Innehållsförteckning för Issue 1 från WellBeing Wild

Welcome, wild ones. We have so much to say but, first, give thanks to the ones who came before us. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live. We recognise their continuing connection to the land, water and community and pay our respects to the elders — past, present and emerging. Their ways have taught us to draw deeply from the living wisdom that surrounds us — the trees, plants, soil, air and ocean — for it is there that we can be truly wild. Hello, marvellous human. What you’re holding is the inaugural edition of WILD, a new publication for the curious, the trailblazers, change makers, paradise creators and belief shakers. Thank you for picking us up and fondling our pages. We’re certain…

What is gut health anyway? Gut health is more than just popping probiotics, sipping kombucha and experiencing an absence of bloating. According to the journal article “Gut Health: A New Objective in Medicine?”, published in Biomed Central Medicine (March, 2011), five major objective criteria apply to provide the basis for what gut health is. These criteria are: 01 Normal digestion and absorption The effective digestion and absorption of food means that you successfully absorb water, food and minerals from your gut or gastrointestinal tract (GIT). It means you have a normal transit time (how long it takes food to move from your mouth to your anus), regular bowel movements and normal stool consistency. It also means that you have an absence of abdominal pain and that you experience gastrointestinal illness…

Breathe It may sound basic but deep breathing is key to telling your wild mind that it’s not in real and present danger, thereby activating your nervous system’s rest response. Try breathing in to the count of four. Hold for one. And exhale to the count of six. Repeat as necessary. Dropping an anchor When anxiety overwhelms you, it can be helpful to pull yourself out of your head and into your physical senses. Take a minute to look around your immediate environment and notice five things you can see, four things you can touch (or feel on your skin), three things you can hear, two things you can smell and one thing you can taste. Call it out Start cultivating awareness of what anxiety feels like in your body…

Perhaps unbeknown to you, your favourite pair of leggings or that racerback singlet you love aren’t usually great for the environment. Standard leggings, the ones you wear from workout to coffee, are usually made from nasty synthetic materials such as polyester, nylon or lycra. Synthetic fibres are made from fossil fuels and are much more energy intensive than natural fibres. Due to their synthetic nature, they’re non-biodegradable and can take up to 200 years to decompose, if at all. Synthetics also release microfibres, or small plastic particles, into the water when washed. Microfibres make their way into the ocean, are digested by fish and then introduced into the human food chain. In other words, if you eat fish, you’re likely to be consuming harmful plastic particles that will outlive you.…

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australians buy an average of 27 kilograms of new textiles each year and discard approximately 23kg into landfill. Of that, two thirds are man-made synthetic fibres that may never break down. This horrifying statistic demonstrates just how much influence you, the consumer, has. Not sure where to start? • Look at your personal spending habits. Do you really need those extra clothes? If you do, choose wisely and spend your money supporting brands that are heavily invested in changing the impact fashion has on the environment.• Use apps such as Good On You. Good On You, an app that rates brands on their ethical and sustainability practices, makes it very easy to see what brands you should or shouldn’t be supporting.• Support rental companies.…

Books Beneath the Skin VARIOUS, WELLCOME COLLECTION Naomi Alderman says, “We think of ourselves as a single, unitary, contained within this envelope of flesh; everything inside the outline of ours skin is ‘us’. And yet …” Each body has a different story to tell, so who better to tell them than some of the world’s finest writers? Beneath the Skin shares 15 different pieces originally commissioned, performed and broadcast as part of the BBC Radio 3 series A Body of Essays, which was produced by Kate Bland. Each writer explores a different body part: intestines, womb, nose, brain, lungs and many more. Beneath the Skin, often comical and unexpected, is a unique and mysterious voyage through the fascinating landscapes of the body. KD Warndu Mai (Good Food) REBECCA SULLIVAN &…

Welcome to WILD, a new publication for the curious — the thought leaders, belief shakers, paradigm shifters and paradise creators. WILD is for those going against the grain, swimming upstream, standing boldly in the arena, asking the hard questions and doing the prickly work — on themselves and the way they create their lives. It’s for those who resist the status quo and believe wholeheartly in change, doing everything that they can to create it. It’s for those who embrace the murky unknown, despite how uncomfortable it might make them feel. Ultimately, we exist to reawaken the wild within you. Does this sound like you, or does this sound like someone you’d like to be? As you are right now, you’re spectacular |— but you’re also a work-in-progress. Getting wild…

In your kitchen, you’ll find some of the best and safest skin-nourishing ingredients that Mother Nature has to offer. We share a few of our favourite DIY skincare recipes that are good enough to eat. Top skin-loving ingredients from your kitchen cupboards Olive oil Olive oil Olive oil has long been recognised for its health and beauty benefits. Olive oil is a particularly rich source of mono-unsaturated fatty acids, which makes it very hydrating when applied topically. It can help restore the skin’s natural pH and is recommended for people with dry skin. Cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil is rich in potent antioxidants and vitamin E, which helps protect the skin from oxidative damage and premature ageing. It also helps to improve the skin’s ability to repair and renew. Applying olive…

