The Balance Theory

This week I am joined by Iris Smit, the innovative beauty queen behind game-changing brands Quick Flick and Beauty Fridge. Today we chat all things from doing a degree you don't end up working in, running a business before entrepreneurs were trendy, how innovation for quick flick came about during her uni days and what it meant for her to be successful on shark tank but turn down the offer.She is also super raw & vulnerable with me *TRIGGER WARNING* about her rock bottom and personal struggles growing up, which all came to a head in the peak of her 'business success'. This conflict ended up catapulting her into the most resilient and learning phase of her life, which has so much to teach us all. Expect using work as a distraction, being your own hype girl, being flexible with your morning routine, tips for starting business and staying curious as a key ingredient to success.I know you will LOVE not only this chat, but Iris too. Tag myself @thebalancetheory and Iris @irisjade and share what your biggest takeaway were.Until next time,Stay curious and balanced. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thebalancetheory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clayton Musumeci is the Director of Move With Us, formerly known as Bodies By Rachel. With extensive experience in fast-growing e-commerce businesses in the health and fitness industry, Clay knows a thing to two about the importance of acting with intent, creating a productive lifestyle, self-awareness, mindset and overcoming failures.He shares all of this with me today as well as what makes a great entrepreneur, tips to strengthen your communication skills, how to actually practice self awareness, why he loves start ups and making choice out of intent, not habit.I know you guys are going to LOVE this episode as much as Clay himself! Tag us @thebalancetheory and @claytonmusumeci and let us know what you loved most. Be sure to send this to someone who will get a lot out of it too.Enjoy and until next time,Stay BalancedSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thebalancetheory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week our bonus episode from Tom Sullivan is a guided visualisation through our chakras and a really relaxing beautiful time out - I loved this one, hope you do tip!Pass this on to someone who may benefit from these awesome tips 🧘‍♀️Until next time,Stay Balanced!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thebalancetheory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I am joined by Stefanie Jung who is a Holistic Online Health Coach & Yoga Teacher who has a focus on helping women heal their relationship with food & their bodies. She opens up to me about her own challenges with extreme dieting and binge eating, what helped her overcome it and most importantly, the biggest lessons she has learned.We talk about destructive relationships with food, living a double life, self hate to self love, power in finding the right professional, red flags for when you may not have food freedom (Even I was surprised with myself), how food rules impact your ability to eat intuitively and the forbidden fruit effect.We end on a chat about what balance with diet means, how we can use it as a form of self care and how to make a conscious decision to go unconscious with food. HONESTLY there was so much in today's chat, I can't write it all here, just listen and enjoy!You can find her online course ‘Discover Food Freedom’ a 9-week self-guided program to help women ditch toxic diet culture, overcome binging & make peace with food and their bodies, here. Tune in to the episode for an exclusive code off this course!You can connect with Stef more on IG @wholesomestef or by visiting her website here.Share this with a loved one or to your story and let Stef & I know what your biggest takeaways were.Until next time,Stay Balanced.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thebalancetheory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I wanted to go deep into something that has been personally frustrating me lately, especially being in lockdown, and something I have spoken to many of you about in my IG DMs. It’s around this idea that we feel guilt when we haven’t utilised our time to the max, or in other words been productive. In a usual routine, non lockdown, Do you ever get that feeling at the end of your day where you just haven’t been that productive? Maybe you haven’t crossed off what you wanted from your todo list, or you actually have done some stuff and feel completely deflated for not having done enough?Well I bet if you feel that sometimes,  now during lockdown it’s probably hitting that nerve way harder in a different but somehow familiar way. One thing I’ve personally been struggling with is this idea that I have more time than ever right now, which should give me more time to slow down and relax, but I often feel the complete opposite? Join me as I explore why this is happening, productivity guilt, time anxiety and what you can do about it! Referenced Podcast: Huberman Lab Podcast Episode 39Until next time,Stay Balanced!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thebalancetheory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I am joined by Sam Wood who is the founder of 28 By Sam Wood, successful entrepreneur and businessman, as well an author and media commentator. It was so lovely chatting with Sam about all of the hats he wears in life, what balance means to him and some fantastic fitness tips too!Waiting for a Monday? Maybe January 1st? Sam shares some tips on biting the bullet and getting started, not over complicated exercise and really connecting with our why. We chat biggest fitness mistakes, the fallacy of motivation, active mindfulness, and staying true to ourselves. Sam also takes me somewhere not many like to venture - that is, that there is no perfect balance. He humbly shares the aim of progress not perfection, and how to check in and make sure you aren'y chasing something that doesn't exist.I know you're going to love this chat so much! Tag @thebalancetheory and @samjameswood and let us know what your biggest take away was!Until next week,Stay Balanced. