Self Love Podcast

In this weeks Quicky, Kim explores the powerful relationship between hormones and the nervous system, reminding us that our hormones are not “misbehaving” but responding intelligently to stress, sleep, blood sugar, and overall life load. She unpacks how chronic stress shifts the body into survival mode, impacting cortisol, progesterone, estrogen, and even our sleep cycles, and explains why phases like perimenopause and menopause can heighten sensitivity to stress without meaning anything is “wrong.”

Drawing on her expertise in aromatherapy, Kim highlights the direct link between the olfactory system and the limbic brain, sharing how therapeutic grade essential oils can help activate the parasympathetic nervous system and guide the body back into rest, repair, and regulation. She discusses oils such as lavender, clary sage, neroli, and citrus as supportive tools for calming the stress response and creating hormone harmony through gentle, consistent practices.

This episode is a reminder that the body is wise and responsive. Through scent, breath, ritual, and intention we can create a sense of safety that supports true hormonal balance and overall wellbeing.

Link to your free Hormone Harmony guide https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/f4vj7ht36u43yfa3/HORMONE_HARMONY8kbdq.pdf

All the essential oils mentioned in this show can be found at www.twenty8.com.

Don’t forget to use your Self Love Podcast special code below.

Links to follow:

Website: https://twenty8.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twenty.8.essential/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty8essentials

Quotes:
Hormones don’t just randomly misbehave. They just respond.
One of the most important systems influencing your hormones is your nervous system.
When we label something as a hormone imbalance, it is actually a dysregulated nervous system.
This isn’t a weakness. It is just basic physiology.
The olfactory system, your sense of smell, is directly connected to the limbic part of the brain.
When we do activate the parasympathetic nervous system. Our heart rate slows, cortisol begins to reduce and muscle tension decreases.
The power of smell, the intentionality of rituals, and the ability of awareness is what helps us to balance our hormones and feel more harmony in the home.
Hormone harmony isn’t about forcing balance. It is about creating the internal conditions where balance becomes more possible.
It is about consistency over intensity. It is about rituals over reactions.
Your body is not broken. It is responsive. And when you support the nervous system, your hormones will follow.
 

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THANKYOU FOR LISTENING… If you would like to share your feedback on this podcast please head to my Facebook and Instagram pages below. Thanks so much if you take the time to give me a 5-star rating on iTunes so that others find this podcast easily and I sincerely appreciate all of your feedback and comments. It makes it all worthwhile as I know this podcast can plant a seed where big things can indeed grow!

If you would love to work with Kim one on one coaching or be a part of her Self Love & Wellness Mentorship Program to continue to master the art of self-love click here – www.kimmorrison.com

SIGNATURE ‘ESSENTIAL SELF CARE WEEKEND’ EVENT with Kim Morrison

Immerse yourself in a whole weekend for you, dive into the powers of your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and how essential oils can create magic and change in your life. Learn the importance of self-care and what it means to indulge and recharge every day… after all you deserve it!

Click here for more information and locations for your Standard or VIP ticket – https://twenty8.com/events-and-workshops/

PODCAST SPONSOR:
Twenty8 Essentials – https://twenty8.com/
DISCOUNT CODE:
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LINKS:

Twenty8 Essentials
Website: https://twenty8.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty8essentials
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twenty.8.essential/

Kim Morrison Website: www.kimmorrison.com

Essential Self Mastery Program: https://www.kimmorrison.com/essential-self-mastery

Essential Self Care Weekend: https://twenty8.com/events-and-workshops/

The Art Of Self Love – https://twenty8.com/product/the-art-of-self-love/

Self-Love & Wellness Mentoring Program – https://www.kimmorrison.com/mentorship

Essential Oils 101 Program – https://www.kimmorrisontraining.com/essential-oil-101

Kim Morrison Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimmorrison28/

Kim Morrison Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimMorrisonTraining

MUSIC INTRO & OUTRO
Many thanks to Wes and Charlotte Carr – https://wesleydeanmusic.com/

In this episode of the Self Love Podcast, Kim interviews Krista Bleich about her memoir, The One Who Knows, and the midlife journey that inspired it. Krista shares her path from growing up in Wisconsin to running a bakery, navigating divorce and financial hardship and ultimately rebuilding her life and career with renewed purpose. She opens up about her long held desire to write a book, the vulnerability required to tell her story, how the writing process helped her find clarity, self trust, and her authentic voice. Together, they explore themes of self-love, reinvention, nervous system regulation, and the courage to start over later in life

About Krista
I am a lifelong seeker of self-discovery, which started with an underlying belief that there was more to life than I had been living. Countless self-development books, seminars, retreats – you name it, I did it. All in self-seeking.

