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Emerald Wellness

Locality: Fremantle, Western Australia

Phone: +61 407 194 953

Address: Fremantle 6160 Fremantle, WA, Australia

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24.01.2022 "I'm not working out to be your ideal body type. I'm working out to be MY ideal body type"

23.01.2022 Dont worry if people think youre crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating (in)sanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and be...come who theyre destined to be. -Jennifer Elisabeth WILD WOMAN SISTERHOOD Embody your Wild Nature Photo artist: Brooke Shaden Model: Katie Stone

22.01.2022 I saw, yet another, all it takes is consistency and a calorie deficit Let me explain why it’s not that simple and why some excuses are actually REASONS. When ...I was conceived my mom was eighteen and my dad was seventeen. My mom remembered the time as very confusing, this was pre-Roe v Wade so that will give you some clue on why I am here. Nonetheless at eighteen and seventeen respectively neither were complete as people and so bringing a third person into the equation wasn’t going to help. By virtually every account my mom and dad shouldn’t have married each other, so the fact that it didn’t last very long shocked no one. My dad moved in with his first love from high school and so my mom and I were alone. My mom started to pull things together but she was still very young and with the help of my Grandparents she was sort of figuring things out. At the age of four our house was robbed with just my mother and I in the house. I was asleep on the couch and I am relatively certain that the intruder did not know I was there. During the robbery my mother was sexually assaulted in an event that changed her life and mine fundamentally. It was that same year I learned to cook an egg while standing on a stool at my grandmother's house. To even bring up the idea of fruits and vegetables is laughable unless you mean those little fruit cocktails drowning in sugar. Food was not a priority in my early childhood unless I could get it out of a can. At four years old my nutrition was in my hands. I don’t remember eating much protein unless it came in spaghetti-o’s. Eventually I was spending all of my time with my grandparents while my mom struggled to try and make sense of what was going to happen next. Something she would spend the next 20-30 years doing. Next up was my dad, so I moved in with the person that became my stepmom (her name was Betty, my dad's first love mentioned above), someone that I grew very fond of in the upcoming years. Between the time my dad and her got back together from their teen years she had FIVE children. Abby, Tammy, JoJo, Oscar and Bambi. And then Paul but it never felt that way. My next five years of life were idyllic for the most part. My dad was still very young so when you heard just wait until your dad gets home that meant you would be disciplined with a belt. Something my dad still has a lot of regret about to this day because some of those sessions became about something more than breaking the neighbors window or whatever childhood accident happened at that time. He just wasn’t ready, nor did he know what parenting six children should be like. While food was better we were on a budget. When you are making food for 8 people cooking simplistic meals is better. That said, each weekend I would go to my grandparents and basically eat whatever I wanted and almost none of it was healthy. When I was ten I went through my second divorce. At that time I didn’t really think of things as they were. At the end of the day in fifth grade the school bus would drop me off at Betty’s house with my brothers and sisters, the home I loved and I would be retrieved to go live alone with my dad. At first it felt like an adventure, eventually it felt like hell. What I do want you to know is that in fifth grade there was a candy sale at my school, the prize was a $50 gift certificate to Don’s Seafood. I don’t know what the second prize was because I was going to win the first prize and get my stepmom and dad back together. I won but it didn’t work. I won’t bore you with the myriad of other family situations that became routine but let’s just say that every time a bulldozer came through my life balanced meals was the last thing on the agenda. As I was going through middle school I remember segmenting the days into two pieces, if the first piece was bad around lunch I could mentally reset. That meant I could get an emotional do over at lunch. That was probably the earliest sign I had that I was depressed. Throughout the next few years my dad would struggle