Standing on the Shoulders of Giants – Practitioner series

The joy of seeing a 20-year clinic vision come to fruition is enlivening for Reine DuBois. Reine is the Clinical Director, Founder and Senior Naturopath at an integrated medical centre in Byron Bay. Working in isolation can be exhausting for some Practitioners, but Reine and her team of Practitioners, have found that using a 'combined health care’ model, gives their patients the best care during these times. Could this co-ordinated team approach be your dream too? Useful Links: * https://www.thehealthlodge.com.au/

How is managing cancer different to other conditions? What considerations do you, as a Practitioner, need to take on when looking at medical cancer therapy and complementary medicine? Having a dedicated oncology focus in practice is no mean feat. As cancer rates rise, Practitioners are seeing more patients for integrative oncology than ever before. Listen in to Stuart Houghton, in this week’s Best Practice Podcast, as he provides answers to all these questions and more! Useful links: https://www.bodybelieftherapies.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/bodybelieftherapies/

Keonie Moore has gone from initial struggle to strength to strength. Even through the whole COVID-19 experience, her Practice has thrived. So how does she do it? How does she think? What can you learn from a highly successful Practitioner and Entrepreneur who loves being in practice? A lot! Keonie Moore is a Naturopath and founding Director of Remed, one of Australia’s leading Natural Medicine Clinics. Since Remed’s inception in 2009, it has grown in leaps and bounds through the steady referrals from delighted clients and a strong patient retention process. Useful links: * https://remed.com.au/ *

Successful Practitioners don’t just suddenly appear; they evolve. Particularly when starting out, the first three to five years can seem overwhelming and an uphill push. In this podcast, Doreen Schwegler shares her journey to success and clinical pearls of wisdom. Doreen is a Naturopath, Medical Scientist, Natural Fertility Specialist, published Author, Researcher and International Presenter who has been helping clients since 1989. Over the past 30 years, she has seen daily mini-miracles by helping people regain health and balance in their lives in a multidisciplinary clinic. But it wasn’t always this way. She started from home with massage and a screen in her home to separate the space where she saw clients from her children. Useful Links: https://alldegreesofhealth.com.au/ https://www.alysbooks.com/Doreen_Schwegler.html doreen@holistichealth.com.au http://www.ifnotdieting.com.au/cpa/htm/htm_home.asp

Have you been wondering whether your Patient Management System software works for you? Are you looking to get a software system to help make your practice more simple? If you answered yes, we suggest you jump on board the latest Standing on the Shoulders of Giants podcast and join Eric and Marianne Fernance for an insightful discussion on SimpleClinic and how it can best serve you in your Practice! SimpleClinic is a patient management system (PMS) that makes clinic simple. SimpleClinic was created by Eric and Marianne Fernance when they saw that there wasn’t an all-inclusive PMS suitable for the specific requirements of Naturopaths, Nutritionists and Herbalists (“Nats, Nuts and Herbies”). Marianne, a Nat and Herbie herself, was frustrated that there wasn’t a system that had all the aspects she needed to run her business seamlessly. So she asked her husband Eric, a software developer, to create her one; and it grew to be now, the preferred PMS of Practitioners throughout Australia and New Zealand…and soon to be the U.S.

_Can you run appointments in your practice that better serve both you and your patients? You can be more efficient and get better results. You can reduce your chance of burnout. You can truly love and excel at what you do. _ Alexandra takes us through her model of practice in her delightful way that is applicable to online and face-to-face appointment systems as she gets to “know the ins and outs of the duck’s bum.” If you are yet to attend a Metagenics Best Practice event, or have attended, but haven’t put the ‘5 Steps to Your Best Practice’ system in place, now is a prime opportunity to get insight on how you can set this up in your practice. Alexandra Brewster is an Australian immigrant who feels she has had a lifelong calling to medicine. Her story will be familiar to many Practitioners. Her ongoing thirst for knowledge saw her transition through many education platforms, including being only one of seven IFM Certified Practitioners in Australia. *Alexandra’s story is intriguing and engaging and her enthusiasm is infectious. * Please like, share and comment on this episode to help more Practitioners find this podcast and build our connection as an industry and community. Learn more about Alexandra Brewster: - https://www.healinghandsipswich.com.au - https://www.instagram.com/alexandrathenaturopath/?hl=en - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/functional-medicine-with-alexandra-brewster/

