Self Love Podcast

When envisioning all that I wanted Phenomenal Feminine Entrepreneurs to do for you, I knew having Kim Morrison on would be a must. She truly is the consummate feminine entrepreneur.

With a wealth of knowledge that can’t help but fill your heart and mind with a delicious sense of all that is possible, I know you will get so much from this interview. 

In starting her business, Kim Morrison wanted to be the largest aromatherapy company in the southern hemisphere. But, as time went on, she realised her true reason, her why, is to support one woman to tap into their innate healing power, nourish and nurture her family through the medicinal qualities of plants, herbs, and essential oils and nature. 

Beyond that, her bigger why has always been to create a beautiful legacy for her family.

I don’t doubt your heart and mind will be filled with seeds of possibility once you’ve listened to this interview

Enjoy!

Surgery is a big deal and for many getting over the surgery is even bigger. Your surgeon does his part while you are in the hospital but when you leave, recovery is your challenge and your responsibility. Here are 10 ways to help speed up the healing process so you can get back to life as quickly as possible.

1. Use Essential Oils

2. Read Inspiring Words

3. Self-Hypnosis and Meditation

4. Give Your Body The Right Fuel

5. Pure Blackcurrant Powder

6. Get Moving

7. Drink Your Fluids

8. Eat Fermented Foods

9. Follow Good Advice

10. Give Yourself Permission To Rest

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MUSIC INTRO & OUTRO

‘The more that I leant into who I was, became who I was, the more people I felt courageously opened up to be that themselves as well. It doesn’t have to be pink hair – I mean I’m just crazy enough to do that, that’s probably my Danish Viking warrior blood, we’re pretty wild – but really belief in yourself takes time. Having good people around you that pick you up and build you up. I definitely am the first person to say I can be really horrible to myself, and I guess when you say those things aloud and other people tell you that it’s not a nice way to speak to yourself. So, having good people in your corner. But be that good person to other people for that reason. Compliment people every single time you see something beautiful about someone.’ ~ Amy Bennett

Amy Bennett is a passionate and proud woman who grew up truly valuing the power of community. Inspired by her beautiful mother, Amy is committed to give as much as she can to her community and help make the Sunshine Coast one of the most desirable and sought after places to live.

Amy understands what having a place to call ‘home’ means. And it is this love of helping people make their dreams come true that she is now assisting her clients, and the Sunshine Coast community, with all of their real estate needs.

A vital part of the team for over 6 years, Amy has held various positions including as our Operations & Marketing Manager playing an instrumental role in establishing the Community Giveback program which has contributed to over 200+ local charities.

Professional, hardworking, and caring, she prides herself on telling the story of her client’s properties and the benefits of a Sunshine Coast lifestyle through curated campaigns that include advancements in technology that provide a seamless sales process for buyers.

Clients describe Amy as “committed”, “vivacious”, “energetic”, “astute”, “well researched”, “high attention to detail”, “passionate”, “a marketing genius”, “professional” and “exceedingly helpful with a lovely cheerful nature”. Specialising in the beautiful Kawana Island area, Amy believes in keeping the ‘real’ in real estate, providing six-star service, and ensuring her clients are supported throughout their property journey.

Her definition of Self Love is powerful. I just want everybody to love themselves. We’ve only got one chance. Everything we have other people would envy. Self-love is being fair to yourself, give yourself a break. Self-love is looking in the mirror and you are ok. We’ve got this. Be proud.

Her favourite quote is from her mentor Karen Hannah.

‘Get curious not furious.’

Links to follow:

Website: https://www.mcgrath.com.au/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcgrathestateagents/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amybennettmcgrath/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McGrathEstateAgents

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amyveronicabennett

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyvbennett/

Quotes:

My mum is an absolute superstar learned from her the importance of giving back

We were not allowed to be bored.

Hard work I learned as a necessity.

