Low Tox Life

Ever been told “You’re so strong… You’re so resilient” but it feels like you’re not? Well, you could actually just be good at ‘enduring’ and today’s guest wants to help you feel like you can move through difficult chapters and truly feel resilient and strong.

Dr. Suzan Song is a Harvard- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist and medical anthropologist who has worked with families and people facing crisis around the world. She is the author of Why We Suffer and How We Heal, exploring how narrative and everyday rituals help us build resilience in uncertain times.

You’ll learn:
What making meaning from difficult experiences or events looks like
The difference between endurance and resilience
When to move on from the phase of ‘this is bad and feels unfair’
How to build a powerful family legacy through generations
The role of rituals in resilience

And more. I truly hope it helps,

Alexx Stuart
Your Host

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?
Show #390 Somatics: How to Make your Journey Real and True with Irene Lyon, MSc.
Show #405 It’s not you, it’s your nervous system: How to tell the difference with Jessica Maguire
Show #352 – Psychologist Alex Howard Says It’s Not Your Fault
Show #447 The Biology of Trauma: Uncover, Understand, and Heal with Dr. Aimie Apigian
Show #271 – Melanie Salmon: Healing Trauma with QEC
Show #240 – Dr Carrie Rigoni: Vagus Nerve Health for Babies, Kids, and Parents

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: www.suzansong.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsuzansong
Book: https://bit.ly/4c5Jla2

Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!

@waterscofilters with an additional 15% off their BIO POT 500 5.25L with code LOWTOXWATER - take all the bad stuff out + keep all the deeply hydrating minerals IN with 13 stages of filtration. (Ensure you tick ‘one time’ and not the default ‘subscription’ when adding to cart) https://bit.ly/4fQZqPp

@weledaaustralia with 25% off site-wide at weleda.com.au code LOWTOXLIFE to stock up on faves or make your first exciting low tox swaps - enjoy!

@ausclimate is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs if something resonated! I love to see your thoughts, genuinely!

Want to support the Low Tox Life podcast?
Free option: Leave a 5 star review wherever you listen to Low Tox Life - thanks SO much!
Paid + Member PERKS: Join the Low Tox Club - monthly practitioner live masterclasses, a suite of low tox store discounts from around the world and the most supportive and lovely chat group on all low tox topics on the internet: Check it out and join here for just the price of a coffee per month!
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Be prepared to be excited to clean your home. I’m not joking, PJ, this week’s guest will have this effect on you!

So chill, so relaxed, so non-judgemental about your priorities and situation, yet so incredibly knowledgeable and nerdy when it comes to the finer points of what effectively cleaning parts of your home really entails.

PJ Harlow is a long time online friend, both having gone through mould illness and become gravely ill due to ongoing hidden exposures. She is an incredible consultant now in the building and remediation space and is also trained in biological and forensic cleaning.

We cover
Cleaning tools - tips and tricks for having the right tools for the job.
The difference between cleaning and disinfecting
The level of ‘clean’ you should be aiming for in a regular home
Engaging professionals to clean your A/C systems - red flag/green flag tips!
Dust busting
Areas in your home you may have missed!
Cleaning product ingredientsfor effectiveness - and what to avoid
Cleaning mould out of clothes

And… somehow even more!

I hope you love the show - share it with a cleaning friend nerd!

Alexx Stuart
Your Host, Low Tox Life

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: www.pjharlowwellness.com
https://stan.store/pjharlow
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pjharlowwellness
PJ Harlow's Guide to Cleaning Theory
Get 20% off. Use code LOWTOXLIFE
Get it here: https://stan.store/pjharlow/p/pretty-little-guide-to-cleaning

Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!

@waterscofilters with an additional 15% off their BIO POT 500 5.25L with code LOWTOXWATER - take all the bad stuff out + keep all the deeply hydrating minerals IN with 13 stages of filtration. (Ensure you tick ‘one time’ and not the default ‘subscription’ when adding to cart) https://bit.ly/4fQZqPp

@weledaaustralia with 25% off site-wide at weleda.com.au code LOWTOXLIFE to stock up on faves or make your first exciting low tox swaps - enjoy!

@ausclimate is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2026, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs if something resonated! I love to see your thoughts, genuinely!

Want to support the Low Tox Life podcast?
Free option: Leave a 5 star review wherever you listen to Low Tox Life - thanks SO much!
Paid + Member PERKS: Join the Low Tox Club - monthly practitioner live masterclasses, a suite of low tox store discounts from around the world and the most supportive and lovely chat group on all low tox topics on the internet: Check it out and join here for just the price of a coffee per month!
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Did you know the ocean contributes at least 50% of the world’s oxygen?

We often talk about what’s happening on the land in farming on the podcast - but what’s happening in the oceans, in both fishing and farming, also deserves our attention, as Alistair and I tease out in this show - the parralels are striking regarding what’s going on in both globally.

Alistair Allen has been an activist since he finished high school, working his way up to Captaining a Sea Shepherd ship and is now Antarctic and Marine Campaigner at the Bob Brown Foundation.

He’s also incredibly skilful at explaining the full picture of a ‘bad thing’ and all of the downstream effects harming people, animals and the planet. We talk:

Krill Fishing and the havoc it is wreaking on Antarctica and beyond
Ocean Current Slowdown and Why This Matters
Factory Farming of Salmon and the devastating impact in Tasmania and globally.
What we can all do to change both consumer habits and lend our signature and voice to these issues.

I hope you find this helps you understand the “factory fishing and farming” happening in our oceans, looking at these two different, yet connected, issues. I learned SO MUCH.

