From Struggles to Serenity: Debora’s Journey with Aromatherapy and Herbal Healing

In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with aromatherapist and kitchen herbalist Debora Di Donato, founder of NatureAlley.  EMAIL DEBORA TO RECEIVE A FREE GIFT [email protected]  Debora opens up about her personal journey—how she navigated skin challenges, fertility struggles, and PCOS—finding healing and balance through the power of plants. She shares how she fell in love with aromatherapy and herbalism, transforming that passion into nourishing recipes and natural skincare creations. As one of our exhibitors at Elevate in Braga, it’s truly a joy to chat with her today—not just about her work, but about deeply personal experiences she hasn’t shared before. It’s an honest, inspiring conversation you won’t want to miss. This episode is sponsored by Lumen  , the most progressive metabolism switching tracker! Use code Cycleswellness for 20% off  Check out my intro to Lumen on You Tube   @Namawell  https://namawell.com/?ref=LIVELEANHEALTH the BEST cold press juicers , blender and milk makers , on the planet with the revolutionary J2 being the most amazing Bulk juicing champion. To get your Nama juicers and other machines at a discount, use code CHANTAL10 for 10% off!  Want to add some extra nutrients to your morning routine? Check out @Nuzest  EU /UK  https://www.nuzest.co.uk/LIVELEANHEALTH Get 15% off with my code LIVELEANHEALTH (without worrying about customs)  USA  https://nuzest-usa.com/cycles  Code 15% CYCLESWELLNESS    About Debora  Debora is a certified aromatherapist based in Northern Portugal, where she creates herbal kitchen medicine as well as offering  massage treatments.  Trained in Clinical Aromatherapy at Neal’s Yard Remedies in London, she specializes in pregnancy massage and has continued her studies with leading practitioners, including Jo Kellett and Helen Nagle-Smith, with a focus on trauma-informed care. With over a decade of experience, Debora creates bespoke essential oil blends tailored to each individual, supporting balance across mind, body, and spirit. Her work extends beyond massage into education and community. She runs workshops on essential oils, natural living, and homemade skincare and kitchen herbalism, and has worked with children through hands-on experiences like non-toxic product making and plant distillation. Rooted deeply in sustainability and respect for nature, Debora uses only high-quality, ethically sourced oils and honours the full journey of the plants she works with. Her studies in Herbal Energetics have further deepened her intuitive, personalized approach to healing. Through her treatments, products, and teaching, her mission is to support women in finding balance, peace, and connection at every stage of life.   Connect and Follow Debora  Website: https://naturealleywellness.my.canva.site/retail-website/#page-1 NatureAlley Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nature.alley.wellness NatureAlley Kitchen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nature_alley_herbal_kitchen   FOLLOW ME  https://www.instagram.com/liveleanhealth  www.instagram.com/cycleswellness  work with me www.liveleanhealth.com Stay tuned for our new show: Nutrition Unpacked, with Brenda Davis RD     Women’s health + holistic living for everyoneWhere wellness meets real lifeFollow, rate & share to support the show 🌿@thewellnesswoman

Today's Solo episode will explore Metabolic Flexibility, what is means and how you can teach your body to switch between carbs and fat burn,  how to rebuild self confidence after a breakup and how to heal your body by listening to it. Join me to dive deep in tips that have helped me on my own journey so far  This episode is sponsored by Lumen  , the most progressive metabolism switching tracker! Use code Cycleswellness for 20% off  Check out my intro to Lumen on You Tube   @Namawell  https://namawell.com/?ref=LIVELEANHEALTH the BEST cold press juicers , blender and milk makers , on the planet with the revolutionary J2 being the most amazing Bulk juicing champion. To get your Nama juicers and other machines at a discount, use code CHANTAL10 for 10% off!  Want to add some extra nutrients to your morning routine? Check out  @Nuzest  EU /UK  https://www.nuzest.co.uk/LIVELEANHEALTH Get 15% off with my code LIVELEANHEALTH (without worrying about customs)  USA  https://nuzest-usa.com/cycles  Code 15% CYCLESWELLNESS  FOLLOW ME  https://www.instagram.com/liveleanhealth  www.instagram.com/cycleswellness  work with me www.liveleanhealth.com Stay tuned for our new show: Nutrition Unpacked, with Brenda Davis RD     Women’s health + holistic living for everyoneWhere wellness meets real lifeFollow, rate & share to support the show 🌿@thewellnesswoman

