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AlphaBitesAlphaBitesEP 21: Fuelling our kids with Mari CraigIn this conversation, Mari shares her insights on family health, nutrition, and the importance of whole foods. Mari discusses her journey towards understanding nutrition, the impact of sugar on health, and the role of diet in children's performance at school. She highlights the dangers of ultra-processed foods and advocates for healthier options for families. In this conversation, Mari and AlphaBites discuss the challenges and strategies of maintaining a healthy diet, particularly for families. They explore the impact of artificial sweeteners, share practical tips for healthier eating, and navigate the complexities of parental choices in nutrition. The discussion emphasizes the...2025-05-1237 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#63 Understanding my menstrual cycle with Miriam StenerMy guest host Miriam Stener is back and we're talking menstrual cycles. Did you talk to your parents about menstrual cycles when you first got your period? Or was it something you almost discovered and learnt about on your own, perhaps with your friends? How do you talk to your children about it? We talk about working with our periods, as opposed to working against it, and that it is ok to take it easy if that's what feels right for you when you're in the middle of your period. The app Miriam uses to...2025-04-0435 minMorgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#20 Barn med autisme - hva skjedde? Med Hilde Larsen McConvilleMari setter seg ned i denne episoden og snakker med Hilde om hvordan det er å være forelder til barn med autisme. Sønnen hennes begynte å vise tegn som liten gutt, og Hilde har gravd dypt for å finne den beste måten å støtte han på, samt hva det var som egentlig skjedde. Spørsmål er blitt stilt, og Hilde som egentlig aldri var spesielt opptatt av holistisk helse, har etter hvert blitt sin egen og sin sønns ekspert. Denne samtalen kan kanskje trigge noen, men vi håper at du er åpensinnet og virk...2025-03-241h 18The Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#62 Women and transitions with Jenny SumnerJenny Sumner and I are having a long overdue chat on this episode of the podcast, and it's all about women, transitions, finding ourselves and being ok with all the changes. Jenny is an Identity and Mindset Coach and a Holistic Therapist.Working predominantly with women, Jenny's passion lies in supporting women amidst transition, which, let's face it, is most of our lives. By supporting women to not only consider their needs, but to realise them, guilt free, Jenny supports women to live happier and more fulfilling lives, by shining on their very own throne.As w...2025-03-2155 minMorgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#19 Hverdagen med diabetesHva er forskjellen på diabetes type 1 og 2?Hvordan går det med Aina nå, etter 6 måneder? Og hva er føling? Vi deler våre tanker om diabetes, og hvordan Ainas læringskurve har vært. Boken som nevnes heter:Nytt blikk på Diabetes- Erik HexebergDu finner oss på Instagram:MorgenpoddenAinaMariVisste du også at Mari har en egen engelsk podcast? Den finner du her:The Small Steps to Wellness Show| livet med diabetes | hva er diabete...2025-03-1339 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#61 Dreams, plans and hopes, and what comes of it all, with Miriam StenerMy good friend Miriam is back on the show as a future semi-regular guest! We did not plan this episode at all before hitting record, and as always with me, those are the best podcast recordings. We're talking:Human designRaising childrenFeeding your children nutritious mealsWhat success isNegative self talkPeri menopauseand much much more! No filter on, so our language isn't always child proof, but it's what happens when emotions are high. You can find Miriam at The...2025-02-2856 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#60 Motherhood, trauma, and protecting your energy with Hannah FloresHannah Flores had quite the traumatic child birth, and this episode she sits down with me to talk about it, what she's learnt from it, but also how to move forward. 20 minutes in to the conversation, my recording equipment failed, and the second part of our talk happened 2 months later, probably covering a completely different topic than what we set out to do during the first talk!Hannah is currently suffering from chronic migraines, and has done for a while. Whilst she'd get rid of them in a heartbeat if given the opportunity, they are also t...2025-02-1253 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#60 Motherhood, trauma, and protecting your energy with Hannah FloresHannah Flores had quite the traumatic child birth, and this episode she sits down with me to talk about it, what she's learnt from it, but also how to move forward. 