within because it’s our journey and no one else’s. Ideally as we work to being the best version of ourselves, those we love around us will also be our best supporters club.” ~ Suz Bothamley Suzanne Bothamley is a proud mum of two adult sons Sam & Josh, and she lives in Horowhen...
Sep 26, 2022•58 min
Everyone deserves the life they want. A great life does not mean being a movie star or lotto millionaire, it just means being happy with who you are and what you have achieved, having positive relationships with the people you love and being able to pursue your dreams and goals. But sometimes life throws a curve ball and we need to reset and focus on what we want, now what we don’t want! SELF LOVE PODCAST SPONSOR LINKS THANKYOU FOR LISTENING… If you would like to share your feedback on this podc...
Sep 22, 2022•11 min
‘And I think one of the reasons we don’t listen and act on those taps, and the whisper that turns into a roar, is because so many people very, very sadly have a belief that they are not worth taking care of. So, our beliefs are created from repetitive thoughts and if you’ve thought over and over again that you are not worth taking care of, or some version of that, you will literally believe it. And there’s a part of our brain called the Reticular Activating System (RAS) that just goes looking fo...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Ready to transform your mind, body and soul in just 10 weeks? In this week’s Self Love Quicky I bring to you a wonderful and exciting challenge starting next week! There is nothing stronger than a female who has rebuilt her life. If you are ready to level up, rebuild and spend the next 10 weeks being the greatest version of you, then you can join Tayla and her beautiful team of women for this incredible online experience to build YOUR version of a bikini body and embrace your inner Queen. Commen...
Sep 14, 2022•28 min
Now imagine what that would mean to the body and that embodiment if you were able to start to carry that moving forward long term if you continue to nurture the practices. And what could happen within that body, if you have given it permission to reorganise itself, to re-heal itself, to come back to a natural coherent state. It’s amazing and the body knows exactly what to do, I feel… we just got to get out of the way to allow it to help nurture itself. ~ Guy Oh 100%, I’m glad you said that mate,...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Like the skin your hair reflects inner health and wellbeing. If you’re eating well, exercising and getting adequate sleep, chances are your hair will show this. However, many people find that having a ‘bad hair day’ can actually be a regular occurrence. If you care for your hair in the best way possible by carefully choosing products that serve your health, as well as being mindful of your diet and managing stress levels, then you are giving it the best chance for it to be your crowning glory. W...
Sep 07, 2022•12 min
But you can also be devoted to yourself, and this is discipline. If you are setting aside time to move your body, to eat nourishing amazing foods, to cook amazing food with your loved ones, to go out and have that coffee with your friends where you get to have that really connected catch up… this is discipline to your own health, your own mental health and your own cup, you are filling your cup up. And I think adding on that little bit of devotion, disciplined devotion, makes you want to do it e...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 17 min
This week’s podcast answers a question I received on how essential oils help the mind, body and skin through massage? As you will discover the skin is an incredible organ, essential oils are antiseptic, antiviral and antibacterial and the daily use of applying these precious substances through the daily body boost ritual can powerfully affect the way we think and feel. SELF LOVE PODCAST SPONSOR LINKS THANKYOU FOR LISTENING… If you would like to share your feedback on this podcast please head to ...
Aug 31, 2022•13 min
‘I think one of the key things that I learned along the journey into welcoming joy back in, was that it was a step-by-step process. It wasn’t a giant leap from where I found myself to, you know, the next day being that joyful mama again at all. It was letting myself have lots of grace. Grace for myself, grace for my children, grace for my friendships, grace for my husband and letting it really be a step by step, small mindful move towards welcoming that back in and letting it be a gradual proces...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 11 min
One of my most favourite books I was ever given in the late 1990’s was a book called ‘The Invitation’ by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. It is a declaration of intent, a map into the longing of the soul. The poem is all about the desire to live passionately, face to face with ourselves and skin to skin with the world. The Invitation It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old yo...
Aug 24, 2022•7 min
‘This is the challenge, but this is the practice and the first go-to is creating more space in between everything. Of course, there’s plenty of opportunity to get swept up in all of that, whether it’s happening on the outside of you or in thoughts or emotions on the inside of you, it’s a busy world inside and out. So, to create space for those higher ways of being, and those higher intentions to flourish and thrive from, without the space they just get squeezed out and we revert to our old habit...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Let’s face it there are no rulebooks to download on the internet on How to Be a Perfect Person and Parent, or How to Perfectly Manage Guilt. Let’s face it, if you are a people-pleaser guilt can be especially difficult for you. Self-guilt can be paralysing if left unchecked. Research shows that we, collectively, spend on average up to five hours a week, at a minimum, in a state of guilt so here are a few tips on how to manage guilt. Long-term self-guilt appears as an internal dialogue that leaves...
