Beautiful minds with Cath

Here is a short Mindfulness meditative affirmation written and narrated by Cath to use in your quiet time. You can also use it during your skincare routine. It focuses on your own and unique beauty.

Milena Parobczy is a musician, photographer and founder of Lift Me Up, where she merges the art of face-lifting massage with her passions for holistic health & wellness.

In this conversation we talk about her journey in discovering Kobido massage, and developing it into her business passion, mindfulness, Milena's offerings and what is unfolding for her business in the near future in relation to retreats and workshops. We also chat about other fun things on the podcast so I encourage you to listen to the whole episode hehe ;)

I am honoured to finally have her as a guest on Beautiful Minds and I hope you enjoy listening to this episode. I'm so blessed to have Milena in my life and to hold space for her to share on this podcast!

Milena can be contacted on email at [email protected]
Her website https://www.liftmeup.co.nz/
To experience doing Kobido on yourself - https://subscribepage.io/BYOB
She offers Kobido face massage practitioner workshops she makes available now and then - in fact there is one coming up on the 1 - 3 September if you are interested! I'm sure she would be delighted if you subscribed to her emails and website which I personally love to receive her quirky and entertaining email newsletters :)

Enjoy!
Cath xoxox

It's so good to be back and recording an episode again and this one is short and shares an important message. You are not alone, take time to fill your cup and don't allow the pressure of the time of year to add more pressure. I've been sensing so much mental exhaustion around me as many people go through many life challenges and even still processing the last few years and with it still ongoing and making it's impact in our lives, it has been a challenge in different ways for all. So I'm wishing you rest, and peace and contentment and a time of refreshing as you head into December, make Christmas the way you want it with the people that you love and cherish and if it's a hard time for you, I am thinking of you and holding space for you today.

Cath xoxoxo

My guest on the podcast is none other than Sophie from Sophie K Coaching www.sophiek.co.nz is her website. I'm honoured to hold space for Sophie and her infectious energy and love for life and adventure! I hope you enjoy this episode!

My name is Sophie K and I am a coach, a mother of two, a lover of adventure and a juggler of many hats. I love my life, my life loves me back.

​But it wasn’t always this way.

​I know what it’s like to feel stressed and overwhelmed; almost constantly. Feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything. Between my professional and personal life there just wasn’t enough time or energy left for me at the end of the day.

The result? Life was always hard. My mental and physical health suffered. The people I loved the most ended up getting the worst of me. I felt disempowered in my relationships and my career and just never seemed to manifest what I truly wanted in life.

So what changed? I realised the common denominator in all of this was ME. I realized that if I wanted to change my life, I needed to start BEING HONEST WITH MYSELF, follow what brought me joy and take some empowered action towards the life I really wanted.

And if I can do this, so can you! So now I have made it my mission to empower others to find their joy zone, confidence and rediscover their love for life by giving them a safe space to explore who they really are and the kind of life they want to create.

I'm excited to introduce to you and have as a guest Lani Puriri the only certified Sophrologist currently in New Zealand! If you want to know more about what her practice involves, have a listen to this podcast and take a look at her website www.sophrosolace.com.

After 28 years of raising six children, 15 years of full time work and 4 years of collegiate education Lani retired from her corporate career in Utah, USA and moved to Raglan, New Zealand. It was a 4 year journey of discovery before she found her way to Retirement Coaching.

Lani has 40-years’ experience serving in various pastoral positions which allowed her to develop rapport with mature members of the congregations. Within all those years she, along with her siblings, cared for aging parents and her sister who passed from an 8-year battle with cancer.

Lani’s creative future is now focused on working with people 50+ who are on a path of self-discovery. Using her skills as a Sophrologist and Cognitive Behaviour Therapist Lani guides clients through self-discovery. Taking a holistic approach in consideration of mind, body, spirit, breath, and consciousness she’ll help you build a relationship with yourself.

We cover some important topics that need to be spoken about with Dani from Nourished You which includes conversations around Naturopathy and what it is, health, mindful eating, and cultivating a trust in ourselves and our body to intuitively tune into what our bodies need. She calls it coming home to ourselves. I love that!

