Conscious Collective Podcast

Kimberly is a nutritionist and naturopath and her approach is practical, empathic, holistic, yet scientific. Her experience within the field of health is exceedingly varied and thorough, as she has immersed herself in diverse health ventures in Australia and Indonesia. ​

In the episode, Kimberly and I dive deep into all things women’s health, in particular around topics we are not educated on or talk about enough, including common conditions such as endometriosis, period pains, diabetes, loss of periods, hormone imbalances. I have learned so much through this conversation, and I really suggest you take our your notebooks because this is not just for somebody who struggles with hormones, but it is an educational conversation around women’s health in general.

You don’t want to miss out on:

• The struggles as a mom during this lockdown in Australia.

• Kimberly openly shares about her journey with endo and how she is managing with this condition right now.

• How many many women go through many years without any symptoms and therefore not knowing they have this condition.

• What is endometriosis laparoscopy and how this procedure is used to remove endometriosis - important information!

• She shares her procedure in 2013 and how she has managed without surgery but holistically to prevent regrowth.

• She now helps clients treat endo through herbal medicine, nutrition, and other alternative medicine that she promotes.

• What you should ALSO look out for if you have endometriosis and the symptoms to look out for.

• This is important to know - Period pain is COMMON but it is NOT NORMAL. Kimberly elaborates on this along with other pains you may experience that is not normal.

• Have you heard of the ‘endo bloat’? Kimberly explains more on this…

• How women may have zero symptoms but struggle from infertility.

• I ask Kimberly why some of us experience period pains and what CAN we do to improve that?

• What are the natural supplements and herbs we can take to help ease the pain?

• We also chatted in-depth about women who have lost their period and WHAT that means, as well as what you can do.

There’s A LOT more…

Book recommendation: Women, Hormones & the Menstrual Cycle by Ruth Trickey. You can find a copy here.

Resource recommendations: Insight meditation Timer App (also my all-time favourite app and it’s free!)

Follow Kimberly on Instagram: @kimberlykushner

If you would like to find out more about your condition, you can schedule a free initial assessment with Kimberly here.

Follow your host - Heanney on Instagram: @heanney

For more about me and my wellness programs, check out my website.

This episode was recorded during the peak of the pandemic, and it continues to be relevant if not more with today’s world events unfolding. This conscious conversation is all about taking ownership of your life and your thoughts, the power we all have to shift our perspective, the importance of that especially around challenges in life, and how it can completely change the way we experience life - take out your notepads because you're going to want to make some notes!

Our conversation reminds me of exactly why I wanted to start this podcast, just two girlfriends sharing a deep conversation about their life journey so far, and walking away from feeling uplifted and inspired. The funny thing is before this episode, Janith and I never met in person but of course, we connected soon after and had a 3 hours long soulful chat which thinking back, I wish we recorded for another episode :)

Janith is a life coach and yoga teacher. Her vision is to empower others to uncover their light and live their most joyful, fulfilled, authentic, and purposeful lives. After graduating magna cum laude from Cornell University, Janith went on to excel in a career of business and fashion in New York and Hong Kong. Yet, despite a stimulating and rewarding career, Janith still felt a sense of unfulfillment. Once Janith finally uncovered her life purpose statement, “I am here to be my brightest self and to help others stand in their light,” that was the catalyst for her to begin her journey as a life coach in order to fully live into her purpose.

You don’t want to miss out on:

• How Janith quit her full-time job to become a yoga instructor and life coach

• She shares her life purpose statement which is SO BEAUTIFUL.

• What fears came up for her when she decided to quit her job

• Her journey searching for her sense of fulfilment

• A huge turning point while she was working at Lululemon

• How Lululemon became the impactful shift that she needed to feel aligned with the path she is on

• How her life purpose statement came to her in a meditation

• the moment she felt like she was finally stepping into her power

• The stages she went through mentally when COVID 19 first hit and when she realised she needed to shift her perspective.

• The stories in her head that were keeping her in a fearful state of mind and she goes through exactly how she shifts her perspective on each of them

• What stages she practises kept her sane through this pandemic

• How she keeps mindful of her ‘news' consumptions

• I share what I have observed in a lot of people around me and how they have allowed this pandemic to consume their thoughts and how it has affected them

• A recent practise she learnt from Yale’s Science of Wellbeing course on ‘savouring’ which amplifies her gratitude practice - this is one of the biggest takeaways for me!

• THREE of the most powerful lessons she has learnt so far…MUST LISTEN!

• “done is better than perfect” a mantra I have learnt from this conversation that I remind myself almost on a daily

Janith’s Book recommendation: Eckhart Tolle’s The power of now. You can find here.

Follow Janith on Instagram: @janithchang

Follow her life holistic life coaching platform - CAHAYA on Instagram @seekcahaya

Learn more about her life coaching offers and upcoming workshops here.

Follow your host - Heanney on Instagram: @heanney

For more about me and my wellness programs, check out my website.

