In this episode Sophie and Katie explore how water can be medicine with guest Rebecca Anne, PhD, a practitioner in holistic and quantum-informed health. 

The discussion delves into the intelligence of water, hydration, and practices to improve water quality. Rebecca shares her personal journey with water, emphasizing the importance of mineral balance, light, movement, and temperature in hydration. 

The conversation also touches on Dr. Masaru Emoto's work on water's response to emotions and intentions, and the significance of structured water for health.

Curious Health Podcast Links

Rebecca's Instagram

1:1 Support with Rebecca

Rebecca's Book - Energy Healing for Children

Gerald Pollack's Book - Fourth Phase of Water

Dr Masaru Emoto's Book - The Hidden Messages in Water

Plant Experiment Negative vs Positive 

Rice Experiment

Timestamps

01:21 Intro to Episode + Rebecca

03:18 A Love Letter to Water

05:43 Rebecca's Personal Journey with Water

10:26 Dr Emoto's Work: Water Carries Messages

13:27 Coherence vs. Incoherence

15:00 The Effect of Vortex + Motion on Water

18:08 4th Phase of Water (EZ Water)

21:20 Hydration; Not Just About Quantity.

28:30 Stress + Increased Mineral Requirements

27:20 Sophie's Experiments with pH

30:56 Remineralising the Body when Stressed

37:21 Increasing EZ Water in Our Bodies

39:25 Infrared + Sunshine for Health

43:05 Practical Tools to Improve Water Quality

48:44 Rebecca's Personal Water Practice

51:54 Plant Experiment

53:30 Improving Water Quality

55:33 The Rice Experiment

57:49 Lessons on Water from Bach Flowers

01:00:13 How to Work with Rebecca

01:01:37 Outro

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Katie Belle Benson is a herbalist + Bach Flower practitioner focused on holistic + emotional health. A mother of two, she draws from years of study in plant medicine, alternative healing + culinary arts, to offer grounded, personalized care through 1:1 sessions both in person + online. Katie integrates curiosity, intuition + a deep respect for the body’s innate wisdom into her work.

www.houseofbelle.es

Sophie Anderson is an Upper Cervical Chiropractor based in Barcelona, Spain. With a deep affinity for nervous system health, innate intelligence + the body's natural healing capacity, Sophie supports clients in reconnecting with themselves both physically + energetically.

www.koeolife.com

In this episode, Katie and Sophie are joined by Jen Carr - a mindful eating coach and ghost writer, who is currently working on an Ancestral Eating book. 

Together they explore how food can be medicine, especially when we align our nourishment with the seasons, our hormonal rhythms, and emotional states. 

Jen also shares her insights on the gut-brain connection and the holistic approach to healing relationships with food. The conversation delves into the significance of circadian rhythms, the impact of seasonal eating, and the role of mindfulness in digestion.

Curious Health Podcast Links

Jen's Instagram

Discovery Call for 1:1 Support with Jen

Timestamps

01:21 Intro to Episode

04:00 Jen's Latest Project – Ghost Writing Book on Ancestral Eating

05:09 Ritualistic Rhythms, Biodynamic Living

07:15 How the Body Shifts When Living More BioDynamically

08:45 Probiotic Living vs. Buying Probiotics

11:15 Going Backwards to Go Forwards

12:15 Micro Habits for Increased Health

16:15 The Effect of Eating in a Relaxed Environment

21:55 Local + Seasonal Food is the Solution

28:06 Why Grazing is Not Allowing Us to Self-Heal

31:05 Two Meals in Sunlight for Health

33:30 Jen's Recommended Eating Rhythm Throughout the Day

41:30 How to Distinguish a Genuine Hunger Queue

47:45 Emotional Eating

51:35 Eating When Bored

56:17 Metabolic Impact of Our Thoughts on Digestion

1:01:26 Slowing Down for Optimal Digestion

1:08:26 Jen's List for Circadian Gut Health

1:13:38 Connect with Jen

1:16:22 Outro

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Katie Belle Benson is a herbalist + Bach Flower practitioner focused on holistic + emotional health. A mother of two, she draws from years of study in plant medicine, alternative healing + culinary arts, to offer grounded, personalized care through 1:1 sessions both in person + online. Katie integrates curiosity, intuition + a deep respect for the body’s innate wisdom into her work.

