The Barbara Thompson Podcast

I chat with Kimmy Byrne about what life was like for her at the age of 14yo living away from home as a professional dancer, then moving to New York at the age of 18 to follow her dream as a professional dancer. How from this she moved into personal training and body building, competing herself and then coaching others to get on stage. Then moving into owning two successful supplement stores and being a kick arse business woman.

Kimmy has a vulnerable chat with me about how she felt growing up about her body and her relationship with food and when she moved overseas how things started to change for her being surrounded by different body types.

We also talk about:
 - Weight training and why as women we should give it a go
- Getting back into training after having a break
- A new year goal, health is an important goal
- Popular supplements
- What Kimmy does every day as her non negotiable when it comes to self care

If you would like to get in touch with Kimmy you can contact her on 
Instagram @kimmymaree or  you can visit her at one of her supplement shops
@elite_supps_shellharbour @elitesuppscorrimal

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*TW - Eating disorders and suicide are talked about in this episode*

In this episode we head over across the ditch and I chat with Nicole from Governors Bay New Zealand - The founder and owner of Lulah Collective. 

Lulah Co. is the creative expression of Nicoles dreams and values. It’s a manifestation of her devotion to supporting other women who have walked the same path she has, the journey towards true self-love and body positivity. She wanted to create an activewear brand that created a space for women to love their fuller figures through joyful movement and forged some fiery change in the plus-size fashion industry!

Why? It’s her dream to empower women to come to a space of love within and for their bodies. Nicole struggled with this for years, and  still can be wobbly some days. When she was in a bigger body she was teaching yoga , but wasn't able to easily find a brand that catered to her curves....let alone nourished her soul. At this time all she saw was women who looked nothing like her "shredding" it at the gym in an attempt to prep their summer bodies. She thought that it would make her happy to look like them.She lost 50kg and life was easier. People treated her differently, the world was kinder... but the joy of this was fleeting as she still felt insecure and unhappy in her body. In the last year her body shape has changed again, becoming softer and more curvy. Nicole felt panicked and confused what body shape and size would ever make her feel happy and safe? This part of her story is what has brought her to the body acceptance and positivity movements- of learning to love her body through thick and thin. Of choosing moving her body to feel good, not to conform to beauty standard and fitspo bullshit. She see that the majority of activewear brands, though becoming increasingly size-inclusive, still advocate that movement is a means to change your size or shape. The movement towards a more body positive activewear industry is happening slowly, but why not speed things up? 

Nicole wants to see body diversity represented by more activewear brands. She wants to see size-inclusive brands that go beyond a size 26 and most of all, she wants to see a strong body-positive message.

Lulah Collective is your size-inclusive and totally body-positive active-wear brand designed by curvy babes, for curvy babes. They empower gals to move their bodies from a place of joy and love, and to feel great doing it! They wanted to see an activewear brand that represented our bodies!  Bodies with glorious curves. To see a brand that served gals with bounteous hips, thighs and bums. Babes who deserved to be celebrated and supported to move without limitation. And so here is Lulah Collective, created with heart, sass and soul, just for you! They are building a diverse community who embrace their curves- we hope that Lulah Co. will inspire you to love and nurture yourself through movement.

Check out Lulah Collectives podcast, The Body Posi Club for chats with real women and industry professionals on a range of inspiring topics through a body positive lens.

Nicole is also a therapist and will be opening her private practice in 2023.

To purchase her activewear or to contact Nicole:
Instagram: @lulahcollective
Website: lulahcollective.com
Podcast: The Body Posi Club Podcast

*If you are having a difficult time and need help please reach out to:
Lifeline: 13 11 14 
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Happy New Year! Studio Chat Podcast is here for a brand new year. Welcome 2023.

In this episode I chat with Daniel Simone a husband, a father and an online coach who helps clients with mindset, nutrition and fitness.  He shares with me his story and experience with depression. What depression looked like for him and what it felt like, what he did in that moment when he was at his lowest.  Daniel takes us on a journey  and shares with us what he did next, what he has learnt and how he has used this time in his life to  learn about himself. 

Daniel is a big believer in 'not hitting the snooze button', living each day to his fullest. He is  very open and vulnerable in this chat. We talk about his morning routine and the blueprint he follows each and every day even when he doesn't feel like doing anything.

If you would like to get in contact with Daniel or to find out more about him, you can find him on Instagram: @dansim412. He is also the host of his own podcast called The Build Podcast.