20 minutes in to the conversation, my recording equipment failed, and the second part of our talk happened 2 months later, probably covering a completely different topic than what we set out to do during the first talk!Hannah is currently suffering from chronic migraines, and has done for a while. Whilst she'd get rid of them in a heartbeat if given the opportunity, they are also t...2025-02-1253 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#59 Money can't buy you happiness, but.... with Andrew LoganAfter a very long Christmas break, The Small Steps to Wellness Show is back with a fantastic guest. Andrew Logan - a top leader within Network Narketing, a fantastic coach and successful podcast host - is my guest on this episode, and we dive into the notion that money can't buy happiness. After graduating from University as a Physiotherapist in 2004, Andrew was following the traditional path – get a good job, progress into small business, buy some investment properties, retire with a nice nest egg. But the further he was going down the path, the more he star...2025-01-271h 06Morgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#18 Linn Therese Solheim om viktigheten av åpen dialogLinn Therese Solheim er ei dame som ikke er redd for å snakke høyt om det hun mener er tema vi alle burde diskutere mer. På sin Instagram konto @linnyslivsstil diskuterer hun sine ønsker om å være hjemmeværende mor, og i denne episoden snakker hun med Mari om hvordan hun har gått gjennom endringer, og har begynt å stille spørsmål ved mye av det vi tar for gitt i Norge at man skal gjøre når man får barn. Det viktigste for Linn er ikke å ha rett, og at alle skal ville det samme som henne...2025-01-1759 minMorgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#17 Nyttårsbrev - har vi noen for(t)setter?Et litt forsinket nyttårsbrev fra Aina og Mari hvor vi ser framover og diskuterer hva vi kan øve oss mer på i 2025. Har du nyttårsforsetter? Eller kanskje "fortsetter"? Det ordet liker vi bedre, for det handler også om å jobbe videre med ting vi kanskje allerede er ganske gode på. Finn oss på Instagram:Aina: @natursterkMari: @smallstepstowellness2025-01-0740 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#58 Bobbie Leigh Town on healing and being in tune with your bodyIn the 58th episode of The Small Steps to Wellness Show, I'm talking to Bobbie. I'd heard some stories about what Bobbie has gone through, but honestly, none of it came close to hearing it all from the source itself. I know that this episode can be triggering for some, especially if you have gone through, or know someone who has gone through cancer. Please be aware that this is Bobbie's experience (and we do point this out in our conversation as well), and not necessarily an experience that others might have. This is Bobbie's story. Th...2024-12-201h 10Morgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#16 Diabetes type 1 diagnose - hva gjør jeg nå?!I denne episoden deler Aina sin historie inn mot diagnosen diabetes type 1, og også noe om hva det er kontra diabetes type 2.Hun opplever dette viktig å dele om da det er mye misforståelser om Diabetes, samt mange fordommer, noe hun tror kommer av at det snakkes lite og sjeldent om.Dette forklarer også noe av grunnen til stillhet fra oss her på MorgenPodden fram til nå.Vi snakker om hvordan det er å ha diagnosen, å leve med det og hvordan finne ut av det.Du finner oss på Instagram:Aina: @naturster...2024-12-1853 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#57 Mindfulness is health with Dan ThompsonGood things come to those who wait. And this conversation is one of those good things, if I may say so myself. Dan Thompson and I sit down to talk about mindfulness and how it too has its place in the topic of health. We dive straight in, and if I told you that we'd only just met five minutes before we hit record, I bet you wouldn't believe me. This conversation was like talking to an old friend. One I had a lot to learn from. Dan Thompson is a fully cert...2024-12-111h 03Morgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#15 Har det noe å si for DEG hva JEG mener?Vi i Morgenpodden er tilbake etter lang tids fravær. Grunnen til det skal vi snakke om i neste episode. I denne episoden snakker vi om det å være enige om å være uenige, det å stille spørsmål til hvordan verden er, hva vi tenker.. Hvorfor er det farlig å stille spørsmål? Har det noe å si for «deg» hva «jeg» mener? Dette er egentlig en vanlig samtale mellom oss, selv uten å spille inn en episode til podden, så her får dere et innblikk i det også.2024-12-1139 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#56 Dr Hans-Thomas Richter on the importance of omega 3Dr. Hans-Thomas Richter is a seasoned practitioner and researcher in the field ofTraditional Chinese Medicine and nutritional science, with a robust career transition frombiomedical research to natural medicine.He owns and operates NatureWorks Therapeutics and the wellness resource, Omega3Health.us.In this episode, I sit down to talk to Hans-Thomas about the challenges he believes we are facing when it comes to health. The biggest problem, he says, is our skewed omega 3 / omega 6 ratio, and the effects which that in turn can have on our bodies and long term health. 