Can our patients negatively affect our emotional and physical health? Burnout in the healthcare industry is a very real consequence of our patient load and the level of care we give. We care for our patients; how about our own self-care? Do you have a framework to ensure you can be the best you can be for yourself, your patients and your family? When you care for yourself, everything gets easier. Listen in, as Angela Carroll speaks with Carla Wrenn, an Integrative Naturopathic Practitioner with two decades of clinical experience, the owner of Peninsula Herbal Dispensary in Mornington, Victoria and the creator of Vitae Mosaic, an incredible functional medicine tool for Practitioners. Carla has a focus on complex chronic conditions and integrative oncology and would like to see Practitioners build a culture of supporting each other. Make a cup of tea, sit down in a quiet space and take some time out to listen to this week’s Best Practice podcast. Useful Links and Resources: https://www.carlawrenn.com/ https://www.peninsulaherbaldispensary.com.au/

With the sudden rush of coronavirus across the globe, and the urgent need to practice social distancing, many Naturopaths, like yourself, have had to pivot their businesses online. Having now done so, you might be wondering what is next and how you can keep your Practice thriving. Learn from highly successful Naturopath, Clinical Nutritionist and Entrepreneur, Shannon Brenton, in this week’s Best Practice podcast, as he shares his advice on just that! Listen in, to find out how you can successfully keep your Practice alive and flourishing during these unprecedented times and into the future. Useful links and resources: 1. https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-travelling-wellness-show/id1188191809 2. https://www.ketoindustries.com.au/pages/about-us 3. https://www.facebook.com/Shannonbrenton/

In this week’s episode, Angela Carroll sits down with Sarah Di Lorenzo, Clinical Nutritionist and creator of the SDL Method, and explores how Sarah developed her SDL Method programs, how she operates in her clinic and how she joined Sunrise as the morning television program’s favourite Media Nutritionist! So, how did Sarah get to where she is today? Listen in to find out! Useful links and resources: - https://sdlmethod.com/

As we are prompted by COVID-19 rather firmly and urgently to become agile and transition to online appointments, for some Practitioners this is overwhelming and bewildering, for others like Jules Galloway, who have been running online appointments for many years, are taking it all in their stride. Jules, in fact, up until 12 months ago, only ran online appointments from her home in Byron Bay. In this week’s podcast, she generously shares her knowledge and wisdom with us so you too can smoothly set yourself up for supporting your patients in the future. You will see just how straightforward it is.

Wow! Chiropractor of the year, Dr Angus Pyke! What a passionate man! Dr Angus Pyke is devoted to teaching Health Care Practitioners heart-centered marketing strategies so they can attract and retain high quality new patients through his community influencer membership program and other online courses he has designed. Today, Angela Carroll and Dr Angus Pyke focus on two important aspects of marketing that will help you as a Natural Health Care Practitioner, attract new patients. Listen to this Best Practice Podcast and firstly, discover the importance of, and how to, identify and speak to your ideal patient and secondly, learn more about email funnels and strategies that you can apply in your practice. Lots of great stuff to learn. Grab something to take notes with and let’s get down to business.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to practice in a Health Retreat? Today, Jessica Gaunt, a senior Naturopath at Living Valley Springs, and their Naturopathic team manager, John Tobin, join Angela Carroll for a truly inspiring Standing on the Shoulders of Giants episode. Both Jessica Gaunt and John Tobin explore what it is like for a Naturopath to practice in a retreat setting and how it differs to working in a regular practice. Listen in today and find out more about one of Australia’s first health retreat.

Peter Mullen is a successful Practitioner in Newcastle, Australia. He has been in practicing as a Naturopath for 30 years and in this time, he has managed to build a large Practice within his community. Join Angela Carroll and Peter Mullen for this week’s Standing on the Shoulders of Giants podcast, as we dive deep into what it means to work as a full-time Practitioner, what has influenced Peter in his career and most importantly, how long-time Practitioners can leave a legacy for newer Practitioners coming through. Want to learn how to increase your confidence in Practice? Listen to this week's Best Practice Podcast with Angela Carroll and Peter Mullen today!

