The Wellness Collective

Sarah is the founder of the Integrative Awaken Movement and found herself perplexed that people weren't connecting wellbeing and the space between the physical and emotional when it comes to movement.

In this episode she discusses;

How much our wellbeing is interconnected - emotions and the physical self.

How muscles need to be released on a subconscious level

Why sucking in your tummy is the worst thing you can do

Why less is more

Why surrender is key and her own personal experience of loss and surrender

Why good things in this world aren't logical or practical.

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Eating a plant based diet may not actually mean cutting meat and animal products out all together. In this episode Nat and Cecelia chat with nutritionist and physiotherapist Simon Hill about his new book, The Proof Is In The Plants and discuss the science and research about plant based eating.

In this episode Simon shares about;

How health practitioners and specialists are not interpreting or understanding the science behind nutrition and especially plant based eating.  

How is plant based more beneficial than eating meat.

Simon discusses if some of us are designed to eat meat or if everybody is the same.

The hidden agenda within the food industry and what that actually is.

What the research shows around whole food plant based diet and illness.

Simon discusses planetary wellness and how reducing meat consumption is one way we can do our part for the planet.

Where should we start if we want to focus on a more plant based plate.

And Simon's best tips to begin to implement this way of life.

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The world feels a lot crazier with the pandemic, people seemingly suffering from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) and trying to find the balance between life before Covid and now.  In this episode Cecelia and Nat catch up on what has been happening, observations of human behaviour and their ideas on how we can make life a little better.  They also share some of their favourite hacks and reads right now and of course a whole lot of banter too.  

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As an exotic dancer, Carmen Kissel-Verrier loved how breast implants helped her career. But as time went on and she went from dancing to her next career, she came 'full cycle,' and made the decisions to remove her implants. This episode takes a few unexpected twists and turns and dives into the childhood upbringing, her memoir 'The Butcher Shop Girl' and more.

In this episode Nat and Cecelia discuss;

+ How Carmen arrived at breast implants (590cc at that)

+ Why she started to question her implants, including signs and symptoms that were problematic, but also how the started to 'get in the way' of everyday living

+ How the right explant surgery is critical in recovery and long term health including risks and problems that can occur

+ Recovery tips from explant surgery

+ What she would say to young women nowadays about implants

+ How Implants can't stay in forever and creating awareness around your exit strategy 

+ The Butcher Shop Girl Memoir - the story of her early childhood as the daughter of a mother who was a butcher

+ How she became an exotic dancer and enjoyed her early womanhood

 

This episode takes you on a journey on Carmens life and she delivers some facilitating truths about a very powers timeline in her life.

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Samantha Wills is an Aussie household name. But behind the success of a international brand was a lot of blood, sweat and tears. In this episode you'll learn of Samantha's triumphs, wins and fails.

 

Specifically in this episode Nat and Cecelia chat with Samantha about;

+ Her upbringing as an only child and how her parents impacted her career

+ How she went from Bondi Market Stalls to David Jones and beyond

+ The pivotal moment her passion project became her ultimate day job (thanks to a comment from her ex-boyfriend)

+ How her long-term relationship breakdown gave her perspective on her health and wellbeing

+ Living with endometriosis and listening to her body

+ The rollercoaster of egg freezing and consideration of future fertility

 

This heartfelt episode will leave you feeling motivated to achieve your wildest dreams and create the life you deserve.

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Things do change as we go through the phases of life as women. And so should your movement regime according to Debra Atkinson. If you want to continue to have energy and vitality as the years clock over, Debra tells exactly how we need to adjust our workouts to suit especially through peri-menopause and menopause. Learn your body type and how to move best to support your hormones to feel fit and fabulous!

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Comparisonitis, according to Melissa Ambrosini is a contagious, socially transmitted condition that occurs when you compare yourself to others...and we’ve all done it. Melissa explains how we could all benefit by learning how to identify where it is showing up in our lives, why it is a breeding ground for depression and anxiety, and tips for how we can break the habit and feel better.

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‘I was a doctor. I am a doctor. I am… a recovering doctor.’ Yumiko Kadota was told all sorts of things from being ’too emotional’ to ’too confident’ as a young female surgeon. In this episode, she shares how eventually it all became too much and how she went from burnout to finding the resilience within her to rebuild her life. Her words are something we can all learn from.

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Hitting rock bottom can be a very lonely and isolating time that many of us experience in our lifetime. In this episode, Brett Hill shares his own life-shattering experience and the tools and strategies he applied which he now teaches others to help us thrive beyond the tough times.

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Pain can be debilitating, complicated, and extremely individual. In this episode, Physiotherapist Lauren Campbell defines what pain is, where it comes from, how we can use physiotherapy for conditions like endometriosis and pelvic floor issues, and why it’s never too late to address pain.

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