When faced with adversity we have two choices; 1) to do nothing, and just give up or 2) look at the adversity as an opportunity. If you are willing to step out of your comfort zone and follow your passion into new opportunities, the possibilities are endless. Our Guest for episode 08 is an inspiration to budding entrepreneur and mums across the world. Not even navigating kids, isolation and international time zones could stop Kat and Bec from sitting down and having a hilarious, raw and real conversation with Chef Cynthia Louise.

Topics discussed:
•Chef Cynthia Louise is an Author of 2 plant-based cookbooks, Celebrate Your Sweet tooth and Plant-Based Love Stories, the star of 2 cooking shows on Gaia TV and FMTV, the partner of a global chain of restaurants with serial entrepreneur Roger Hamilton and served hundreds of people on stage and at retreats in Bali with Tyler Tolman. Chef Cynthia Louise has also created her own range of gut-healing food products, online classes and is the bestselling author of 7 recipe books (including 3 books with biochemist Dr Libby Weaver)
•Chef Cynthia Louise talks about returning to school to start her chef’s apprenticeship at age 34, following her passion after adversity and navigating career changes, study and children.
•Kat and Chef Cynthia Louise bond over the juggle of work, study and mum life experiences. Kat’s daughter makes an unexpected appearance as this episode was reordered whilst Kat and her family were in isolation. International time zones, children and isolation wasn’t going to postpone this highly anticipated interview with Chef Cynthia Louise.
•The power of standing in the end result and the energetic alignment towards her career and passion for food in its purest form. Being raised in New Guinea and growing up in a developing country, Chef Cynthia Louise talks about roasting sweet potatoes on the open fire and cooking real whole food.
•The overwhelming experience of going to a shopping centre for the first time and being totally confused by all the labels and health food slogans.
•Bec talks about having to go back to wholefoods, with success, due to health issues.
•Bec asks Chef Cynthia Louise for her take on wholefoods. Chef Cynthia Louise refers to wholefoods as a “trend” and elaborates on the confusion around wholefoods.
•The ingredients of convenient food with easy access in the pantry. Stress around where to start with whole ingredients and going back to peoples own individual food value systems.
•Recommendations around where to start with coming back to wholefoods.
•Body shamming and shifting mindsets to celebrate the parts of the body that are working.
•Gut health, autoimmune disease and the power of food.
•The importance of getting children back into the kitchen. “We know how to eat but do we know how to cook”?
•Building relationships, staying present and celebrating the small things. Changing the mentality to look at health as mind, body and spirit.
•The amazing work of Kat Dawes, coaching and helping others to be present in the now.
•Chef Cynthia Louise’s simple swaps in the kitchen including the use of salt and herbs and spices.
•Swaps with kitchen utensils. Investing in cast-iron as it becomes a legacy. Bec comments on the health hazards of plastic.
•The power of food in making memories. Chef Cynthia Louise shares stories of her dads fruitcake and the “ ratatouille” moment evoked from her Christmas pavlova. Recipes can be found in her latest cookbook.
•Investing in friendships and Chef Cynthia Louise’s pasta nights.





Connect with Chef Cynthia Louise. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chefcynthialouise1/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/ChefCynthiaLouise /
Website: http://www.chefcynthialouise.com/

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