Over Forty Wellness Podcast

Laree Te Kanawa is originally from New Zealand and has been living in Hong Kong for 8 years. She is an Empowerment Coach and Hypnotherapist. Laree practices a holistic approach to health and wellness.  As an Empowerment Coach Laree helps people to bounce back from life’s stressors and challenges so they can achieve their desires and goals in all areas of life. Laree uses Hypnotherapy to help peopl...

My guest on the podcast this week is Gary Lau. Gary was born in USA and he grew up between Hong Kong and the US. He studied for a degree in Business Administration and Management in Manchester before returning to Hong Kong where he has worked since 2012.   Gary is a strong believer in working hard and working efficiently. He feels it’s a blessing and a privilege to be able to serve both in work an...

Alex grew up in the busiest part of Hong Kong, in Mong Kok where his family runs a guest house. At university he studied Biochemistry and Cell Biology and worked for a short time in the Pharmaceutical industry, before moving back to Hong Kong.   Alex took over TruStyle as the owner in 2016. He is transforming the purpose of Tru-Style to be a business to empower people “To be seen, be heard and be...

My guest on the podcast is Graeme Bradshaw. Graeme is a Naturopath, a Homeopath and the founding director of  IMI - Integrated Medicine Institute -  that offers a “Whole Body Approach”. Originally from Tasmania Graeme is qualified in naturopathy, homeopathy, medical herbalism and nutrition. Graeme has a wealth of experience and started practicing in 1985. IMI was established in 2001 and Graeme con...

My guest on the podcast this week is John Keane . John is a Performance Mindset Coach with a broad range of qualifications and skillsets, ranging from Associate Certified Coach with the InternationalCoaching Federation, plus NLP Certified Practitioner, Sleep Performance Coach and a NASM Certified Personal Trainer. As a lifelong learner, Johncontinues to upskil. Currently studying to be a PCC Coach...

Michele Wisla is a Food Educator and Certified Nutrition Coach following evidence-based nutrition principles. Helping her clients to make optimal choices. She works to empower people with the knowledge and confidence to live well through eating a plant-based diet.   Michele is a Member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and a licensed "Food For Life" Instructor by The Physicia...

My guest on the podcast this week is Janice Wong. Janice is married with two grown up children. Professionally, Janice  is a psychological counsellor based in Hong Kong. With a Masters Degree in Applied Psychology and a further Masters Degree in Counselling., Janice is a life long learner. Janice runs a counselling company providing private counselling services and counselling workshops. She coope...

Originally from France Tina is a vegan chef.  Tina moved to Hong Kong as a fashion designer and instantly fell in love with Hong Kong, for her Hong Kong is special.  She became well known for designing jewelry crafted with semi-precious stones and sold at high end stores such as Lane Crawford and on Peddar Street  in Hong Kong  and Le Bon Marche in Paris. However, in 2008 the financial crisis hit...

My Guest on the podcast this week is Venus Chow. Venus grew up in Hong Kong and at the age of fifteen went to the UK to continue her studies. She graduated from University College London in Applied Medical Sciences before graduating with a Masters in Cardiovascular Research from Kings College London. Venus is currently working as a health consultant at the Cardiax Lab in Hong Kong. Cardiax  Lab of...

Angie Tourani is an Advanced, Certified Body Talk Practitioner she practices Holistic Health Care called “Body Talk System”. She teaches workshops in Body Talk and Mindscape, an active guided Meditation. Angie trains people to become certified Practitioners in this field. Body Talk is a holistic therapy grounded in the belief that people can use their innate wisdom to heal themselves more efficien...

John Bower is a Personal Trainer and HR Manager at FLEX Fitness, an Executive Coach and an expert in Leadership Talent Development.  His motivation to become a personal trainer arose from his desire to be able to keep up with his teenage sons. At the age of 54 John broke his leg wakeboarding, and up until that point he had never gone to the gym. He discovered at 54 he was no where near as strong a...

This is special solo podcast with myself Vincent Hiscox sharing my health story. I grew up in South Wales in the UK and I currently work as a Health Coach and Podcaster based in Hong Kong. I offer a personalised health coaching service integrating the six pillars of health breathing, sleep, nutrition, movement, hydration and mindset. My clients are typically but not exclusively men over forty. The...

