Up For A Chat

Kim has just been to the US to study in Houston. Her studies took her further into her love of who we are and why we do what we do.  Is it Nurture or Nature or a mix of the two.  Why is someone orderly and neat and others playful and fun, what drives us to do what we do, why do we act certain ways under stress as opposed to when life is going well?  This hour fascinates Carren and Cyndi as Kim explains the basics of human communication and action and the four basic temperaments. It’s not one to be missed. The post UC 39: Why Cant You Be Normal Like Me appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Foods of The World – Edible Gardens; Kim, Carren and Cyndi have been traveling over the last month, and they discuss the foods of the world.  America does not come up trumps and Kim becomes desperate looking for a Wholefoods during her stay in the US.  Carren falls in love with gelato, pizza and tomatoes while Cyndi is in raptures with the food bearing trees covering the country side of Greece and Spain, she discovers that there is no need to carry snacks and food on the many mountain trails as the nature abounds with all.  It is a magical food tour that evokes the topic of Edible Gardens. The post UC 38: Foods of the World appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

The average 4 year old laughs 300 times a day, the average 40 year old only 4. Now you know Kim, Cyndi and Carren love a good laugh they especially love a good belly laugh.  Cyndi thinks that Kim is the funniest person she knows, while Carren believes she is hilarious (but we’ll let you be the judge of that).  This podcast is all about laughter.  When did all the hilarity get replaced with furrowed brows? Are we taking life so seriously, getting so caught up in the pursuit of success, so bogged down with our problems, so busy with our lives, so lost in the web of fiction spun by the mind, that we forget to look at life through the eyes of wonder and mystery and notice just how funny things can be?  Enjoy an hour of stories and fun as the Up For A Chat girls laugh there way through 60 minutes of fun. The post UC 37: Laughter Is The Best Kind Of Medicine appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

The Magic of Aromatherapy is Up For A Chat this week.  Carren and Cyndi sat dumbfounded and in aure while Kim taught them about plants, oils and therapies and how aromatherapy can by used throughout your days and life as instrumental tools in mental, physical and emotional wellbeing.  Kim explored how oils were extracted, how they can be used all the way from Romance to Burns, the podcast gives a warm fuzzy feeling as Kim explains how  the oils are used in rituals, baths, beauty, food and healing. The post UC 36: The Magic of Aromatherapy appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Travel Tips – Kim, Carren and Cyndi love to travel, they are all experienced with traveling around the country and internationally.  Carren is off on a beautiful trip around Europe and this prompts them to talk about all things travel, from security, currency, travelling with children, essential oils, food, time zone changes, things to pack, healthy first aid kit, luggage weight and much more. Travel Checklist Superfood Powders – especially Greenfood & Probiotics Essential Oils – Twenty8 Immune Boost, Instant Calm, Energy & Vitality and Lavender Olive Leaf Throat Spray Smelling Salts – Himalayan Rock Salt, 5 drops of each Immune Boost, Eucalyptus and Peppermint oils Electrical Adapters – iPhone Healthy Food Snacks like Date Squishy’s, Fruit and Nut Slice, Nuts and Seeds Travel Insurance – either a yearly one or look at a credit card supplier Currency – eftpos card and emergency credit card Personal Care Products – natural skincare, shampoo and conditioner Water – drink plenty of it Oregano Oil Natura

The rate of depression and mental illness has increased dramatically in the last decade.  The question is asked as to – do you wake up one day and have depression or is it a slow slide – before you finally go to your doctor?  How do you get out of the slow slide, what are the steps to take?  Carren has been through depression so Kim and Cyndi ask questions to find out the answers.  All three Up For A Chat hosts provide valuable information on how does depression start and what are ways to combat mental illness, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.  This discussion just didn’t stop – the information was just too important, so it goes for 1 hour 16 minutes. The post UC 34: Depression appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Is it as bad as they all say?  Cyndi starts the discussion on cholesterol and how it has been given a bad rap, she goes into how the rate of people with high cholesterol and taking statin medications has risen from 4.5% of  over the age of 45 taking cholesterol lowering medications in 1995 to, in 2010, 30% of the same age group are now taking these medications.  Cholesterol lowering medications are worth $80 billion per annum to the drug industry.  Cyndi brings up some interesting new research and Kim and Carren are stunned that the wool has been pulled over the public’s eye.  Their outrage is palpable, and yours will be too.  Cyndi has offered a list of questions to ask your doctor when he suggests you go on cholesterol lowering medication as well as references for further reading. Questions to Ask Your Doctor if Your Blood Test is High For Cholesterol? Is high cholesterol proven to be a bad indicator of total health? Do our cholesterol levels change from day to day week to week? And if so would I be out o

