Up For A Chat

Associate Professor Peta Stapleton is a clinical/health psychologist at Bond University, Australia, and embraces evidence-based practice and is passionate about new and innovative techniques. Peta is known worldwide for her food cravings/weightloss research using Emotional Freedom Techniques or ‘Tapping’, and has led a world first study investigating the impact of tapping in the brain through a fMRI study. Peta has also led the way to having this stress reduction tool be included in schools worldwide. Tapping in the Classroom® was created as a universal wellbeing program for teachers to use the technique of Tapping with students of all ages in a classroom situation. Peta developed this online training with personal support to give teachers an effective self-applied stress management tool. She also delivers Evidence Based EFT as a skills training for health professionals and has been recognised with the Harvey Baker Research Award for meticulous research in energy psychology, the Global Weight Management Congr

Being a bloke, being a husband, being a dad its a total rollercoaster ride. There’s the indescribable love you feel for your family. But then there’s the suffocating pressure: ~ the crush of providing for the family ~ the overwhelming sense of failure of where you are with your finances compared to where you want to be ~ the endless frustration of uncertainty of whether or not your doing the right thing with work, money, investments, cheaper electricity ~ then there’s the bullshit bombardment of how perfect everyone else’s life looks, what other blokes are doing and we compare that to our darkest moments- enter the shame and guilt. It’s something us men, and women, need to own for ourselves. There’s no shame or guilt that’s going to change the way we feel about the ups and downs of life. THERE’S NO SHAME IN NOT FEELING AWESOME ALL THE TIME. But, instead we try to suck up that feeling, we push it down, we try to ignore it, we try to toughen up. We end up replaying all of those unwanted emotions and feeli

Janet is the co-author of ‘Tantric Sex and Menopause – Practices for Spiritual and Sexual Renewal’, a practicing psychotherapist since 1999, and TEDx speaker in Noosa, Australia in 2013. She is co-presenter of the life-changing ‘Making Love Retreat’ for couples, as created by her mentor and co-author and originator of the ‘Slow Sex’ movement, Diana Richardson, in Australia since 2012. She has been a facilitator of women’s work for some 20 years and has had a long-held interest in the area of relationships and sexuality, holding couples retreats since 2009. Now 58, she had a difficult time having an early menopause at 38, where she felt like her body didn’t work anymore sexually. The discovery of ‘The Making Love Approach’ in her mid forties, initiated a profound re-awakening of her body and subsequent healing, despite the apparent obstacles that menopause created. She found that the pathway of menopause, and its effects on the body, heralded of a new sensitivity that was to be honoured and which catapulted he

Alexx Stuart is the author of “Low Tox Life” and the founder of the thriving online education hub by the same name, made up of several e-courses, a podcast (one of the highest ranked in the health category in Australia), recipes, articles and community action resources for an ever-growing community of people wanting to be healthier and make our planet happier. She’s an educator, change agent, author, columnist, speaker and consultant at the forefront of a movement that’s non-judgmental and tough on the system that got us here.  The Chatters have interviewed Alexx before but never about her mold story, and the array of weird and extraordinary symptoms that it provoked.  Alexx ends the interview with a solution.  Here are the resources she talked about. All the mold info https://www.lowtoxlife.com/my-whole-mold-mould-story/ And where to find the book: https://www.lowtoxlife.com/order-low-tox-life-the-book-copy/ And courses: https://www.lowtoxlife.com/courses-new/ The post UC 333: My Whole Mold Story with Alexx

Justine Watson President & Co-Founder of Mesh Injured Australia had a TVT fitted in 2010 for SUI. She discovered in 2017 after a cystoscopy that the mesh had skewered her urethra in several places and was embedded in her bladder. With no other explanations for her years of pain and systemic illnesses and after much researching, she travelled alone to the USA for removal surgery a few weeks later. Justine is a mental healthcare worker with more than 20 years experience and is now an advocate for Mesh Injured people and is currently involved in the co-design of a new Pelvic Mesh clinic in Sydney. Justine is also on the Health Consumers NSW Transvaginal Mesh Steering Committee. The Chatters are silent (for once), they are flabbergasted at Justine’s story, if you know anyone or you yourself have had a pelvic mesh implant or are contemplating having one then this is a not to be missed episode. This is for people with hernia mesh as well as pelvic mesh. As the shock subsides the Chatters have a million questi

I’ve tasted the bitter flavour of failure. I’ve chewed and brewed over the decision of quitting, and the ripples caused by personal defeat. The small number of times I’ve quit has haunted me to this very day. One day I’ll grow, develop and mature enough to make peace with these moments. These are the words of Jamie Milne, NZ Maori of Ngati Pikiao, and born and raised in Rotorua, is about pushing the body to find your real strength. The Chatters interview this incredible man who wants to know how far he can go, to learn more about who he is and how he can help others. For tickets to the premier of the documentary Wairua Spirit and to learn more about events and Jamie Milne Training. https://wairuaspirit.com The post UC 331: Challenge Your Physical to Find Your Amazing Strength with Jamie Milne appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Life can never be the same for the Chatters, after their discussions with Dr Jack Kruse (episode 327) and Jason Bawden Smith (episodes 328, 329). All three had their eyes opened, researched more, educated themselves and decided to make some changes. Cyndi had already decided that her lifestyle was already bringing in natures 3 secrets, she just needed to add a few tweaks. She was concerned about Jack’s dismissal of organic foods, and explains this fully. Carren found water that completely quenched her thirst and it’s like miracles started for her and Kim as always succinctly reviewed the conversation, the effect it had on her and the changes she made. Many people have asked the chatters questions about these episodes on light, magnetism and water, but the overarching comments were on how well the chatters handled themselves in the face of some complete contradictions in their own life. The post UC 330: Life for the Chatters After Dr Jack Kruse and Jason Bawden Smith appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

