Selfdom Dominique Elissa

Today is all about how to find beauty from within. Gut health is such a hot topic in the wellness world at the moment, but today’s guest has been a pioneer in bringing its importance to the forefront. 
I am so excited to have Carla Oates on the pod today! Carla is the founder of the beauty chef, a wellness brand that is leading the way at brining awareness of the link between beauty, gut health and wellbeing. A little background knowledge on Carla, she worked as the beauty editor foer some Australia’s top magazines, she was shocked by all the toxins in our products, and moved more into the natural beauty space. We talk a lot about endocrine distruptors on the podcast, but this was in the early 2000s so Carla really was ahead of the game! This passion led to the creation of the beauty chef which if you follow me, you know is a non-negotiable in my routine.
During covid i got really Carla’s cook books and her journey and her story truely put me on my own wellness path. I am so so grateful to have her on the pod today. 

Today is all about natural medicine, how we can heal our gut, balancing our hormones, endocrine disruptors and so much more. As I’ve mentioned before, gut health is something I have struggled with through out my life, and recently getting off the pill has brought some more in-balances so I am very excited for this guest!
Todays guest is Bianca Melas. A clinical naturopath and Alo Yoga’s pilates instructor! This girl glows, she oozes kindness too and is just a great role model for women. 

Welcome back to Selfdom beautiful humans. A safe place to learn and get inspired to live your healthiest and most fulfilling life!
We have a very special guest this week on Selfdom. It’s my incredible partner in life Tom! 
This man has many credentials, above all is he the most caring and genuine human on earth. Apart from that he specialises in breathwork, he’s a dedicated meditator, teaches purpose courses as well as created his own community called the elephants. 
We thought it would be fun to answer your questions on today’s pod. We got some about us, about breathwork, relationship advice and more. 

Today’s episode is one that I am really excited for, because it aligns to a big change in my life. I have been on birth control for a decade, and for fear of breaking out and other side effects, I haven’t gotten off it. 
A little bit about my own experience, I was put on the pill when I was 15 and didn’t really have a choice or know much about it. My mum had been on it for majority of her life, and she made me go on it for contraception.
At the time the only risks we knew of were potential blood clots. I am 28 now, and I have made the decision to get off the pill for a number of reasons. The main one is that I have chosen to be as natural as possible when it comes to what I feed myself, so it feels right to become better intune with my 28 day natural cycle. 
I genuinely feel like I owe it to myself as an act of self love. In all honesty I am scared to get off it becasue I don’t really know myself without it. This is why today’s guest couldn’t have come at a better time. 
A lot of you may know Sarah Cooper for her instagram @scoopitup. A little bit about this power house, Sarah is a clinical nutritionist aswell as a pilates instructor who is well studied in how to move and nourish at different stages of our cycle. I personally feel like no one ever taught me anything about this and I am excited to be bringing this knowledge to the forefront. People like Sarah are my favourite to follow because I always learn and get inspired by her content.

Today’s episode is all about finding your flow state! I discovered this term when I was reading The Art of Impossible by Steven Kotler, and have since dived deep into ways to live in flow.
I am sure a lot of you are wondering, “Dom what is this flow state?” The term Flow state was created by Mihaly Csikszentmihályi in the 1970s - referring to flow state as being so immersed in the joy of their work or activity “that nothing else seems to matter.” To me it is when you’re living with so much purpose, that the world seems to be working for you and with you. You feel light, a lot of effort can seem effortless, and you are really in the groove.
The best example of being in flow is when we look at Athletes. They are so in their zone on the court that they are not thinking about anything else, they are hyper focused and fixated on what they need to do.
So today’s episode is all about helping you find your flow state! This has been a real game changer for me, it has in all honesty changed my life and i’m excited to dive deep into the episode.

Today I will be chatting to the founder of The Pilates Class, Jacqui Kingswell! I am genuinely so excited for today because when I started Selfdom and created a vision board, Jacqui was a dream guest!
We will be chatting all things Pilates! Pilates was invented around 100 years ago, and it is becoming an increasingly popular form of exercise. I practice pilates 3-4 times a week. It is my go-to training because it leaves me feeling long, mobile and releases all those happy endorphins after class! Jacqui has been at the forefront of pilates popularity, and has helped to bring confidence to so many women globally! 
Jacqui chats about her journey postpartum, what she does to feel good, balancing work/mum life and so much more! A truely inspiring conversation.