Resources
Life stuff
I absolutley LOVE everything that Danielle puts into the world.
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This is her official bio from her website:
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"Danielle LaPorte is a member of Oprah’s Super Soul 100, a group who, in Oprah Winfrey’s words, “is uniquely connecting the world together with a spiritual energy that matters.”
She is the creator of The Desire Map series, “A heart centered approach to finding your true power”. The book has been translated into ten languages, a day planner system, a multimedia course, a Top 10 iTunes app, and workshop and coaching programs with leaders in 15+ countries. She’s also the author of White Hot Truth: Clarity for keeping it real on your spiritual path, and The Fire Starter Sessions: A guide to creating success on your own terms, which also spun off into a coaching curriculum.
She was a bartender, an apartment manager, a nanny, and eventually… she ran her own publicity agency, and a future-studies think tank studying trends for the likes of the Pentagon and the World Bank. Now, she writes poetry and speaks about conscious living. She’s also a mother to a teenage son.
Named one of the “Top 100 Websites for Women” by Forbes, over 5 million people a month visit DanielleLaPorte.com for her regular #Truthbombs and poetry, and what’s been called “the best place online for kickass spirituality.” Marianne Williamson refers to Danielle “as a bright light in the modern priestesshood.” Eve Ensler calls her “a force field of energy, wonder, humour, and love.”
Danielle’s charities of choice are VDay: a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls; and charity: water, setting out to bring safe drinking water to everyone in the world.
She lives in Vancouver, Canada. You can find her on Instagram @daniellelaporte.
Read my longer, extremely unofficial bio here.
My favourite podcasts
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The Broken Brain (wide variety of topics on health and life)
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Danielle LaPorte (beautiful thoughts and stuff about life)
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Dear Sugars (awesome relationship advice)
Sarah Jenks (for how to be your authentic self)
Karrie Myers Taylor (for astrological info. Do yourself a favour and also get a birthchart reading. SO enlightening!)
Russell Brand. Has the MOST interesting opinions on all things spiritual and also political. Really digging him right now!
Going.Zero.Waste - Kathryn Kellogg. A very inspiring account about how to live a less wasteful life.
Zerowaste.Japan - another inspiring account with great ideas for easy swaps and other lifestyle tips for going zero waste.
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Animal Organisations doing some amazing things
SPCA Mutare. Always there to pick up the pieces - such a great animal rescue organisation. See their Facebook page for further info or call 02020 63679.
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The Twala Trust Animal Sactuary. In Harare. See their Facebook page for stories about Horace the Vervet Monkey and the Waggly Tails club. So heart-warming.
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Follow them on Instagram for the latest wildlife rescue and putting away of bad guys!
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(Vets for Animal Welfare Zimbabwe)
They do the most unbelievable spay and neuter campaigns, donkey outreaches and lots of other outreach work animal welfare work.
You can follow them on Facebook too.
Crafty stuff
The Yarn Barn
Chisipite Shops
(upstairs, above Porto's Takeaway, near the Post Office)
Harare
Zimbabwe
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Tel: +263783176786
Do you know of any other shops?
Let me know so I can add them here!
Local (Zim-based) holistic health resources: my top 3 recommendations
Naturopath
For a holistic approach to health and wellness, Dr Nyarai is one of the good ones!
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She has also created a range of homeopathic tinctures called the Blue Range available from the African Apothecary.
Intuitive Counsellor and
Qi Gong Teacher
Trishie is one of the most gifted and intuitive counsellors I've ever had the fortune to work with.
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She is an expert in EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), Reiki, Psyche-L and of course is a very gifted Qi Gong teacher.
Eva Landos
Pilates Instructor
Classes offered and also home visits.
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Eva is a natural teacher and will help you get a strong core in a matter of weeks.
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Call/ Whatsapp her for more details.
Other resources
My top 10 (or so) books that have changed my life:
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Eat Pray Love - Elizabeth Gilbert. A story about following your heart.
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The Desire Map - Danielle LaPorte. How to live life according to how you want to FEEL.
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The Body Says No - Gabor Maté. Discussing the link between childhood trauma and chronic illness.
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Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods - Lara Briden ND. The book I WISH I'd had 20 years ago!! Talks about ALL the things you will ever need to know about your hormones.
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The I Quit Sugar series of books by Sarah Wilson. Brilliantly researched and easy recipes to follow.
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The Calling - 3 Fundamental Shifts to Stay True, Get Paid, and Do Good - Rha Goddess. I'm still making my way through this book but it's awesome if you want to get to the nitty gritty of your purpose here on Earth.
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Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. - BJ Fogg. A must read if you want to change your life by adding in behaviours you want and deleting behviours that are no longer serving you.
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Health At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight. This book calls out diet culture and will change the way you think about how we think about weight. Very liberating!
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The Crossroads of Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion by Elle Luna. Powerful little book about how to decide which fork to choose, when you get to that inevitable crossroads in life.