The Natupreneur Movement

I had the pleasure of chatting to Linda Dal Molin, another amazing practitioner who has expanded her world of being in practice and looking after clients with the best possible tools. Growing up in a world of food and alternative health, Linda owned a health food store for 11 years as well as running a multi-modality practice. Her wealth of experience has led her to fall in love with variety, now running a sales team for exclusive practitioner products. In our chat we talk about the process of creating products in safe spaces, the power of education, and the importance of establishing a healthy mindset to minimise burn out.

Katie Barron is an incredible practitioner who always has great insights for students and practitioners alike. Through seeing the lack of knowledge that was being taught in physical examination, Katie joined her love of teaching with her passion in creating physical relationships with her clients into a fun and interesting program for graduate practitioners. She speaks passionately of the importance of integrating physical examinations to transform the connection between client and practitioner, which can help to not only gather important info, but also to optimise treatments. Katie is a good friend of mine and I loved hearing her passion and dedication come through in our chat.

I am super excited to share this conversation I shared with one of my business besties, Kathryn Hocking. She in an incredible practitioner, with a very unique skillset in understanding the business aspect in the launch aspect and melds it perfectly with energetics and astrology. Kathryn has helped in the launch of countless e-books, and has now melded her talents in knowing the right time with her love of astrology to create a new and insightful way to plan for launches.

Fran Flynn is an incredible, worldly food photographer who I had the pleasure of speaking to in this episode. Always being artistically inclined, Fran has tapped into her passion of photography to create a thriving business which taps into her strengths of seeing the magic in every moment of life. She speaks candidly of her relationship with food stylist Sarah Denardi, and emphasises the importance of collaboration, and utilising the talents of others for mutual benefits. Fran shares the crucial insights which she has gained through her career changes, and her ability to shift and pivot within her career being the key to her enduring success.

Evan Hayes is an extraordinary man who has travelled the world providing research, support and structures to bring remedies to the Australian market. At NatEx, Evan spoke of the top 10 stand-outs for bringing products and services to market. Always being interested in innovation and changing things, Evan reminisces on his journey from biochemistry and research development to developing probiotics and his relationship with Bioceuticals. I enjoyed this in-depth chat about collaboration, the idea of ‘see a need, fill a need’, and the power of practitioners as researchers.

A fellow foodie and research nut, Belinda Reynolds is a dietitian who combined her dynamic relationship with food with her desire to learn. Her joy of food as medicine derives from a deep respect of what food can do for your body. Living by the motto “the more you know the more you realise you don’t know”, Belinda enjoys sharing her knowledge of food as medicine and her greatest passions developing the knowledge of her passions to fellow practitioners.

Through establishing herself as a naturopath whilst at the same time studying kinesiology, Carrie Merchant speaks of how she has successfully discovered a relationship between the two, and created a modality which help her clients understand their bodies. In this episode, Carrie emphasises the interrelationship between the physical and energetic world, and the compatibility between working energetically and naturopathy. She has made it her mission to share this insight with practitioners, and finds true joy in sharing this unique modality with other naturopaths.

Just two years ago, Hayley Dawson was a new naturopath wondering how she could build a business in an isolated, rural location.  Today she has a thriving remote business and has also created a growing annual event to serve remote and rural communities.  Hayley shares her journey and how thinking outside the box helped her create the perfect business that fits her life, her dreams, and even her relationship. 

Over the last 15 years Moira Bradfield has been involved in the education and development of many of Australia’s Naturopaths, Nutritionists and Acupuncturists through her role as an educator with leading educational institutions. 

In the last year she has focused her educational and presenting skills on ensuring that vaginal and intimate health of all clientele is considered in clinical practice. Discarding taboos and investigating the vaginal microbiome.

In this episode, Moira shares how she came to work in the space of Intimate Ecology; her role as a practitioner, trainer, researcher and speaker in this field; and an insight into Moira behind-the-scenes. 