www.houseofbelle.es

Sophie Anderson is an Upper Cervical Chiropractor based in Barcelona, Spain. With a deep affinity for nervous system health, innate intelligence + the body's natural healing capacity, Sophie supports clients in reconnecting with themselves both physically + energetically.

www.koeolife.com

In this episode, Sophie and Katie explore the world of herbal remedies, discussing how easily accesible herbs can be used to support common issues as home. 

They delve into the benefits of everyday herbs in boosting energy, calming the nervous system, supporting deeper sleep and the immune system. 

Katie shares how to simply and easily incorporate these herbs into your daily life and shares which ones are great for use with children.

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Katie's Instagram

Katie's Online Shop

1:1 Herbal Support with Katie

UK - Neal's Yard Herbs 

USA - Mountain Rose Herbs

Canada - Green Muse Herbs

Functional Mushrooms: www.mycogenius.com

Erin Lovell Verinder Books: 

Plants for the People

The Plant Clinic

Timestamps

01:21 Intro to Episode + Katie

04:00 Herbs for Energy + Vitality

07:58 Help for Adapting to Stress

13:00 Adrenal Glands + their Role in the Body

15:54 The Spirituality + Nuance of Plant Support

21:10 Cumulative Effect vs. Acute Issues

24:50 Calming a Nervous Tummy

27:50 Calming the Mind

30:00 Overwhelm when Overgiving

31:25 Difficulty Falling Asleep

32:20 Supporting the Immune System

37:40 Cool Garlic Story from Albania

39:05 Digestive Support

42:06 How to Use Herbs at Home

50:20 Katie's Morning Herbal Infusion

51:53 Katie's Evening Herbal Infusion

52:40 Contraindications for Using Herbs

53:50 Ways to Work with Katie

58:50 Outro

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Katie Belle Benson is a herbalist + Bach Flower practitioner focused on holistic + emotional health. A mother of two, she draws from years of study in plant medicine, alternative healing + culinary arts, to offer grounded, personalized care through 1:1 sessions both in person + online. Katie integrates curiosity, intuition + a deep respect for the body’s innate wisdom into her work.

www.houseofbelle.es

Sophie Anderson is an Upper Cervical Chiropractor based in Barcelona, Spain. With a deep affinity for nervous system health, innate intelligence + the body's natural healing capacity, Sophie supports clients in reconnecting with themselves both physically + energetically.

www.koeolife.com

In this episode Sophie and Katie explore how information can be medicine, and how too much information, or the wrong information, can be harmful. They are joined by Annalea Jayne, a former paramedic turned holistic health practitioner, who shares her journey from traditional medicine, to alternative healing practices and ultimately into working with German New Medicine (GNM) + Integrated Somatic Inquiry (ISI). 

The conversation delves into our intention behind seeking more information, when is enough, enough, + the role of trust + neutrality in healing. Annalea shares about the valuable information we can learn about ourselves from connecting with our body and sensations.

Both Katie and Annalea have the 1/3 profile in their Human Design + they discuss how this impacts their need for more information, + how they know when to stop analysing + start implementing.

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Annalea on Instagram

Annalea’s fantastic GNM basics course - use CURIOUS code for 10% discount

Annalea also cohosts Bio-Skool - the #1 School for German New Medicine

Timestamps

01:21 Intro to Episode + Annalea

05:20 Annalea's Journey from Paramedic to Alternative Health

11:50 Seeking Information to 'Fix' Our Own Broken-ness

16:20 Information as a Way to Control

19:00 Addiction to Information

20:50 Learning to Surrender through Birth

24:05 Information Needs to be IN-Formation

25:30 What's the Drive Behind Overconsumption of Info?

27:50 Can We Just BE With the Understanding?

34:00 Using ISI to Link Our Mind's Thoughts + Body Sensations

37:00 What is Integrated Somatic Inquiry?

