The joy of seeing a 20-year clinic vision come to fruition is enlivening for Reine DuBois. Reine is the Clinical Director, Founder and Senior Naturopath at an integrated medical centre in Byron Bay. Working in isolation can be exhausting for some Practitioners, but Reine and her team of Practitioners, have found that using a 'combined health care’ model, gives their patients the best care during these times. Could this co-ordinated team approach be your dream too? Useful Links: * https://www.thehealthlodge.com.au/

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Episode 30: Reine DuBois – Please Charge Correctly For Your Services

How is managing cancer different to other conditions? What considerations do you, as a Practitioner, need to take on when looking at medical cancer therapy and complementary medicine? Having a dedicated oncology focus in practice is no mean feat. As cancer rates rise, Practitioners are seeing more patients for integrative oncology than ever before. Listen in to Stuart Houghton, in this week’s Best Practice Podcast, as he provides answers to all these questions and more! Useful links: https://www.bodybelieftherapies.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/bodybelieftherapies/

Episode 29: Stuart Houghton – Believe in Yourself

Keonie Moore has gone from initial struggle to strength to strength. Even through the whole COVID-19 experience, her Practice has thrived. So how does she do it? How does she think? What can you learn from a highly successful Practitioner and Entrepreneur who loves being in practice? A lot! Keonie Moore is a Naturopath and founding Director of Remed, one of Australia’s leading Natural Medicine Clinics. Since Remed’s inception in 2009, it has grown in leaps and bounds through the steady referrals from delighted clients and a strong patient retention process. Useful links: * https://remed.com.au/ *

Episode 28: Keonie Moore – You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

Successful Practitioners don’t just suddenly appear; they evolve. Particularly when starting out, the first three to five years can seem overwhelming and an uphill push. In this podcast, Doreen Schwegler shares her journey to success and clinical pearls of wisdom. Doreen is a Naturopath, Medical Scientist, Natural Fertility Specialist, published Author, Researcher and International Presenter who has been helping clients since 1989. Over the past 30 years, she has seen daily mini-miracles by helping people regain health and balance in their lives in a multidisciplinary clinic. But it wasn’t always this way. She started from home with massage and a screen in her home to separate the space where she saw clients from her children. Useful Links: https://alldegreesofhealth.com.au/ https://www.alysbooks.com/Doreen_Schwegler.html doreen@holistichealth.com.au http://www.ifnotdieting.com.au/cpa/htm/htm_home.asp

Episode 27: Doreen Schwegler – Set Goals and Stick at Your Marketing

Have you been wondering whether your Patient Management System software works for you? Are you looking to get a software system to help make your practice more simple? If you answered yes, we suggest you jump on board the latest Standing on the Shoulders of Giants podcast and join Eric and Marianne Fernance for an insightful discussion on SimpleClinic and how it can best serve you in your Practice! SimpleClinic is a patient management system (PMS) that makes clinic simple. SimpleClinic was created by Eric and Marianne Fernance when they saw that there wasn’t an all-inclusive PMS suitable for the specific requirements of Naturopaths, Nutritionists and Herbalists (“Nats, Nuts and Herbies”). Marianne, a Nat and Herbie herself, was frustrated that there wasn’t a system that had all the aspects she needed to run her business seamlessly. So she asked her husband Eric, a software developer, to create her one; and it grew to be now, the preferred PMS of Practitioners throughout Australia and New Zealand…and soon to be the U.S.

Episode 26: Marianne and Eric Fernance - Jump on Board. No One Expects You to be Perfect.

_Can you run appointments in your practice that better serve both you and your patients? You can be more efficient and get better results. You can reduce your chance of burnout. You can truly love and excel at what you do. _ Alexandra takes us through her model of practice in her delightful way that is applicable to online and face-to-face appointment systems as she gets to “know the ins and outs of the duck’s bum.” If you are yet to attend a Metagenics Best Practice event, or have attended, but haven’t put the ‘5 Steps to Your Best Practice’ system in place, now is a prime opportunity to get insight on how you can set this up in your practice. Alexandra Brewster is an Australian immigrant who feels she has had a lifelong calling to medicine. Her story will be familiar to many Practitioners. Her ongoing thirst for knowledge saw her transition through many education platforms, including being only one of seven IFM Certified Practitioners in Australia. *Alexandra’s story is intriguing and engaging and her enthusiasm is infectious. * Please like, share and comment on this episode to help more Practitioners find this podcast and build our connection as an industry and community. Learn more about Alexandra Brewster: - https://www.healinghandsipswich.com.au - https://www.instagram.com/alexandrathenaturopath/?hl=en - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/functional-medicine-with-alexandra-brewster/

Episode 25: Alexandra Brewster - Keep on Being Awesome!

Can our patients negatively affect our emotional and physical health? Burnout in the healthcare industry is a very real consequence of our patient load and the level of care we give. We care for our patients; how about our own self-care? Do you have a framework to ensure you can be the best you can be for yourself, your patients and your family? When you care for yourself, everything gets easier. Listen in as Angela Carroll speaks with Carla Wrenn, an Integrative Naturopathic Practitioner with two decades of clinical experience, the owner of Peninsula Herbal Dispensary in Mornington, Victoria and the creator of Vitae Mosaic, an incredible functional medicine tool for Practitioners. Carla has a focus on complex chronic conditions and integrative oncology and would like to see Practitioners build a culture of supporting each other. Make a cup of tea, sit down in a quiet space and take some time out to listen to this week’s Best Practice podcast. Useful Links and Resources: https://www.carlawrenn.com/ https://www.peninsulaherbaldispensary.com.au/

Episode 24: Carla Wrenn - Dream Big!