Daniel Baden has been in practice for 3 decades! Naturopath, Homeopath, Lecturer, Published Author, Educator, Entrepreneur, Natural Product creator, advisor to media and industry, member of advisory boards and OneCAM and current Managing Director of Biomedica.

In this chat we cover Daniels beginnings doing local community talks as a fresh grad and his quick transition into industry. His passion and generosity for our industry and profession shine through. 

Note: There were some minor audio issues but we knew that there was too many gold nuggets in this conversation to be missed.

Biomedica will be joining us at NatEx2020 and we look forward to seeing what trends Daniel predicts will come to fruition in the next decade.

In this episode we explore with Mel how we find our voice as practitioners by sharing our truth and the learning curve of becoming a published author. After graduating as a Medical Herbalist top of her class and with a scholarship in 2011, Mel opened her private practice. She has since completed further qualifications in Nutritional Medicine and Naturopathy, as well as a Bachelor Degree of Health Science, in Complementary Medicine. Mel became a new Mum in 2017 and has plans to start a Masters degree to finalise her studies, just as soon as she catches her breath! She proudly released her third recipe book ‘From Peasant Foods to Superfoods’ in December 2018. Mel is host of her podcast show The Naked Naturopath, on The Wellness Couch. She is a founding member of the WEA Academy of Complementary Health Alumni and also teaches Herbal Medicine. Current clients will know that Mel often has final year students in her clinic and is passionate about developing and producing high quality Naturopaths that the community can rely on. When she is not in the clinic, teaching, writing recipe books, podcasting or tutoring she can be found working on her other passion with her coach and hubby-Olympic Weightlifting. We can't wait to have her on stage at NatEx 2020 sharing her workshop on becoming a published author! https://www.tammyguest.com/natupreneur-experience/ 

With all the unique gifts and talents of our profession, Becky is living proof that research and being part of a team is integral to our industry and the remedies we serve our clients with. As a Regulatory Affairs Officer with experience in Regulatory Compliance particulars for Listed Medicines/Dietary Supplements in North American and Australia markets, Becky has a passion for ticking off checklists and researching to ensure that products meet safety, marketing and efficacy requirements. This conversation also explores her previous experience in Naturopathic Practitioner Technical Support and Education/Content Writing and how there are so many pathways that a natural health practitioner can take to contribute to the profession. In this episode, Becky shares her insights into working for MediHerb, who are a VIP Day Sponsor for NatEx 2020, and how their bespoke cream blending workshop is something that both she and Tammy have had secret dreams to continue to do well into their older years as Naturopaths.

Petrea King is CEO of the Quest for Life Foundation which she established in 1989. She is a well-known author, inspirational keynote speaker, teacher and facilitator. She is also qualified as a naturopath, herbalist, clinical hypnotherapist, yoga and meditation teacher. In this episode Petrea and Tammy explore how to truly be of service to your clients, and its not what you think. Petrea shares the work of Quest for Life and so many nuggets of wisdom through the expereince of helping herself and practitioners just like you. Petrea will be our guest speaker at the FX Medicine X-Factor Awards at NatEx 2020.

Kira Sutherland is an experienced Nutritionist, Naturopath and Sports Nutritionist with more than 20 years in clinical practice. Her focus in performance nutrition led her to be the first naturopath in Australia to undertake the International Olympic Committees graduate diploma in sports nutrition and she is currently finishing her Masters in Sports Nutrition by research. Kira divides her time between clinical practice, lecturing at the undergraduate level, and mentoring other practitioners of complimentary medicine in the application of holistic sports nutrition. In this episode, we talk about how to find what you are passionate about and not be afraid to niche. Don’t miss your chance to see her at NatEx2020.

