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In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk all about our upcoming trip to Guatemala. We not going to lie, we’re nervous about what this trip has in store for us.  But having spent a portion of our childhoods living in Papua New Guinea, we are hoping that we will have some, even if minor, experience with travelling to, and staying in, a third world country. Topics Covered: Why are we going to Guatemala? doTERRA’s humanitarian efforts Long haul travelling additive-free Taking food on planes Exercise Bus trip What essential oils are we taking? How are we going to manage jetlag? Airport food Noise-cancelling headphones Accessory tips We’re excited to share with you all that we get up to in Guatemala.  We will then be staying 3 nights in Mexico City on the way home as a little mini-break and time to process all that we have participated in on doTERRA’s Co-Impact Sourcing trip. See you on the flip side! Jo and Tracey x Podcast Review We would love for you to leave a review of this podcast >>&g

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk about all things healthy living with Pete Evans. Way back when in the early days of this podcast show we dreamed of how we would have loved to get Pete Evans on the show. We thought it was never going to be possible and yet here we are! We’re big fans of Pete’s. We understand that not everyone agrees with his views and that’s ok. It would be a pretty boring world if we all agreed with each other. We’re all entitled to our opinions, but we believe he does do a lot of good in the world, especially when it comes to clean, wholefood, additive and preservative-free living. We believe it’s important to hear all the information so that we can then make our own informed choices. Topics Covered: How did Pete come to live this very clean lifestyle? Curious by nature Pete’s new book Heal is such a departure from his cookbooks. What made him write Heal? Cannabis Why is cannabis demonised? Legalisation of Cannabis Where can you find Pete? We got so much out

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we give you the inside scoop about what’s in our long-anticipated book, Everyday Additive-Free as well as a chapter sneak peek. This book has been in the making for years! You guys have been asking us to bring out a cookbook and well this year, we decided the time was right. Little did we know how MASSIVE writing a cookbook would be.  We thought we had an idea, but being on the other side now, we realise we HAD NO CLUE! Haha Topics Covered: Not your average cookbook! In the book, you’re going to get Chapter Sneak Peek of Page 1 Hints and Tips Thank you We’re so excited Get your own copy If you want to get a copy for yourself to start or complement your additive-free lifestyle, then head to our website to order it. https://additivefreelifestyle.com/book/ Tag us Once you have gotten yourself a copy, we’d love you to tag us in social media because we would really love to hear from you, plus we love seeing those kinds of notifications pop up. @additivefreelifesty

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk to Naturopath and Nutritionist, Naomi Judge about progesterone deficiency and how this could affect you. Full disclaimer here guys, Naomi is our Naturopath and we love her! She has totally helped us turn our health around. Who is Naomi Judge? Naomi is a certified Naturopath with a Bachelor's Degree in Health Science. She is also a Nutritionist, blogger, and author, with her own Sydney-based business. Naomi has reached thousands of local, interstate and international clients reach their health goals over the past 9 years. Well-known for her expertise in helping women who are frustrated, fed up and struggling with unresolved hormonal health problems. Naomi helps these women connect the dots between their health, happiness and hormones. Enabling them to live a life in optimal vibrancy – what she calls “Your New Normal”. Previous podcast episode with Naomi We interviewed Naomi way back on episode 3 and we discussed with her all about zinc and magnesium.

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk to Nikki Cassar about how to create an additive-free school canteen. In our eyes, Nikki is a superstar! She saw that the canteen at her children’s school wasn’t additive-free so she just couldn’t allow her kids to get food from there. Fast forward to when a position became available to work in the school canteen and in her interview, she stipulated that she would only take on the role if the school allowed her to make the canteen completely additive-free! Needless to say, she got the position and she has gone onto overhaul the whole school canteen to be fully additive-free! Seriously… how AWESOME is she?! Tthe canteen is not just additive-free, they also use organic or chemical free produce wherever possible which they source from a farm 15 minutes away from the school as well as they use their own school garden for produce or source locally where they can. They use very little plastic. Topics covered: How did the change come about? What started