I just played this episode back again after editing and I am SO excited for you guys to hear this raw and honest conversation around being a woman, a mom of 3, a businesswoman and everything in between! This conversation was so much fun to record, I describe Ann as a best friend every mom should have and I think you guys are going to fall in love with her! She really pulls back the curtains and shares what life looks like being a single mom of 3 AND running her own business.

I found Ann when my son dropped a nap and was waking up multiple times a night. Ann made me feel so held and made a simple suggestion for me to try and within a couple of days, my son went back to sleeping through the night again. If you are a new parent, about to become parents or parents who dream of having a solid night sleep again, this one is for you - you can thank me later!

I found Ann when my son dropped a nap and was waking up multiple times a night. Ann made me feel so held and made a simple suggestion for me to try and within a couple of days, my son went back to sleeping through the night again. If you are a new parent, about to become parents or parents who dream of having a solid night sleep again, this one is for you - you can thank me later!

Ann is a mom of 3, who created The Full Feedings Method as a way to help other parents get their sleep back. She is devoted to changing the misconception that sleep is something you have to give up when you become a parent. 

The FFM is a simple way-of-life that can be safely implemented from birth and will alleviate the need for sleep training. The method is focused on meeting baby’s sleep and food needs fully, which ultimately gives parents the confidence and peace of mind to stop feeding their child during the night. The only tears you will be crying with this method, are tears of joy when your baby finally sleeps through the night!

You don’t want to miss:

• What her mornings look like with 3 children

• The difference she feels between having 1 and 2 kids

• How the Full Feedings Method was born

• What she learned about herself becoming a mother

• Leaning into the ‘controlled chaos’ of motherhood

• The importance of having mom friends to have real conversations on those hard days

• How some days you are just in survival mode - I think we can all relate…

• How she is coping being a single mom of 3 and what helps her through it

• Ann shares her best self-care tips to make sure she is looking after herself.

• How boundaries and commitment are absolutely KEY!

• How to ‘police yourself’ and make sure you' are taking care of YOU

• When is a good time to educate yourself on how you can help your newborn sleep consistently

• Her Full Feedings method and what that looks like

• What you can work on right now with your newborn baby to improve their sleep

• Be flexible with your routine

• How to learn to get to know what works with your baby

• How routine helps you communicate with your baby and take away the guessing game

  and SO MUCH MORE!!!

Book Recommendation: Louise Hay - You Can Heal Your Life. Find the book here.

Follow Ann on Instagram: @annalainamarks

Follow Full Feedings on Instagram @fullfeedings

Learn more about the Full Feedings Online Program

Follow Heanney on Instagram: @heanney

For more about me and my wellness programs, check out my website.

Coco’s personal journey is pretty remarkable - from her rebellious day of being a teenager to now a beacon of light for her followers around the world. Coco was forced to face her childhood traumas which were scary and uncomfortable, but through her bravery, she now has an extraordinary gift to ignite your spiritual muscle and heal your inner child and childhood wounds and rekindle your connection with your true self.

Coco wears many hats. She is a Soul Coach, Spiritual Advisor, Speaker and Entrepreneur from Hong Kong who travels globally to share her gifts with the collective. She utilises her 16 years of entrepreneurship and PR expertise paired with her spiritual gifts to guide women on a path of empowerment to remember their magic and rise into their greatness through deep wound healing. She integrates practices of aromatherapy, elemental energies, and Quantum healing to deliver proven results for her clients. 

She is also the founder and managing director of Voltage PR, one of Hong Kong’s most sought after PR agencies and the mastermind behind Wellness Warriors, a movement aimed to raise collective consciousness in the holistic space. She is a pioneer and way-shower in Asia making waves in the wellness scene with her strong conscious living ethos and constant efforts as a speaker in the Mental Health space. To add to her ever-growing wellness empire, she co-launched OMSA, a portal dedicated to nurturing your relationship to self through spiritual practices and self-care. With all that she's doing in the world, Coco aspires to leave behind a legacy with her love for serving others. 

You don’t want to miss:

• Coco shares the story of her childhood and how she turned faced her traumas

• How important the first 7 years of a child’s life truly is

• What happens when you ignore issues in your childhood

• how unresolved issues can start to show up in other areas of your life

• Coco shares her childhood traumas and how she continues to work on them today

• We chat about the Chinese culture ( in Chinese) and families commenting on our physical appearances make us feel

• What the Drama Triangle is and how can you apply this to every aspect of your life to identify which role you play within

• Coco applies the Drama Triangle on me

• The most effective tools you can use to release childhood trauma

• Did you know our bodies hold on to memories in this lifetime as well as our past?

• The tools and practices Coco uses to protect her energy during this pandemic

• Motherhood and how meeting her daughter for the first time felt

  and SO MUCH MORE….

   

Links and resources:

• Follow Coco on Instagram @iamcocoalexandra

• If you love crystals, angels cards, essential oils like I do. Check out Coco and her partner’s mystical lifestyle brand OMSA.

• Follow me on Instagram: @heanney

• For more about me and what I do, check out my website.

This episode is all about how to break free from emotional and binge eating which really hit close to home for me.

