When Brooke McAlary's latest book, CARE: The Radical Art of Taking Time - landed at my local post office, I was honestly overjoyed.

But little did I know the impact this beautifully designed book would have on my social media addiction.

Running a start-up online business and webinars “requires” you to be online. Yet there's a fine line between focused social media scheduling, 'networking' and procrastiscrolling. The latter infiltrated my daily rhythm more than I cared to admit.

In recent weeks, my screen time was about 5 hours a day and I was horrified when I saw this data. That’s the equivalent of a part-time job.

This made me stop and think:

💭 Why am I using socials so much? 

💭 What need is it serving? 

💭 What could I be doing instead?" 

And I've chosen to do a digital detox for Dry July.

In previous experiments, I’ve replaced the social media check with incessant email checking.

So this time I’m trying a two-stage process to encourage a steep reduction in screen time, which is discussed in more detail in this episode.

1)  A week before the detox, delete all apps from the phone and only use desktop to check once or twice a day

2) Set strict limits when checking the platforms

3) View the digital detox as an experiment and have self-compassion

Ilana Kosakiewicz one of Australia’s leading kinesiologists, energy coaches, and yoga and meditation teachers.

She is a wholefood lover, entrepreneur with a past life spent working in the corporate world as a CPA accountant.

Ilana’s own health journey with chronic fatigue and auto-immune disease taught her that slowing down, finding moments of stillness, living in the now and listening to your body’s inner wisdom and intuition are not just important – they are essential.

Ilana is passionate about teaching women to live in alignment with their innate cyclical energy, menstrual cycle and the moon.

She helps women shift their energy and take back their inner power and self-care rights by making themselves the number one priority. 

Ilana also works with children (& some men) to assist in shifting their essence, energy and zest so they can live authentic, content and happy lives.

Originally from Gippsland Australia, Ilana now lives in Bayside Melbourne and spends her days with her clients, teaching yoga and meditation, writing, dancing, cooking in her kitchen and spending as much time at the beach as she can.

In this episode we discuss:

• How a health crisis sparked a transformation in Ilana's career
• Why energy is so important and how kinesiology helps you live in alignment with your energy
• How connecting with the hormonal cycle changed Ilana's life
• Things that can help women live in alignment with their energy

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CONNECT WITH ILANA:

Website: https://ilanak.com.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilanak.kinesiology

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilanak.kinesiology/

Podcast: https://ilanak.com.au/podcast/

Aligned Living: https://ilanak.com.au/alignedliving/

Kate Save of Be Fit Food is an accredited dietitian and exercise physiologist with a double degree in nutrition/dietetics and exercise science from Deakin University, as well as an Advanced Diploma in Diabetes Education and a Masters in Clinical Exercise Physiology.

Kate also lectures at Deakin University, Chisholm TAFE and FIA Fitnation in subject areas of diabetes, weight loss, heart disease, bariatric surgery nutrition and food intolerance.

With more than two decades experience working within the health and fitness industry, Kate is committed to delivering credible health and wellness advice based on the latest scientific research and industry best practice.

She is truly passionate about helping to empower individuals across all walks of life make real change within their own lives.

Kate's philosophy is simple and comes down to a core belief that anyone can achieve optimal health and wellbeing through balanced nutrition and exercise.

As a working mother, she also understands the everyday pressures faced by individuals and families trying to find a healthy balance.

In this episode we discuss:

* What inspired Kate to become an accredited dietician

* The role of traditional dieticians and what makes Be Fit Food different

* The link between food and mood

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CONNECT WITH KATE SAVE & BE FIT FOOD

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/be-fit-food/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/befitfoodaustralia/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/befitfoodaustralia

Be Fit Food Website - https://befitfood.com.au

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ABOUT THE GUT-MIND COLLECTIVE

The Gut-Mind Collective helps busy women develop sustainable, nourishing health habits so you feel calmer and more energetic.

We share guided meditations, gut-mind health hacks and interviews to inspire you to put yourself first and lead a purposefully healthy life.

Be sure to subscribe to our channel so you can catch our future episodes: https://thegutmindcollective.com/podcast/

Connect with us online: https://thegutmindcollective.com

And join a Collective of like-minded women who value COURAGE, CONNECTION, NOURISHMENT & NATURE in our free Facebook community, Nourish & Connect: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nourishandconnect/ 

Casey Brown is the Founder of The Yellow Door Project, a vessel for connection; to oneself, each other and the world around us. 

Casey is an Illustrative Artist, Empowerment Coach & Reiki Therapist. Casey has spent the last 5 years exploring alternative healing & mindfulness methods. 

She has spent time travelling the world, understanding various cultural healing techniques and continues to explore her own inner-world, using the art of meditation, music, art, play, nature, communication and movement to allow for a deeper relationship with self.

In this episode, we discuss Casey's journey of resilience, courage and determination as she overcame Leukaemia as a child. Casey also shares how women can connect with their inner child through art and play and why we need to do less.

During the podcast, Casey references one of her many illustrations featured on her Instagram profile which you can view here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIB2lwDAyOH/

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CONNECT WITH CASEY BROWN

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ABOUT THE GUT-MIND COLLECTIVE

The Gut-Mind Collective helps busy women develop sustainable, nourishing health habits so you feel calmer and more energetic. 

We share guided meditations, gut-mind health hacks and interviews to inspire you to put yourself first and lead a purposefully healthy life.

Be sure to subscribe to our channel so you can catch our future episodes: https://thegutmindcollective.com/podcast/

Connect with us online: https://thegutmindcollective.com

And join a Collective of like-minded women who value COURAGE, CONNECTION, NOURISHMENT & NATURE in our free Facebook community, Nourish & Connect: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nourishandconnect/

In this episode we share few fundamentals we teach in the BREATHE Program:

• We are all bio-individual – one woman’s pleasure is another’s poison.
• The energy we give to nourishing things ‘off the plate’ override what we’re actually eating:
  • Relationships
  • Career
  • Spirituality
  • Physical Exercise

We can’t avoid stress altogether.

