Wildr Wellness

Why regulating the nervous system is vital for health with Alena Winter Ever wondered how regulating your nervous system can transform your health? 🤔✨ In this conversation on the Wildr Wellness Podcast , Laura chats to naturopath and herbalist, Alena Winter all about the importance of regulating the nervous system and Alena’s recent discovery of being a highly sensitive person. I brought Alena o...

You're about to jump into the newest Wildr Wellness Podcast with Laura Hett 🙌🏻 Today’s podcast with registered nutritionist and recipe developer Nicole Freebairn is diving into the world of emotional and mindful eating: the what, why and how 💥 We first hear a bit about Nicole’s own journey with healing a toxic relationship with food (although it’s ongoing!) and how that lead her into wanting to...

Today’s podcast is a special homage to all the mamas out there! The newest episode of the Wildr Wellness Podcast is a conversation with Tish Mexted, a good friend and doula about the journey into motherhood. I loved the nuance that Tish brings to the conversation and particularly around the importance of surrender. Sometimes it’s full, all out surrender to what’s occurring and sometimes, boundarie...

You're going to LOVE this one! In today's episode of the Wildr Wellness Podcast, Laura interviews her good friend and fellow practitioner, Sarah Vickers. We dive into all things gut health and we explain the benefits of a really useful stool test that myself and Sarah use, which gives incredible insights into one’s digestive function and the balance of bacteria and fungi in the microbiome. You mig...

In today’s Wildr Wellness podcast, we have the darling Gemma-Rose who is (or certainly seems to me) to be one of the most embodied wāhine I know and that’s coz she’s done the mahi! And now she’s sharing it with the world.  Breathwork is Gemma’s modality of choice and in our conversation she walks us through what it is, why she was drawn to it and what sort of benefits you can receive. Check h...

Creating community and capturing beauty with Leonie Anholts We’re jumping in with an EPIC first episode for Season 4 of the Wildr Wellness Podcast ! Laura talks to Leonie Anholts - better know as @surfgirlnz on Instagram - about creating a female surfing community, photography, playfulness, energetics of business and so much more!  Leonie was a delight to talk to and I know you’ll LOVE this e...

I am so excited to release today’s episode of the Wildr Wellness Podcast and with none other than the gorgeous and knowledgable, Sarah Vickers, a holistic health practitioner. What does your BLOOD WORK tell you about your health? Sarah spills the JUICE in this episode and I was thrilled to pick her brains on the topic of blood testing. Blood testing is an incredible tool that we as holistic nutrit...

On today's episode of the Wildr Podcast. Laura chats with with nutrigenomics practitioner, Aubrey Nation 💕 Ever wondering how your genes impact your health?! Well this episode for you. Aubrey does functional genetic testing to find out what your genetic strengths and weaknesses are. But the good news is that she looks at things we can impact using diet and lifestyle factors.  In this episode...

Solo episode with Laura on the MOST important factor for health and vitality - STRESS! Or more specifically, perceived stress and your nervous system. Want more energy? Better sleep? Balanced hormones? Or a better libido!? Laura Hett is a holistic nutritionist who works one-one-one with clients and the thing that she's found to be the most important factor for our long term health and longevity is...

This Wildr Podcast episode is a special conversation with the one-of-a-kind Krissy Green @spiritual_kaputi 💜 She’s a Mareikura, Indigenous healer, intuitive mentor, Indigenous Mentor & Coach, Akashic Practitioner, and Lawyer. We dive into all sorts of topics ~ from embodiment, overcoming trauma, to trusting your gut, to the difficulty of taking a path that hasn’t been modelled to you. We hear...

Why are my friends all so tired?! Join Laura Hett and Bexie Towle on this episode of the Wildr Podcast 💥 This conversation came about after Bexie and I starting chatting about this over coffee - we decided it was something we were both passionate about enough to want to dive a bit deeper - and so here we are! Recording a podcast about it. Can't wait to hear what you think. Fire through your...

In today’s Wildr Wellness podcast, Laura sits down with Samantha Tomkinson, performance and organisational psychologist, facilitator and coach. Samantha is all about getting to understand that crazy thing we call our ~ mind ~ 🧠 She works with groups and with people one-to-one to improve their emotional intelligence and build resilience. If you’re interested in understanding your mind, then this p...

