Up For A Chat

UC 279: A Week to Change Your Life

Kim has just spent a week at Gwinganna Health Retreat in the Gold Coast hinterland.  It’s not always easy to find a week away from family, business, moving homes and friends, but Kim decided that it was important to do just that.  Listen in as Kim talks about the horse whisperer, organic gardener, the food, treatments, meditations and how each and every person she met had a different experience.  I guess it all depends on what you are looking for as to what you will find in that week to change your life.
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UC 278: How To Write Your Own Book

Carren and Kim are in the middle of writing their next books and decided to team up and share the journey of book writing. All three Up For A Chatters, Cyndi included have written books and each have tried various ways of creating them including publishing and self-publishing, solo writing and collaborating. Things discussed today include whether or not you should publish or self-publish, eBooks as opposed to hard copies, genres, ways to brain dump and story board, how important structure and flow is and the power of transcribing your thoughts and just getting started.
During the course of this exciting conversation Kim put Carren right in it demanding she sort a webinar for our listeners so they can get more information on this inspiring topic given she is such a guru. Carren is offering coaching, support and ghost-writing skills to you all. So if you have the slightest flurry and would love your dream to write a book come true then email Carren on info@carrensmith.com and register your interest immediately.
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UC 277: Recovering from an Autoimmune Disease

Karyn Finneseth is one remarkable woman.  Cyndi met this incredible woman at Terry Wahls Conference and then again at Nourishing Traditions in 2017.  At 37 Karyn was diagnosed with an Autoimmune Disease that affected her legs, speech, cognition and ability to function as an anaesthetist’s assistant.  She was given no hope by her specialist who declared the progression of her disease and the medications she would have to take for the rest of her life as well as telling her diet and lifestyle changes had nothing to do with her disease.  Sometimes angels come into our lives and Karyn had several enter including medical doctors, dietitians, cooks and a husband that supported her through not only her own changes but that of the entire family.  This is an incredible interview of determination even though her prognosis was fraught with more ill health.
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UC 276: Skin Care and the Industry with Megan Larsen

Megan Larsen and Kim have been friends for over 30 years, there love and knowledge of the beauty and essential oil industry is second to none.  With a unique background in aesthetics, aromatherapy, Ayurveda, Transcendental Meditation, biochemistry and natural healthcare, New Zealand-born Megan began making her own skin care products in Western Australia in the early 1990s. There was never any room for compromise. It was 100% natural or nothing.  Listen is as The Up For A Chatters discuss the skin care industry and how do you know what you are buying.  And you guessed it, it is about reading those ingredients.
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UC 275: The Magic For Creating Great Relationships and Friendships

The question asked of the Up For A Chatters recently, was had they ever had a major falling out, and if they had how did they recover?  Be that fly on the wall when three wonderful friends express their respect and gratitude for each other.  Listen in when one is troubled and how the others help them through life’s journey.  It’s a special gift to have friendships so strong, the connections made can make life’s ups and downs so much more meaningful and easier. Yes Kim, Carren and Cyndi let you know if they have ever had a major falling out after a decade of close friendship.  You’ll have to listen to find out.
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UC 274: Insights into the food and beauty manufacturing industry

Cyndi has just been to the US to the Natural Product Expo 2018.  To say the least she has become despondent by the food and beauty manufacturing industry.  Welcome to the era of natural, Non GMO, sustainable, certified organic ultra processed junk food and beauty products.  Kim and Cyndi discuss what is happening and how even more so now it’s important to be vigilant on what companies you choose to support with your dollar.  Natural Colours, Natural Flavours, Rosemary Extract and Yeast Extract are not what you think.  Listen in and learn about the new buzz word in the industry ‘Clean Labelling’.  Reading the ingredients will give you an insight into the company priority.  Is it to make money or to save the world?
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UC 273: Talking Chemicals, Life and Fame with Therese Kerr