But we can incorporate daily practices into our lives that will not only help to cope with our current stress levels, but also prevent long-term effects on our health and wellbeing, such as:

• Eating clean wholefoods
• Getting adequate sleep
• Reducing the intake of ultra-processed foods and caffeine
• Leaning into the yin of self-care

If you would like to unpack ways to support yourself through self-care activities, we’ve included in the show notes a tool we walk our clients through in the BREATHE Program.

It’s called “The Yin and Yang of Self-Compassion” and helps you map actions you can take to nurture masculine and feminine aspects of yourself in times of stress.

It's a free download, no need to add your email address, just hit the button and enjoy understanding this method of self-care at a deeper level.

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ABOUT THE GUT-MIND COLLECTIVE

The Gut-Mind Collective helps busy women develop sustainable, nourishing health habits so you feel calmer and more energetic. 

We share guided meditations, gut-mind health hacks & interviews to inspire you to put yourself first & lead a purposefully healthy life.

Connect with us online: https://thegutmindcollective.com 

And join a Collective of like-minded women who value COURAGE, CONNECTION, NOURISHMENT & NATURE in our free Facebook community, Nourish & Connect: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nourishandconnect/ 

Jen Parker is an empowerment life coach who helps big-hearted women prioritise time for themselves without compromising what’s important or sounding like a nag.

In a previous career life, Jen was a social worker who had to deal with tough and emotionally draining situations. This caused her to compromise her own self-care, and learn the importance of knowing her values and living in alignment with them.

In this episode, we dive deep into:

• Jen's journey from social worker to empowerment life coach,
• Common mindset myths when it comes to self-care,
• Ways empathic women can say, "No" without feeling guilty, and 
• Tools and strategies that busy women can use to prioritise your own wellbeing.

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CONNECT WITH JEN PARKER

Website: www.realvisionlifecoaching.com.au

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realvisionlifecoaching/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realvisionlifecoaching 

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ABOUT THE GUT-MIND COLLECTIVE

The Gut-Mind Collective helps busy women develop sustainable, nourishing health habits so you feel calmer and more energetic. 

We share guided meditations, gut-mind health hacks and interviews to inspire you to put yourself first and lead a purposefully healthy life.

Be sure to subscribe to our channel so you can catch our future episodes: https://thegutmindcollective.com/podcast/ 

Connect with us online: https://thegutmindcollective.com

And join a Collective of like-minded women who value COURAGE, CONNECTION, NOURISHMENT & NATURE in our free Facebook community, Nourish & Connect: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nourishandconnect/ 

The ability to manifest lies within every one of us. All it takes is learning simple techniques in mindfulness through things like meditation to awaken this power.

This Manifesting Guided Meditation will allow you to amplify your attracting power.

You will align yourself with the loving energy of the Universe so that you manifest the changes you desire.

This meditation is about 15 minutes long, so be sure to practice it while sitting or lying down in a comfortable, quiet space. Make yourself completely comfortable now and make sure that you will not be disturbed.

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ABOUT THE GUT-MIND COLLECTIVE

The Gut-Mind Collective helps busy women develop sustainable, nourishing health habits so you feel calmer and more energetic. 

We share guided meditations, gut-mind health hacks and interviews to inspire you to put yourself first and lead a purposefully healthy life.

Be sure to subscribe to our channel so you can catch our future episodes: https://thegutmindcollective.com/podcast/

Connect with us online: https://thegutmindcollective.com

And join a Collective of like-minded women who value COURAGE, CONNECTION, NOURISHMENT & NATURE in our free Facebook community, Nourish & Connect: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nourishandconnect/

 In this episode, we chat to Sarah Yip a professional psychic, blogger and mum-of-three young sons from the Gold Coast, Australia. 

Sarah helps thousands of people a year to discover their purpose, reclaim their self-trust and heal after massive life shifts such as breakups, having kids and changing careers.

Sarah specialises in 11:11 and repeated numbers sightings, palmistry and numerology, which are pathways to rapid awakening and family forgiveness.

She is unique in the new age field because she’s an Environmental scientist who worked for the Australian Government, UN and major charities. With a background in ethical leadership, fundraising and personal growth, she’s able to bring you back into your power and reconnect you with your Soul within seconds.

We dive deep into:

• Sarah's transition from scientist to psychic,
• How Sarah recovered from an eating disorder and finds balance, and
• What 11:11 consciousness is, and how skeptics are missing out on by being closed off to Universal energy.

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CONNECT WITH SARAH:

Website: https://sarahyip.com

Find Your Lifepath: https://sarahyip.com/find-your-lifepath/

The time Sarah read her husband Kris' palm on TV (they meet at 4:55): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJEl-rSaIlY

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNumbersQueen/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfe4-073cTbx-FrVFutB7fw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahyip1111/

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ABOUT THE GUT-MIND COLLECTIVE

The Gut-Mind Collective helps busy women develop sustainable, nourishing health habits so you feel calmer and more energetic. 

We share guided meditations, gut-mind health hacks and interviews to inspire you to put yourself first and lead a purposefully healthy life.

Be sure to subscribe to our channel so you can catch our future episodes: https://thegutmindcollective.com/podcast/ 

Connect with us online: https://thegutmindcollective.com 

And join a Collective of like-minded women who value COURAGE, CONNECTION, NOURISHMENT & NATURE in our free Facebook community, Nourish & Connect: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nourishandconnect/