THRIVING MINDS PODCAST

In this exciting episode we discuss  with Millie Thomas her lived experience,  battling Anorexia Nervosa for 15 years and is now fully recovered and providing support and guidance to other Eating Dis…

At the Fizz symposium I was lucky to meet Maria Bernard from the Heart Foundation. She is a nutrition expert. She is going out into the Pacific Islander community to give lectures and educate people …

The symposium addressed all things that sugar is doing to our overall health. They are using a multipronged approach to address how to reduce sugar consumption in New Zealand. There are three things …

This is a special episode that begins my journey to interweave the tapestry that connects thousands of years of ancient practices and teachings with modern neuroscience. I have found a beautiful inte…

Dr Fiona Simpson is a Senior Research Fellow at The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia.  She grew up in the Highlands of Scotland, where she was the top of her class, …

From the Hope to Recharge Podcast with Matana Poupko Jacobs.
Brain health from a Neuroscientist’s mind and heart.

Prof. Selena Bartlett. She was raised, studied and worked for many years in Australia a…

Dr. Selena Bartlett has agreed to once again visit with us at Hope to Recharge podcost. Today we will hear more expansively about the amazing concept of neuroplasticity.
The intention of the Hope to R…

This podcast brought me to tears. "We see the world not as it is but as we are" from Demi Smith. She has managed to win a full scholarship to the University of California Davis. Her mother Emily is o…

This is such a beautiful episode. We are shining a light on Emily Jones. She is a third year student at The University of Queensland. She moved from the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane. Once upon a time s…

This is a powerful story for anyone struggling. The key is to want to change. We discuss the moment she decided to change. We call this lighting the pilot light and finding the spark inside to make i…

Sobia Zafar is a life and business strategist, helping successful women live, love and lead wholeheartedly. She wants you to own your brilliance and let it shine for all to see.  The power of waking …

In this next series, I am interviewing Women on the Rise. What it took, how they got there and how they stayed and managed a family or not. We are putting female voices into science, business and ent…

In the next series we focus on young amazing women making huge leaps in science while navigating challenges, like raising a family, coming from poverty and imposter syndrome. The stories are amazing.…

It is near impossible to make rational decisions when we are stressed out. This is because stress is processed by the emotional part of the brain and it shuts down the prefrontal cortex. It is in thi…

It has often be said that we are the sum of the 5 people we hang around with. Take a quick look and see how you are modelling their behaviour. Humans have evolved quite a sophisticated system in the …

The brain can be rewired to love again. First ourselves and then others. I have come to see that love, especially, between the ages of 0-3 years old can solve a lot of mental health problems. The goo…

Do you find yourself procrastinating, overeating or feeling low. I will do it tomorrow. I will binge watch just one more episode on Netflix. One more chocolate can't hurt. The longer we sit and this …

I really really hate cold showers and did not think I could ever have one. I was the person that had the shower at maximal heat. I made myself start the Wim Hof course. It became very clear I was tot…

The other day I was in a women’s change room after a swim. I overheard two people going over their problems, each reinforcing the other, talking about how they hated their jobs, how forgetful they we…

KICKSTART NEUROPLASTICITY: SAY Yes to NO
It sounds simple but it is not easy. Start where you feel your greatest resistance. For example, I really really hate cold showers and did not think I could ev…