Advice Takers & Habit Makers: Recent Episodes
Larissa Wright & Sarah Keen
What would we be without good advice?
At every twist and turn of our career and business lives, we encounter tips, tricks, hacks, courses and concepts that have the potential to improve how we navigate everyday challenges.
With all that goodness taking over your inbox, networking, classroom, drive and unwind time, we wondered: how easy is it to put it into practice?
Do we hear clever ideas, only to forget them an hour later? Is there really room in your day to try out all the new approaches you like the sound of?
This is a podcast hosted by Larissa Wright and Sarah Keen. We are both mums, business owners and avid followers of the world’s most innovative minds and voices. We aren’t naturally talented at implementing long term changes. Like you, we get excited, distracted and challenged at the drop of a hat.
So - who better to put to the test?
In each episode, we will talk about the advice we are going to follow, and in the next episode, you’ll get to hear how we went with it.
We’ll chat to experts, advice-givers and delve into what makes some pieces of advice easier to put into practice than others.
Most of us are lifelong learners, committed to bettering ourselves in our working, family and inner lives. We acquire knowledge to address gaps, grow new skills and learn new technology that will help us achieve our goals.
Not all personal growth needs to be focused on our biggest goals.
Learning for learning’s sake, or recreational learning, can improve quality of life, build friendships and relationships, improve confidence, resilience and mental fitness, and introduce us to new aspects of ourselves that we wouldn’t encounter in normal work and family life.
In this episode, we chat to Genevieve Mlotkowski about what she does to find meaning and fun in her life, getting out of her comfort zone and feeding her appetite for adventure!
About Genevieve Mlotkowski
Genevieve has over 18 years of experience in the natural health industry and is an Accredited Member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society and National Herbalists Association of Australia.
Based in North Western Sydney she provides one-on-one, face-to-face personal consultations. She is also available for zoom or phone consultations.
Gen is trained to utilise screening tools Microscope Health Screenings to help recognise how different signs and symptoms may relate to your health status. She works with you to develop a dietary and lifestyle plan to improve your health.
You can follow her at:
https://getwellwithgen.com/
https://www.facebook.com/getwellwithgen/
About Sarah Keen
Sarah Keen is a chromesthete photographer, writer, journalist and strategist. She has been interviewing people and writing about them for 20 years, and taking their photos for seven years. Sarah launched her new business, Truthfully, in January 2021 to teach people how to write and talk about themselves. She enjoys taking photos to match which show vulnerability, strength, humour and wisdom. Sarah becomes absorbed in curious, quirky conversations every day, and the human condition continues to fascinate her.
Her Facebook Page can be found below:
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/truthfullyAU.
Linkedin: Sarah Keen
About Larissa Wright:
Larissa is a wife, mum (to four) and avid lover of all things essential oils and low tox. After having children Larissa decided to follow her passion for Natural living, Young Living oils and the low tox lifestyle. Her business: The www.WholisticWellnessHub.com was created in 2019 highlighting Whole -istic wellness and incorporating the belief that wellness is about looking after the whole person - mind, body, spirit, emotions. She is a qualified Raindrop Technique Practitioner (amazing therapeutic massage that uses essential oils and energy clearing), hot stone massage therapist, chakra sutra practitioner and is training in Remedial massage. Larissa also runs low tox and oil workshops, teaching women how to care for their health in a variety of ways.
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/wholisticwellnesshub/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/327778235200543
Website: www.wholisticwellnesshub.com
Women with Altitude Hills/ Parra: https://www.facebook.com/groups/393295645233369
How do your mornings usually begin? Do you wake with feelings of calm, gratitude, dread or worry? Taking charge of how we start our day means tuning into our inner state and choosing control, peace and purpose.
A big part of this is learning to breathe! Being aware of how we breathe throughout the day gives us the edge over the stresses we encounter, as well as invigorating us when we need an energy booster.
Join us for this fascinating discussion with Cindy Steer as we learn about morning mindfulness, meditation and all-day breathing for good physical and mental health.
Reference: Miracle Morning, Hal Elrod (2012).
About Cindy Steer:
Cindy is trained in Mind Based Stress Relief (MBSR) and Mindfulness & Meditation. She loves connecting and being with people and has spent her adult life working with all types of people, mostly in the health & travel industries. She is 28 years married with 2 x adult children.
“I am very curious about life, and as such I am always learning and evolving. In my 20’s I explored diet in relation to health, in my 30’s fitness, and in my 40’s I discovered mindfulness and realised the power it has to link all elements of mind and body and to include a layer of basic spirituality into life. I love seeing people thrive, and this is why I coach awareness; in people’s private lives as well as in their professional lives. I believe we can all be leaders, regardless of our position in life. It is about having a sense of inner guidance, compassion for others and a willingness to serve.