I am selling that sunshine and magic

It doesn’t happen unless you do it yourself

You have to be courageous to give to others

People are dealing with their own concerns and insecurities

Belief in yourself takes time

Don’t think about it, fear holds you back

If you think something say it

Say nice things and do good things

All will be well

We don’t always need to know everyone’s business

Switching off and having that break is good

Apply your own lense with good people around you

Before, during, after or under, over, off

Dreams do come true, heart and souls can work together

There is no such thing as a coincidence

If I don’t have it in the tank I can’t give it

We cannot be everything to every body

And it’s ok to not be 100% at every thing

Self-care is stopping and letting my brain slow down

I hope every single person has that someone who will be there for them

We often do what we wish we had

Get curious not furious

In ‘The Science of Getting Rich’, Wallace Wattles teaches that contrary to popular belief, there is plenty of wealth and happiness to go around. His book reveals a way of thinking that will get you all the riches and joy you desire and in this week’s Quicky you will hear the pocket guide to understanding his philosophy!

Links to follow:

Website: https://twenty8.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twenty.8.essential/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty8essentials

Quotes:

A thought can produce the thing that is imaged by thought

One must past from the competitive mind to the creative mind

Gratitude unifies the mind

One must keep in mind the purpose to get rich

‘Surfing brought joy back into my life and I just kind of sobbed as I paddled out into the line-up and a Brahminy kite was flying overhead, and I just sobbed at the gift of choosing joy again in my life, and the ocean brought it back in for me. Which is what it did when I learnt how to surf at 46 as well. There was just this experience of choosing joy and choosing the wild inside that surfing brings because you are immersed in the ocean and there’s big energy out there sometimes and you get to align yourself to big energy and as your skills in surfing grow, there’s kind of an alchemy that happens where instead of being wiped out by big energy, you get to hitch a ride on it.’ ~ Alice Mackinnon

Dr Alice MacKinnon (PhD) is a mindfulness martial artist. Her work focuses on presenting and practising dynamic, hands-on and embodied practices that take mindfulness from a worthy idea into the rough and tumble of daily life – at work, in the community, and in the home and family. Alice is a long-time practitioner of meditation, yoga, qigong, surfing and fitness – these are the foundations of mindfulness as a martial art in her own life.

For over 24 years, Alice was a professional and community environmental sustainability educator, consultant and communicator. She earned a PhD in Adult Learning at the University of Technology Sydney, that focused on transformative education and multiparty stakeholder negotiation and their potential to create systemic change. The insights gained from that sustained research continue to inform her work today.

At the age of 50 years old, Alice stepped aside from the environmental sustainability field and retrained to gather fitness, yoga, surfing and qigong instructing under the applied mindfulness umbrella. She hosts community and online classes in fitness, yoga and qigong. She facilitates and hosts public retreats and workshops in mindfulness and well-being. She is a consultant and facilitator to business and community organisations in the areas of applied mindfulness, health and well-being, healthy psychosocial workplaces, and emotional intelligence.

Alice collaborates with her wife Jennifer Jefferies, an internationally renowned speaker and naturopath, to host the Smart Sassy Seniors podcast and live events. These are gathering enthusiastic audiences in Australia and around the world.

Alice is also a published author with three books:

“Expanding Green Strategies: Creating change through negotiation” (2009)

“The dharma of surfing: wisdom from the water for life” (2016)

“Surfing as a Dance: How one woman found grace in and out of the water” (2018)

Her fourth book will be released in June/July 2023 and is called “Surfacing: Choosing Resilience, Recovery and Love”.

Alice’s formal qualifications include: PhD, Masters in Applied Science (Social Ecology), Graduate Diploma Education (English and History), Bachelor of Arts (Journalism and Public Relations). She is also a qualified and experienced Fitness Instructor, Yoga Instructor and Qigong Instructor. For six years she was also a Surfing Instructor on the Gold Coast helping mostly middle-aged women grasp their dream of surfing.

Most recently Alice is trained in Trauma Informed Practice, Mental Health First Aid, Gentle Somatic Yoga, Creative Community Recovery Facilitation, Rites of Passage Facilitation, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and PSYCH-K.

