Autoimmune Diaries Podcast

By August 1995, John Coleman was wondering how he could go on living. Suffering symptoms of stage IV Parkinson's disease and early-stage Multi-system Atrophy, diagnosed by five medical and complementary practitioners, and severely dissatisfied with the treatment and prognosis he received from western medical practitioners, John decided to pursue other pathways to health and was completely symptom-free by April 1998. https://www.rethinkingparkinsons.com/

Angelica-Hazel Toutounji is a degree qualified nutritionist, Natural Fertility Educator, mum of two that is currently studying her Masters in Reproductive Medicine. She specialises in supporting women from preconception to postpartum.  Today we dive into a conversation around the topic of periods, fertility, nutrition and the benefits of working with multi-modality practitioners to achieve desired health outcomes.  Women can sign up for her upcoming Honouring your Cycle program here https://honouringyourcycle.podia.com/honouring-your-cycle using the code EARLYBIRDSALE ($222) which expires on the 7th of March (normal price $260) and then course kicks off Monday 14th March. 

Vicky Ellenport is a Clinical Nutritionist practicing online or from her Melbourne clinic specialising in Autoimmune conditions, Gut health and other complex health issues. Having suffered from a chronic autoimmune condition for most of her life, she has a special interest in autoimmune disease and the underlying issues that contribute to it. Vicky is also a Certified AIP Coach having completed further studies on autoimmunity and the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) in 2020.   She offers personalised 1:1 consultations and nutritional support, education, and motivation in addition to AIP coaching to reduce symptoms and help manage both chronic and autoimmune conditions. https://thenutritionfactor.com.au https://autoimmunewellness.com

Two nutritionists talking about their love of culinary herbs, their benefits and simple ways you can incorporate them into your daily meals. We hope you find some inspiration to get a little more creative in the kitchen to make your meals a little extra special and healing.  Check out Heike's Facebook page where she shares recipes and health tips  https://www.facebook.com/heike.hohaus

Bec is a qualified Naturopath at Fine Feather Naturopathy, who is also living with Hashimoto's. Today Bec shares with us her personal story and we discuss the realities of living with the condition, obstacles we often face and the importance of finding the right support.  https://www.instagram.com/finefeathernaturopathy/  

Lisha is a Registered Dietician specialising in all things Thyroid health, where she shares with us her own personal journey and wisdom. We discuss the many avenues finding answers and healing requires and hopefully bring you some inspiration and some guidance to help you along your own journey (also there is a special appearance from my cat)

Dannii Orawiec, an expression and vulnerability coach shares with us her experience of overcoming MS and an incredible insight to the power of our emotions and its connection to our physical health and wellbeing.   

Heike is a qualified Nutritionist with over 10 years of industry and clinical experience. We discuss the basics of nutrition, SLOW foods, mental health, the integration between natural and conventional health and how to take the overwhelm away with so much conflicting information available online. 

Lisa is a bachelor qualified Nutritionist with a passion for all things gut health. Today she joined me to discuss what gut health actually means, why it's important, how to recognise if something isn't right, how it can lead to autoimmune disease and other chronic disease and why it's important to work with a qualified health practitioner to help get you on the right track. 

Today I wanted to share a bit more about my background, my story of how I got here, my journey to a diagnosis and what is next moving forward. 

Welcome to my podcast. In this episode I share a little about myself you so can know a bit more about the person behind the voice, and what made has led me here to start this journey with you all.