Expert Kate Reardon on Fasting and the Emotional Healing Journey

11/07/19 • 65 min

Welcome to The Shift expert series with naturopath, nutritionist and author Katherine Maslen as she explores the state of human health, the dysfunction of the health industry and provides people with the tools, knowledge and understanding to make the shift in their lives.

In the expert series of The Shift, Katherine explores deeper conversations with the world leaders featured in season one, the investigative docu-series on the gut. If you want to make the shift towards more informed decisions regarding better health, then this podcast is for you.

Kate is a trailblazer when it comes to looking at health truly holistically, being a naturopath, nutritionist, intuitive healer and co-founder of the fasting and detox retreat centre Natural Instinct Healing which operates in Ubud, Bali and Australia.

Kate is a mother, author and host of the amazing podcast Lean In. She has been featured in the media and speaks internationally on all things health, healing and heart. Kate’s book ‘The Essential Cleanse’ is a must read and can be described as a how-to book that teaches you how to remove all the things that you don’t want in your life and teach you how you can create a life full of bliss and adventure.

In this episode Katherine and Kate explore:

The life experiences that lead Kate to alternative medicine and healing
How meeting with a shaman in the Amazon taught her about natural medicine
Kates realisation that she wasn’t happy and the chance offering to run retreats in Thailand
Fasting, its effect on the body and how it can help you along your health journey
Kate shares a remarkable patient healing story and how she helped to change this woman's life
The importance of preparing for the healing journey
Kates analogy for perspective and why its key for our personal well beings
Emotional health and the effects on the body from suppressing emotions
Finding the right support for your healing journey
Kate shares her own personal shift story
Kates advice for making the shift

Links:

Kate Reardon - Website

Natural Instinct Healing - Website

Kate Reardon - Facebook

Kate Reardon - Instagram

The Shift Season 1

In this episode Katherine and Kate explore:

The life experiences that lead Kate to alternative medicine and healing
How meeting with a shaman in the Amazon taught her about natural medicine
Kates realisation that she wasn’t happy and the chance offering to run retreats in Thailand
Fasting, its effect on the body and how it can help you along your health journey
Kate shares a remarkable patient healing story and how she helped to change this woman's life
The importance of preparing for the healing journey
Kates analogy for perspective and why its key for our personal well beings
Emotional health and the effects on the body from suppressing emotions
Finding the right support for your healing journey
Kate shares her own personal shift story
Kates advice for making the shift

Links:

Kate Reardon - Website

Natural Instinct Healing - Website

Kate Reardon - Facebook

Kate Reardon - Instagram

The Shift Season 1

Previous Episode

Expert Angela Pifer on Understanding SIBO and Healthy Relationships with Food

Angela Pifer a.k.a. the SIBO guru, is one of the US’s foremost functional medicine nutrition and health experts, and an accomplished speaker and radio personality. With over 15 years experience in functional nutrition, Angela has become a vast resource for understanding areas such as digestive health, SIBO, thyroid, autoimmune and gut disorders.

Angela has also launched the first commercially available FODMAP free bone broth line ‘GutRx Bone Broth’. The broth is allergen free and was developed for those with sensitive gut disorders. Angela is also the founder of ‘Simply SIBO’ an online resource for low FODMAP recipes and nutrition plans.

Just recently Angela published a 15 page manifesto titled ‘The Pervasive Misunderstanding of What The FODMAP Diet Does And Does Not Do’. The publication provides clarity for those both new and old to the FODMAP diet and is a must read for those looking to gain further knowledge on the topic.

In this episode Katherine and Angela explore:

Angela’s personal health journey and background in psychology
What is a functional nutritionist?
Our personal relationships with food and how life events shape our nutritional habits
Why gut health is so important and the common gut issues presented by patients
Understanding SIBO, it’s symptoms, causes, testing and treatments
The difference between SIBO and dysbiosis
FODMAP’s and restrictive diets
A look at the impacts of stress on our health and lifestyles
Angela’s advice for making the shift

Links:

Angela Pifer - Website

Angela Pifer - Facebook

Angela Pifer - Twitter

Angela Pifer - LinkedIn

The Shift Season 1

Next Episode

Expert Pedram Shojai on Upgrading your Operating System and How Taoism Chose Him

In this episode Katherine interviews Doctor of Oriental Medicine Pedram Shojai. Known as the Urban Monk, Pedram’s goal is to assist people in learning how to up their energy, take back their time, and step into their passion.

Pedram is the founder of Well.org and Urban Monk Nutrition. He is the producer of the movies ‘Vitality’ and ‘Origins’. And the author of multiple books including The Urban Monk. Pedram is also a Qi Gong master and we learn more about this during the interview.

In this episode Katherine and Pedram explore:

Pedrams backstory and how a chance encounter with a book would shape his journey
Studying Taoism under a Kung-fu master and embracing the philosophies for a better lifestyle
How Pedram came across traditional Chinese medicine and chose to make it is his profession
Pedrams take on the current mainstream health model and what needs to change?
An honest look at how humans are currently existing and how to improve it
Why Pedram made ‘Interconnected’ and how the films success has helped thousands of people
Being aware of Big Foods control over what is going into our food products and the links to our high obesity rates
Pedrams advice for making the shift

Links:

Pedram Shojai - Website

Pedram Shojai - Facebook

Pedram Shojai - Instagram

Pedram Shojai - Twitter

Pedram Shojai - LinkedIn

The Shift Season 1