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk to author, Nadine Artemis all about holistic dental care. We have been interested in this topic for quite some time, so we are excited to delve deep into holistic dental care with Nadine. Who is Nadine Artemis? Nadine is the author of Holistic Dental Care: The Complete Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums and Renegade Beauty. She is also the creator of Living Libations, which is a line of serums, elixirs, and essential oils for those seeking the purest of botanical health and beauty products. Her products have received rave reviews in the New York Times, the National Post, and the Hollywood Reporter. Described by Alanis Morissette as "a true-sense visionary," Artemis is an innovative aromacologist and beauty philosopher. Topics covered: What is holistic dental care? Microbiomes How to take care of our mouths and heal the microbiome area So, what can you do if you have had a root canal? What about fillings then? What are some great dental practices we can

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk to health and wellness guru, David ‘Avocado’ Wolfe. We are so excited to talk to David this week. In our eyes, he is the guru of the health and wellness world. His wealth of knowledge is staggering, and we are thrilled to be able to have a chat and learn so much from him. Topics covered: Who is David Wolfe? Had David always grown up living a holistic lifestyle? What is David’s latest book, The Beauty Diet, all about? How do you eat for beauty? If new to all this, what’s the biggest toxin we should remove from our lifestyle first up? Organic eating Detoxing your body Overcoming stress Forest Bathing – what is it? Get back to nature Where can you find David? We would love for you to leave a review of this podcast >>> here

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk to Mish Pope about how to find your strength. Who is Mish Pope? Mish is a Life Coach, Speaker and Business Owner and she is passionate about empowering women from all walks of life to not only live their best life, but to be their true authentic selves, have self-compassion, a cracking mindset and radiate joy in the process. Topics covered: What is the Clifton StrengthsFinder test by Gallup? Is the strength finder test good for everyone to do? Can children do the test? How you do put the results into practice in your everyday life? How do you do the Clifton StrengthsFinder test? Even if you don’t to the test … Where can you find Mish? We would love for you to leave a review of this podcast >>> here

This episode was so exciting for us. It’s no secret how much we love our doTERRA essential oils and speaking to Dr Eric Z today was such a thrill. He is so knowledgeable on all things oils and health and wellness, so to be able to pick his brain today was amazing! Who is Dr Eric Z? Eric Zielinski, D.C. is a Doctor of Chiropractic and public health researcher who specializes in Aromatherapy and Biblical Health. A pioneer in the natural living space. Dr. Z is the author of the International Bestselling books The Healing Power of Essential Oils & The Essential Oils Diet, Executive Producer of The Hope for Breast Cancer documentary and creator of the Essential Oils for Abundant Living Masterclass. With his wife, Sabrina (Mama Z) he founded NaturalLivingFamily.com in 2014, which become the most visited website devoted to Bible health and non-branded essential oil education in the world. Topics we cover: Convenience to the detriment of our health Where do you think Chemists get the chemical structures from w

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk about where to start to live additive-free. We get asked a lot about how to start living additive-free because people can be overwhelmed at the mere thought of trying to change their lifestyle, especially when you have to think about for not only yourself, but your family as well. We’ve covered many times in previous podcast episodes how to manage family, expectations, negative comments etc. when it comes to living additive-free, but we haven’t specifically covered EXACTLY how to start living additive-free. So here are the topics we cover in this episode: What is your why for living additive-free? Look at what’s in your pantry and fridge Make sure you read ingredient listings on the back of packets How do you know what to buy? Where to start for lunchboxes? Where can you learn more? Learn it all in our e-course, Additive-Free Made Easy Podcast Review We would love for you to leave a review of this podcast >>> here

