The Barbara Thompson Podcast

Tina Hamilton | Inner Child Healing Coach Tina started The Burnt Bean as a quest to help other parents like her: parents who love their children deeply, but continue to find themselves frustrated, irked, even triggered by those same children. Parents who know they can do better, but just can’t seem to figure it out. As a parenting coach, her goal is to help you discover your childhood messages and...

In this episode I have a chat with Georgie Collinson - Anxiety mindset coach, hypnotherapist and degree-qualified nutritionist and naturopath. As a recovering perfectionist and proud high achiever, Georgie was once the prime example of someone with high-functioning anxiety. Searching for answers, she discovered a lasting breakthrough for herself and her clients: a holistic mind–body approach that...

In this episode I chat with Angela Barrett who lives on the Central Coast NSW. Ange was a  journalist for 30 years. She then studied psychotherapy, and discovered relationship coaching, specifically love coaching was a place where she really wanted to focus. She has been with her husband for 23 years. She shares her story to this relationship and before all of this Ange was unhappily single and in...

Donna joins me from LA , She loves talking about relationships.   A love coach for 40+ helping women with dating, relationships and healing.  Donna is very good at helping you go from being solo to your strongest relationship yet. This podcast is an honest chat about dating and love where both Donna and myself share parts of our life and what we have been through. Wow and were we honest. Its soo g...

IT'S OUR 50TH EPISODE!! To celebrate I  asked Jackson - A holistic health and fitness professional from Bondi to be my guest. Not only is he the king of one liners when it comes to health, he also has a tonne of knowledge when it comes to biohacking. Proof is in the pudding so they say and Jackson lives this lifestyle each and every day. I wanted you to have access to this information so you...

Join me as I have a deep, honest conversation with Hollie all about finding balance in the fitness industry. I have followed Hollie on Instagram from 2017. I truly believe she is a role model for women, so I just had to have her on my podcast so you can hear her story and get to meet her.  She is the Owner and Director of  the My Body by Hollie programme. She started in the fitness industry 8-9 ye...

I chat with Kimmy Byrne about what life was like for her at the age of 14yo living away from home as a professional dancer, then moving to New York at the age of 18 to follow her dream as a professional dancer. How from this she moved into personal training and body building, competing herself and then coaching others to get on stage. Then moving into owning two successful supplement stores and be...

Jamie is all about hope, never giving up, always improving your mindset, there is always a way to live a better, happier life. I had such a real, honest, vulnerable  conversation with him. We talk about starting our day at 4am, our childhoods, what positive thinking does to us, changing careers, our passions,  why pain and discomfort is good for us. I ask Jamie what his relationship was like with...

You do not to want to miss this episode. My chat with Ash today was epic! I would love to introduce you to Ash Hodgson. She is an Emotions and Metaphysical Kinesiologist, with a background in Holistic Counselling, Psychology and Neuro Linguistic Programming. At Grounded Soul Kinesiology, Ash's focus is to help you work through old emotions, blockages, belief systems, patterns and behaviours t...

Introducing Pam and Inge - Founders of Mia and Mae Co, two sisters based in Melbourne. Their mission is to help women connect with themselves by caring for their mind, body and spirit. They value the importance of self care & wellness on both a physical and spiritual level. So, they ventured on a mission to create a collection of thoughtfully curated Gift Boxes that nourish, promote wellness a...

*TW - There is a mention of eating disorders and suicide in this episode* E P I G E N E T I C S "I f you have tried it all, and nothing is working for you, this is the answer - Period" Hannah Louise from  HL Genetic Coaching chats with us in this episode about Epigenetics. This is your opportunity to get the no BS, scientific proof of what your unique genetics need, to get and keep resul...

Hello ladies! I am thrilled to have Sam Murray from Empowered Holistic Counselling and Wellness back on my poddy! Sam first joined me on Episode #6 speaking about Endometriosis  and she is now back for Episode# 40 talking about holistic counselling. I truly believe we all need support and someone to talk to at some point in our life.  Sometimes we may not know where to start. Have you ever wondere...