42:20 Intention Behind Information Seeking

45:48 Knowing Doesn't = Fixing

54:30 Human Design 1/3 Profile Lived Experience

59:52 Practical Application 1: Checking In With Our Intention

01:01:50 Practical Application 2: Can I Be Curious About What Just Activated My Body Sensation?

01:05:10 The Forgotten Force is Neutrality + Being Present

01:11:48 How to Work with Annalea

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Katie Belle Benson is a herbalist + Bach Flower practitioner focused on holistic + emotional health. A mother of two, she draws from years of study in plant medicine, alternative healing + culinary arts, to offer grounded, personalized care through 1:1 sessions both in person + online. Katie integrates curiosity, intuition + a deep respect for the body’s innate wisdom into her work.

www.houseofbelle.es

Sophie Anderson is an Upper Cervical Chiropractor based in Barcelona, Spain. With a deep affinity for nervous system health, innate intelligence + the body's natural healing capacity, Sophie supports clients in reconnecting with themselves both physically + energetically.

www.koeolife.com

In this episode Sophie and Katie explore the profound connection between the body and mind with Somatic Intimacy Coach Alice Jackson, and how learning to let our body lead us can be medicinal for all areas of our life. 

Alice shares her journey from experiencing a deep disconnect from her body that led to struggles with eating disorders, to finding healing and finally a life that feels fulfilling. 

The conversation delves into the difficulties of hearing and listening to one's body, having the courage to make changes when the body pushes us to do so, and the transformative power of embodiment practices and somatic intimacy coaching. 

Curious Health Podcast Links

Alice on Instagram

Alice's Website 

Book a Discovery Call with Alice for 1:1 Somatic Intimacy Coaching

In person event with Alice on 21st February 2026

Timestamps

01:21 Intro to Episode + Alice

03:02 Alice's Journey with Eating Disorders + Feeling Disconnected from Her Body

07:00 Feeling Numb + Noticing Subtle Nudges from the Body

09:40 When the Body Shares Inconvenient Truths with Us

11:00 Where IS my Intuition?

14:50 Using Apps to Measure Body Info - Helpful or Harmful?

20:37 What We Do With the Info from the Apps is So Important

23:37 Slowing Down to Shift Out of Autopilot

24:30 When It Doesnt Feel Safe to Be in Our Bodies

28:10 Pathways to Pleasure in New Ways

31:49 Frustration at Not Feeling Pleasure

35:25 Five Minute Guided Exercise to Be In Our Body

40:15 Reflections on Exercise

43:34 Practical Advice on Hearing Our Own Yes and No

47:40 Waking Up The Hands

52:03 How to Connect with Alice

53:07 Outro

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Katie Belle Benson is a herbalist + Bach Flower practitioner focused on holistic + emotional health. A mother of two, she draws from years of study in plant medicine, alternative healing + culinary arts, to offer grounded, personalized care through 1:1 sessions both in person + online. Katie integrates curiosity, intuition + a deep respect for the body’s innate wisdom into her work.

www.houseofbelle.es

Sophie Anderson is an Upper Cervical Chiropractor based in Barcelona, Spain. With a deep affinity for nervous system health, innate intelligence + the body's natural healing capacity, Sophie supports clients in reconnecting with themselves both physically + energetically.

www.koeolife.com

In this episode, Sophie and Katie learn about Non-Violent Communication (NVC) with practitioner Anke Mennenga, and how improving how we communicate in relationships and with our children can be medicinal. 

Anke shares her personal and professional journey with NVC, and how its influenced her as an individual, a mother and a partner. 

She explains the four key components of NVC, and how these can be applied in daily life to foster not only deeper understanding and compassion, but also better connection to ourselves and others - a core component of health for all of us.