Her definition of Self Love is to just take a deep breath, I think perhaps to back yourself to go I am here. I am here. I have work to do. I have a purpose in being here I will do this. I will show up. I will find what my purpose is. I will do this with curiosity and humility and belief that I am here for a reason. And whatever I need to do whatever paths, guides practices I need to find to help me to do that, I will do.

Her favourite quote is from Leonard Cohen:

Ring the bells that still can ring.

Forget your perfect offering.

There’s a crack in every thing.

That’s how the light gets in.

Links to follow:

Website: https://aliceionamackinnon.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliceionamackinnon/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sally.mackinnon.73

Smart & Sassy Seniors Podcast: https://smartsassyseniors.com/

Kim interviewed Alice’s wife Jennifer Jefferies on the Self Love Podcast – SHOW 41

Quotes:

I have a brain that loves to study and create

Life these days is about living, weaving and creativity

I have learned to choose joy again

Surfing brought joy back into my life

There’s kind of an alchemy that happens where instead of being wiped out by big energy, you get to hitch a ride on it

You can experience big joy with big energy

Working with the subconscious and on your heart creates

Peel back the layers with kindness

When we are curious, we get to suspend all judgements

Sit beside your emotions and welcome them in

Gently ask yourself questions fearlessly

A good therapist will hold your hand and guide you through the darkest times

We are the midwives of a new epoch

We have a responsibility to embrace this new time

We have the means to make a difference

The breath is the bridge

Ask what brings you joy and lifts the spirit and heart

Follow the path of joy and open the gate

If there is one word that is often overused, misused or misinterpreted in many different ways, it is love. Love is an incredible expression and a word that carries many emotions. Our children can use it to describe anything from a favourite pair of shoes to a favourite meal. And as parents we may wonder the kind of impact it can have on our children. But there is one amazing place to start cultivating more love and that comes from oneself. We can teach our children the beauty of self-love by being the best example. In this week’s Quicky we look at ways we can help our children be aware of this super-power, and how they can embrace it all with love and care.

Links to follow:

Website: https://twenty8.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twenty.8.essential/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty8essentials

Quotes:

Self-love is an exciting concept where one accepts oneself fully for what they are and what they are not

Self-love is not arrogance

We all need to practice what we preach

Self-love evokes confidence and self-worth

‘I think fundamentally we have to break up with all these old programming like punch through, work hard, push, do your best, turn up exhausted and then it shows that you have got this badge of honour. The tall-poppy syndrome – yes it did exist – but we’re buying into it even more now, and I think confidence is unstoppable but that needs to come from within and we need to almost re-write the script. So, we’ve become indulgent I think, of using that as an excuse. Until you can find your own mojo which is ‘I have to do this because it feels right’ and you have a birthright to be your very best self.’ ~ Nikki Fogden-Moore

A Global Quantum Coach, it is Nikki Fogden-Moore’s mission to help create a world that is led by extraordinary humans achieving personal and professional success. She wants to ensure that high achieving leaders – both established and emerging - have the tools to harness their 'mojo' and thrive with vitality, confidence, courage and conviction. She has created her signature “Mojo Maker©” framework to provide people with the essential roadmap that puts them in the driver’s seat of their life, allowing a whole new dimension for truly centred and aligned decision making.

Bio:

Nikki Fogden-Moore makes the world a more connected and empowered place. Affectionately known as the Mojo Maker©, Nikki specialises in Quantum Coaching for the world’s best leaders. She works with high performing men and women, together with established and emerging entrepreneurs, to guide them in their transformation from overwhelm to sustainable success.

As a high-performance expert, Nikki’s 25 years of experience working in both corporate and wellness arenas, allow her to elevate her intuitive and passionate life ethos to thrive in challenging, high-pressure environments. Nikki’s proven set of highly accurate intuitive skills make her a remarkable coach and asset to clients in and out of the boardroom.

