Today we’re speaking to one of our meditation teachers, Georgia Vavasour. Georgia is an expert in vedic meditation – don’t worry she explains in the episode what exactly that means. Georgia is not what you’d expect from a meditation teacher, and she’s the first to acknowledge that. She talks about how she found meditation after growing up with anxiety and depression, then dealing with cancer and divorce. We spend a fair bit of time talking about stress, which is something that meditation helps a...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 5Ep. 30
We all know industrial farming can be bad for the environment, but there is a better way of doing things that is quickly gathering momentum. Regenerative farming has been linked to skyrocketing profits, better ecological outcomes and improved human health...and it’s not that hard. Nicole Masters is the founder of Integrity Soils, a company that specialises in what’s called regenerative agriculture. She’s a published author, and travels across NZ, Australia and North America helping farmers to no...
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 29
Disclaimer: please excuse the audio quality for the first 6 mins of this interview – we promise it gets better after the 6 min mark. Imagine working for skincare companies and coming up with an amazing solution that did great things for the skin. Then imagine those companies only using small amounts of that solution in their products, so they had nowhere near the effect they could have. This is what happened to Ross Macdougald. Ross got sick of that, so he went and started the Biologi skincare r...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 28
This isn’t our first rendezvous with Kirsty, and hopefully not the last. Since our last chat with Kirsty, she has been working through overcoming her own personal burn out. She talks openly about being efficient in burn out mode. In the last year Kirsty has done everything in her power to feel on top of the world again. She covers the testing that she has done and what lifestyle factors she has now been implemented - sorry caffeine, but you were definitely a culprit. We cover internal dialogue, ...
May 20, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Matilda and Arts chat with Camden who is a passionate advocate for our oceans and a driving force behind positive solutions in the Pacific Region. Howitt is Co-Founder and Coastlines Lead of multi-award winning charity Sustainable Coastlines, and an Edmund Hillary Fellow. Since 2008, the charity group has delivered large-scale coastal clean-up, waterway restoration, education, capacity development and data collection activities around New Zealand and in its branches in Papua New Guinea and Hawai...
May 13, 2020•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 25
It is an absolute honour to have Ben back on the Well & Good poddy. Listen in for an in depth conversation around family health; covering pre-pregnancy and fertility through conscious conception right through to optimal nutrition post birth to combat postnatal depletion. Because of Ben's background, naturally the conversation covers optimal nutrition, dealing with stress and anxiety and how we can nourish ourselves each day through the use of psychological aspects of gratitude. Ben provides ...
May 06, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Noel Josephson is one of the original founders and current CEO of kiwi organic food brand, Ceres Organics. The company has been at the forefront of the organics industry for close to 40 years, and they now offer organic products to cover virtually all your pantry needs. Noel’s original vision to heal the world continues to guide the company in making the best decisions possible for the planet and its people, with their mission ‘to create a healthier world by bringing together a community of peop...
Apr 29, 2020•45 min•Season 4Ep. 23
A trailblazer in the digital world, Steph Claire Smith is incredibly passionate about healthy living and body confidence in young women. As one of the most influential names in the Australian health and wellness space, Steph began her career as a model where it soon dawned on her there was an opportunity to embrace all body shapes and sizes and promote body positivity, as opposed to weight loss or fads. With that, alongside business partner Laura Henshaw, Keep it Cleaner was born with a philosop...
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 22
He is an All Black, Hurricane and won rugby player of the year in 2019. He is a father, podcaster, business owner, fashion icon and husband. But he is more than that - he is an inspiration. This is complete tonic for the ears! We cover it all with Ardie - his road into professional rugby, his values, his personal journey around mental health and keeping grounded, how he uses social media to do good and spread love and kindness, his morning community walks and so much more. Ardie is massive on co...
Apr 15, 2020•59 min•Season 4Ep. 21
A mighty fine Christmas special. It’s been a big year for the Greens – they got married, had a baby, Art hosted a television show and of course interviewed many wonderful guests on the W&G podcast. This episode is for the people! You asked, and they answer! Art & Matilda answer questions that were sent in from listeners. The conversations covers it all – from oodles of Green banter (inc Art questioning whether he has boobs), their personal insight into becoming parents for the first time...