Wow, what a deep dive conversation on all things fertility, hormone balance and burnout in mothers with Kirstie Vesseur, a clinical nutritionist. Kirsty has such practical advice because she’s actually LIVED through a lot. A trigger warning - Kirstie talks about her experience with abortion and eating disorders so just for those who are sensitive around those topics to be wary. Here’s a run down o...

Uncovering your whole, authentic self with Emily Kendall I’m pumped to bring you Episode 2 of our new season 🙌🏻 In this interview, I chat with Emily Kendall, of EmK Yoga who provides functional movement and mental health support online and in Hamilton. Find more about Emily at her website - https://www.emkyoga.co.nz We chat about ALL SORTS of things, and Emily provides an incredible perspective...

In the very first episode of Season Three (!), Laura of Wildr Wellness , is interviewing Joanne Bisset , naturopath and emotional release practitioner. As a nutritionist myself, I focus mostly on how food and lifestyle impacts our physical health but I’m learning more and more that there’s much more to health than just the physical….. Cue Joanne! She’s a trained naturopath and emotional release pr...

In this episode of the Authentic Connection Podcast, I chat to Corin Storkey of Selenohealth - The Maca Experts. This was an epic conversation with Corin, he’s had such an interesting health journey AND he’s filled with incredible wisdom! He’s passionate about sharing maca with New Zealand after it literally changed his own life. We dive into; Corin’s journey which started with his chronic fatigue...

In today’s kōrero, I chatted to Taane Mete, who I know as a yoga teacher but is also a renowned choreographer and dancer. I love how grounded I feel after Taane’s classes and as we talked about in the conversation, he weaves reo Maori language, legend and Latakia through his classes. We talk about; Taane’s first experience of yoga was a bikram class at East West, he immediately felt different - he...

Racquel Minh of Kanuka Yoga is a trauma-informed yoga teacher and relationship anarchist. We recorded this conversation at Splore (inside the van!) which was heaps of fun. We explored something that Raquel is passionate about which is ‘Using yoga philosophy to inform her relationship structure’. Using yoga philosophy (the ‘Yamas’ translated as moral discipline) in the process of exploring non-mono...

SPLORE SESSIONS In the very first Splore Session, I chat to THE Wendy Douglas of ‘Wendy’s Wellness’ 😂  I had HEAPS of fun this year setting up my mobile podcast recording studio at Splore (also known as the van!).  The theme of this conversation is grief , but you may be surprised to know that although grief has featured heavily in Wendy’s life, this conversation is filled with joy and optimism w...

On this episode of the Authentic Connection Podcast, Tish chatted with Fraser Beck, who is a passionate breathwork facilitator. Fraser is on a mission to teach the world how to breathe, believing that our breath is the epicenter of human function. Imagine if we all learned how to breathe properly, and the impact that could have on our global health crisis... They dive into how Fraser discovered br...

I spoke to Olivia Scott, a energy healer and coach and we had a super fun conversation (from inside the van!).  I've two sessions of reiki with Olivia and it's such an incredible healing modality that I wanted to learn more about it! Check her website out for more in - www.lovebyolivia.com and she's also on Instagram @lovebyolivia Here are the topics and wisdom that we cover in this...

Today’s episode of the Authentic Connection Podcast is with Grace Mortimer, holistic nutritionist and amazing human 💕 Check her out at www.gracemortimerhealth.com . Her books are open for clients so feel free to reach out to her! We chat about nutrition, the ketogenic diet, alzheimers and Grace’s recipe for a calm and connected life. We dive into the really simple changes that Grace used with her...

My conversation with Qiane was utterly delightful. She’s a down to earth human, with great practical advice that I’ll know you love and relate too. It’s immediately evident that she’s on this earth for a reason, her kaupapa has guided her, taught her and been incredibly rewarding. Qiane is the founder and leading wahine of NUKU which is a project to amplify indigenous voices. NUKU is a movement, p...

Laura chatted to Faye Lawand, an internal conflict resolution expert (don’t worry - in the podcast, we go into what internal conflict is!) and stress elimination specialist. We begin by diving into Faye’s journey from war-torn Lebanon, to a calm and happy life in beautiful Aotearoa . She talks us through stress and it’s incredibly big impact on the body and on our health longterm. We also explore;...

Tish had the pleasure of chatting with Brian Berneman, a Tibetin yoga facilitator, sound healer and space holder for meditation and qi gong. He is also the Co-founder of Conscious Action.  Tish was really inspired to explore sound as a healing therapy after experiencing her first sound bath with Brain Berneman. Since then, Brian has featured at Honey Pot Ceremonies, and took us through a powerful...