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Anke on Instagram

Anke's Website 

Marshall Rosenberg’s Book - A Language of Life

Timestamps

01:21 Intro to Episode + Anke

03:06 Anke's Journey with Non-Violent Communication (NVC)

08:00 Four Steps of NVC

08:50 How We're Raised with Wrong + Right

11:15 Real Life Example of NVC Process

14:45 Universal Needs of All Human Beings

16:35 Requests vs. Demands

22:15 We Feel Let Down Due to Our Own Expectations

26:00 Self-Connection Through Checking in with Our Feelings

28:00 Four Core Survival Needs

30:14 Impact of Truly Listening to Ourselves + Others - A Story

35:20 The Practice of Empathetic Listening

39:15 How Being Heard Calms our Nervous System

44:00 Many Times Communication Can Feel Scary

48:00 When Strategies for Connection are Tragic and Create Harm

50:30 Practical Application of NVC Principles

55:30 Anxiety Often Covers Deeper Emotions + Needs

59:49 How to Connect with Anke

01: 01:49 Outro

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Katie Belle Benson is a herbalist + Bach Flower practitioner focused on holistic + emotional health. A mother of two, she draws from years of study in plant medicine, alternative healing + culinary arts, to offer grounded, personalized care through 1:1 sessions both in person + online. Katie integrates curiosity, intuition + a deep respect for the body’s innate wisdom into her work.

www.houseofbelle.es

Sophie Anderson is an Upper Cervical Chiropractor based in Barcelona, Spain. With a deep affinity for nervous system health, innate intelligence + the body's natural healing capacity, Sophie supports clients in reconnecting with themselves both physically + energetically.

www.koeolife.com

In this episode, Katie speaks with Sophie about how different understandings of pain, and how its often a signal rather than a problem to be fixed. 

Sophie draws on her experience as  a Chiropractor to share about the body's natural healing processes and gives four simple, practical techniques for reducing pain and tension.

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Sophie's Chiropractic Office on Instagram

Sophie's Chiropractic Website - use code CURIOUS for 10% discount for new clients on the 3-Part Consultation

Sophie's Favourite NSDR (free) - 15 mins

Sophie's Favourite NSDR (purchase) - 15 mins

Timestamps

01:21 Intro to Episode + Sophie's Work as a Chiropractor

03:10 Is Chiropractic Just for Pain?

05:37 What's the Biological Purpose for Pain?

07:39 Why is Inflammation Helpful?

08:40 Should We Use Ice for Inflammation?

11:45 Fever for Healing

15:00 Pain Increasing with Emotional Stress

16:50 Chronic Pain is Not Just Physical

17:50 How Pain Means Different Things in Different Contexts

19:30 Brain Changes from Chiropractic Adjustments

25:20 Body's Ability to Self-Heal

29:28 Tools for Self-Healing + Managing Pain

31:40 Simplicity of Breath to Reduce Spasm

35:00 EFT or Tapping for Reducing Symptoms

38:00 The Tapping Practice

41:00 The Sneaky Tapping Practice for When You're in Public

41:30 Ten Second Breath Practice for Calm

43:40 Yoga Nidra or NSDR for Calm

45:35 Practical Tool Recap

47:25 Where to Find Sophie

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Katie Belle Benson is a herbalist + Bach Flower practitioner focused on holistic + emotional health. A mother of two, she draws from years of study in plant medicine, alternative healing + culinary arts, to offer grounded, personalized care through 1:1 sessions both in person + online. Katie integrates curiosity, intuition + a deep respect for the body’s innate wisdom into her work.

www.houseofbelle.es

Sophie Anderson is an Upper Cervical Chiropractor based in Barcelona, Spain. With a deep affinity for nervous system health, innate intelligence + the body's natural healing capacity, Sophie supports clients in reconnecting with themselves both physically + energetically.

www.koeolife.com

In this uplifting conversation, Kasia Olszko shares insights on mindfulness, self-compassion, and the importance (and difficulty) of being present in our daily lives for ourselves and others.

She shares simple, practical techniques for transforming negative self-talk, talks about integrating mindfulness into everyday activities, and how we can shift away from the detrimental impact of technology on our attention spans. 

The discussion between Kasia and the hosts, Sophie and Katie, also highlights the ripple effect of self-regulation on parenting, and the people around us, emphasizing the importance and necessity of these techniques for our world right now.

