The Positive Future For Health Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

✅ Their viral confrontation with Colchester Council and what really happened

✅ Councils’ push to remove cars, promote EVs, and fund 15-minute city agendas

✅ How to speak truth effectively without anger or conflict

✅ The importance of home education and teaching critical thinking

✅ The importance of home education and teaching critical thinking

✅ Why grassroots awareness and unity are key to reclaiming our future

Rachel Mathews and Carinna Cooper famously confronted Colchester Council when they were outraged at the open-tap spending on policies that negatively affect us all. What began as local outrage quickly grew into a national movement when their video went viral, inspiring countless others to question and challenge local authority decisions.

They are proud Colchester residents—with Rachel, an international garden designer when she’s not putting councils straight, now also an avid supporter of home education and empowering the next generation through truth and critical thinking. Carinna is a former Chartered Physiotherapist of 25 years, and now a Structural Balance and Functional Movement Specialist. With her holistic approach, she brings calm insight, attention to detail and courage to every discussion. Between them they help to expose how local policies connect to larger global agendas.

Here, Rachel and Carinna share their experiences and what really happened, revealing the reality behind council operations, EV policies, and the push toward 15-minute cities—and why it’s up to ordinary people to take action and protect their freedoms.

See Rachel's video when she spoke to Colchester Council, with over 9 MILLION views, it's clearly something that interests many https://youtu.be/MKdQpzg4Jos?si=2zsEc9A8K_NOV5ye 

Find them both at Council Watch and what to do to address issues with your council https://www.youtube.com/@CCCwatch 

Rachel Mathews, Author & narrator of Misadventures Book Series! Also Council Watch YouTube. Teaching people how to design their garden at https://www.facebook.com/SuccessfulGardenDesign/

Rachel's contact and books https://www.rachelmathews.uk/accidental 

Talks are hosted by Althea Finch at The PainFree Method, how to be pain free by tuning into you. Find out more here: https://painfreedom.co.uk 

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Jo will be speaking about:

✅ My life as a herbalist

✅ Stress, burnout and fatigue – how this predisposes us to chronic fatigue

✅ Druidry as a way of life. 

✅ Communicating with nature and the quantum field.

Who is Jo Dunbar?

Studied and practiced as a horticulturist in Cape Town because in those days, there was no such thing as a herbalist in our communities, so I thought that I would grow herbs, if I couldn’t heal with them. This was useful because now I grow many of my medical herbs which I turn into tinctures, oils, teas and glycerites. In Cape Town, I was involved in landscape design mostly.

Qualified as a medical herbalist in 1999, and immediately went on to do an MSc in Complementary Therapy Studies, with a focus on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 

I studied other modalities such as Advanced Clinical Aromatic Medicine, Animal Healing, Hypnotherapy. 

I follow the Celtic Druid path, but I since I come from Africa, and return often, I love to speak with the local Africans about their spiritual practices, which are extremely similar to our Celtic spiritual practices. 

Full Circle – Recently involved in designing a Welsh medical-magical garden at Jesus College, Oxford. 

Contact Jo – 

Website and join the newsletter  www.botanicamedica.co.uk Facebook www.facebook.com/Botanica-Medica-306502976074179/ Email info@botanicamedica.co.uk

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✔️Reconnecting to ancient wisdom for modern living. With Pagans, Celtic Druids, Egyptians, Romans and more.

✔️Ancient wisdom from an Egyptian tribal elder and knowledge she gained from the meeting.

✔️Ancient festivals that we celebrate today! - Beltane, equinoxes, solstices, Halloween and more.

*This talk includes a demonstration to clear emotional blockages with a body scan and guided celestial connection.

Who is Joanna Bristow-Watkins?

Joanna developed her own healing system: Ryad Sekh Em. Tuning into the person getting their story, a body scan, connecting to their energy field.

Mentioned topics on the talk:

Books, business travel, healing, Japanese Reiki, Seichem (Egyptian Reiki), 1,000,000 Angel books sold! The Egyptian connection, Tera Mai, Hakim - power word, Khem, 360 different senses - taste, touch etc are just the first 5! The Anch. Nature and connecting with the land. Earth, fire, water, air elements. Getting us back to our roots. Seers, Sirius, Isis, Osiris, Nefertem, Sun Gods Ra, Amun, Anubis Carnelian, Camael, Mars, Lions Gate, celtic druids.

Joanna offers:

Monthly Meditations.

Information about the new and full moons.

Connecting through the plants, trees and animals.

Courses for healing or more learning.

Angels, Crystals, Violet flame.

Readings, energy body scan, past lives.

121 healing.

Blog of ancient festivals Celestial forecast.

