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#77 The Power Of Menopause with Jane Hardwicke Collings Jul 27, 2020

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The incredible Jane Hardwicke Collings joins Tahnee on the Women's Series today, to explore the cyclic nature of womanhood and the potency of menopause. Jane is a menstrual educator, midwife, teacher and writer. It is an exquisite delight and absolute honour to share in the vast nature of her knowledge and wisdom. The conversation shared between Tahnee and Jane is powerful, an important listen for all the women out there, both young and wise, who are keen to learn more about their own innate rythmns. Or for the men folk who are eager to understand and support their female friends and loved ones. Tahnee and Jane discuss:

-The cyclic nature of womanhood.

-Menstruation, menopause and the lunar cycle.

-The medicalisation of menopause, "menopause is not a disease. It doesn't have a diagnosis, and therefore it doesn't have symptoms." - Jane Hardwicke Collings

-Birth, menarche, motherhood and menopause as rites of passage.

-Rites of passage as key indicators of how individuals are valued culturally, based on which phase of the cycle they're in.

-How the menopausal shift in luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone can increase a woman's intuition and visionary capacity.

-What our experience of menarche teaches us about being a woman and how that impacts our experience of menopause.

-The cultural shame that surrounds the menstrual cycle in Western society.

-What menopause or 'mimi' signifies in the cultures of Australia's First Nations Peoples.

-The concept of the "mother line" or "red thread" theme when going through menopause.

-How to prepare for yourself for menopause - "the best thing anybody can go into menopause with is inner strength." - Jane Hardwicke Collings

Resources:

Jane's Website Jane's Online Courses The School of Shamanic Womancraft The School Of Shamanic Womancraft Podcast About Bloody Time Book Cedar Barstow Website Christiane Northrup Website Lara Owen Website

Check Out The Transcript Here:

https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/the-power-of-menopause-with-jane-hardwicke-collings-ep-77

#76 Cannabis, CBD & Medicinal Mushrooms with Jenny Sansouci Jul 20, 2020

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Mason is joined by the wonderful Jenny Sansouci on the show today. Jenny is a Brooklyn based author, blogger and certified health coach who has a keen interest in the healing powers of cannabis, CBD and medicinal mushrooms - a woman after our own heart! Jenny has just released her new book The Rebel's Apothecary: A Practical Guide to the Healing Magic of Cannabis, CBD, and Mushrooms. We're beyond thrilled to have Jenny with us today, sharing her knowledge around these healing herbs. Tune in for the full download.

Mason and Jenny discuss:

-The medicinal use of cannabis.

-The journey that lead Jenny to researching and working with cannabis, CBD and medicinal mushrooms.

-How to talk to your doctor about using alternative therapies in conjunction with your standard treatment plan.

-The use of CBD as an adjunct therapy for chemo patients.

-The Eastern vs Western view of cancer.

-The healing potential of Psilocybin in depressive disorders.

Resources: Jenny's Website Jenny's Instagram Jenny's Book

Check Out The Transcript Here:

https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/the-rebels-apothecary-and-medicinal-mushrooms-with-jenny-sansouci-ep-76

#75 Remembering Your Wild Self With Claire Dunn Jul 13, 2020

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Claire Dunn joins Tahnee on the podcast today. Claire is an author, journalist, educator and barefoot explorer. Claire is dearly passionate about fostering a deep connection to the earth, the self and community. Claire's work centres around 'rewilding' both the inner and outer landscapes. Claire has a keen interest in the psychology of the human-nature connection and offers retreats and Vision Quest's to help guide people back to their true and wild selves.

Tahnee and Claire discuss:

-The journey that led Claire to her rewilding work.

-The universality of our human connection to earth.

-The concept of "claiming place".

-Supported solitude and Claire's year without matches.

-Moving out of patriarchal cultural conditioning into an embodied feminine space.

-Claire's new book Rewilding The Urban Soul.

-The importance of knowing your neighbor in these isolating times.

-Self sufficiency vs community sufficiency.