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Jamie is all about hope, never giving up, always improving your mindset, there is always a way to live a better, happier life. I had such a real, honest, vulnerable  conversation with him. We talk about starting our day at 4am, our childhoods, what positive thinking does to us, changing careers, our passions,  why pain and discomfort is good for us. I ask Jamie what his relationship was like with himself before he lost his sight  and what his relationship was like with himself after he lost his sight.

If you want to live your life to the fullest, this is the guy you need to listen to.

Jamie is based on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria and in 2010 Jamie was dealt with an unexpected eye condition causing him to lose 90% of his eyesight. Prior to becoming legally blind, Jamie successfully ran his own business as a tradesman. He has a love and passion for psychology and understanding the mind and human behaviour. Jamie has followed his passion for psychology and completed study in BPsychSc & Psych (Hons), with plans to complete further study in this area.  

Jamie works with his clients to help them find and become the ultimate versions of themselves by helping them break down self-imposed barriers, unlock emotional chains and reframe trauma from past experiences. By helping his clients reach their desired goals, within all areas of life.

If you would like to reach out to Jamie you can contact him via:
Instagram: @the_mind_tradie
Website: https://www.themindtradie.com

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You do not to want to miss this episode. My chat with Ash today was epic!

I would love to introduce you to Ash Hodgson. She is an Emotions and Metaphysical Kinesiologist, with a background in Holistic Counselling, Psychology and Neuro Linguistic Programming. At Grounded Soul Kinesiology, Ash's focus is to help you work through old emotions, blockages, belief systems, patterns and behaviours that are holding you back and keeping you from moving forward. Through the use of Kinesiology, Holistic Counselling and NLP Techniques, Ash aims to empower and inspire her clients to live a grounded and abundant life, free of limitations. Ash works with adults, kids and animals.

This podcast is for you if you are.........

• Ready to find your WHY
• Ready to connect to your true purpose
• Ready to connect into your spiritual self
• Ready to shift old patterns that stop you from being who you are
• Ready to master your mind and release overthinking, ruminating thoughts and anxiety
• Ready to receive more from your relationships with others
• Ready to connect to yourself and your physical vessel on a deeper level
• Ready to harness the right tools and techniques to live an optimal life
• Ready to remove self-sabotaging behaviours
• Ready to feel abundant, grounded and alive

We talk about:
- What is kinesiology
- Who can benefit from kinesiology
- What is the meaning behind this quote 'guiding you to remember and embody your grounded soul' 
- The Anxiety Support workshop (we talk about this in the episode)

If you would like to contact Ash you can reach out to her via:

Instagram: @groundedsoul.kinesiology 
Website: https://www.groundedsoulkinesiology.com
Email : [email protected]

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Introducing Pam and Inge - Founders of Mia and Mae Co, two sisters based in Melbourne. Their mission is to help women connect with themselves by caring for their mind, body and spirit. They value the importance of self care & wellness on both a physical and spiritual level. So, they ventured on a mission to create a collection of thoughtfully curated Gift Boxes that nourish, promote wellness and inspire time for self care. 

Their story is just the beginning. Join us in this episode as we chat about:
- Holistic tools with intention and purpose
- Wellness and  self care looks different to all of us
- Self care tools and rituals
- Teens and bullying at high school - how crystals, sage and having a ritual and a safe community. How holistic + wellness and healing can help
- How this can help parents of teenage girls
- Healing & wellbeing
- Crystals
- Palo Santo (my favourite word)
- Self care playlist
-Spiritual approach to self care
- Crystals in your bra
- The full moon
- Corporate gifting

With Christmas around the corner what a great way to gift yourself or a loved one with something from these ladies:

If you would like to contact Pam and Inge please reach out to them:
Mia & Mae Co
Instagram @miaandmae
https://miaandmaeco.com.au

Subscription Boxes:
https://miaandmaeco.com.au/collections/self-care-subscription-boxes
Delivery available to Australia and NZ

*TW - Loss, miscarriage, toxic relationships, toxic work places, grief and loss, bullying  is mentioned in this episode* 

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*TW - There is a mention of eating disorders and suicide in this episode*

E P I G E N E T I C S
"If you have tried it all, and nothing is working for you, this is the answer - Period"

Hannah Louise from  HL Genetic Coaching chats with us in this episode about Epigenetics. This is your opportunity to get the no BS, scientific proof of what your unique genetics need, to get and keep results easily, rapidly and sustainably by using one of the best scientific secrets in the world.