My memoir is a story – the story of my desperate search for something outside myself to fill me up and make me feel whole and alive. Starting in my early childhood to my teens and early 20’s, I experienced life in ways that shaped me. I did the best that I could.

One thing I will say here is that there are so many books out there that are centred around abuse, cults, and addiction, etc. Where my story doesn’t necessarily grab someone in and pull them into the depths of “oh my gosh, what a terrible lived experience that was.”

My memoir, I feel, has more relatability in some regards. As in, I just did some stupid or different things that seemed at the time the best decision I could have made given the circumstances.

And then at the same time, the Universe or God or whatever you want to name it, played its role as well. I was open enough to see what was put in front of me and take the leap.

So the book – my life story up to my mid 50’s is the journey. The ‘normal life journey’ of a woman who learned to trust in herself.

In my late 20’s, I entered an inpatient centre for 3 weeks, dealing with depression. I met the man within those walls, whom I married later that year. I thought I was saved and the fairy tale had happened, only to have a tremendous amount of disillusionment with what I had gotten myself into.

From there, I started, ran, and managed a successful business, had 4 children, and what followed was divorce and bankruptcy.

What also transpired was a rediscovery of who I am and the knowing that I have had for myself all along. I just needed to trust that.

Her definition of Self Love is: Respecting myself and not judging what brings me happiness and joy. Doing what brings me joy, even if it is simple.

Her favourite quote is from: Mariane Williamson
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’

Links to follow:

Website Book : https://www.amazon.com.au/One-Who-Knows-Starting-Midlife-ebook/dp/B0GG42G8XG
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristableich/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristableich/

Evolve and launch mentioned in the podcast https://evolveandrelaunch.com.au/

Quotes:
I always remember having an adventurous spirit as a kid.
I always wanted to explore more, be more and experience more.
I had this underlying sense there was more to life than what was happening on the surface.
It was a sense of something pulling me that wanted to be expressed or experienced.
I knew enough to just take the next logical step.
I knew back then I wanted to write something. The story wasn’t finished yet. There was more living that I had to do.
Everybody does have stories, but I wanted it to have some kind of message.
I tried one thing, and that didn’t work, and then I tried another thing. It taught me something more about myself.
I was really creating more and more of a monster that I had to keep feeding. I didn’t realise I was the problem.
I was trying to fill a hole that really couldn’t be filled.
I needed that space in order to really see who I was.
The other things will come when it is ready, but you can’t rush that.
Give yourself the time to find you again
I really don’t think that you really grow up until you have maturity and experiences.
Life teaches you something about who you are.
I think we really start growing up when we are over 50.
I found a career that actually fulfilled me in a completely different way. It wasn’t just a job anymore. It was a career.
My experience and my life experience had value.
I finally felt like my life was full.
I am still evolving.
It feels like the beginning of my life now.
I am open to what else might come.
Anybody who has been searching for themselves will see a part of themselves in my story.
 

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THANKYOU FOR LISTENING… If you would like to share your feedback on this podcast please head to my Facebook and Instagram pages below. Thanks so much if you take the time to give me a 5-star rating on iTunes so that others find this podcast easily and I sincerely appreciate all of your feedback and comments. It makes it all worthwhile as I know this podcast can plant a seed where big things can indeed grow!

If you would love to work with Kim one on one coaching or be a part of her Self Love & Wellness Mentorship Program to continue to master the art of self-love click here – www.kimmorrison.com

SIGNATURE ‘ESSENTIAL SELF CARE WEEKEND’ EVENT with Kim Morrison

Immerse yourself in a whole weekend for you, dive into the powers of your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and how essential oils can create magic and change in your life. Learn the importance of self-care and what it means to indulge and recharge every day… after all you deserve it!

