Up For A Chat
Ever wanted to be a fly on the wall when two international speakers, best-selling authors and celebrated business women get together and have a chat discussing issues on health, wellbeing, relationships and mindset? Well here’s your chance to hear a duo of professional specialists working with the guys on the Wellness Couch - and they’re up for a chat! These girls are about challenging the norm and challenging traditions. Wellness nutritionist extraordinaire Cyndi O’Meara and wellness health and lifestyle educator Kim Morrison believe tapping into one’s innate intelligence and using a common sense approach is what makes positive change. They are your professional reminders teaching new truths about health, discussing issues you have thought about - even issues you may not have thought about. Up For A Chat is not just facts, figures and status quo this podcast series is about thinking outside the square, doing things differently so that you can make a difference in your life, in your family’s life, and not become a sickness statistic mentally, emotionally and physically. And most importantly this trio of girls are a reminder that learning can be fun!!
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Episodes
Tuesday May 28, 2013
Tuesday May 28, 2013
Cyndi was at lunch with beach volley ball Olympic Gold Medalist Natalie Cook and they were discussing training and commitment to a sport. Natalie had spoke about her yoga teacher who got up every morning at 4.30am to practice yoga. Natalie asked her yoga teacher whether there was ever a morning that he did not want to get up and his answer was “no”. Cyndi then asked Natalie the same question regarding her quest to get to the Olympics and getting up every morning and training and her answer was ‘no’. The Up for The Chat girls decided to explore why is it that some people are so committed to something in their life that they can’t wait to get up in the morning versus others who just want hit the snooze button over and over and sleep the day away. Kim, Carren and Cyndi have a discussion where they begin to get Aha’s about the love and passion to do something is so inspiring that you can’t wait to get up.
They also talk about if your inspiration has waned how to reignite it.
The post UC 26: What Gets You Up In The Morning? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Tuesday May 21, 2013
Tuesday May 21, 2013
Kim, Cyndi and Carren are all pet owners – horses, cats, dogs, are found within their families. They decided to talk about pet care as Carren has a crisis with her beautiful dog Jett. The crisis hits a crescendo after 6 years of constant antibiotics, due to infections and itching. What started out as a conversation around Carren’s dog Jett and his antibiotics and treatments ends up exposing these three girls love for animals and their dedication and natural approach to the health of their pets. You will be stunned to hear what ingredients have been put into pet foods as fillers. No matter what you pay for dried food, the ingredients are almost exact. There are some beautiful stories in amongst all things pet care. Carren cried, Cyndi got goose bumps and Kim had her life saved.
The post UC 25: Pet Care appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Tuesday May 14, 2013
Tuesday May 14, 2013
There has been a lot of misinformation on fat. The belief that fat makes you fat is the biggest fallacy of all. Kim, Carren and Cyndi discuss, everything to do with fat, going back in time as to when fat became a dirty word, learning about the research of Ancel Keys and why margarine was first made. Why does the heart foundation give it’s tick of approval to a totally manufactured food, with colours, preservatives and flavourings and why has butter been outed. Should we heat oil, what is the best oil to heat, is coconut oil good and is saturated fat a good fat or a bad fat. Are oils good for the skin and if so which ones? Listen in as the three Up For A Chat girls talk all things FAT!
The post UC 24: The Skinny on Fat: Oils ain’t oils and fats ain’t fats. appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Tuesday Apr 30, 2013
Tuesday Apr 30, 2013
The Up for A Chat girls have been asked the question how do you deal with people who don’t support and share your lifestyle changes and create more positive people in your life with similar beliefs? The girls bring their own real life situations to the microphone and how they deal with people who constantly question their lifestyle and beliefs. And guess what it is not about changing others it is about standing strong in your own passion, conviction and philosophy. It is about being the example, the beacon of light that will create the ripple effect to change a family, community, country and world.
The post UC 22: Living with people who do not have your passion, conviction and philosophy appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
Are super foods just hype or are super foods foods that have been around for centuries that we are now rediscovering. Kim, Carren and Cyndi discuss what is a superfood, because everyone has there own interpretation and own beliefs.
Challenging the norm these three believe that a super food is anything that comes from nature. They discuss; greens, fermented foods, nuts and seeds, ancient foods, sprouted foods, whole spices and root plants as the ultimate when it comes to super foods. They even give you some recipes to make super foods super.
