BareFoot Chats: Recent Episodes
Sahara Thagunna
This is a podcast for individuals ready to kick off the shoes of modern day societal systems and step into their power. I'm your host, Sahara Thagunna. I'm passionate about empowering people to live their best lives in harmony with themselves and the planet. Each week I'll bring you a brand new episode, chatting all things health and wellness for the people and the planet and help provide you with the tools you need to start living a mindful life in tune with yourself and the planet!
Welcome to another episode, friends! Today I'm chatting to my beautiful friend Megan Gidney. Megan is a table tennis champ from the UK and in today's episode we chat about how competing in elite sport encouraged her eating disorder, why she made the decision to leave her competitive life, recovery and relapse from an eating disorder, and why we've decided to take our healing seriously with Project: Build Me Up! Megan dives into her story and we also share a few tips for making peace with your body and finding balance after and eating disorder.
I hope you guys enjoy today's episode, please do share it with your friends and family and make sure to grab a screenshot and share it on your Instagram stories, tagging us so we can give you a shout out too!
//SOCIAL MEDIA//
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Follow the Podcast: @barefootchats
Follow Megan: @megan.gidney
Welcome back to a brand new episode of Barefoot Chats! So today I wanted to mix it up a little and share a guided meditation with you all. If you follow my on Instagram (@saharathagunna) or have listened to some of my other podcast episode, you will know I love my meditations! They always help me feel grounded and connected, and I love to start my day with a calming meditation just like this. This is a quick 10 minute meditation to help you feel cam and peaceful. You can do it in the morning to set you up for a good day or at night to unwind before bed. I hope you guys enjoy and if you like it please do let me know as I'd love to do more!
Subscribe to the podcast to show your support, share this episode on your Instagram stories and tag us (@saharathagunna & @barefootchats) so we can give you a shoutout too - your support means a ton!
Craving more #real content, motivation and connection? Head to my blog for weekly updates, delicious recipes, diet culture ditching and so much more!
Last week I talked about the importance of having a good morning routine and this week I'm continuing the time/productivity theme and chatting all things time management! Being intentional with your time will make such a difference in not only your work life but also your personal life. All those things or people you "don't have time for"? All those projects, courses or new skills you want to learn? That class you want to take or habit you want to implement, but again "there just isn't enough time in the day"? Well, these tips and hacks will help you MAKE time for these things and create space in your day so that you can enjoy the things that make you happy!
Don't forget to grab a screenshot of this episode and share in on your Instagram stories, tagging me (@saharathagunna) and the podcast (@barefootchats)!
Craving more? Head to my blog for more juicy content, mindset hacks, diet culture ditching and delicious recipes!
Morning routines - let's chat!! Okay, I know it might sound typical, everyone nowadays is always talking about morning routines, but listen up guys. There is a reason people are talking about it. Having a routine in the morning that focuses on you and gives you time in the morning is amazing for getting you into a positive mindset so that you can feel good throughout your day! In the last couple of months I really feel like I've developed a morning routine that I like, that works for me and makes me feel good, so I thought I'd share it with you guys today to hopefully inspire you to start giving yourself that time in the morning, even if it's just a few minutes, it can make a big difference.
Make sure to grab a screenshot of this episode and share it on your Instgram stories, tagging me @saharathagunna and the podcast @barefootchats so we can give you a shout out too!
We're back with a brand new episode! This week we are switching it up and I'm chatting to Joburg based permaculturist, yogi and adventurer, David Jaffe. David runs his own urban greening and permaculture company, PlantLife Artscapes, as well as being the founder of the non-profit organisatio, PlantNation, which focuses on tree planting projects, education and community upliftment. We chat about David's work, how he stumbled across permaculture, and why reigniting our connection to the planet is so important.
Make sure to grab a screenshot of this episode and share it on your Instgram stories, tagging me @saharathagunna and the podcast @barefootchats so we can give you a shout out too!