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thebalancetheory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I am joined by the beautiful co-founders of Keep It Cleaner (KIC) - Steph Claire Smith & Laura Henshaw. I was thrilled to have the girls join me and have been looking forward to chatting about both of their life experience as well as more recently running KIC, and how that fits in with the Balance Theory.4:45 What lockdown has taught them the most - power of kindness & human resilience6:36 Slowing down to learn more about yourself9:40 We no longer experience boredom, we are so distracted10:35 Glamorising finding balance 11:00 Favourite hat the girls wear12:15 Female representation in business 17:25 Mum guilt for going back to work18:20 What is balance, rethinking ‘work-life’ balance - the balance theory framework 22:50 Experience of changing and controlling body how this lead to a balanced mindset with food and body24:30 Journey with balance31:00 Balance as acceptance31:55 Laura on finishing a degree when she already had a successful business34:25 Proving yourself to be worthy 35:28 Steph's moment of career pivot / self doubt 38:40 The power of having an influence42:05 Limiting beliefs 46:28 When it comes to dive and ambition, it’s about appreciate the journey 48:10 Dealing with negativity I know you guys are going to ADORE this episode! Make sure you take a screenshot, tag @thebalancetheory, @laura.henshaw and @stephclairesmith and let us know what your biggest takeaway was or send this on to a friend or family member who will love it too!You can check out KIC more at www.keepitcleaner.com.au, listen to their podcast here or check out the app on the App Store!Until next time,Stay Balanced.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thebalancetheory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I am joined by a mentor, friend and my therapist, Chantale Marie! Those of you who have been listening will have heard me paraphrase her wisdom on many occasions, and so I am honoured to be chatting with her on the pod today.You can read a little more about Chantale below but what you can expect in today's episode is what addiction and high performance have in common, all things core beliefs and how to uncover them and why this matters! On this note, you've probably heard of limiting beliefs? We chat about the role these have to play and the way we can spot them in our behaviour. We do a deep dive into the conscious v subconscious, misconceptions about therapy, how to grow/feed thoughts and lastly how to deal with negativity - here C gives some fantastic practical tips to deal with this in the moment as well as my favourite visualisation!Want to connect with Chantale? Shoot her an email at chantale@chantalemarie.com and mention the podcast!Share this with someone who will love this ep as much as you, or pop it on your story and tag us @thebalancetheory!About our GuestChantale is an Interventionist and Specialist Counsellor, and holds a wealth of experience in the addiction recovery sector internationally, with over a decade of experience immersed in the field of rehabilitation, working across Canada, America, Asia, Europe, the Middle-East and Australia. Her mission and passion is to accompany her clients along a journey of self discovery and self mastery; to relieve the pain and suffering caused by addictive behaviours; and to provide a pathway to long term recovery and healing, utilising the latest findings across neuroscience and psychology. Until next time,Stay Balanced.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thebalancetheory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week our bonus episode from Tom Sullivan is less of a guided meditation, and more some thoughts and tips on the actual meditative practice. Tune in and see if any of these can help strengthen your practice!Love it? Let us know so we can include more of this content! Pass this on to someone who may benefit from these awesome tips 🧘‍♀️Until next time,Stay Balanced!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thebalancetheory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you're someone who wants to get more out of your time, or feel like they constantly don't have enough of it, then this ep is for you! Lots of people always ask me - how can you do the podcast and run ES FIT all whilst working as a 9-5 lawyer? Today I share my productivity tips and reasons why I believe time blocking is the key to being super efficient. I also talk about how routine can actually spark and enhance creativity. I gives some tips on how to time block and use non-negotiables and boundaries to structure these. I end on a really practical activity which we do together to take things off your mental to do list, in turn freeing up that brain space.Love this episode? I'm sure you know someone who will too! Share the love and pass it on, or pop this on your story and tag us @thebalancetheory and let us know what your biggest takeaway is!Until next time,Stay Balanced.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thebalancetheory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.