In this episode, I am speaking to teacher, author and podcaster Asia Suler about how empaths can build a successful life , including business, without feeling guilty This episode is sponsored by Lumen  , the most progressive metabolism switching tracker! Use code Cycleswellness for 20% off  Check out my intro to Lumen on You Tube   @Namawell  https://namawell.com/?ref=LIVELEANHEALTH the BEST cold press juicers , blender and milk makers , on the planet with the revolutionary J2 being the most amazing Bulk juicing champion. To get your Nama juicers and other machines at a discount, use code CHANTAL10 for 10% off!  Want to add some extra nutrients to your morning routine? Check out  @Nuzest  EU /UK  https://www.nuzest.co.uk/LIVELEANHEALTH Get 15% off with my code LIVELEANHEALTH (without worrying about customs)  USA  https://nuzest-usa.com/cycles  Code 15% CYCLESWELLNESS  FOLLOW ME  https://www.instagram.com/liveleanhealth  www.instagram.com/cycleswellness  work with me www.liveleanhealth.com Stay tuned for our new show: Nutrition Unpacked, with Brenda Davis RD About Asia  Asia is an author, teacher, earth intuitive, and guide who helps sensitives create a deep connection with the Earth and understand their own medicine. Her website and social media are a sanctuary to help people embrace their unique gifts through a joyful engagement with the natural world. In the last decade Asia worked with over 100,000 students and empaths and sensitives need support to thrive in this shifting world. Asia's journey was marked by chronic pain and illness, including a condition called vulvodynia and Lyme disease. These experiences led her to the altar of the green world, and the deep knowing that everything is medicine. Since that time, she has gone on to publish a bestselling book, host a beloved podcast called "Remember Why You Are Here", send apothecary medicines all over the world, and reach students in over 70 countries through her online courses.  Study with Asia: https://asiasuler.com  New Course, Earth Angel, starting April 15th: https://asiasuler.com/earthangelschool/  Business Course for Empath and Sensitives https://asiasuler.com/businessasaspiritualjourney/  Follow Asia FB https://www.facebook.com/asiasuler/  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/asiasuler/  You Tube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1qABt5BdTywmi8VCXjQYfQ/featured Women’s health + holistic living for everyoneWhere wellness meets real lifeFollow, rate & share to support the show 🌿@thewellnesswoman

In today's episode, I catch up again with my friend Kate Galli,  Vegan Coach,   former  PT ,  and Author of the The Plant Positive Journal and her last two years transitioning with her life and career, and a new exciting ,m community building path . Catch up with our last conversation here https://wellnesswoman.simplecast.com/episodes/curating-a-plant-positive-mind-and-body-with-kate-galli  This episode is sponsored by Lumen  , the most progressive metabolism switching tracker! Use code Cycleswellness for 20% off  Check out my intro to Lumen on You Tube   @Namawell  https://namawell.com/?ref=LIVELEANHEALTH the BEST cold press juicers , blender and milk makers , on the planet with the revolutionary J2 being the most amazing Bulk juicing champion. To get your Nama juicers and other machines at a discount, use code CHANTAL10 for 10% off!  Want to add some extra nutrients to your morning routine? Check out  @Nuzest  EU /UK  https://www.nuzest.co.uk/LIVELEANHEALTH Get 15% off with my code LIVELEANHEALTH (without worrying about customs)  USA  https://nuzest-usa.com/cycles  Code 15% CYCLESWELLNESS  FOLLOW ME  https://www.instagram.com/liveleanhealth  www.instagram.com/cycleswellness  work with me www.liveleanhealth.com Stay tuned for our new show: Nutrition Unpacked, with Brenda Davis RD   About Kate  Kate is qualified as a Master Personal Trainer, Life Coach, NLP Practitioner and has also completed the eCornell Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate program.  