//FOLLOW DAVID//
Instagram:
@baba.dave
@plantnationafrica
@plantlifeartscapes
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/davidjaffe11/
https://www.facebook.com/PlantNationAfrica
https://www.facebook.com/PlantLifeArtscapes
Today I am chatting to the wonderful, inspiring and hilarious, Sophi Moore. Sophi is a women's empowerment advocate and share's all the #realness on her amazing Instagram platform, definitely give her a follow! In our episode we chat about Sophi's journey with an eating disorder and body dysmorphia, being called "skinny", and how starting her Instagram page helped her see the light at the end of the tunnel.
//Sophi's Recommendations//
Sign up for Club V and join our EPIC family!
Follow Talilla Henchoz
Follow Hayley Madigan
Follow Alex Light
Follow Jennifer West
Listen to the Happy Place Podcast
Read Good Vibes, Good Life by Vex King
Read Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
//FOLLOW ME//
Instagram - @saharathagunna
//Follow the Podcast//
Instagram - @barefootchats
Happy Friday, fam, I hope you've had a wonderful week! In today's solo episode I am sharing my TOP tips for facing fear foods in eating disorder recovery. These are a few things I learned along the way and I hope you find them helpful!
I hope you enjoy this episode and once you're done, make sure to grab a screenshot of this episode and share it on your Instagram stories, making sure to tag us so we can give you a shoutout too, or share the link directly with your friends and family - your support means a ton!
//FOLLOW ME//
Instagram - @saharathagunna
Facebook - @SaharaNaomiThagunna
//Follow the Podcast//
Instagram - @barefootchats
What's up friends and welcome to another episode of the Barefoot Chats Podcast!
Today I've got #realtalk solo ep for you chatting about the HONEST truth about eating disorder recovery. Personally, I feel like recovery can be a bit glamourized on social media so I'm here to rip off that filter and get into the nitty gritty of it all. I also share a few of my tips and daily practices that really helped me during my recovery and still do to this day!
Links:
Cat Meffan
Rainbow Yoga Coaching (my mom!)
Studio on Main
I hope you enjoy and once you're done, make sure to grab a screenshot of this episode and share it on your Instagram stories, making sure to tag us so we can give you a shoutout too, or share the link directly with your friends and family - your support means a ton!
//FOLLOW ME//
Instagram - @saharathagunna
Facebook - @SaharaNaomiThagunna
//Follow the Podcast//
Instagram - @barefootchats
Being the person playing the supporting role to someone going through an eating disorder or mental health issues can be really hard. Today I'm sharing a few tips that I feel are important to keep in mind when being the supporting role, of course it totally depends on the individual and the situation, but these are just a few things that I feel are good to know.
Please subscribe to the podcast and share this episode with anyone you feel could benefit from hearing it.
//FOLLOW ME//
Instagram - @saharathagunna
Facebook - @SaharaNaomiThagunna
//Follow the Podcast//
Instagram - @barefootchats
This week I sit down with young Scottish body image activists, Abbie and Rachael, for an in depth chat on the effects of social media on mental health and body image, Abbie's struggle with an eating disorder, how to tell if a photo is "Insta or Reality", and why Instagram needs to change its policies surrounding edited/photoshopped/filtered photos.
Trigger Warning this episode includes discussion on topics such as body image and eating disorders. If you are sensitive to these topics please skip to a different episode.
//LINKS//
Read Abbie and Rachael's stories.
Sign the petition.
Follow The Edited Campaign.
Follow Abbie.
Subscribe to Abbie's YouTube Channel
//FOLLOW ME//
Instagram - @saharathagunna
Facebook - @SaharaNaomiThagunna
//Follow the Podcast//
Instagram - @barefootchats
TRIGGER WARNING this episode includes content that could be triggering for someone suffering with bad body image, mental health or an eating disorder. Please don't listen to this episode if you are struggling with any of the above and could be triggered.
Hey friends, I am finally back with a brand new podcast episode!
