13 Energy Healer: Barbie, sorry not sorry and naming feelings - all under the Full Moon

- Chloe and Steph are feeling low energy at the start of the podcast
- Steph talks about feeling inadequate in all areas of her life and not having enough time
- Chloe talks about feeling like time is going fast and she's not accomplishing things
- They discuss attachment parenting and Steph's son still sleeping in their room at 20 months
- Steph talks about decluttering her house and all the boxes she hasn't unpacked from moving
- Chloe talks about her son Raph starting school and the challenges with drop offs
- Steph shares about doing a Reiki level 1 course and the insights she gained
- Steph shares ebbs & flow of her grief, they both cry
- They discuss the challenges of parenting and feeling like they're not doing enough
- They pull some tarot cards to represent the past, present and future

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show. If you liked what you heard there are a number of ways you can show your support ❤️:

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Thank you again and see you next week xx Chloe & Steph

In this weeks episode we chat to Bernadette (Berns) Kelly our valued hair stylist and dear friend, who chats to us about all things hair. In this spirited conversation we discuss:

- Tips for hair care including washing frequency, products to use, and techniques like slicked back styles

- Peak curl performance (PCP)

- Bern's career as a hair stylist and traveling experiences working in different salons

- Building rapport with clients and importance of making them feel comfortable through active listening, and mirroring

- Holding space for her clients

- Self-care, including needing silence after work to recharge before being with family

- Introducing Rita and Rollo

Follow Berns: @rita_and_rollo on Instagram

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show. If you liked what you heard there are a number of ways you can show your support ❤️:

- share with a friend
- give us a 5 star review on your podcast platform
- Join our patreon The Selfish Podcast Inner Circle. This is a small contribution per month that helps us to produce and evolve the show and support the cost of pulling it together.
- Follow us on instagram @the.selfishpodcast
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Thank you again and see you next week xx Chloe & Steph

This week we aren't releasing a new ep. It is Arthur's third birthday today (28 Feb) - happy birthday sweet prince 🩵.  Steph is taking the week off to be with Huw, Fred and Fritz and we are re-releasing our first ever episode. 
And do you know the funny thing? In this episode we talk about reoccuring  numbers and this ep is season 2 episode 22 - 222! And the episode length is 44:41 (we’ll just ignore the 1). No tampering or tinkering done by us! We hope you enjoy x 

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Welcome to our first ever episode of The Selfish Podcast with Chloe & Steph! We introduce you to Chloe & Steph, two thirty-somethings living by the coast and looking to heal their mind, body & soul. They both come from very different perspectives: Chloe is a lifelong learner wanting to better herself. Steph’s newborn son died two years ago and she is trying to rebuild. 

In this episode we demystify Reiki (21:54), taking you through the before, during and after of a session.  Steph discovers a past life, Chloe breaks down the moon effects and the girls talk reoccuring numbers (11:11, 2:22) , oracle cards and nerves.

What is Reiki?
Reiki is an energy healing technique in which a Reiki practitioner (who has undergone formal training in this healing art) uses gentle hand movements with the intention to guide the flow of healthy energy (what's known in Reiki as life force energy) through the client's body to reduce stress and promote healing.

Other things discussed:

• Tarot Cards

Dreamy Moons Tarot by Annie Tarasova
https://dreamymoons.com.au/

Major Arcana - 22 individual cards. Each card stands for a stage on that journey. These cards hold great energetic messages and spiritual power. 

Minor Arcana - four suits, important and more likely to guide through everyday life events. 

• Reiki Australia industry body: 

Information about what is Reiki, what to look out for and how to find a practitioner.
 https://www.reikiaustralia.com.au/

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show. If you liked what you heard there are a number of ways you can show your support ❤️:

- share with a friend
- give us a 5 star review on your podcast platform
- Join our patreon The Selfish Podcast Inner Circle. This is a small contribution per month that helps us to produce and evolve the show and support the cost of pulling it together.
- Follow us on instagram @the.selfishpodcast
- Join our Facebook community The Selfish Podcast with Chloe and Steph

Thank you again and see you next week xx Chloe & Steph

Please note: This episode contains discussions about baby loss, pregnancy loss and living children.

This week we have part two of our chat with the tenacious, determined and inspiring Amelia Davatzis (21:00), also know as a glimpse of aMELia on Instagram.