The Up For The Chat girls talk all things dairy.  The good, the bad and the downright ugly.  How they manage to talk about dairy for an hour surprises them but when you get down to the nitty gritty our dairy has been changed so much it’s not surprising that it seems everyone is intolerant to dairy.  Cyndi shares how she makes nut milks and Carren and Kim are not happy she had not let them in on her secret. The post UC 32: All Things Dairy appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

JDRF – Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation have just finished their annual fundraising campaign using the sale of Jelly Babies with the following ingredients; glucose, sugar, water, thickener 1400 (wheat), food acid 330, 331, humectant 422, gelatin, flavours, colours, 102, 133, 110, 122, wheat starch, vegetable oil, glazing agent 903, preservative 220. May contain sulphites. Do you think that a charity looking for health for it’s members should sell this product to make money for research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes?   This was the question posed for this weeks Up For A Chat.  The post UC 31: Jelly Babies for Fundraising! appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

The Power of NOW.  Carren leads the Up For A Chat girls on another rabbit hole experience, each of them have AHA’s as the chat turns into an exploration of how to cope with emotional distress of death, relationship breakdown, financial ruin, loss of job and rejection.  Their pearls of wisdom in this podcast will change the way you think about emotional stress, it will also create a new terminology for the word ‘present’.  Listen in, be a fly on the wall while Carren, Kim and Cyndi change their own perception of time.  This is one not to miss. The post UC 30: Declutter Your Emotional Life appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This is a two part series on decluttering.  Physical mental and emotional clutter can become exhausting to the point where it paralyses your every move.  Listen in while the Up For A Chat girls talk about the power of simplicity and decluttering, each have wonderful stories to tell about how they declutter their life physically Listen In The post UC 29: Declutter Your Life appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Am I Really Making A Difference?  Is it all worth it?  Before The Up For A Chat girls started recording this podcast, Kim looked at Carren and asked if she was OK.  Carren’s answer was, “Is this really worth it?  Am I really making a difference?”  Carren asked a universal question so Kim, Cyndi and Carren decided to explore that very question.  It’s amazing where the conversation goes.  Do we do things to make a difference in the world or do we do things because we love it?  You’ll hear three vulnerable souls looking for answers.  This podcast is very different to any you’ve heard, The Up For A Chat girls are contemplative and quiet and it is a look into their very soul. The post UC 28: Am I Really Making A Difference? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Byron on Byron was the venue for the first intensive Awaken The Change Within with Kim, Carren and Cyndi.  They decided to do a live broadcast from the seminar.  The delegates were asked to put questions to them, so this podcast becomes a burning set of questions with The Up For A Chat girls giving Listen In The post UC 27: Awaken The Change Within appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Cyndi was at lunch with beach volley ball Olympic Gold Medalist Natalie Cook and they were discussing training and commitment to a sport.  Natalie had spoke about her yoga teacher who got up every morning at 4.30am to practice yoga.  Natalie asked her yoga teacher whether there was ever a morning that he did not want to get up and his answer was “no”.  Cyndi then asked Natalie the same question regarding her quest to get to the Olympics and getting up every morning and training and her answer was ‘no’.  The Up for The Chat girls decided to explore why is it that some people are so committed to something in their life that they can’t wait to get up in the morning versus others who just want hit the snooze button over and over and sleep the day away.  Kim, Carren and Cyndi have a discussion where they begin to get Aha’s about the love and passion to do something is so inspiring that you can’t wait to get up. They also talk about if your inspiration has waned how to reignite it. The post UC 26: What Gets You Up