Therese Kerr needs no introduction. A wife, mother and grandmother, this amazing woman is a passionate health and wellness trail blazer in her own right. Diagnosed with endometriosis in 1995 and Hashimotos in 1997, Therese suffered many other conditions including lethargy, being overweight, dry skin, rosacea and migraines. Considering she thought she was a fairly healthy person this was all a massive shock to her, however she resolved to the fact there was little she could do. In 2001 she developed tumours on her spleen which resulted in it being removed. This was Therese’s ‘a-ha’ moment. Wondering what had caused all of this she was grateful to come across Bill Statham’s book, “The Chemical Maze”. This opened up a whole world which started with launching Kora Organic Skincare in 2009 with her famous model daughter Miranda Kerr, her husband Johnny and son Matty. In 2014, The Divine Company began manufacturing the highest quality, purest Australian Certified Organic personal care, men’s care and baby care products on the market with testimonials that have been beautiful and heartwarming. Therese is a well known speaker on the wellness circuit with a real love of people, connection and education. She is a wealth of knowledge and we know you will thoroughly enjoy this amazing insightful and educational podcast with Kim and Carren hosting. You can contact Therese at www.theresekerr.com and follow her on Instagram for daily inspiration at theresekerr. A beautiful interview with a beautiful soul. We hope you enjoy!
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UC 272: Q and A with Cyndi on Functional Nutrition Academy

The Functional Nutrition Academy is ready for their next intake of nutrition students.  Cyndi has done a video series about the philosophy and historical perspective of food through the ages (4 videos in total).  She is now doing a Q and A with perspective students.  2018 first intake begins March 12th.  Listen in as Cyndi Listen In
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UC 271: The Gut Brain Connection

Carren has always been about the head, what wires together fires together.  Cyndi on the other hand loves anything that goes in the mouth and comes out the butt.  Are they separate or linked?  At the Wellness Basecamp in Brisbane Carren’s presentation talked about neurotransmitters and network systems in the brain that are effected by the food we eat, exercise we do, meditation and yoga that we practice.  Cyndi’s love of the GUT and all that goes through it and how it affects the mind become the topic of conversation.  Both Carren and Cyndi realise that although they come from different ends of the body, both influence the GUT Brain Connection and in turn change our mental and physical health.
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UC 270: The Bali Bombing and How it Changed Lives

At the last minute, Kim messages Carren asking her to be the ‘surprise’ guest speaker at her HLE graduation event! With arms waving in the air and hair on fire, Carren can’t think of anything more fun! She races over to Kim’s office and what you’re about to listen to is the most unprepared, unscripted presentation Carren has given, but in her own words: “I loved every minute of it and it was the most fun I’ve had on stage this year!”
Covering topics from Byron Katie’s The Work including Carren’s spectacular comprehension of My Business, Your Business and Universal Business, all the way to how to quiet the busy noise between our two ears, Carren encourages us to step up and invite the Universe to be our partner in all things life, love and business. She also explores what the very nature of ‘Self’ is in a way that only she can. Noodle baking, thought provoking, inspiring and remarkably curious, this is a super power Carren Smith special event!
We hope that you will forgive the sound quality on this recording as Carren did the best she could with what she had. It’s our hope that you will love this episode so much, you won’t even notice the sound! Enjoy!
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UC 269: Turning your passion into a business

Cyndi has just had her third graduation weekend for the Functional Nutrition Academy.  Graduates are doing great things in their community, helping people make changes to their health by focusing on changing the foods they buy and consume.  Not only is this changing their health but that of their community.  Cyndi interviews three graduates from different backgrounds.  Marni is a self-proclaimed ‘recovering dietitian’, Melinda had a husband who had been in an accident and was not healing and she also had some health challenges and Bec was a Victorian policewoman whose love and passion since having children was teaching healthy eating to not only her children but children in the class room.  This inspirational interview shows vision on all three graduates.  Watch this space?  This is part of a video series that Cyndi has created called The History of Eating – to watch the entire series go to ‘The Evolution of Diet Video Series’ http://goo.gl/Xzxz2Z
To get in touch with –
Melinda Blundell from EMU Wellness or Instagram – @emuwellness
Rebecca Warke from Omaha Kids Instagram – @omahamum
Marnie Perkinson from Perky – Instagram – @perky_nz
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UC 268: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

How do you achieve what you do?  This is the question that the Up For A Chat hosts are often asked.  They all run busy homes, businesses and lives.  What gets them up in the morning, what inspires them to keep going in the face of adversity?  Carren, Kim and Cyndi all do it differently and it has something to do with their alter egos.  Many things are talked about but one is the need for energy and rather than just looking at food they begin to talk about other ways.  Grounding is one topic they discuss here is the link they refer to;
Listen in to find some simple ways to feel the fear but do it anyway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qn_YnLudgg 
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