The RAISE Podcast

This week on The RAISE Podcast, we're joined by naturopath, nutritionist and children's health expert Lucinda Miller, founder of NatureDoc and author of Brain Brilliance.

 

With over 30 years of clinical experience, Lucinda has supported thousands of families navigating ADHD, autism, anxiety, ARFID, sleep challenges and emotional dysregulation through a root-cause approach to children's health.

 

Together, we explore why so many children are struggling today, the role nutrition and nutrient deficiencies can play in brain development and behaviour, and the practical steps parents can take to better understand and support their child's unique needs.

 

In this episode, we discuss:

- Why anxiety, poor sleep and emotional dysregulation are becoming increasingly common in children

- The connection between gut health, nutrition and brain development

- The nutrients Lucinda most commonly sees children lacking, including omega-3, magnesium, iron, zinc, vitamin D and choline

- How nutrient deficiencies can affect attention, learning, mood and behaviour

- ARFID, fussy eating and why restrictive eating is often more complex than "picky eating"

- Functional testing, including stool, urine and hair analysis, and how these tests can provide insights beyond standard blood work

- The role of heavy metals, gut health and environmental factors in children's wellbeing

- Practical ways parents can support neurodivergent children at home

- Why there is always hope, and why small, targeted changes can make a meaningful difference over time.

 

Whether you're raising a neurodivergent child, navigating unexplained symptoms, or simply want to better understand how nutrition influences children's health, this episode is packed with practical insights and compassionate advice that will leave you feeling informed, empowered and hopeful.

Follow Lucinda here: https://www.instagram.com/naturedockids/?hl=en 

Thank you for listening! Follow or connect with We Are Raise here:
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Thanks to our sponsors of this season:
Healf Bloods — comprehensive at-home blood testing that turns guesswork into a clear picture of your health. https://healf.com/WEARERAISE
Epetōme — leading market synbiotic to properly care for your gut health. 30x more effective than a standard capsule And the only probiotic we take. Use code RAISE10 for 10% off at epetome.com/Raise
Sweet Bee — beautiful organic wellness products for the whole family, including their cult-favourite Sweet Sleep Magnesium Butter. Use code RAISE for a discount sitewide at sweetbeeorganics.com
Past sponsors we still swear by — codes included:
Alba Health — at-home gut health testing that helps parents understand their child's microbiome. Code RAISE for 10% off at albahealth.com/RAISE
GlycanAge — an advanced biological age test that reveals how your body is really ageing. glycanage.com
Bon Charge — science-backed wellness tools for better sleep, recovery and energy. Code RAISE for 15% off at uk.boncharge.com

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This week on The RAISE Podcast, we're joined by Amelia Stuart Short to explore the unconventional wellness and motherhood practices that have shaped her life and family. From a traumatic start to adulthood and a powerful journey through recovery, spirituality and personal transformation, Amelia shares how those experiences led her to question the status quo and create a life rooted in intuition, intentionality and trust.

Together, we dive into some of the "unhinged" wellness practices Amelia swears by, including red light bulbs at sunset, avoiding sunglasses, fascia work, tongue-tie release, nervous system support, low-tox living and creating a home environment that works with our biology rather than against it.

We also explore Amelia's deeply personal experiences with pregnancy and birth, including conscious conception, home birth, trusting the body, and learning to tune out external noise in favour of inner wisdom.

Follow Amelia here - https://www.instagram.com/femininemothering/reels/

 

Thank you for listening! Follow or connect with We Are Raise here:
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Thanks to our sponsors of this season:
Healf Bloods — comprehensive at-home blood testing that turns guesswork into a clear picture of your health. https://healf.com/WEARERAISE
Epetōme — leading market synbiotic to properly care for your gut health. 30x more effective than a standard capsule And the only probiotic we take. Use code RAISE10 for 10% off at epetome.com/Raise
Sweet Bee — beautiful organic wellness products for the whole family, including their cult-favourite Sweet Sleep Magnesium Butter. Use code RAISE for a discount sitewide at sweetbeeorganics.com
Past sponsors we still swear by — codes included:
Alba Health — at-home gut health testing that helps parents understand their child's microbiome. Code RAISE for 10% off at albahealth.com/RAISE
GlycanAge — an advanced biological age test that reveals how your body is really ageing. glycanage.com
Bon Charge — science-backed wellness tools for better sleep, recovery and energy. Code RAISE for 15% off at uk.boncharge.com

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This week, it's just us. No guest, no expert... just an honest conversation about the topics we find ourselves discussing most often behind closed doors!

We talk about trusting your intuition as a parent, questioning systems that no longer feel aligned, navigating school with a neurodivergent child, homeschooling, birth, co-sleeping, social media, modern motherhood and learning to make decisions that feel right for your family, even when they go against the norm.

We also open up about some of the personal challenges we're navigating right now, from supporting loved ones through health struggles to letting go of expectations, identities and timelines we once thought life would follow.

This episode is a reminder that you don't have to do things the way everyone else does, that it's okay to question, and that sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is trust yourself!

