010 The power of scent to transform | Julie Nelson

“If you love the smell of something it has a powerful effect on you”

— Julie Nelson -

Imagine your young child is facing a life threatening illness and by accident you discover something so powerful that helps both of you to cope on all levels and you create a business you love with it.  This is Julie’s story about how essential oils transformed her and her daughter’s life.

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Julie

We spoke about

• How Julie came to be an aromatherapy practitioner and lecturer
• What aromatherapy is beyond what we traditionally think
• Essential oils vs fragrant oils
• Properties of essential oils
• Effect on mind, body and emotion
• Knowing the contraindications
• Safer than most over the counter drugs available
• Types of application for essential oils
• Daily rituals and taking action to improve your sleep
• Using essential oils to promote sleep
• Transformative power of essential oils

Value Quotes

“I want to help women reconnect with who they are and live who they are”

“I bathed in them, I used them in the diffuser, I made body oils, I lathered myself in them”

“Essential oils are 70 times stronger than the original plant they are derived from”

“Essential oils are made up of hundreds of natural chemicals and those chemicals are what give them their properties and a small amount of those chemicals give them their scents”

“Neroli helps to calm the mind for people who are over thinkers”

“Frankincense is used a lot for meditation and slowing down the mind”

“Never be without your favourite smelling essential oils in your daily life”

“All it take’s is one breath in, one inhalation instantly… you’re going to have a helpful response”

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Episode Links

You can find Julie at:

Website: http://www.aromatiqueessentials.com.au/

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

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009 There's always a way | Sue-Ellen Cordon

“Focus on one thing you can do and expand it”

— Sue-Ellen Cordon -

Why would a gorgeous woman work as a construction welder and rigger?  Sue-Ellen has a compelling answer and her mindset around wellness is something else.  We spoke about focusing on the non-negotiable in our life that gives us hope for the future in spite of a wellness challenge.

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Sue-Ellen

We spoke about

• The challenge of being chronically ill
• What level of commitment it took to get well
• The role of attitude in the process of healing
• How creating two lists of what you can and can’t do will create change
• Focusing on what you can do, not what you can’t do
• How what we focus on is a magnet for more of the same
• Doing the inner work as part of healing
• Trusting yourself, instincts and intuition
• Finding your “personal medicine” and incorporating in your life
• The priority of self-care
• Taking a leap of faith
• Finding another way

Value Quotes

"My commitment and level of faith that it was possible. Possible for me to get well"

"The moment I committed the light of hope switched on"

"The lesson that took me the longest to grasp was that I was in control of my life"

"I needed a serious attitude adjustment"

"Your situation may seem hopeless and helpless but there will be one thing that you can do"

"Going in the right direction is as good as getting to your goal"

"If it took me closer to my goal of wellness I did it again and if it took me further away from my goal I stopped it"

"Follow your dreams and be true to yourself"

"Personal medicines are those little stepping stones that are moments of relief, moments of enjoyment"

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Episode Links

You can find Sue-Ellen Cordon at:

Website:  http://www.sue-ellencordon.com/

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

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008 Shifting your perspective | Erin Browder

“Openness is associated with positivity”

— Erin Browder -

Being the "invisible middle child" gave Erin Browder a passion to connect with others in a lasting way.  Erin talks about the creative insights journey and how when we shift our perspective on things we can come from a place of receptivity while managing our inner critic.

Inspire yourself with these essential insights from Erin

We spoke about

• The life changing impact of hearing a radio show

• What the Creative Insights Journey is and the many benefits

• Tools for every day challenges

• Shifting our perspective to time and stress

• Applicability to personal relationships through to getting your idea out in the world

• Using a “wheel of life” as an inventory

• New perspectives on current situations

• Shifts and transformations people make in an integrated approach

• Knowing your own perception to particular tasks is key

• What to do while undertaking less pleasurable tasks

• The three E’s

• Amplifying the enjoyment of achieving goals

• The challenge of our voice of judgement and inner critic

• Talking back to the voice of judgement

• Being still and listening to your intuition

Value Quotes

“We all have problems with time and stress”

“Openness is associated with positivity”

“Are you showing up in your relationships 100% the way you like to?”

“When we attach negative emotions to particular tasks it’s not going to be enjoyable”

“That inner critic gets in our head and just gnaws off at our enthusiasm and intrinsic motivation”

“I am the driver in the relationship with my inner critic”

“There are so many ways we can disprove that inner critic"

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Until next time fabulous podcast listener, I’m Bev and I invite you to live the fab life with me now!

Episode Links

You can find Erin Browder at:

Website: http://www.erinaverybrowder.com/

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