Use the powerful tool known as Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) or 'tapping' to reduce any feelings of stress or overwhelm you may be feeling. This podcast is a tap-a-long that will help you feel more calm and relaxed after just a few minutes. Come back and listen to this podcast anytime you feel like you need to take the edge off. You can watch this episode over on youtube by clicking here. This is great if you've never tapped before, because you can see us do it and follow along. Be sure to tune into Mel's full episode of the podcast. You can learn more about Mel via her business https://theseedcycle.com.au/ or follow her journey over on instagram @melkovacevic_health. Let's stay connected! Sign up to my mailing list here⁠ and follow along over on instagram @shahnasarpi⁠ to hear about all of the updates and latest episodes on The Shahna Show.

Mel Kovacevic, founder of The Seed Cycle, is a Functional Nutrition and EFT Practitioner. With her expertise in functional nutrition, intuitive eating practices, and EFT Tapping, Mel has helped her clients overcome limiting beliefs and heal their relationship with food and their bodies. Her current focus is on helping women restore hormone health using food as medicine, a subject about which she is deeply passionate. Mel's dedication to empowering women to reach their full potential is reflected in The Seed Cycle, which provides a done-for-you seed cycling solution delivered to customers' doorsteps every month. In this episode, Mel shares: How she discovered seed cycling. Introducing seed cycling into her clinical nutrition treatment. Finding an opportunity to make it easier for her clients to use seed cycling and her business ‘The Seed Cycle’ that was born from it. What seed cycling is and how to do it. Matching the seeds to a particular time in your cycle. The way that phase 1 supports your oestrogen levels, phase 2 supports your progesterone levels. Some of the key nutrients in each phase/seed. The benefits seed cycling can have, including regulating our menstrual cycle. How it’s not a quick fix. The importance of giving it 3-6 months of consistency to see the biggest difference. Ways to incorporate the seeds, including homemade seed cycling tips. Using seed cycling for a regular menstrual cycle vs an irregular one. Matching your menstrual cycle to the moon cycle and the history of this being done. Getting started with tracking your menstrual cycle. Written trackers vs apps. Optimising your schedule to around your cycle, including work, exercise, nutrition, etc. Plenty of tips for hormone health. The importance of eating wholefoods and a quick and easy swap we can all make. Why we need to decrease our stress and some of the ways we can bring down our cortisol levels. Removing endocrine disrupting hormones from our lives. The benefits of adding foods in, instead of taking foods out. What age to start seed cycling and ways the seeds can benefit men and children too. And so much more! Learn more about Mel and The Seed Cycle via https://theseedcycle.com.au/ or follow their journey over on instagram @the_seed_cycle or facebook The Seed Cycle. You can find Mel’s personal / health related instagram via @melkovacevic_health. Let's stay connected! Sign up to my mailing list here⁠ and follow along over on instagram @shahnasarpi⁠ to hear about all of the updates and latest episodes on The Shahna Show.

Darren Bruce is a communication and relationship coach that guides couples to deepen friendship, intimacy and become role models who impact future generations to be compassionate, authentic and influential. Having been on his own journey of personal development, he understands the importance of knowing ourselves to know others. He shares tools, resources and knowledge that can help us build and maintain healthy romantic relationships. In this episode, Darren shares: How a harmonious relationship supports our health. That studies show we lose 4 years of our lifespan by having a stressful relationship. Taking responsibility for our own feelings and triggers. Knowing that nobody makes us feel anything.  Being cautious not to use shame or fear to change someone’s behaviour. The importance of our parental figures growing up and how this impacts our romantic relationships. The detriment of hyper independence and being cautious not to use this to replace codependency. Finding a healthy middle ground. Having compassion for ourselves and our partners. Developing the skill of noticing and diffusing triggers or things your partner says/does that annoys you. Developing an attitude of excellence and continuous growth. The differences between men and women and how we process stress/emotions. The circle of security model and developing safety and security in our childhood. The importance of parents being in tune with their own emotions so that they can cater to the children’s needs. An insight into love languages and they come from an emotional need we desire to have fulfilled. How judgement of ourselves can impact judgement towards our partner. Our relationships are a reflection of our relationship to ourselves. The 3 main identities for a healthy relationship. How your external love and intimacy reflects your internal love and intimacy. What so many people are really craving. Switching from ‘you complete me’ to ‘you compliment me’. Having the courage to have the tough conversations or voice how you’re feeling. The 3 keys to calm conflict: awareness, communication and environment. How to navigate conflict in a calm and effective way by using these keys. Using a ‘soft start’ to bring up difficult conversations. Using appreciation, understanding and/or respect. The way that conflict is just misunderstanding. The 2 reasons a relationship will fail. And so much more! Learn more about Darren via his website https://www.darrenbruce.com.au/ or follow his journey over on instagram @darrenjbruce or Facebook. Let's stay connected! Sign up to my mailing list here⁠ and follow along over on instagram @shahnasarpi⁠ to hear about all of the updates and latest episodes on The Shahna Show.

