Angela Emmerton is a Clinical Nutritionist, founder of Nutritional Matters and Ambassador for That Sugar Film.

Her deep interest in the unquestionable benefits of good nutrition led her on a path to help others restore their vitality through diet, nutrients as well as movement and relaxation.

Angela founded Nutritional Matters to help people feel energised, more resistant to disease and to achieve their personal health goals through realistic program tailored to meet their individual needs.

Fatigue, Weight problems, Underlying chronic health issues, a myriad of menopausal symptom, poor sleep - these are just a small range of ailments Angela helps her clients overcome.

And our conversation today is all about a food at the centre of all of the above - sugar, with Angela delving into all the places it’s hiding, the effect of sugar on our brain, on our hormones, plus she shares some tips to curb sugar cravings and so much more. 

For full show notes and resources head to: 

mywellnesspie.com/the-dirt-on-sugar

Iman Iskander is a relationship therapist and workshop leader.

Finding that relationships make the difference between a thriving, connected life or a distant and dismal existence, Iman has devoted her life to enable people with the knowledge, insight and skills to make a change in their lives and their relationships using scientifically validated methods.

She is passionate about shifting hearts and minds, one person at a time, one interaction at a time, one relationship at a time and one mindful moment at a time. She’s on a mission to build a culture of care and she joins me today to talk about mindful relationships and we discuss:

-The commons traits and challenges couples face

-The overarching concept in relationships

-Iman’s simple strategies and tools to nurture and nourish relationships

-How to break free of the patterns that we fall into when arguing

-Relationship bids - what they are and how to identify them in your relationships

-How to bring presence into your relationships

-Top three tips for a mindful relationship

Plus so much more.

Bronwen Sciortino is a recovering perfectionist. After spending 17 years as a high powered executive, a life-changing event forced her to stop and reevaluate her life and - ask what if there’s a better way to live? Answering this questions took her on a journey of discovery that gave her the knowledge and wisdom to develop the ‘Keep It Super Simple‘ principles.

Bronwen is driven by the power of lifting consciousness and increasing self-awareness. She is living proof that aligning your life with your value system is critical to decreasing stress, building resilience and embracing change.

She now works with people globally through corporate programs, conference platforms, retreats, professional mentoring and in the online environment,

Today, she shares her secrets to success and how we can simplify our lives to embrace the concept of an economy of enough.

We discuss:

-Bronwen's journey from stress and exhaustion and how she combined traditional and alternative methods to heal 

-Stress: what happens to your body on a physiological level and the flow-on effects to your mental state

-Where to start with taking the first step with overcoming stress and exhaustion

-How to create a questioning mind about your own health

-The powerfully therapeutic effect of journaling

-Comfort zones - what should we be doing with them?

For full show notes and resources head to:

mywellnesspie.com/keep-it-super-simple

Cyndi O’Meara is a nutritionist, filmmaker, best-selling author, educator, international and TEDx speaker and founder of Changing Habits.

She published her bestselling book Changing Habits Changing Lives in 1998 and from there she has grown a successful organic food company, established a certified online education academy (Functional Nutrition Academy) and made a groundbreaking documentary, ‘What’s With Wheat?’.

Cyndi is an educator; her greatest love is to teach people, in order for them to make better choices in their life, so they too can enjoy greater health throughout their life. Her down-to-earth approach challenges and encourages others to eliminate unhealthy habits and has inspired thousands to make smarter choices about the food they choose to put into their body.

This is one packed episode and we cover so much:

-Why is everyone suffering from food intolerances and particularly wheat

-The remarkable benefits Cyndi experienced when she gave up wheat

-The association of glyphosate and round-up in the wheat fields and the link to auto-immune diseases, Alzheimersimers, dementia, autism and many more

-How these sprays affect our gut microbiome 

-Where to begin with educating yourself with what is happening in our food industry

-Clean labelling - what is it and what it means?

-What to ask your local farmer about the quality of the produce?

 For full show notes and resources head to:

mywellnesspie.com/changing-habits-changing-lives

Julie Seamer is a long accredited Naturopath and Herbalist specialising in mental health and the effects of grief and loss on our physiology. 

Julie has herself endured much hardship, after overcoming partial paralysis and being told she'd never walk again, she lost her partner to suicide while pregnant seven years ago. 

A passionate advocate for the destigmatisation of mental illness, Julie continues to strive in making a difference through the natural health arena and is now using her 20 years of experience to help others deal with grief and loss, as well as a range of issues that have a physiological impact on our health.

During our interview, Julie delves into much around the concept of grief and just what an impact it can have on our health, but more importantly how to recognise it for what it is and overcome it. We cover:

-How although as human beings we all experience times of grief, yet in our busy world we tend to push these feelings away - and the effects this can have on our health.

-Various ways of grieving and processing grief.

-The physiological impacts of grief.

-The impact of our emotions on our bodies.

-Where to begin with dealing with grief and where Julie begins when treating her clients.

-Why nearly all health issues stem from the digestive tract.

- Your Body is Your Teacher - how we can begin listening to our bodies?

 For full show notes and resources head to:

mywellnesspie.com/your-body-is-your-teacher

Elizabeth Mucci is a scientist, nutritionist and herbalist with a Masters in Reproductive Medicine.

She has helped thousands of patients start their families, often by looking beyond the norm and providing a unique perspective on hormonal and reproductive health.

Prior to joining Elizabeth’s fertility programme, most of her patients have faced particularly challenging fertility issues that have resulted in multiple miscarriages and repeat IVF failures

Low libido, irregular menstrual cycles, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and poor sperm quality are just some of the challenges she regularly helps her patients manage in her practice.