We discuss:
- low tox living and products on her Instagram page and new website
-  electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from devices and limiting children's exposure
- Amelia shared her heartbreaking loss of her son Alexander when he was only 6 weeks old
- She discussed her healing journey over the past 10 years including using journaling and retreats
- Amelia talked about the difficulties of grief, trauma, and post-traumatic stress that can still affect her today
- On her new website, Amelia offers consultations, webinars, and product reviews to provide information and services
- Her goal is to educate people freely while also making an income from her passion and expertise

Before speaking to Amelia, Chloe & Steph discuss their favourite appliances: Steph her robot vacuum cleaner (Dustin) loved by the whole family, and Chloe shares her  Thermomix infatuation. They also discuss the upcoming full moon, and pull a card for the week.

Part one:
If you haven't tuned into part one, we recommend you hop on back to episode 37 and have a listen. We discuss low tox and what it means, plastic, school clothes, mould, off gassing... to name just a few!


Links:
Amelia's instagram @a.glimpse.of.amelia
Website: https://www.agoa.com.au/

Online low tox stores
www.onefinesecret.com.au 
www.nourishme.com.au
www.floraandfauna.com.au
www.seedandsprout.com.au
www.skinorganica.com.au
www.partandparcel.com.au
www.australianorganicproducts.com.au

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show. If you liked what you heard there are a number of ways you can show your support ❤️:

- share with a friend
- give us a 5 star review on your podcast platform
- Join our patreon The Selfish Podcast Inner Circle. This is a small contribution per month that helps us to produce and evolve the show and support the cost of pulling it together.
- Follow us on instagram @the.selfishpodcast
- Join our Facebook community The Selfish Podcast with Chloe and Steph

Thank you again and see you next week xx Chloe & Steph

This week Chloe & Steph chat to Amelia Davatzis (22:00), also known as a glimpse of Amelia,  a product reviewer-brand researcher-home detoxer-dot connector who is inspiring us & guiding us to a healthier, lower tox life. 

Before we spoke to Amelia we shared some reflections and feedback from last week's only child chat, discuss Valentine's day (is romance dead?) and give you your weekly astro update and card pull guidance. 

- Chloe and Steph's perspectives on Valentine's Day and how it can be reframed as a day to focus on self-care, romance, and loved ones beyond just romantic partners.

- Suggestions they shared for showing love through acts of service, quality time, physical touch, and gifts based on each person's love languages.

- An astrological overview from Chloe about the lunar new year, new moon in Aquarius, Mars and Venus entering Aquarius in February, and how these influence relationships and emotions.

Some key takeaways from part one of our chat with Amelia include:

- It's never about the brand, It's always about the ingredients

- It's not about being perfect, its about small changes you can make throughout your day that can make a big difference overall.

- Amelia's experience starting a low-tox Instagram page during the pandemic as an outlet and how it grew a community interested in her knowledge and guidance.

- Specific toxic chemicals like BPA, phthalates, Teflon, and "forever chemicals" that accumulate in the body.

- Tips for reducing mold like using vinegar or clove oil instead of bleach, finding moisture sources, and proper ventilation.

- The importance of informed choices and accessibility of information.

- Tips for reducing toxins through water filtration, choosing eco-friendly cleaning and personal care products, avoiding plastic where possible, and properly removing mold.

- Reducing endocrine disruptors by avoiding plastic where regularly used and making homes safe spaces was a priority.

Links:

Amelia's instagram @a.glimpse.of.amelia
Website: https://www.agoa.com.au/

Online low tox stores
www.onefinesecret.com.au 
www.nourishme.com.au
www.floraandfauna.com.au
www.seedandsprout.com.au
www.skinorganica.com.au
www.partandparcel.com.au
www.australianorganicproducts.com.au

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show. If you liked what you heard there are a number of ways you can show your support ❤️:

- share with a friend
- give us a 5 star review on your podcast platform
- Join our patreon The Selfish Podcast Inner Circle. This is a small contribution per month that helps us to produce and evolve the show and support the cost of pulling it together.
- Follow us on instagram @the.selfishpodcast
- Join our Facebook community The Selfish Podcast with Chloe and Steph

Thank you again and see you next week xx Chloe & Steph

This week it is just your girls Chloe & Steph. We talk about a lot of different topics, zigging and zagging, through holidays, all day photoshoots and then move to two larger discussions around only children and the Chinese Zodiac for the year ahead.

• Steph and Chloe have a raw conversation about some of the stereotypes around only children: Chloe shares her experiences as an only child, Steph’s explores her thoughts on Fred as her only (living) child and the fear present with both having or not having another child. 
• With the Lunar New Year this weekend (Sat 10 Feb), Steph talks through the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac and what is in store for us all in the year of the Wooden Dragon.

Which is the sign of the Chinese Horoscope are you?

    Rat: 1924, 1936, 1948, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 and 2020.

    Ox: 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 and 2021.