 

Thank you for listening! Follow or connect with We Are Raise here:
https://www.instagram.com/weareraise
Thanks to our sponsors of this season:
Healf Bloods — comprehensive at-home blood testing that turns guesswork into a clear picture of your health. https://healf.com/WEARERAISE
Epetōme — leading market synbiotic to properly care for your gut health. 30x more effective than a standard capsule And the only probiotic we take. Use code RAISE10 for 10% off at epetome.com/Raise
Sweet Bee — beautiful organic wellness products for the whole family, including their cult-favourite Sweet Sleep Magnesium Butter. Use code RAISE for a discount sitewide at sweetbeeorganics.com
Past sponsors we still swear by — codes included:
Alba Health — at-home gut health testing that helps parents understand their child's microbiome. Code RAISE for 10% off at albahealth.com/RAISE
GlycanAge — an advanced biological age test that reveals how your body is really ageing. glycanage.com
Bon Charge — science-backed wellness tools for better sleep, recovery and energy. Code RAISE for 15% off at uk.boncharge.com

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This week we're joined by mother-daughter duo Margo and Roxy Marrone, founders of the conscious skincare brand EyeAm.

Together, we explore what is really inside many of the beauty and skincare products we use every day, why ingredient awareness matters, and how stress, thoughts and lifestyle habits can impact everything from our hormones to our skin. We also dive into the fascinating connection between the nervous system and skin health, the rise of neurocosmetics, and why true wellbeing goes far beyond what we put on our skin.

In this episode we discuss:

Roxie's journey through hormonal acne and PCOS

The hidden ingredients found in many beauty products

What "clean beauty" actually means

The connection between stress, hormones and skin health

Why mindset and self-talk may be more powerful than we realise

The role of lifestyle habits in healing

Building a conscious beauty brand together as mother and daughter

Raising children with a healthy relationship to beauty and self-worth

Faith, purpose and finding deeper wellbeing

Follow EyeAm here: https://www.instagram.com/eyeam/ 

 

 

 

Thank you for listening! Follow or connect with We Are Raise here:
https://www.instagram.com/weareraise
Thanks to our sponsors of this season:
Healf Bloods — comprehensive at-home blood testing that turns guesswork into a clear picture of your health. https://healf.com/WEARERAISE
Epetōme — leading market synbiotic to properly care for your gut health. 30x more effective than a standard capsule And the only probiotic we take. Use code RAISE10 for 10% off at epetome.com/Raise
Sweet Bee — beautiful organic wellness products for the whole family, including their cult-favourite Sweet Sleep Magnesium Butter. Use code RAISE for a discount sitewide at sweetbeeorganics.com
Past sponsors we still swear by — codes included:
Alba Health — at-home gut health testing that helps parents understand their child's microbiome. Code RAISE for 10% off at albahealth.com/RAISE
GlycanAge — an advanced biological age test that reveals how your body is really ageing. glycanage.com
Bon Charge — science-backed wellness tools for better sleep, recovery and energy. Code RAISE for 15% off at uk.boncharge.com

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week we sit down with Nikolina Lauc, co-founder of GlycanAge, to explore the science of biological ageing and why your health is about far more than just what you eat.

This conversation challenges the traditional view of wellness and dives into how your stress, relationships, hormones and lifestyle are directly shaping how your body ages at a cellular level.

We explore how biological age can now be measured through inflammation markers, what accelerates ageing (often unexpectedly), and why personalised health is the future.

From the impact of emotional stress and trauma, to the role of hormones, weight, gut diversity and modern lifestyles, this episode connects the dots between your internal world and your long-term health in a way that’s both eye-opening and empowering.

You’ll learn why there is no one-size-fits-all approach to diet or health, how chronic inflammation develops silently and what you can start doing today to support your body, not just for how you look, but how you function and feel long term!

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This episode is sponsored by Alba Health, an at-home gut health test that helps parents better understand their child’s microbiome and overall wellbeing. With personalised insights and expert nutrition guidance, Alba supports digestion, immunity and everyday health. Learn more at albahealth.com/RAISE and use our code for 10% off your order.

This episode is sponsored by GlycanAge, an advanced biological age test that measures inflammation and immune health to help you understand how your body is ageing on the inside. Discover powerful insights into longevity at glycanage.com.

This episode is sponsored by Bon Charge, creators of science-backed wellness tools designed to support better sleep, recovery and energy. From red light therapy to blue light blocking glasses, explore their range and get 15% off with the code RAISE at uk.boncharge.com.

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Thank you for listening! Follow or connect with We Are Raise here:
https://www.instagram.com/weareraise
Thanks to our sponsors of this season:
Healf Bloods — comprehensive at-home blood testing that turns guesswork into a clear picture of your health. https://healf.com/WEARERAISE
Epetōme — leading market synbiotic to properly care for your gut health. 30x more effective than a standard capsule And the only probiotic we take. Use code RAISE10 for 10% off at epetome.com/Raise
Sweet Bee — beautiful organic wellness products for the whole family, including their cult-favourite Sweet Sleep Magnesium Butter. Use code RAISE for a discount sitewide at sweetbeeorganics.com
Past sponsors we still swear by — codes included:
Alba Health — at-home gut health testing that helps parents understand their child's microbiome. Code RAISE for 10% off at albahealth.com/RAISE
GlycanAge — an advanced biological age test that reveals how your body is really ageing. glycanage.com
Bon Charge — science-backed wellness tools for better sleep, recovery and energy. Code RAISE for 15% off at uk.boncharge.com

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.