2024-11-2850 minSustaining Creativity PodcastSustaining Creativity PodcastTapping into Creativity with Craig MeriwetherCreativity through the lens of a Clinical Hypnotherapist "Creativity requires you to not care about what other people think about what you produce."Craig Meriwether is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Medical Hypnosis Specialist, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) specialist, and Founder of Arizona Integrative Hypnotherapy helping people eliminate the negative emotions and limiting beliefs that may be keeping them from reaching their full potential.For over 12 years, Craig has been helping people heal from early childhood trauma, helping cancer patients with pain control, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, students with test anxiety, children with nightmares, entrepreneurs w...2024-11-1938 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#55 The sleepout challenge with DENSThis episode is a little bit different to my usual episodes, but just as important nonetheless. I'm talking to Nicky Maxwell, Community and Events Manager at DENS,- Dacorum emergency night shelter - about their annual fundraiser, The Sleepout. At its prestigious new venue of Lockers Park School in Hemel Hempstead, the event will kick off with a fun-filled evening of team games and live entertainment.There will also be a new, dedicated sleeping area for participating businesses, where they can take on a night of team building like no other. When it’s time to bed...2024-11-1517 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#54 Bex Laing on caring for her daughter 24/7Bex's daughter Sienna ws diagnosed with West syndrome at 3 months old after having experienced multipe seizures.This syndrome has caused her to have severe, uncontrollable epilepsy, global developmental delays, partial sightedness, as well as being non-verbal or mobile, with rods in her spine, a VNS implant and a gastrostomy fitted.  All care is needed to be provided 24/7 for Sienna, and her prognosis means that it is highly unlikely that any of this will get much better. At the moment, Sienna is still in school, but soon she will be classified as an adult, and wit...2024-11-0550 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#53 Down Syndrome and my family with Vicky Garnett-AshIt's Down Syndrome awareness month this October, and I'm sat down with Vicky Garnett-Ash, who tells her story of giving birth to her third child and her life since. Unbeknownst to her, Layla was to be born with three holes in her heart and Down Syndrome, and what was supposed to be a relaxing home birth, turned into an ambulance to several hospitals straight after birth, followed by surgeries, ICU and a lot of worries. Luckily, Layla is at home today with her family, and is doted upon by her two older brothers. Vicky and her fa...2024-10-0828 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#52 Living a balanced life of peace and ease - how on earth does that work? With Lindsay Carricarte-JonesLindsay Carricarte-Jones is back talking all things human design, living in alignment, daring to step away from the everyday hustle, trusting that things will fall into place, and the gifts and challenges of being a human design projector. I would recommend a tiny introduction to human design before listening to this podcast. However, if you have a little bit of knowledge, I trust that this episode will bring you laughs, nods, insights and things to ponder. You can find Lindsay on Instagram under @iamlindscarricarteAnd you can find me under @smallstepstowellness2024-09-241h 09The Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#51 Ally Atkins on listening to your gutIn this episode I sit down with Ally Atkins to hear her story of how she took matters into her own hands when it came to her health several years ago, and how she educated herself and was able to come off her long term medication. She's since become a PT and a health coach, who helps women create a stronger body for longevity. Music to my ears, in other words. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, but key to it all is that we know ourselves and our children best and our gut feelings a...2024-07-081h 09The Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#50 Weight loss with nutritional therapist Louise DigbyLouise Digby is a BANT-registered nutritional therapist and weight loss expert. She's also the founder of The Nourish Method. Louise is on a mission to help women discover and fix what's really keeping them from sluggish metabolism, imbalanced hormones, mindset challenges, and more.In this episode of The Small Steps to Wellness Show we talk about the hidden factors that impact our weight, including the surprising role of hormones, gut health, and even toxins. Throughout this conversation, I kept nodding my head, as everything Louise talks about is like music to my ears. Louise pa...2024-06-261h 01The Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#49 About ignoring our own gut feeling or intuitionEpisode 49 is a short one, with a few musings from me about listening to our own gut feelings, intuition, whatever you might call it, and whether we actually take our own advice, or keep on supressing ourselves until something goes wrong. I would love to have a conversation with you on this topic, so please head over to Instagram, search for @smallstepstowellness and let's chat.