Ep 33 Anthia Koullouros : Apothecarian, slow living maven

For all the fad diets, juice fasts and dogma out there,  few health advocates keep it as real as Anthia Koullouros.

Anthia is one of Sydney's original nose-to-tail, soil-to-plate, no-BS Naturopaths who was questioning supplements and sipping bone broth before it was cool. She's an author, speaker, educator and Apothecarius (listen in to see what that brilliant term entails) who weaves science, spirituality, feminism and self care like an absolute master -- yet never takes herself too seriously.

This chat with Anthia was particularly timely, catching her right on the cusp of big business and life changes which she was gracious enough to share with us.

You'll leave this convo feeling like you've received a big, warm bear hug from a wise woman who just gets it.

SHOW NOTES

• Her instinctive herbalism spurred by Cypriot ancestors
• Her apothecary origins where women could be healers
• Her attraction to the humble weed and the essence of healing wholly
• Breaking into naturopathy when it was a ‘fringe alternative’
• Why we should be applying our food seasonality sensibility to herbs and opting for the real deal rather than pharmaceuticals
• Her concerns that holistic medicine is becoming more like western medicine in how it is used and expected to perform
• The growth in holistic health since covid
• The role ritual plays in recentering and reconnecting with yourself and community
• Why she shuts the door at work between 4 and 4.30
• Taking care of herself as the ‘bow and arrow’ foundation of self
• Creating a symbiotic relationship with the natural world
• The value of reconnecting with the nervous system before making decisions
• The spontaneous desire to autocorrect 
• The difference between head and heart decisions
• Tools to get out of ourselves so we can get into ourselves
• Why the natural world has a place in everyone's healing path
• Craving simplicity and reducing over-complication
• Normalising ritual - especially for women 
• Having the discipline to NOT get on your screen to fill in the gaps
• Actively doing things differently in business
• Why she is here to be of service - to bring clarity, to unscramble the confusion, at human scale
• Why success is in the sublimely simple; connecting, longevity, belonging, the beauty of truth
• Avoiding groundhog day
• Moving into new chapters without feeling overwhelmed
• Cooking weed pie

LINKS YOU'LL LOVE

How to Get Well -- Paavo Airola
Anthia on Instagram
Apotheca by Anthia
Anthia online

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