Cindy works with people to create space for them to choose how they perceive situations before responding, the ultimate opportunity to be free of personal suffering – freedom!”
Connect with Cindy at:
www.molkiniconsulting.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalresiliencetechniques
Up and coming podcast: Through the Labrynth
About Sarah KeenSarah Keen is a chromesthete photographer, writer, journalist and strategist. She has been interviewing people and writing about them for 20 years, and taking their photos for seven years. Sarah launched her new business, Truthfully, in January 2021 to teach people how to write and talk about themselves. She enjoys taking photos to match which show vulnerability, strength, humour and wisdom. Sarah becomes absorbed in curious, quirky conversations every day, and the human condition continues to fascinate her.
Her Facebook Page can be found below:
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/truthfullyAU.
Linkedin: Sarah Keen
About Larissa Wright:Larissa is a wife, mum (to four) and avid lover of all things essential oils and low tox. After having children Larissa decided to follow her passion for Natural living, Young Living oils and the low tox lifestyle. Her business: The www.WholisticWellnessHub.com was created in 2019 highlighting Whole -istic wellness and incorporating the belief that wellness is about looking after the whole person - mind, body, spirit, emotions. She is a qualified Raindrop Technique Practitioner (amazing therapeutic massage that uses essential oils and energy clearing), hot stone massage therapist, chakra sutra practitioner and is training in Remedial massage. Larissa also runs low tox and oil workshops, teaching women how to care for their health in a variety of ways.
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/wholisticwellnesshub/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/327778235200543 Website: www.wholisticwellnesshub.com
Connecting with unfamiliar people isn’t an easy task! Whether they share your café, supermarket, high street or networking room, building new connections and reaching out with daily small talk can be daunting for the most capable achievers amongst us. However, we know from extensive research on building community and complimenting and conversing in-person with people unknown to us that it is great for our mental and emotional health. What’s holding us all back from our social potential and sharing our positive energy around?
In this episode we talk to Andrea Turner-Boys, Founder and Director of Women with Altitude on how she tears down invisible walls and turns strangers into friends. Andrea talks about her philosophy, drivers and the small tasks she undertakes to make her world feel a little less cold and closed off.
If you would like to work on your ice-breaking skills but you’re not sure how to get started and turn it into a positive habit, this is the episode for you! Let’s all find small ways to belong, be kind and help each other feel seen.
About Andrea Turner Boys
Andrea has been in business for 21 years and built two businesses, her second being Women With Altitude, which she began in 2012. Women with Altitude (wwa) is a caring, supportive networking community where the focus in networking through building relationships, shared ideas and support for other women.
Andrea mentors in marketing and helping people to connect their brand message to potential clients. She is on a mission to disrupt the small business community and and help people build a community around their business.
https://www.womenwithaltitude.com.au/
About Sarah KeenSarah Keen is a chromesthete photographer, writer, journalist and strategist. She has been interviewing people and writing about them for 20 years, and taking their photos for seven years. Sarah launched her new business, Truthfully, in January 2021 to teach people how to write and talk about themselves. She enjoys taking photos to match which show vulnerability, strength, humour and wisdom. Sarah becomes absorbed in curious, quirky conversations every day, and the human condition continues to fascinate her.
Her Facebook Page can be found below: Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/truthfullyAU.
Linkedin: Sarah Keen
About Larissa Wright:Larissa is a wife, mum (to four) and avid lover of all things essential oils and low tox. After having children Larissa decided to follow her passion for Natural living, Young Living oils and the low tox lifestyle. Her business: The www.WholisticWellnessHub.com was created in 2019 highlighting Whole -istic wellness and incorporating the belief that wellness is about looking after the whole person - mind, body, spirit, emotions. She is a qualified Raindrop Technique Practitioner (amazing therapeutic massage that uses essential oils and energy clearing), hot stone massage therapist, chakra sutra practitioner and is training in Remedial massage. Larissa also runs low tox and oil workshops, teaching women how to care for their health in a variety of ways.
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/wholisticwellnesshub/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/327778235200543 Website: www.wholisticwellnesshub.com Women with Altitude Hill/Parra https://www.facebook.com/groups/393295645233369
At the end of the last episode, we set ourselves a task to use Conscious Language in our day-to-day lives.
So - how did we do? What was easy to express, and what took practice? Emotional Intelligence Leader and Parenting Coach Stephanie Pinto joins us as we dive into using language consciously. We talk about why it's difficult, how you can make small changes to your message, and what you can do when you fall into familiar habits again. At the end of the episode, we set ourselves a brand new challenge. Tune in and find out what it is!
About Stephanie Pinto:
Stephanie is an Emotional Intelligence Coach who specialises in helping parents to create an Emotionally Intelligent family culture at home. She is a certified Emotional Intelligence specialist, a trained paediatric anxiety therapist, and practiced as a Speech Pathologist for 10 years.