Resources:

Claire's Website Claire's Facebook Claire's Events and Workshops

Check Out The Transcript Here:

https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/remembering-your-wild-self-with-claire-dunn-ep-75

#74 Going Plastic Free with Kate Nelson The Plastic Free Mermaid Jul 06, 2020

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We're thrilled to have Kate Nelson aka The Plastic Free Mermaid on the podcast with Mason today. Kate is an ocean lover, self professed mermaid, yogi and passionate activist working diligently to reduce and educate against single-use plastic. Kate eliminated single-use plastics from her life ten years ago and hasn't looked back! Today's chat offers a grounded and informed dialog around the burden plastic has on the earth, the ins and outs of recycling, the simple questions we can all ask ourselves about the things we consume and the companies we support. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and I reckon you will too!

Mason and Kate discuss:

-Kate's new book "I Quit Plastics" and the process around her decision to bring a new "thing" into the world.

-The "away" place, the invisible destination of our waste when it's shipped offshore.

-Plastic recycling; the in's, the out's, the truth and the lies.

-Kate's journey to becoming plastic free.

-Self care and activism.

-Individual change vs systems change in activism, and the importance of taking action now in whatever way you can.

-The question "does our world need saving?"

Resources:

Plastic Free Mermaid Instagram Plastic Free Mermaid Website Plastic Free Mermaid Facebook Plastic Free Mermaid Podcast Plastic Free Blog

Check Out The Transcript Here:

https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/going-plastic-free-with-kate-nelson-the-plastic-free-mermaid-ep-74

#73 Courage & Empathy In The Face of Change with Catherine Ingram Jun 29, 2020

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Catherine Ingram joins Tahnee on the podcast today. Catherine Ingram is an international dharma teacher and former journalist specialising in empathy and activism. Catherine is the author of several books including; In the Footsteps of Gandhi, Passionate Presence, A Crack in Everything, and the long-form essay "Facing Extinction." Catherine has published over 100 articles and interviews throughout the 1980s and early 1990s with leading thinkers and activists of our time. Catherine and Tahnee take a deep dive today, sharing a beautiful conversation around the philosophical landscape of activism, empathy, Buddhism, dharma practice, mindfulness and sensitivity.

Tahnee and Catherine explore:

-The mindfulness industry and how it is often misguided.

-The 1970's Dharma movement.

-Catherine's experience of Buddhist meditation and philosophy.

-The nature and burden of sensitivity - "if you're not at least a little bit sad, you're not paying attention" - Catherine Ingram

-The relationship between grief and love.

-Activism, empathy and compassion.

-The themes of Catherine's essay; Facing Extinction.

-The Resilient Byron project.

Resources: Catherine's Website Catherine Facing Extinction Essay In The Deep Podcast Coronavirus: Courage and Calm Podcast Catherine's Books The Resilient Byron Project

Check Out The Transcript Here:

https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/courage-empathy-in-the-face-of-change-with-catherine-ingram-ep-73

#72 What Is Your Poo Telling You? with Sarah Greenfield Jun 21, 2020

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Mason welcomes Sarah Greenfield onto the podcast today to wax lyrical on the wonders of poo! Sarah is a registered dietitian, functional medicine practitioner and absolute poo aficionado. As someone who has personally struggled with digestive issues for the better part of her life, Sarah knows just how vulnerable and overwhelming it can feel to take the reins of your health and make long lasting change. It is Sarah's deep desire, and mission to assist those suffering from health and digestive issues to heal from the inside out. "I truly believe that your poop is the direct reflection and a perfect way to measure what's going on internally." - Sarah Greenfield

Mason and Sarah discuss:

-How monitoring your poo's can help you learn the language of your health.

-What the ideal poo looks like.

-The importance of identifying dietary irritants and bacterial dysbiosis when working to heal digestive issues.

-The gut/nervous and endocrine (hormone) system connection.

-The perils of diet dogma, how extreme diets impair digestive capacity.

-High fat diets as a source of pro-inflammatory bacteria.

-To float or not to float? What it means if your poo sinks or swims.

-Lifestyle, sleep and stress as important markers for digestive health.

-The impact macro and micro nutrients have on microbiome diversity.

