Meet Jessica Donovan, aka Energetic Mama. She’s currently travelling around the country in a caravan with hubby and two kids in tow, but I managed to catch up with her on Skype for a chat. Jess became a naturopath at a young age. She had some challenges early on with her own hormones, and some…
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Episode 27: Rachel Favilla – From autoimmune disease to thriving with wholefoods
Meet Rachel Favilla – when she was just 11 years old, her world was slowly turned upside down. At first, her generalised anxiety and minor digestive issues were dismissed as being “normal.” Severe weight loss then led to accusations of an eating disorder. Tests for coeliac disease proved to be negative. She was forced to…
Episode 26: Samantha Gowing – Real, raw and rockin’ it in the wellness world
Meet Samantha Gowing – a critically acclaimed spa chef with a Le Cordon Bleu Masters in Gastronomic Tourism. She’s also a nutritionist, speaker, mentor, and founder of Byron Bay Cooking School. As one of Melbourne’s youngest ever female publicans, Sam started out life around the rock n’ roll and live music scene – not the…
Episode 24: Brenda Janschek – Break through to a healthier YOU
Meet Brenda Janschek – a health coach and mum who’s come back from the brink of burnout to create a happy, healthy, wholefood-loving family. If you’re a busy woman, listen up, because in this podcast we’re going to give you strategies for nourishing your family, nurturing yourself, and raising healthy kids. Discover how Brenda learned…
Episode 22: Kristin Cosgrove (aka Mamacino) – On delicious food, Italian culture, and raising healthy kids
Meet Kristin Cosgrove, aka Mamacino. Growing up surrounded by fresh produce, she always loved good food, but didn’t necessarily know how to cook it. Gradually, she found connection and inspiration through her Italian heritage (with a little help from Jamie Oliver thrown in!) and the rest is history. Now she’s made a career out of…
Episode 11: The Merrymaker Sisters – Secrets to Epic Health and Happiness
Brace yourself for 45 minutes of Excessive Happiness. Meet The Merrymaker Sisters, Emma and Carla Papas; health and happiness bloggers, wholefood recipe developers, talented podcasters and real life sisters. Listen to their story as they take you from low calorie and low fat living (and the disastrous health consequences) to eating a vibrant, abundant diet…
Episode 7: Irena Macri – It’s all about simple, delicious food!
This week on the podcast I speak with Irena Macri – author of Eat Drink Paleo and creator of The Happy Body Formula program. Irena was one of the first recipe creators to hit the paleo scene and her food is easy to make, delicious and non-pretentious. We talk about: What it means to be…
Episode 6: Sistermixin’ – Two mums on a mission to banish nasty food additives
Meet Tracey Fry and Joanne Ling – a couple of Aussie mums who’ve eliminated chemicals from their homes for the sake of their children’s health. Known as Sistermixin’, their business helps women everywhere to cut out the crap from their lives and learn to cook simple family-friendly wholefood meals, without the nasty additives. Find out…
Episode 2: Lisa Corduff – Getting real with wholefoods
Warning: Listening to this podcast may make you hungry! Meet Lisa Corfuff – a passionate advocate for real food and wholefood eating. Lisa has made the switch from a standard Australian diet of processed foods and takeaway, to a nourishing wholefood way of living – and she wants to help you do it too! Together…
how to make the perfect boiled egg (it’s really simple!)
For so many years, my hard boiled eggs were dry, dull, and boring. I’d place them gently them in cold water, bring them to the boil and then cook the crap out of them for 10 minutes (or sometimes longer if I forgot to set a timer!). I was doing it all wrong. I needed to treat…