The Co-Creating Wellness Podcast
by Ora
Wellness is not static, but dynamic, collaborative and involving a myriad of influences that together make up our eco-sphere of health. This dynamic interplay between ourselves and the context within which we live – from the information we consume to our conversations with health experts – is the Co-Creation of Wellness. Join Gabriel Perera, founder of Ora Health, as he speaks with natural health experts, environmentalists, naturopaths, herbalists and influential thinkers to form your support system in your eco-sphere of health. This is your guide to claiming agency over your wellness journey.
Episodes
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Master Circadian Living, Breathwork and Cold Exposure // Benjamin Berry
This month, we're joined by none other than Benjamin Berry (or more fondly known as @your.mate.benny on Instagram), a breathwork and cold exposure practitioner trained in the Wim Hof method, and co-founder of Sol House. In this episode, Benny shares his journey from a career in emergency services...
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How to Build a Beautiful Nervous System // Erin Lovell Verinder
Our guest this month is Erin Lovell Verinder, an Australian trained Herbalist, Nutritionist and Author of two well loved plant medicine titles, Plants for the People and The Plant Clinic. In this enlightening episode, join Gabe and Erin as they delve into the intricacies of modern-day burnout…
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Healing Your Skin From Within // Naomi Henderson
In this episode, we have with us Naomi Henderson, a skin health expert and owner of Fleur, a skin and wellness clinic in Perth. Naomi shares with us her fascinating journey from being a beauty therapist to her focus on holistic skin health, including a personal health crisis that she recovered…
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The Healing Powers of Meditation // Caitlin Cady
In this enlightening episode of the Co-Creating Wellness podcast, we welcome acclaimed author, meditation teacher, and wellness advocate Caitlin Cady. Known for her relatable and playful approach, Caitlin shares her transformative journey from a high-achieving, type-A personality to a meditation...
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A Modern Ayurvedic Perspective on Menopause // Jody Vassallo
In this episode, we sit down with Ayurvedic health coach, counsellor, yoga teacher and cookbook author Jody Vassallo to explore the transformative power of Ayurveda in modern life. This is a fresh, modern perspective on peri-menopause and menopause and the application of proven Ayurvedic…
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The Gut-Hormone Connection and Releasing Trauma for Gut Health // Lauren Jane
Our guest in this episode is clinical naturopath, herbalist, nutritionist and founder of Kiyah Wellness, Lauren Jane. In this episode, Lauren and Gabe explore the connection between digestion and women's hormonal cycles at different life stages such as menstruation, pregnancy, perimenopause, and...
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Limitless Mode: Unlocking Your Potential Through Emotional Intelligence // Amelia Kruse
Meet Amelia Kruse, a Conscious Leadership Coach who has spent the last seven years building the self-leadership and collective leadership powers of hundreds of creative executives, professionals and entrepreneurs. With an intuitive and expansive style that focuses on developing aware, integrated...
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My Personal Toolkit for Managing Stress // Gabriel Perera
The question I get asked all the time is, "I can't seem to get on top of my stress. What can I do?" In this solo episode, I explain the difference between acute and chronic stress and discuss the science-based protocols that help us prevent long-term stress and burnout. I talk about the tools I...
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Ayurvedic Routines for Winter // Sarada Martin
In Ayurveda, ritucharya or seasonal routines are one of the key principles in the maintenance of good health. Every season has its own set of principles and practices that relate to the seasonal characteristics of that particular time of year, and to practice ritucharya is to understand how the...
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Optimising Fertility and Hormonal Health // Ema Taylor
Ema Taylor is a degree qualified naturopath, clinical nutritionist, certified fertility awareness educator and the founder of OVIENE - an online reproductive healthcare platform and the natural beauty columnist for Wellbeing magazine. She is also the mother to a 3 year old girl and a newborn baby...
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The "Super Systems" of Pain and Holistic Pain Management // Ananda Mahony
Ananda Mahony is a naturopath with a special interest in working with people who are struggling with chronic, ongoing pain that's caused by a wide range of conditions such as neuropathy, endometriosis, migraine, IBS and fibromyalgia, autoimmune or injury-related pain amongst others. Feeling...
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A Nutritionist's Guide to Eating Well // Liv Kaplan
Liv Kaplan is a holistic nutritionist (BSc), recipe creator and self-proclaimed healthy chef who you may know as the creator of beautifully plated, mouthwatering yet healthy recipes that are refined sugar-free and focus on real, whole food. Liv has a particular interest in how what we are eating...
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Building a More Sustainable Future // Lottie Dalziel
Meet Lottie Dalziel, a journalist, podcaster, NSW Young Australian of the Year of 2023, the founder of Banish, an education platform that helps Australians reduce their waste, as well as the Banish Recycling and Disposal initiative (BRAD). Needless to say, Lottie has fast become the leading voice...
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Ayurvedic Routines for Autumn // Sarada Martin
In Ayurveda, ritucharya or seasonal routines are one of the key principles in the maintenance of good health. Every season has its own set of principles and practices that relate to the seasonal characteristics of that particular time of year, and to practice ritucharya is to understand how the...
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Natural Approaches to Reducing Cancer Risk // Remi Odisho
In this month's episode, we have with us Remi Odisho, an Integrative Medicine Naturopath from Melbourne Integrative Oncology Group talking to us about the big C word... not Covid, but cancer. With a background in biomedical sciences, western herbal medicine and ongoing studies in Chinese…
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Positivity, Gratitude and Manifesting Your Best Life // Jason Grant
Jason Grant is nothing if not inspiring. He is an Interior Stylist, Creative Director, Author, Designer and Stylist for big brands, books, magazines, stores and restaurants around Australia, but we know him best as the creative genius behind many of the refurbished motels we've stayed at in the...