Click here for more information and locations for your Standard or VIP ticket – https://twenty8.com/events-and-workshops/

PODCAST SPONSOR:
Twenty8 Essentials – https://twenty8.com/
DISCOUNT CODE:
Discount Code for SLP Listeners – selflovepodcast

LINKS:

Twenty8 Essentials
Website: https://twenty8.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty8essentials
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twenty.8.essential/

Kim Morrison Website: www.kimmorrison.com

Essential Self Mastery Program: https://www.kimmorrison.com/essential-self-mastery

Essential Self Care Weekend: https://twenty8.com/events-and-workshops/

The Art Of Self Love – https://twenty8.com/product/the-art-of-self-love/

Self-Love & Wellness Mentoring Program – https://www.kimmorrison.com/mentorship

Essential Oils 101 Program – https://www.kimmorrisontraining.com/essential-oil-101

Kim Morrison Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimmorrison28/

Kim Morrison Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimMorrisonTraining

MUSIC INTRO & OUTRO
Many thanks to Wes and Charlotte Carr – https://wesleydeanmusic.com/

In this week’s Quicky of the Self Love Podcast, Kim explores the true meaning of holistic health and why wellness is never a one size fits all journey. She shares how many people grow up without experiencing vibrant health and often search for quick fixes rather than addressing the deeper connection between body, mind, emotions, lifestyle, and relationships.

Kim encourages you to stop outsourcing your health to a single practitioner or solution and instead develop a partnership with your own body. By tuning into intuition, listening to physical signals, and aligning with practitioners and modalities that resonate personally, individuals can make more empowered and sustainable health choices.

She also highlights the value of simple, supportive self-care practices such as rest, natural therapies, and intentional lifestyle adjustments, reminding us that true well-being comes from approaches that work in harmony with who we are. This episode is a powerful invitation to take personal responsibility, explore integrative options, and trust yourself in creating long-term vitality and balance.

All the essential oils mentioned in this show can be found at www.twenty8.com.

Don’t forget to use your Self Love Podcast special code below.

Links to follow:

Website: https://twenty8.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twenty.8.essential/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty8essentials

Quotes:
True health is never a one size fits all.
A holistic approach means that we stop outsourcing, giving our power to one single solution, a practitioner, a modality, a pill, or a protocol.
What if we took a moment to zoom out and look at the whole picture?
There are a lot of people out there that have never experienced what it feels like to truly feel fantastic.
Your body is constantly talking to you. Listen to the whispers.
It is about choosing people and practises that resonate with you.
Just know that your body is wise.
Your intuition is beyond intelligence.
Self love means listening.
The magic happens when things work with you, not against you.
Ask yourself, what do I really need? What is my body asking of me?
Holistic health isn’t about perfection, but partnership.
You have the choice. You have the power.
You can have a thousand problems until you have a health problem, and then you only have one problem.
Health is your greatest asset.
 

SELF LOVE PODCAST SPONSOR LINKS

THANKYOU FOR LISTENING… If you would like to share your feedback on this podcast please head to my Facebook and Instagram pages below. Thanks so much if you take the time to give me a 5-star rating on iTunes so that others find this podcast easily and I sincerely appreciate all of your feedback and comments. It makes it all worthwhile as I know this podcast can plant a seed where big things can indeed grow!

If you would love to work with Kim one on one coaching or be a part of her Self Love & Wellness Mentorship Program to continue to master the art of self-love click here – www.kimmorrison.com

SIGNATURE ‘ESSENTIAL SELF CARE WEEKEND’ EVENT with Kim Morrison

Immerse yourself in a whole weekend for you, dive into the powers of your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and how essential oils can create magic and change in your life. Learn the importance of self-care and what it means to indulge and recharge every day… after all you deserve it!

Click here for more information and locations for your Standard or VIP ticket – https://twenty8.com/events-and-workshops/

PODCAST SPONSOR:
Twenty8 Essentials – https://twenty8.com/
DISCOUNT CODE:
Discount Code for SLP Listeners – selflovepodcast

LINKS:

Twenty8 Essentials
Website: https://twenty8.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty8essentials
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twenty.8.essential/

Kim Morrison Website: www.kimmorrison.com

Essential Self Mastery Program: https://www.kimmorrison.com/essential-self-mastery

Essential Self Care Weekend: https://twenty8.com/events-and-workshops/

The Art Of Self Love – https://twenty8.com/product/the-art-of-self-love/

Self-Love & Wellness Mentoring Program – https://www.kimmorrison.com/mentorship

Essential Oils 101 Program – https://www.kimmorrisontraining.com/essential-oil-101

Kim Morrison Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimmorrison28/

Kim Morrison Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimMorrisonTraining

MUSIC INTRO & OUTRO
Many thanks to Wes and Charlotte Carr – https://wesleydeanmusic.com/

In this episode of the Self Love Podcast, Kim sits down with Dr Andrea Robertson, an osteopath, naturopath, and nutritionist with more than 25 years of experience, to explore what it truly means to take an integrative approach to health. Andrea shares her journey from professional dancer to healthcare practitioner and how her own experience with burnout and chronic health challenges led her to expand her practice beyond osteopathy into naturopathy and nutrition.