Stand out from the crowd and get some inspiration today with Angela Carroll and special guest speaker Marian Rubock in the next Best Practice podcast, Niche Market is Definitely the Way to Go! This podcast dives deep into how Marian Rubock has blossomed as a Practitioner with a very defined niche. Marian specialises in skin and has built a very successful practice with her very own effective skincare range: LSM. Being in a niche market means there is no price competition. This is important to consider when differentiating yourself and your business in this ever growing, crowded market. Niche marketing is definitely the way to go. Learn how niche marketing would work for you and your business by listening today!

Do you have something that you do well that you would like to share with the world? Bronwen Cope has a special interest in stress, anxiety and depression. She believes that “what we consider is stress is so much more than we perceive.” Bronwen, a Naturopath of over 20 years, had a surprising realisation at the International Congress on Natural Medicine one year that she was not herself due to the high levels of stress she was enduring. She struggled to find a long lasting solution so she set out to create one herself. Bronwen spent over two years intensely researching and delved into finding a reproducible and highly marketable system to help her and her patients move from a state of fear and distress to living full and happy lives of achievement. Could this be you? Could you research, create and share a body of work, wrapped up as a marketable program for the benefit of a wider audience? Listen in and get some inspiration.

Two great topics today with two great Practitioners! David and Kate share their insights and strategies and discuss burnout in professionals and changing health paradigms. Burnout; how does this happen? How can we come back from exhaustion and apathy and what can we learn about preventing burnout as Practitioners? Changing people’s health paradigm is a skill set required by all Practitioners to bring about lasting changes in patients. In this podcast, we discuss some very effective solutions for both of these. David Reading is an Integrative Chiropractor working out of Contemporary Health Care in Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches. David specialises in how stress and sympathetic dominance affects peoples’ health. Kate O’Flynn has been practicing as a Naturopath for over 20 years, owns, and runs Orbit of You in Cremorne, Sydney. Kate has specialised in women’s health for many years and is now enjoying general practice. She is a Life Coach and recently has become a Teacher of Vedic meditation.

We all know that running a Natural Medicine Practice can bring about a specific set of challenges. Today’s focus is on identifying common challenges Natural Medicine Practitioners face, and in a round table discussion, this podcast explores why these occur and suggest solutions. Joining Angela Carroll, are three very successful Naturopaths and business owners with a collective understanding of over 60 years’ experience. Hamish Everard has been practicing for over 20 years and owns and runs two clinics in Melbourne in Black Rock and Pascoevale. He manages chronic and autoimmune diseases, infertility and loves what he is doing. Keonie Moore also owns and runs two clinics in Melbourne. One in Lower Plenty and the other in Hawthorn with a team of 35 staff. In practice Keonie has a heavy focus on paediatrics, in particular, OCD and tics in children. In addition to being a Naturopath, Naomi Gillespie is an Acupuncturist and Remedial Massage Therapist. Naomi has a clinic in Mornington, Victoria and another clinic in Western Australia. Her passion is pain, motivation and empowerment.

If you are hankering for some insights into the workings of an experienced Practitioner and eight-time author, this is a conversation for you to eavesdrop in on. Jan Purser is a Naturopathic Nutritionist at the incredibly successful Remede, Perth. In her clinic, we discuss a broad range of topics. We meander from her recent trip to the US to train in the Dale Bredesen Recode protocol to successfully treat Alzheimer’s to how she uses Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in her practice and then into how to write books, her in-clinic presentations that have a loyal following, new diet trends and the support tools she uses in practice. Come along for your insight journey. After our interview, Jan voiced an offer to coach Practitioner through the process of writing their own book. Useful links and resources: https://www.foodbodyandhealth.com.au/ http://www.remede.com.au/our-practitioner/jan-purser/ Jan's Books: https://bit.ly/2wUr62R

Emma Sutherland is a highly successful and passionate Sydney Naturopath and author. Emma has recently opened a purpose built clinic focussing on mums and community with a community space. Emma builds success with branding and generously mentors new Practitioners and students, effectively nurturing and encouraging higher industry standards of practice.