The chatters began their conversation with Jason Bawden-Smith last week, the conversation continues on how light, water and magnetism and how they can effect health outcome, good and bad it all depends on whether they are native or non-native. Not having them is one thing but having too much of the wrong type will also cause issues. Here Jason speaks about the solutions; watch the sunrise, take light breaks if you work inside, for every 15 minutes outside you can survive 45 minutes inside, go to the beach, go barefoot, leave the phone out of the bedroom, have holidays in nature, less tech, more nature. The chatters love the fact that Jason gives them the strategies to be the best they can. https://mitohq.com/?rfsn=2544543.6f84a6 The post UC 329: Part 2 Jason Bawden-Smith, Light Magnetism and Water appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Jason Bawden-Smith is a successful entrepreneur, author and speaker. He has founded four companies during his business career, including one of largest and most successful environmental consultancy companies in Australia. But financial success came at a great cost. Jason developed 20 chronic diseases and cured himself by going to the beach and eating oysters—- okay it was a little more complex but not that much. His moon-shot goal is to reduce illness in 100 million people by 2030 but first he had to figure out how to heal his own body. This is a two part series as the chatters love his up beat manner, his intellect and his solving of problems especially when it comes to Natures Top 3 Secrets -light, magnetism and water. Website: www.mitohq.com E-mail: jason@mitohq.com https://mitohq.com/?rfsn=2544543.6f84a6 The post UC 328: Natures Top 3 Secrets with Jason Bawden-Smith appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Dr Jack Kruse is a neurosurgeon from New Orleans, he was on Up for A Chat in 2014.  Dr Kruse wants to make  a difference.  He is brash, knowledgable and confronting.  The Chatters are shell shocked and feel like they have had a full frontal assault by the end of the interview.  His three pillars for health are; water, light and magnetism.  He believes our 6th greatest extinction has been created by the making of our own asteroid – 5G and non native EMF’s.  He tells the Chatters after the interview, that they have to up their game, ask the right questions, and polarize the audience.  While you hear the first hour the Chatters have with Jack, the second hour, not recorded, brings out Jacks caring nature.  He has answers and they are not hard; watch the sunrise everyday, reduce blue light in your life and drink low deuterium water.  The Chatters suggest you don’t listen to this episode with your children in the car, its explicit, scary at times and confronting.   The chatters also would like to create a discussi

Our listeners, our selves our husbands are all impacted by the events that happened in New Zealand over the weekend.  Kim, Carren and Cyndi have had messages from their listeners asking to make sense of the shootings.  On Sunday night a vigil took place on the Sunshine Coast.  Our own Kim spoke at the vigil along with a young 23 year old New Zealand journalist – Tessa Patrick.  Tessa’s speech was heart-stopping, so the Chatters asked if she would join them today to try come to terms with violence and bigotry.  Carren being a survivor of the Bali bombing has the answer, which for many of our listeners will bring hope. For more information of Tessa www.tessapatrick.com   instagram; @tessapatrick The post UC 326: We Love You New Zealand with Tessa Patrick appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Peter Brukner OAM is a specialist sports and exercise physician whose most recent position has been Australian cricket team doctor from 2012- 17. Peter is the founding partner of Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne and Professor of Sports Medicine at LaTrobe University. A founding Executive Member of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians, he served two terms as President and played a key role in establishing sports medicine as a medical specialty in Australia. Peter is the co-author of the widely used text book Clinical Sports Medicine and has been team physician for professional football clubs as well as national athletics, swimming, soccer and men’s hockey teams including Olympic and Commonwealth Games. Peter was the SocceroosTeam Doctor at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and subsequently became Head of Sports Medicine and Sports Science at Liverpool Football Club. He is the co-founder of the public health campaignSugarByHalf and is committed to the challenge of improving the nation

Dr. Mariza Snyder believes living a healthy lifestyle shouldn’t be a chore. As a Women’s Hormone Practitioner, she believes that you can heal your hormones without hormones. She balances your hormones naturally using powerful essential oils and self-care rituals. By incorporating simple, daily habits, Dr Mariza says you can transform your life into a healthier, more vibrant one and become the CEO of your own healthcare. Join the chatters as they spend time with another amazing essential oil advocate. You can find Mariza: @drmariza www.drmariza.com The post UC 324: The Essential Oils Hormone Solution with Mariza Snyder appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

The Changing Habits Market Place is always on the hunt for new foods, they must be ethical, trusted, organic and/or chemical free and more often than not have a great story about how they came about. Krista is a leader in agricultural innovation and the co-founder and Managing Director of Natural Evolution, a company specializing in green banana and other waste produce products. She is an advocate for innovation and disruption, and passionate about reinvigorating the Australian Food manufacturing industry. Krista’s interest in reducing waste and finding uses for unsaleable produce led to the development of Natural Evolution in 2015. Following tireless work and research, she and husband Rob built the worlds first pharmaceutical grade green banana processing facility and pioneered the process of turning produce in functional foods and cosmetics. The business has experienced remarkable growth, expanding into international markets and winning sustainability and innovation awards in Australia and overseas .  