Put simply, Nikki changes lives and is the mastermind behind dozens of thriving businesses. As the former Head Trainer for Women’s Health and Fitness magazine, and with decades of experience in advertising and global brands, Nikki is seen as a creative visionary to Fortune 500 companies and C level executives. By applying deep expertise and meeting people where they are, she empowers her clients to embrace their passion, do the work, show up for themselves and own their success.

The author of three books, Nikki’s latest book, Radical Self Belief #Adulting The Rally Of Life is the essential road map for modern leaders that reignites confidence, connection and contribution. It’s a step-by-step road map to stop overwhelm and get back in the driver’s seat, fast. Suit up, step up and embrace the ever changing personal and commercial landscape.

Her definition of Self Love is: Not needing everyone else’s validation but to just come into every day with a softness and a curiosity and that everything is going to unfold the way it is supposed to with radical self-confidence I can handle anything all without judgement. It is about not being triggered by anything. Someone else’s reactions are not my responsibility! How I respond is my choice. It takes conscious practice.

Her favourite quote is:

‘Life has no remote, you have got to get up and change it for yourself.’

And if you can’t you have to ask for help so choose wisely. Celebrate what you have right now. There is no perfect.  We’re all human, we all have challenges and we all feel the same. Life is a rally. There are no barriers apart from the ones we place on ourselves. At the end of the day we all have 1440 minutes in a day. It’s how you use them that counts.

Links to follow:

Website: https://www.nikkifogdenmoore.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nfogdenmoore/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikkifogdenmoore

You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/VitalityCoachTV

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nfogdenmoore/

The Mojo Maker Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/57R8qbEbqt4vnJ9naSR1OU?si=18004c53778e43f0

To get a copy of her amazing book Radical Self Belief:

https://nikki-fogden-moore-the-mojo-maker-official-store.myshopify.com/products/book-and-course-bundle-radical-self-belief-adulting-the-rally-of-life

Quotes:

I have lived life all in

I’m a navigator, coach, motivator and doer

I am into work-life blend

Make sure the world’s wealth is handled by the best value-led leaders

I don’t want good people to be lost to burn out

Good people deserve to do well.

The more you make the more you can give back

Money has energy

Confidence is unstoppable but it needs to come from within

We just have to lead by example

There is abundance and enough for every body

Surround yourself with a couple of tools and people who help you stay strong in your conviction

Life is not a dress rehearsal

Self-leadership is not just about how much money you make

Capitalism is a cop out for conscious decision making

We need to change our attitude around money and success

Media has become a scapegoat for taking responsibility for ourselves

At what cost as we chasing a title?

The conditions are always perfect

Your ego is not your amigo

Being a coach is not about telling people what to do, we just light the runway

We are addicted to difficult, gossip and oh my god!

Sport gives me a sense of play, life is a gym

We need everyone to realise their super power

I am a reverse-seller!

My books have been written to get shit done and to live your best self!

I’m proudly a lot and proudly energetic!

Your spirit defines your reality

Yin and yang is a concept originated in ancient Chinese philosophy that describes how obviously opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. In this week’s quicky we look at the important of the extremes in movement and how important the balance is for total health and wellbeing.

Links to follow:

Website: https://twenty8.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twenty.8.essential/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty8essentials

Quotes:

It is all about contrary and opposite forces

The opposing movements can include yin like stretching and yang like running

In all stillness there must be movement; in all movement there must be stillness

‘So, the research has become a very, very big part of it, even though people don’t want to say, like the pharmaceutical companies, oh this is true it does work, that’s why they have to have this knowledge behind them, and this is why the research goes into so much today. It’s just like how we learnt how to use herbs, we just worked with them and I suppose in the very beginning there wasn’t a lot of documentation, but as time has gone on, that valuable documentation, the research, people submitting their case studies and showing their research papers, that’s how we really get the greater understanding about how these chemical constituents that are so minute are able to truly work in many facets of our health and wellbeing.’ ~ Deby Atterby

Growing up with a passion for plants Deby Atterby was continuously inspired by her grandmother, her Mamushka, who would give her herbal teas and tinctures whenever unwell or injured. This empowered her to want to learn more and train to become qualified in plant medicine in her adult years. One of her absolute passions is with Australian essential oils and as you will hear in this interview her love of aromatic medicine is what drives her to share her knowledge with the world.