Stephanie is the Child Behaviour Specialist for Australia’s Nurture Parenting Magazine. She has also been featured on international parenting summits including FamSummit and Health, Wealth, Wisdom Parenting Conference. She supports parents and kids in learning how to manage their emotions, frustrations and stress so that they are happier, more confident and resilient, and connecting more deeply.
Stephanie coaches parents, runs regular workshops and group coaching programs. She hosts a monthly online Meetup for parents, has a YouTube channel and also writes regular blogs, all based around Emotionally Intelligent parenting.
www.stephaniepinto.com
FB: www.fb.com/stephpinto
IG: @stephpinto1
FB Community: Let’s Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids YT: Stephanie Pinto
EQ Meetup: www.meetup.com/emotionallyintelligentparentssydney
About Sarah KeenSarah Keen is a chromesthete photographer, writer, journalist and strategist. She has been interviewing people and writing about them for 20 years, and taking their photos for seven years. Sarah launched her new business, Truthfully, in January 2021 to teach people how to write and talk about themselves. She enjoys taking photos to match which show vulnerability, strength, humour and wisdom. Sarah becomes absorbed in curious, quirky conversations every day, and the human condition continues to fascinate her.
Her Facebook Page can be found below: Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/truthfullyAU.
Linkedin: Sarah Keen
About Larissa Wright:Larissa is a wife, mum (to four) and avid lover of all things essential oils and low tox. After having children Larissa decided to follow her passion for Natural living, Young Living oils and the low tox lifestyle. Her business: The www.WholisticWellnessHub.com was created in 2019 highlighting Whole -istic wellness and incorporating the belief that wellness is about looking after the whole person - mind, body, spirit, emotions. She is a qualified Raindrop Technique Practitioner (amazing therapeutic massage that uses essential oils and energy clearing), hot stone massage therapist, chakra sutra practitioner and is training in Remedial massage. Larissa also runs low tox and oil workshops, teaching women how to care for their health in a variety of ways.
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/wholisticwellnesshub/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/327778235200543 Website: www.wholisticwellnesshub.com Women with Altitude Hill/Parra https://www.facebook.com/groups/393295645233369
What would we be without good advice? At every twist and turn of our career and business lives, we encounter tips, tricks, hacks, courses and concepts that have the potential to improve how we navigate everyday challenges.
With all that goodness taking over your inbox, networking, classroom, drive and unwind time, we wondered: how easy is it to put it into practice? Do we hear clever ideas, only to forget them an hour later? Is there really room in your day to try out all the new approaches you like the sound of?
This is a podcast hosted by Larissa Wright and Sarah Keen. We are both mums, business owners and avid followers of the world’s most innovative minds and voices.
We aren’t naturally talented at implementing long term changes. Like you, we get excited, distracted and challenged at the drop of a hat.
So - who better to put to the test? In each episode, we will talk about the advice we are going to follow, and in the next episode, you’ll get to hear how we went with it. We’ll chat to experts, advice givers and delve into what makes some pieces of advice easier to put into practice than others.
This is Advice Takers and Habit Makers
About Larissa:
Larissa Wright
The Wholistic Wellness HubLarissa is a wife, mum and avid lover of all things essential oils and low tox. After having children Larissa decided to follow her passion for Natural living, Young Living oils and the low tox lifestyle. Her business: The Wholistic Wellness Hub was created in 2019 highlighting Whole -istic wellness and incorporating the belief that wellness is about looking after the whole person - mind, body, spirit, emotions.
She is a qualified Raindrop Technique Practitioner (amazing therapeutic massage that uses essential oils and energy clearing), hot stone massage therapist, chakra sutra practitioner and is training in Remedial massage. Larissa also runs low tox and oil workshops, teaching women how to care for their health in a variety of ways.
Larissa along with Sarah is also one of the team leaders for the Women With Altitude Hills/Parramatta Chapter: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wwahills . They love connecting with women through building relationships and the uplifting, encouraging community that is Women With Altitude.
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/wholisticwellnesshub
Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/327778235200543
Insta:https://www.instagram.com/wholisticwellnesshub/ Website: www.wholisticwellnesshub.com Email: larissajwright@gmail.com
Sarah KeenSarah Keen is a chromesthete photographer, writer, journalist and strategist. She has been interviewing people and writing about them for 20 years, and taking their photos for seven years. Sarah launched her new business, Truthfully, in January 2021 to teach people how to write and talk about themselves. She enjoys taking photos to match which show vulnerability, strength, humour and wisdom. Sarah becomes absorbed in curious, quirky conversations every day, and the human condition continues to fascinate her. Her Facebook Page can be found below:
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/truthfullyAU.
Linkedin: Sarah Keen