We are so excited to have Em Herbert on the DediKate Team, as a Yoga and Pilates instructor. Today you will get to know her more. Em shares her varied and wonderful life story, with a magical love story and how she became a yoga and pilates teacher. But Em's world was also rocked by tragedy. She talks us through how she got through losing her best friend to suicide and how she was able to enjoy life again. Em is a journalist with a magical way with words, so this is an extra special...

Brodie Kane is a NZ media personality and the owner of her own media company. Because she has her own podcast, is a producer of podcasts and has been featured on many, I wanted this one to be a bit different. So today Brodie answers questions from our DediKate members and some more from her mum, Jo Kane. These questions lead to so many insights and interesting topics, that we didn't even get time for her rock bottom and challenges, next time. Brodie is an awesome person, and after this...

In this episode Kate chats to the wonderful Jackie Elliott. Kate met Jackie just a few weeks ago in Victoria for the Rural Women's Day Event, and what an event it was! Jackie founded the event and held the very first one in 2019. Like DediKate was born out of Kate's own struggles, so too was Rural Women’s Day for Jackie. Jackie shares with us her rock bottom and inspires us to give things a go, get out of your comfort zone, not worry about what others think and back yourself. GUEST:Jackie...

Welcome to Season 6 of the DediKate Podcast, it's great to be back into it and we have some fabulous guests lined up from both sides of the ditch! To kick it off Kate and Anna (DediKate Head Trainer) get together to chat about our awesome recent trip to Aussie. We also chat about body image, where we are at with our fitness, kids and life in general. GUEST:Anna McDermid @adapt_fitness_ JOIN DEDIKATE:Not a DediKate Member? Give it a go with your 7 day free trial here and keep up with the...

Steph Threthewey is a born and bred city girl from Sydney, she met her now husband while working for Channel 7 - she interviewed him about agriculture and the rest is history! She moved to rural Tasmania, but had no idea how challenging it would be and how lonely she would become, especially as a new mum, this inspired her to start Motherland Australia, Australia's first ever online rural mother group programme. Today she chats all about her journey. It's a story many will be able to...

Dr Morgan Edwards is an obstetric anaesthetist in Auckland, she runs a website for pregnant women called Your Labour Your Way, she is a mother of 2 and she has over 50,000 followers on Instagram where she educates on pregnancy and birth, covid and many topics. For example on one particular day she was answering questions on sunscreen for kids, cannabis while breastfeeding, obesity discrimination and the easing of covid restrictions. Today she chats to Kate about her work, the challenge of...

Celia Wahnig is the new DediKate Pelvic Health Physio, today Kate gets to know her more. Podcasts are such a great way to get to know someone, there is no way I would ask some of these questions in any other circumstances! Celia lives in Nelson, NZ with her hubby and is expecting her first baby. We discuss all things pelvic health for pregnancy, postpartum and menopause and delve into sex during pregnancy and postpartum. Celia has recently suffered from depression and generously shares...

For the last 5 or 6 years Kate has purchased clothing from Love Knot War, a NZ owned clothing brand, but knew very little about its owner - until now! Today Love Knot War owner and founder Aly Hansen shares all about her love of fashion, how she gave up on it when she lost her best friend to cancer at 16 and the process of bringing her passion back to life. Aly hit a fork in the road where it was either sink or swim, when she went through divorce while pregnant with her 3rd child. She...

Today Kate chats to one of her sister's best friends from high school, Bex Hayman. Bex is the owner and founder of the rural jewellery and accessories brand, Whistle and Pop. Bex has a super interesting story as she used to be a professional singer. As well as delving into this and previous business ventures, Bex shares her motherhood story which includes the grief of losing her brother-in-law to a farming accident, and the family, work, life juggle. Bex was nervous about coming on the...

Hayley is one of our fabulous HIIT and Strength trainers on DediKate. Today we get to know her better and it's a lot of fun! Hayley shares some interesting things about her life, like how she quit her career to become a personal trainer and how she met her husband. We delve into motherhood and have some thought provoking chats about motherhood and the juggle. She also shares her experience with miscarriage. You'll love this chat with Hayley! GUEST: Hayley deBuf,...

Today Kate chats to the owner and founder of Graziher, the highly successful rural women's magazine and community. Claire shares with us the story of how it all began, at the age of only 23 and her journey along the way. She also talks about her move to NZ and her experience with motherhood so far. Claire is also looking at ways to change her routine and add exercise and DediKate.   GUEST: Claire Dunne, Graziher Instagram, Graziher Website   SPONSOR: Season 5 of the DediKate...

Workout for Mental Health starts tomorrow, Monday 15th August. Elle Perriam knows all too well how important it is to look after ourselves and our mental health. Elle shares with us the loss of her partner to suicide and then the mental health challenges she faced as she tried to grapple the intense grief. Incredibly during this time she set up Will to Live, and now the Rural Change programme to help others struggling in rural areas. Elle will inspire you with her passion, courage and...