mightily with gambling addiction. I remember rooting for the teams that he would bet on so I wouldn’t have a miserable day. Or horse number four (I spent more time at the racetrack as a child than I should have). While my dad wasn’t a saint he also isn’t a villain. In a lot of ways we were growing up together. Our relationship is complicated but I love my dad and as an adult I realize how difficult it would have been to be in his shoes trying to figure out life with all of your raw nerves exposed. Just the idea of thinking about food here is laughable. If I could buy it at a store or in a drive thru I ate it. I also rarely saw my mom who at this point was in the depths of a very bad drug addiction. Something I vowed to never do. At the age of sixteen I broke that vow and when I did it was like finding a puzzle piece where my soul was supposed to be. It never felt wrong. By the time I was a senior in high school I looked like I was twelve, in fact, from the age of ten I never spent more than one year at any school and some years I went to multiple schools. It felt like I lived on M&M’s and alcohol at that time. Drugs were just the next evolution. I don’t know if that stunted my growth but what I do know is that once I got sober I started looking like some semblance of a man. Since hot wasn’t an option I went for funny and got friend zoned a lot. As it turns out seventeen year old girls don’t like to date twelve year old boys. Being funny combined with petty theft that would land me in jail multiple times was the route I chose to stay relevant. I needed the theft for clothes and money to buy things to stay intoxicated a lot of the time. This isn’t to say there weren’t moments that my life had order. I had a very good friend who came from a very good family situation and I spent as much time as I could with them. Looking back at what I have become I think back to my grandparents and that family (along with my stepmom’s family) as the basis for a life I would aspire to eventually. While this story does have a happy ending when the alcohol and drugs went away the depression came back. Talk therapy was helpful but I was literally building a life out of scratch. Food often replaced a lack of good fundamentals when dealing with life's trials and tribulations. By the time I was thirty I was approaching obesity and decided that calorie restriction was the answer along with some consistency. You know the standard do more and eat less that virtually everyone sells. While not wrong it’s often incomplete. So I would go all in and lose MASSIVE amounts of weight. What started as 20 pounds eventually needed to become 50 pounds, then 75 pounds and ultimately 100 pounds. Every time I dieted I became more and more obese because the pain wasn’t worth it mentally and food was my crutch. The juice was never worth the squeeze. A crutch that I needed because I kept chasing the wrong rabbit. I wanted the pain gone too quickly so I could get back to normal but normal doesn’t exist when you are playing with the brain chemistry of a depressed person. Each time I would starve myself using different methods I always knew the thing that would fix my brain (start eating again) and that would be followed by long periods of joy which eventually turned into guilt and health issues along the way. The rest of the story involves PhD’s, therapists and an approach that ultimately became Eat To Perform. Food had to become an ally in my struggle for me to succeed so the last time, the time where I had to lose hundred pounds was in fact the last time. Which is all a long way to say a calorie deficit and consistency is too simplistic. It lacks details, it lacks empathy. It’s basically saying, this is all very simple. For some people building the foundations of what will become the basis for their health does look like a calorie deficit and consistency first but that needs to evolve. (that’s actually the sad part, the people telling you to diet all of the time actually know this) For others it might start with walking. Or a therapist. Or drug treatment. Or eating disorder treatment. I am certainly happy that some people on Instagram grew up with three square meals a day and have the flexibility in their lives to workout, be healthy and flex their abs for likes. For the rest of us, it’s going to take a bit more to try and develop those habits and ultimately that is the void we try to fix help people fix with Eat To Perform. If that sounds a bit more complicated than just eat less and do more that’s because for the majority of people it is. That doesn’t mean they (we and I) can’t and won’t get there but I think trivializing people’s struggle is a bad look.