Dec 22, 2019•57 min•Ep. 20
Introducing Nigel Beach; a physiotherapist of 18 years and Certified Wim Hof Instructor. Nigel has been studying health for over 2 decades. Being a physiotherapist allows him to articulate Wim's method in an easy to understand way. He has been practising Wim’s method for over 3 years and has had extensive training over those years with Wim himself. This conversation is wonderful; three friends exploring the Wim Hof Method through Nigel’s own personal journey, the fundamentals of the method, how ...
Oct 16, 2019•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 19
SOUND QUALITY DISCLAIMER: This interview was conducted over skype with a poor internet connection (thank you rural New Zealand). This does not take away from the fact that the content will have you hooked, we promise! Introducing to you a very extraordinary woman – Miriam Lancewood. Nine years ago Miriam and her husband Peter decided to give up all of their worldly belongings and move into the New Zealand wilderness with nothing but a tent and bow and arrow. Together they wanted to learn how to ...
Oct 09, 2019•46 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Dr Tony Fernando; a kaleidoscope of activity and a strong advocate of rest. He is an is an academic, award-winning teacher, cellist, cheap-eats foodie, Buddhist monk and reluctant ocean swimmer. Tony Fernando is a psychiatrist, sleep specialist, senior lecturer in psychological medicine at the University of Auckland, and compassion specialist who was temporarily ordained as a Buddhist monk. This conversation is exactly what the doctor ordered for the somewhat crazy busy life we can find ourselve...
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 17
What an absolute privilege to have this lady on our podcast. Sandra Clair is one of New Zealand’s most highly qualified Swiss trained medical herbalists, a medical anthropologist (M.A.) and the founder of traditional plant medicine company Artemis. Sandra has completed her PhD in Health Science at the University of Canterbury, looking at the health policy challenge in regulating traditional medicines in the era of contemporary evidence-based practice. Long story short, Sandra is an absolute guru...
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Matt has been meditating for over 10 years, and teaching meditation for six. He estimates he’s taught over 1,200 people this life-changing technique. As an independent teacher of Vedic meditation, and the founder of one of Sydney’s most successful meditation schools, Bondi Meditation Centre, Matt is a guy worth knowing about. Art and Matilda sit down with Matt in Sydney and enjoy a conversation around meditation and spirituality which is not quite like one you have ever heard before (let’s just ...
Sep 18, 2019•47 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Dr Libby is simply extraordinary with a wealth of knowledge that leaves the listener in awe every time she speaks. Dr Libby Weaver (PhD) is one of Australasia’s leading nutritional biochemists, an author, a speaker and founder of the plant-based supplement range, Bio Blends. Armed with an abundance of knowledge, scientific research and a true desire to help people regain their energy and vitality, Dr Libby empowers and inspires people to take charge of their health and happiness. Dr Libby’s heal...
Sep 11, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Toni Street is a New Zealand broadcaster and national treasure who has been a regular on television and radio for over a decade. Toni kept the country up to date with sport and current events while she reported for or presented Seven Sharp, Breakfast and One News. While we do miss seeing her smiling face, we are very pleased we get to hear her cheery voice every week-morning on The Hits radio station with her co-hosts Sam Wallace and Laura McGoldrick. She is also Mum to two gorgeous girls, MacKe...
Jul 09, 2019•56 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Richie Hardcore is a board member at White Ribbon New Zealand, Ministry of Social Development 'It's Not Ok’ Champion , and a co-facilitator at Shine, working to end men's violence against women. He is an educator and public speaker, and has spoken both for Creative Mornings and Ted-X. His key focus is on exploring masculinity and ending rape culture, sexual and family violence. He also speaks passionately about mental health and wellness, and as a former alcohol and drug harm reduction community...
Jul 02, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Drew is an exercise physiologist, diabetes educator, sport scientist and most importantly a happy and healthy guy thriving with type 1 diabetes. His world shifted when he was first diagnosed, however after making positive changes to the way he lives, eats, moves and approaches life, he can honestly say he’s happier and healthier today than he was before his diagnosis. So in a way you could say that diabetes gave him the gift of health. Drews background as a health professional and his own person...