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk to Taryn Brumfitt about body image and embracing you. We have been fans of Taryn Brumfitt and her positive body image message for quite some time now.  We’re sure you will get as much out of this episode as we have, and we hope you can get involved to support the cause.  Check it all out below. Topics covered: Who is Taryn Brumfitt? Embrace The Film Embrace You Taking care of yourself Embrace Kids What can you do at home to help your kids embrace their bodies right now? Donate Where can you find Taryn? If you are able to spare some money then please, pretty please consider donating to Taryn’s Running For Embrace Kids Documentary GoFundMe campaign.  We have kicked things off with a $200 donation. Every little bit counts and think of the massive impact this documentary, to be rolled out as a free resource in schools, will have on our younger generation. Together we can make a massive difference! Podcast Review We would love for you to leave a review of

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk to Cyndi O’Meara from Changing Habits. Get ready for so many mic drop moments that are littered throughout this podcast episode! We’re gonna call it…..this is the BEST podcast episode we have had the privilege to bring you guys! Big call….but it’s totally true! The topics we cover: Who is Cyndi O’Meara? How did Cyndi come to this lifestyle? What’s wrong with wheat and gluten? Roundup What are the stats? Glyphosate What is the difference between Coeliac Disease and Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity? How do we avoid ingesting all these chemicals that get sprayed on our foods? How do you go gluten-free? It’s not a quick fix or a quick alternative How can you make a difference to help eradicate glyphosate? Where can people find Cyndi? DOWNLOAD ALL THE INFO AND LETTERS TO TAKE A STAND >>> HERE Links and Resources • Changing Habits • What’s with Wheat? • We would love for you to leave a review of this podcast here

We are so excited for you guys to listen to this episode. We learned all about Jon Whelan and his mission, after watching his amazing Netflix documentary, Stink! It is all about artificial fragrance (something you guys may know we are totally against), and how this impacted his family’s life. It will blow your mind with how corrupt the fragrance industry is and how our health is just a pawn in the game of big companies within the industry. If you haven’t watched it, then we highly recommend you and your whole family check it out asap! Well after you have listened to this episode of course Topics covered in this episode: Artificial fragrance industry in Australia versus the rest of the world. Who is Jon Whelan and how did he come to make the doco, Stink! Lab testing the pyjamas. Different kinds of smell. What does it take to make a fragrance? How is it that the regulating authorities don’t care about us enough to stop this from happening? Chemical Industry. Change is afoot. Our senses are inundated with odo

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast Jo shares all about how she lost her additive-free mojo and what she’s done to get her groove back. Oh, my goodness, just as well we have a 7-day additive-free challenge coming up because boy oh boy had the Ling family fallen off the additive-free wagon! Guess what? It happens! Even we’re not perfect. Sometimes life gets in the way and we can justify not adhering to a certain lifestyle because we’re too busy. Oh, that word ‘busy’…it’s a word we can use to excuse so many things in life when in actual fact even though Jo was busy, she still had time to be living additive-free, she just wasn’t making it a priority. But that’s life guys, warts and all. Life gets in the way and sometimes you lose focus on what’s important to you, it’s all part of being human. Topics discussed: Life got in the way What does being slack with living additive-free look like? What was the tipping point? How hard was it to get back on track? What’s the secret to living additive-free

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk to Sharon Collon from Calming the Chaos with The Functional Family. Sharon knew her eldest son had ADHD from very early on. Her husband has severe ADHD, so they knew what to look for. Sharon wanted to help him and her family, and what followed was 9 years of research and trialling everything she could to help her little boy. They did everything, occupational therapy, speech therapy, GAPS Diet, RPA Diet, Paleo Diet, Integrative Paediatricians, Developmental Paediatricians, Child Psychologists, cutting out all colours and preservatives, behavioural therapy and then different medications. Everything helped to a certain degree, but their home life was exhausting! Sharon began developing systems and routines to try and make their home life easier. She noticed that the more organised routine based their family became, the calmer their ADHD family members would behave. She learned that by working with a child's strengths and creating easy to understand