| listening to gut feelings | intuition | should I listen to my gut feelings | my gut is always right | is my gut always right | listen to your i...2024-06-1908 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#48 Emotional Overdraft with Andy BrownAndy Brown - an award-winning adviser and coach for people-based businesses - has written a fantastic book called "The Emotional Overdraft".In this episode of The Small Steps to Wellness Show, he sits down with me to discuss how business success and success in life in general is a balancing act, but how we so often forsake one for the other. Whether you're a business owner or not, this book and the conversation we are having in this episode will no doubt resonate with you, in fact, I would love to hear your thoughts on the t...2024-06-0458 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#47 What's with all the sugar in our schools?Nutritional therapist student and mum of 2, Lisa James, sits down and talks to members of the round table, Amy Durston, Debbie Best and me, about the issues we are facing trying to raise our children to make healthy food choices for themselves in a world where they are inundated with sugar, ultraprocessed foods and carb heavy school meals. A proper good rant, with some suggestions interspersed to inspire you to have a chat with your school about how we can support our children and our schools to make healthier choices, which in effect will positively influence their growing b...2024-04-161h 05The Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#46 Why we have to focus on all pillars of health - the round tableThe round table is back discussing the power of holistic health and focusing on all the pillars of health. We need to:Eat wellMove wellSleep wellHydrate wellRelax wellBreathe wellYou could be having the best diet on the planet, but if your stress levels are sky high, you will still be in a continuous state of fight or flight, which over time leaves your body depleated and sets you up for chronic inflammation. I've got nutritional therapist Debbie Best and reflexologist Amy Du...2024-03-2635 minMorgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#14 Selvberging med Astrid Bergseng KvilASTRID Bergseng Kvil om SELVBERGING, bondeliv og hva vi kan gjøre selv ved å starte i det små.Denne episoden er fylt med kraft!Vi tar opp det å ta tilbake forbrukermakten, tips til å starte selvberging i det små, vi tar opp litt om matmangel i Norge, hva vi kan gjøre selv - dette handler om makt, helse og å huske på å ta ansvar selv.Hva gjør vi den dagen vi ikke «bare kan gå i butikken»? Tips:Prøv å dyrke litt hjemme, enten veranda, ute eller litt inne- start med noe enk...2024-03-2459 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#45 A holistic approach to environmental toxicityIn this episode I sit down to talk to Steph Lloyd, Licentiate in Homeopathy, LSCH (Hons) RSHom; a bio-energetic practitioner with Asyra/Qest4 and a coach.We touch upon seasonal sensitivities, her background in homeopathy and how holistic ways of supporting the body, mind and soul can complement western medicine. Homeopathy is a field I know very little about, so this was an enlightening conversation to have. Steph grew up in Switzerland and was lucky to be introduced to homeopathy as a child. She studied homeopathy and natural health for years and loves adding to her...2024-02-1651 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#44 Soul food with Gio SilanesuIn this first episode of 2024 I'm sat down with Gio Silanesu, an Australian, now living in Sardinia, talking about his life experiences and how he has ended up where he is, and why he does the work he does. If you're a regular listener, you will know how much I value coaches and how it is my opinion that we can all benefit from hiring one. Gio is no exception, and I know that after listening to this episode, you will feel the same way. Gio is a life and leadership mentor, but his clients often r...2024-02-021h 39Morgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#13 Kan man kose seg uten alt snopet?I denne episoden har vi med oss en herlig dame, ved navn Siri Aartun Antonsen! Hun er mamma til to gutter, gift, fra Bodø, flyttet til Spania i høst (2023), sykepleier, kostholdsveileder og ernæringsterapeut. Tidligere har hun også solgt digg fermentert kål via egen nettbutikk.Hun hjelper andre kvinner til en bedre fordøyelse og en bedre hverdag.Vi snakker blant annet om sukkerpress, hvordan man som foreldre må forholde seg til alle avslutninger, fester og