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Suzanne Duckett
A hearty welcome to The Duckett List The 100 natural conversations you’ll want to hear to help you thrive
Onthis show we have honest conversations with incredible, knowledgeable, and wise humans to help cultivate your wish list of personal goals and dreams.
I’ve drawn on my own experiences and shared life-enhancing advice, via a curation of best-in-class experts from organic farmers to florists, Qigong practitioners to green scientists, horticulturists to chefs, working through all aspects of the human experience, who I’ve been fortunate enough to meet along the way. All have top-notch life skills and knowledge, working in harmony with the natural world and a love of cultivating the inner and outer landscapes, to find purpose and passion in the every-day.
If you are feeling disconnected from yourself or others, feel rung-out from life or just need a pick-me-up and a listen to some sage, dulcet tones, this podcast is for you and will help you to tap into your inspiration and fire-up your motivation.
Suzanne talks to Bridget and Henrietta about the magic of the soil and the fact that deep down, Nature, in particular the soil of which without, humanity cannot exist, are our most powerful healing tool. Here they discuss how you can take little steps or giant leaps, depending on where you are at in your life right now to be more and more connected with that superpower to bring more happiness, health and joy to your life and those around you.
The Land Gardener's tips on living a more healthy, wholesome happy and sustainable life (and naturally, getting your hands on their beautiful, brilliant book Soil to Table is the best starting point.)
Favourite soil to face (!) beauty brand
We are buzzing about Therapi
Growing resource for budding beginners:
Sarah’s ultimate early salad collection / Salad leaf summer mix / Autumn and winter salad leaf mix /
Grow your own Herb garden suggestions:
Mints (lots of them! - but beware they do spread so keep in a pot or in an area of the garden where they are contained), plus Rosemary, chives, sage, thyme, flat leaf parsley, tarragon
https://www.growersorganics.com/product-category/herbs/
https://www.jekkas.com/
Favourite florist in London
https://www.shaneconnolly.co.uk/
https://scarletandviolet.com/
And beyond:
https://willowcrossley.com/
Resource for finding British grown flower growers near you:
https://www.greenandgorgeousflowers.co.uk/farm-gate/
Wormery and Bokashi:
Www.wormcity.com
https://www.wigglywigglers.co.uk/
The Land Gardeners compost:
https://www.thelandgardeners.com/shop/igz9lfg8ucjnp786h7xft2ktpjnj0d
News on The Land gardeners ongoing appearances and workshops.
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https://www.thelandgardeners.com/courses
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Note: Suzanne recorded this in Nov so some comment are time sensitiveAuthor, communicator & public speaker Sarah Langford writes about the natural world, regenerative farming, food, motherhood and human connection. In this gritty conversation with Suzanne, Sarah sheds more light on the need for us to face the truths such as a chicken should not cost less than a pint! Listen and learn...Sarah's tips on living a more healthy, wholesome happy and sustainable life (and naturally, getting your hands on Sarah's brilliant book Rooted, is the best starting point.)
- Consider food and farming choices as you do your fashion and beauty. It all comes from the farmer in the first place.
- Our skin is an organ so try your hardest, budget allowing to use organically derived products (check for Soil Association certification for genuinely organic).
- Resist being heavily marketed too - shop local.
- Nature is priceless - start to value it more and more.
- Try making meringues with chick pea water! Vegan hack!
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Millie is a bit of a ballsy number in the beauty industry with a career that straddles PR, Marketing, Retail and Ecom is Founder and first CEO of the British Beauty Council and her no nonsense attitude is evident in her conversation about fixing what is wrong in the beauty industry, improving sustainability and her real palpable fear for her and her daughter's futures. Millie was awarded an MBE in 2007 for services to the cosmetics industry and more recently, 2022, Millie was awarded an OBE in the New Years Honours List. But underneath it all, Millie says she’s just a hippy who loves beauty.
Millie's personal recommendations:
- Wordle!
- https://trello.com/
- https://www.freeform.com/apps
- Baccarat book
- Notebooks
- Body treat
- Face treat
- Herbal tea if she wakes in the night is Yogi Tea Throat Comfort
- Facial treatment of choice is Facial Acupuncture
This Episode was sponsored by Soil Association Certification @soilassociationbeauty
To find out more about me go to the 'About' page
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You can find out more and get your copy of my latest book, Bathe, The Art of Finding Rest, Relaxation and Rejuvenation in a Busy World here
Let’s connect on Instagram
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Entrepreneur, Journalist & Inspirational Speaker Jo Fairley chats about how she skipped out of school with a few O levels going on to become the youngest Editor of a mag to co-founding Green & Black's chocolate , the UK's first-ever organic chocolate and Fairtrade-marked product - turning an idea in a Portobello bedroom to a global ethical brand you might have heard of it
Jo's tips on living a more natural and sustainable life:
- Buying organic food, always; with a plant-focused diet it doesn't have to be expensive, and people don't realise how much carbon organic farming locks up in the soil. Plus I don't want glyphosate in my body – there's a lot of research being done into its effect on our gut microbiome, and if something's not organic, then it may well have been sprayed with glyphosate.
- Join the Women's Environmental Network For many years I was a 'Matron' of this wonderful organisation, which was supported by my mentor, Anita Roddick
- Altogether, buy less, buy better – whether that's clothes, chocolate or furniture.
- Walk, walk, walk – those 10,000 steps a day aren't just good for you, but for the environment.