    Tiger: 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 and 2022

    Rabbit: 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 and 2023

    Dragon: 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 and 2024

    Snake: 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2025

    Horse: 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 and 2026

    Goat: 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 and 2027

    Monkey: 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 and 2028

    Rooster: 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, and 2029

    Dog: 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 and 2030

    Pig: 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 and 2031

Connection with the elements in the Chinese Horoscope according to the year of birth?

    Metal: Ending in zero or one

    Water: Ending in two or three

    Wood: Ending in four or five

    Fire: Ending six or seven

    Earth: Ending eight or nine

More details about the year ahead for you: collect via Joey Yap’s website: https://joeyyaponline.com/thrivers

Chloe & Steph also discuss how you can also support the show by joining The Selfish Podcast Inner Circle. 

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show. If you liked what you heard there are a number of ways you can show your support ❤️:

- share with a friend
- give us a 5 star review on your podcast platform
- Join our patreon The Selfish Podcast Inner Circle. This is a small contribution per month that helps us to produce and evolve the show and support the cost of pulling it together.
- Follow us on instagram @the.selfishpodcast
- Join our Facebook community The Selfish Podcast with Chloe and Steph

Thank you again and see you next week xx Chloe & Steph

This week it is just the girls (Chloe & Steph) + a special guest, Harriet, who they discuss Saltburn with (20:10).

What is Saltburn you ask? A movie that was released in Nov 2023 and recently became available on streaming platforms (Prime in Australia).  After discussing the movie (56:22) we do the usual card pull & astro for the week.

The first part of episode is spent delving into Chloe's recent sickness and how she supported her body through this with Ayurveda techniques such as dry brushing, tongue scrapping & coffee enemas. 

To finish the show, Chloe & Steph introduce the how you can also support the show by joining The Selfish Podcast Inner Circle. This is a small contribution per month that helps us to produce and evolve the show and support the cost of pulling it together. 

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show. If you liked what you heard there are a number of ways you can show your support ❤️:

- share with a friend
- give us a 5 star review on your podcast platform
- Join our patreon The Selfish Podcast Inner Circle. This is a small contribution per month that helps us to produce and evolve the show and support the cost of pulling it together.
- Follow us on instagram @the.selfishpodcast
- Join our Facebook community The Selfish Podcast with Chloe and Steph

Thank you again and see you next week xx Chloe & Steph

We sincerely apologise  for the audio quality for our pre and post interview chat. Our audio file corrupted & this is what we salvaged. Skip to 23:55 if you want to go directly to part two of the chat with Amy.

In part two of our chat with Amy Lea is all about what 2024 has in store for us! We cover:
-  The major astrological transits for 2022 including Pluto moving into Aquarius, Jupiter conjunct Uranus in Taurus, and Saturn in Pisces
-  These transits will impact different signs depending on where planets are placed in individual birth charts
-  Eclipse season will occur March-April and September-October, bringing catalytic events and changes
- Full moon will be in Leo on January 25th, encouraging embracing one's light and leadership
-  We entered Aquarius season on January 28th which expands consciousness and innovation

In our pre chat we pull a card, talk  astro for the week and Steph shares about her dreamy Ka Huna bodywork - we hope you enjoy & sorry again for the audio quality! For our full episode on Ka Huna you can jump back to S2 E3.


Part one:
If you missed part one of our chat with Amy we recommend you go and give it a listen (S2 E16). 

We covered:
- What astrology is and how it looks at the planetary placements at the moment of birth to understand life themes and energetic qualities.

- The "Big Three" - the Sun, Moon and Rising sign. The Sun is most people's star sign and makes up about 70% of who they are. The Moon and Rising sign provide more context.

- She defined the elements (Fire, Earth, Air, Water) and modalities (Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable) that astrological signs fall under.

- Amy shared her background and journey to astrology and human design.

Before chatting to Amy the girls cover a lot of ground inclusing: a new hot spot in the area, Home of Plenty, the Danish Royal Family (DRF) & coronation, Steph's "health foods", supermarket meat cycle, Faerie smut, landscaping & Saltburn. They also pull a card & talk about astro for the week. We hope that didn't leave you with whiplash!


Links:

If you want to play along at home you can get a free natal chart at: https://astro-charts.com/

You can find Amy Lea on Instagram @amylea.co @myconstellation.co
My Constellation: https://www.myconstellation.com.au/
Amy Lea: https://www.amylea.com.au/

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show. If you liked what you heard there are a number of ways you can show your support ❤️:

- share with a friend
- give us a 5 star review on your podcast platform
- Join our patreon The Selfish Podcast Inner Circle. This is a small contribution per month that helps us to produce and evolve the show and support the cost of pulling it together.
- Follow us on instagram @the.selfishpodcast
- Join our Facebook community The Selfish Podcast with Chloe and Steph

Thank you again and see you next week xx Chloe & Steph

This week we are joined by Amy Lea, an astrologer, human design analyst, energy & nervous system practitioner, coach and mentor. 

