Life Freshly Sorted by SUSTOMi
Health & Wellness Podcasts
The podcast for people who want to reduce waste and live their best life! Hosted by SUSTOMi creator and entrepreneur Bronwyn Kidd, The Life Freshly Sorted Podcast is a series of conversations with a wide range of movers, shakers, creators and change-makers in the low-waste, low-tox, sustainability, healthy lifestyle and home organisation spaces. Packed with inspiring stories, real-life advice and actionable takeaways, your new dose of inspiration & innovation is right here.
Location:
Australia
Genres:
Health & Wellness Podcasts
Description:
The podcast for people who want to reduce waste and live their best life! Hosted by SUSTOMi creator and entrepreneur Bronwyn Kidd, The Life Freshly Sorted Podcast is a series of conversations with a wide range of movers, shakers, creators and change-makers in the low-waste, low-tox, sustainability, healthy lifestyle and home organisation spaces. Packed with inspiring stories, real-life advice and actionable takeaways, your new dose of inspiration & innovation is right here.
Language:
English
Contact:
0479150002
Website:
http://www.sustomi.com.au/
Email:
hello@sustomi.com.au
Episodes
024: Let's Bee Engaged - Julian from Tasmanian Honey Company
5/29/2021
In observance of the recent celebration of World Bee Day under the theme "Bee engaged - Build Back Better for Bees," today's episode is very buzzworthy.
Today we delve into a vast topic relevant to us here at Sustomi, and that is bees. Without bees, we wouldn't have the beeswax to make our beeswax wraps, and we wouldn't have the fantastic products that help keep all your food fresh.
So in this episode, I brought in Julian from the Tasmanian Honey Company. He has had a long career in...
Duration:01:20:47
023: Making Hemp Mainstream - Alex Keach from ECS Botanics
5/14/2021
ECS Botanics' mission is to make hemp mainstream. Today's guest is Alex Keach, the founder of ECS Botanics. His passion for agriculture in the wellness industry has sparked the development of a hemp farm, medicinal cannabis, and hemp food company.
I want to educate people in this episode on how great hemp is aside from the medicinal benefits. Today, Alex talks about hemp as a fiber, a building material associated with food, and shares why we need to support the hemp industry. It wouldn't be...
Duration:00:27:59
022: Madison Hawes - is your relationship with food holding you back?
11/18/2020
Todays guest is a young nutrition coach, fitness and pilates instructor, and small business owner, Madison Hawes of Body By Madison. One thing I love about Madison is the way she approaches food and meal prep as well as mindset around her approach to creating a relationship with food. Listen in to hear how you can prepare your food easier - saving you time and keeping more track with your nutrition goals than ever before and hear about how Mads got started in business and got her first 30...
Duration:00:35:14
021: Food Waste And Nourishing Your Mind: A Dietitian’s Perspective - Lauren Marino
7/22/2020
What food we choose to eat doesn't only nourish our body, but it also affects the functioning of our brain. Want to learn how to find health and healing in your kitchen? So let's jump right in.
In this episode, I'm joined by Lauren Marino who comes from an Italian family, where food is a huge part of the culture. Before becoming a dietitian, Lauren had her battles with an eating disorder, was a national elite runner, and tried being a vegan for a little while. After learning from her...
Duration:00:22:38
020: Sustainable and Ethical Fashion - Molly Farai from WA Ethical Collective
7/19/2020
We people dress to impress, but how much do we know of the impact of the fast fashion industry is having on our world?
In this episode, I'm joined by Molly Farai. Molly's got a very good background, she's a creative digital marketer and she has brought together a collective in WA. WA Ethical Collective brings together people in the ethical and sustainable fashion industry. Today, we will dig into sustainable and ethical fashion and we talk about things like how to choose what to buy, the...
Duration:00:34:56
019: Waste-Free Family - The Carters
7/14/2020
They live on a suburban block and are able to produce almost no waste, with a family of 5! Lifestyle is more than just the waste side of things.
For this episode, I didn't want to list off the things they do to reduce their plastic usage - we hear a fair bit already on that - in this episode, we talk about what their goal of low-waste life is, how the lifestyle fits into the bigger picture and affects the greater economy. They are a very intelligent couple and although their waste-free...
Duration:00:33:29
018: Growing Your Own Food and Having Kids Involved in the Kitchen - Massimo Mele
6/4/2020
Growing your own produce is an excellent way of being more self-sufficient and to enjoy fresh foods that are pesticide-free. And also, by doing so, you don't have to buy it which means less packaging waste.
Tasmanian born Italian Chef and food lover Massimo Mele who you've probably seen on TV or you might have eaten at one of his restaurants over the years. We talk about growing food, getting kids involved in the kitchen and we go behind the scenes and talk about waste in the restaurant...
Duration:00:37:47
017: Meal Prep For an Organised Life - Hannah MacDonald from Burn Theory
5/21/2020
The COVID-19 outbreak has changed many people's routines, among them their eating habits. Meal prep is important to eat healthy for the week. It requires a little more work to meal prep just the right amount while avoiding excess food waste and spending too much money.
In today's episode, I brought Hannah back on - an expert in meal prepping which is something that comes with a more sustainable and healthy lifestyle too. She shares what her meal prep routine looks like and gives some tips...
Duration:00:13:40
016: Healthy Mind, Healthy Body - Hannah MacDonald from Burn Theory
5/15/2020
Everything that we do whether it's exercising or being stuck in isolation, we should start shifting our beliefs in order to make ourselves the person that we want to be and reach those goals that we have. We're so caught up on the idea of changing our physique that we sometimes forget that a total mindset shift had to happen first.
A proper mindset is vital when exercising and that is the highlight of today's episode with Hannah MacDonald. She is the founder of Burn Theory - a fitness...