Did you know that most clothes purchased get under five wears each? Let’s just think about that for a second … T-shirts made from synthetic petroleum-based fibres spewing micro-plastics into the air in their trillion particles, cotton T-shirts that take several thousand litres of water to produce and jeans that someone in Bangladesh was paid 20 cents a day to painstakingly work on, only for them not to even be able to feed their families. We’re not even giving the clothing the courtesy of wearing it to death to somehow redeem ourselves and at least make it last a while before hitting PayPal or Afterpay on our next online purchase. It’s very clear the system is broken. It’s also clear we don’t have the tools to fix it. When I…

What is a quality you love about yourself and another you love about your work? Gosh, what a hard question to answer! I would have to say, I love my ability to grow and change as needed and to not give up on my vision. I love that my work is changing lives; every time I see our education tracker click over another week of education, it just motivates me to keep going and do more. How did Justice Denim first come into conception? Starting an ethical denim label was an idea I had toyed with for some time. I have been very interested in learning more about ethical fashion and production ever since the Rana Plaza collapse [Bangladesh, 2013], but it wasn’t until I saw a small documentary on…

Carlotta and Georgina, what is a quality you love about yourselves and one you love about each other? Georgina: I made a promise to myself at least 15 years ago that I would always stick to my word. There’s nothing more hurtful, annoying or selfish than to say something and not stick to it, no matter how big or small. Carlotta: I am a lover of living your best life. You only have one shot at it, so I want all my friends, family and myself to live each day to the best of their ability and be happy G: A quality I love about working with Carlotta … I love her contagious energy! Also, her desire to have the most amazing attention to detail in terms of design, look…

What do you do regularly to connect with the ‘wild woman’ within - the essence of who you truly are? There is nothing more grounding than walking barefoot and connecting with the earth. I am lucky to get to live on Sydney’s Northern Beaches which is a beautiful part of the world and just love when I get to walk my dog along the beach and taking some time for myself as often as I can. What was the initial vision for Nourished Life? Nourished Life started as a blog back in 2011. I had decided to go completely toxin free and wanted to share all of these amazing natural products that I’d found to replace my mainstream makeup, skin care, supplements and cleaning products. Has Nourished Life changed over…

What do you both love the most about your work? Our work is mainly guided by our inspirations, our experiences or our feelings. We both feel very lucky to create things that we love and in which we find ourselves every day. This freedom of creation allows us to explore the world and make the small details of everyday life exciting. Illustration offers us an infinite palette of topics and mediums to explore. When and where was Sacrée Frangine born? We grew up in Paris and have been friends since primary school. After our studies, we both worked as art directors in design agencies in Paris. Sacrée Frangine was born about three years ago, around a mint tea on a pink sofa, motivated by no specific idea but a strong…

Absolution Le Baume No more chapped or dry lips, just a soft, smooth and kissable pout. Le Baume provides long-lasting hydration for your lips and protects them against environmental aggressors such as the wind, sun and cold. Absolution Le Baume is perfect for all seasons. You can find more at The Organica Emporium. theorganicaemporium.com.au; absolution-cosmetics.com Minimum Wines Minimum is a new organic wine company from Alister, Matt and Lentil Purbrick. Their concept is simple: an ode to nature for people who think, feel and wonder. From a 125-acre (50.5-hectare) organic vineyard on the banks of the Goulburn River, the brand is focused on organic, minimum-intervention winemaking, natural growing principles and true sustainability from vineyard to (and inclusive of) the bottle. minimumwines.com Nourished Life Since 2012, Nourished Life has been Australia’s…

What is a quality you love about yourself and one you love about your work? I love that I’ve mastered the art of manifestation. I’ve created a lot of freedom and time for myself in life to enjoy and do stuff that I love, and I believe it’s because I am powerful at manifesting. I love that my work is literally all about sex — it’s so much fun! Working for myself is the ultimate freedom. What is sexology? How does it apply to people in relationships (monogamous or otherwise) and those who identify as single? Sexology is the study of sex. As a sexologist, my mission is to motivate others to feel sexually empowered and free. Sexology is inclusive of everyone — all styles of relationships, gender and sexual…

Experiencing a full-body contraction on the long walk to the birth suite isn’t a moment many women would remember fondly. But for Rachel Burke, the multidisciplinary artist whose latest collection of iconic tinsel coats have been snapped on the likes of Ke$ha and Mindy Kaling, that was also the moment she received the notification from Instagram that her account (@imakestagram) finally hit 100,000 followers. “It was really funny because I was mid contraction, in a whirlwind of pain and I was shouting, “I got my blue tick on Instagram,” she shares. When her artistic profile expanded as rapidly as her pregnancy, Rachel found herself at a common crossroads for female creatives. “I’ve worked so hard for 10 years to get to this point,” she says, cradling her seven-week-old son Hugo…