Together, they discuss the importance of listening to the body’s signals and supporting health through balanced nutrition, movement, mindset, and nervous system regulation. Andrea explains how small, consistent lifestyle changes can create profound long term improvements and why symptoms such as fatigue, hormonal imbalances, digestive issues, and menopause related changes should be seen as messages rather than inconveniences to suppress.

The conversation highlights osteopathy’s whole body philosophy and its focus on the relationship between structure, function, and the nervous system. Andrea also shares insights into pain management, the healing power of touch, the benefits of strength training and walking particularly for women approaching menopause and the role of mindset in reducing the body’s stress response.

Andrea kindly offers podcast listeners a special discount for her three week inflammation detox program, designed to support the body in reducing inflammation through targeted nutrition and lifestyle strategies.

About Andrea:
Andrea is an Osteopath, Naturopath, Nutritionist, and women’s health educator with over 25 years’ experience helping women reconnect with their bodies and restore their energy, clarity, and confidence.

Known as the Inflammation Queen, Andrea specialises in supporting women through perimenopause, menopause, and midlife transitions using a whole-body approach that blends functional medicine, nutrition, movement, mindset, and nervous system support.

A former professional dancer who performed internationally, including at the Moulin Rouge in Paris, Andrea brings a deep understanding of what happens when women push through stress, pressure, and disconnection from their bodies.
Her work is grounded in a simple belief: your body isn’t broken, it’s communicating. Learning to listen is the ultimate act of self-love.

Her definition of Self Love is: Self-love is listening to your body. Doing what is right for your body and that you love and that love you back.

Her favourite quote is: The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new by Socrates.

Links to follow:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrearobertson.health/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndreaJaneRobertson/
Website: https://www.andrearobertson.health/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/barrewithandrea

Andrea’s special offer for listeners   3 week Inflammation Detox Diet for $111 – normally $333. Use Code “KIM” at checkout on the Pay in Full Option.
www.andrearobertson.health/IDD

Online pathology options Instant Scripts – https://www.instantscripts.com.au/online-pathology-requests

Quotes:
It’s been a very long journey of health and wellness and learning.
It is a big difference when you study something you love as opposed to being something you don’t want to be.
It was like I had these curtains close across the front of my eyes.
Knowing what I know now, I wish I had just dropped everything and gone the next day.
For someone to say to you, ‘it all makes sense’, when you’re feeling so unwell, that piece alone is really healing.
My elimination systems had stopped working and my body was carrying a toxic load.
That is when I really wanted to learn how to help people in this way as well.
Nutrition, movement, mindset and supporting your nervous system, they are all equal.
A little bit of everything improves everything but a lot of all of them improves a lot.
It is really about the one percent changes.
If it is done consistently over time, it has a really profound impact.
I don’t think enough people actually listen to their bodies.
Your body is giving you messages and signals all the time.
Anything that is opposite to good health is a whisper.
Your period is like a monthly report card into your health.
It is not junk food, because it is not food.
If there are numbers on the back of the packet, that is not real food.
Doctors are seeing people who are sick and potentially dying. That is where their focus has to be.
Naturopathy works in that space where you are not sick and you are not dying, but you are also not well.
It is never about treating everything at once. It is about finding the primary driver.
When you understand pain, the threat of pain is less, and when the threat is less, the pain reduces.
I am still a working progress in resting enough.
Be open to new things that may improve your health and wellbeing.
 

SELF LOVE PODCAST SPONSOR LINKS

THANKYOU FOR LISTENING… If you would like to share your feedback on this podcast please head to my Facebook and Instagram pages below. Thanks so much if you take the time to give me a 5-star rating on iTunes so that others find this podcast easily and I sincerely appreciate all of your feedback and comments. It makes it all worthwhile as I know this podcast can plant a seed where big things can indeed grow!

If you would love to work with Kim one on one coaching or be a part of her Self Love & Wellness Mentorship Program to continue to master the art of self-love click here – www.kimmorrison.com

SIGNATURE ‘ESSENTIAL SELF CARE WEEKEND’ EVENT with Kim Morrison

Immerse yourself in a whole weekend for you, dive into the powers of your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and how essential oils can create magic and change in your life. Learn the importance of self-care and what it means to indulge and recharge every day… after all you deserve it!

