In this episode, we talk to Cathy Nesbitt. She is a Health and Wellness Advocate. She is the founder of Cathy’s Crawly Composters (Est 2002), Cathy’s Sprouters and Cathy’s Laughter Club. She is a multi award-winning environmental innovator who uses workshops and inspirational speaking to motivate people to live a more sustainable life. She is also a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher. Working title is Cathy Crawly Laughing Bean Queen.

During this episode we talked about how to set up your own vermicomposting, what to avoid putting into the composting as well as the pro’s from doing vermicomposting. We also took a look at how a daily dose of laughter could be beneficial to your health.  

Links from the episodes:

Kiss the Ground Documentary

Cathy's Weekly Zoom Laughter Club

Squirm - The Cathy's Crawly Composters Story

Where can people find Cathy?

Facebook

LinkedIn

Twitter

YouTube

Website - Cathy's Crawly Composters

Website - Cathy's Chuckle Club

“When we feel good, we do good.”

In this episode, we talk to Simona Sotirovska. She is the co-founder of The Botanist Dubai, a UAE born brand offering a toxin free, botanical and eco-friendly home care and home cleaning range.   

During this episode to took a deep dive in what is the Botanist, why they are on a mission to eliminate toxins and single-use plastics and what health benefits it has for us to remove them.  

Links from the episodes

Where can people find The Botanist Dubai?

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn

Website

“You don’t need the harsh chemicals to get a good clean.”

In this episode, we talk to Riggs Eckelberry. He is the founder and CEO of the innovative water technology company, OriginClear, that has developed and licensed a decentralized system that treats industrial and agricultural waste water worldwide with very little energy and no chemicals. 

During this episode we take look at the importance of industries and agriculture treating water. The process that Origin Clear use to make that possible as well as how a financial decentralization of water can impact water as we know it.

Links from the episodes:

011: Executive Director of Surge, Marita Peters

154: Feeling Good with Kooshoo

153: NFT for Good with Mariska Nell

Where can people find Riggs?

Facebook - Origin Clear

Facebook - Riggs

LinkedIn - Origin Clear

LinkedIn - Riggs

Website

“The purpose of having it is to make the world a better place.”

In this episode, we talk to Joshua Sam Miller. He is a musician & environmentalist focused on helping people connect back to nature through immersive audio and visual experiences. He is the Chief Sound Explorer at Embodied Sounds and creator of Sounds of the Ocean, which supports mental wellness and ocean conservation efforts around the world. 

During this episode we take a look at the importance of connecting to nature, therapeutic and healing roles that sound play in our lives as well as taking a deep dive into Joshua’s Sound of the Ocean.  

Links from the episodes:

Dr Sylvia Earle Podcast Episode

Oceanic Global Tips

Where can people find Joshua?

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn

YouTube

Website - Joshua Sam Miller

Website - Sounds of the Ocean

The Embodied Sounds Podcast

“Spend as much time as possible in nature.”

Reflecting on the Mama Earth Talk podcast and sharing my top interviews and tips if you are new to zero waste, the podcast or just would love a little recap on some of the great guests we had on the podcast. From Dr Sylivia Earle, Rob Greenfield, Zero waste royalty Bea Johnson, Gary Vayberchuck’s Chief heart officer, Claude Silver, Columbia University Director Dr Steven Cohen to Eco with Em and many more.

Links from the episodes:

3 Podcast to get you started if you are new to zero waste:

002: Top Tip Thursday on Living More Sustainable Using The 5R’s with Mariska Nell 

004: Top Tip Thursday Reducing Waste In The Kitchen with Mariska Nell 

008: Top Tip Thursday Reducing Waste In The Bathroom with Mariska Nell 

Download your free Beginner's Guide to Waste-Free Living

3 of my favorite episodes with great guests:

143: How To Save Our Oceans With Dr. Sylvia Earle 

149: How to have Energy on Purpose with Indira Dejtiar 

123: How One Womans Artivism Is Creating A Ripple Of Change With Emily Ehlers 

Some other amazing guests that we had on the podcast that I mentioned in this episodes:

