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Spectacular Soul Saturday: Lola Berry


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Oh. Moi. Gawsh. I am bursting with enthusiasm  to share this weeks guest. In fact, I am this close to wetting my pants. Lols was my very first role model in the world of food and is most definitely the ‘Steve Irwin’ of fruits and veggies. She has written three beautiful books; Inspiring ingredients, The 20/20 Diet and The 20/20 Diet Cookbook (and she has a fourth book on the way in 2015 -yes!)

You can track her down on Youtube channel, or website (or Instagram account … search @yummololaberry) and she regularly appears in the media spreading a message of kind, vibrant living.

Meet Lola …

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Spectacular Soul Saturday: Sam Gowing

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Today’s guest is Sen-fucking-sational Spa Chef; Sam Gowing.

Sam is working hard to bridge the gap between mainstream and health-based dining, and is Australia’s leading spa chef – designing menu’s for some of the countries top-rating retreats. Not just handy in the kitchen, Sam has a bachelor degree in nutritional medicine and runs the company Gowings: Food. Health. Wealth. If that’s not enough she was a regular presenter on health talks (which I go into more detail about here), which is where I first come across her work in the first place.

Meet Sam …

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Spectacular Soul Saturday: Marcus Pearce

Marcus Pearce is co-founder of podcast channel The Wellness Couch, creator of The Exceptional Life Blueprint, co-host of the whimsical weekly podcast 100 not out, (with Damian Kristoff), has a profound enthusiasm for life and an infectiously happy attitude.

Meet Marcus …

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Chemical free living, Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Mind Stuff, Real Food

Eating well on a budget

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When you overhaul your lifestyle or even make gradual changes, the grocery bill tends to sky-rocket. This is not to have a dig at small, sustainable, organic companies or local organic farmers. The way the market is at the moment, they have no choice but to charge their customers extra to ensure that they themsleves make a profit. It does seem unfair that simply filling your body with wholesome foods costs a small fortune.

It’s not all bad news. There are an increasing number of ways that you can eat local, chemical-free foods without it costing the earth. It may mean some small sacrifices and some habit changes, but the benefits are well worth it. Here are some of my favourite tricks.

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Chemical free living, Fitness and Movement, Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Mind Stuff, Non-foodie reads, Real Food

Spectacular Soul Saturday

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This is the first of a new blog series: Spectacular Soul Saturday. Each week I’ll ask ‘everyday heroes’ for wise tidbits on how to live a glorious life. I doubt I’ll keep this up forever, but for the next little while I’ve got some groovy spud muffins to share with y’all.

I myself am a sucker for Q & A’s, so to kick-start things I’ve interviewed myself*. I’m humble and private like that.

Keep it real Sonny Jims, and have a fan-bloody-tabulous Saturday!

*Update 2018: I have re-jigged my responses to reflect the person I’ve grown into. I needed a bucket when I read my 18-year-old self’s answers. Cute, but cliched and NOT fun. The humour and candid bowel-health promotion was missing, so I rectified things a little.

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Fitness and Movement, Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Mind Stuff, Non-foodie reads

Lets Get Physical!

Lets be honest, you didn’t read the title of this post you sang it.

Yes, the title of this blog post does have some questionable connotations, and whilst my tartish mind can’t help but wander to visualising tight lycra and sexy aerobic moves as I read it, I can assure you that all we are talking about today is functional movement. Come to think of it, that sounds suggestive too. Maybe I should just get to the main point before things get too exciting.

Today I really want to write about exercise, specifically why it is NOT something to be dreaded!

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Genuine Reads For Genuine People, Mind Stuff, Non-foodie reads

Pull On Your Happy Pants!

Happiness,

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For me happiness is a massive belly laugh with my dear amigos or Mamma Bear. It’s a refreshing dip in the ocean. It’s when my morning smoothie is particularly on point. It’s straight after a large and completely satisfying morning dump.

Like many of my more philosophical articles, this post isn’t based on research or anyone else’s truth but my own, but I think I’ve got a pretty relatable insight so please stay with me.

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Graitude Journal moments and finding the blessing

Gratitude.

Often forgotten in our western world. Amidst the rapid pace of life and sufferance of first world problems (like wi-fi continuously dropping out or forgetting to make ice cubes – the struggles are real) it’s easy to overlook the multitude of blessings that most of us take for granted.

When I’m overwhelmed or exhausted, I rarely stop and count my (for lack of a less spiritual word) ‘blessings’.

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