Trina O'Duffy is living in Madrid.  She is a holistic wellness coach & yoga teacher who has a business called My Collective Compass - Trina is passionate about gut health and wellness -  inspiring others to get to know themselves and what they need.  "I have been passionate about wellness from a very young age. My mum introduced me to holistic wellness therapies such as reflexology a...

Today my guest is Kate Deighton -  Australia's ONLY Certified & Credited Narcissistic Trauma Informed Coach.  In this episode we talk about helping empaths to rediscover their sparkle after toxic relationships. Before we do that, we need to talk about these toxic relationships, how do we find ourselves in them and what to look out for. We will be using a number of words and terms you may...

Toni is the owner of LuxERI Tan Salon - The new private, automated 24/7 spray tanning booths, the very first in NSW located in the heart of Wollongong CBD. A great episode to listen to Toni, as she opens up and shares her life story with us from her childhood to where she is today and how as a child it looked like she was living the 'perfect' life, but behind closed doors there was alot...

In this episode I talk about men with Mike Campbell - A Man Coach. What is it like to be a modern man and how we can help that someone special in our life if they are going through a difficult time. I think it is important that we arm ourselves with the knowledge of what men are going through and how we can help them and understand them that little bit more so we can celebrate men, support men and...

Today my guest is Dr Eleni Mahanidis B.ChiroSc,M.Chiro,DipNDChiroPaeds -  the Principal Chiropractor/Director and the Owner of Mahanidis Chiropractic in Wollongong. Mahanidis Chiropractic has been servicing the Illawarra for over 40 years. They are dedicated to helping you achieve your wellness objectives -- combining skill and expertise that spans the entire chiropractic wellness spectrum. Unlike...

Today my guest is Kasey. Kasey is the owner of Laser Cosmetica in Wollongong with 18 years experience as a facialist and laser therapist. Kasey has been offering her clientele world-class laser treatments since the technology first came to Sydney’s luxury spas more than fifteen years ago. As a skin health expert  she has enjoyed an international career at renowned dermatology clinics and has worke...

In this episode I chat with Lana about Spiritual Self Care. Lana is a psychic medium, spiritual mentor and she also works with astrology, numerology, purpose, past lives and soulmates. She can also help with channeled art and intention items. Lana is available for workshops and Mentorships. We chat about: Spiritual Self Care  What is spiritual self care and how does it differ from physical/mental/...

**In this episode we talk about binge eating, body image, anxiety, alcohol and depression** In this episode I continue my chat  with Annabel Orr from Episode 31. We talk about: - binge eating and the cycle of this and feeling stuck - relationship with food - how food makes you feel - children + body image - feelings about our body and how we look - Anxiety & Depression - coping mechanisms - gr...

This episode was so much fun, full of so much laughter, real questions were asked and honest answers came from  Annabel Orr. This episode  is split into 2 episodes: Part 1:Episode 31 I have a raw, honest chat with beautiful Annabel who was vulnerable enough to share with us her diagnosis with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2018 when she was 20yo. She gives us a real look into her life and shares with...

Join me in this episode as I talk about toxic relationships. What do they look like and how do you know if you are in one. I want to give you the tools to help you make better choices and good choices to surround yourself with the right people. Toxic relationships can come in many forms not just your family or partner.  Part of self care is building healthy connections and relationships with peopl...

In this episode I chat  about the basics of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) commonly known as Tapping with Toni Mills -  a Clinical EFT Practitioner. This is a universal healing tool for stress management, anxiety relief & personal transformation.   A great modality to use  and add to your self care tool kit. EFT is a ground breaking technique combining psychotherapy and acupressure, bringin...

I chat with Holly Sara the Agency Director for NZ's first curve agency - Belle Models.  Models on her books in her agency range from size 6 to size 26. Belle Models started in 2017. A new generation of modelling, New Zealand's first curve agency. Belle Models represents body confidence, strong size models and influencers. Belle Models pride themselves on being authentic, diverse  and rea...

This episode is a special one for me. Dr Libby is a powerhouse and is someone I deeply respect, admire and look up to.  Six years ago I picked up one of her books at Auckland International Airport as I was moving my life and my two dogs to Wollongong . This book changed my life and lead me to opening my health and wellness studio (Self Care Studio) in 2020. Nutritional biochemist, Dr Libby Weaver...