Contact Joanna:

https://harmonyhealing.co.uk

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Darren talks about:

✅His personal Reiki journey – from learning to now teaching others

✅The impact of Reiki on his day-to-day life

✅How Reiki empowers self-healing and personal growth

✅The importance of continuous learning and guiding others on their paths

✅Blending Reiki with massage to create intuitive, holistic treatments

Who is Darren Burke?

Darren Burke is a Reiki practitioner, teacher, and intuitive healer whose life was transformed by the power of Reiki. What began as a personal journey of self-discovery soon became a calling to help others unlock their own capacity for healing. Reiki opened doors within Darren he didn’t even know existed, giving him the tools to support people on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels.

Passionate about guiding others, Darren now teaches Reiki up to teacher level and blends it with massage to create deeply intuitive treatments. His approach empowers clients to connect with their own innate healing ability, releasing stress, strain, and imbalance so they can return to a state of flow and wellbeing.

Through his work, Darren is committed to making Reiki accessible, practical, and transformative—not just as a healing practice, but as a path back to the true self.

Darren talks about his Reiki journey in terms of both learning and now teaching others. He’ll share how Reiki has impacted his day-to-day life, how it empowers self-healing and personal growth, and why continuous learning and guiding others is so important to him. Darren also blends Reiki with massage to offer intuitive, holistic treatments that support balance and wellbeing.

My website is www.justfortoday.live

Email darrenburke100@hotmail.com 

Darren offers treatments in Bristol and at many events around the UK 

TEL: 07951 987175

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In addition to Reiki healing, I blend Reiki with massage to offer intuitive treatments. I also teach Reiki all the way up to teacher level.

Jikiden Reiki UK Association

https://www.jikidenreikiuk.com/places/darren-burke/

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🧠Her book on dementia and how it came about.

🧠Neurodevelopment and working with children since 2007.

🧠How the brain develops neurotypically

🧠Eye involvement in dyslexia regarding muscles and nerves

🧠Heavy metal detox.

Mother of two sons, the older one diagnosed with severe dyslexia at 6. Sue refused to accept nothing could be done so I researched, and discovered neurodevelopment which helped him. Since then I have helped thousands of other families with spectrum issues; and I now train others in eurodevelopment. Author of several books, the latest is Brain in a Jar dementia prevention and heavy metal detox. Now dubbed the child brain whisperer, Sue's work has global reach. 

She lives in Suffolk by the sea. 

She shares about her book and how it came about - neurodevelopment and working with children since 2007. and covers how the brain develops neurotypically; Eye involvement in dyslexia regarding muscles and nerves; and heavy metal detox.

Website Www.brainbuzzz.co.uk

Mobile 07730188536

My shop https://brainbuzzshop.com/

Link tree https://linktr.ee/brainbuzzz

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🎬 His film The Book of Vision — exploring the evolution of the doctor–patient relationship.

💬 How storytelling and art can reveal truth and bridge divided perspectives.

💊 The need to restore empathy and trust in modern medicine.

🌍 Why questioning narratives and seeking truth is vital to human freedom and healing.

Robin Monotti is an architect, filmmaker, and outspoken truth advocate dedicated to expressing truth and disrupting false narratives when something feels wrong. Known for his thought-provoking cultural and philosophical insights, Robin uses film and art to explore deeper questions about humanity, health, and freedom — inspiring open dialogue and critical thinking through creativity.

I met Robin at Camp Out 2023, hosted by Dan Austin-Gregory and Pete Lawrence, where he was presenting Carlo Hintermann’s film The Book of Vision. Starring Charles Dance, Lotte Verbeek, and Sverrir Gudnason, this beautifully crafted film explores the timeless relationship between doctor and patient, flowing seamlessly between past and present. A thought-provoking, artistic journey through time — where healing is not only practiced but profoundly sought.

Available on Sky, Amazon, Google, Apple, and Rakuten.

Telegram t.me/robinmg

Twitter https://www.instagram.com/robinmonotti/

Substack https://substack.com/@robinmonotti

Camp Out https://www.campout.live

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❤️How touch through bodywork can have such a profound effect on the body and mind and how a transformation can take place in you.

❤️How our lives affect our bodies as we age – on our muscles and joints, internally and never having an outlet to release. From birthing babies, to menopause, family or work flare ups. Not agreeing with the political things going on in the world and feeling helpless for it.

❤️What are the different treatments I offer and how can they help women in menopause.

Who is Nafisa Mustafa?

A "Transformational Body Worker" and working in various healing modalities for 24 years. I am constantly learning and evolving with the forever changing world around us. It is my passion to connect with women on a deeper level through the healing touch of massage and reflexology. I work with sound bowls, bells, crystals and healing to enhance their treatment journey. For me massage goes deeper than just rubbing muscles to release tension, it feels like a free flowing dance on the body. Taking you away from your logical brain to the inner you.

