"In a crisis it is natural to want to be with one another in a messy collective…but for people living alone at the moment that is not possible."

Sarah Wilson

“There is an empowerment that comes from knowing your dosha and understanding your stress response.”

Ellen Carr

"In the current environment getting kids offline and in the outdoors learning should be a priority."

Sarah Durack

"Learn one new skill, something that will help you not be so reliant on the system."

Robyn Rosenfeldt

“The brain in a positive state is 31% more productive than a brain in a stressed, neutral or negative state.”

Louise Miller

“Soften in to screen time and manage your expectations around it.” In this hostful chat, Brooke and Ben talk about screens, Covid and what the future holds.

“What we need now more than ever, is compassion and grace.” We dive head-first in to the realities of Covid and how slow living has helped us navigate the strangest of strange times.

“The roots of self-care lie in underserved communities that recognised no-one else was going to care for them.”

“Look beyond books, podcasts and movies and find time to focus on what slow living means for you.”

Carl Honore

“Values help unravel problems and tricky situations. You look at things differently when you look at them through the lens of your values.”

“It’s not until you bring people together that change actually happens.”

Since returning to Australia and moving in to a new home, we've found there's a lot of curiosity about our stuff. Or more specifically, whether we've accumulated a lot of it since settling down.

“It’s much better to have five minutes of discomfort by saying no, than having months of resentment.”

“If we really want to change the world, we need to slow down.”

Katie Patrick

Is there a link between the rise in consumerism, the endless advertising messages and the increase in body image issues? Kali Gray believes the answer is a resounding yes.

“What’s right about you? What’s working well? Where are you whole? What does feel good? Let’s start to amplify that rather than marketing to your pain points.”

Meg Berryman

Erin Rhoads is a low-waste living genius and drops all kinds of knowledge nugs on us in this episode.

“My definition of balance has failure in it.”

Jacki Carr

In the last hostful of 2019, Ben and I look back over what has been a massively transformative year for both of us.

Can you live slow if you’re someone who enjoys being busy? What if you’re a Type A, go-getter? Or someone who prides themselves on setting goals and kicking them every single time?