Kate first got into fitness as a way to transform her body and confidence. She has spent 17 years helping thousands of individuals sculpt a body and life they love and over the past seven years has focused on Vegan Health Coaching as one of the most powerful ways to advocate for animals is to be fit, strong, and healthy. Her vision: To create a fit, strong, happy, healthy, compassionate vegan world. On an actionable level, Kate's intention is: to help you create the Mindset that makes your best eating and exercising choices simple and sustainable. Get Kate's Plant Positive Journal https://strongbodygreenplanet.lpages.co/plant-positive-journal/    JOIN KATE ON SKOOL https://www.skool.com/plant-positive/about  Connect with Kate Website https://strongbodygreenplanet.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/strongbodygreenplanet/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP2H0s1tFFMiv335thVmUCg Facebook https://www.facebook.com/StrongBodyGreenPlanet/ Podcast: https://strongbodygreenplanet.com/podcast-the-best-of/   Women’s health + holistic living for everyoneWhere wellness meets real lifeFollow, rate & share to support the show 🌿@thewellnesswoman

In today's episode I am speaking to the QUEEN of meal prep  again, 2 years later, as a mom and after a health scare which she bounced back like a champ! Maddie is the creator of Let's Eat Plants, an inspiring Channel that helps people eat more plants and particularly prepping meals so that the whole approach is super EASY!!!! What I loved about Maddie was her candid sharing about getting healthier and fitter and creating a system that could help her achieve her goals! Check out our first episode together   https://wellnesswoman.simplecast.com/episodes/lets-eat-plants-with-maddie  This episode is sponsored by Lumen  , the most progressive metabolism switching tracker! Use code Cycleswellness for 20% off  Check out my intro to Lumen on You Tube   @Namawell  https://namawell.com/?ref=LIVELEANHEALTH the BEST cold press juicers , blender and milk makers , on the planet with the revolutionary J2 being the most amazing Bulk juicing champion. To get your Nama juicers and other machines at a discount, use code CHANTAL10 for 10% off!    Want to add some extra nutrients to your morning routine? Check out  @Nuzest  EU /UK  https://www.nuzest.co.uk/LIVELEANHEALTH Get 15% off with my code LIVELEANHEALTH (without worrying about customs)  USA  https://nuzest-usa.com/cycles  Code 15% CYCLESWELLNESS  FOLLOW ME  https://www.instagram.com/liveleanhealth  www.instagram.com/cycleswellness  work with me www.liveleanhealth.com  Stay tuned for our new show: Nutrition Unpacked, with Brenda Davis RD About Maddie  Maddie is the founder of Let's Eat Plants!  Let's Eat Plants encourages anyone who is newly vegan, plant based or curious to learn more about this lifestyle! Maddie herself shares how she is learning new vegan recipes and new ways to cook everyday, and she wants to share those recipes with everyone!  She may not be an expert chef, but she is learning right along with her audience and not shy to trying new things. She thrives to inspire others through her own trials  to make more plant based recipes. Her motto is :"Let's learn more about vegan eating together!"  Follow Maddie on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/@LetsEatPlants  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lets.eat.plants/    Women’s health + holistic living for everyoneWhere wellness meets real lifeFollow, rate & share to support the show 🌿@thewellnesswoman

In this episode I give you a little update of life of late as well as chatting about green powders (friend or foe?), fiber and health in general This episode is sponsored by Lumen  , the most progressive metabolism switching tracker! Use code Cycleswellness for 20% off  Check out my intro to Lumen on You Tube      @Namawell  https://namawell.com/?ref=LIVELEANHEALTH the BEST cold press juicers , blender and milk makers , on the planet with the revolutionary J2 being the most amazing Bulk juicing champion. To get your Nama juicers and other machines at a discount, use code CHANTAL10 for 10% off!    Want to add some extra nutrients to your morning routine? Check out  @Nuzest   EU /UK  https://www.nuzest.co.uk/LIVELEANHEALTH Get 15% off with my code LIVELEANHEALTH (without worrying about customs)  USA  https://nuzest-usa.com/cycles  Code 15% CYCLESWELLNESS    FOLLOW ME  https://www.instagram.com/liveleanhealth  www.instagram.com/cycleswellness  work with me www.liveleanhealth.com  Stay tuned for our new show: Nutrition Unpacked, with Brenda Davis RD Women’s health + holistic living for everyoneWhere wellness meets real lifeFollow, rate & share to support the show 🌿@thewellnesswoman