Aug 17, 2022•13 min
‘I feel like crisis is built into our DNA. I look around at all the people I have ever had a conversation with and I just… while yes, we all have a unique upbringing, unique nurturing, unique nature, we are designed to experience crisis as a dedicated pivot-point in life. We can gain so much from it. I feel like it’s a hard-wired thing. I feel like we are meant to experience it.’ Shan Clayton We all know that the desire to learn and work on oneself can come from a place of pain and crisis. What ...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 12 min
This week my husband and I packed up and farewelled our son to follow his dream to play professional rugby in NZ. It was a mixture of excitement and sadness, and I will add this was not in the handbook of parenting! So today I share a couple of my favourite quotes and why it is so important to give our children roots and wings. Henry Ward Beecher once wrote, “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots…the other, wings.” I also love the Kahlil Gibr...
Aug 11, 2022•10 min
“I think those two words are absolutely perfect, and the other word I would add in there that I embrace is community. When you’re in that environment, you know your community is called upon, there is a real… you know as much as where we were… our closest neighbour was 5km away. It doesn’t seem far, but it is quite far. And then the next neighbour was maybe 5 or 10 kms from that. But you knew you could always call your neighbour and they would be over to help with any of the jobs that were on the...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 5 min
German chamomile is extracted from the dried flower heads. It is an incredible deep blue colour, which is formed from matricin during the steam distiliation process which is caused by a component called chamazulene. German chamomile has a more distinct medicinal, herbal aroma compared to the sweeter, more floral aroma of Roman chamomile. Whilst both are very soothing and calming oils German chamomile is known for its powerful analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and anti-allergenic qualit...
Aug 04, 2022•9 min
‘It made me really good at what I did because part of my natural state of being is I’m very caring and I have a lot of empathy. And so, it made me really good at finance. And then the extra layer of what my definition of success is meant that I really showed up. And I showed up until 11’o’clock at night, 12’o’clock at night, 1am in the morning, 2am in the morning, that wasn’t uncommon for me to work crazy hours like that, and what that meant was of course was my health got eroded over time. And ...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 7 min
I am beyond excited and delighted to celebrate this incredible milestone. Today we honour 200 shows for the Self Love Podcast! Thank you for being on this ride and thank you for your incredible feedback and support. Today I share with you my interview from the Phenomenal Feminine Entrepreneurs Summit. Here’s to the next 200! If you would like to learn more about Edwina Murphy-Droomer the Phenomenal Feminine Entrepreneurs Summit go to SHOW 105. Links to follow and be a part of the unique virtual ...
Jul 28, 2022•19 min
‘We started looking into him when we were looking, like what is beauty in one of our books. What is beauty to us? And his definition of beauty was just gorgeous, to him he said ‘Beauty is a sense of homecoming.’ And that is very much what sums up what real beauty is, understanding like a deeper sense of who you are, of knowing who you are becoming and that depth, his words… I really encourage everyone to look at some of his poetry and what he writes about. But one of the things he does write abo...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 13 min
For centuries people across the world have enjoyed the aromatic pleasures and health benefits of the wonderful oils that come from natures many plants and herbs, flowers and trees. Aromatherapy is a gentle art that can have profound effects on the mind and body. It is also a science. Essential oils are complex packages of molecules that have many life-enhancing qualities. Put simply aromatherapy is a therapy using aromas. It works in two ways through our sense of smell and through our skin. Smel...
Jul 21, 2022•17 min
April Kinney helps women navigate their life challenges with clarity and confidence to create a life of purpose and meaning. At age 49, she successfully navigated a corporate career over twenty years, started a small business, overcame fertility challenges leading to delivery of a healthy baby girl, and navigated two marriages which ended in divorce and a third to her life-long partner. She has lived in five different countries and travelled the world and competed in numerous sporting activities...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 25 min
If you are some one who is up for making the most of their time on this planet then it is important to take time in your life and assess where you are at, where you have been and where you are going. We all know, in the scheme of things that life is relatively short, and sadly so many do not get to live life out loud or fulfil their hopes and dreams. So here are some questions to take some time, go within and ask yourself. Now before we get into asking these questions here is something interesti...
Jul 14, 2022•9 min
I had the privilege of knowing this amazing soul for the past seven years. Lauren Gaylard is one remarkable woman. Sadly she gained her wings last month and this week I wanted to share the interview I did with her last year. I also had the privilege of marrying her to the love of her life in February and now sadly her celebration of life tributes. She is one incredible being. I hope you enjoy hearing her messages of love and wisdom and embrace the power of yoga, her life and her legacy. The post...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 10 min
The Rose is well renowned for its beauty, grace and exquisite aroma. It was one of the first flowers from which an essential oil was ever distilled way back in the tenth century. It is known as the Queen of essential oils and in this week’s podcast you will see why. It is a flower that has been highly revered and used throughout history. Perhaps Cleopatra is one of the best examples. The story goes… to lure Mark Antony she had her ship rubbed down in rose wax, the sails dipped in rosewater and h...
Jul 07, 2022•7 min