The post UC 21: Superfoods Or Supergroups? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Tuesday Apr 16, 2013
Tuesday Apr 16, 2013
Reframing Sickness as a Health Expression? In this weeks podcast, the Up for A Chat Girls become four, Dr Sarah Farrant author of The Vital Truth and creator of vitalmums.com joins Carren, Kim and Cyndi to answer the question, what is health?
Sarah questions everything, explores the true meaning of words and dialogue that we use every day about our health. Sickness is not sickness but rather we create a ‘health expression’ and it is seen as an opportunity for growth, awareness and change. She teaches a new paradigm to health in a very articulate way discussing the beauty of our Innate Intelligence. She explains that there are many health fields but only three health approaches; Allopathic Alternative and Alternate. Dr Sarah describes chiropractic in a unique way discussing how an adjustment is about bringing the body back to balance and centres the mind.
The post UC 20: Reframing Sickness as a Health Expression? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Tuesday Apr 09, 2013
Tuesday Apr 09, 2013
Even Carren, Kim and Cyndi were surprised that they could talk about chocolate for an hour, but they did. This is a podcast on all things chocolate. Kim and Cyndi have just created the recipe book 53 Shades of Chocolate so seeing Carren has such an addiction to chocolate, she admits this in the podcast they decided to talk about the pros and cons of chocolate eating. Is chocolate healthy? How is chocolate grown and made? What is the history of chocolate? How do you make your own chocolate? Can you have chocolate for breakfast and the biggy…. Does Chocolate make you fat?
The post UC 19: To Chocolate or not to Chocolate? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Monday Apr 01, 2013
Monday Apr 01, 2013
Animal testing in the name of beauty and science. The Up for A Chat girls have gone on a road trip to Byron to find a venue for the next Awaken the Change Within 5 day intensive. They end up in a makeup and beauty shop and on the way home their conversation centres around the beauty industry. They discuss the ethics of makeup and personal care products and ingredients that are used and usually tested on animals and for the most part are harmful to humans. If you are not outraged by the end of this hour you’re not paying attention. Their hope is to inform and ask you to make a stand and become a conscious consumer when purchasing beauty products. The podcast starts with fun and laughs but ends on a very serious note – don’t miss this one.
The post UC 18: Beauty To Die For appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Tuesday Mar 26, 2013
Tuesday Mar 26, 2013
Tears were pouring not only before the podcast but a little through the podcast. Tanya Hubbard is one inspiring woman who is changing people’s lives with her passion for all things grain free. 10 years ago Tanya’s physical and mental health changed when she visited a local natural therapist who summed her up and told her that she should go grain free. Her immediate reaction was what do I eat. 10 years on she is the queen of grain free, armed with recipe books and a thriving company to help people make healthy gluten free, grain free food.
The post UC 17: Grain Free appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Tuesday Mar 19, 2013
Tuesday Mar 19, 2013
Should I supplement? Should I not? If I do supplement what should I take? Should I just take a multi vitamin and mineral or should I be more specific? What about fish oils? If I’m low in Iron should I take iron or a combination of nutrients? If my food is fortified with vitamins and minerals should I need to supplement? If I have a good diet is there a need to take supplements? Are supplements good for me or are they the biggest scam in the $28 billion a year supplement industry? These are the questions explored in Up For A Chat hour on supplements. By the end of this podcast you will know the answers to these questions and know what is a good supplement and what is a total waste of time.
The post UC 16: Supplements appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Tuesday Mar 12, 2013
Tuesday Mar 12, 2013
Cyndi, Kim and Carren have just finished the Wellness Summit on the Gold Coast and they go on a road trip, listen in on their conversation that even astounds them as to where it goes and finally ends. The conversation starts about the inspiration of the summit. They talk about their butterflies and fears before they speak and from there all three end up down a rabbit hole that questions whether fear holds us back or whether it is there to become greater and grander in your own life. Be prepared to have your mind blown as this podcast will have you questioning everything about life and purpose of life.
The post UC 15: How Your Fears Are A Platform For Greatness appeared first on The Wellness Couch.
Tuesday Mar 05, 2013
Tuesday Mar 05, 2013
Autoimmune diseases, are on the rise. It is the second largest killer and one of the biggest causes of disability in the western world. Autoimmune diseases include; osteoporosis, arthritis, dementia, hashimotos, myocarditis and many more.
Autoimmune diseases are as a result of the body not knowing itself and begins to destroy parts of the body such as the brain, kidneys, heart, and musculoskeletal system.
This is an eye opener filled with valuable information that can change the course of a person’s health. Is it disease, of food, medications, chemicals, what is causing this rise. Cyndi, Carren and Kim talk about what you can do to stop this disease affecting you and your family.
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