Ti Ora Tea Talks with Good magazine

Tracey is passionate about teaching people how to create simple, tasty plant-based food that can be prepared easily – and is affordable. For Tracey, cooking is both therapy and art; she gets into her flow when in the kitchen and infuses all her food with loads of aroha. She adores connecting with others and talking plant-based food!

Jules Bright is a woman of many talents and carries with her an abundance of knowledge and wisdom. Her years of travelling the world while nursing, exploring natural herbal medicines and creating her own skincare brand has led her to live a more natural lifestyle, while inspiring others to do the same. 

Entering the world of nursing while young, Jules’ career has seen her visit many corners of the world including the Australian Outback, all over Europe and throughout Asia. While in London, she spent five years as sister in charge at the royal and military hospital and although, through practice, she would use traditional medicine on her patients, she was always intrigued by the healing properties of natural medicine. 

It was after a traumatic motorbike accident with her partner in India that was the pivotal turning point in Jules’ life. Nursed back to health by a group of local Indian women and children, Jules recovered within days of the accident and was astounded by the healing properties the natural medicine and rituals had on her skin.

“I had never seen healing like this in my life. I just wanted to shout it from the hilltops, this is something miraculous.”

From that moment on, Jules knew she had to explore what else was out there. Her life was soon devoted to living with indigenous people, studying naturopathy and bush medicine and creating her natural skincare brand Earth’s Kitchen. Within our chat, Jules discusses the properties of plants she uses like Kawakawa, NZ flax, Tarata, Kanuka, Dandelion and others which she says have had incredible results towards wounds and general health.  

“I’ve not found a faster medicine to work than our native bush medicine.”

As if she wasn’t impressive enough, Jules also managed to fit in getting a private pilot’s licence, had two kids and has spent 18 years perfecting the world’s first BioGro certified natural sunscreen that has an SPF of 50. 

“I’m a scientific person, who lives in the magical world because of what I have experienced.”

Jacqlin Richards talks about her work as a parenting mentor and how she helps parents be okay with being parents. She talks about how to learn to parent your own inner child, and let go of the guilt. And how, by recognising parenting styles are patterns from the past can transform a child’s behaviour and increase everyone’s happiness.

Learn about the power of breath. Which foods and supplements are the best, plus ones to avoid. And how to recognise when anxiety is clouding our thinking, and ways to navigate that. Good editor Carolyn Enting chats with experts about the best ways to deal with anxiety.

Our guests are:

Sue Thompson – coach, communications specialist and managing director of Evolve Performance Group.

Ben Warren – clinical nutritionist and founder of BePure.

Rich Hackney – breath and body practitioner of Enrich Health & Fitness.

Wendyl Nissen talks about her new book, A Natural Year, which focuses on getting back to basics, and living the good life in Hokianga with husband Paul and their brood of chickens.

A journalist, broadcaster and former magazine editor, Nissen speaks frankly about anxiety and depression, and shares wellness techniques that have worked for her.

A Natural Year is her ninth book and a beautiful guide to living through the seasons as well as Nissen’s favourite recipes which are simple to make as well as simply delicious.

Young mum Janelle Brunton-Rennie talks about overcoming grief and loss after losing herhusband and the love of her life, Kurt Brunton, aged 41, to cancer. She shares why she decided to go public with her grief journey and how that has helped her and others. 

Jason Shon Bennett talks about how to stay young, by using food as your nutritional weapon against illness and disease.  

• Learn why fasting is good for you.  
• What surprising top 5 foods does Jason recommend you add to your diet. 
• Which top 3 things to avoid for living healthier for longer. 

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