Self Love Podcast

This week’s Quicky I share with you a beautiful Day Trip I made with my gorgeous son Jakob, and his grandmother – my mother-in-law – gorgeous Sandi, to the beautiful Stewart Island – Rakiura. What a magical, pure untouched part of New Zealand. Here is a little insight into what it meant for the 3 of us to get here and what a stunning day we all had! Links to follow if you are interested in ever ge...

“There’s people coming into Greensmiths at all different stages of their journey and food and look, I really believe that the food that we are eating, we have just totally lost touch with where our food comes from and connecting with our food and buying things pre-made, pre-chopped, pre-packaged, pre-everything… and I really believe that healing and health starts with the food that you nourish you...

With so much to achieve and aspire to, we can often wonder how we are going to fit it all in. It might not be about time management but more about sheer will and determination to get things done in certain time frames that gets you through each day. But one thing is for sure, using some form of calendar, making time allocation spots in that calendar and adhering to the time set is where magic can...

“And I’ve delved down and up many rabbit holes. It’s all part of that self-care journey of learning. Self-care strengthens healthy habits, it changes unhealthy behaviours in ourselves and others. The change comes from within because it’s our journey and no one else’s. Ideally as we work to being the best version of ourselves, those we love around us will also be our best supporters club.” ~ Suz Bo...

Everyone deserves the life they want. A great life does not mean being a movie star or lotto millionaire, it just means being happy with who you are and what you have achieved, having positive relationships with the people you love and being able to pursue your dreams and goals. But sometimes life throws a curve ball and we need to reset and focus on what we want, now what we don’t want! SELF LOVE...

‘And I think one of the reasons we don’t listen and act on those taps, and the whisper that turns into a roar, is because so many people very, very sadly have a belief that they are not worth taking care of. So, our beliefs are created from repetitive thoughts and if you’ve thought over and over again that you are not worth taking care of, or some version of that, you will literally believe it. An...

Ready to transform your mind, body and soul in just 10 weeks? In this week’s Self Love Quicky I bring to you a wonderful and exciting challenge starting next week! There is nothing stronger than a female who has rebuilt her life. If you are ready to level up, rebuild and spend the next 10 weeks being the greatest version of you, then you can join Tayla and her beautiful team of women for this incr...

Now imagine what that would mean to the body and that embodiment if you were able to start to carry that moving forward long term if you continue to nurture the practices. And what could happen within that body, if you have given it permission to reorganise itself, to re-heal itself, to come back to a natural coherent state. It’s amazing and the body knows exactly what to do, I feel… we just got t...

Like the skin your hair reflects inner health and wellbeing. If you’re eating well, exercising and getting adequate sleep, chances are your hair will show this. However, many people find that having a ‘bad hair day’ can actually be a regular occurrence. If you care for your hair in the best way possible by carefully choosing products that serve your health, as well as being mindful of your diet an...

But you can also be devoted to yourself, and this is discipline. If you are setting aside time to move your body, to eat nourishing amazing foods, to cook amazing food with your loved ones, to go out and have that coffee with your friends where you get to have that really connected catch up… this is discipline to your own health, your own mental health and your own cup, you are filling your cup up...

This week’s podcast answers a question I received  on how essential oils help the mind, body and skin through massage? As you will discover the skin is an incredible organ, essential oils are antiseptic, antiviral and antibacterial and the daily use of applying these precious substances through the daily body boost ritual can powerfully affect the way we think and feel. SELF LOVE PODCAST SPONSOR L...

‘I think one of the key things that I learned along the journey into welcoming joy back in, was that it was a step-by-step process. It wasn’t a giant leap from where I found myself to, you know, the next day being that joyful mama again at all. It was letting myself have lots of grace. Grace for myself, grace for my children, grace for my friendships, grace for my husband and letting it really be...

One of my most favourite books I was ever given in the late 1990’s was a book called ‘The Invitation’ by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. It is a declaration of intent, a map into the longing of the soul. The poem is all about the desire to live passionately, face to face with ourselves and skin to skin with the world. The Invitation It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you...