Deby is an active Aromatherapy educator and clinical practitioner with over 30 years experience. She has continued to be active in an aromatic medicine and clinical aromatherapy as well as Western Herbal Medicine and trained internationally since 2001.

In 2008, she undertook the task of editor and publisher of the industry magazine, “Aromatherapy Today International Journal,”

www.aromatherapytodayeducation.com.au which assists aromatherapists with their continuing education in the aromatherapy realm and Deby provides an in-depth profile of an Essential Oil in each volume.

Deby instigated the first 2-day Aromatica Australia conference in 2015, which was well attended by therapists from Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Japan, who were all treated to wonderful presentations by guest speakers in their field. As a result of the first Aromatica Australia conference, Deby has continued running the conference in 2017, 2019 and 2021.

More recently, Deby has been recognised as an expert in Australian native essential oils and has many case studies to demonstrate their efficacy and benefits in a clinical environment and along with her colleague, educates predominantly in the use of Australian Essential oils. She then has since written a book on Australian Essential Oils, which was released during the 2021 virtual Aromatica conference and is being sold worldwide, available on www.aromatherapytodayeducation.com.au

Some of her favourite essential oils include Clove, Peppermint and Lemon and all of the Australian essential oils.

Books that Deby recommends in this podcast are as follows:

Australian Essential Oil Profiles - practical and clinical guidelines - Deby Atterby

The Constituents of Medicinal Plant - 3rd edition  - Andrew Pengelly

C02 Extract in Aromatherapy - Madeleine Kerkhof

Harvest to Hydrosol - Ann Harman ( she has a new one out soon)

Essential Oil Safety - Robert Tisserand - Rodney Young - second edition

The Carrier Oil Palette  - Jade Shuts- Sherilyn Siegmund-Roach

Help Your Dog Heal Itself  - Caroline Ingraham ( she has other great books to care for animals also )

Aromatree - Salvatore Battaglia 

Also Sal’s Complete Guide to Aromatherapy 1-3

Her definition of Self Love is – ‘To know we all have our own ideas of what self-love is. For me it is about respecting who I am and of course believing in myself. Knowing to be the best I can for who I am is really important.’

Her favourite quote is:

‘Our uniqueness is what one should embrace. It’s what makes us really as special as what we are. May every aroma that you smell be a healing one.’

Links to follow:

Email: [email protected]  [email protected]

Phone: 0413877185

Website: www.aromatherapytodayeducation.com.au

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aromatherapytoday/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aromatherapytodaydeby

Quotes:

I have had a love of plants since I was a little girl

Healing plants and aromatics are the basis of all medicine

My grandmother and her love of plant medicine empowered me as a child

The pharmaceutical companies are destroying themselves, they are cooking the goose!

We work with homeopathic remedies to align the body

You have to clean the blood and boost immune defence.

Had a real burning in my belly to bring aromatic medicine to Australia

It was our elders who did all the research.

I want to gift this all to Australia

Every drop is precious

Every part of our time is precious

Mother Nature and Father Time give us the energy

Don’t destroy us, we can’t destroy the plants or the essential oil will be destroyed, and in turn that will destroy us

Each oil works very uniquely

Understand oils clearly and be educated properly

One of life’s biggest challenges we sometimes face is the ability to prioritise oneself. We get told all the time if we do not top our own tank first we will not have anything left for others. Today we take a moment to truly honour the important aspects of self-care physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Links to follow:

Website: https://twenty8.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twenty.8.essential/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty8essentials

Quotes:

Self-care is not selfish it’s essential

Make yourself a priority

Take the challenge to honour yourself

Create space for me time