Taylor Winterstein is on a mission, a young 29 year old mother of 2 and wife to a professional athlete.  She has a fire in her belly and nothing will stop her helping the next generations of parents to take back control of their family’s health.  She hasn’t always lived the healthy lifestyle, but a documentary woke her up and from there Taylor has become a self educated veracious learner to understand health not only for her family but for all who read and listen to her.  Her instagram tays_way_  has had death threats as she dares to talk about a taboo subject. Taylor has always innately lived her truth and her life unapologetically for herself, never seeking validation off others. She is a fierce truth-seeker and a #mumonamission to help other parents take back control of their families health, tune into their paternal intuition and consciously parent by heart. Listen in as the Chatters find out about her life and now her mission.  For more information go to www.tayswaymovement.com.au. The post UC 322: Mobi

The Chatters divide themselves and Cyndi is interviewed about her latest study – condiments.  Tomato sauce, mayo, BBQ, sweet chili sauce are slathered on our food and children’s food.  Have you ever thought what lies behind the terms, acidity regulatory, thickeners, binders, flavors, rosemary extract.  Cyndi dives deep into what is written on the label and what is completely missed.  She discusses the agricultural practices of tomatoes and then where the additives come from, how they are made and whether or not they are revealing whether GMO’s have been used.  The chatters finish with what is happening in the world and why in every industry is dishonesty the norm.   They talk about the movie Heal and the 9 attributes of spontaneous healings; Radically changing your diet Taking control of your health Following your intuition Using herbs and supplements Releasing suppressed emotions Increasing positive emotions Embracing social support Deepening your spiritual connection Have a strong reason for living The post

The Chatters interview Ben Stockwin – CEO of the Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA) he has extensive experience as an educator including 7 years as a teacher and 8 as a school principal in Queensland and Tasmania. PIEFA is the lead coordinating body for food and fibre education in Australian schools and operates the web portals primezone.edu.au and ‘Career Harvest’. Outside of PIEFA Ben is a board member of the Australian Beef Industry Foundation, a member of Landcare Australia Ltd national advisory group and a director of Surfing Tasmania and has been a member of the Australian Council of Educational Leaders (Tas) executive.  How Ben turned the academic excellence of two schools around using agriculture is quite amazing and eye opening. The post UC 320: How To Turn Academic Excellence around using agriculture with Ben Stockwin appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Kama Trudgen (MBBS) is a medical doctor who has worked as a General Practice Registrar in Aboriginal Medical Centres.  She has lived and worked on Elcho Island since 2009 and speaks Gupupuyngu. She is particularly passionate about preventative medicine and empowering people, and has stepped outside the Western medical model of health care delivery. Kama provides the support, education and resources that are needed so that Yolngu can own and control the process of looking after their own health. Along with Dianne Gondarra, she is co-founder of the Hope for Health project.  Carren, Kim and Cyndi are enthralled with her life and what she has learnt about the aboriginal culture. The post UC 319: The Australian Aboriginal Culture is Misunderstood appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Belinda Fettke is the wife of Gary Fettke a Launceston Orthopedic Surgeon who was given a life long nutrition and diet gag sentence without appeal by his medical governing body  (AHPRA) for recommending a low carbohydrate  diet to his diabetic patients.  Belinda is not only supportive of her husband but has uncovered some damming information related to the Dietitians Association of Australia, some members of the food industry  that were party to a witch hunt on Dr Fettke.  The chatters have their jaws on the floor as Belinda tells the story of how her and Gary’s life were turned upside down and then eventually AHPRA gave Gary an apology and withdrew all charges and the gag order.   This episode will inform you about regulatory bodies, the DAA, the food industry and much more.  Not to be missed.   To find out more about Belinda and Gary go to: facebook.com/Belindafettke www.isupportgary.com www.nofructose.com Following is the link to the article Lifestyle Medicine…where did the meat go? https://isupportgary.

Carren is a private person, but in this episode she reveals something about herself that she has not talked about in public.  Clint Paddison helps her get a full understanding of what has been happening to her over the last few years.  Clint Paddison is a man driven to be well.  He was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis but was not happy with the current schedule of drugs needed to suppress the disease, in fact one of the medications he takes makes him worse.  He knows how to research so he reads and acts on his knowledge and goes from someone who can hardly walk to fully functioning, his biomarkers change and so much more. Listen in on an interesting topic and how when you take responsibility for your own health miracles can happen. The post UC 317: Rheumatoid Arthritis with Clint Paddison appeared first on The Wellness Couch.