Up For A Chat

New Zealand Tour Part 1; leaving your family and your home to go away to another country and to hike in all-weather on a remote trek, helicopter rides, extreme bike riding, with strangers, creates a place to learn.  Nature, challenges, exercise, in-depth talks can bring around change, strong emotions and lessons.  The Up For A Chatters interview the women that joined them on the Awaken the Change Within tour of the South Island of New Zealand. The surprising conversation and lessons learnt are worth listening to. The post Awaken the Change Within – New Zealand – Part 1 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

The NZ trip with the UP For A Chatters is in its 5th day. They are walking with 10 other people through the Queen Charlotte Track. 71km’s of amazing scenery. Their guide is Polly Taylor a fascinating athlete with an amazing life story. Her philosophy on life is not to be missed. She has changed many of the groups determination to make some changes in their life. Facebook/pollytaylor Cpilly@xtra.co.nz The post Polly GI Jane Taylor – The NZ UFAC Trip appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Haters, bullying fake news and social media is the topic of this weeks Up For A Chat.  How do you feel when you are attacked on social media? How does it make you feel and how do you react?  When do you know whether news is fake? What is Astroturfing?   The girls talk about their strategies on how they cope with social media bullying, the three of them do it very differently and this week is yet another up for a chat that begins serious but ends with humour and solutions. Important phrases to remember “Bless”, “That’s Interesting” and a good TED video on astroturfing, just 10 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bYAQ-ZZtEU The post Haters, bullying fake news and social media appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This week, Cyndi is alone, Kim is away and Carren is busy with getting all the tickets for the New Zealand hiking trip ready.  Cyndi decides to talk about her farm, the vision she has, manifesting, vitalism and the importance of providing the right resources for our bodies to heal and to be well. https://changinghabits.com.au/product/manifesting-matisse-e-book/ Vitamin D, Deep Sleep and Gut Bacteria with Dr Stasha Gominak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74F22bjBmqE The post Holistic Farming and Permaculture – A Dream come true appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Running Amok – (murderous rage): Carren, Kim and Cyndi discuss the recent event in Las Vegas.  As girl friends talking about it for the first time they are confused and perplexed about why someone would hurt so many innocent people.  New evidence comes to light from two prominent US psychiatrists and the Up For A Chatters discuss the theme of their articles.  The nature of the subject creates a somber mood, but the insights are worth listening in for. For further reading: http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/mass-shootings-new-manifestation-ancient-phenomenon-and-their-link-psychiatric-dr and http://kellybroganmd.com/the-violence-inducing-effects-of-psychiatric-medication/?utm_source=Kelly+Brogan+MD+Newsletter&utm_campaign=546222e8ca-Violence+Repost&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d0f977a8c5-546222e8ca-122643949 The post UC 254: Running Amok – (murderous rage) appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

One of Kim’s closest friends was over visiting from NZ and Kim instantly saw an opportunity to interview the gorgeous Marnie Perkinson- especially as she is a runner, nutritionist and lover of all things natural. Her story will resonate with many UFAC listeners as her story is around being a top runner dealing with chronic fatigue and her search to find answers that modern medicine simply could not give her. Marnie is an avid researcher, has set up her own website and blog and is a phenomenal television presenter and educator. Here’s a little more on her background. Marnie Perkinson had been dealing with Post Viral Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for almost a decade. Having been a National Aerobics medalist, NZ representative Mountain Runner, and 2hr41min Marathoner with Olympic aspirations, she quickly realised that when you don’t have energy, life becomes a struggle and the positive, ‘anything’s possible’ person she once knew herself to be, became almost unrecognisable. On the upside, this set her on a journey whe

