The Co-Creating Wellness Podcast

This month, we're joined by none other than Benjamin Berry (or more fondly known as @your.mate.benny on Instagram), a breathwork and cold exposure practitioner trained in the Wim Hof method, and co-founder of Sol House. In this episode, Benny shares his journey from a career in emergency services to becoming a breathwork facilitator, driven by personal experiences with chronic pain and the tra...

Our guest this month is Erin Lovell Verinder⁠ , an Australian trained Herbalist, Nutritionist and Author of two well loved plant medicine titles,  Plants for the People  and  The Plant Clinic. In this enlightening episode, join Gabe and Erin as they delve into the intricacies of modern-day burnout and the journey to restoring vitality through the power of herbal medicine. Erin shares about her per...

In this episode, we have with us Naomi Henderson, a skin health expert and owner of Fleur, a skin and wellness clinic in Perth. Naomi shares with us her fascinating journey from being a beauty therapist to her focus on holistic skin health, including a personal health crisis that she recovered from with the help of naturopathy. She delves into the importance of addressing the root causes of skin i...

In this enlightening episode of the Co-Creating Wellness podcast, we welcome acclaimed author, meditation teacher, and wellness advocate Caitlin Cady. Known for her relatable and playful approach, Caitlin shares her transformative journey from a high-achieving, type-A personality to a meditation teacher, particularly as meditation played a crucial role in her recovery from chronic Lyme disease. Di...

In this episode, we sit down with Ayurvedic health coach, counsellor, yoga teacher and cookbook author Jody Vassallo to explore the transformative power of Ayurveda in modern life.  This is a fresh, modern perspective on peri-menopause and menopause and the application of proven Ayurvedic principles to this often challenging rite of passage. In this episode, Jody shares her perspectives on the Ayu...

Our guest in this episode is clinical naturopath, herbalist, nutritionist and founder of Kiyah Wellness , Lauren Jane. In this episode, Lauren and Gabe explore the connection between digestion and women's hormonal cycles at different life stages such as menstruation, pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause. She also provides practical steps to improve gut health, from easy dietary swaps to stress...

Meet Amelia Kruse , a Conscious Leadership Coach who has spent the last seven years building the self-leadership and collective leadership powers of hundreds of creative executives, professionals and entrepreneurs. With an intuitive and expansive style that focuses on developing aware, integrated and powerful individuals who can experiment and take action towards meaningful impact, Amelia helps he...

The question I get asked all the time is, "I can't seem to get on top of my stress. What can I do?" In this solo episode, I explain the difference between acute and chronic stress and discuss the science-based protocols that help us prevent long-term stress and burnout. I talk about the tools I personally use to manage my stress levels, from the type of meditation I do daily, to the...

In Ayurveda, ritucharya or seasonal routines are one of the key principles in the maintenance of good health. Every season has its own set of principles and practices that relate to the seasonal characteristics of that particular time of year, and to practice ritucharya is to understand how the seasons affect the energetic forces - known as doshas in Ayurveda - of our bodymind. In this last episod...

Ema Taylor is a degree qualified naturopath, clinical nutritionist, certified fertility awareness educator and the founder of OVIENE - an online reproductive healthcare platform and the natural beauty columnist for Wellbeing magazine. She is also the mother to a 3 year old girl and a newborn baby boy. Her journey started after years of experimenting with contraceptive methods without proper educat...

Ananda Mahony is a naturopath with a special interest in working with people who are struggling with chronic, ongoing pain that's caused by a wide range of conditions such as neuropathy, endometriosis, migraine, IBS and fibromyalgia, autoimmune or injury-related pain amongst others. Feeling frustrated by the number of patients she saw getting recommended isolated pain management strategies and...

Liv Kaplan is a holistic nutritionist (BSc), recipe creator and self-proclaimed healthy chef who you may know as the creator of beautifully plated, mouthwatering yet healthy recipes that are refined sugar-free and focus on real, whole food. Liv has a particular interest in how what we are eating affects our minds and moods, and measures success by how happy and well we feel. Even as a young teenag...

