Up For A Chat

Kirsty Ostwald meets the Up For A Chat girls at the Bunya Mountains, west of Brisbane, she provides them with a beautiful lunch with proceeds from her country garden. The girls are on their way to Chinchilla to speak at Womens RDO. Kim, Carren and Cyndi are definitely city chicks, so they explore what it’s like to be bought up and live isolated from city life and where the front gate may be 45 minutes from the house. The spirit of the country lives beautifully in Kirsty and the conversation explores the harshness of the bush as well as great lessons an isolated life teaches. The post UC 95: A Talk in the Country with a Country Girl appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

A listener asked The Up for A Chat girls about their rituals and routines, so listen in and here what Kim, Carren and Cyndi do when they first open their eyes in the morning.  Each does something different that works for them, but may give you some ideas as to how to kick start your day.  They also discuss  the personal care, cleaning and household products that they use.  They are very different, but there is one common theme, and that is they do have their daily rituals and their choice of products is about being natural and no animal cruelty. The post UC 94: Rituals and Routines appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Jo Whitton is a Mum who started looking at her diet after becoming ill.  She not only changed her diet but that of her whole family.  Her friends started to ask what she was doing to improve their health, so she started a blog called Quirky Cooking to share her beautiful recipes and lifestyle tips.  Her blog is a success with nearly 200,000 people following her every cooking and lifestyle move.  Cyndi and Kim begin the chat when Jo first got sick and her amazing journey back to health and the health challenge she now faces with one of her children.  Jo is authentic and wise and the girls are mesmerised by the chat. The post UC 93: Quirky Cooking with Jo Whitton appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

It’s not often we interview men, but this man is different, he is the brother of Cyndi as well as an olympic freestyle skier, television and radio presenter, producer of the Snow Show and now documentary maker.  His first documentary is “What Ate My Mother and Will It Eat Me”, it is an emotional journey of Cyndi and Marcus’s family who have endured mass decimation at the hands of the medical fraternity, but more importantly the death of their mother from mesothelioma.  Marcus explores whether our health is  a result of the luck of the draw or does diet, movement, chemical exposure, genetics and emotion play a vital role.  Kim and Carren are captivated by Marcus as he tells his story and adventures, his conclusion may not be what you think as to what ate his mother. The post UC 92: Interview with Marcus Lovett, Cyndi’s Brother appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Carren, Kim and Cyndi are constantly asked if they want to join a multilevel marketing business. They usually have something to do with supplements and skin care. So the Up For A Chat girls decide to talk about Multi level marketing and the products that are being sold by many of the popular businesses. There words of wisdom are about researching the product and not taking the hype of the marketing and advertising as truth. You will be surprised the many claims these businesses make that are not necessarily the truth. Carren, Kim and Cyndi talk about how to investigate them and make an informed rather than emotive decision. The post UC 91: Multilevel marketing of health appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Nikki Parkinson joins the Up For A Chat girls, she is a traditional journalist turned award winning blogger. Nikki reveals to the Carren, Kim and Cyndi how she began her blog and the dizzy success of her business. Her wisdom has the girls quiet and listening for most of the podcast. If you are thinking about starting a career as a blogger or looking for some bloggers to read that may help you in your life then listen in to the wisdom of Nikki Parkinson. The post UC 90: Nikki Parkinson – 2011 blogger of the year appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Kim, Carren and Cyndi have to drive to Brisbane, they are searching everywhere for a place that is quiet when Cyndi see’s a cemetery. Carren and Kim think she is mad but she says that no one will disturb them. Cyndi loves cemetery she finds them full of history and so the podcast starts there and then surprisingly talks about death and dying. All three girls discuss what they believe will happen when they die. A very thought provoking, quiet podcast without any disturbances. The post UC 89: Death and podcasting in a cemetery appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

There is a real disconnect between the food that is supplied in hospitals and Assisting Living Homes and the health of the human body.  Most of the food is packaged filled with modifications, additives, preservatives, flavours, GM foods and much more.  The cost is around $9.00 a day per person and that includes any supplements, plates, forks and serviettes.  The Up For A Chat girls decide to talk about this national disgrace and give advice on how you can survive a hospital visit, whether it is an emergency or planned.  Listen in on how they change the paradigm of a stay in hospital and the directives that you should write down in order to survive hospital food. The post UC 88: Hospital food and how to survive it appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

It is suggested by one of the Up For A Chat listeners to do a podcast on  “midlife crisis” – surely the girls have never had one and what would they know?  What is a midlife crisis what is the definition is where the chat begins.  From the definition Kim, Carren and Cyndi realise they have had many in their lives and believe it’s not bad to have a mid life crisis but the key is to not remain in the crisis. There is some frivolity and laughter in the beginning and then the seriousness of a midlife crisis takes hold and the advise given by all three girls is mesmerising, thought provoking and life changing. The post UC 87: Midlife Crisis appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