With Workout for Mental Health starting on Monday 15th August our first couple of episodes are going to be centered around mental health and the charities we are supporting. Starting today with an incredible woman, Kendall Whyte. Kendall is the founder and CEO of Blue Tree Project. Blue Tree Project is having a massive impact, across the whole of Australia (and now NZ and abroad) with the mission of sparking difficult conversations and breaking the stigma around mental health, by painting...

Our last episode of Season 4! Thank you all so much for your support, our podcast is growing and it's thanks to you, our listeners! A great episode to finish on! Christina Perriam is the owner and founder of the beautiful fashion brand, Perriam.  Christina shares with us her inspiration from her childhood and her mother who sadly passed away from cancer when Christina was 30. Christina also reminds us how important it is to treat our bodies well, with her incredible endometriosis and...

Mish Pavone is a DediKate Australian Pilates and Breathwork Teacher, today she tells us about her journey to making this her career. Mish is a mother of two from Melbourne, she shares with us the challenges of becoming a mother, miscarriage and postpartum blues. And how she found herself again through connection and breathwork. Mish will inspire you to connect with yourself, and even chatting to her I got more and more relaxed and intune with my body and breath. We hope you...

Claire Turnbull is a NZ registered nutritionist with a passion for psychology with over 18 years experience. She is a published author with two best selling books, the owner and director of the private nutrition practice Mission Nutrition, and regularly features on Breakfast TV, Fair Go, Seven Sharp and NewsTalk ZB. Claire is also a mother of two and a keen outdoors woman. She is now also the DediKate Nutritionist! Today Claire shares with us how and why she developed eating disorders, the...

Wow. An emotional yet sincerely inspiring episode. Kate chats to the owner of successful Australian rural brand The Grampians Good Co, Amanda. Amanda shares with us her tragedy, that all mothers fear, losing a child.   Amanda is incredible! It's an emotional topic, but she gives hope to all sharing how she has survived and thrived since. She also tells us about her business and its success, and you will leave feeling empowered by Amanda's bravery and attitude.   Thank you Amanda for...

Today Kate chats to DediKate Member and Instagrammer, Caitlyn Hodges. Caitlyn opens up about her many experiences over the last 10 years including her parents divorce, having a baby at 19, a whirlwind marriage and her subsequent mental health challenges.   It was so kind of Caitlyn to share so much of herself and her experiences with us, and she is an absolute inspiration to young Mums! Follow Caitlyn and her family here   **CONTENT WARNING** - This episode discusses suicide, if...

Our first ever male on the DediKate Podcast! Dom Harvey is a former award winning NZ breakfast show host. He shares with us many of the challenges he's faced such as failed IVF. He also shares with us his experiences with running training, his career, marriage and more.   It was pretty funny in that Dom's camera was upside down the whole time, looking like he was about to bungee jump!   Some heart felt moments, some fun and lots of learnings! You're sure to enjoy this one!   Not a...

DediKate Yoga and Postpartum Pilates instructor, Billie, shares with us two of her life challenges. Her traumatic birth story and all about an illness that left her bedridden for a year.   As always, it's through challenges that greatness occurs, with Billie's diagnosis and treatment options leading Billie to completely change her lifestyle and become a Yoga and Pilates teacher.   A great episode, we hope you enjoy.   To find support after a traumatic birth in either Australia or New...

Successful radio DJ, Polly Harding (aka PJ) chats to Kate about her career and challenges on the way including losing her Dad to cancer. We also chat about long-distance relationships, moving back to the farm, pregnancy and more. There's some heart-breaking moments and in true PJ style some hilarious ones as well. We hope you enjoy!   Not a DediKate Member? Give it a go with your 7 day free trial here and keep up with the latest from Kate and the team on Instagram and...

In this episode, 3 DediKate Trainers (and friends) get together to discuss relationships. We share the details of previous relationships and what we learned from them, how we met our husbands, the highs and lows of marriage and times in which our relationships struggled.   We enjoyed this chat and topic and learned new things about each other! We hope you find a nugget in there that's helpful, or just enjoy getting to know us and our experiences more!   Not a DediKate Member? Give it a...

An episode of two halves. Fashion Stylist Lou Heller opens up for the very first time about her separation. There is no blue print for separation and divorce, and everyone has a different experience but we hope this helps others going through this to not feel alone.   Lou then chats all about fashion, she gives us her tips on how to feel amazing in what we wear, the common mistakes people make as well as how her business works.   A super interesting and informative chat, that everyone...

Sophie Hurley is the owner, founder and operator of Honest Wolf, as well as a mother and wife. Honest Wolf was launched in 2020 and has grown massively since then. Sophie and her husband Sam use wool grown on their relatively remote farm in the North Island of NZ to create beautiful and sustainable fashion, accessories and luggage.   Sophie shares with us all about how the business started and why, how it all works and the challenges along the way. A super inspiring chat and it's so great...

Jo Kane is known by many in NZ as the hilarious mum of broadcaster, journalist and influencer Brodie Kane. But Jo is an absolute legend in her own right. To celebrate her 40th birthday (in the 90's) she successfully swam the Cook Straight (body of water between the North Island and South Island for those in Aussie!).   Jo has also competed in many multisport events including the Coast to Coast. Today we chat about these incredible achievements and also discuss her new impending health and...