Beck Warke from Omahanutrition drops in to talk about her incredible ride from Police officer to Primary School Nutrition presenter.  Beck won an interview with the Up For a Chatters because of her incredible video she sent after completing the The Functional Nutrition Course and what she has achieved.  She is inspirational, eloquent, dynamic and someone who is going to change the nutrition world in schools. Don’t miss this one.  www.omahanutrition.com.au  Facebook/omahanutrition  Instagram/omahamum  And here is the winning video https://youtu.be/Z8lEGS5csk4. The post UC 252: Creating Change with Beck Warke appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Flashback Chat, we have had many requests to replay some of our Most Popular podcasts from the past. This week is the final part of a 3 part series where the Up For A Chat girls discuss the habits of happy people. This week Cyndi, Kim and Carren discuss 1. Know your facts and don’t jump to conclusions 2. Keep things in perspective 3. Take responsibility and deal with any issues and problems in life 4. Speak respectively and be kind to your self 5. Make goals write them down 6. It’s none of your business what people think of you 7. Don’t let strangers effect your mood 8. Be grateful and participate in life. Kim, Cyndi and Carren also have a wonderful goal for 2016 they look forward to sharing it with you in this podcast. The post UC 251: Flashback Chat – Habits of Happy People Part 3 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Flashback Chat, we have had many requests to replay some of our Most Popular podcasts from the past. This week is the continuation of a 3 part series on the habits of happy people. The challenge to do one of the habits each day continues. This week Kim, Carren and Cyndi discuss the following habits. 1. Speak kindly of others, look for the good in people. 2. Forgiveness is a noble habit 3. Keep Learning 4. Start and don’t quit 5. Love what you do 6. Enjoy good company and change the relationship you have with self 7. Change negative thoughts around to positive. Once again Kim matches these habits with essential oils that will help you through the daily habit changes. The post UC 250: Flashback Chat – Habits of Happy People Part 2 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Flashback Chat, we have had many requests to replay some of our Most Popular podcasts from the past. This is the first part of a three part series on the habits of happy people. Cyndi found an article on the web called the 22 habits of unhappy people and decided to reverse the habits for a more positive spin on the article. Carren, Cyndi and Kim talk about these happy habits and how to achieve them, in fact they set a challenge for all listening in to focus on one of these habits each day. This week the habits include; 1. Stop complaining 2. Create experiences 3. laugh at 5pm 4. Stay in the present 5. Don’t wait to be happy 6. Enjoy hobbies 7. Eat healthy. Kim attaches an essential oil to enhance each of these habits. Listen in and start your happy habits today. The post UC 249: Flashback Chat – Habits Of Happy People Part 1 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

When Nutrition and Health Just Isn’t Enough.  The Up For A Chatters tackle another question from their listeners, this is someone who is upset that her body has let her down.  She believed that the basic primal instinct of having a child has failed her, due to an 11 week miscarriage.  It’s hard to have faith in food and health when you think that at a time in your life when you are at your best health wise, your best is just not good enough.  Listen in while each of the Chatters talk about the spiritual, mental and physical manifestations of health. The post UC 248: Up for a Chat Q & A 2 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Q and A time all about acne, dandruff and fertility…  The Up For A Chatters get many questions so today is the answer to one.  Hey gals! I love your podcasts! I would love it if you could cover things related to stopping birth control. I am currently suffering from horrible acne and dandruff since stopping OCP and if I wasn’t hoping to start a family i would be sooo tempted to go on it just to clear my skin again. I eat super well and drink plenty of water and use natural or homemade skin care products. I am sure there are plenty of other girls facing these same issues and i believe a podcast addressing these issues would be very beneficial. Thank you:) We have two pdfs that you can access below. Contraception and Conception Devices Twenty8 Essentials – Eight Ways The post UC 247: Up for a Chat Q&A appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Sandy Morrison a woman in her 60’s and mother inlaw to Kim joins the Up For A Chat girls for an hour that melted the hearts of all listening. Sandy’s wisdom has all the girls silenced and listening intently to her graciousness and words of wisdom. Her voice creates a peace and quiet that has never been heard in the history of Up For A Chat. Listen in and feel the emotion that is so palpable in the room when Sandy describes her life through the beginning of feminism, love, loss of a child, politics and faith. She is truly counted as one of the wise elders of her generation. The post UC 246: The Wisdom of Age with Sandy Morrison appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Cyndi is at Dr Terry Wahls Protocol Seminar in Cedar Rapids Iowa USA, she is inspired by the many stories of recovery she is hearing not only in the seminar room but through the breaks.  Bob Cafaro is a Cellist for the Philharmonic Orchestra, over an 8 month period he loses his peripheral sight and the use of his hands, a devastating place to be as a professional cellist.   Listen in as his realization of the diagnosis of MS sets in and his determination that it will not define him, but make him stronger.  An inspirational podcast for all. www.bobcafaro.com FB & Instagram thebobcafaro His book: When the Music Stopped The post UC 245: Another MS miracle with Bob Cafaro appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Shift work is hard on the body and mind. But just like statistically there is a chance of heart disease, cancer and mental disorders with shift work, we can change our behaviours, foods and self care in order to breeze through the rigors shift work puts on our body. This is a must for all shift workers. Audra Starkey has been a shift worker for most of her life, she has studied the art of keeping well, by researching and interviewing people who have survived 5 decades plus of shift work. www.thehealthyshiftworker.com Audra Starkey is a Shift Work Veteran, Accredited Trainer and Clinical Nutritionist living in Brisbane. With over 18 years’ experience working shift work including 3 years as a Trainer for one of Australia’s largest employers of shift workers – Qantas, Audra knows first-hand how hard it is to work irregular rosters and shift rotations – and remain healthy too! Her passion for health and nutrition in a shift working environment stemmed largely from her own personal struggles, which led her to e

