Meet Amani, Nutritional Therapist & Functional Medicine Practitioner specialised in Gut health. 

She helps clients better manage or even reverse their chronic conditions by getting to the root causes of their symptoms. Her passion for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine started in her twenties when she suffered from Candida overgrowth and was able to reverse her condition by rebalancing her gut in a holistic way. 

In this week's episode, we cover some useful tips to hack our productivity, using nutrition. The key questions/points covered include:

• What's the impact of screen time on our productivity?
• Is Caffeine as effective for our productivity? 
  • How is caffeine metabolised in our body?
  • The right timing, and order to consume coffee
  • Caffeine and exercise
• What's the impact of hydration and types of food on our productivity?
• Does our sleep impact our productivity? 
• How does hormonal health affect our productivity? Is it the same for men and women?
• How much can alcohol from prior nights affect our efficiency?
  • Strategic ways of consuming alcohol so it doesn't severely affect our experience

Amani also runs a virtual gut health clinic and has successfully helped more than 250 clients all over the world. She offers a course on digestion hosted on LinkedIn and hosts corporate wellness workshops for companies such as Soho House, TikTok and LinkedIn. 

Her favourite quote is : ''Listen to your body when it whispers so you won't have to hear it scream''

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Meet the next guest on Dotiv The Podcast - Rachel Lai 🙌🏾!

With 12 years experience in marketing communications, Rachel is passionate about mindful leadership, creative thinking and purposeful collaborations. A globetrotter who majored in International Relations & Communications at Monash University Malaysia, she has worked for global businesses in China, United States, Indonesia & Kuala Lumpur.
 
Rachel specialises in branding and communications for lifestyle, hospitality, fashion, wellness and travel brands as well as non-profit organizations through Wavemakers.co, a regional boutique marketing agency that she co-founded alongside her college friend and business partner.

Attesting to the power of humanity, Rachel supports a network of like-minded individuals to help them understand and deliver their ‘why, what and how’ both professionally and personally. After becoming a certified yoga teacher in 2019,  she decided to build the culture of wellbeing at work through Karma Marketing, a not-for-profit community initiative that aims to unite and guide marketers across South East Asia through circular kindness and holistic development.

In our episode with Rachel this week, we cover the following:

- How to make career transitions when you're not sure how to go about it?

• Identifying where you are
• Being okay with disappointing people
• Taking a break 
• Being comfortable with failure

- How to define our personal brand? 

• Identifying our values
• Practicing self-inquiry 
• Reconnecting with the self
• Blocks/ barriers we may experience

- When do we know we've hit our personal brand?
- Not-so -rapid -  Rapid fire questions😂😂  

To connect/ work with  Rachel further, you can click one of these links!
- Consultancy Services
- Community Initiative
- Personal Instagram

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This  week, we have the amazing Vaishali Patel on DTP!

Vaishali Patel is a proven-expert in helping people transform their inner world to discover who they truly are and own their voice. She was invited to do a TEDx talk on using creative expression to become self-aware and heal through the body. 

Vaishali is also a Certified Life Coach, NLP Practitioner, Reiki master and has nearly two decades of leadership experience in corporate marketing and communication.  Vaishali is publishing a book on empowering women to solo travel.

So in this week's episode, we get into our feelings a little , and talk about the struggles we face with expressing our feelings! especially when we're deep in our feels. Key areas covered:

• Why expressing feelings is hard for Vaishali, Guni & Thasha
  • Unpacking some trauma
  • Which settings / circumstances feel easier to express in
  • Addressing the environment factor in expressing feelings
• Verbal vs Non-verbal therapy 
  • How verbal therapy helps 
  • How non-verbal therapy is complementary or more encouraging to people accessing their feelings
  • Types of activities that can be used as non-verbal therapy
• Key tools/ routines/ habits that are helpful to practice expressing

If you'd like to connect with Vaishali, you can follow her on Instagram or LinkedIn

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Have you been to a holistic retreat before?  How do you know if it's for you?

Check out the special episode this month where Guni & Thasha speak about  a retreat Dotiv is hosting in November 2023.

This short episode will give you insight to the intention of this retreat and the overall format of the retreat.

The most common questions asked will be answered - when is it? where is it? what will be achieved as a result of going?  and a few others along the line.

if this interests you, you can register following the link below, and we'll reach out to you to discuss / organize the rest :----- Register here for a  Holistic Retreat in Weligama !

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This week, we have the incredible Seem Anand on DTP!

Seema is an Author, storyteller, Mythologist, focusing on the women’s narrative, with a special expertise on the erotic literatures of ancient India.

So, one of the crisis we face everyday is one that can get little steamy ----should we be maintaining monogamous sexual partnerships? should we exploring into the vast open space of non-monogamous sexual partnerships? 

Seema helps us unpack this, answering some of the following key questions:

• What's a monogamous relationship? 
• Should/ can women be in non-monogamous sexual partnerships ? 
• What are the challenges that come up when exploring these curiosities?
• Does the Kama sutra comment about relationship formats?
• How can we find pleasure
  
  

Connect with Seema - Seema Anand Website or on Seema's Instagram!