In this episode of I have the honor of having a returning guest,  Dr Pam Popper who shares her journey, her findings and shed light on aging and the business of hormones Please support the show by buying through my affiliates, follow me on social and like, share and comment so we can grow and invite more and more amazing experts on! This episode is sponsored by Lumen ,the most progressive metabolism switching tracker!  Use code Cycleswellness for 20% off Check out my intro to Lumen on You Tube@Namawell  www.namawell.com the BEST cold press juicers on the planet with the revolutionary J2 being the most amazing Bulk juicing champion. To get your Nama juicers and other machines at a discount, use code CHANTAL10 for 10% off! Want to add some extra nutrients to your smoothies? Check out @Nuzest EU /UK https://www.nuzest.co.uk/LIVELEANHEALTH Get 15% off with my code LIVELEANHEALTH (without worrying about customs) USA https://nuzest-usa.com/cycles Code 15% CYCLESWELLNESS Froya Organics, a wonderful plant based , botanical ski care range that will make your skin glow . use the link below to get your discount : https://froyaorganics.com/?snowball=CYCLESWELLNESSFOLLOW ME https://www.instagram.com/liveleanhealth/ www.instagram.com/cycleswellness work with me www.liveleanhealth.com Listen to our previous episode About Dr Popper Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition, medicine and health, and the Executive Director of Wellness Forum Health. Dr. Popper served as part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell, teaching part of a certification course on plant-based nutrition.She has been featured in many widely distributed documentaries, including Processed People and Making a Killing and Forks Over Knives, which played in major theaters throughout North America in 2011. She is one of the co-authors of the companion book which was on the New York Times bestseller list for 66 weeks. Her most recent book is Food Over Medicine: The Conversation That Can Save Your Life.Dr. Popper is featured as one of the lead experts in a new documentary, Food Choices, which was released in September 2016, and is co-authoring the companion book for this film. She also appears as an expert in several new films which will be released in 2017-2018.Dr. Popper is also a lobbyist and public policy expert, and continually works toward changing laws that interfere with patients’ right to choose their health provider and method of care. She has worked on changing laws in several states, testified in front of legislative committees on numerous occasions, and has testified twice in front of the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.Dr. Pam Popper is a straight-talking professional who is not afraid to criticize national health organizations, government agencies, medical professionals, pharmaceutical companies, agricultural organizations and manufacturing companies, many of whom have agendas and priorities that interfere with distributing truthful information and promoting public health. Dr Popper's website https://wellnessforuminstitute.com2024 courses https://wellnessforuminstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Course-descriptions-winter-2024.pdf Email Dr Popper : [email protected] Books http://drpampopper.com/books/  SOCIAL MEDIAYou Tube https://www.youtube.com/@drpamsnewschannel Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pam.popper/?hl=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drpampopper/    Women’s health + holistic living for everyoneWhere wellness meets real lifeFollow, rate & share to support the show 🌿@thewellnesswoman

In this episode, Brenda Davis RD will be looking at the SDA studies highlighting what nutrients we are needing to focus on when on a vegan diet and why! We are also discussing the new US Guidelines and why scientists are worried about the outcome in the next five years! SDA STUDY 1 https://adventisthealthstudy.org/studies/AHS-1 SDA STUDY 2 https://adventisthealthstudy.org/studies/AHS-2STUDIES REPOSITORY https://adventisthealthstudy.org/studies Please support the show by buying through my affiliates, follow me on social and like, share and comment so we can grow and invite more and more amazing experts on! This episode is sponsored by Lumen ,the most progressive metabolism switching tracker!  