The Up For A Chatters like people who think like they do, these are the people that they usually interview, but Joel is someone that challenges all three of them.  This interview is real, it opens up a can of worms and hearts and as women The Up For A Chatters become eloquent in asking Joel exactly what is living an illusion and how he found his truth.  In doing this The Up For A Chatters begin to question their resistance. www.livingmyillusion.com The post UC 243: Living My Illusion – Joel van der Molen. appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Zhane’ (pronounced Jarnay) is an Epigenetic Human Potential Coach at the Apeiron Academy in the U.S. currently working remotely in Bali. She is also an avid biohacker. In order for her to get to where she is right now she has an incredibly touching story that is not to be missed.  Kim and Cyndi conduct this interview but have no idea of the depth, rawness, truth and enlightenment Zhane’ gives to the eating disorder Anorexia Nervosa.  This interview is an insight and understanding from an eloquent speaker about what propels a young person to stop eating despite death staring them in the face. This is definitely an interview to tune into if you have been through, or have been touched by, someone with an eating disorder.  If you need to contact Zhane’ she has offered her contact details for you right here  @femalebiohacker Facebook: Ultra Nutrition Co. https://www.facebook.com/femalebiohacker/ Email: zhane@ultranutrition.co Instagram: zhaneisultra The post UC 242: Anorexia Nervosa with Zhane’ Orr O’Farrell appea

Nutritionist, Naturopath, Herbalist, Author and Speaker. Helen is a beautiful friend of the Up For A Chatters, she is visiting Kim for a couple of days and The Chatters decided to sit down and have a conversation about life, health, discrimination, bullying and what it takes to become well in this day and age. There is no doubting Helen’s passion for healthy eating started young, as her request was to eat at a Korean restaurant on her third birthday so she could have kimchi! Helen holds a bachelor degree in Health Sciences (Naturopathy), advanced diplomas in nutrition, herbal medicine and massage and has completed extensive post-graduate training in treatment for metabolic, neurologic, digestive and immune disorders.  Helen has co-authored the book ‘BubbaYumYum’ with Charlotte Carr and Pete Evans, co-authored ‘The Complete Gut Health Cookbook’ with Chef Pete Evans and has written several articles for leading health magazines.  Since 2011 Helen has been a regular presenter and ambassador for the Mindd Foundat

Flashback Chat, we have had many requests to replay some of our Most Popular podcasts from the past. The rate of depression and mental illness has increased dramatically in the last decade. The question is asked as to – do you wake up one day and have depression or is it a slow slide – before you finally go to your doctor? How do you get out of the slow slide, what are the steps to take? Carren has been through depression so Kim and Cyndi ask questions to find out the answers. All three Up For A Chat hosts provide valuable information on how does depression start and what are ways to combat mental illness, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. This discussion just didn’t stop – the information was just too important, so it goes for 1 hour 16 minutes. The post UC 240: Flashback Chat – Depression appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

The healing power of Nature: National Parks, there is something that our forefathers knew about the power and sanctity of Nature, so much so that they are preserved for us to enjoy. Peru, New Zealand, Africa, and every country in the world has preserved these stunning places, that when you visit them they can change your very state of being. The Chatters explore what is in nature that can change a persons health, mind and spirit.  Carren and Kim talk about how they find nature in a concrete jungle and Cyndi talks about her recent hike through Yosemite. The post UC 239: The Healing Power of Nature appeared first on The Wellness Couch.