Up For A Chat

Jenny Tschiesche is a UK nutritionist who is sometimes known as the Lunch Box Doctor.  She asked Cyndi to write the forward for her new book.  Gut Health and Probiotics – The Science Behind the Hype.  Cyndi does not write a forward unless she has read the whole book.  Cyndi loves Jenny’s book and believes that doctors and lay people alike should read this valuable resource. Carren, Kim and Cyndi l...

Elizabeth Ashley is one of the world’s leading essential oil researchers, and the author of 20 essential oils manuals including her Amazon category number one best selling work “Cannabis Medicine”. Unlike other authorities, she takes the knowledge of the plant right back to its earliest historical origins and then traces it through to the most contemporary research in the clinical labs. Her mind-b...

What a coo for the Chatters they managed to interview the extraordinary interviewer – Sean Croxton.  Sean began his life as an interviewer with his podcast Underground Wellness, he reached the peak of his career in that space and then walked away from the health realm to move into self help and personal development.  His change was that he understand that there were many modalities to healing, but...

Cyndi, Carren and Kim met Helen Marshal a fellow Wellness Couch podcaster at the Wellness Summit in Melbourne this year. Helen gave Cyndi a loaf of bread and homemade cookies. Cyndi became interested in Helen’s journey, she was excited to see someone who had taken their passion for being healthy and enjoying being in the kitchen to a ripple effect where her Primal Alternative Franchise is helping...

9 Strangers set off on an adventure around Namibia and Botswana. They tell of their time in ‘this is Africa” where time slows down, no one is in a hurry and small planes are fixed with gaffe tape. 8 people plus Cyndi venture on an Up For A Chat 2018 adventure to Africa.  After 2 weeks of fun, laughs, learnings and mishaps Cyndi decides to ask them why they came, what they learnt and what was there...

Many women love their makeup, but is our daily makeup routine making us sick?  Join the Chatters as they interview Briony Kennedy founder of Adorn Cosmetics as she explains articulately and with amazing knowledge all about makeup industry.  Ingredients, fillers, containers, waste, chemicals, animal testing and so much more is discussed in this important interview.  All three Up For A Chatters are...

Cyndi has just arrived home from the Annual Up For A Chat hike and adventure from Namibia and Botswana.  Carren and Kim have so many questions, about the highlights, but the conversation flows to what we learn when we travel and put ourselves in places that are foreign to western society.  Cyndi has travelled through remote areas meeting the Himba’s and San Bushman of Namibia as well as the Kalhar...

Carren and Kim talk about Pressure?  Is it a distortion of time?  We all have 24 hours, but some seem to be under more pressure than others.  It’s usually because we have everything riding on what we have planned and time doesn’t work for us.  Physically, mental and emotionally can all be affected when we are under pressure.  Small bursts are fine, but continuous can be an issue.  Kim and Carren d...

The Up For A Chatters are in fine form with the handsome Darryl Edwards.  Darryl hails from London and his story from corporate financial life to the founder of Primal Play is where the podcast starts.  Now his office is outside, traveling the world teaching people about Primal Play.  Darryl became interested in leading a healthier lifestyle when suffering from an array of lifestyle issues (chroni...

Description; UK born, Kevin Billett is a world-leading expert in conscious life transformation, positive living and authentic leadership. He is joint founder and CEO of The Journey group of companies. He is Brandon Bays’ husband, Journey Method collaborator and business partner of 20 years. Kevin and Brandon and Kevin’s latest book, Light in the Heart of Darkness, is largely based on his story of...

It’s been 6 years and over 300 hours of chatting that has been recorded by these three extraordinary women.  The Up For A Chatters took a chance and wondered if anyone wanted to listen in on their conversations as well as the conversations  they have with other  people. In this episode, they talk about what they have learnt, what they have achieved, their favourite episodes, the laughs, the tears,...

It’s hard enough bringing up children, but imagine bringing up children who have heart issues, not only that but so does your life partner. Sometimes it’s easy to let yourself go and just cope. Not Juliet Dyer, she realized that in order to cope and live her best life she needed to be the best version of herself by taking the steps to look after herself first. With the help of the Up For A Chatter...

