Have You Fed Your Mind Today — Or Just Filled It With Junk?
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Ronit Baras
Ronit Baras is an educator (B. Ed special education) life coach, author, therapist, NLP practitioner, Family constellation facilitator, Reiki therapist, journalist, Justice of peace and motivational speaker.
She specialises in emotional intelligence, with over 35 years of experience in coaching, teaching, presenting, and writing.
Ronit is the author of five books. She has been writing for 38 years and her writing has appeared in educational , health and wellbeing magazines around the world. Her blog “Family Matters” www.ronitbaras.com is a great practical resource for readers already containing over 1600 original articles on personal development, emotional intelligence, education, relationships, family life , parenting, health and wellbeing.
Ronit is highly involved in community building. She was the state director of the Together for Humanity Foundation, Was the school’s program director of the Global Learning Centre and she worked with many organizations around Australia to increase social intelligence health and wellbeing. For her community involvement, she has been nominated for the International Women’s Day Peace award by the Women’s Federation for World Peace and twice for the Australian of the Year award.
🎧 Have You Fed Your Mind Today — Or Just Filled It With Junk? 🧠✨
(And… would you know the difference?)
In this powerful conversation, I dive deep into how ultra-processed foods and ultra-processed information are doing more than damaging our bodies — they’re distorting our thoughts, energy, and emotional health.
From junk food to junk thoughts, your metabolic wellbeing is being shaped by far more than what’s on your plate. It's also what’s in your mind.
Some key themes we unpack in this episode:
- 🔁 My personal transformation from childhood medications to metabolic clarity
- ⚖️ The truth behind the “Magic Pill” myth and emotional roots of ill-health
- 🧠 How thought, feeling, and food are inseparable in your wellbeing journey
- 🚰 Hydration hacks, daily rituals, and a message I share with my own children
- 🧬 Why emotional educa
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Chapters
1. Have You Fed Your Mind Today — Or Just Filled It With Junk? (00:00:00)
2. A Happiness Coach - which helps people understand the why and how to be happy with their feelings (00:01:10)
3. Ultra processed foods (UPFs) leading to Ultra Processed Information - they are not real!!! (00:02:20)
4. Ultra Processed Media - It has no nutrients of wellbeing (00:03:00)
5. Consuming thoughts, energy, and one's health (00:03:30)
6. The body reacts to junk thoughts (00:04:00)
7. My personal journey from childhood - filled with medication, then change (00:04:30)
8. My quest to control my body and mind (00:05:45)
9. The power of emotional education and thoughts (00:06:20)
10. What happens when a medic says - 'if only everyone ate like you' (00:06:50)
11. A personal insight into family health of reversal of illhealth markers (00:07:40)
12. It's not about a lift - it's about new pathways, activating and re-learning the mind. Both the conscious and subconscious mind (00:10:10)
13. Learning the 'how' and the 'why' on one's health (00:12:25)
14. The power of one's thoughts and feelings (00:15:15)
15. The power of nature and nurture (00:15:40)
16. The Serenity Prayer - I cannot change nature but I can change...' (00:16:00)
17. Cortisol - Its impact and perception on the body (00:17:45)
18. Expectations & cortisol (00:18:30)
19. We all want a 'Magic Pill' (00:19:50)
20. The myth of 'Oh, I am exercising therefore can eat what I want' (00:20:40)
21. Cheap fuel - is it really cheaper. Paying the farmer now or the Pharma later (00:21:25)
22. Health issues stem from emotional issues (00:24:20)
23. Hydration tips (00:25:20)
24. My message to my children - "You have to take care of your health' (00:27:10)
25. Love and Fear - All is love everything else is a lack of love (00:29:00)
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