Today's podcast is going to be the first episode in a series of episodes talking about body image, diet culture, mental health and our relationships with ourselves and food. After a month of quite a lot of processing and inner work, I felt compelled to share this with you guys and talk about the subject at a deeper level. Today is a really open and honest chat, I share about my journey with body image and an eating disorder, as well as navigating the ups and downs of eating disorder recovery.
I hope you find some value in this episode and resonate with some of it. If you know of anyone that would benefit from listening to this episode please, please share it with them.
//FOLLOW ME//
Instagram - @saharathagunna
Facebook - @SaharaNaomiThagunna
//Follow the Podcast//
Instagram - @barefootchats
Check out my environmental campaign "What the Bag?"!
Hey guys, today we have a VERY special guest with us....my mom!! So if you follow me on social media (my handles are below) then you will probably know that my mom and I have started a platform/biz together called S.A.P. Its a place for us to share our common passions and present it to you all in the forms of workshops, courses, events, blog posts and "LIFE CHATS" like this one! I've been wanting to get my mom on the show for a while because I feel she has so much awesome knowledge to share, so this one is definitely a long time coming!
I really hope you guys enjoy this episode, its a real mother-daughter chat, complete with banter and a few laughs!
Checkout our platform S.A.P and our brand new website!
Sign up for our FREE online retreat day this Sunday May 31st!
//Follow Me//
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Roxanne Joubert is a holistic health coach and nutritional advisor. She helps people achieve optimum health consistent with their own goals. Nutrition and herbal medicines are her primary specialty and represent her area of expertise. Roxanne is also the owner and herbalist of Lady of the Herbs, a herbal product company.
In this episode we chat all things hormone health, how herbalism can help balance our cycles and manage stress, why connecting to nature is so important, plus so much more! Roxanne is an absolute wealth of knowledge so I hope you enjoy this episode as I much as I enjoyed recording it!
Get in touch with Roxanne for holistic health coaching or visit her Website to find out more.
Follow Roxanne onFacebook and Instagram
//Follow Me//
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Hey guys and welcome to our very first guest interview episode, I'm very excited to be chatting to ARTIST, ACTIVIST & ACTIVATOR Chris Auret.
Chris Auret is a South African artist, maker and activator of things (murals, paintings, photographs, films, writings, sounds, spaces and more), currently residing in Cape Town & The Garden Route.
Chris believes we are all artists, sharing the same world, depending on each others acts of creation, perspective and energy.
"I open my hands to be a conduit for bringing new ideas into this world – all the while, trying to be a responsible human."
When it comes to mural painting, amongst many things, Chris is interested in raising the awareness of our natural environment and our connection to it or our disconnection to and from it. He is also interested in the public voice, what people want to talk about, what truths and frustrations exist and in possibly being a conduit for this voice.
In this episode Chris shares on his journey with being an artist and what that means to him, how art can help us work through stress, why art is such an important tool for activism and more!
Chris also, very kindly, left us with a bunch of helpful resources for finding some inspiration and community during these times. You can find all the links below!
//Find Chris and Follow the Work he Does//
www.auret-art.com
Instagram - @chris_auret
//Useful Links//
Tara Brach: Meditations and talks - https://www.tarabrach.com/
Waking Up In South Africa: Podcast on mindfulness in SA, especially during this time: https://waking-up-in-south-africa.simplecast.com/
ASTAR: Awakening Spirit Through Art - http://www.astar.co.za/
Artwell: Art processes - https://www.theartwell.com/
People: Bayo Akomolafe - http://bayoakomolafe.net/
People: Charles Eisenstein - http://charleseisenstein.org/
//Follow Me//
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Hey guys and welcome to the first episode of BareFoot Chats!
Those of you that follow me on social media and previously listened to my other podcast, Earth Chats, might be a little confused, like what happened to Earth Chats?! In this episode I chat a bit about why I decided to start a new podcast and the chats you can expect to hear in future episodes.
I hope you enjoy and make sure to subscribe to the podcast to keep up with all the latest episodes!
Sahara x
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