139: How One Movement is making a ripple effect of change with Petrice Jones 

135: How Flow Hive is “beeing” the change with Stuart Anderson 

133: How My Farm Dubai built an eco system not just a food system with Mohamed Aissaoui

132: How a minimalist lifestyle can maximize our wellness with Becca Shern 

128: How an urban harvester is bringing awareness to the food crisis with Matt Homewood 

126: How To Live A Low Tox Life With Alexx Stuart 

119: How 1 Million Women is making a difference with Natalie Isaacs 

107: How a zero-waste chef turns waste into amazing food with Anne-Marie Bonneau 

105: How one dude is making a difference with Rob Greenfield 

102: How Big Green is bringing the focus on food back to schools with Tighe Brown 

029: How the Zero Waste Queen started her journey with Bea Johnson 

In this episode, we talk to Brenden Kumarasamy. He is the founder of Master Talk. A public speaking coach helping ambitious executives and coaches become top 1% communicators in their industries. He also has a popular YouTube channel called MasterTalk, with the goal of providing free access to communication tools for everyone in the world. He is also a member of Spring Charity Water.  

During this episode we talked about the importance of communication, how we can use it to make our voices heard and raise awareness for Mama Earth. Brenden also gave us some great tips and tools that we can use to become great communications.  

Where can people find Brenden?

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn

Twitter

YouTube

Website

“We need everybody.”

In this episode, we talk to Jesse Schiller and Rachel Evans. They are the Founders of Kooshoo, a Vancouver based company, that is dedicated to working with ethical and sustainable suppliers to make beautiful organic products that work for you. They are also committed to using earth friendly materials, transparency in their supply chain, and fair-trade production.  

During this episode we take a look at what exactly is Kooshoo and why it was so important for them to create the first ever zero waste hair tie as well as what it takes to creating a closed loop product that is good for us as well as Mama Earth. 

Links from the episodes:

Sustainability and Certifications

Where can people find Kooshoo?

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn - Jesse

LinkedIn - Rachel

Pinterest

Tiktok

YouTube

Website

“You are not too small too make a difference.”

In this episode, I share with you more about the NFT that I have been working on that is built on three pillars to shine a light on my trash to treasure art, sustainability as well as giving back.

During this episode we take a look at what exactly is the NFT and how each aspect of it is shining a light on Mama Earth.

Links from the episodes

About the NFT

Phase 1 of the NFT

Discord Community

Where to buy the NFT's

“I wanted to create something that can do good and give back.”

In this episode, we talk to Charlotte Stebbing-Mills and Jonathan Mills. They are both Master Coaches and the Co-Founders of the Wellness Theory. With over 35+ years combined in health, fitness and wellness; this duo has been empowering individuals all over the world to become happier, healthier versions of themselves. They coach under 45s to eliminate stress, calm a racing mind, feel in control of emotions & build a healthy, meaningful life. They are also the podcast hosts of Stress Relief in your pocket with the Wellness Theory. 

During this episode we take a look into stress and why it is important for us to understand stress and unhealthy stress. They also provide us with a bit of a deep dive into the three different levels of stress management as well as provide us with a great breathing exercise you can do right now to align more with Mama Earth as well.  

Links from the episodes

The Magic 8 Wellness Journal Paperback

Stress-Free wellness scorecard

Where can people find The Wellness Theory?

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn - Charlotte Stebbing-Mills

LinkedIn - Jonathan Mills

YouTube

Website

“When we are healthy and well, we can become a force for good in the world.”

In this episode, we talk to Philip Wagner. He is the creator of the Biork Deo. That is an unscented and hypoallergenic. It is a plastic free and zero waste deodorant and has been a hit in our house the last couple of years.  

During this episode we look at what exactly is Biork and how it works as a deodorant. Why the cork packaging was important to them as well as some creative ways to upcycle your Biork Cork.  

Links from the episodes

What to do when your stone is broken?

Upcycling ideas for your empty Biok cork

Refill stone

Refillable BioVitamin

Where can people find Biork?

Facebook

Instagram

Website

Where to buy Biork around the world?

Where to buy Biork in Europe?

“We have to save Mama Earth”