Meet Lottie Dalziel, a journalist, podcaster, NSW Young Australian of the Year of 2023, the founder of Banish, an education platform that helps Australians reduce their waste, as well as the Banish Recycling and Disposal initiative (BRAD). Needless to say, Lottie has fast become the leading voice for sustainability in Australia. Since founding her B-Corp, eco-friendly business Banish in 2018, Lott...

In Ayurveda, ritucharya or seasonal routines are one of the key principles in the maintenance of good health. Every season has its own set of principles and practices that relate to the seasonal characteristics of that particular time of year, and to practice ritucharya is to understand how the seasons affect the energetic forces - known as doshas in Ayurveda - of our bodymind. As we move into Aut...

In this month's episode, we have with us Remi Odisho, an Integrative Medicine Naturopath from Melbourne Integrative Oncology Group talking to us about the big C word... not Covid, but cancer. With a background in biomedical sciences, western herbal medicine and ongoing studies in Chinese Medicine, Remi brings a truly unique perspective to the field of integrative oncology where he combines the...

Jason Grant is nothing if not inspiring. He is an Interior Stylist, Creative Director, Author, Designer and Stylist for big brands, books, magazines, stores and restaurants around Australia, but we know him best as the creative genius behind many of the refurbished motels we've stayed at in the Byron Bay area, such as the Blue Water Motel. Jason is also the author of several bestselling books,...

Behind the boutique Australian natural beauty brand   Ere Perez   is Ere herself – a vivacious yet down-to-earth entrepreneur with a passion for clean, sustainable skincare. If you met Ere, you'd get a sense of something very special about her — perhaps it is the mystical influence of her Latin heritage. A childhood spent in Mexico with a traditional medicine man grandfather and a mother’s fla...

In Ayurveda, ritucharya or seasonal routines are one of the key principles in the maintenance of good health. Every season has its own set of principles and practices that relate to the seasonal characteristics of that particular time of year, and to practice ritucharya is to understand how the seasons affect the energetic forces - known as doshas in Ayurveda - of our bodymind. In this episode, Ga...

It's been more than three years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but millions of people are still suffering from symptoms of long COVID. In many, these symptoms are still present months after being infected, and research now tells us that they can even come and go for a number of years. While COVID-19 is a respiratory disease, it has a wide-ranging impact on the entire body, including...

Montana is an environmental engineer, artist, activist, devoted mother, and founder of Bluem, an Australian natural skincare brand committed to re-wilding the beauty industry to heal the people and the planet. Launched in 2020, Bluem's profit-for-purpose model combats climate change and fosters a connection with nature, inspiring change among Montana's 250,000+ conscious community.  Montan...

Meet Jules and her husband of 25 years James Galloway. Outwardly successful, accomplished and thriving, but inwardly battling symptoms like forgetfulness, difficulties completing tasks, inability to switch off... After years of believing that these were simply personal failings or "things wrong with them", in 2022, both Jules and James were diagnosed with Adult ADHD at 50 and 46 years ol...

Carla Wrenn is an Integrative Naturopath & Nutritionist who completed postgraduate studies in Integrative Oncology, Autoimmune Diseases and Functional Medicine within Australia and the USA. Carla’s time is spent consulting in the area of complex and chronic diseases, especially Long COVID and Oncology support from her clinic, Peninsula Herbal Dispensary & Naturopathic Clinic. She has also...

As our lifespans increase, it becomes paramount to understand the mechanisms that contribute to premature ageing and cognitive decline, and more importantly find ways to prevent or combat them. This month, join Gabe and brain health expert, Jo Grabyn, as they peer into the intricate complexities of neurodegenerative diseases, uncovering the factors that accelerate brain ageing, and examining the l...

Steven Judge is a Clinical Naturopath and Nutritionist and an Integrated Healing Practitioner with a private practice in Sydney. He has a special interest in chronic digestive disorders and mental health, and his practice focuses heavily on the role of the gut microbiome in not just digestive disorders such as gut dysbiosis, intestinal permeability (leaky gut) and Small intestinal Bacterial Overgr...

One of Australia's best-loved Naturopaths, Anthia has over 28 years of clinical naturopathic practice, with a specialist focus on Women's Health. Anthia is the founder of Apothēca by Anthia, where she consults with patients in Paddington, Sydney and Akademeia by Anthia, her online library of best-in-class courses. Anthia is also the author of the stunning book "I Am Food: Eating Your...