pumpkinsoup

I have something to tell you + spicy thai pumpkin soup recipe

Just a few short years ago I was overweight, lethargic and seriously unhappy. I experienced every symptom under the sun and was in and out of hospitals with a ton of different illnesses. I was lacking direction and purpose and I absolutely despised the person looking back at me in the mirror.   And then [...]

rainforest1

6 things I adore right now

By Candice Aiken. It’s that time again to give some shout outs to 6 things that are currently lighting up my new life. Here are 6 things I am truly grateful for and adoring the pants off right now: 1. Kiva Last Christmas, I was absolutely stumped as to what to get my Dad for [...]

WARNING Your Bathroom Habits Are Harming You

WARNING: Your Bathroom Habits May Be Harming You!

By Curtis Aiken. Let me tell you about my new favourite toy. Ok, well it isn’t exactly a toy, it’s a stool you place in front of the porcelain throne so you can put your feet up while you poop. Whoa, hang in there. I am going somewhere with this, I’m not just talking shit… [...]

Hempsmoothie

Hemp & Coconut Smoothie Recipe

In my farewell email to my workmates a few weeks back, I made a joke about needing a bit of sympathy because my new worries living in the middle of a rainforest would now include protecting my beloved pooches from being eaten by the local python. Having never been to our new house, nor the [...]

Is there life before death

Is There Life Before Death?

By Curtis Aiken. If your life as it is now isn’t bringing you joy, what would be different if you were living in a way that is true to who you really are? Once you’ve answered that question, and I recommend that you do, take a moment to acknowledge that right now, you are exactly [...]

Easter

My top 9 healthy chocolate recipes for Easter

When I was younger, Easter was one of my favourite times of year – even moreso than Christmas! I’ve always had a rather large sweet tooth and I could eat chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner… still to this day – and I have done this very recently (with my new recipe for a ‘raw [...]

slow down

Why I can’t slow down or switch off

By Candice Aiken. Its 1am as I write this… my head is spinning and I am wide awake, could be that I’m high on olive leaf extract, vitamin C and garlic, or it could simply be that I am still in my old way of being and unable to switch off or slow down. I [...]