Women are sensitive souls that need nurturing and brought back into their power (empowerment) from a forever changing body. Sometimes with emotional flare ups they can sometimes feel defeated. From birth, teens, childbearing motherhood and the wise women phase of glorious menopause and into older age. I offer a safe space for women to be nurtured and cared for through the power of touch. 

Contact Nafisa:

WEBSITE WWW.NAFISA.CO.UK

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/NafisaTherapy

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/transformational_bodyworker

Talks are hosted by Althea Finch at The PainFree Method, how to be pain free by tuning into you. Find out more here: https://painfreedom.co.uk 

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🍌About my debut memoir – Hot Banana

🍌Standing up against government tyranny

🍌Russia/Russian

🍌Comedy and satire

🍌Music/song writing

🍌Things I’ve learnt about the discipline of writing

Abi Roberts is a comedian, writer and podcaster whose irreverent commentary on political and moral issues has grabbed the establishment by the balls. Last year, her first book We The People: Letters From Dystopia garnered global recognition. She has written for Standard Issue, Spiked, The Conservative Woman and The Times. She has released two albums, Taste the Rain (2002) and Beached (2008). 

As a stand-up, Abi has regularly played major comedy clubs, toured the UK, sold out critically acclaimed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and received 5 star reviews for her Russian show Anglichanka.

In 2021, Abi became a regular panellist on Talk Radio and GB News. In 2022, she started her own podcast Abi Daily. She has been a guest on several high profile podcasts including Bring the Fire (Ickonic), The Delingpod, The Lotus Eaters and Hearts of Oak. In June 2023, she was arrested ‘for swearing’ outside the UK Covid Inquiry. 

Abi is a Russian speaker and an Orthodox Christian.

Substack https://abiroberts.substack.com/

Get her books lulu.com

X https://x.com/abircomedian

Talks are hosted by Althea Finch at The PainFree Method, how to be pain free by tuning into you. Find out more here: https://painfreedom.co.uk 

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Join Jane Hedgewitch as she shares her passion for herbal wisdom, forgotten hedgerow healing, and reconnecting with the spirit of nature. From wild garlic to hawthorn tinctures, Jane reveals how to bring the magic of the countryside into your daily life—through food, foraging, and soulful connection with the land.

🌱Explore forgotten hedgerow healing and timeless herbal wisdom

🌱Forage wild foods like elderflower, wild garlic, and nettles

🌱Discover the spiritual side of living in tune with nature

🌱Learn what it means to be a modern hedge witch

🌱Find simple ways to reconnect with the land through ritual and mindfulness

Jane Hedgewitch is a modern hedge witch, wild forager, and guardian of herbal wisdom. For over a decade, she’s inspired others to reconnect with nature through foraging, wild swimming, and her beloved meditation circles. From crafting hawthorn and amanita tinctures to teaching about the healing power of nettles, elderflower, and wild garlic, Jane blends the practical and the spiritual—reviving the forgotten hedgerow healing and timeless herbal wisdom we’ve lost since the Industrial Revolution.

Through her talks, workshops, and twice-monthly gatherings, Jane helps people see the countryside with fresh eyes—awakening curiosity, sovereignty, and a deeper sense of belonging to the natural world.

Jane sends products by post to you.

She lives and sells her products around Lewis, Brighton and Hove.

Email janehedgewitch@gmail.com

Phone 07867 745 930

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jane.hedgewitch.5

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✔️The root cause to all disease

✔️The Gut microbiome 

✔️The truth about cancer - Parasites 

✔️Detoxing and replenishing 90 essential Nutrients everybody needs Alternative longevity treatments: Including Methylene blue with Infar-red light therapy.

In 2013 I had an emergency double heart by-pass  surgery I was given the standard protocol for heart disease of many medications and told I would be on these for life.  Two years later, I had Cancer and a full hysterectomy. The side effect of all these medications contributed to me feeling worse, I lost my character and suffered many side effect including brain fog. That's when I decided to take my health into my own hands to find the root cause. Why did I have heart disease and cancer. I started listening and reading as much as I could from functional medical doctors all over the world regarding natural alternatives.

I made myself beyond well and stopped all pharmaceuticals by 2018. I then started sharing my knowledge with others. 

I have a clinic, and there is an initial 2 hour consultations from there I put individual protocols together,  Holding their hands along the way and not only advising them what to take to replace these toxic meds but sharing all the proof and information as to why I recommend these safer alternatives. Still today, every day I listen to some form of information from various platforms, to educate myself.

Email: sarahanndadvar@yahoo.co.uk 

Mob: 07746 218 531

I have never advertised or had a website as clients recommend me and this has been wonderful free advert to know I have helped and they have shared.

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