With the sudden rush of coronavirus across the globe, and the urgent need to practice social distancing, many Naturopaths, like yourself, have had to pivot their businesses online. Having now done so, you might be wondering what is next and how you can keep your Practice thriving. Learn from highly successful Naturopath, Clinical Nutritionist and Entrepreneur, Shannon Brenton, in this week’s Best Practice podcast, as he shares his advice on just that! Listen in, to find out how you can successfully keep your Practice alive and flourishing during these unprecedented times and into the future. Useful links and resources: 1. https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-travelling-wellness-show/id1188191809 2. https://www.ketoindustries.com.au/pages/about-us 3. https://www.facebook.com/Shannonbrenton/

Episode 23: Shannon Brenton - Work on Your Own Purpose at This Point in Time

In this week’s episode, Angela Carroll sits down with Sarah Di Lorenzo, Clinical Nutritionist and creator of the SDL Method, and explores how Sarah developed her SDL Method programs, how she operates in her clinic and how she joined Sunrise as the morning television program’s favourite Media Nutritionist! So, how did Sarah get to where she is today? Listen in to find out! Useful links and resources: - https://sdlmethod.com/

Episode 22: Sarah Di Lorenzo – Find Your Point of Difference

As we are prompted by COVID-19 rather firmly and urgently to become agile and transition to online appointments, for some Practitioners this is overwhelming and bewildering, for others like Jules Galloway, who have been running online appointments for many years, are taking it all in their stride. Jules, in fact, up until 12 months ago, only ran online appointments from her home in Byron Bay. In this week’s podcast, she generously shares her knowledge and wisdom with us so you too can smoothly set yourself up for supporting your patients in the future. You will see just how straightforward it is.

Episode 21: Jules Galloway – Do not get “Comparisonitis”!

Wow! Chiropractor of the year, Dr Angus Pyke! What a passionate man! Dr Angus Pyke is devoted to teaching Health Care Practitioners heart-centred marketing strategies so they can attract and retain high quality new patients through his Community Influencer membership program and other online courses he has designed. Today, Angela Carroll and Dr Angus Pyke focus on two important aspects of marketing that will help you as a Natural Health Care Practitioner, attract new patients. Listen to this Best Practice Podcast and firstly, discover the importance of, and how to, identify and speak to your ideal patient and secondly, learn more about email funnels and strategies that you can apply in your practice. Lots of great stuff to learn. Grab something to take notes with and let’s get down to business.

Episode 20: Dr Angus Pyke – Find Your Team and Stick With Them

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to practice in a Health Retreat? Today, Jessica Gaunt, a senior Naturopath at Living Valley Springs, and their Naturopathic team manager, John Tobin, join Angela Carroll for a truly inspiring Standing on the Shoulders of Giants episode. Both Jessica Gaunt and John Tobin explore what it is like for a Naturopath to practice in a retreat setting and how it differs to working in a regular practice. Listen in today and find out more about one of Australia’s first health retreat.

Episode 19: Jessica Gaunt and John Tobin – The Guests’ Journey is Inspiring

Peter Mullen is a successful Practitioner in Newcastle, Australia. He has been in practicing as a Naturopath for 30 years and in this time, he has managed to build a large Practice within his community. Join Angela Carroll and Peter Mullen for this week’s Standing on the Shoulders of Giants podcast, as we dive deep into what it means to work as a full-time Practitioner, what has influenced Peter in his career and most importantly, how long-time Practitioners can leave a legacy for newer Practitioners coming through. Want to learn how to increase your confidence in Practice? Listen to this week's Best Practice Podcast with Angela Carroll and Peter Mullen today!

Episode 18: Peter Mullen - Always Have a Business Coach or Mentor

Stand out from the crowd and get some inspiration today with Angela Carroll and special guest speaker Marian Rubock in the next Best Practice podcast, Niche Market is Definitely the Way to Go! This podcast dives deep into how Marian Rubock has blossomed as a Practitioner with a very defined niche. Marian specialises in skin and has built a very successful practice with her very own effective skincare range: LSM. Being in a niche market means there is no price competition. This is important to consider when differentiating yourself and your business in this ever growing, crowded market. Niche marketing is definitely the way to go. Learn how niche marketing would work for you and your business by listening today!

Episode 17: Marian Rubock – Niche Market is Definitely the Way to Go!

Do you have something that you do well that you would like to share with the world? Bronwen Cope has a special interest in stress, anxiety and depression. She believes that “what we consider is stress is so much more than we perceive.” Bronwen, a Naturopath of over 20 years, had a surprising realisation at the International Congress on Natural Medicine one year that she was not herself due to the high levels of stress she was enduring. She struggled to find a long lasting solution so she set out to create one herself. Bronwen spent over two years intensely researching and delved into finding a reproducible and highly marketable system to help her and her patients move from a state of fear and distress to living full and happy lives of achievement. Could this be you? Could you research, create and share a body of work, wrapped up as a marketable program for the benefit of a wider audience? Listen in and get some inspiration.

Episode 16: Bronwen Cope - Spend One Minute a Day Working on It.

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants is a series of Practitioner to Practitioner interviews to inspire, support and mentor the Natural Healthcare practitioner community. It forms part of the Best Practice Practitioner business education project led by Angela Carroll, Naturopath and Acupuncturist, educator, trainer, coach and speaker. Join her as she visits Functional Medicine Practitioners in their clinics where they share their stories, challenges, and successes so we can learn from these industry leaders.

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