feiringer for barn i barnehagen, skolen, fritidsaktiviteter med mer. Boken som refereres til, for hele fa...2024-01-0756 minMorgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#12 Romjulsbrev fra Aina og MariVi ser tilbake på 2023 :)I denne episoden tar vi opp en tradisjon mange har et forhold til.. nemlig julebrev!Her er vårt brev med våre top 1-10 for 2023, og vi ser tilbake på året som snart er omme med et lite skråblikk og en «dæsj» med humor! Her skal det skrytes. Vi gleder oss til et nytt år med nye podcastopptak, og vi ønsker DEG et godt nytt år!2023-12-2931 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#43 Motherhood; dealing with thoughts, triggers and traumaIn this episode, that we recorded just before Christmas, I'm sat down with Ria Oliver, a maternal mental health and couples coach, talking about motherhood and how childhood traumas can resurface once we have our own families. Ria helps transform the lives of women struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma or overwhelm, because she believes that helping women to feel emotionally strong, confident and empowered will in turn create happy, healthy families. I couldn't agree more with Ria and I am so excited to be sharing this episode with you. I could have spoken to her for...2023-12-131h 16The Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#42 Could our diet save monkeys?In this episode, Nutritional Therapist Ben Winthrop and I sit down to talk about the impact our diet and lifestyle can have on the world, especially on New World Monkeys. Ben recently published an ebook about the issues facing the Amazon Rainforest and what we as individuals can do to support the area, and I thought the topic sounded so interesting that I invited him on to the pod to talk to me. The ebook is packed full of information and gorgeous photos, and I'm actually going to get my girls to read it as well...2023-12-1140 minMorgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#11 NyttårsforsetterI denne episoden har vi med oss en herlig og dyktig gjest, Erick Nazareno og vi snakker om nyttårsforsetter.Hvorfor har vi det? Hva gjør det med oss? Og sist men ikke minst, hva skjer fra 31.12-01.01?Nyttårsforsetter er elsket og hatet verden over, men vi tror det handler om hvordan man legger opp denne planen og hva man forventer versus utfallet som gjør at man kan ha et ambivalent forhold til nettopp dette.Vi snakker mest om trening, kosthold og livsstilsendringer i denne episoden.Men du? Hva er D...2023-12-091h 02The Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#41 "It's just stress" with Jen WilsonStress and burnout are to be taken seriously, but so often we just brush it aside with "it's just stress". Until we completely hit the wall and have no choice but to take time out and regroup. My guest this week is Jen Wilson, a wellness coach who truly knows what it's like to be in the middle of complete burnout. In this inspiring episode, she shares her story and how she's using her trauma to now help other women who find themselves under chronic stress. It is not a situation that we just have to...2023-12-061h 09The Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#40 Can we take the stress out of Christmas?Viki Garbett and I sit down and talk Christmas. How can we take the stress out of it, how can we maintain good habits, and perhaps keep some sort of balance over Christmas?I also hear about how Viki has started a new tradition with her girls. Every Thursday after school they cook together. This has really inspired me to get more inclusive in the kitchen and pass on some of my knowledge to my kids. This episode is full of tips from Viki and hope you will find it as inspiring as I did. 2023-12-0651 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#7 Can we take the stress out of Christmas?Viki Garbett and I sit down and talk Christmas. How can we take the stress out of it, how can we maintain good habits and perhaps keep some sort of balance over Christmas?I also hear how Viki has started a new tradition with her girls. Every Thursday after school they cook together. This has really inspired me to get more inclusive in the kitchen and pass on some of my knowledge to my kids. This episode is full of tips from Viki and hope you will find it as inspiring as I did. ...2023-12-0549 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#39 Raising children with Anna BracherIt takes a village to support a mum. You can say that again. In this episode I'm sitting down with Anna Bracher to have a conversation around raising children and the different situations we are in. Anna is a Brit in Norway and I am a Norwegian in Britain, and we exchange experiences and discuss the pros and cons of how the two countries view families and how we raise our children differently. We also share our thoughts and feelings around the lack of village and how much is put on mothers to hold the family together. 