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk to the Founder of Mindful in May, Dr Elise Bialylew. Mindful in May is a transformative one month online mindfulness program which brings together the world’s best meditation teachers, wellbeing experts and neuroscientists to teach you the tools to transform your mind towards greater well-being and happiness – all whilst giving you the chance to transform the lives of others living in poverty. The statistical data from Mindful in May that they now have shows that the people who have participated in the program, committing to 10 minutes a day of mindful meditation, benefited with: • reduced stress levels • greater positive emotions • reduced negative emotions • greater self-compassion • greater ability to focus. It’s important to note that doing this meditation isn’t about finding a blissful state of being for 10 minutes a day and then the remainder of your day is chaotic and overwhelming. It’s actually about training your brain and the bene

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk to the Founder of Eco Tan, Sonya Driver. Sonya was determined to support her sister, who had a cancerous growth cut from her arm, leaving a horrible scar. Still wanting to get a tan without the risk of harmful UV rays, they sought the next best thing. Sonya and her sister began getting regular spray tans together but soon became concerned about the ingredients they were constantly covering themselves with. Sonya began to research the ingredients used by many different brands, regardless of their claims. She says it only took her a few minutes to decide not to use their products anymore. After all, our skin is our largest organ, and much of what we put on it is absorbed into our bloodstream. Sonya started buying in samples of cacao, flower essence, chamomile and all things natural and organic and started mixing batches out of her tiny kitchen in her Currumbin house. In 2011, Eco Tan made Australian history by becoming the first and only tanning manufac

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk to Dr Glenn Livingston, Psychologist about binge eating. Glenn Livingston, Ph.D. is a veteran psychologist and was the long-time CEO of a multi-million-dollar consulting firm which has serviced several Fortune 500 clients in the food industry. Disillusioned by what traditional psychology had to offer overweight and/or food obsessed individuals, Dr Livingston spent several decades researching the nature of bingeing and overeating via work with his own patients and a self-funded research program with more than 40,000 participants. Most important, however, was his own personal journey out of obesity and food prison to a normal, healthy weight and a much more light-hearted relationship with food. Dr Livingston is also a best-selling author of Never Binge Again – Reprogram Yourself to Think Link a Permanently Thin Person™. He also comes from a family of 17 therapists! Wow! Yes, that’s right he has 17 members of his family who are all psychotherapists i

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk to Melody Towns from the wonderful charity, Be Her Freedom. Be Her Freedom (the foundation arm of Be Hers) was founded by a group of girlfriends who were horrified upon hearing of the size and scope of modern-day slavery and felt compelled to do more. They are honoured to have a movement of thousands of passionate, every day women – all determined to raise funds and awareness for the freedom of men, women and children held in sexual slavery across the globe. Through their fundraising with Be Hers, they continue to be amazed at the generosity of those across their community, nation and beyond. Together they continue to raise much needed funds and awareness regarding the issue of human trafficking and the need for this to be brought to the forefront of the world’s attention. Whilst they may not be able to save all 48.5 million held in captivity today, they are determined to not ignore the cry of the ONE and do all they can to bring her freedom. Let’s ju

In this week’s episode of The Whole Circle Podcast we talk to Davin a 13-year-old boy about how he embraced eating additive-free. Davin has totally rocked our world! He is a 13-year-old boy who has embraced eating additive-free and even did a school report on it! Topics discussed: How it all began How would Chantelle’s (Davins mum) family react? Davin’s school project Did his school friends give him a hard time about it? How did the additives and preservatives Davin were eating make him feel? Empowering Davin with responsibility and choice Does Davin get in the kitchen and help cook? Davin’s Chickpea and Carrot Salad with Lemon Mustard Dressing recipe How you can be empowered We have our next round of Additive-Free Made Easy starting this Monday 4 March 2019. There’s still time to register and empower yourself with knowledge that will serve you for a lifetime. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ADDITIVE-FREE MADE EASY Links and Resources: • We would love for you to leave a review of this podcast here • To regi