Allergy Proof®

Today’s guest is someone who I love dearly. Her name is Melanie Mitchell and she is  the founder of The Sundae Agency, which is a sister agency to my agency Pep Creative. She is also the founder of The Citrus Club, which is located in Yeppoon Queensland. She is SUCH a genius when it comes to all things branding and advertising, and was the creative brain behind the Yours Only branding. We’ve always bonded over our health journeys as they’re very similar. She was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s a few years ago, and has been on a very long and windy journey to get her system in a healthy place. Mel and her fiancé Rhys have been trying to fall pregnant for the last two and a half years and she is still not pregnant. We always hear stories of women who struggled who finally fell pregnant, but not stories of women still on the journey. It is a little raw, but I really hope telling her story will help you, or someone else going through the same thing. Enjoy. 

Full show notes at: yoursonly.co/mel-mitchell/ 

If you’ve been following me on Instagram you would have seen I've had some ongoing issues with my lips. It started with just general dry cracked lips, then the corners of my mouth got really cracked and started to bleed. And now they’re just so inflamed and red, where the edges of my lips are really wonky. Not ideal. I couldn't even tell you when it first started but it’s definitely been since working from home. In saying this, I have always had dry lips and always need to have a balm on hand, but this is next level. In today’s episode, I am going to go through a few things: 

1: Some of the reasons why you get dry lips

2: Why I think I have dry lips, and what 

3: What I am going to do about it, where I would love your help. 

If you want to chat about what you want in a balm, DM me at: https://www.instagram.com/ashlitempler/ 

Today we are talking to the lovely Millie from Dietician Edition. She is a Melbourne-based Accredited Practising Dietitian, Accredited Nutritionist and Founder of Nutrition Consultancy company Dietitian Edition. This episode touches on the importance of skin health from what you eat, to what you’re putting on your body, which is something I am so so passionate about. As I am not a specialists I thought I would bring someone one who is qualified to educate you about skin health.

Full show notes at: yoursonly.co/millie-padula 

In this episode I talk all about how you can work out what the heck is going on with your body so you can get rid of symptoms like brain fog, stomach aches, vomiting, rashes or all of the above. 

I am NOT a doctor, and have zero qualifications to be providing you with medical advice, so I always recommend checking with your doctor for actual diagnosis or drastic life changes. What I am suggesting in this episode is what worked for me, and for some girlfriends, and everyone’s body is different. 

If you ever wanna chat, feel free to DM me via https://www.instagram.com/ashlitempler/ 

In this week's episode I chat with someone who also did the podcast course with me, so we were able to connect on that front and talk about our similar health issues. Her name is Rachel and she does many things! She is a Women’s Health Educator for women who want to understand their bodies, an Australian-trained physiotherapist, nutrition and health coach and natural fertility educator, where she teaches women all those things they never learnt in health class - from periods, pregnancy and pelvic floor. She has her own podcast Mana Women's Wellness, which is connected to her resource library and her digital guides, where she answers all those questions you’ve been secretly Googling. We also talk about a life changing diagnoses of coeliac disease she got at 25 after a stressful moment in her life. It was pretty tough for her at the time, but now she’s super healthy and looking to start a family very soon. 

Full show notes at: https://yoursonly.co/coeliac-disease/ 

In this episode I talk all about the process of how I started my allergy focused skincare brand Yours Only®, starting with my health issues, to how I formulated the products, bottles and branding. There were a lot of twists and turns, but now you can see the end result, safe and pretty products perfect for anyone with dramatic skin. 

Take a peek: https://yoursonly.co/ 

This week’s podcast guest is a little different to our usual interview episodes. Instead of interviewing someone you might know, I interviewed someone who’s suffered from severe eczema for most of their life, and ended up finding a solution that worked for her, and she now has the smoothest hands she’s ever had. Jacquie was working as a physiotherapist, which was labour intensive itself on her hands, and also meant she had to be constantly washing her hands. She found herself lying in oat baths, jumping from specialist to specialist, changed career paths to something less tolling on her hands, and worked out she had an enzyme imbalance in her gut, which was causing her skin to flare up. We heard her story through a friend and felt it was too good not to share with you all, because if you’re suffering from “incurable” skin conditions, there are solutions out there. If you know someone who has some issues with their skin, pls send them this episode as they might be able to explore new avenues. Enjoy! 

Off the back of a pretty bad flare up, I wanted to share what it feels like to go through one. This episode goes through the aftermath of a very big and stressful week, and indulging in some things I probably shouldn't have. I cover the importance of managing stress, reducing anything that causes a flare up and flare ups from food, alcohol, stress and Hashimoto's disease. 

Enjoy, and see you on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashlitempler/ 

The delightful Vanessa Hutchinson has suffered from IBS and annoying gut symptom most of her adult life - BUT she now has them under control with a well managed diet. After suffering from her own gut issues, and discovering she needed to be on a low FODMAP diet she started Fodbods, FODMAP friendly snack options for busy people. They’re all made in Australia from 100% natural ingredients, vegan, gluten and dairy free.

Full show notes at: yoursonly.co/vanessa-hutchinson/

In this episode I share all about the make up, skincare, and cleaning products I use to help me live a low chemical life. After years and years of trial and error and using plenty of products that effect my skin, I finally don't have flare ups and itchy spots. All of these are just suggestions of what works for me - everyone is different. I did give a suggestion on a website that I use to test out which products are free of salicylates, and this is it: http://www.fibromyalgie-guaifenesin.info/en/salsearch/

Enjoy, and see you on Instagram at @ashlitempler