What happens when you get two science geeks turned naturopathic educators and clinicians together? Well, that's what happened in this episode. Annalies shares her insights into the challenges of pure science and lab work, and how it put her on the path to becoming a Naturopath, and how a chance meeting led to her last decade of lecturing and contributing to the conversation of science and research in our profession. She also shares her love of her work and what helps her when she becomes overwhelmed with the never ending amount of information and learning available. See Annalies at NatEx2020 on the Gold Coast Feb 14-16 2020.

In this episode, Paula, General Manager of Metagenics Australia, shares her heartfelt insights into how self care has evolved for her, as a driven person. We explore the love of Naturopathy and our work and how it can be so rewarding that we can forget to reward ourselves. 

Having been in marketing for nearly 2 decades, and on major campaigns like Levi and Nike, Nikki is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to conveying a brands message. In this episode, we delve into where that interest came from and what the common mistakes are that small biz owners and practitioners make. We also chat about how we can stand out in a see of health and wellness practitioners. Don’t miss your chance to see her at NatEx2020.

In this raw and inspiring episode, Paula shares the journey she experienced with her parent's chronic health conditions and what drove her to study Naturopathy. She also shares the leaps of faith she took to end up as the Managing Director of Metagenics, continuing to help the industry and profession. Don’t miss your chance to see her at NatEx2019.

Emily has a beautiful meld of being an exceptional clinician and innovator. She has used these skills to build a beautiful multi-modality clinic and awesome software tool to help practitioners get the best for their clients, just like she has for hers. In this episode, Emily shares her passion and insights around setting realistic expectations for practice whilst leaping into the unknown, and enjoying the ride of being in business. Don’t miss your chance to see her at NatEx2019.

Denise has been a game-changer in the space of money mindset. In this episode, we address the health fund changes for practitioners and what opportunities it brings. We also talk about what it takes to have ease and an effortless business. We can't wait to have Denise and her 'Chillpreneur' insights on the NatEx 2019 stage, where we get our exclusive first look at her new book. Don’t miss your chance to see her at NatEx2019.

Julie is a woman of many talents and passions who has learned to be incredibly productive with the 4 days a week she works, to enjoy the 3 days a week of diving. Her earlier career years in corporate marketing led her to an unsustainable busy-ness that culminated in not 1, but 2 cancer journeys. That experience has now put her on the path to her own truly rewarding and sustainable business. In this episode, she also shares one of her best tips to be truly productive rather than stressed and overwhelmed. Don't miss Julie's workshop at NatEx2019.

Through her personal journey with Crohn's disease and her need to share her quest for answers, Michelle's online journal quickly evolved into a platform to help over 10,000 people. In this episode, Michelle goes through her journey into becoming a published author, speaker and entrepreneur. She shares her journalist secrets on how to get your story out, even when you don't think you have one. Don’t miss Michelle's interactive workshop at NatEx2019.

You may know him as the voice behind over 250 episodes of the Fx Medicine podcast, but who really is Andrew Whitfield-Cook? His love of the human body goes much further back before his nursing days and continues into his interviews with some of the world's leading experts in Natural Health. Andrew is incredibly passionate about collaboration with incredible people and the meld of industry and profession. We also get his top behind the scenes tips for getting over fear when getting our voices out there. See him and the Fx Medicine team at NatEx2019.

After a tornado literally ripped through Rebecca's life and livelihood as a practitioner, she made some unbelievable changes in her life. In this episode, Rebecca shares her insights into going through the pressure to create diamonds and how she went from being homeless to experiencing a half a million dollar a year turnover. Don’t miss your chance to see her at NatEx2019.

Carla is an incredibly successful practitioner, speaker, mentor and founder of Naturopathic Functional Medicine system Vitae Mosaic. In this episode, she shares with us the myth of balance and best tips for collaboration to grow your practice. Don’t miss your chance to see her at NatEx2019.

In this episode, Bernadette shares her wisdom on letting go of 'should's' and listening to your intuition for business success. She guides us through a process that she even gets her kids to do, and also shares how using both sides of your brain can help be a better practitioner and business person. Don’t miss your chance to see her at NatEx2019.