The Holistic Sister Podcast

This week's inspired action and spontaneous episode explores the power and cruciality of embracing our insecurities. Getting real with ourselves, calling ourselves out on our flaws, faults, insecurities and inadequacies, - and utilising this discomfort to be the driver of change, evolution and growth in ourselves and our lives. References: Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu - #101 David Goggins on How...

This episode I share my morning routines and explain how they can benefit you and help boost your energy, mood, productivity and wellbeing! Badass days all round. Want to peep the blog?

The holiday season is creeping up, and with that comes an abundance of food and alcohol - which puts additional requirements on our detox pathways. This episode is all about educating yourself about how to actually detox and "cleanse" (not with a tea or juice) to keep your body in it's optimal state. This episode covers the 4 main detoxification systems - skin, kidneys, GI tract & liver. And the f...

We've all been bystanders whilst our "cravings goblin" demolishes a block of chocolate, a tub of Ben & Jerrys (and then some). But how do we actually banish our cravings goblin once and for all? In this episode we explore 2 key ways; 1. Biological & 2. Psychological. Topics covered: - How the microbiome & gut bacteria are the ones in charge - How what you eat influences your cravings - Food compan...

I was honoured to interview the Young Jungian himself; Erick Godsey. Erick fuses clinical psychology with philosophy and mythology, and consistently comes through with the mind-expanding truths that we are thirsty for, in a way we can comprehend. He is currently Onnit's CEO Aubrey Marcus' Community Director, with Aubrey Marcus saying "Erick is one of the smartest & insightful guys i know" - and I...

DUN DUN DUNNNN Not really. But kinda? Facing our fears - it's something thats also so uncomfortable, but hey it comes with growth. In this episode we (selfishly) explore strategies we can stack to help us face our fears and bask in the change and goodness. - The role of the ego and how it's really the puppet master behind it all - How focusing on what the outcome is, can over ride the initial resi...

I went to Europe by myself. And i learnt some valuable, relevant life lessons, and so now they're an episode. We discuss: 1. How Travelling Gives you a Breath of Fresh Air - Space from time, external pressures, influences and how mirror neurons influence out actions and behaviours. - How we're so connected, yet disconnected, and having unadulterated time to yourself lets you gain clarity on who yo...

In this episode we explore anxiety, and how our biological/physical, emotional, mental and psychological wellbeing all interplays. - What goes down in our brain chemistry that exasperates anxiety - GABA and Glutamate our two key neurotranmissters - What increases Glutamate and decreases GABA in the body - Living in the present moment - The burden of assumptions - Diving into the subconscious and p...

This week we explore how choosing to consume whole food goodness is powerful on numerous levels in enabling you to live at a higher level.

Epidemic definition: "a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time." I've been thinking about the craziness of expectations, especially in relationships, And how, we've entirely made it all up. Our expectations are ideas that we create and play out in our head and take us out of the present moment and magic, and leave us feeling shitty and disappointed. Thin...

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF HISTAMINES. If you experience allergies, asthma, hay fever, hives, flushing, anxiety, itchiness, dizziness, headaches... then it could be that you have a build up of histamine! So in this episode we cover; - What are histamines? How do they get in us? - How our immune system and gut bugs produces histamines - How healing your gut is the foundation of reducing and eliminatin...

"It's my hormones" - sound familiar? So whats actually going on, and is there any truth to this? and how can we minimise our hormones impact on our emotions, mood and "mindbeing". In this episode we discuss; - The role of oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone on our mood - How our thyroid hormones impact our mindbeing and sex hormones - How oestrogen & progesterone work on the brain and our neu...

If you're feeling lost, in a rut, lacking motivation, repeating self-sabotaging behaviours, indecisive or are on that personal development, growing your mindset path, or hey, even if you just want to listen to my voice for 17 minutes, then this episode is FOR YOU. We explore how to create "non-negotiables" (NN) - behaviours or actions that enable you to be your best self, and thus must not be waiv...

In this episode we discuss; - How to know if you have shit digestion - The key differences between low and high stomach acid - Alkaline & acidic foods, whats actually up with that - Shit foods to cut out that aggravate digestive issues - Simple food combining techniques - Techniques & supplementation / herbs / foods to improve digestion

In this episode we go through how your skin, is essentially like a mouth. Sounds weird. But it is what it is. We absorb 80% of what we put on our skin, so in this episode we cover - What face and body products have inside them - Why you're using products, requirement vs. marketing vs. reliance - Why generic and common brands are actually toxic and harmful - How our skin is our first line of defenc...

I love sleep. Sleep is awesome. We talk about it in this episode.

Fatigueeeeee, we all experience, or have experienced it. As millennial's i feel we should be somewhat aware that, we're only in our 20's & 30's and we feel like shit. So we explore what causes fatigue, and 10 ways to fight it off! What's in this episode; - What fatigue actually is / feels like vs. being tired - Why we're fatigued - not taking care of ourselves, both emotionally, physically, psycho...

PT1 OF THE AWESOMENESS OF ADAPTOGENS IS HERE!!! in this episode we cover - what are adaptogens? - what defines them vs other herbs/plants/superfoods - how are they able to help us - why every millennial should be consuming adaptogens in their daily routine - we explore 5 epic adaptogenic herbs and plants: - reishi mushroom - maca root powder - panax ginseng - eleuthero root / siberian ginseng - rh...

This week we get raw and real on the hidden prevalence of binge eating In this episode we discuss - How our environment, society and culture encourages this secret single behaviour (SSB), and what we can do about it - Why we binge eat - What defines binge eating - My experience and struggle with binge eating - The stigma and shame associated with binge eating - The binge/restrict cycle and how to...

We've all heard of serotonin, the beloved majestic happiness hormone. (if you haven't, I just told you what is was) So this week we explore it. How to optimise ourselves to ensure we're able to manufacture and produce serotonin, and what it does in our bodies and lives (besides making us haaaaappppy)

This weeks an anticipated episode, I get asked so much about how to get better skin! So today we chit chat bout it Key topics we cover - How what's on the inside, manifests on the outside - We discuss the role of digestion, dairy, inflammatory foods, food intolerances - How sugar aggravates skin conditions and problems - Alcohol and it's effect on skin via detox pathways - Sex hormones - how hormo...

In this episode we're inspired by Mike Dolce @thedolcediet and explore how dogmatic "diets" and their communities are, and break down which diet is right for you. - Keto vs vegan vs paleo vs wfpb vs iffym which one's best? - What's sustainably healthy? - How variety and seasonality are crucial - The negative aura around diets and diet plans - How to eat for your daily life, weight loss goals and g...

In this episode we explore all things about bloating!! That pesky mother fucker that lurks around and ruins our mood. I get asked about bloating ALLLLLLLLL the time, it's so damn common i want to get to the bottom of this (lol) - Why we get bloated and what's going on inside - How bloating isn't "normal" its just common, and how you don't have to go through life always bloated - Blanket foods that...

This week we're diving into our hormones, particularly exploring the crucial ones we need to understand to achieve sustainable weight loss and get rid of the hangry episodes and hunger rollercoaster What you'll learn in this episode: - The role of cortisol in the body - Ghrelin - the hunger hormone, and how to control - How Glucagon's important and involved in fat loss - Human Growth Hormone (HGH)...