The conversation starts with the Up For A Chat girls trying to name all the complimentary health modalities they know of, it’s amazing what is out there on offer in order to obtain physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.  Each of the girls talk about the modalities that they use and what has helped them the most.  The conversation explores how many deaths occur in hospitals due to mishaps and mistakes and that the best thing is to prevent disease and crisis.  Advice is given on where to start on your healing journey and the plans that should be made in order to prevent a health crisis. The post UC 86: Complimentary Medicine and therapies appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Has the institution of marriage lost it’s meaning?  The Up For a Chat girls ponder this question.  Carren is in a defacto relationship, Cyndi and Kim are both married?  What’s surprising is that Kim and Carren are both marriage celebrants and Cyndi is about to become one.  Kim talks about the four questions she asks each couple she marries and advises even married couples to ponder these 4 questions.  With Carren being a counsellor and Kim being the wise soul that she is,  Cyndi becomes the listener and asks the questions in this fascinating conversation. The post UC 85: Marriage and Love appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Orthorexia Nervosa and more. Kim and Cyndi decide they have the disease Orthorexia Nervosa – an obsession with healthy eating. The conversation begins with their love of good food, but then it progresses to eating disorders including ones that include starving, vomiting and even self harm is touched on. The Up for A Chat girls explore what they would do if one of their children or family have such a disorder. What would you do? Each of the girls have a different way of approaching the situation through, mind, soul and body. A conversation worth listening in on. The post UC 84: Eating Disorders appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Carren, Kim and Cyndi continue what they started last week by exploring the superstition behind Friday the 13 and they talk about the collective consciousness that occurs during these events and how they can effect the world wide events.  Another rabbit hole event. The post UC 83: A full moon and Friday the 13th – part two appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Could the coming together of a full moon and Friday the 13th have effects that are beyond our control. The Up for A Chat girls ponder this. It seemed the week that happened that all three girls had something happen dramatic in their life. Carren loses her mojo, Cyndi has three daughters in crisis and Kim feels overwhelmed to the point of exhaustion. Listen in as they go down yet another rabbit hole to understand WTF happened that week. The post UC 82: A full moon and Friday the 13th – part one appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

The discussion continues, Cyndi get’s to ask more questions in this part, delving into the things that she has learnt since Steve has begun creating the nutrition course for Changing Habits.  Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, metabolic disease are discussed and the knowledge scientist have yet the doctors just aren’t getting and thus able to help their patients with the current research.  This is an interesting hour bringing you up to date with disease processes and health.  It may sound very technical but listen in and hear the knowledge unfold. The post UC 81: Dr Steve Myer Phd – Part 2 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Kim calls Steve, Mr Phd, he works for Cyndi heading up her Nutrition Education Program and Carren is keen to meet the latest member of the Changing Habits Team.  This is the first male the Up For A Chat girls have interviewed (apart from Julius with his wife and partner Sharny).  Steve is a wealth of knowledge about science, he is a minimalist, environmentalist and has a degree and doctorate in biomedical science.  Kim and Carren are intrigued by Steve and their questions probe into the life of a researcher and scientists, his research the ethics of using animals and the wonders of a reductionist who is thinking like a vitalist. The post UC 80: Dr Steve Myer Phd – Part 1 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

The Business of Twenty8;  Kim tells her story about the rise and rise of Twenty8 – as the podcast proceeds it becomes extremely clear that business is a journey and many lessons are learnt along the way and people come into your business to help you on the way as well as what you conceived in the beginning may be slightly different to where the business goes.  Carren and Cyndi sit back and enjoy the stories and lessons of Twenty8, asking pertinent questions to bring out the best of Kim (not that she needs it). The post UC 79: The Business of Twenty8 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

The Up For A Chat girls talk about marketing with ethics.  They talk about how to market, where to find media suitable for your topic and the fun and different ways it can be done.  The podcast takes a turn when Cyndi is annoyed about the fact that Mothers Day has been hijacked by Breast Cancer Australia, she explains her reasons then the discussion becomes passionate and perhaps even a little altruistic. Listen in as this may make you think about what is being told to you by the advertisers and media that may not necessarily be the truth. The post UC 78: Ethical Marketing appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

So You Want to Write a Book – Carren, Kim and Cyndi have been writing books since 1995 between them they’ve written over 15 books, published by major publishers, self published, e-books, audios, kindle and amazon versions.  They know the book business inside out.  The Up For A Chat girls talk about their journey and Listen In The post UC 77: So You Want To Write A Book appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Jessica Ainscough the Wellness Warrior and the Up for A Chat girls continue their fire side talk, exploring death, life, health, love, loss and consequences.  Listen in to the second part of this beautiful conversation that once again brings, tears, laughs and inspiration to all.  The Up for A Chat girls are in awe of Listen In The post UC 76: Jessica Ainscough – The Wellness Warrior Part 2 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.