Wellthy Living conversations

In this episode explore;

• Different perspectives of what "ego" means
• What is the purpose of having an ego?
• Does the ego protect us or sabotage us?
• The implications of seeing ego as a dirty word
• Simple practices to manage and refine our ego
and more.

On this episode, I am joined by an incredible changemaker....Founder of I=Change, Jeremy Meltzer, to discuss how to use business to enhance the wellbeing of less fortunate people globally.

We discuss ways businesses can thrive by having a purpose beyond profit and how a simple and transparent model of social enterprise can have a great global impact.

We will delve into Jeremy's passion around violence against women and discuss why unlocking the potential of women and girls around the world is a great opportunity for business and is a driver of growth and stability in the world.

As well we talk about the small steps everyone can make to bring about social change and fulfil their passion and purpose.

About Jeremy
"If not me, who?"

Jeremy is a social entrepreneur and expert in ‘business for purpose’. He is the Founder of i=Change, the world’s first cause-marketing platform for online retailers. i=Change has partnered with iconic brands, who give back from every sale and uniquely engage their customers to choose where it goes.

With a focus on empowering women and girls, i=Change has raised over $783,000 & counting every few seconds - using the power of online retail. This has created a new and now significant funding stream for best-practice NGO’s, which is impacting the lives of already over 235,000 people in 14 countries.
You can find more about Jeremy and i=change, inclusing his powerful TEDX talk at www.iequalchange.com

"Mindfulness, once an ancient buddhist religious practice has now become a multibillion dollar industry - from mindful apps to mindful workplace, school and sport club programs to mindful eating, mindful sex, mindful walking, mindful holidays and the list goes on. The mindfulness movement has become so big and diverse and seemingly unstoppable, but what's the truth about all the hype."

Tune in to my latest #podcast as I chat with special guest, clinical psychologist and internationally-recognised expert in mindfulness, Dr Richard Chambers about mindfulness and why it’s not just the latest buzzword.

Listen at - http://bit.ly/WellthyLiving or via your podcast app (wellthy Living radio show on itunes, spotify, iheart radio)

In this episode we chat about:

- What mindfulness is and how it has been contexualised for modern society

- What are the benefits and the brain science

- The things to consider before practicing mindful meditation

What if you were diagnosed with cancer, what then?

Nathalie Brewer joins me to discuss her Personal attitude toward her cancer diagnosis and why it’s the best piece of personal feedback she received.

With Nathalie's belief in the healing power of raw, graceful and candid communication, together with her inspiring story and transformational lessons, this is an episode you don't want to miss.

We discover;

• The importance of personal autonomy when it comes to having ANY diagnosis

• The incredible role that lifestyle changes have on disease

• How to come home and occupy your body fully

and so much more.

About Nathalie

Nathalie is a single mother who lives in the Dandenong hills in a nice life for the first 7 years of her daughter’s life. However, she felt ‘NOT THIS’...not this life! She was isolated and depressed even though she was running a successful company called Yellow Lantern.
The feeling of Not This, kept growing. In the winter of 2015 she lived with a friend on the Greek Islands for 3 months. It was an intervention...to disrupt the pattern. It worked.
6 months later she was diagnosed with Bowel cancer.....then Breast cancer.

Do you lack energy?


Dietician and food coach, Joanna Shinewell joins Lisa to discuss how the foods we eat impact our energy levels and can affect our performance with tips to implement in your life.



In this episode discover:

• How food supplies us with energy

• Understand the different types of nutrients

• How to eat nutritionally for optimal performance

• Psychological pleasure of eating and why it's important

• Ways of eating that can cause stress and affect our energy and well-being

• Mood enhancing chemicals and the gut-brain axis relationship

• What sorts of food maximize performance in different situations

• How to make best food choices during highly stressful and busy times to stay well and energized.

• What is Mindful eating


About Joanna
Joanna asks you the question, “How can you take control of your physical and mental wellbeing?”.

Joanna’s psycho-gastronomic approach aims to empower people to find their recipe to successful living. She opens your eyes to diverse foods and cultures through novel and appropriate nutritional products.

Joanna has dispelled myths and provided evidential nutrition information to a diverse range of organisations from corporate groups including the NAB, to elite sporting clubs such as Melbourne Football Club (AFL), Melbourne Storm (NRL) and Tennis Australia.

She reveals the facts about how food determines physical and mental performance while empowering everyone from the investment banker to the professional athlete on how to change their nutrition to achieve their goals.

Joanna is passionately devoted to holistic nourishment. This encompasses everything from the micronutrient level to the way her clients relate to food.


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Fatigue is a multi-faceted challenge and requires understanding and knowledge to ensure that it can be kept at bay, or even eliminated. So this week I am excited to chat with the “Fatigue Professor” John Toomey to dive deeper in this very important topic of FATIGUE PREVENTION, what causes it, the implications and impact if not addressed and ways it can be prevented or at least reduced.

We will discuss ways to achieve high performance without stepping too far across the fatigue line.

This is not a conversation that focuses just on sleep issues. We will chat about hydration, oxygenation, pH Balance, food, fitness, life purpose, mental health, mindset and more.