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How Ere Perez Radiates Wellness // Ere Perez
Behind the boutique Australian natural beauty brand Ere Perez is Ere herself – a vivacious yet down-to-earth entrepreneur with a passion for clean, sustainable skincare. If you met Ere, you'd get a sense of something very special about her — perhaps it is the mystical influence of her Latin...
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Ayurvedic Routines for Summer // Sarada Martin
In Ayurveda, ritucharya or seasonal routines are one of the key principles in the maintenance of good health. Every season has its own set of principles and practices that relate to the seasonal characteristics of that particular time of year, and to practice ritucharya is to understand how the...
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Long COVID and the Road to Recovery // Daniel Baden
It's been more than three years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but millions of people are still suffering from symptoms of long COVID. In many, these symptoms are still present months after being infected, and research now tells us that they can even come and go for a number of years....
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The Feminine/Masculine Balance and Generational Healing // Montana Lower
Montana is an environmental engineer, artist, activist, devoted mother, and founder of Bluem, an Australian natural skincare brand committed to re-wilding the beauty industry to heal the people and the planet. Launched in 2020, Bluem's profit-for-purpose model combats climate change and fosters a...
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The Highs and Lows of Late Diagnosis ADHD // Jules & James Galloway
Meet Jules and her husband of 25 years James Galloway. Outwardly successful, accomplished and thriving, but inwardly battling symptoms like forgetfulness, difficulties completing tasks, inability to switch off... After years of believing that these were simply personal failings or "things wrong...
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Invisible Illnesses, Naturopathic Oncology and Long Covid // Carla Wrenn
Carla Wrenn is an Integrative Naturopath & Nutritionist who completed postgraduate studies in Integrative Oncology, Autoimmune Diseases and Functional Medicine within Australia and the USA. Carla’s time is spent consulting in the area of complex and chronic diseases, especially Long COVID and...
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Optimising Brain Health and Preventing Cognitive Decline // Jo Grabyn
As our lifespans increase, it becomes paramount to understand the mechanisms that contribute to premature ageing and cognitive decline, and more importantly find ways to prevent or combat them. This month, join Gabe and brain health expert, Jo Grabyn, as they peer into the intricate complexities…
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The Real Cause of Histamine Intolerance and How to Treat It // Steven Judge
Steven Judge is a Clinical Naturopath and Nutritionist and an Integrated Healing Practitioner with a private practice in Sydney. He has a special interest in chronic digestive disorders and mental health, and his practice focuses heavily on the role of the gut microbiome in not just digestive...
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Navigating Stress, Balancing Hormones and Eating Your Way to Health // Anthia Koullouros
One of Australia's best-loved Naturopaths, Anthia has over 28 years of clinical naturopathic practice, with a specialist focus on Women's Health. Anthia is the founder of Apothēca by Anthia, where she consults with patients in Paddington, Sydney and Akademeia by Anthia, her online library of...
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The Benefits of Sauna and Practical Tools for Optimising Mental Wellbeing // Neil O’Sullivan & Su Tuttle
Neil O’Sullivan and Su Tuttle are the brilliant minds and the married duo behind Nimbus Co, Australia’s first infrared sauna studio which now boasts four stunning locations around Australia as well as a digital content platform Nimbus Wellness. Su is a qualified nutritionist by trade and is...
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Emotional Seasonality and Meditation for Overthinkers // Jacqui Lewis
Jacqui Lewis is the co-founder of The Broad Place, a global meditation school sharing ancient knowledge and modern neuroscience, tools and experiences for higher grade living. A writer, educator, facilitator and speaker on clarity and high grade living, Jacqui, through The Broad Place, not only...
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Stress, Burnout and Healing Through Food // Jess Wilson
Jess Wilson is a Functional Nutritionist, Gut Health and Hormone Practitioner and All-Round Wellness Coach. She's also a busy mum, an ocean lover and runner (an ex professional athlete!). After years of living an extremely fast-paced lifestyle and pushing her body to its limits, it all culminated...
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Fasting Protocols for Increasing Your Healthspan and Lifespan // Michael Thomsen
Michael Thomsen is a herbalist, naturopath and original author of the popular Phytotherapy Desk Reference now in its fifth edition having sold 10,000 copies worldwide. He has a Master of Science, Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Swinburne University, and a PhD scholar from Sydney…
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Plant Medicine and Modern Herbalism // Erin Lovell Verinder
Erin Lovell Verinder is an Australian trained Herbalist, Nutritionist and Author of two well loved plant medicine titles, Plants for the People and The Plant Clinic. Erins work is to reconnect the people with the plants! Her training began studying a Diploma of Energetic Healing (Nature Care...
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Methylation, Stress and the Importance of a Personalised Approach to Health // Carolyn Ledowsky
Carolyn Ledowsky is a health scientist, researcher, naturopath, herbalist and nutritionist and the founder of MTHFR Support Australia. She specialises in genetic susceptibility and how this contributes to biochemical dysfunction and chronic health conditions and now sees chronically ill patients...
About this show
Wellness is not static, but dynamic, collaborative and involving a myriad of influences that together make up our eco-sphere of health. This dynamic interplay between ourselves and the context within which we live – from the information we consume to our conversations with health experts – is the Co-Creation of Wellness. Join Gabriel Perera, founder of Ora Health, as he speaks with natural health experts, environmentalists, naturopaths, herbalists and influential thinkers to form your support system in your eco-sphere of health. This is your guide to claiming agency over your wellness journey.
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