With 10 years studying and practicing within the health and wellness industry, qualified Naturopath Dani has found her purpose helping women learn to tune back into themselves and find a way of eating that makes them feel good, so they can trust they are nourishing their body through conscious food choices, not a meal plan. Through her own experiences navigating a negative relationship with food and seeing many women struggle with the same, Dani’s greatest joy is to help women feel nourished again, in ALL areas of their lives, starting with connecting back to their bodies and the way they nourish themselves.

I absolutely loved connecting with Dani and feel honoured to hold space for her wisdom, expertise and knowledge. If you would love to connect with Dani, her website link is below a well as the link to her Instagram account.

https://www.instagram.com/nourished_you/?hl=en

https://msha.ke/nourishedyou/#links

In this episode I chat again with dear friend Vickie (who also works in the skincare industry) about aging gracefully and what this looks like in a world where beauty can be marketed with unrealistic ideals! We cover topics from skincare essentials and actives, what really matters in our skincare routine, the mindset that is healthy for us to adopt as women when it comes to aging. Beauty from inside out. Taking our power back as consumers in the cosmetic industry by voting through what we consume and where we choose buy our products from. Let's align our values with our purchasing behaviour and not be dictated to by marketing that can remind us that we are not enough.

I hope you enjoy the discussion on this topic and as always I'd love to hear your thoughts too!

Cath xoxox

I love the diversity of the women and community around me and I found this episode with Sarah incredibly refreshing. It is so evident the deep deep work she has done in her own self as it shines out of her courage, her rawness, authenticity and honesty and facing the fear way of doing life and business!

Sarah from @mindfullyyouwithsarah (instagram) is a real as you can get! Mindset coach, Accredited Mindfulness Teacher, Birth Trauma Practitioner, QFT Energy Healer to be, Sarah is deeply passionate about facing your fears head on and dealing with the root causes of what holds us back so we can lead more authentic, fulfilled and happier lives. Sarah shares her own personal journey of Mindfulness and how that has paved the way to her coaching business unfolding.

In this episode we talk about the importance of living in the present moment and the tools that can help us strengthen this important lifestyle habit of Mindfulness.

If you are drawn to work with Sarah, connect with her via her Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/mindfullyyouwithsarah/?hl=en

She also has a Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/mindfullyyouwithsarah and she hosts monthly women circles for those who are local to Christchurch!

Join her Facebook group membership below
https://www.facebook.com/groups/363420779177108

Happy listening!
Cath xoxo

It's incredibly important to continue in normalising mental health conversations with our family, friends, colleagues, the community around us and checking up on each other and asking that important question. Are you ok? In this episode we chat about Saira's story and journey on her why behind her business, grief and mental health recovery, boundaries, social connections in light of healing from grief and more in an authentic, safe and relaxed space.

I'm so happy to be able to hold space for this conversation with Saira from Arias Design Co who founded her beautiful business of handmade polymer clay earrings jewellery in memory of her beloved brother Sami. Her business is very much about raising funds to make a positive impact in the mental health space through workshops 'Lend an ear for better mental health' and contribute to the Mental Health Foundation in NZ through the sales of her earrings. Saira also raises funds for different needs around her including funds raised for Voices For Children, a Ukrainian based organisation that ordinarily helps provide psychological support to children who have suffered due to the war.

Her jewellery pieces are inspired by nature and her latest collection Kaleydo is inspired by the ocean. Other collections - florals and flowers, boutique and boho. Arias design believes in slow fashion and is all about small batch. Ethical and hand made here in New Zealand.

I'm so happy to have met Saira and hear her story and get to know a little of the beautiful person she is and her amazing jewellery creations that have come through her hands!

Her website is www.ariasdesignco.com

It's wonderful to be able to introduce to you Angela M. Smith.  A writer, motivator, and massage therapist with six new book releases planned this year.  Angela's work is all about bringing out the best in you, to help ignite your dreams and live your best life. 

In this episode we come to know the power of resilience and never giving up through tough times in Angela's life. The power of positivity and intention every day can help change the course of our lives and bring us to another level of flow and fulfillment and belief that the sky really is the limit.

We hope you receive a timely message that you needed to bring you hope and inspiration whilst listening to this episode.  
Angela shares a calm meditation she has recorded on the youtube link below, which is her channel and you are more than welcome to subscribe to. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIOI1VZ-4k4

If you want to follow Angela's social media accounts the links are below.

Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/angelamsmith.author/

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/angelamsmith.therapeuticmassage

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-m-smith-1554511b/