High Vibe Wellbeing

Today I chat with Jonty Hikmet who was able to end his 15+ year journey with IBS and chronic back pain. After discovering the work of Dr John Sarno, he realised how his emotions had lead to his physical symptoms and set about unpacking these. He has since studied with Georgie Oldfield at SIRPA and trained as an IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapist. He now integrates these with his Yoga and Mindfulness teachings to help others resolve their own health issues. We cover lots of things in this episode, including the amazing ripple effect of how changing yourself, can change others!

Alex Fraysse is. Naturopath; Herbalist; Nutritional Therapist and Iridologist. 5roug his Healthy Pillars programmes he offers easy to implement, progressive plans to improve your Wellbeing and offers highly individualised support.Today we chat about how nutritional supplements and different herbs can help relieve stress. Come and have a listen to how even adding some herbs and spices to your cooking can help!

Today's guest is Lorna Nicholson who after her own health journey with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (or PoTS for short), found herself stepping away from her busy A&E nursing role. After setting up the charity PoTS UK, she also now teaches Pilates for people with PoTS; ME and Ling Covid. In addition to this, she teaches Pilates teachers on PoTS and is a Buteyko breathing instructor. Lorna is a brilliant example of having listened to what her body was telling her and really learning from what she has been through, to not only help change her own symptoms but also to really help others! 

Today's guest is Bethan Thomas who, along with her friend Kate, set up Hot Tea Mama, an award-winning tea company based in the UK. Bethan worked for some of the UK's biggest tea companies before having kids and was the first non-Chinese person to get a degree in Tea Science at the University of Forestry & Agriculture in Fujian, China. She initially developed a tea range to help morning sickness; birth preparation and breastfeeding. The range has now grown to cover periods and peri menopause, as common issues of reproductive health can be naturally supported with tea. And tea always makes life better! Come and listen to Bethan and I chatting about how she chose different herbs for their individual properties and us chatting about one of my favourite subjects too!

Irralee is originally from Sydney, Australia and has worked as a Physiotherapist in England for the past 27 years. She is also Pilates trained and runs Mindful Movement classes. Currently she works as an associate in a private practice in Sheffield and enjoys using the Mind-body approach for both acute and chronic conditions. She truly knows the value of this having used it on herself!

Phil Haughton is the founder of Better Food (Organic shops in Bristol, UK). Over the last 25 years it has been his mission to fight for food justice and equality; supporting Organic farmers and food producers in many ways. His passion for challenging our beliefs around food, nature and the need to balance the two is inspiring! Food for Thought is his recent book which truly celebrates Wellbeing through food!Phil talked passionately about his journey through food and how it has been inextricably linked with his own Wellbeing. It was a conversation that deeply stirred emotions in me and left me with deep gratitude for all the work he continues to do! 

Sophie is a Woman's coach who loves helping Women to connect to their bodies to feel strong; empowered and embodied. Connecting with her own body helped her journey back to herself. Sophie is also a very experienced Yoga teacher and practitioner. In this episode we discussed all things yoga and the importance of movement to help us stay well.  

Allison Davies is a multi-award winning Music Therapist based in Australia. She uses Music to support brain function and reduce anxiety (in both adults and Children) and teaches you how to really care for your brain through the magic of Music!Allison is truly passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience of Music with others, to help care for their brains. For me, this was a mind-blowing episode that really made me see Music in such a different light. Her passion and enthusiasm for this topic is infectious! Come and have a listen to this week's episode!

Join me as I discuss the Mind-body links with pain and chronic health conditions with this week's guest, Jake Currie. Jake is a retired Chiropractor based in Australia and founder of the Mind Body Masters programme. He works with people who, despite having tried all of the traditional methods, are still struggling with their health issues and gets them to take a new perspective on their symptoms, finding the mental-emotional cause.He speaks passionately about helping people become their own source of healing by undoing stressful events stored in the body. We are kindred spirts and I could have talked for hours! Come and have a listen!

Sleep is something we all take for granted (well, when we are getting enough of it!). It is also the first thing to slide down our list of priorities when are busy fitting all the doing in! Today's guest is Dr Amy Bender from Cerebra Health in Calgary who has worked with a vast array of people to help them sleep better, including Olympic level athletes. Come and join me in conversation about all things sleep!

Georgie Oldfield is a pioneering Physiotherapist and the Founder of SIRPA UK (Stress Illness Recovery Practitioner Association). After refusing to settle for simply helping patients to manage their chronic pain she went on a journey to find out how she could help more. Georgie is now a pain specialist using the mind-body approach to address the underlying causes of pain in patients, with Stress being a key factor.Join me as I discuss the impact of Stress on our physical health with Georgie and her tips for helping us deal with the effects of it in our daily lives.

Dr Dan Ratner is a Pain Psychologist based in Cleveland, Ohio. Along with one-to-one clients he also feels passionate about expanding the research/ awareness about the Mind-body approach to chronic pain and has his own podcast called “Crushing Doubt”. Having had his own debilitating back pain for years, he is very knowledgeable on this subject both personally and professionally!In this episode Dan talks to me about his approach to chronic pain which includes looking at the themes of Emotions; Doubt and Power . These themes which represent his column approach evolved from constantly asking questions and seeking answers for his patients. It was a brilliant conversation with lots of nuggets for all! 

Deborah Taylor talks to me about the Subconscious mind and the power of our thoughts. Deborah opens up about her own health issues and unresolved grief which led her to finding Hypnosis. She discusses the profound shift she experienced in herself with Hypnosis, which then set her on the path to train in it. She now practices a hybrid form of Hypnosis with her own clients. 

Meredith shares her story about how she came to mindful Eating and teaching meditations with chocolate! She also shares her own health challenges and journey. She talks about how listening to her body was so important and continues to be so, in her wellbeing. Recognising stress was a big aspect contributing to her symptoms and that she needed a holistic review of her life. We also discuss how pleasure is such an important part of healthy eating as well as slowing down; connecting with our food and allowing a bit of creativity into your life!