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Kasia on Insight Timer

Kasia's Instagram

1:1 Clarity Session with Kasia

Kasia's work for Organisations

Timestamps

01:21 Intro to Episode + Mindfulness

05:05 Kasia's (necessary) Journey into Mindfulness

09:57 Difference between Meditation + Mindfulness?

10:50 Being an Observer + the Witness Position

13:47 The Power of Choosing When + How to React

17:20 Habitual Behaviours + Neural Pathways

19:50 Our Inner Critic + How to Speak Differently to Ourselves

23:30 Research on Positive Reinforcement

24:27 Ten Second Self-Compassion Practice

28:40 Negative Thought Journal

32:05 Glimmer Moments

38:50 Why Do We Often Get Sick on Holiday?

43:30 Practices to Free Up Mental Space

45:30 Rewiring Our Brains to Be Able to Focus

49:30 How the '5 Step Practice' Works

51:47 A Mindful Activity for Mums

52:30 The Impact of Co-Regulation for Parents

56:45 Five Second Practice for Parents

01:00:18 The 5 Step Practice (5 mins)

01:06:40 How to Work With Kasia

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Katie Belle Benson is a herbalist + Bach Flower practitioner focused on holistic + emotional health. A mother of two, she draws from years of study in plant medicine, alternative healing + culinary arts, to offer grounded, personalized care through 1:1 sessions both in person + online. Katie integrates curiosity, intuition + a deep respect for the body’s innate wisdom into her work.

www.houseofbelle.es

Sophie Anderson is an Upper Cervical Chiropractor based in Barcelona, Spain. With a deep affinity for nervous system health, innate intelligence + the body's natural healing capacity, Sophie supports clients in reconnecting with themselves both physically + energetically.

www.koeolife.com

In this short intro, Sophie and Katie briefly reflect on the intention behind Season 2  and their dreams for Season 3 and building a community. 

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Timestamps

01:21 Reflections on Season One

02:03 Community Dream - will you join us?

02:40 Season 2 Message of Empowerment and Self-Care

05:10 Season 3 Ideas

05:30 Season 1 Reflections

06:11 Bringing Back the Simplicity to Healing

07:59 Community and Connection

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Katie Belle Benson is a herbalist + Bach Flower practitioner focused on holistic + emotional health. A mother of two, she draws from years of study in plant medicine, alternative healing + culinary arts, to offer grounded, personalized care through 1:1 sessions both in person + online. Katie integrates curiosity, intuition + a deep respect for the body’s innate wisdom into her work.

www.houseofbelle.es

Sophie Anderson is an Upper Cervical Chiropractor based in Barcelona, Spain. With a deep affinity for nervous system health, innate intelligence + the body's natural healing capacity, Sophie supports clients in reconnecting with themselves both physically + energetically.

www.koeolife.com

In this reflective season finale, Sophie and Katie revisit the powerful themes woven throughout Season 1: intuition, healing, and trust. 

They explore how our health journeys are shaped by the model of care we subscribe to, whether it's conventional, alternative, or biological. With stories, science, and soul, they unpack what it means to truly trust the body’s innate intelligence - to heal, clean, regulate, and regenerate itself, even when we can't see it happening.

They share personal insights, practical ways to deepen self-trust, and real-life examples of how the body is constantly healing.

This episode invites listeners to reflect on their own health model, to become their own expanders, and to ask: what do I need to start trusting my body more? 

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​A Simple Guide to Building Trust in Yourself + Your Body (and why it matters!)

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Resources:

The Vital Truth - Dr Sarah Farrant

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Katie Belle Benson is a herbalist + Bach Flower practitioner focused on holistic + emotional health. A mother of two, she draws from years of study in plant medicine, alternative healing + culinary arts, to offer grounded, personalized care through 1:1 sessions both in person + online. Katie integrates curiosity, intuition + a deep respect for the body’s innate wisdom into her work.

www.houseofbelle.es

Sophie Anderson is an Upper Cervical Chiropractor based in Barcelona, Spain. With a deep affinity for nervous system health, innate intelligence + the body's natural healing capacity, Sophie supports clients in reconnecting with themselves both physically + energetically.

www.koeolife.com