Use code Cycleswellness for 20% off Check out my intro to Lumen on You Tube@Namawell  www.namawell.com the BEST cold press juicers on the planet with the revolutionary J2 being the most amazing Bulk juicing champion. To get your Nama juicers and other machines at a discount, use code CHANTAL10 for 10% off! Want to add some extra nutrients to your smoothies? Check out @Nuzest EU /UK https://www.nuzest.co.uk/LIVELEANHEALTH Get 15% off with my code LIVELEANHEALTH (without worrying about customs) USA https://nuzest-usa.com/cycles Code 15% CYCLESWELLNESS Froya Organics, a wonderful plant based , botanical ski care range that will make your skin glow . use the link below to get your discount : https://froyaorganics.com/?snowball=CYCLESWELLNESS  Brenda Davis  is one of the leading plant-based pioneers and an internationally acclaimed speaker. She is widely regarded as a rock star of plant-based nutrition and was referred to as “The Godmother” of vegan dietitians by VegNews.Brenda has been a featured speaker at medical, nutrition, and dietetic conferences in over 20 countries on 5 continents. Her most interesting adventures include a personal consult and lecture for a member of the royal family (and his staff) in Saudi Arabia (with colleague, Dr. Michael Greger), a lifestyle intervention demonstration project for the medical community in Lithuania (with colleague, Dr. John Kelly), and serving as the lead dietitians in a diabetes intervention research project in the Marshall Islands. On her last trip to the Marshall Islands (November 2017), she developed a nutrition education curriculum for kindergarten through grade 6 and trained teachers in all public schools.As a prolific nutrition and health writer, Brenda has authored/co-authored 13 books with nearly a million copies in print in 15 languages. Her most recent works include Plant Powered Protein , with her son Cory and colleague Vesanto Melina, Nourish: The Definitive Plant-based Nutrition Guide for Families(Shah and Davis, 2020), Kick Diabetes Essentials (Davis, 2019), The Kick Diabetes Cookbook (Davis and Melina, 2018), Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive Edition (Davis and Melina, 2014) and Becoming Vegan: Express Edition (Davis and Melina, 2013). Nourish won gold in the 2020 Nautilus Book Awards and was also a Canada Book Award winner. Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive Edition won a 2014 REAL Best of 2014 Book Award and Becoming Vegan: Express Edition won the Canada Book Award and was a finalist and received honorable mention in the Foreward Book of the Year Award. Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive and Express Editions have also received a star rating by the American Library Association as the “go-to books” on plant-based nutrition. And of course Becoming RAWBrenda has co-authored numerous professional and lay articles. She is a past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. Brenda has been promoting plant-based diets since making the transition herself in 1989. Her personal and professional life goals are one in the same – to make this world a more sustainable, more health supportive, and kinder place. Brenda’s work focuses on ensuring that everyone who wishes to be plant-based can succeed brilliantly. In 2007, Brenda Davis was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.Check out Brenda's extensive presentations, interviews an webinars on You Tube Food Guide Canada HERE FOLLOW ME https://www.instagram.com/liveleanhealth/ www.instagram.com/cycleswellness work with me www.liveleanhealth.com  Women’s health + holistic living for everyoneWhere wellness meets real lifeFollow, rate & share to support the show 🌿@thewellnesswoman

In today's episode I am joined by my friend Brenda Davis, RD, who shares her wisdom for women transitioning from peri to post menopause and how we can nourish our bodies to stay healthy and fit in our later stages of live with so much changing in our bodies. Please support the show by buying through my affiliates, follow me on social and like, share and comment so we can grow and invite more and more amazing experts on! This episode is sponsored by Lumen ,the most progressive metabolism switching tracker!  