Once upon a time, self-help hardbacks emblazoned with Hollywood smiles and positive affirmations promised the world they could rid themselves of the resistances that plagued them. Those toothy-grinned gurus led the way to the current culture of fetishising self-improvement — and social media has only compounded this perilous quest for perfection. What began as self-examination has warped into self-loathing, fuelled by an industry that profits from telling its followers they’re not rich enough, thin enough, successful enough or productive enough. These woefully unrealistic expectations have bred a system of inadequacy, where personal development has taken on a sadomasochistic role of pushing too far and punishing yourself for mistakes barely made. You’re not meant to jump out of bed at 5am, run a half-marathon, drink a superfood-packed green smoothie, read every…

I’m going to bet that at some point along your yoga practice, you’ve thought about becoming a yoga teacher. You might love yoga because it has helped you become a better version of yourself. It might be a safe haven for you in an otherwise concrete jungle. Or it may have taught you how to love yourself. And now you’d like to share yoga with the world. Whether you’re looking to turn a passion into a career or want to earn some extra cash doing something you love, here we look at what it means to teach the ancient Indian practice, from the lens of a yoga teacher. You’ll find no rose-tinted glasses here. Some fun facts Yoga Journal released an article in 2016 estimating that the global yoga industry…

You can gain excellent insight into your overall health and wellbeing by tuning in and taking note of your period. Your body communicates to you through certain signs and symptoms — so what is your period telling you? The most common gynaecological complaint experienced by adolescent women is pain during menstruation, which is known as dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea refers to painful menstruation with no other underlying condition detected; it usually begins in adolescence and is experienced by up to 90 per cent of women. Symptoms include cramping and sharp pain in the abdomen, lower back and down the legs, as well as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, fatigue, fever, headache or light-headedness. Secondary dysmenorrhea refers to pain that is associated with an underlying condition such as endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, intrauterine devices,…

How do you live a wild and meaningful life? Through travel. We are constantly exploring the great outdoors as a family. Travel is a constant learning experience for us. Being at one with nature and stepping away from distractions enables us to experience a constant state of wonder. We love to journey off the beaten track, discovering coastlines, forests, mountains. Experiencing unspoilt beauty fuels our passion to fight for and protect this incredible planet we live on. What are the core values behind Arnhem? On the surface is a desire to create beautiful, vibrant, feminine clothes that make women feel confident and carefree. But at the heart of Arnhem is sustainability, which influences every decision we make from design through to delivery. Through sharing our sustainability journey, we hope to…

The work/speaking at an event dress • I wear the one dress, time after time, for every speaking gig until it dies. I had a wonderful polka-dot dress that got 56 wears, then the next, which wasn’t as durable a fabric, getting 27. The current one is on 32 wears with no signs of wear and tear yet, so perhaps it will beat the first one! The working-from-home/hanging about/coffee catch up clothes • Two pairs of jeans: 1 light, 1 dark• 1 pair of cotton pants• 4 T-shirts and 4 long-sleeve shirts• 2 pairs of socks• 2 pairs of slip-on sneakers in different colours/styles The workout option • 2 pairs of bottoms• 2 T-shirts• 1 singlet• 1 hoodie• 2 pairs of gym socks•1 pair of trainers The posh do or…

Devastatingly, the planet has to pay a hefty price when it comes to fashion. In 2018, luxury British fashion label Burberry was caught destroying more than $AU50 million worth of unsold clothes, accessories and perfume all in the name of “protecting its brand”. Perhaps the most disheartening fact of the matter is that Burberry isn’t the only brand doing it. It is now public knowledge that luxury brands everywhere are destroying unwanted items to prevent them from being stolen or sold cheap and devaluing the company’s upmarket reputation. While it seems that this may be news to consumers, it has been happening in the fashion world for a very long time. According to fashion insiders, destroying clothing is “inevitable” for a system that churns out billions of items a year.…

Personal Prescription from Sans [ceuticals] Have you heard of Sans [ceuticals]? The company creates pure multifunctional tonics for hair and skin without the addition of any harmful or unnecessary ingredients. The Sans team understand that purity cannot take the place of results so, to get the most out of their remedies, they offer a Personal Prescription service. By completing a short survey, the highly qualified team get to the root of your concerns and offer skin and hair solutions to target your individual needs. I decided to put their Personal Prescription to the test. I often experience oily roots and dry ends when it comes to my hair, so the Sans team suggested I try the Balancing Hair Wash and Hydratant (conditioner) plus the Activator 7 Body + Hair +…