Alexx Stuart
Your Host

Want to learn more and connect with the work the foundation are doing?
Website: www.bobbrown.org.au
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Bobbrownfoundation

Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!

@waterscofilters with an additional 15% off their BIO POT 500 5.25L with code LOWTOXWATER - take all the bad stuff out + keep all the deeply hydrating minerals IN with 13 stages of filtration. (Ensure you tick ‘one time’ and not the default ‘subscription’ when adding to cart) https://bit.ly/4fQZqPp

@weledaaustralia with 25% off site-wide at weleda.com.au code LOWTOXLIFE to stock up on faves or make your first exciting low tox swaps - enjoy!

@ausclimate is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs if something resonated! I love to see your thoughts, genuinely!

Want to support the Low Tox Life podcast?
Free option: Leave a 5 star review wherever you listen to Low Tox Life - thanks SO much!
Paid + Member PERKS: Join the Low Tox Club - monthly practitioner live masterclasses, a suite of low tox store discounts from around the world and the most supportive and lovely chat group on all low tox topics on the internet: Check it out and join here for just the price of a coffee per month!
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Katie Hendricks is a gift of a human who has been a PhD psychologist and movement therapist since 1975. How special to have her here guiding us in a time where most of us feel affected in some way by the current state of the world and the sense that things are harder in our day to day lives.

We cover movement exercises, pain and tension ‘detective work’ and explore differences between anger, fight, fear, contempt and integrity and connection that is up for invitation to co create a better world for all.

This is for the “I’m so scared right now”, the “I’m a bit lost” and the big thinkers alike.

I can’t wait to hear what you think and I do hope you find it deeply helpful,

Alexx Stuart
Your Host

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?
Show #382 Genius wisdom to help you in all areas of life, with Gay & Katie Hendricks

Jessie Buckley, Hamnet - A move Katie recommends to lean into grief and sadness to move through it.
Fear melters: Learn more about Fear, its expressions here: https://hendricks.com/resources/body-intelligence/fear-melters/
and what to do when experiencing fear:
https://foundationforconsciousliving.org/big_leap_home/coming-home-to-yourself-through-fear-melters/

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Websites: foundationforconsciousliving.org, hendricks.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@hendricksinstitute
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hendrickscommunity/

Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!

@waterscofilters with an additional 15% off their BIO POT 500 5.25L with code LOWTOXWATER - take all the bad stuff out + keep all the deeply hydrating minerals IN with 13 stages of filtration. (Ensure you tick ‘one time’ and not the default ‘subscription’ when adding to cart) https://bit.ly/4fQZqPp

@weledaaustralia with 25% off site-wide at weleda.com.au code LOWTOXLIFE to stock up on faves or make your first exciting low tox swaps - enjoy!

@ausclimate is giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and they have some fab Mother’s Day offers already that your code LOWTOXLIFE works over and above! https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me when you share the show!

Want to support the Low Tox Life podcast?
Free option: Leave a 5 star review wherever you listen to Low Tox Life - thanks SO much!
Paid + Member PERKS: Join the Low Tox Club - monthly practitioner live masterclasses, a suite of low tox store discounts from around the world and the most supportive and lovely chat group on all low tox topics on the internet: Check it out and join here for just the price of a coffee per month!

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Dr Brad Leech, PhD, first joined me on the show (#437) for a discussion to update the record on a common practice when addressing pathogens: “weed, seed, feed” which he believes can cause further damage.

In this episode, we explore Autoimmunity and the 4 main ‘feeder lanes’ into it, drawing on the thousands of hours Brad has spent researching it during his PhD and beyond.

We cover
Leaky Gut
Dysbiosis in the gut
Immune dysregulation
Systemic Inflammation
Gut testing: What is ‘good’ testing?
Essential nutrients in an autoimmune picture and how to ensure quality supplements.
Why we can’t label some foods as inherently ‘good for you’ based on certain farming factors that can change a food’s make-up.
Microbes of note in the research that can contribute to healing, disease or both, depending on how much there is in the gut

And MORE

I hope it’s helpful for you or someone you know.

Alexx Stuart
Your Low Tox Life podcast host

Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?
Show #287 – Dr. Gary Kaplan: Why You’re Still Sick And How To Get Better
Show #78: Dr Terry Wahls on her MS diagnosis, autoimmune conditions and the Wahls protocol
Show #360 Complex Chronic Illness: A Unique Puzzle With Dr Ben Reebs
Show #293 – Taking A Tour Of The Immune System And How Best To Support It With Jules Galloway
Show #344 – Dr Anshul Gupta On Reversing Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: www.drbradleech.com
NERVA - Private health - Monash Gut Hypnotherapy - https://www.nervahealth.com/au
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DrBradLeech

Thank you to this month’s show partners for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!
@waterscofilters is giving you an added saving off their sale price, giving you 27% off their BIO 500 5.25L benchtop filter until April 30 - Perfect for couples/small families. Head to waterscoaustralia.com.au - Use code LOWTOXWATER - a market leader for 40 years, they filter everything bad out, including PFAS/microplastics, and ensure trace minerals are kept IN for deep hydration.

@ausclimate is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate

Be sure to join me on Instagram @lowtoxlife and tag me with your shares and AHAs if something resonated! I love to see your thoughts, genuinely!

Want to support the Low Tox Life podcast?
Free option: Leave a 5 star review wherever you listen to Low Tox Life - thanks SO much!
Paid + Member PERKS: Join the Low Tox Club - monthly practitioner live masterclasses, a suite of low tox store discounts from around the world and the most supportive and lovely chat group on all low tox topics on the internet: Check it out and join here for just the price of a coffee per month!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.