Hope was our very first guest on Chat on This.

She allowed us into a journey of loss, heartache and undeniably, Hope. Through this journey, with 6 pregnancy losses, we now have the most beautiful update for our listeners.

The miracle of Isla-Grace. 

Hope updates us on the latter stages of this pregnancy (her 7th), the realities of birthing during a lockdown with imposed restrictions, meaning Hope was not able to integrate traditional and cultural practices as are hugely valuable to her, the early days, the love nest of just the three of them and life with Isla-Grace. 

It is an honour to be alongside this family in their search for wellbeing and the ultimate expression of health and vitality.

Nutrition is a fundamental part of our health, when we understand the way our brains are wired - we can then best understand the needs and desires this wiring brings about for nutrition.

From a nervous system perspective, a brain that is wired for threat and responding to stress will form a nutritional drive in a different way to a calm and balanced brain.

Nicki joins us for a chat, and from here we observed how she truly radiates health. She offers an incredible, and delightful insight to food, the drive behind our choices, future food crops and ultimate wellbeing.

This season we are supercharging our brains. With 4 episodes focused on strengthening your wellbeing and ultimate brain function, our guest speakers are a delightful addition to Chat on This. It is an honour to continue this season with our very own Advanced Health family, Katie Pritchard.

Katie joins me for a chat on finding balance amongst our lives and our brains, alongside chiropractic care. In the theme of this season's episodes, she will talk, share, laugh and lead us all towards a greater understanding of our magnificent bodies.

As a global collective, our breathing has shifted from our belly up into our chest. When the pressure of life ramps this up, our mental, physical and emotional health all take a toll.

However, we were born with every ability to breathe in the most optimum way and by turning our attention to this, breath becomes a powerful tool for mitigating stress and optimising health.

Join our chat with Sarah Laurie, founder of the Take a Breath movement and app as we explore practical ways to supercharge your brain through breath.

Find the Take a Breath website here

Owner and Director of Hana, a beautiful, healing space in the heart of Grey Lynn, Auckland.

When translated from Te Reo, Hana means to shine, glow, give out heat and radiate.

Sara shares with us her passion behind Hana, the benefits of light, PBM and contrast therapy, and the vast effects these may have on stress balance amongst our modern lives.

You can find Hana on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/hana.space.nz/

Chiropractor and Director of Advanced Health Chiropractic, Ash dives into measuring vagal tone and function through your regular Heart Rate Variability scans. We talk about the incredible innate power of the body to strive for health, and the ripple effects of a family, and a community, experiencing optimal health through chiropractic care.

Find us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/advancedhealthchiropractic.nz/

Erica is magnificent - her experience is vast as a naturopath, herbalist and clinical educator for Metagenics Australia and New Zealand.

She dives into posture and its intimate connection to nerve function, while exploring practical ways to support the vagus nerve for ultimate resiliency and wellbeing throughout our day to day lives.

Founder and developer of the Sympathetic Dominance Protocol, Dr Wayne Todd lets us in on the role stress plays in creating imbalance in the nervous system. He documents some common signs in which you may be all too familiar with, and why this imbalance can limit us from expressing optimal health.

You can follow the SD protocol on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/sdprotocol/

Have you heard the fuss about the Vagus nerve? From its connections to gut health, posture, stress and anxiety, hormonal balance and immune function - we can’t help but get excited about this episode.

Chiropractor and Director of Advanced Health Chiropractic, Katie offers us a chiropractic perspective on why we are seeing more and more of these cases in practice, and the role of your regular chiropractic tune-ups in creating a robust, and resilient body.

Find us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/advancedhealthchiropractic.nz/