2023-11-2156 minMorgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#10 Energi og human design med Miriam StenerMiriam Stener stepper inn for Aina i denne episoden og vi snakker om energi. Miriam er en av mine absolutt favoritter å snakke med, og det skinner gjennom i denne samtalen. Vi går inn på utrolig mange forskjellige temaer, men i bunn for alt vi snakker om er Human Design, et for meg (Mari) et utrolig fascinerende tema, som har hjulpet meg å forstå meg selv og min familie på en helt ny måte. Lurer du mer på hva Human Design er? Miriam kan guide deg gjennom ditt design. Du finner Miriam på Www.Miriamstener.com2023-11-161h 00Morgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#9 OfferrollenI denne episoden tar vi opp et tema som kanskje ikke alle ønsker å kjenne seg igjen i, men noe vi alle har vært eller er i, og som vi nok alle kommer til å havne i flere ganger iløpet av livet, nemlig Offerrollen.Hva er det?Hvordan havner vi der? Hva gjør vi når vi er der og føler oss stuck?Hvordan kommer vi oss opp igjen?Vi vil gjerne vite hva DU gjør eller har gjort...2023-11-0743 minCrime Seen RHAP-upCrime Seen RHAP-upCrime Seen | Episode 79: CrushCrime Seen | Episode 79: Crush Crime Seen is the true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told. Join Mari Forth (@MariTalks2Much) and Sarah Carradine (@sarahcarradine) as they put true crime properties under the magnifying glass. In this episode they examine CRUSH. Watch it on Paramount+. Joining them is Chantele Francis @Chan___Fran This 2 part docu-series follows the victims and survivors of the Itaewon crowd crush in South Korea last Hallowe’en. How many magnifying glasses out of 5 will they rate CRUSH? Listen to find out. Or...2023-10-3159 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#38 The Danish Way with Iben SandahlNot too long ago I came across an Instagram account that instantly spoke to me, and soon after I reached out to the owner, Iben Sandahl, to ask if she would be open to having a chat with me on this podcast. Iben Sandahl is an internationally recognized public speaker, psychotherapist, and best-selling author of "The Danish Way of Parenting,” & “The Danish Way of Raising Teens.” She's dedicated to offering parents an alternative to high-stress modern parenting and equipping them with the tools to raise confident, happy children. Her work has been featured in publications like The Wall Street...2023-10-1845 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#37 I don't have time with Amy Durston"I don't have time to exercise, I don't have time to prepare healthy meals, I don't have time to meet up with friends, to relax, to watch telly, to tidy" etc etc etc. Does any of this sound familiar? I think I've said all of these several times, often followed by "how come everyone else seems to manage? There must be something wrong with me. If only I had/didn't have XYZ". In this short episode, Amy Durston (reflexologist, mother of three and overall brilliant person) and I have a chat about just this and share...2023-10-1016 minMorgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#7 Hva gjør kroppen når du søker endring?Morgenpodden er tilbake med sesong 2 og vi tar for oss store endringer som tema. Enten det gjelder endring i forhold til hvor man bor, hvem man er sammen med, hva man jobber med, eller kanskje et ønske om livssstilsendring, kan kroppen ofte reagere ganske likt. Kroppen er jo skrudd sammen sånn at den vil beskytte oss, og da er ofte store endringer noe den ikke er spesielt glad i. Dette og mer snakker vi om, og vi ønsker oss gjerne innspill fra deg dersom du også har gjennomgått store endringer i livet ditt...2023-10-0541 minMorgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#8 Utbrent mammaMøt Eva Marie Martinsen, firebarnsmor, alltid på farta, og med bøttevis av erfaring i utbrenthet. Hvordan kan utbrenthet se ut, og hva ikke minst kan vi gjøre for å ta vare på oss selv midt oppi alt sammen?Dette og mer snakker Eva og Mari om i denne samtalen, og vi håper dere kan ta med dere litt lærdom fra det vi snakker om. Du finner Eva på Instagram under @evamariemartinsen og hun setter alltid pris på gode samtaler og spørsmål, så send henne gjerne en melding. Morgenpo...2023-10-0543 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#36 Spending our time wisely - what does that even mean?Do you sometimes feel you should be doing more, achieving more, travelling more, not watch as much telly, or generally faff around?In this episode I'm wondering whether we spend our time wisely and what that even means. I would love to connect with you on this topic, so please reach out on Instagram @smallstepstowellnessThe book I've been reading is called "4000 weeks" and you can pick up a copy here: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/four-thousand-weeks-the-smash-hit-sunday-times-bestseller-that-will-change-your-life-oliver-burkeman/6475932?aid=11471&ean=9781784704001Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn...2023-09-2513 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#35 When did we stop trusting ourselves?In this short