A few of Jo's favourite things:
- Green & Blacks 85% Dark choc
- Rare Tea Company Speedy Breakfast 'The Founder Henrietta Lovell invented this for me!' says Jo
- A Coffee éclair at The Wolseley
- Facial acupuncture at The Wellington Centre and forest bathing in the small woodland that we have nearby (I totally believe in it and now they're beginning to understand how potent the phytochemicals that trees give out are).
- I keep a rollerball of this essential oil-based fragrance in my handbag because I find it wonderfully grounding, yet it honestly doubles as a beautiful perfume.
- I love these bath salts before bedtime – properly sleep-beckoning
- I have been a fan of this range ever since the original Frankincense Nourishing Cream became one of the highest-scoring 'miracle treatments', in our first age-defying book – which became such a bestseller that it actually created a shortage of blue glass! It's a fantastic range and I love the scent; this light eye cream doesn't irritate my sensitive eyes (and I'm convinced that frankincense really is effective on lines and wrinkles).
This Episode was sponsored by Soil Association Certification @soilassociationbeauty
To find out more about me go to the 'About' page
For more of the Duckett List subscribe to the written newsletter form It's positively brimming with regenerative health and beauty hacks to help reset those natural feel-good factory settings!
You can find out more and get your copy of my latest book, Bathe, The Art of Finding Rest, Relaxation and Rejuvenation in a Busy World here
Let’s connect on Instagram
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Sarah Tilly is a Psychedelic Assisted Therapist, and couple therapist specialising in psychedelic therapy, modern relationships and sexual wellness. She has been working with plant medicine and altered states for 20 years with individuals, groups and couples and has guided hundreds of altered-state journeys with music, working with powerful intention and ongoing integration, including myself and my husband who undertook a hero dose of Psilocybin (also known as Magic Mushrooms) under Sarah's watchful eye, for a lead health article for The Times (read it here).
In this conversation Sarah talks about childhood trauma through generations to re writing our damaging internal stories, the importance of spiritual freedom and protecting our young from the harm we are doing.
Sarah firmly believes children and good quality relationships are the future, that sustainability starts from within and that complimentary medicine is the key to an affordable and low carbon healthcare system regenerating people and planet.
Find out more about Sarah
Read about The Limits to Growth study I refer to that came out in 1972
Sarah's tips on living a more natural and sustainable life:
- Eat a more plant based and vegetarian centric diet
- Practice Eye Gazing regularly - Looking into another’s eyes—without speaking—is a powerful way to connect and understand yourself. Studies show that people feel closer, more trusting, and more empathetic following a deep gaze. Silence between people can often be misunderstood as nothing is happening, when something profound is happening: total presence.
- Improve your relationship and cultivate a strong family support system
- Be open to complimentary medicine, it is the past and the future
A few of Sarah's favourite things:
- The UK's only Organically certified (Soil Association) medicinal mushroom tinctures grown and produced in Somerset ENTER DuckettList20 at their checkout for a 20% saving
- This is my go-to for date night creating unity between my body my mind and my partner
- A travel a lot and this perfect skincare set brimming with revitalising, brightening ingredients like honey and sensual rose otto and sustains my skin where ever I go, even if I only have hand luggage
This Episode was sponsored by Soil Association Certification @soilassociationbeauty
To find out more about me go to the 'About' page
For more of the Duckett List subscribe to the written newsletter form It's positively brimming with regenerative health and beauty hacks to help reset those natural feel-good factory settings!
You can find out more and get your copy of my latest book, Bathe, The Art of Finding Rest, Relaxation and Rejuvenation in a Busy World here
Let’s connect on Instagram
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Do the best healers come from a place of pain? Suzanne quizzes this ex opera singer turned Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Healer Katie Brindle about vaccines, the relationship and synergy between Western and Chinese medicine and how to be your best doctor. She is a ball of energy, a total live wire and she is making the art of Chinese Medicine accessible to the masses, for more of Katie's tips head to www.onolla.com.
You can find out more about what Katie is doing at https://hayoumethod.com and follow her over on Instagram @thehayoumethod, @hayouft and @katie_brindle.
Suzanne sits down with Jillian Lavender, Vedic meditation teacher and co-founder of the London and New York Meditation Centres to talk all things meditation, going from burnt-out CEO to meditation teacher, unsustainable lifestyles and the beauty of motherhood later in life. Jillian could put anyones mind at ease about everything meditation, mindfulness and consciousness conundrums, so whatever your thoughts are on this topic it is worth a listen.
To learn more about Jillian and her meditation courses, head to https://www.londonmeditationcentre.com and follow Jillian on Instagram @jillianlavender and @londonmeditationcentre.
Lord Newborough is next. Expelled from school at just 8 years old and a run away at 10, many life adventures later he is now an organic farming pioneer, sustainability advocate and at 71, has just become a skincare brand founder of Wild Beauty by Rhug Estate (their wonderful Purifying Cleanser is in our Good To Go set). Prepare to be inspired and reassured about the HUGE benefits of forking out on organic from what you put on your plate to what you slather on your face, the non-negotiables of organic food shopping, what sustainable farming really means and his cool drive-in on the Rhug Estate.
We are kicking things off with one of our favourite champagne mystics, the glamorous and fun Shelley Von Strunckel. Most well-known for her work, columns and books as an astrologer, Shelley is one of our most trusted spiritual teachers and voice of reason in the often confusing field of astrology. Tune in and enjoy the wisdom that is Shelley Von Strunckel where Suzanne and her discuss what Astrology is and what on earth Mercury in retrograde or The Age of Aquarius even mean? Plus they touch on if the power of Science is waning and what her issues with meditating are.