Resources:

Sarah's Website

Sarah's Instagram

Sarah's Facebook Sarah's Courses

Check Out The Transcript Here:

https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/what-is-your-poo-telling-you-with-sarah-greenfield-ep-72

#71 Go Local, Think Global with Helena Norberg-Hodge Jun 15, 2020

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Tahnee welcomes Helena Norberg-Hodge to the podcast today. Helena is a pioneer of the New Economics movement and has spent many years studying the driving forces behind why our economies are failing us, and what we can do about it. Helena's perspectives are informed by a systems based approach and coloured by the many years she spent in Ladakh, part of the larger region of Kashmir, where she watched global capital completely transform entire communities. Today's chat is deeply insightful and informative, for anyone interested in creating a global community where we all thrive

Tahnee and Helena discuss:

-Helena's journey and the time she spent in Ladakh as the catalyst for her path into activism.

-Food and human centred supply chain.

-The problem with neoliberal multinational global economics.

-How small business is threatened by the global economic model.

-How change needs to occur at both an individual and systemic level.

-How we can create sustainable systems at the local level by drawing on insights from the global community.

-Technology as a part of the problem not the solution.

-Helena's upcoming online event, World Localisation Day.

Resources:

World Localization Day Event Local Futures Website Economics Of Happiness Film Ancient Futures Book

Check Out The Transcript Here:

https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/go-local-think-global-with-helena-norberg-hodge-ep-71

#70 Pelvic Health with Heba Shaheed WS Jun 06, 2020

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Tahnee welcomes Heba Shaheed to the Women's Series today. Heba is a qualified women's health nutritionist and physiotherapist who specialises in pelvic and sexual pain, menstrual health, bladder and bowel health, pregnancy, postpartum, and complex trauma. Heba provides women's health and paediatric pelvic health services including physiotherapy, exercise and nutrition. Heba's mission is to make women's health information accessible globally and to provide high-quality women's healthcare in the privacy and comfort of a woman's own home. Heba believes women's healthcare needs to be disrupted so that women can stop suffering in silence. Heba is a global leader in her field and an absolute wealth of knowledge. Today's chat is informative and truly inspiring, if you're a woman or know one - tune in!

Tahnee and Heba discuss:

-The anatomy and physiology of the pelvic floor.

-The normalisation of period pain.

-What healthy bowel and urinary movements should look like.

-Mechanical constipation.

-The functionality of the squat.

-The pelvic floor and child birth.

-The use of Jade eggs - best and worst practice.

-The East vs West approach to pelvic floor therapy.

-Releasing trauma from the psoas.

-Multidimensional health and the importance of taking an integrated approach, heart, mind, body.

-How and where the body stores emotion.

-The subjective nature of pain.

-Retraining the brain and neuroplasticity.

-The correlation between pelvic pain conditions and childhood trauma.

-Sensitivity, self awareness and the importance of developing emotional boundaries.

-Tips for creating a happy and healthy pelvic floor.

Resources:

Heba Website

The Pelvic Expert Website

The Pelvic Expert Instagram The Pelvic Expert Facebook The Pelvic Expert Youtube The Pelvic Floor Program - Paid 4 Week Course

Check Out The Transcript Here:

https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/pelvic-health-with-heba-shaheed-ep-70

#69 Integral Anatomy for Modern Somanauts with Gil Hedley May 30, 2020

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Gil Hedley joins Tahnee on the podcast today. Gil is an anatomist and self proclaimed "Somanaut" - a person who is "dedicated to exploring the inner space of human form". Gil has encouraged thousands of fellow "somanauts" to appreciate, explore and embody the wonders of human form through his lecture presentations and hands-on human dissection courses in the laboratory. Tahnee and Gil dive deep today, exploring the intricate nature of the of these bodies we call human. The pair share their insights through the lens of anatomy, philosophy and spirituality.

This one is a bit of a mind bender folks, but in the best possible way. Tune in to be taken beyond the linear understanding of the human body into the expansive realm of universal connection. Tahnee and Gil discuss:

-Integral vs regional anatomy, embodied understanding vs intellectual analysis.

