Honey Health And Wellness: Recent Episodes
Marissa Otis
Welcome to episode 20! This week I spoke with Dr Tim Crowe who is a career research scientist and educator. Dr. Tim has his masters and PhD in nutrition and dietetics and is also an advanced accredited practicing dietician. In this episode Dr. Tim provides some insight into commonly debated topics surrounding nutrition and how we can live a long term happier life with less risk of disease.
You can find out more about Dr. Tim below.
https://www.thinkingnutrition.com.au/
Welcome to another episode honeys! This week I was joined by Mia Findlay who is the founder of 'beyond body coaching', which is an eating disorder recovery practice. Mia and her team work globally to offer guidance on disordered eating habits, body image and cultivating a healthy relationship around food. In this episode we spoke about: The impact social media has on our body image, the impact of the pandemic on eating disorders, how eating disorders develop and how to improve our body image and create a healthy space on our social media apps. I hope you enjoy!
You can find out more about Mia's work here: https://www.beyondbodycoach.com/
Follow Mia on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/whatmiadidnext/?hl=en
Subscribe to her youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/whatmiadidnext
Shari Lyon is an award winning, certified hypnobirthing practitioner & mother of 2. Shari works to spread the word of positive birthing and has been teaching hypnobirthing classes for over 10 years now to couples all over the world. In this episode we discuss the implications of birth interventions and pain medication on the mother as well as the newborn, the reasons behind Australia's high caesarean rates, fears surrounding birth in western culture and the array of modalities that can be utilised for a positive birthing experience.
You can find out more about Shari's work here: https://www.belly2birth.com.au/about
Follow Shari Lyon on instagram here: @belly2birth
This weeks episode was with Dr.Sarah Jane who is a network spinal chiropractor, yoga and meditation teacher, holistic counsellor and energy facilitator. In this episode we discussed how spinal energetics works to release trauma, how stored emotions impact the body physically as well as the five different layers that are explored during a spinal energetics session.
You can find our more about Dr. Sarah Jane's work here: https://www.drsarahjanechiro.com/
You can follow Dr. Sarah Jane on instagram here: @drsarahjanechiro
This week I spoke with Kim Akrigg who is a hypnotherapist who specialises in helping entrepreneurs increase their abundance and growth. We spoke about how to speed up manifestations, how to create your dream life, overcoming discomfort when trying to reach your goals and so much more!
You can find out more about Kims work here: https://www.kimakrigg.com/
Follow Kim on instagram here: @kim.akrigg
Listen to her podcast here: https://www.kimakrigg.com/podcast
This week I spoke with dietician Alice Bleathman about our relationship with food and how this ties in with our relationship with self. Alice talks about how we can navigate our way through the supermarket, how to create a well balanced meal as well as tips on recognising emotional eating.
You can learn more about Alice's work + find her ebooks here: https://alicebleathman.com/
You can follow Alice on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alicebleathman_dietitian/?hl=en
Check out Alice's podcast here:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1Y1W5E3nh8gveBAKFXsYYF?si=21ff2457ada04dd1
This week I spoke with Ananta Ripa Ajmera. Ananta is the founder of The Ancient Way, an organisation that helps people heal through Ayurvedic medicine and yoga, Ananta works with people to help them uncover their most authentic self. Anata is the author of the book 'the way of the goddess' : daily rituals to awaken your inner warrior, as well as the host of her podcast, 'true to yourself, the power of authentic living.
You can find out more about Ananta's work and available programs here: https://www.theancientway.co/organization
Listen to her podcast here:
https://www.theancientway.co/podcast
Follow her on instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/ananta.one/
Welcome to episode 12! This episode was so much fun to record and so expansive. I spoke with Alannah Vinci who is a naturopath with a focus on holistic medicine and nutrition. Alannah works with clients to improve their gut health, skin, hormones and immunity. In this episode we broke down myths around iron supplementation, how we can consume mushrooms for increased health, the benefits of adaptogens and so much more.
Follow Alannah here: https://www.instagram.com/ritual.naturopathy/?hl=en
Book in with Alannah here: https://www.ritualnaturopathy.com/
Documentary mentioned: Fantastic Fungi (Available on Netflix)
Where to buy mushrooms: https://lifecykel.com/
Welcome to episode 11! This week I spoke with Elly Mclean who is a nutritionist that specialises in menstural cycles, fat loss and metabolism. Elly outlines what exactly our metabolism is, while clarifying myths around speeding up the metabolism or slowing it down. In addition to this, Elly discusses the importance of a healthy gut in order to have well regulated hormones and how insulin and thyroid dysfunction can occur in the body.
You can follow Elly on instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/nutritionelly/?hl=en
Check out free recipes here: https://www.nutritionelly.com/recipes
View her programs here: https://www.nutritionelly.com/
Welcome to episode 10! On this episode I spoke with Siobhan Lou who is a breath work meditation healer. Siobhan discusses her journey from suffering with panic attacks through to her healing journey which was enabled by harnessing the breath. Siobhan also explains how we can make meditation work for ourselves individually and how to incorporate the breath as a daily practice.