21.01.2022 I smell insanely good. I love to lie out in the sun and I'm yours. Who am I? I'm your freshly line-dried clean laundry! People around the world love this smel...l. But no one knows its origin. Until now. The researchers found that drying your clothes outside led to a mix of physical and chemical processes. It uniquely produced many aldehydes and ketones, which are organic molecules. Many of these compounds have subjectively pleasant smells. The experiments say that both UV light and liquid water must be present to create these smells. The resulting hydrogen bonds between the compounds and cotton fibres also make this smell relatively long-lasting! Win-win! Read more about this research, published in CSIRO Publishing: https://www.publish.csiro.au/en/EN19206

20.01.2022 They arent drinking themselves numb because they are awash in oh-so-much power, or because of some pathological inability to follow rules or humble themselves, or because their outsize egos are running the show, as A.A.s messaging would suggest. Quite the opposite: Theyre drinking because they have so little power, because all theyve ever done is follow the rules and humble themselves, because their egos have been crushed under a system that reduces their value to subservience, likability and silence.

19.01.2022 Sunday Funday! Ice cream cookie sandwiches. Almost paleo, completely child endorsed.

18.01.2022 What if you could eat the candy, and that would be okay?

17.01.2022 How many relationships disintegrate because one or both parties are unknowingly dealing with this?

17.01.2022 Ive been eating a lot of chicken soup during isolation. Quick, easy, healing and nourishing. Tonights version: vermicelli noodles, sauerkraut, spinach & diced mixed veg.

15.01.2022 My (high) day in food. I pack everything in to a high day: run, work, shop, cook, parent, eat, sleep. Im 14.5K steps deep and the days not done yet. But I have the fuel to keep me going. #haes #etp #eatmoredomore #emeraldwellness

14.01.2022 ''A crone is a woman who has found her voice. She knows that silence is consent. This is a quality that makes older women feared. It is not the innocent voice o...f a child who says, the emperor has no clothes, but the fierce truthfulness of the crone that is the voice of reality. Both the innocent child and the crone are seeing through the illusions, denials, or spin to the truth. But the crone knows about the deception and its consequences, and it angers her. Her fierceness springs from the heart, gives her courage, makes her a force to be reckoned with." Jean Shinoda Bolen (Crones Don't Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women) Painting by Lauren Raine

14.01.2022 Christmas, the birth of Jesus

12.01.2022 Let's tell the truth to people. When people ask, 'How are you?' have the nerve sometimes to answer truthfully. You must know, however, that people will start a...voiding you because, they, too, have knees that pain them and heads that hurt and they don't want to know about yours. But think of it this way: If people avoid you, you will have more time to meditate and do fine research on a cure for whatever truly afflicts you. Maya Angelou - Letter to My Daughter See more

11.01.2022 Heres to the works in progress

10.01.2022 Depression is the suppression of expression

09.01.2022 Grief & sadness are a beautiful healthy part of the emotional spectrum.

08.01.2022 My (low) day in food. I eat according to the wave method, which means you have high intake days and lower days to force your body to be metabolically flexible. Low days have lower carbs but higher fat so its an ideal day for incidental exercise like cleaning the house or going for a (recreational) bike ride. #haes #etp #eatmoredomore

08.01.2022 This show is powerful

08.01.2022 The problem is, We look for someone to grow old together, While the secret is to find someone to stay a child with! (Charles Bukowski)... What does LoVe mean to 4-8 year old kids? Slow down for a few minutes to read this... A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were broader, deeper, and more profound than anyone could have ever imagined! 'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore... So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.' Rebecca - age 8 'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.' Billy - age 4 'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.' Karl - age 5 'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.' Chrissy - age 6 'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.' Terri - age 4 'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.' Danny - age 8 'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and just listen.' Bobby - age 7 (Wow!) 'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.' Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet) 'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day.' Noelle - age 7 'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.' Tommy - age 6 'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.' Cindy - age 8 'My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.' Clare - age 6 'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.' Elaine - age 5 'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.' Chris - age 7 'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.' Mary Ann - age 4 'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.' Lauren - age 4 'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image!) Karen - age 7 'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross...' Mark - age 6 'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.' Jessica - age 8 And the final one: The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry.' (this made me cry!) Now, take a few seconds and post this for others to inspire and spread LoVe like butter! And then be a child again today!

07.01.2022 Eat to Perform. This lifetime offer rarely comes around. The last time they offered it was when I first joined, two years ago. I've lost 20kg by eating on average over 2000 calories and 300g carbs per day with their ongoing support and coaching. People lose weight faster. Much faster. I have done that in the past. That's how I ended up over 100kg. Because if you starve your body it will rebound and it is not your body's fault when it does exactly what it was designed to do: survive. https://www.eattoperform.com/lifetime-2020

07.01.2022 Normal losses associated with new motherhood. The list could go on and on. And it's different for every mother. And every father. At first glance the list seems... daunting but it demonstrates that even the best things in our lives come with a price. What may not be surprising is that women who anticipate these changes, who understand the trade off and prepare for it, actually have an easier time during the postpartum period. Ultimately, we aim for balance. We weigh the yes's and the no's, the achievements and the mistakes, the pervasive chaos and the rare hints of order, the unanticipated triumphs and the likely defeats. We wait; we hold our breath, we wade through the mess, accept that losses are part of this experience and proceed mindfully through this eventful life transition. Then, when we aren't looking, some of the losses on our list return to us, sometimes the way we remember them, sometimes as part of our new normal. Either way, the payoff is usually worth the wait.

