Chat on This

A legendary chiropractor and passionate life-liver, Tim Jack is our special guest this episode and he is bringing us the low-down on all things winter illnesses. Yet even better, Tim is not bogging us down with the intensity of bugs, viruses and unrelenting colds this winter, he is instead opening the conversation about what makes us HEALTHY.

Having recently moved back to NZ with his wife, Tim is very much living the post-lockdown, isolated and very unusual 2.5 years that we have all experienced. With new demands, different stressors and unpredictable environments, it makes sense that our bodies are needing to continuously adapt in and ongoing manner, and perhaps differently to how they have done before. 

Tim gives us hope. He also gives us practical and easy concepts to focus on when steering our families towards better health and wellbeing, and setting the bar high for strong and resilient bodies - it starts at the nervous system. 

Advanced Health Chiropractic are delighted to bring you this Chat on This episode, and more to come in this Wellbeing series

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Welcome Dr Tony Ebel!!

As mentioned in Episode 30, Dr Ben Edwards gave credit to the Perfect Storm - a term coined by Tony Ebel, and is used to explain the all-too-common flow of events from birth, that leads to stressed out, struggling bodies and compromised health in children. We are talking ear infections, asthma, anxiety, motor control, concentration, learning ability, balance, gut dysfunction and SO much more.

We all know about stress - but it's less often that children come to mind when thinking about this topic. 

Dr Tony Ebel is insightful, practical and offers us hope in the movement of child health care towards a model that sets them up to thrive from the very beginning. We all know it is much easier to grow healthy kids than it is to repair broken adults - and it starts here.

When talking children's health, the possibilities are infinite. We will not settle for mediocre, and as a team, Advanced Health Chiropractic are committed to radical wellbeing, resilience and ability to adapt for all families we serve.

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Libby Rainger is the founder of the Wellness Platform, and hosts the Wellness Platform Podcast which we have also had the honour of speaking on. You can find that episode here.

She fits our ethos perfectly, understanding the vital nature of supporting in-born resilience and harnessing the body's natural abilities to both be well, and perform well. Libby also incorporates this with a focus on the brain and body connection - sound familiar? 

Although this episode focuses on work space wellbeing (home and office based), her practical tips and take-home information is applicable for all and useful when supporting family wellbeing.

If you would like to find out more about Libby, her in-person workshops and how she can support your team - then find her website below or reach out via Instagram.

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As Katie says in the opening to this interview, she has been a loyal Libby fan for over 20 years. Following her incredibly insightful books, blogs and courses throughout this time, it is a wonderful honour to now have Libby along for a Chat on all things Rushing Women.

Libby's episode dives into her latest online course "Overcoming Rushing Woman's Syndrome". Most of us have heard about this term coined by Libby herself, yet do we really know what's driving it? Why our inherent drivers as women to care, nurture and (sometimes) worry are what make us beautiful, social and interconnected beings yet leave us in a flurry of dysregulated hormones, struggling stress responses and little room to know how to care for our own needs?

This episode is for all women and a phenomenal tool at that.

Both Katie and Lydia felt like this Chat was speaking to directly to them, a conversation so applicable and so relatable to woman of all ages. We summarise the episode by discussing ways we can bring the knowledge and practical tips Libby shares, to our future generations of daughters. 

A very special episode, and one we are delighted to share.

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Susan is the perfect addition to the Women's Wellbeing series. She walks her walk and talks her talk through a unique lens involving the fitness industry, senior police work, mother, leadership facilitator and genuine lover of life, she leans right into it all.

Known globally as a leader in the fitness industry, Susan has worked for the last 20 odd years for Les Mills International educating and inspiring instructors worldwide. Prior to this, she spent 10 years in the New Zealand Police Force, working for most of that time as a Detective on more serious crime. More recently she has been a facilitator for the Living and Leading with Deep Integrity Program.

