Wildr Wellness

What a beautiful conversation with a human who has really experienced everything he talks about. You’re in for a treat! Laura speaks to Logan Pike ; a yoga teacher, breath work facilitator and passionate ecstatic dancer. In this meandering conversation, we touch on; Logan’s journey from drugs and partying to where he is now. He’s slowed down, he feels and can express his emotions and he doesn’t ne...

Well that’s a wrap! Season 1 is officially done and dusted! Thanks so much to all the amazing people we had on the podcast. Each conversation was unique and filled with so many learnings.⁠ ⁠  I figured it would be nice to wrap up season 1 with a little bonus episode with myself, Tish and Sarah from Honey Pot. ⁠ ⁠  We asked Honey Pot’s community what they would love answered, and the following answ...

In this episode of Authentic Connection, I speak with Lotta Dann who is a recovered alcoholic and author of 3 books; the memoir ‘Mrs D is Going Without’, ‘Mrs D is Going Within’ as well as the book I read, ‘The Wine O’Clock Myth’.  She currently spends her time educating and supporting people in getting sober through the website Living Sober. We talk about; How after 20 years of drinking and not s...

In today’s juicy episode, I talk to Laura Ellen , a holistic sex educator and advocate of a pleasure based lifestyle.  We begin talking about Laura’s burnout which leads to her pursuing a more yin, feminane based life. Laura takes us through a visualisation and some embodiment practices with her personal favourite being breast massage which she thinks is key to helping her lead with an open heart...

In this podcast, I talk to Nikki Ralston of the Urban Ashram yoga studio in Auckland and creator of The Ralston Method. Nikki’s first yoga class and how it’s helped her feel more herself. The value of yoga, an online yoga practice and a physical yoga studio in the constant search for authentic connection. How yoga keeps Nikki’s ‘mind chatter’ volume turned low so that she can listen to the soft, g...

In my conversation with Franko Heke the musician we talk about his journey from rock music to medicinal matra music, (vipassana being the accelerant!) and how music is his entry into the spiritual realm.  We delve into Franko’s spiritual practice of fasting, which keeps him clear and in tune with his true self. The less stuff we are filled with (i.e. thoughts, material things and food) the more cl...

This is a delightful, meandering conversation with a very special human -  Anna Birchall from Moon Turtle. Anna tells us about how she got into journaling We hear about Moon Turtle as it is in the present and what she wants to do over the rest of the year and going forward. Journalling as a way to bring about conscientiousness and awareness Anna’s many favourite ways to connect with others How the...

Laura and Kara-Leah take a deep dive into classical tantra which is about finding awakening (full embodied awareness) and liberation (dissolving of our conditioning) while still enjoying the material and beautiful things in life.  We also speak about Kara-Leah’s experience in lockdown - how a simple change in our environment can have such a profound effect on our body and mind, the underlying assu...

This week on Authentic Connection, Laura talks to Luke from @tayloredfitness about overcoming health ‘barriers’ and injury setbacks, brain health for concussion recovery and taking a holistic approach to the health of our bodies & business. Our discussion starts with Luke's interest in holistic rehabilitation began with his own diagnosis of Ehlers Danlos, a flexibility disorder, we then t...

Laura speaks to her sister Sally Hett and their conversation covers topics from societal expecations, living by the ocean and feeling grounding. Sally talks about her love for journaling, dancing, and physical touch. The language we use is vitally important - could changing our use of Mother Earth to Lover Earth change our relationship with the earth? One of Sally's passions is using communit...

Laura talks to Sarah Vickers, the third delightful human in the Honey Pot trio. They talk all things connection, from understanding clues that you’re disconnected (why did Sarah move every year for 7 years!?), stepping out of your comfort zone, meditation, learnings from relationships, vegetable gardens as a way to connect to nature and taking things SLOW. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

*This podcast originally launched as The Authentic Connection Podcast and is now the Wildr Wellness podcast* Laura Hett chats to Tish Mexted the founder of Honey Pot about her journey, the magic of yoga and the purpose of Honey Pot. Together we explore the challenge of getting entangled in the anxiety of uncertainty, and acknowledge the importance of being present, as that’s the only time we’ve go...