For follow with John you can contact him via the following links:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JTinOz
Twitter @John_Toomey
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/globalwellnessmain/
Instagram john.toomey

Website: www.aweat.com.au

Do you know how to sustain yourself in work?


HeartWorks Consulting, Lucy Mayes joins Lisa to have a meaningful and real conversation about insights into the state of our organisational systems, particularly our health care system, and the impact it has on employee burnout and the the wellbeing of all involved.

In this episode explore how you can sustain yourself in work and contribute to reclaiming hope, heart and healing.


About Lucy

‘Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there."

Lucy is a leadership and community development consultant, facilitator, trainer and writer with a background as a lawyer and social worker. She started HeartWorks Consulting to live a creative and heart-based life, takes this to individuals, organisations and communities. A passionate story catcher, Lucy believes strongly in the transformational power of shared story, and in shared wisdom over 'expertise'. She is the of founder of Hope Hour and author of the recently released Beyond the Stethoscope: doctors’ stories of reclaiming hope, heart and healing in medicine.

More about Lucy


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"TRANSFORMING THE CULTURE OF HEALTHCARE"

During this episode we discuss:

-How to introduce a feedback model to reduce stress and anxiety in healthcare settings and develop a patient centred approach

-Consequences of a stressful culture in healthcare - what can be done about it, the challenges faced and ways to create change despite push back.

-The power of music and performing arts for healing and awareness and to inspire transformation even in a difficult setting.

-How to collaborate and use collective wisdom and influence to bring about change

Catherine is a true change maker and influencer in the areas of medical innovation and the arts, fuelled by her desire to implement meaningful change in healthcare from the inside out. She believes this will benefit the users of healthcare – patients and their families – as well as the hundreds of thousands of women and men who work in the field.

Catherine is a truly a remarkable woman and no surprise has received a number of accolades for her work including:
2004 Royal Children’s Hospital Chairman’s medal
2006 Ministers award for outstanding individual achievement Victorian Public Health Awards.
2007 ACHS award Clinical Quality and Safety
2009 Churchill Fellowship to study patient centred care and patient safety

2014 Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence.

2015 Member of the Order of Australia for services to medicine, to community healthcare standards and to the Arts.

2016 Award for Excellence by an Individual ‘by APRA/AMCOS at the Australian Art Music Awards for her work on the Hush Collection albums 1-13

2016 Co founder inaugural Gathering of Kindness to address bullying and poor culture in healthcare by changing the conversation to one about a kind health system. Gathering of Kindness has grown into a considerable social movement in 2017-18

For more info on Dr Catherine Crock and her work:
https://www.hush.org.au/
https://www.gatheringofkindness.org/

Lisa chats with Nathalie Martinek all about feedback, why it’s a good idea to receive it and what to do when it stings. In this episode we discuss:
-The different types of opinions and feedback, the benefits and the issues/concerns/challenges
-Ways to respond that can assist with improving ourselves, our work and our relationships
-Navigating difficult conversation and transforming conflict for greater connection
-Skillful communication that leads to personal and professional development
and more.

Nathalie started her professional career as a scientist in cancer research after obtaining her PhD from the University of Toronto before moving to Melbourne, Australia. She became less interested in studying disease progression when she noticed how people say, think and do things that either align or contradict their values and desires. She became fascinated by how belief systems, emotions, unconscious bias and assumptions are powerful drivers of choices, perspectives and behaviour. She's trained in a variety of cognitive, meditative, relationship, healing, coaching and spiritual development approaches that make people aware of what's happening inside them that's influencing their behavioural responses to life and ways to make different choices and actions that improve their lives. Nathalie works with medical and other healthcare professionals to support their wellbeing as an educator, mentor and coach. She speaks about what hinders and helps health professionals' to remain professionally and personally satisfied while fulfilling their desire to serve humanity.

Connect with Nathalie:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/drnathaliemartinek
Twitter: twitter.com/NatsforDocs
LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/nathalie-martinek-ph-d-9a015123
Instagram: _dr.healer
Medium: medium.com/@NatsforDocs
Website: : www.drnathaliemartinek.com

In this episode I'm talking with special guest Gilbert Rochecouste about creating inspiring public places that reconnect and renew communities and more.

In this episode discover,
• What is Placemaking?
• What are the benefits reaped for the public, councils, planners, developers, and businesses?
• How is it used to create sustainable, empowered, engaged and resilient communities
• How to create successful and authentic public spaces that people want to be in
• How to become a facilitator of positive change and engage hard to get to groups
• How can anyone become a PlaceMaker in their everyday lives

Gilbert is recognized locally and Internationally as a leading voice in creating great places for people. He has successfully worked with over 1000 cities, towns, main streets, universities, property developers, government organisations and communities over the past 25 years.

Gilbert's bold ideas and projects have helped make Melbourne the most liveable city in the world.

For more info on Gilbert and his company Village Well visit http://www.villagewell.org

Or connect on social media:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/villagewell/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilbert-rochecouste-7a556325/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/village.well/