With her diverse background and international experience, Susan has the ability to relate to all types of people. She possesses huge natural empathy, and a playfulness that never gets in the way of her ability to go deep and hold space for people - she uses it to look at things with a different perspective and to lighten the mood in a room.

Having personally had the pleasure of being guided by Susan in many Body Balance Classes both Katie and Lydia can attest to this.

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Laura Duggan from Skintopia has our Women's Wellness series off to a wonderful start.

From food, to gut health, teenage years, mental health, dentist care and all sorts of wonderful tips in between, Laura's episode is truly nourishing.

In chiropractic we know that true health comes from within, and nurturing the body's internal and natural born drive for health is when we truly are able to live at our best. Laura and the philosophy she shares with Skintopia captures the essence of this concept beautifully and are one of the many reasons Katie loves visiting regularly herself!

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Dr Jenna Duehr is a chiropractor, nurse, researcher, lecturer, mother and a phenomenal woman in each of her roles. Jenna has been on Chat on This previously in episode 7 where she shared her research into chiropractic care in pre-term babies, and the possible influence on reducing the risk of cerebral palsy in these children. She also shared the incredible research into pelvic floor strength and co-ordination amongst pregnant woman receiving chiropractic care.

Jenna is a hero. She has dedicated so much of her time and energy towards opening the conversation around family chiropractic care, and she is living this herself with her own three children. Jasper's recent birth and adjustment to the world was not always smooth sailing like some may hope for the third time around. Jenna walks us through this process and the reality that no matter how many children you may have had, for each child this is their first time. Recovering from birth, establishing feeding and finding their groove as a family of 5 all came with their own challenges and learnings, thank you Jenna for sharing these with us and your very comforting perspective upon doing so. 

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Former captain and world-wide rugby league player - Richie Barnett reminds us that the power behind excellent health and performance, lies within all of us. 

This episode combines some of Richie's greatest achievements as an international league player, alongside his biggest challenges that had the potential to put a stop to it all. Chronic fatigue, major injuries and those days where it would be easier to just stay in bed are all at play here. Yet it is Richie's tools and training in mind-state that got him through the worst of it and continue to create a life of vibrancy and ultimate wellbeing. 

Have you ever wondered what's going through the head of players as they run onto the field of a world-level game? Funny enough, it's the same thoughts that Richie now shares through his coaching and mentoring programmes alongside youth and other people looking for change in their life.

Just like the rugby field - Richie leaves nothing behind in this episode and we are delighted to share our Chat with you.

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As another proud graduate of the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, Ben Edwards knows chiropractic through and through. As a father and husband himself, he also has a profound understanding on how stress in the nervous system goes on to affect the healthy development of children.

Ben's episode is insightful and relatable. He introduces The Perfect Storm, a phenomena coined by chiropractic legend Tony Ebel (soon to feature on the Chat on This podcast!) where stress in the early stages of life, leads to neurological imbalance and has the potential to present itself as chronic immune challenges or ear infections, disrupted and unhappy kids, learning difficulties, sleep troubles and so much more.

When the future lies in our very own hands, the power of an adjustment on a child's potential is infinite. We expand this concept and reaffirm why we are so madly passionate at Advanced Health Chiropractic about regular care from birth.

Thank you Ben for sharing your knowledge, your time and your wisdom with us - it is an honour to share the same message and help more families

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With one of our very own practice members - Beckett Grace, or practice legends as would be more our style.

Continuing on with our theme of the Vagus nerve, Beckett is the perfect person to be enhancing our knowledge on heart rate variability and maximising our body's capability for health.

He has vast experience across his science degrees, naturopathy diploma and corporate career. He is highly experienced in sustainable building and creating harmonious living spaces in support of health. Many clients have reported significant improvements in their wellbeing after making his recommended changes - incredible!

Beckett's passions lie in wellbeing, music, gardening, meditation and living heart-fully. He really is a walking, talking and living example of vibrancy and a zest for life. He is a speaker, and runs HeartBreath workshops to support the development of coherence in our own wellbeing.

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