In this episode I share some of the things we can do to become our most radiant selves! We talk about self love, body love, becoming magnetic, stepping into more authentic expression, releasing what may be weighing you down and so much more. Tune in to learn how you can start to embody your radiance today. If you’re ready to step into your radiance and dive deeper with me, you can check out my upcoming group program Radiance via my website here: https://shahnasarpi.com/radiance If you’d like to see if Radiance is a good fit for you or you have any questions about the program. You can book a discovery call here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?appointmentType=46486154&owner=21305459 Stay connected: Sign up to my mailing list Follow me on instagram @shahnasarpi

Matty Lansdown is a scientist, Nutritionist and an Emotional Eating and Self Sabotage coach that specialises in weight loss and self confidence for women and busy mother’s. Starting out in the field of nutritional epigenetics and spending several years working in hospitals as part of a disease research team, Matty believes that most disease and illness is not due to bad luck but as a result of poor nutrition and lifestyle choices. Matty’s extensive experience allowed him to uncover the deeper challenge people have with health which isn’t about calories or kale, but in fact mindset and behaviour change. Having been on his own personal development journey, Matty is now super-passionate about showing people how to level up their health so that healthy habits and the best food choices are easy and natural. In this episode, Matty shares: His introduction into the health world and how he learnt about nutrition growing up as an athletic child. His journey of studying forensic science and graduating as a molecular biologist. Working as part of a cancer research team and why it led him on a journey into natural health. His discovery about cancer that led him to wanting to focus on nutrition. The link between our relationship to food and our relationship to ourself and the impact that has upon our health. Why it’s time to question the inherited ideas that we’ve never really thought about. Learning to prioritise yourself. Setting the standard for how people treat you. The importance of finding a group of people that support and uplift you. One of the keys to sustainable change and how to integrate it into your life. The link between emotional eating and other addictive tendencies. How having a larger emotional vocabulary supports with progress when moving away from emotional eating. Taking the pressure off yourself. And so much more! Learn more about Matty via his website https://mattylansdown.com/. Matty’s weekly podcast “How to NOT Get Sick and Die”, provides his followers and clients with a deep dive into nutrition and how to develop healthy habits that last. You can tune into his show via apple podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/how-to-not-get-sick-and-die/id1450212088) or spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2FTMqWqzD89wyFMHUudbX9). Let's stay connected! Sign up to my mailing list here⁠ and follow along over on instagram @shahnasarpi⁠ to hear about all of the updates and latest episodes on The Shahna Show.

Dayne and India Barkley are the co-founders and creators of BARKLEYS, blue light blocking glasses that protect your eyes and health from harmful artificial light that is synonymous with our daily lives. The premise behind these glasses and the Barkleys philosophy was born out of years of research in biophysics and ancestral living. Dayne and India place a huge emphasis on their impact towards people, communities and the planet so that their values are ingrained into their company and everything they do. In this episode, Dayne & India share: How they both entered the world of blue light blocking. The story behind the development of Barkleys glasses. All about the benefits of the clear, yellow and orange lens options they sell. Why blue light blockers are beneficial for shift workers. Blue light blocking recommendations for your home. How to test your light bulbs for a flicker that may be fatiguing on your brain and eyes. Using conscious entrepreneurship to develop their business. Sourcing renewable resources and using bio-acetate in manufacturing. How to mould the arms of your frames to better fit your face. Creating a lasting impact through tree planting. Some great tips and tricks to add to your routine to reduce blue light exposure. And so much more! Learn more about Dayne & India via the Barkleys website https://barkleysau.com/, or follow their journey over on Instagram @barkleys.au.

My Urban Health Retreat happening in Melbourne on the 24th, 25th and 26th of February is here to change the way we look at and approach health. Combining the holistic health and nutrition knowledge, with practical tools and mindset hacks, to become our healthiest selves. If you have any questions at all, please reach out to me via instagram @shahnasarpi, or email.

Rebecca Ponsford is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist passionate about supporting others to build a healthy relationship with food to be able to eat with ease. Rebecca has expertise in gut health, functional digestive conditions, eating disorders and disordered eating. She has a strong interest in the connection between mental health and gastrointestinal health. Her nutritional guidance is grounded in Health at Every Size and intuitive eating philosophies. In this episode, Rebecca shares: Her personal journey into nutrition and dietetics The most common symptoms of gut health disorders How a healthy bowel movement should look and feel A detailed insight into the Bristol Stool Chart Ideal posture for bowel movements and how to achieve this Eating habits that can support your general gut health Her opinion around the digestibility of cooked foods vs. raw foods Stress management and how the gut is impacted by stress All about gut-directed hypnotherapy and visualisation Why movement and exercise are beneficial for gut health The strong links between gut health and disordered eating Where to find support if you are struggling with disordered eating And so much more! Learn more about Rebecca via www.rebeccaponsford.com and www.ghnutrition.com.au/ghnutrition-team or follow their journey over on Instagram @rebeccaponsford_dietitian.

Join me in this episode as I share what I believe has a place in 2023 and what I believe we should leave behind in 2022. This podcast episode is based off a recent instagram post I shared, the INs and OUTs for 2023, you can see it here. This episode is value packed and when we really start to implement the teachings here it can be an absolute game-changer for our health, nutrition and mindset. Let me continue to simplify nutrition and help you make healthy eating a habit via my program The Real Food Way. You can learn more and sign up here. Let me know what you think by DMing me on instagram @shahnasarpi and don't forget to post a picture of you listening to the episode and tag me.

A solo episode with me, your host Shahna Sarpi, sharing why I'm excited to make 2023 our happiest and healthiest year yet! Tune in to hear all about: The movement I've decided to create #BMHS Why health is at the root of everything and should be our main priority My upcoming FREE 10-day challenge: New Year, Nourished You The health event of the year! Learn more about my upcoming Urban Health Retreat And much more goodness Big things are happening in 2023 and I want to take you along for the ride.