Use code Cycleswellness for 20% off Check out my intro to Lumen on You Tube@Namawell  www.namawell.com the BEST cold press juicers on the planet with the revolutionary J2 being the most amazing Bulk juicing champion. To get your Nama juicers and other machines at a discount, use code CHANTAL10 for 10% off! Want to add some extra nutrients to your smoothies? Check out @Nuzest EU /UK https://www.nuzest.co.uk/LIVELEANHEALTH Get 15% off with my code LIVELEANHEALTH (without worrying about customs) USA https://nuzest-usa.com/cycles Code 15% CYCLESWELLNESS Froya Organics, a wonderful plant based , botanical ski care range that will make your skin glow . use the link below to get your discount : https://froyaorganics.com/?snowball=CYCLESWELLNESS  Brenda Davis  is one of the leading plant-based pioneers and an internationally acclaimed speaker. She is widely regarded as a rock star of plant-based nutrition and was referred to as “The Godmother” of vegan dietitians by VegNews.Brenda has been a featured speaker at medical, nutrition, and dietetic conferences in over 20 countries on 5 continents. Her most interesting adventures include a personal consult and lecture for a member of the royal family (and his staff) in Saudi Arabia (with colleague, Dr. Michael Greger), a lifestyle intervention demonstration project for the medical community in Lithuania (with colleague, Dr. John Kelly), and serving as the lead dietitians in a diabetes intervention research project in the Marshall Islands. On her last trip to the Marshall Islands (November 2017), she developed a nutrition education curriculum for kindergarten through grade 6 and trained teachers in all public schools.As a prolific nutrition and health writer, Brenda has authored/co-authored 13 books with nearly a million copies in print in 15 languages. Her most recent works include Plant Powered Protein , with her son Cory and colleague Vesanto Melina, Nourish: The Definitive Plant-based Nutrition Guide for Families(Shah and Davis, 2020), Kick Diabetes Essentials (Davis, 2019), The Kick Diabetes Cookbook (Davis and Melina, 2018), Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive Edition (Davis and Melina, 2014) and Becoming Vegan: Express Edition (Davis and Melina, 2013). Nourish won gold in the 2020 Nautilus Book Awards and was also a Canada Book Award winner. Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive Edition won a 2014 REAL Best of 2014 Book Award and Becoming Vegan: Express Edition won the Canada Book Award and was a finalist and received honorable mention in the Foreward Book of the Year Award. Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive and Express Editions have also received a star rating by the American Library Association as the “go-to books” on plant-based nutrition. And of course Becoming RAWBrenda has co-authored numerous professional and lay articles. She is a past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. Brenda has been promoting plant-based diets since making the transition herself in 1989. Her personal and professional life goals are one in the same – to make this world a more sustainable, more health supportive, and kinder place. Brenda’s work focuses on ensuring that everyone who wishes to be plant-based can succeed brilliantly. In 2007, Brenda Davis was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.Check out Brenda's extensive presentations, interviews an webinars on You Tube Food Guide Canada HERE  FOLLOW ME https://www.instagram.com/liveleanhealth/ www.instagram.com/cycleswellness work with me www.liveleanhealth.com   Women’s health + holistic living for everyoneWhere wellness meets real lifeFollow, rate & share to support the show 🌿@thewellnesswoman

Season 2 of The Green Life is here—and it’s evolving changing into THE WELLNESS WOMAN! The Wellness Woman expands the conversation to include women’s health, hormonal wellbeing, and holistic living for everyone. Same grounded values, deeper conversations, and a real-life approach to wellness—without the noise, pressure, or confusion.Please support the show by buying through my affiliates, follow me on social and like, share and comment so we can grow and invite more and more amazing experts on! This episode is sponsored by Lumen ,the most progressive metabolism switching tracker!  Use code Cycleswellness for 20% off Check out my intro to Lumen on You Tube@Namawell  www.namawell.com the BEST cold press juicers on the planet with the revolutionary J2 being the most amazing Bulk juicing champion. To get your Nama juicers and other machines at a discount, use code CHANTAL10 for 10% off! Want to add some extra nutrients to your smoothies? Check out @Nuzest EU /UK https://www.nuzest.co.uk/LIVELEANHEALTH Get 15% off with my code LIVELEANHEALTH (without worrying about customs) USA https://nuzest-usa.com/cycles Code 15% CYCLESWELLNESS FOLLOW ME https://www.instagram.com/liveleanhealth/ www.instagram.com/cycleswellness https://www.instagram.com/thewellnesswomanpod/work with me www.liveleanhealth.com  Women’s health + holistic living for everyoneWhere wellness meets real lifeFollow, rate & share to support the show 🌿@thewellnesswoman