Join a breath class which is held every Wednesday evening, 7:30pm aest for beginners via zoom: https://www.siobhanlou.com/memberships
Stay up to date with Siobhan here: @siobhanloubreathwork
Listen to her podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Es8EW4PTBFs74oDi5I6AE?si=66b1cea09b284ebc
Get a feeling of Siobhans breath work classes here: https://youtu.be/mypdGeuWcD0
Welcome to episode 9 honeys! This week I had the chance to sit down with Ash Hodgson who is a emotions and metaphysical kinesiologists based in Melbourne. Ash speaks about how we can tap into our emotions using kinesiology in order to heal past traumas and to unlock the root causes behind disease and injury in order to unlock our full potential.
To stay up to date with any upcoming courses and learn more about ash's work you can follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/groundedsoul.kinesiology/
To book a session with ash click here: https://www.groundedsoulkinesiology.com/book-here
Welcome to episode 8! This week was so expansive. I spoke with Laura Corcoran who is holistic physiologist. We spoke about how to live from our heart centre, the importance of processing emotions, dealing with traumas, how to recognise ineffective coping mechanisms and so much more.
If Lauras work resonates with you, you can find out more about her here:
https://www.lauracorcoran.com.au/about/
Follow along her instagram here:
https://www.instagram.com/hersuccessfulmind/?hl=en
Join her online workshop starting Jan 14th here:
https://www.lauracorcoran.com.au/get-started/
Welcome to episode 7! This week I spoke with Petra Konyit who is the owner of Ambition The Label and Two evolve social media Agency. Petra speaks about her motivation behind starting her own businesses, her keys to success and how she overcame challenges surrounding moving countries and starting a life in Australia.
You can find Petras businesses here:
https://www.two-evolve.com/
https://ambitionthelabel.com/
Follow Petra on social media here:
https://www.instagram.com/petrakonyit/?hl=en
Welcome to episode 6 lovelies! This week I spoke with Kristy Gray who is one of Australia's leading astrologers. She provides astrology advice and knowledge to clients with one on one readings as well as being in publications such as body and soul magazine and womens health (just to name a few). Kristy discusses how to go beyond your horoscope and delve deep into your natal chart to help people discover the significance of the planets, how they affect our lives and tips on how to live in true alignment.
You can book your personalised reading with Kristy here: https://www.kristygray.com/contact
You can access her free guide to astrology here: https://www.kristygray.com/freemagic
Follow her socials below to get ALL the high vibes and important astrological dates and info: https://www.instagram.com/kristygray__/
This week I had the pleasure of talking to Ella Pike aka @thebreathboss. Ella shares her personal discovery of breathe work and gives insight into how our breathe can heal our mind, body and spirit. If this podcast has inspired you to join a breath work class, you can join one of Ella's guided classes either in person or online.
You can find Ellas breath work schedule on her instagram: @thebreatheboss
Enjoy honeys!
Poem by John ODonohue:
https://sage-ing.org/wp-content/uploads/ODonohue-ForaNewBeginning.pdf
Books I recommend reading about the breathe:
The Wim Hoff Method (author, Wim Hof)
Breathe, the new science of a lost art (author, James Nestor)
Welcome to episode 4 Honeys! This week I was lucky enough to chat with Kate Lowe who is a psychic medium, certified holistic life coach and teacher. We spoke about Kate's journey with spirituality and how she fine tuned her ability to interpret messages from her spirit guides. We also took as deep dive into how/what the akashic records are, the significance of our past lives and so much more!
On this weeks episode I had the pleasure of chatting to Jacqueline Pypers who is a clinical nutritionist with a bachelors of health science in nutritional medicine.
We talked about the pros and cons of being on oral contraceptive, the significance of the gut-brain connection, how environmental toxins impact our health, how our skin is impacted by our nutrition and so much more!
Stay up to date and get in touch with Jacqueline on instagram by following: @better_than_bread
On this weeks episode I had the pleasure to sit down and chat with model, influencer and business owner Darcy Spinks. Darcy and I chatted about the struggles we have come up against with starting a business and how to find a balance in life. Darcy candidly shares her experience about competing in Ms Universe Australia and touches on how she navigates stress, self confidence and anxiety. This episode will motivate you yo get started on your dreams and say yes to opportunities that meet you in life.
You can check out Darcy & Petra's clothing label here: https://ambitionthelabel.com/
Darcy & Petra's social media company here: https://www.two-evolve.com/
Darcy's socials: https://www.instagram.com/darcyspinks/?hl=en
I had the opportunity to sit down with Holly Williamson, founder, CEO and lead biochemist of STMNA (stamina) Bioactives. She has scientifically formulated a supplement containing plant extracts that support daily and long-term health. It has 33 proven health benefits and is an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and an adaptogen.
We talk all things internal health, and intrinsic causes for acne and inflammation.
You can find her supplements and book a free 10 minute call here : https://stmna.com.au/