Recipe for Wellness Podcast

Chatting to the beautiful Grainne Ferreira of Dandelion Yoga. Grainne is so passionate about teaching yoga, to provide a space for people to slow down & be present in their bodies. Grainne talks about approaching ourselves from a place of kindness and to be curious about our bodies, all the things it can do and the messages it has to tell us. Grainne teaches classes weekly in the stunning Ballymaloe Grainstore. On Jan 25 we are holding a gorgeous day retreat in Schull in West Cork, a mix of yoga and breathwork as well as nutrition for nourishing the nervous system. We will also enjoy a tasty lunch together, stroll to the sea, maybe even a dip. You can find Grainne at @dandelionyoga and contact either of us for more info on our event.

Amazing chats as always with kindred spirit Karen Molan. Karen is a personal coach, NLP practitioner & trainer and creator of the Your Mind, Body & Soul Summit coming on Jan 3-6. Karen does amazing work with clients in breaking down conditioning and old patterns, creating movement in our lives to allow us to live fully. I'll be speaking on the Summit on Nourish Mind, Body, Spirit, don't miss this great free event, be sure to sign up for an amazing line up of varied speakers. You can find Karen on socials at Skills Quest Company or online at www.fromconfusiontounderstanding.com

Such a lovely conversation with my wise friend & colleague Petra Fulham, Nutritional therapist, teacher, busy Mum, gardening enthusiast. A host of qualifications & experience have shaped her wonderful approach with clients & students alike. We talk about her own health experience, episodes of burnout, the importance of self care and balance as well as intuitive nudges along her career path and feeling the fear and doing it anyway. You'll find her @eartcookeat on Instagram or www.petrafulhamnutrition.com

Talking to the lovely Timea of The Best Free From food company. Just love her story of her health & family histories guiding her into her purpose and working in her passion and how that was also a big part of the journey that helped her to regain her health. Timea's range of products are 'free from', low carb, keto made from whole food ingredients like flax, pysllium & almond flour, to make baking bread & treats so easy and healthy. You'll find her at www.thebestfreefrom.com along with her online shop and list of stockists

Chatting to the lovely Audrey Dickson on a variety of topics from fertility to health perfectionism. Audrey has a host of experience as both a chef and nutritional therapist & food consultant. Directed by her own experience in health, Audrey has run a nutrition clinic seeing couples for fertility for many years. She now sees clients for all aspects of health as well as running regular workshops, events, demos & retreats.

Chatting to my good friend Helena Ryan on managing stress & building resilience when stress is unavoidable. Helena is a nutrition & lifestyle coach with a host of energy therapy qualifications under her belt also. Over the years, as a Mum to 3 kids & full time carer to a child with special needs, Helena has seen first hand the benefits of minding her nutrition and stress management on herself and all the family. We are running our Mind Matters evening on stress management together in Midleton covering breathing, tapping, meditation, nutrition for stress

So lovely to chat to Wendy Riordan of Nourish & Flow an amazing women's festival in Laois Aug 23-25 around the theme of perimenopause & menopause. The line up for the weekend sounds absolutely incredible! Such a beautiful opportunity for women to come together, learn, connect, relax. There will be expert speakers as well as therapies, the Nature spa, sauna, ice baths, cacao ceremony, drumming circle, you name it, its all going on!

Amazing chats with Marilla Healy of Marilla Healy Nutrition, Nutritional therapist & oncology nurse with over 20 years experience. Marilla sees clients for all aspects of health, she is passionate about gut health but mainly she sees clients around cancer, be that clients interested in a preventative approach, clients currently going through treatment, or post treatment. Marilla's extensive experience on the medical side gives her such great insight, empathy & compassion on the more holistic side, in her nutrition work.