I kept my emotional eating and binge eating a secret for years and it wasn’t until I almost got caught that I realised I needed help. In this episode, Lyndi and I look back on how far we have come from our days of binge eating and share some of the most challenging moments from our journeys, as well as the tools that helped us get through it.

Lyndi Cohen is a dietitian and best-selling author of The Nude Nutritionist book. She is a regular on Australian breakfast TV and also shares recipes and nutrition tips via her Instagram @nude_nutritionist, on YouTube and Facebook. She is also the founder of the Keep It Real Program, which helps you learn to stop binge eating. As well as the Back to Basics program, which is perfect for anyone who wants to be more consistent and stay motivated with health and fitness.

You don’t want to miss:

• How her struggle with food and her body began at the age of 10.

• How binging lead her finding out what intuitive eating is

• 95% of diets DO NOT WORK, Lyndi shares why…

• I share about my lowest point in my journey with binge eating and my biggest discovery

• We often don’t realise we are actually dieting, Lyndi shares how we may be dieting without even knowing it

• How rules around eating can lead to a form of disordered eating

• Lyndi shares an exercise you can do right now to help you can identify whether or not you

• Our discussion around emotional eating during COVID and being stuck in quarantine.

• What steps to take when you realise you are binging/ emotional eating…

• How the more restrictions and rules we put around food, the more damage we might be making to our relationship with food.

• How to get yourself out of this emotional/ binge eating cycle - THIS IS KEY!

• How important it is to accept your body as it is right now…

• Compassion plays a huge part in healing

• I share about how pregnancy played a big part in my healing journey…

• What is ‘Body Respect’ and how can you practise this.

  PLUS SO much more, you guys are going to LOVE Lyndi and this episode!

Book recommendation: Beyond Beautiful: A Practical Guide to Being Happy, Confident, and You in a Looks-Obsessed World. You can find it here.

I also highly recommend Lyndi’s very own book, filled with amazing recipes: The Nude Nutritionist: Stop obsessing about food and never diet again. You can find it here.

Links and resources:

• Follow Lyndi on Instagram @nude_nutritionist

• Website: www.lyndicohen.com/back-to-basics

• If you're looking for support to stop binge eating, you might want to take the next step to recovery and check out my program Keep It Real. It's a step-by-step guide designed to help you stop binge and end emotional eating. Check out Lyndi’s program https://www.lyndicohen.com/keep-it-real

• Follow me on Instagram: @heanney

• For wellness programs I currently offer, check out my website.
  
  
  
  

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Heanney

In our previous episode (ep.2), Vivian and I chatted about why sleep is ACTUALLY so important, and all the tools we use to optimize our sleep to allow our body to recharge, detox and heal. 

So in addition to our previous episode on sleep, Vivian shares a free guided meditation to help you calm your mind and bring your body into a relaxing state to prepare you for a night of deep sleep.

Let’s share this space together...

Links and resources:

Follow Vivian on Instagram @vivkanwellness

Kanelevate.com

Follow me on Instagram: @heanney

For more about me and what I do, check out my website.

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Heanney

The topic of sleep is not talked about often enough and ever since I started coaching, it became clear to me really quickly that so many people neglect their sleep, and it’s funny considering we spend so much time sleeping from the day we were born! Vivian and I dive deep into this topic around sleep and there were things even I never knew about sleep. 

Vivian Kan is a Corporate Wellness Coach & 500RYT-certified yoga instructor. She focuses on Sleep, Stress, Mindfulness and Mental Health programs to improve workplace wellbeing. Formerly a Manager at finance and FinTech firms, Vivian now helps employees perform at their highest potential and prevent burnout.

You don’t want to miss:

• How a burnout in a corporate job has lead her to her path to becoming a wellness coach and yoga instructor
• Why is sleep ACTUALLY important
• What implications are caused by lack of sleep?
• What does the research show?
• What is 'sleep hygiene'?
• Have you ever found yourself scrolling on your phone before bed and end up not being able to actually fall asleep?
• IS there such a thing as a good window to sleep?
• Does alcohol affect our sleep? And how?

PLUS Powerful lessons Vivian has learned, you and I can do more of…

Books recommendation:

WHY WE SLEEP by Mathew Walker

FLOW by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Ph.D.

Links and resources of guest:

Follow Vivian on Instagram @vivkanwellness

Check out more of her work over at kanelevate.com

Head to heanney.com/podcast for full episode resources and more inspiring weekly episodes. 

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I take you down memory lane as I share intimately and honestly about my health journey so far, and how it has led me to create  Conscious Collective Podcast. 

You don’t want to miss out:

• What birthed the idea of starting this podcast
• What is Conscious Collective podcast all about
• The scariest yet most freeing moment in my late 20s
• How I got into the health and wellness world
• The beginning of my battle with yoyo dieting
• What lead me to my first burn out and what that looked like...
• How my husband’s diabetes inspired me...
• what it was like to gain 20 pounds from one of the most strict diets...

and much much more...

Links and resources:

• Follow me on Instagram: @heanney
• For more about me and my coaching programs, check out my website.

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Heanney