In part one of this two-parter, Amy talks us through Astrology 101. Amy covers:

- What astrology is and how it looks at the planetary placements at the moment of birth to understand life themes and energetic qualities.

- The "Big Three" - the Sun, Moon and Rising sign. The Sun is most people's star sign and makes up about 70% of who they are. The Moon and Rising sign provide more context.

- She defined the elements (Fire, Earth, Air, Water) and modalities (Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable) that astrological signs fall under.

- Amy shared her background and journey to astrology and human design.

Before chatting to Amy the girls cover a lot of ground inclusing: a new hot spot in the area, Home of Plenty, the Danish Royal Family (DRF) & coronation, Steph's "health foods", supermarket meat cycle, Faerie smut, landscaping & Saltburn. They also pull a card & talk about astro for the week. We hope that didn't leave you with whiplash!


Links:

If you want to play along at home you can get a free natal chart at: https://astro-charts.com/

You can find Amy Lea on Instagram @amylea.co @myconstellation.co
My Constellation: https://www.myconstellation.com.au/
Amy Lea: https://www.amylea.com.au/

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show. If you liked what you heard there are a number of ways you can show your support ❤️:

- share with a friend
- give us a 5 star review on your podcast platform
- Join our patreon The Selfish Podcast Inner Circle. This is a small contribution per month that helps us to produce and evolve the show and support the cost of pulling it together.
- Follow us on instagram @the.selfishpodcast
- Join our Facebook community The Selfish Podcast with Chloe and Steph

Thank you again and see you next week xx Chloe & Steph

The girls are back. In their first episode for 2024, Chloe and Steph discuss setting intentions and (not) resolutions for the new year. Chloe shares her intention setting process, which involves envisioning what you want your life to look like at the end of 2024, focusing on feelings.

They then identify key themes or areas of focus from their vision and make action plans for how to achieve those intentions over the course of the year through small, incremental steps. Chloe's themes were abundance, love, adventure, and nourishment. Steph is still deciding on her word but is considering words like fortify or strengthen.

They also discussed the importance of self-care, checking in on health, spending quality time with loved ones, and learning to be more at peace with difficult emotions. The podcast concluded with a card pull focusing on generosity and abundance for the new year.

Other things discussed:

• Chloe and Steph welcomed listeners to their first podcast episode of 2024. They discussed wanting to broaden their audience this year. 
• Steph shared a recap of her skin issues over the past year and the various steps she took like changing her diet, seeing a naturopath and dermatologist, and implementing a skincare routine to clear up her rosacea.
• They also caught up on how their holidays went, with Chloe saying it felt like a bit of a blur but enjoyed spending time with family. 
• Steph mentioned Huwey's back issues limiting activities but still enjoying time with friends visiting.
• Both were looking forward to more structure in the new year after a relaxing break.

Other notes:

The Magic of I Planner: https://au.magicofi.com/collections/planners
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Chloe's Vision & Intention setting work sheet

1.Find a comfy space where you feel calm and relaxed. Take a few deep inhales and exhales.
2.Cast your mind forward to the last day of 2024. Where are you? How do you feel? Think about all the wonderful accomplishments over the past 12 months- who you have become, the activities you loved, adventures had, feelings felt, all the moments… FEEL it all.
3.Open your journal (or can be a plain piece of paper, or in your phone notes) and write Vision at the top and write down all that you saw, paying particular attention to your feelings.
4.On the next page, a top write Action & then from your list choose 4 themes / feelings that you want to take action toward this year to ensure you’re working towards your amazingly wonderful and of 2024 that you have envisioned!
5.Under each theme, write how you are going to take action. Aka/ ‘Nourished’: meditate, wholesome foods- organic boxes, no more hello fresh, meal plan and prep Fridays.

And there you go- check back in on your action list so that you can hold yourself accountable - even put it on the fridge where you can see it! 

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed the show. If you liked what you heard there are a number of ways you can show your support ❤️:

- share with a friend
- give us a 5 star review on your podcast platform
- Join our patreon The Selfish Podcast Inner Circle. This is a small contribution per month that helps us to produce and evolve the show and support the cost of pulling it together.
- Follow us on instagram @the.selfishpodcast
- Join our Facebook community The Selfish Podcast with Chloe and Steph

Thank you again and see you next week xx Chloe & Steph