The Wellness Collective

Dealing with trauma is something all of us have had to deal with, no matter if it big or small. Dr Sarah Woodhouse has dedicated years of study to the area of trauma and in this episode she helps us unpack what trauma is for each of us and why it is important to deal with it accordingly.

In this episode we specifically discuss;

+ How we all have trauma

+ How any experience can lead to trauma and how it's relevant to all of us

+ How we can talk to others about trauma

+ Why we need to self regulate and how

+ What are self limiting beliefs and why are they linked to trauma

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Reality of Reality TV with Zoe George

Cecelia and Nat got to chat with 2020 Big Brother housemate, Zoe George.  Zoe has spent years keeping women, especially mums, laughing with her blog, 'The Subtle Mummy.’  In this episode Zoe shares of her experience in Big Brother and shares why she “did it for all the Mum’s”.

 

In this episode you’ll hear Zoe talk about;

+ Her own experience in Big Brother and why she decided to apply (before her husband even knew)

+ How she adjusted to being one of the more ’senior’ housemates

+ What goes on behind the scenes

+ Stories about playing pranks (as she’s know for)

+ How to find yourself as a mother again, after the toddler years

+ How being open about health and after childbirth is so important for women

+ Why she decided to share publicly that she “broke her vagina” 

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Author and journalist Amy Molloy knows a thing or two about doing hard things. After becoming a widow in her early 20’s and learning how to navigate through hard times, she found a glimmer of light that grew into much more when learning how to heal through telling her story.  

In this episode you’ll discover;

+ How to find what your own story might be

+ The importance of recycling feelings

+ Why you need to ‘pick’ your audience or those who you share with and how this is important to your recovery

+ How to deal with criticism

+ How your own story can be therapeutic to others.

 

 

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Hannah Davison knows too well what hard times look like.  After a series of ‘big’ moments and life events, including living through earthquakes and soon after going through a divorce, she recognised the need to help support our children through hard things.  Through the books she has co-created ‘My Big Moments’ she’s here to help us understand what we can do as parents to support our children in these real life events that we all face.

In this episode we chat specifically about;

Why as parents, the best thing we can do is put ourselves first

What resilience is really about

How to truly support children through hard things

Why whispers (aka symptoms) turn into shouting if we don’t listen

You can connect with Hannah here: www.mybigmoments.com

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Becoming a Gastroenterologist wasn't enough to address Dr B's health issues. After years of suffering from anxiety, being overweight and feeling unwell, he eventually found his way to a turning point with some very basic changes which changed his life. In this episode you'll learn what the changes were and how you can turn your life around too.

Specifically this episode discusses;

Why humility is important in science and medicine

Why pill snap procedures became a turning point for Dr B

Why habits are had to break

How Dr B turned to the gym and it wasn't the answer at all - in fact it made it more problematic

What gut microbes need to thrive and why they are the key to better health

Why fibre is the secret and how 95% of us do not get enough

and other simple solutions to take your health to new levels.

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Throwing kindness around like confetti is actually the simplest form of human connection. Hugh Mackay discusses his latest findings and research with reference to his new book The Kindness Revolution, and shares ways in which we can be more kind and all reap the rewards.

Hugh shares a lot of gems in this episode - you're going to learn more about;

+ How humans respond to crisis

+ How crisis instigates magic moments to create more kindness

+ Instinctive human understanding of what people fundamentally need to survive.

+ How we can turn a crisis into a revolution

+ How we have become a socially segmented society and how this can be problematic

+ Why humans may be more emotional due to social needs.

+ Anxiety, depression and loneliness - the 3 basic fundamental human issues right now.

+ How we are actually hardwired for kindness and need to to be human.

All this and much more - you can check out Hugh's book, The Kindness Revolution in all book stores now.

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20 years is a long time to be in the prequel to menopause. With Dr Mariza on your team, you'll find that it doesn't have to be your mother's experience of menopause and you can decide to define your own menopausal path with the right tools.

In this episode we chat about;

+ How our 40's are the most important years to set the foundation for the rest of our lives

+ why messing with hormones when we are in transition is likely the worst time to use synthetic hormones

+ reproductive longitivtiy

+ how lifestyle fast tracks perimenopause

+ how to decide what your menopause will look like and write that book yourself

+ how to get instant wins to feel better

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Julie Ryan, refers to herself as the psychic and intuitive business woman who learned how to do 'woowoo.' In this episode she discusses how she tapped into this ability and how she continues to bring it into her life today to help others.

We specifically discuss;

+ how emotions are our own internal GPS

+ what is spirit

+ the two minute rule

+ how we can begin to control our thoughts

+ what Julie sees when she is identifying medical issues and how

+ how she talks to pets

+ why the more you use intuition the stronger the muscle becomes

+ 12 steps / phases of transition (death)

+ how relevant dreams are

Learn more and access her book https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/3_s5CgZ07zuwXPE5FKWFsU?domain=askjulieryan.com

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This episode didn’t quite go to plan and when the guest didn’t arrive, Cecelia and Nat decided to do an episode regardless.  In this episode you’ll learn a little more about what it means to be addicted to tech, how we become addicted and why and of course a whole lot of other banter!

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Falling pregnant with their first child, Dr Chris and Kasey quickly realised that they wanted to do something to change the state of self belief and low esteem that many girls experience, especially after Kasey's own personal experience growing up. In this episode Cecelia and Nat chat with the duo to understand more of their own experience raising girls and how we can have the right tools to change the future landscape.

Specifically in this episode you'll learn;

+ Why micro movements to contribute to overall self belief

+ How from around 10 years of age girls are already trained with their mindset

+ How to answer our kids questions better with the facts

+ The 'fat chat.' How women bond over talking about their weight and why. And what we can do to be aware and change this.

+ Strategies like how to allow girls to make their own decisions. "If it's not permanent or harmful, 'she' gets to decide."

+ Consent for young women

And more. You can also find more in Dr Chris and Kasey's book - Raising Girls Who Like Themselves.

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