We chat about:
- What is Epigenetics
-Why generic programs don't last and are a thing of the past
-Why are some people non responders to generic programs and how to change it
-What is a genetic health type and why does it matter
-How knowing your genes can help your whole lifestyle
-Bio hacking your own body chemistry
- How can we work out what our unique body type is, why is this important how can this unlock the best version of ourselves
-How genetics helps body love
- What is the perfect body blueprint

If you need someone to talk to please reach out to Lifeline 24/7
Lifeline
13 11 14
https://www.lifeline.org.au

If you would like to download the E book we talk about in this episode or get in contact with Hannah, you can find her on:
Instagram  @hlgeneticcoach
Email:  [email protected]

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Hello ladies! I am thrilled to have Sam Murray from Empowered Holistic Counselling and Wellness back on my poddy! Sam first joined me on Episode #6 speaking about Endometriosis  and she is now back for Episode# 40 talking about holistic counselling. I truly believe we all need support and someone to talk to at some point in our life.  Sometimes we may not know where to start. Have you ever wondered what counselling/holistic counselling is all about? Then this episode is for you!

Sometimes when we can have a significant change in our life or we have an accumulation of things that happen in our life over time, we may feel we need to reach out and ask for help. 
Join Sam and I have a chat about Holistic Counselling & Counselling.

We chat about:
- What is holistic counselling

- Why did you become a holistic counsellor

- Common reasons why people may see a counsellor

- How can a counsellor help

- How can seeking mental health support help

- What to expect in a session

- What are the benefits you have seen first hand from your experience so far running your own practice

- Alot of people may be scared, embarrassed or have alot of fear when it comes to opening up to a total stranger about their life story or what is bothering them

-What would you say to those people who may not be happy with their life but they may not believe counselling can help them or be their thing

- We chat about the therapeutic relationship and how it may take a bit of time and patience to find a practitioner that suits them best

If you would like to contact Sam you can find her @empowered_holistic_ counselling. 
https://empoweredholisticcounselling.com.au

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Trina O'Duffy is living in Madrid.  She is a holistic wellness coach & yoga teacher who has a business called My Collective Compass - Trina is passionate about gut health and wellness -  inspiring others to get to know themselves and what they need. 

"I have been passionate about wellness from a very young age. My mum introduced me to holistic wellness therapies such as reflexology and healing massage as a child because growing up I suffered from severe allergy problems, asthma and digestive problems.

I was interested to learn more about my body and how holistic therapies could help me further. This led me on my personal journey to healing my gut health, asthma, and allergies - becoming medication free after 20-something years of inhalers and antihistamines! I learnt the importance of balancing my body and mind connection.

 My journey inspired me to help other people so I trained to be a health coach as well as a yoga instructor. 

Trina shares her story of how she finally paused and listened to her body.

Holistic health and wellness is a practice that considers a person as a whole - mind, body and spirit - to support strong wellbeing and get the root cause of any issues.

Benefits of a holistic approach include...
- reduce your risk of illness
- manage modern day stressors
- bring more joy to your life

We talk about:
- food in Italy
- how it is prepared 
- the taste and quality of foods
- fermented foods
- the ritual of Italian coffee
- olive oil
- inflammation
- how eating good food changes your taste buds
- pay attention to your body and what it needs

If you would like to reach out to Trina you can contact her:
Instagram @trinajaneoduffy
https://www.mycollectivecompass.com

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Today my guest is Kate Deighton -  Australia's ONLY Certified & Credited Narcissistic Trauma Informed Coach. 

In this episode we talk about helping empaths to rediscover their sparkle after toxic relationships. Before we do that, we need to talk about these toxic relationships, how do we find ourselves in them and what to look out for. We will be using a number of words and terms you may not have heard before but they all make sense and certainly helped me when dealing with being in, getting out of and healing from narcissistic abuse. 

We talk about:
- this is a form of abuse that causes trauma
- triangulation (manipulation tactic)
- questioning your own sense of self worth
- the cycle of love bombing, devalue, discard
- this is not your fault
- chemical addiction of being in a narc relationship
- hoovering
- bread crumbs
- projection
- flying monkeys
- trust you intuition 
- narcissistic injury
- healing from a relationship 
- positive supply and negative emotional
- empath intuition is next level and is never wrong.trust your initial thought it is always right
- you are not crazy
- healing ourselves lack of self worth not feeling good enough
- compassion & self care
- not judging ourselves
- Shame and guilt  we fell for them in beginning, shame and guilt we stayed for as long, shame and guilt when we leave  or they discarded us. shame and guilt its tough to move on

You are enough just as you are!

If you would like to get in contact with Kate please reach out to her on instagram @kateadeighton. If you are wondering if you are experiencing narcissistic abuse please check out her online quiz.

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