Her life’s purpose is to provide her patients with the tools they need to build happy healthy lives and families with a holistic and integrative approach.

She joins me today to talk about how to optimise for fertility and we cover:

-The common misconceptions around fertility

-The most common causes of infertility

-How to know if you’re really ovulating (despite having a regular cycle)

-Men’s role in infertility and the causes

-How far in advance should a couple be making changes to their lifestyle who are looking to conceive?

-The impact of both mindfulness and stress on fertility 

And so much more...

For full show notes and resources head to: mywellnesspie.com/optimising-for-fertility

Ray Good is a Mindfulness, Meditation and Resilience coach helping creatives, high-flyers and entrepreneurs find their Good Place.

Ray’s style mixes modern science and eastern philosophy. It’s evidence-based mindfulness and resilience training, backed with 26 years’ experience and the latest scientific research.

Ray did his Mindfulness facilitation training at Monash University and completed teacher training with Melbourne Meditation Centre. He’s also a fully-paid member of Meditation Australia…and pretty handy with a turntable.

You see, Ray’s got a pretty adventurous story and he shares with me and really delves into the science behind mindfulness. We talk about:

-His incredibly interesting journey from world class DJ turned restauranteur turned meditation coach.

-What is secular mindfulness?

-What happens to our brains during mindfulness meditation

-Why so many of the worlds top performers are turning to mindfulness

-Why mindfulness is so effective in the workplace

-The trends that are driving the explosion mindfulness

-The concept of Kindfulness and why we should embrace it into our daily lives

For full episode show notes and resources head to mywellnesspie.com/find-your-good-place

Lauren Hannaford is a former elite gymnast, competing and coaching at a national level for over 20 years with a burning desire to encourage, motivate and inspire people to live fit, active and healthy lives.

Her passion for health and fitness evolved over the years, branching out into personal training, dancing and fitness modelling.

In 2010 Lauren was approached by the Wiggles to join the troupe and accepted the once in a lifetime opportunity. Over a four-year period, Lauren fulfilled the roles of Henry the Octopus, Wags the Dog and Dorothy the Dinosaur and featured in numerous Wiggles DVD’s and their TV series Ready Steady Wiggle.

Following her retirement from competitive gymnastics, she developed a revolutionary online training program FHIT by Lauren Hannaford. The Functional High-Intensity Training features her unique style of physical workouts with a focus on strength and conditioning. Backed by her firsthand experience and knowledge of core gymnastics exercises and skills, FHIT utilises body weight and zero equipment – making workouts easy, equipment free and can be done anytime, anywhere

Lauren is an incredibly positive person and we chat about her exciting career and key philosophy, her amazing fitness program plus she shares a tonne of great fitness advice including:

-Lauren’s journey from a gymnast to Dorothy the Dinosaur to a leader in fitness

-How often should we be exercising?

-How hard should we be training to see results

-Lauren’s Nina Warrior Experience

-Finding the "conscious why" in our workout

-Lauren's favourite workout and wellness hack

For full show notes and links head to mywellnesspie.com/fhit-philosophy

Resilience is one of the best qualities you can have and is the best safeguard against stress and burnout. But is it something we are born with or can we build and develop it over time?

Dr Rose Aghdami is an expert in resilience. She is the developer of the highly-regarded resilience-building model FUEL for Resilience which guides coaches, managers and guides people in how to build it.

Seeing a clear increase in the number of people struggling with anxiety and stress - often nearing crisis point, she also developed the app ResilientME as a way to easily access ongoing support to develop and maintain resilience. The app is based on Dr Rose’s clinical experience gained over more than 25 years.

Rose served as the resident psychologist for BBC Radio Oxford, England for several years. The British Psychological Society recommends her as an expert psychologist. A highly sought-after speaker, she presents at national and international conferences.

Today we’re talking about the effect resilience plays in our lives, the ways in which we can build a resilience mindset and why that is so important now more than ever.

Rose shares so many practical tips that we can implement daily so that we can better cope with the challenges life bring. We cover:

-How Rose was drawn to working on preventative work on how to develop resilience 

-Are we born with a finite amount of resilience

-How we can develop a resilient mindset?

-Rose’s model for developing resilience: FUEL and how to apply it in your life

-The negative impact of our early-set and internal messages on our resilience

-How resilience has shifted over time?

-What happens in our brain when we develop resilience?

For full show notes and resources head to: 

www.mywellnesspie.com/build-your-resilience

Kate Save is a practising dietitian, exercise physiologist and a leading lecturer at some of Australia's top universities and institutions. She's also the CEO and co-founder of Be Fit Food, a meal delivery company that helps people lose an average of 5kgs in 2 weeks with programs designed by doctors and dieticians.

Kate has more than a decade of experience working in the health and fitness industry and is committed to delivering credible health and wellness advice based on the latest scientific research and industry best practice. Her philosophy is simple and comes down to a core belief that anyone can achieve optimal health and well-being through balanced nutrition and exercise.

During our chat, Kate dispells a number of myths associated with weight loss and health in general.

She shares some real nuggets including;

- How Kate identified the need for her weight loss program and scaled her business to reach a wider audience

- How someone can determine which program is right for them?

- The most common misconceptions around weight loss

- Healthy fats: is there a limit on how much we should be eating?

- Why it’s more important to focus on the quality of food and micronutrients rather than macro

- Breakfast or fasting - which is better for weight loss?

Plus much more! 

For full show notes and resources head to:

www.mywellnesspie.com/weight-loss-mythbusting