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This week we explore the crisis of becoming a parent!

Our first guest is  Keely Seaverson - a surrogacy expert,  founder of Collective Surrogacy, and an attorney specializing in the area of third party family formation. Since 2006, Keely has guided over 1,000 parents and surrogates through their surrogacy journey.  Keely is also a Surrogacy Coach who assists parents by providing them with objective advice and guidance. 

The other guests are a couple who became parents via surrogacy - Khaleel & Kirk.

Key points covered this week include:

• The intention and discussions that led to wanting a baby
• Why surrogacy instead of adoption/fostering? (Costs, convenience & legal aspects)
• What are the steps in the surrogacy process?
  • Choosing a surrogate 
  • Choosing an egg donor
  • Mapping out of personal values
• Challenges faced in the overall process
• What happens post-delivery?

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Sunny Sekhon is a Love coach, specializing in helping people break out of negative patterns to help them find lasting love. He is a Tony Robbins-trained coach, NLP and Timeline therapy specialist and Author.  Sunny Sekhon focuses on solving suffering in the world caused by loneliness and seperation and has a goal to help over 18 million people in this life time.

Key Sections in the episode:

- Getting real with ourselves and answering the questions:

• Who are we marrying for?
•  Why are we marrying?

- Defining what marriage can look like:

• Setting clear boundaries
• Cultural expectations
• Families coming together 
• Creating a deeper bond with someone. Committing to that person. 

- The illusion of the one. Are you ready to grow and support growth together? 

- Pressures of marriage, any differences of experiences between genders?

• Biological clock
• Society and cultural expectations
• Our own behaviours around commitment (Avoidant vs anxious)

- Are you in your young or mature phase as you are dating?
- Letting go of the hurt and attachment of the relationship outcome.
- Love yourself first

Connect with Sunny Sekhon Here ---- Facebook & Sunny Sekhon Website 

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Welcome everyone and Happy 2023!!

So 2023 is here, and we've  switched up our narrative a little!

This year, we'll be exploring lifestyle medicine from the perspective of exploring  daily crises that we face!

We can't wait to share with you what we have lined up for this year! 

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Meet our next guest on Dotiv The Podcast  - Rick Olderman

Rick Olderman is a sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapist with more than 25 years experience that specializes in helping people with chronic pain experience a pain-free life.  Rick has written the popular Fixing You® series of books  to help people with chronic pain or injuries. Rick's mission is to show you how to live completely pain-free without the need for medication.

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In this week's episode, we speak about back pain ! The key points covered include:

- Defining Back pain
- How to identify if you have back pain? (Practical test)
- How to spot lower back pain vs upper or middle back pain?
- What systems are involved in back pain?
- What demographics are more inclined to develop back pain?
- Key action points to help your self today

Rick graduated with his Master’s Degree from The Krannert School of Physical Therapy at the University of Indianapolis in 1996. His clinic in lovely Denver, Colorado was famous for being the place that people went when all other treatments failed. He is one of the top professionals in the U.S. when it comes to understanding recurring injuries and chronic musculoskeletal pain. He wants to enhance quality of life by helping people fix their pain once and for all.

Rick wants to change how we understand and teach Orthopedic physical therapy throughout all health and wellness education. He wants the fundamental understanding about how the body works to create and solve pain to be available to everyone.

You can connect with Rick on any of the following platforms - Rick's Website/ Rick's Facebook/ Talk About Pain Podcast

Courses/Ongoing Programs Rick Runs
- Fixing You Home Course here.  
-  Fixing You Method for Health Professionals
- Rick's Book  

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**THE CONTENT DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL OR INFORMATIVE PURPOSES ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED BY INDIVIDUALISED PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS/ PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVISE**

Meet our next guest on Dotiv The Podcast  - Dr. Ana Freire

Dr. Ana is a licensed  Medical Doctor turned Naturopathic Doctor, working in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. With a special interest in gut and mental health, she thrives on being able to provide individualized treatment to each of her patients through the use of various tools including lifestyle and dietary counselling, supplementation, and acupuncture.

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In this week's episode, we cover the following points:

• What is Acid Reflux?
• How does Acid Reflux occur? 
• What are the common ways to get Acid Reflux?
• What are the common symptoms of Acid Reflux?
• Is Acid Reflux permanent/ irreversible? 
• What foods/drinks commonly trigger Acid Reflux?
• What are steps to take to reduce the likelihood of getting Acid Reflux?

Dr. Ana Freire is in good standing with the College of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO) and is a professional member of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND) and the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND).

Dr. Ana earned her master’s and medical degree at the University of Porto in Portugal. However, she yearned to broaden her knowledge and bridge the gap in patient care. Wanting to provide a more comprehensive approach to patient management, Dr. Ana embarked on a new journey in Naturopathic Medicine.

Health and wellness, to Dr. Ana, embodies not only mere physical health, but also it’s full integration with mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.  She recognizes that each patient has a unique story, with equally unique health concerns.

To Connect with Dr. Ana on Instagram / Facebook - You can find her @dranaraquelnd!

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