Jun 25, 2019•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 11
Grant Schofield is Professor of Public Health, and Director of the Human Potential Centre at AUT Millennium. His research and teaching interests range from understanding and improving lifestyle behaviours such as sleep, nutrition, and physical activity, to wellbeing epidemiology and human performance. He maintains a "multi fluency” across psychology, physiology, public health, epidemiology, and human performance. Professor Schofield takes a "think outside the box" approach to his work in tacklin...
Jun 18, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Jess Quinn has a passion for helping people overcome adversity and insecurity using her own experiences. After losing her right leg to cancer at the age of 9, Jess has refused to let that get in her way, living life to its fullest with a core passion for helping others overcome their physical and mental setbacks. Jess has developed a strong following by speaking of her journey in a raw and honest way. Having placed third on Dancing with the Stars NZ and signing with an LA based modelling agency,...
Jun 11, 2019•56 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Joseph Parker, also known by his honorary Samoan matai title Lupesoliai La'auli, is a New Zealander whose dream as a young boy was to become a professional boxer. After years of hard work his dreams were realised and he became the first heavyweight boxer from either New Zealand or the Pacific Islands to win a major world championship. From there he has gone from strength to strength. He held the WBO heavyweight title from 2016 to 2018, and previously multiple regional heavyweight championships i...
Jun 04, 2019•32 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Ben Warren is an absolute guru. For those of you unfamiliar with Ben, he is the founder & clinical director of BePure and is one of New Zealand's leading nutrition and holistic health experts. He has worked to empower and educate New Zealanders on the importance of nutrition and has been doing so long before it was ‘cool.’ Ben also works closely with leading New Zealand sports teams, Olympic athletes and individuals on their nutrition and lifestyle interventions to improve their performance....
Mar 05, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Anika Moa was introduced to the nation as a 21-year-old after her debut album ‘Thinking Room’ was released by Atlantic Records. Since then, over her 18-year career, she has released six albums and collected multiple awards along the way. She is the host of ‘Anika Moa Unleashed,’ which is great news for those of us who like to see Anika killing it on as many mediums as possible. To top it off, she’s a Mum to three boys…and has a little girl on the way.* Anika is an open book – she shares with Art...
Feb 26, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Jimi Hunt is a mental health change-maker, speaker, author, adventure seeker and all round legend, always up for challenging the status quo. You may know Jimi from adventures such as Lilo The Waikato or building the World’s Biggest Waterslide . Through these, he found that he could not only help himself through his own journey with depression, but also other people – an area he especially passionate about – and as a result, he’s started a charity called Live More Awesome. This interview is the u...
Feb 19, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 5
Nic Gill is a professional strength and conditioning coach and an associate professor in human performance. He’s best known for his work in the rugby world – he’s got 18 years under his belt, with the last 11 years spent as the Strength & Conditioning Coach for the All Blacks. In addition to helping individuals and teams strive towards high performance, Nic is a lifestyle and fitness coach for a number of international corporate organisations and individuals who take their own health, fitnes...
Feb 12, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Kirsty Godso is a legend. Fitness luminary, entrepreneur, Nike Master Trainer, smartwater consultant, spokeswoman, and guru – she redefines fitness in the modern age. New Yorker by way of New Zealand, Kirsty fuses together her passion for fitness and business by operating in the business of bodies. Alongside her role with Nike, she’s trained some of the most elite bodies in the New York fashion world, designed a gym for Equinox in Manhattan, founded two companies, Pyrogirls and Made Of, become t...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Today on the podcast Art and Matilda are talking to Sarah Wilson. Sarah is a New York Times and Amazon bestselling author, as well as being a pioneering and compassionate entrepreneur and philanthropist. She was at the forefront of the ‘I Quit Sugar’ movement supporting millions around the globe to ditch the white stuff, creating an empire in the process. Sarah is now on the front line of our waste issue. Waving the sustainability flag and, in true Sarah style, giving others the tools they need ...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Well & Good with Art & Matilda is a health and wellness podcast hosted by the wonderful duo themselves. The series takes our listeners on a journey through the lens of some of the health and wellness industries biggest names where they share their tips, stories and experiences. In this introductory episode the mic is flipped, and the duo are interviewed by Andy Wright about what listeners can expect from the show. Ārepa started from a simple idea and has evolved into world-leading neuros...
Jan 08, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 1
