This podcast is a must listen for anybody who manages people, teams and contributes to building culture in organisations.. We speak to the often brutal experience of people who work under toxic leaders and the lasting psychological impact that scars such employees. Vasinthee Moodley brings with her a wealth of experience in change management, process engineering, human capital, business, coaching and organisational psychology. Her recent thesis on toxic leadership unpacks the subjective and human voice of victims of this kind of trauma. Her personal interviews give language to this experience that is seldom aired.

Vasinthee has spent the last 20 years supporting large organisations with strategic innovations towards building supportive work cultures that drive change and transformation for good. Her work draws from cutting-edge research in trauma-informed leadership, emotional intelligence, and workplace wellbeing.

We hope that this conversation empowers and emboldens witnesses, victims and perpetrators alike in an effort to shift us all towards work environments that are safe and foster the beauty of human collaboration and connection.

Dr. Alan Rozanski is a distinguished Professor of Medicine and Cardiologist whose research established a groundbreaking link between psychological stress and heart disease. His work speaks to the body mind connection and

how our relationships, diet, movement and community impact our cardiovascular risk of disease and death. Prof shares his rich experience and research on the subject as we explore the intersection of health and life, cholesterol, exercise, diet, mindset and more.

If you are looking for practical ways to improve your heart health and understand what heart disease means, this episode is for you.

Dr Suzanne Gilbert Lenz is an Obstetrician-Gynaecologist with qualifications in Ayurveda and Integrative medicine too. She is an author, a clinician, a mother, a breast cancer survivor and a regular guest on the Drew Barrymore Show. She brings a lens to this work that is intimate, whole bodied and balanced. She is the author of an empowering and beautifully written book called Menopause Bootcamp which offers support to women all over the world.

This conversation is close to my heart. So many of the women around me have crossed the threshold into this landscape of changing hormones. It can be gnarly and tumultuous and wonderful all at once. Dr Suzanne reminds us, we will all land on the other side! We speak to the array of symptoms that this time can bring and the various pieces to consider when thinking about supporting the body through these transitions. We debunk cancer risk and hormones and explore some of the patriarchal impositions that this field of medicine is bravely shrugging. Lets get into sex after menopause, keeping the v*gina and v*lva healthy and tips and tricks for prescribers

and patients.

You can connect with Dr Suzanne on instagram @askdrsuzanne

It is with gratitude and excitement that this episode goes out into the world.

This episode is a chat between two like-minded humans who reflect, appropriately concisely, on the potential magic of restreaming things, paying attention to what fills the space in your life and decluttering. Our living spaces are a container for our thinking, being and doing; and creating environments that cultivate joy and presence have an impact on the way that we experience and express our worlds.  

Alex Parry is a first-time author and long-time writer (for other people), a small business owner, self-confessed animal-lover, horse-rider, chardonnay aficionado, sister, friend, wife and free-thinker.  

Alex runs a creative studio called The Vision Board and has recently extended her creativity into a decluttering passion with Clarity & Co. If you would like to book a decluttering consultation with Alex, you can email her at [email protected] or find her on Instagram at #alexandraparry

At a time of year that we should be reflecting on what we have and resisting the urge for more accumulating, this conversation might be just what you needed to hear.

Please subscribe to this podcast if you haven't already and show us some love with 5 stars and a loving comment.

Scott Plate lives in Silvercity New Mexico and is a master and student of many things. He is an award winning actor, director, teacher and story teller. Scott is a writer, a life coach, imago facilitator, death doula and co-founder of Native Heart Seed.

This conversation is a confluence of many ideas and reflections. Scott speaks with such warmth and eloquence about his own ADHD, growth and expansion. We talk about honouring transitions small and big, his personal relationship to death, disease and dying and his work as a death doula, actor and writer.

This episode is the embodiment of authenticity and the power of paying attention to the right things, places and people.

You can connect with Scott for coaching or facilitation at https://nativeheartseed.com

This is an information dense episode unpacking the physiology of fat and the impact of extra fat on metabolism. We delve into why we need fat, how our bodies strive to hold onto fat at all costs and how this impacts our metabolic, cardiovascular and mental health. Dr Patrick is a health tech entrepreneur with a passion for supporting patients on a weight loss journey. His online platform, Flourish, is a place where specially trained professionals can support patients on a weight loss journey with a multi disciplinary team and the right medicines to support them. We talk about all of the weight loss drugs available to us, their risks, benefits and the new ?wonder drug - Ozempic that everyone is trying to get hold of. With its origin discovery in the stomach of the heeler dragon, this episode will empower professionals and non medical persons with a deep understanding of how to navigate weight loss in an obesogenic world.

This episode is an invitation to reflect on how you can be the change you want to see in the world. Sam shares about the realities of marginalised women in South Africa and how you can step up to help. We explore the burn out of empaths and the importance of filling your own cup. We talk about body autonomy, the challenges our legal system faces and how many social institutions can perpetuate cycles of abuse. We don't have all the answers, but we hope this conversation helps you to open your heart, your mind and your privilege towards more sharing, upliftment and healing.

Sam works full time for Doctors Without Borders as the head of Philanthropy and partnerships. She is driven by a deep seated passion to fight for justice and empower African women. Sam founded an award winning social justice and advocacy platform, Lady Liberty, that brings free legal advice and support to women in distress and need.

This conversation with the wise, empathic and astute Dr David Dansky dives into the applications of Ketamine, it is a must listen for practitioners or patients who are interested in this modality. David has been practicing emergency medicine for the past 40 years and in the last five has added Ketamine to his armament of tools. He lectures and empowers colleugues on the subject of Ketamine and shares wonderful stories in this interview about how the unexpected reach of this drug has revealed itself to him through his practice. We explore the history of anti depressants, the mechanisms through which Ketamine opens the reward pathways of the brain and allows us to change them and the different ways in which this medicine can be administered and used. We touch of the pharmacokinetics of other psychedelics and how these are similar and different to Ketamine. We talk about risks and possible adverse outcomes too. David is one of those rare jewels of a doctor, who knows that we are only instruments in the healing process and that our ego's often get in the way of the work that is required of us. This episode comes with deep gratitude for wonderful humans.

This episode is a toolkit for understanding the most common type of baldness or hair loss and provides insights into almost everything you need to know about approaching this problem. Dr Asi is warm, charismatic and passionate in equal measure about life and hair! He is currently doing his doctorate in hair transplant surgery and works alongside his brother Dr Eric Peretz. Together they are changing the landscape of hair transplantation, bringing artful flare, cutting edge science and a real desire to empower patients with education along the way. You can follow this heart warming duo on TikTok or instagram @trichogenics or trichogenics.com

Michelle is a long time yoga practitioner, yoga teacher, folk herbalist, non-dual dharma practitioner, contemplative psychotherapist (in training) and nature enthusiast. Her passion is exploring the application of therapeutic tools of the yogic and dharma traditions to build resilience, cultivate lasting change and instill life-long positive habits that support and balance her clients. Michelle trains yoga teachers and runs retreats and mentorship programs in South Africa and Europe. Her love for plants and plant healing led her to Peru as a teenager and birthed a life long love and fascination with the Amazon basin. She has spent time immersed with local tribes gaining knowledge and understanding the plants and cosmologies of healing while doing personal work and facilitating retreats in the Amazon. 
Her path has woven together plants, people and spirituality in order to cultivate an environment of peace and growth. Her wish is that all beings may benefit from what she shares and through this, recognize the preciousness of this human life. In our conversation we traverse the landscape of Michelle's work and daily practice and share with you invitations, ideas and hopefully, inspiration.