07.01.2022 Now is the time to utilise all of your stress management tools. Elevated stress hormones weaken your immune system as well as reduce your capacity to enjoy the moment, and plan for the future. Healthy eating, regular exercise, solid sleep hygiene and mindfulness practice all play their part in keeping you functioning optimally. If you are feeling overwhelmed, or losing sleep at the moment, call me to arrange a Skype consultation. We can work together to get your wellness game on track. I can also assist you with high quality nutritional and herbal supplements to get you pandemic ready.

07.01.2022 #isolationmenu Today we played leftover roulette. I make big serves when I cook so there are always proteins and carbs at the ready. Flesh it out with veggies of their choice

07.01.2022 Today it’s hot. I’m tired. I’m feeling guilty that we haven’t been out on an adventure today. But I remember a time when I would have needed to sneak off for a nap, or leave the boys with my parents for the day so I could rest. So, actually, today I have: Worked out for over an hour, including hitting 4 PB’s Batch cooked and frozen 18 serves of chilli con carne Baked a few weeks worth of potatoes and sweet potatoes to add to salads Picked up groceries ... booked a hair appt booked an airbag recall service updated my rent recurring payment for 2021 Dropped off a box at containers for change Dropped off a box of clothes donations supervised the boys in tidying up the lounge cleaned the kitchen, twice. watched Harry Potter, sort of. snuggled my babies, and played hot wheels hide and seek. And I did it all without losing my temper, or needing a nap. See more

06.01.2022 Lilith came to me to help me understand something about the burden of SHAME. I saw myself lying down in a desert. A little girl in a white dress. On top of me ...was a big bag with something heavy in it. I couldnt move and I could hardly breathe. Shame was in that bag. Lilith stood beside me and told me that shame is passed on from generation to generation. A lot of the shame I feel isnt even mine. She asked me if I wanted to release it. The bag was so heavy, I said: Yes please! She said, call in the Raven. And so I did. A large group of Raven flew to me and started opening the bag. Inside were seeds. Seeds of shame. One by one they took them out and flew away with them. The bag got lighter and lighter untill I was able to stand up. I thanked Lilith and the Raven and she told me: When a seed of shame is planted, it cannot blossom, for it is to afraid to be anything. It is useless. You dont have to carry those seeds around. Just release them.

05.01.2022 #haes #etp #eatmoredomore #emeraldwellness

05.01.2022 I noticed the Lizzo played 22 shows across the country over the course of two months. I am guessing she was on stage for 1.5-2 hours a night. If you've seen he...r live performances you'll note that she is dancing and singing and PLAYING THE FLUTE in all of these songs. This is an incredible athletic feat. Try running 7MPH in heels on a treadmill clearly singing the words to Truth Hurts without sounding out of breath. Stop halfway to play the flute for a minute. Now start running again and finish the song. Now do this for two hours. That's more or less what Lizzo trained to do night after night, and to make it look effortless and fun at the same time. She gives an incredible performance. I, deemed average BMI by Science, can barely dance through one Lizzo song, let alone keep it up for multiple hours. And I run 3 miles three times a week. So the next time you hear someone opine that Lizzo is normalizing obesity, know that this is simply more fat-phobia disguised as health concerns. - Melissa Florer-Bixler

03.01.2022 We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature... in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations. Anaïs Nin Adolph de Meyer - Dolores, Vogue, May 1919.

03.01.2022 #isolationmenu Taco Tuesdays are DIY around here. Nachos, white rice, yellow rice, whatever gets dinner eaten is how we roll.

03.01.2022 Cover your bases

02.01.2022 When we perceive safety through neuroception, our social engagement systems can function and help us create warmth and connection. When we perceive danger, all our resources move towards assessing the level of danger we may be in and protecting us from it.

01.01.2022 #isolationmenu Goldilocks and the Three Social Distancing Bears. Can you guess which bowl belongs to the 9 year old? We are currently supplementing with regular doses of echinacea and a multi vitamin/mineral powder to keep our nutrient status and immune system in top form.