episode, I'm sharing some of my thoughts around lifestyle change and the power influencers have over us when it comes to what we consume. When did we stop trusting our own gut, intuition (spleen, if you're into HD), instincts, call it what you will, and blindly follow every advice that's dished out to us, even when our bodies are screaming NOOO?!I'd love to connect with you on this topic. You can find me on Instagram @smallstepstowellness| gut feeling | trust your gut | intuition | defined s...2023-09-1212 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#34 My own journey taking small steps towards wellnessAfter a lot of episodes where I'm talking to other people and hearing their stories, it's about time that I share a little bit about my own journey and how the name "The Small Steps to Wellness Show" came to be. Have you been on a similar journey? I'd love to hear from you!You can find me on Instagram @smallstepstowellness| small steps to wellness | dieting | weight loss | increased energy | better sleep | more movement | healthy mummy | how to feel better in your own body | lifestyle change instead of dieting |2023-09-1217 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#33 Social health, peer pressure and striking a balance in our ultra processed worldFor the last episode before the summer holidays, I am joined by Ben and Viki talking all things social health, peer pressure amongst children, discussing the value of cooking and eating together, and more.This conversation was triggered by a post by Ben where he talked about the cultural aspects of eating and how food is more than just the sum of its nutrients and calories. The post spoke to me on so many levels, and I just had to invite him and Viki on to discuss this with me. Ben Winthrop is a Nutritional Therapist t...2023-07-2158 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#32 Utilising your human design charts within your familyAfter the great feedback on the previous human design episode, I am back with Jenna Garagiola talking all things human design. This time we are basing our conversation around the charts of me and my three children to see where they differ, where they are alike, and how we can use their open and closed centres to communicate with them and help them work well together as siblings. The guidance from Jenna is truly unique, and I couldn't recommend her enough if you too want to get some clarity around your family's charts and how you...2023-07-141h 05Morgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#6 Overgangsalder del 2I forrige episode snakket vi med Siv-Helen om forskjellige symptomer på overgangsalder, og dykket litt inn i blant annet eteriske oljer, god søvnhygiene, og viktigheten av et godt forhold til fastlege/gynekolog. Nå er vi tilbake med del 2, og i denne episoden går vi litt mer inn på hva overgangsalder egentlig er, de forskjellige fasene, hvor vanlig det er med plager, og en del om hva slags alternativer det finnes for å få en så god overgang til postmenopause som mulig. Du finner Siv-Helen her: @dinveiviserDu finner Aina her: @natursterkDu finner Mari her...2023-07-071h 05Morgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#5 Kvinnehelse og overgangsalderI denne episoden har vi en lang og god samtale med Siv-Helen. Hun er 53 år, bosatt i Bergen, utdannet MediYoga Lærer/Terapeut, og er bl.a. spesialisert innen området stress og utbrenthet.De siste årene har Siv-Helen hatt et sterkt fokus på kvinners helhetlige helse, og da med et ekstra fokus på kvinners overgangsalder. Etter selv å ha tatt skikkelig tak i (og fått kontroll på) sine egne plager og symptomer,ønsker hun nå å hjelpe andre kvinner som føler seg litt ekstra stuck i denne fasen av livet.Hun liker å se på livets overganger som...2023-06-3056 minThe Small Steps to Wellness ShowThe Small Steps to Wellness Show#31 The gluten episode with Henna BostromHenna Bostrom is a nutritionist, and she is also a diagnosed coeliac.  After what feels like a lifetime of experience in dealing with this debilitating and limiting condition, she now has a lot of wisdom to pass on, and in this episode we sit down to talk about how she found out she is coealic and what her challenges have been.When Henna was diagnosed with coeliac disease, she decided to steer away from supermarket gluten-free products, as they were both tasteless and expensive and often were still foods she couldn't tolerate due to extra food sensitivities.2023-06-301h 04Morgenpodden med Aina og MariMorgenpodden med Aina og Mari#4 "Woo woo" og forskningVi diskuterer en podcast episode av The Doctor`s Kitchen som heter “Why woo woo works with Dr. David Hamilton”. https://bit.ly/3JhMXqg Vi deler våre tanker om blant annet placeboeffekten, jording (link til forskning på jording ligger nederst i beskrivelsen), hvordan kroppen reagerer på forskjellige frekvenser og planter.Boken Aina Beathe referer til heter:Kroppens skjulte intelligens - Åse DraglandForskning på jording - Helsemagasinet vitenskap og fornuft (vof.no)2023-06-2329 min