Click here for more information and locations for your Standard or VIP ticket – https://twenty8.com/events-and-workshops/

PODCAST SPONSOR:
Twenty8 Essentials – https://twenty8.com/
DISCOUNT CODE:
Discount Code for SLP Listeners – selflovepodcast

LINKS:

Twenty8 Essentials
Website: https://twenty8.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty8essentials
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twenty.8.essential/

Kim Morrison Website: www.kimmorrison.com

Essential Self Mastery Program: https://www.kimmorrison.com/essential-self-mastery

Essential Self Care Weekend: https://twenty8.com/events-and-workshops/

The Art Of Self Love – https://twenty8.com/product/the-art-of-self-love/

Self-Love & Wellness Mentoring Program – https://www.kimmorrison.com/mentorship

Essential Oils 101 Program – https://www.kimmorrisontraining.com/essential-oil-101

Kim Morrison Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimmorrison28/

Kim Morrison Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimMorrisonTraining

MUSIC INTRO & OUTRO
Many thanks to Wes and Charlotte Carr – https://wesleydeanmusic.com/

In this weeks quicky of the Self Love Podcast, Kim explores how difficult life circumstances can serve as opportunities for growth and self discovery rather than signs of weakness. She shares practical steps for managing challenging emotions and emphasises the importance of resilience, suggesting that pain can be a catalyst for personal development and the cultivation of empathy. Kim encourages us to be kind to ourselves during messy times and to share our experiences with others, highlighting that while pain doesn’t have to define us, it can guide us toward meaningful growth.

All the essential oils mentioned in this show can be found at www.twenty8.com.

Don’t forget to use your Self Love Podcast special code below.

Links to follow:

Website: https://twenty8.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twenty.8.essential/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty8essentials

Quotes:
There is nothing wrong with you for feeling overwhelmed, disappointed, sad, tired or heartbroken.
Pain is not a sign of weakness. It is a signal. Pain is information.
We have to feel it to heal it.
Instead of asking, why is this happening to me? We could gently shift the question to “what is this asking of me”?
Your pain can become a barometer and it does show you when something really matters deeply or when a boundary has been crossed.
Resilience is not built by pretending things are fine. It is built by really feeling it.
By staying present and by choosing not to abandon yourself in these tough or hard moments.
I realise that my struggles are not detours. They are actually training grounds.
Your honesty and vulnerability gives others permission to truly feel and share.
Your survival, your story, becomes a beacon for someone else’s hope.
Ask what this is actually asking of me.
Self love is not about having it all together. Sometimes it is just messy.
You don’t need to have the whole story figured out to be inspiring. You just need to keep showing up with an open heart.
Trust that even now, something meaningful is being formed within you.
 

SELF LOVE PODCAST SPONSOR LINKS

THANKYOU FOR LISTENING… If you would like to share your feedback on this podcast please head to my Facebook and Instagram pages below. Thanks so much if you take the time to give me a 5-star rating on iTunes so that others find this podcast easily and I sincerely appreciate all of your feedback and comments. It makes it all worthwhile as I know this podcast can plant a seed where big things can indeed grow!

If you would love to work with Kim one on one coaching or be a part of her Self Love & Wellness Mentorship Program to continue to master the art of self-love click here – www.kimmorrison.com

SIGNATURE ‘ESSENTIAL SELF CARE WEEKEND’ EVENT with Kim Morrison

Immerse yourself in a whole weekend for you, dive into the powers of your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and how essential oils can create magic and change in your life. Learn the importance of self-care and what it means to indulge and recharge every day… after all you deserve it!

Click here for more information and locations for your Standard or VIP ticket – https://twenty8.com/events-and-workshops/

PODCAST SPONSOR:
Twenty8 Essentials – https://twenty8.com/
DISCOUNT CODE:
Discount Code for SLP Listeners – selflovepodcast

LINKS:

Twenty8 Essentials
Website: https://twenty8.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty8essentials
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twenty.8.essential/

Kim Morrison Website: www.kimmorrison.com

Essential Self Mastery Program: https://www.kimmorrison.com/essential-self-mastery

Essential Self Care Weekend: https://twenty8.com/events-and-workshops/

The Art Of Self Love – https://twenty8.com/product/the-art-of-self-love/

Self-Love & Wellness Mentoring Program – https://www.kimmorrison.com/mentorship

Essential Oils 101 Program – https://www.kimmorrisontraining.com/essential-oil-101

Kim Morrison Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimmorrison28/

Kim Morrison Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimMorrisonTraining

MUSIC INTRO & OUTRO
Many thanks to Wes and Charlotte Carr – https://wesleydeanmusic.com/