-The heart as a factual vessel not a 'pump'.

-Taoist sexuality and sexual anatomy.

-Religion and spirituality.

-The intricacy and non symmetrical nature of the human form.

-The human body as a whole, each individual as a cellular representation of the whole - the universal body.

-Martial Arts and the textural foundations of the body.

-The fascial system.

Resources:

Gil's Website Gil's Facebook Gil's Youtube

Gil's Free Online Courses

Check Out The Transcript Here:

https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/integral-anatomy-for-modern-somanauts-with-gil-hedley-ep-69

#68 Optimising Your Gut Bacteria with Dan Sipple May 24, 2020

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Functional Naturopath Dan Sipple is back on the show with Mason today to discuss the intricaces of gut health. The pair explore the methods you can use to optimise your health and build a rocking microbiome. "You're the custodian of your microbiome. Look after it, learn how to nurture it, learn what affects it.. You want to pass that on to your kiddies. So do right by it and live long and prosper." Dan Sipple (inspired by Dr. Jason Hawrelak)

Mason and Dan discuss:

-The origins of your personal gut bacteria and the critical life stages in which your microbiome is influenced.

-Gut health and pregnancy preparation.

-What to look out for when purchasing a probiotic supplement.

-Preboitics and botanical dietary variation as long term strategies for sustainable microbiome health.

-The lifestyle factors that damage health.

-The danger of restrictive diets, particularly those deficient in dietary fibre.

-The types of prebiotic fibre and what foods contain them (see resource section below for specifics)

-The benefits of short chain fatty acids (SCFA's) such as butyrate.

-The pros and cons of fermented foods.

-Soluble and insoluble fibre.

-How to create a gut friendly plate.

-Colonics and enemas.

-The various microbiomes within the body as a whole e.g. the scalp, the mouth, skin etc.

-Essential oils and the disastrous antimicrobial action they can have on the microbiome.

Resources:

Dan Website

Dan Instagram

Gut Health Podcast 1

Gut Health Podcast 2 Candida And Medicinal Mushrooms Podcast

Vaginal Steaming Podcast Microbia Lab Testing Missing Microbes Book Prebiotic Foods:

-Inulin/Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) – asparagus, dandelion, onion, garlic, leek , chicory, burdock, artichoke.

-Galactooligosaccharides (GOS) – legumes, beans, beets, lentils, etc.

-Pectin - apples, bananas, potatoes, berries.

-Resistant Starch - green bananas, cooked cooled potatoes, plantains, sorghum, sweet potatoes.

-Polyphenols - the skins of dark fruits/veg best e.g. pomegranate, blackberries etc.

-Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum (PHGG).

-Polysaccharides/beta glucans - medicinal mushrooms, oats etc

Strain Specific Probiotics - What Strain For What Condition:

Leaky Gut/Strengthing The Ingregrity Of Gut Lining

-Saccharomyces boularrdii

-Lactobacillus rhamnonsus GG

-Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 1224

-Bifidobacterium longum BB536

Establishing A Healthy Microbiome - Mums and Bubs

-Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

-Bifidobacterium breve M-16v

-Bifidobacterium longum BB536

-Bifidobacterium animalis BB-12

Maintaining General Gut Health - Kids and Adults

-Lrhamnosus LGG

-Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM

-Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07

-Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001

-Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis HN019

Rebuilding Microbiome Post Antibiotics

-Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis BB-12

-Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

-Saccharomyces cerevisiae (boulardii) (SB)

Allergies / Autoimmunity

-Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

-Lactobacillus paracasei LP33

Poor Immunity / Recurrent infections

-Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

-Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM

-Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07

-Lactobacillus plantarum HEAL9

-Lactobacillus paracasei 8700:2

-Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716

-Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938

IBS

-Lactobacillus plantarum 299V

Candida / Dysbiosis

-Saccharomyces cerevisiae (boulardii) (SB)

-Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07

Metabolic health/Weight Loss

-Bifidobacterium animalis spp. lactis B420

-Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis HN019

Check Out The Transcript Here:

https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/optimising-your-gut-bacteria-with-dan-sipple-ep-68

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