My guest on the podcast this week is Mavis Wong. Mavis grew up in Hong Kong before spending time studying in Australia, United States, Singapore and Europe. She currently lives and works in Hong Kong as a registered Expressive Arts Therapist, musician, and founder of Expressive Arts Lab, experts in integrated music and visual arts education programs.  Mavis has a long list of qualifications, inclu...

My guest on the podcast this week is Kishore Kumar. This is the second time that Yoga Master Kishore has been on the podcast and I encourage you to also take a listen to our first podcast released two years ago in October of 2020. Kishore is married to Pooja also a Yoga Master and they have one son. As you will hear in the podcast the importance of “Family” is key for Kishore on many different lev...

My guest on the podcast this week is Lily Chan. Known affectionately to her clients as Miss Lily. She is a nurse who uses Aromatherapy to help her clients with Pain Management. Lily’s list of qualifications is truly impressive including but not exclusively a Master of Medical Science, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Diploma in Holistic Aromatherapy, A Registered Nurse, A Registered Aromatherap...

My guest on the podcast is Kelly Yiu. Kelly is a Hong Kong and Australia registered Physiotherapist. He is a Doctor of Physiotherapy and Bachelor of Kinesiology. Kelly was a personal trainer for seven years before becoming a physiotherapist. He is obsessed with Movement and goes into the detail of this in the podcast. Kelly has practiced many disciplines like yoga, Gymnastics and Martial Arts Braz...

My guest on the podcast  is Adeline Ma, IVF / ART -Assisted reproductive technology consultant & coach.  A wife and mother of two children both conceived through assisted reproduction whilst Adeline was in her forties. Shortly after she gave birth to her son at 48 years of age friends approached her for insight and support on their own ART challenges. From this, her professional consulting and...

Steve Lee is a disabled stand-up comedian, motivational speaker, actor, producer and writer working in Hong Kong, Asia and the US. Born and raised in Hong Kong Steve tells his story of being born in a refugee camp and growing up in Hong Kong and attending the John F Kennedy Centre School for disabled students.  Steve’s mum found an exchange student program in America and Steve relates how it felt...

Alison Jones is an experienced Certified Sleep Coach and Mentor based in Hong Kong. Born and raised in South Africa, Alison is a keen sportswoman and traveller with interests including golf, snowboarding and the wide-open spaces of Africa,  Interests she shares with her husband.  Her journey to becoming a “Sleep Consultant” started because her daughter Aurora was not living up to her name of being...

My guest on the podcast this week is Elma Pena. Elma is married with two children and  lives in Hong Kong. An entrepreneur Elma is the Co-Founder and CEO of House of Pure Essence that sells, amongst other things, Organic Essential Oils and a range of products including GelAir and Laboratoire Altho. (Links  to HoPE at the bottom of the show notes)  Her company also provides a "no-chemical&quot...

My guest on the podcast this week is Sandra Roe. Sandra tells her health story in the podcast. She has suffered and overcome numerous health challenges including   1.     Cancer – 4 times 2.     Memory loss 3.     Pneumonia 2 times 4.     Shingles 2 times 5.     Fluid in the Lungs 6.     Sores in her mouth 7.     Double Vision  8.     Major Heart Surgery Sandra's health is currently great and...

My guest on the podcast this week is Chris Watts founder and CEO of Motion Dynamics. Chris has been practicing Manual Therapy in Hong Kong since 1997. This is the third time that Chris has been on the “Over Forty Wellness Podcast”  Check out : -       Episode 06: “Posture Matters”           issued in September 2020  -       Episode 62: “Our Plastic Oceans”       issued in November 2021   Chris is...

Dr. Cora Hui is the Head of School for Christian Alliance P.C. Lau Memorial International School (CAPCL), a bilingual primary international school in Hong Kong and has been an educator for over 25 years. Cora is married and has two children in one High School and one at University.  In the podcast we talk about the Top Seven Holistic Approaches to a healthy child. i.               Love Uncondition...

Charles Gomersall was born in Hong Kong and it has always been home for him. Most of his formal education was undertaken in the UK.  After graduating from medical school, Charles worked for the National Health Service in London before returning to Hong Kong in 1993. Charles is married with two children and spent most of his working life in intensive care medicine. We discuss the SARS epidemic in H...

Introduction Shirralee Sisson is a Director at Positive Wellbeing. Educated in the UK at York, Liverpool and Lancaster Universities, she has a very wide experience in mental health covering more than 20 years as a mental health clinician working in a wide range of environments.    Positive Wellbeing offers a range of courses.(see Website reference below).  Including but not exclusively Stress Mana...