‘This is the challenge, but this is the practice and the first go-to is creating more space in between everything. Of course, there’s plenty of opportunity to get swept up in all of that, whether it’s happening on the outside of you or in thoughts or emotions on the inside of you, it’s a busy world inside and out. So, to create space for those higher ways of being, and those higher intentions to f...

Let’s face it there are no rulebooks to download on the internet on How to Be a Perfect Person and Parent, or How to Perfectly Manage Guilt. Let’s face it, if you are a people-pleaser guilt can be especially difficult for you. Self-guilt can be paralysing if left unchecked. Research shows that we, collectively, spend on average up to five hours a week, at a minimum, in a state of guilt so here are...

‘I feel like crisis is built into our DNA. I look around at all the people I have ever had a conversation with and I just… while yes, we all have a unique upbringing, unique nurturing, unique nature, we are designed to experience crisis as a dedicated pivot-point in life. We can gain so much from it. I feel like it’s a hard-wired thing. I feel like we are meant to experience it.’ Shan Clayton We a...

This week my husband and I packed up and farewelled our son to follow his dream to play professional rugby in NZ. It was a mixture of excitement and sadness, and I will add this was not in the handbook of parenting! So today I share a couple of my favourite quotes and why it is so important to give our children roots and wings. Henry Ward Beecher once wrote, “There are only two lasting bequests we...

“I think those two words are absolutely perfect, and the other word I would add in there that I embrace is community. When you’re in that environment, you know your community is called upon, there is a real… you know as much as where we were… our closest neighbour was 5km away. It doesn’t seem far, but it is quite far. And then the next neighbour was maybe 5 or 10 kms from that. But you knew you c...

German chamomile is extracted from the dried flower heads. It is an incredible deep blue colour, which is formed from matricin during the steam distiliation process which is caused by a component called chamazulene. German chamomile has a more distinct medicinal, herbal aroma compared to the sweeter, more floral aroma of Roman chamomile. Whilst both are very soothing and calming oils German chamom...

‘It made me really good at what I did because part of my natural state of being is I’m very caring and I have a lot of empathy. And so, it made me really good at finance. And then the extra layer of what my definition of success is meant that I really showed up. And I showed up until 11’o’clock at night, 12’o’clock at night, 1am in the morning, 2am in the morning, that wasn’t uncommon for me to wo...

I am beyond excited and delighted to celebrate this incredible milestone. Today we honour 200 shows for the Self Love Podcast! Thank you for being on this ride and thank you for your incredible feedback and support. Today I share with you my interview from the Phenomenal Feminine Entrepreneurs Summit. Here’s to the next 200! If you would like to learn more about Edwina Murphy-Droomer the Phenomena...

‘We started looking into him when we were looking, like what is beauty in one of our books. What is beauty to us? And his definition of beauty was just gorgeous, to him he said ‘Beauty is a sense of homecoming.’ And that is very much what sums up what real beauty is, understanding like a deeper sense of who you are, of knowing who you are becoming and that depth, his words… I really encourage ever...

For centuries people across the world have enjoyed the aromatic pleasures and health benefits of the wonderful oils that come from natures many plants and herbs, flowers and trees. Aromatherapy is a gentle art that can have profound effects on the mind and body. It is also a science. Essential oils are complex packages of molecules that have many life-enhancing qualities. Put simply aromatherapy i...

April Kinney helps women navigate their life challenges with clarity and confidence to create a life of purpose and meaning. At age 49, she successfully navigated a corporate career over twenty years, started a small business, overcame fertility challenges leading to delivery of a healthy baby girl, and navigated two marriages which ended in divorce and a third to her life-long partner. She has li...

If you are some one who is up for making the most of their time on this planet then it is important to take time in your life and assess where you are at, where you have been and where you are going. We all know, in the scheme of things that life is relatively short, and sadly so many do not get to live life out loud or fulfil their hopes and dreams. So here are some questions to take some time, g...