Joey Evans has always loved bikes.  His dream was to one day ride the most grueling off-road race in the world, the 9000km Dakar Rally.  In 2007 his dream was shattered when he broke his back in a racing accident.  His spinal cord was crushed, leaving him paralysed from just below the chest.  Doctors gave him a 10% chance of ever walking again.  Many would have given up.  The dream of riding in th...

The Up For A Chatters were beside themselves with excitement that they secured an interview with the amazing Brandon Bays, the author of The Journey.  Brandon’s story sounds like a miracle, one day she has a tumour the size of a football then through doing the Journey it disappears.  Just listening to Brandon puts you into a state of calm, The Chatters are the quietest they have ever been, she has...

On July 17th 2018 The Up For A Chatters interviewed the author of WhiteWash, Carey Gillam.  That interview was a prelude to today’s podcast.  While Carey’s interview and book is about the corruption, greed and political issues with Monsanto and Roundup, Cyndi continues the story of roundup, going through the history, the health effects and the food that glyphosate is now found in.  But Cyndi doesn...

Steph Lowe is a Sports Nutritionist, triathlete, founder of The Natural Nutritionist, a hub for celebrating the importance of real food, and author of The Real Food Athlete. With a passion for spreading a positive message about real food and the incredible affect it has on performance, Steph launched The Natural Nutritionist in 2011 and is on a mission to inspire others to make health a priority i...

Dr Karen Phillip is multi-talented! She is a published International author on parenting and relationships, writes for the print media, and is a professional Counselling Psychotherapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist.   She assists people to dissolve issues relating to anxieties and stress, depression, phobias and addictive behaviours.  Listen in as the Up For A Chatters and Dr Karen talk about how p...

Hemp Health Revolution explores the latest research in the Hemp Extract world. Dr Sellman gives us the A to Z list of the many chronic illnesses or health conditions that have been proven to benefit from Hemp Extract. The hemp plant, cannabis sativa, has powerful healing, non-psychoactive constituents, known as cannabinoids or Hemp Extract. Capable of restoring balance and harmony throughout the b...

Trevor Hendy is a leader in the field of truth and wellness. It is as a Professional Australian Sportsman that he first became well known. Trevor was unchallenged as “the Greatest Ironman in the World” – the pride of Australian Surf Life Saving, with a very laid back attitude and always having time, and indeed a passion, for helping others Trevor became one of Australia’s most popular identities. ...

This is an explosive interview that leaves Carren angry, so upset that there can be blatant lies and deception in government and the corporations in agriculture.  The Up for A Chatters interview Carey Gillam a veteran journalist, researcher and writer with more than 25 years of experience in the news industry covering corporate America.   She is also a Mum, someone concerned about the lies and dec...

The Up For a Chatters have known Pete Evans for a long time, Kim married Pete and Nic, Cyndi, Carren and Kim have all spoken on the stage with Pete, and they have all hugged Pete. This is a conversation that went in a completely different direction than what the Chatters ever thought it would.  Listen in and hear about the real Pete Evans, how he feels and thinks, where he sees himself in the big...

Davinia Glendenning is a psychologist with a special interest in resilience and sleep.  Her business iExceed focuses on brain based education and neuroscience.  The Up For A Chatters delve into changing the brain through neuroplasticity, behaviour and the importance of sleep habits.  The conversation moves to what happens when you sleep.  A fabulous education on sleep that will have you making sur...

Cyndi was recently invited to speak for an online summit; A League of Extraordinary Mothers – HOW TO LAY A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS IN YOUR TEENAGE DAUGHTER. One of her graduates – Edwina Murphy-Droomer from the Functional Nutrition Academy was the host of the summit.  So this interview is a little different.  This is an interview where Edwina interviews Cyndi about being a mothe...

We would love you to join us; the Up for a Chatters, along with our mindfulness expert Vikki Kelly, in a life long experiment. To live as openly, connected and passionately as you can, day to day, moment to moment. In the good times and the bad. Vikki wants to explore the depths of compassion for everyone. To cultivate and deepen awareness and capacity to love. To brighten the mind and open the he...

Carolyn Simmonds;  TV and Radio reporter, living the high life interviewing the likes of Kelly Slater, loving life with her family,  her two business – Thermomix & Nourishing and Delicious, helping people cook from scratch and eat as healthy as possible, finds herself with the diagnosis of breast cancer at 38 and the decision of what treatment to do.  Listen in as this energetic, eloquent, thought...