Duration:00:27:29
015: Laundry Tips in the Time of Coronavirus - Frankie Layton from The Dirt Company
4/26/2020
We have been disinfecting surfaces, washing our hands, and wearing face masks. But are we properly washing our clothes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic? We know the virus can live on different surfaces for hours or even days. So it is vital to do the laundry the right way to potentially disperse viruses sticking out on your clothing.
In this episode, I speak with Frankie Layton from The Dirt Company - an Australian business selling eco-friendly laundry detergent. She gives us heaps of tips on...
Duration:00:31:04
014: - Harmful Food Additives and How to Avoid Them - Jo & Tracey from Additive-Free Lifestyle
4/19/2020
With the advancements in food preparation, we're likely exposed to all kinds of food additives and chemicals that have an adverse effect on our health on a daily basis. Despite having somewhat knowledge that these disgusting chemical additives can form various cancers, the majority of us never really bother to read the label of our processed food packs.
So in today's episode, we're joined by Jo and Tracy from the Additive-Free Lifestyle. These ladies shared a story about how their...
Duration:00:34:41
013: Taking the Stress Out of Life - Gabriella from Emotional Labour Concierge
4/12/2020
A lot has been said about reducing plastic waste and physical waste, how it offers so many personal, communal and environmental benefits. There's so much more than just the physical waste in our lives and our environment. More often than not, we fail to see that it's not just physical waste that is trashing our health - but emotional waste too.
So in today's episode, I'm joined again by Calista Anderson-Leitch and Gabriella to dig deep into emotional waste. Gabriella just started a business...
Duration:00:26:42
012: The Wonders of Food Preservation - Gabriella
4/7/2020
Since staying home is the best course of action in these trying times, one of the essentials that we need to stock up on, is food. To limit trips to the grocery store, preserving food is essential in every household right now.
In today's episode, I'm joined by Gabriella and SUSTOMi's very own Calista Anderson-Leitch, to give us some knowledge about various methods of preserving food and how to go about it. It's a great opportunity to learn new ways of doing things and really get a handle on...
Duration:00:27:52
011: Making an Impact on The Sustainability Space - Larissa from Eat Yourself Green
4/1/2020
Larissa is a passionate advocate for plastic-free living and does a lot in the local community up in Queensland on the Gold Coast. Being a visionary that she is, Larissa started Eat Yourself Green by teaming up with amazing people to create a community where people could learn, share skills and do something for the community. And also, she just started a foundation called Plastic-Free Gold Coast.
Larissa started to go vegetarian 6 years ago and now shares her passion through her plant-based...
Duration:00:30:19
010: Embracing A Lifestyle By Throwing Away Less - Abbey Fancourt from The Daily Greens
3/15/2020
Let's hear from Abbey Fancourt of The Daily Greens on how she and her husband started their journey living off-grid and adopting a more thoughtful, minimalistic approach to living. While she still indulges in occasional purchasing of her favorite mascara guilt-free, she provides a regular source of inspiration to her Instagram followers by noting to buy produce in bulk, shopping secondhand clothes, making hand-knitted dish towels and reusing glass jars for storage. Not to mention, she also...
Duration:00:31:32
009: A Guide To Zero-Waste Shopping Experience - Claire from Hill Street Grocer
3/8/2020
Since food packaging makes up a large portion of our day to day waste, Hill Street Grocer is taking the initiative to potentially change the way we shop and help us live a more sustainable lifestyle. Claire, a business analyst, has shared what initiatives they are taking at Hill Street Grocer to lessen plastic waste and walked us through on a step by step guide on how to buy in bulk.
We could always learn from the expert on how we can replenish our stock of sustainable items...
Duration:00:22:51
008: Redefining what it means to live green, women in politics – Jennifer Nini from Eco Warrior Princess
2/23/2020
"The best ideas come from many opinions. You've got to thrash around a few ideas to come to the best answer." - Jennifer Nini
Jennifer Nini is someone I've followed for a few years through her platform Eco Warrior Princess, which started as a blog for redefining green living. Jen's background is in sustainable fashion and her platform is such a great place for learning about sustainability and, more and more, about the vital political discussions in the sustainability space.
I do...
Duration:00:51:24
007: Skin Care, Hormones & Our Womens Health – Reema from Lotion Bar Co
2/16/2020
"What can I do to be healthy? If I am healthy, then I am more likely to pay attention to my daughter. If I'm so obsessed with what I am outwardly, where is the time to look at my child...What do I look like, what am I wearing, how is my hair? Do I have the right makeup on?"
Reema is an energetic, charismatic lady who started as a gynaecologist and now makes balms for her daughter. Lotion Bar Co started after realising just how many toxins and harmful fragrances were in the products she...
Duration:00:52:46
06: Why Food Should Be Personal, Ayurvedic cooking - Veronica Smith
2/9/2020
A Search For Better Health
"You are not what you eat, you are what you digest".
Veronica Smith is a wholefoods queen! A qualified chef who has worked in the food industry for over 20 years and has spent the last 12 years focused on food, nutrition and moving the body, her driving force was a search for better health after struggling with gut issues for over 10 years.
Veronica now is a wholefoods caterer and runs health & wellbeing retreats, workshops and conferences. She wanted to...
Duration:00:42:16
005: Natural Sun Protection Minus The Models – Rachael from Body Of Nature
2/2/2020
"The more stressed you are, the more it will show up on your skin...create those moments where we release endorphins naturally just by being in the present moment [and reduce stress]".
Rachael Humphries is a skin care expert, nature lover, palm oil warrior and founder of the gorgeous Tasmanian skin care brand, Body of Nature. Having children who suffered from eczema (plus a love of nature and skin care) lead Rachel to create her own skin care products for herself and her family.
In this...
Duration:00:45:11