Anthia Koullouros

02/03/2026

Cultural Deprogramming is the Work of Unlearning the Inherited Script of Womanhood

I notice something in the clinic, and I notice it in myself. Women come to me describing their bodies in the language of malfunction. Something has shifted, therefore something must be wrong. Their menstrual cycles change in their forties. Their energy no longer sustains the pace it once did. Their weight redistributes despite no dramatic dietary shift. Their sleep becomes lighter, more fragmented. And almost immediately, the conversation turns toward correction. How do I fix this. What will balance it. What supplement restores what has been lost.

The underlying assumption is rarely examined. Change is interpreted as decline. Variation is interpreted as error.

Even as a practitioner trained in health & healing, I can feel how deeply this reflex is embedded in our collective thinking. The vocabulary of repair is automatic. Tighten. Tone. Regulate. Optimise. Reverse. We speak about the female body as though it exists in a perpetual state of near failure, requiring vigilant management in order to remain acceptable.

So I want to pose a more destabilising question.

What if this narrative was never truly about your health.

Read the rest on my Substack...

In this edition…

1. Healing: Cultural Deprogramming

2. Reverence: “I Just Want to Feel Like Myself Again”

3. Exploring: Healing As Act Of Rebellion

Read on here https://anthiakoullouros.substack.com/p/how-to-holistically-heal-cultural

24/02/2026

Join me for something special this Sunday. Apologies for the late notice on this one!!

I will be part of a beautiful Women’s Day Retreat on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, called "HER BLOOM — a day for the female essence" this Sunday from 10 am to 3 pm. It is a truly glorious event. I have been invited to share my health and nutrition knowledge, and there are so many other wonderful offerings included throughout the day.

A pause for a day...

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Only five spots remain.

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24/02/2026

Ep 9: Cultural Deprogramming: Reclaiming a Woman’s Mind, Body & Spirit

Patriarchy taught women to see their bodies as objects to be judged, corrected, and controlled.
Capitalism saw profit in that pain, turning insecurity into an industry disguised as “self-care.”

In this episode, we talk about how these systems shape our relationship with our bodies, and how reclaiming that relationship becomes an act of liberation.

Watch this weeks episode on my website or YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_GSxfFnsqE
Listen via Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

From the things we tell ourselves to how we view our health and worth, patriarchy, colonialism, and capitalism have embedded themselves in our daily lives. I...

23/02/2026

Ep 9: Cultural Deprogramming: Reclaiming a Woman’s Mind, Body & Spirit

So many women move through life believing their bodies are unpredictable, untrustworthy, or flawed, but what if the body was never the problem at all?

What if our discomfort comes from a culture that taught us to distrust our instincts, silence our rhythms, and shrink ourselves to fit expectations?

In this episode of This is How We Heal Podcast, I explore how patriarchy, colonialism, and capitalism shape the way women see themselves, and how cultural deprogramming becomes a pathway back to self-trust, intuition, and inner freedom.

Watch this weeks episode on my website or YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_GSxfFnsqE
Listen via Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

From the things we tell ourselves to how we view our health and worth, patriarchy, colonialism, and capitalism have embedded themselves in our daily lives. I...

19/02/2026

From the things we tell ourselves to how we view our health and worth, patriarchy, colonialism, and capitalism have embedded themselves in our daily lives. In fact, even our most empowered acts of self-improvement can actually be disguised obedience.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into what we’ve been told and taught about being a woman, being beautiful, being good, and being well, including:

Recognising how patriarchal, colonial, and capitalist systems impact women's self-perception.
Understanding cultural deprogramming as a means to reclaim self-trust and authenticity.
How to reclaim your mind, body, and spirit from systems that have taught us to doubt ourselves.

Connect with Me
Visit her naturopathic clinic at apothecabyanthia.com
Join the Staying Healthy Together Club for a deeper exploration of these practices https://akademeiabyanthia.thinkific.com/bundles/StayingHealthyTogether

Highlights
00:30 Welcome to 'How We Heal'
00:55 Understanding Cultural Deprogramming
01:58 The Impact of Patriarchy, Colonialism, and Capitalism
03:26 Reclaiming the Female Body
04:04 The Journey to Self-Liberation
06:15 Naming the Forces That Shaped Us
08:04 Daily Acts of Reclamation
09:55 Conclusion and Next Steps

16/02/2026

Carbohydrates have become a misunderstood component of modern nutrition. They are routinely blamed for weight gain, inflammation, fatigue, insulin resistance, and metabolic dysfunction. Yet in the process of vilifying them, we have stripped away context, physiology, culture, and biology.

In truth, carbohydrates have become a scapegoat for a much larger story, the industrialisation of food systems, the rise of ultra-processed products, chronic stress physiology, sedentary living, and disrupted circadian rhythms.

This piece invites you to step away from fear-based narratives and return to something far more grounded: an understanding of what the human body requires to function, adapt, and heal.

Read on via my Substack https://anthiakoullouros.substack.com/p/how-to-holistically-heal-carbohydrates

11/02/2026

Ep 8: Sensory Disruption: Our Gateway to the World

Modern life pulls us from attunement into overload: traffic, noise, notifications, and constant stimulation. Noise keeps the nervous system on alert, and silence becomes rare, even uncomfortable.

In this episode of This is How we Heal podcast, I explore:

✨How our senses shape safety, presence, and regulation
✨Why they become overwhelmed in today’s world
✨Simple, mindful ways to reawaken each sense so we can reconnect and heal

🎙️ Listen or watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj4QL1rJS8g

🎧or tune in via my website, Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

We often think of seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, and smelling as passive processes. But they’re also our body’s earliest protectors and its most reliabl...

10/02/2026

How To Holistically Heal… Sensory Disruption
>> Our Gateway to the World & Healing

In this edition, I explore what happens when our senses are overwhelmed, dulled, or distorted by modern life — and how this quietly interferes with our capacity to heal.

X Healing: Sensory Disruption
X Reverence: Our Senses Are the Gateway to the World & Healing
X Exploring: Embodied Ecology

This piece is an invitation to slow down, to listen differently, and to remember that healing does not begin with doing more but with sensing more clearly.

You can experience this newsletter in its full online form via Substack. https://anthiakoullouros.substack.com/p/how-to-holistically-heal-sensory

09/02/2026

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09/02/2026

Some things tonight…. May we do our individual healing work so we can liberate ourselves and the collective pain. Peace on earth. With love…

08/02/2026

My Naturopathic Life, Lately

The air has been unmistakably sweet, alternating between warmth and cool breezes during these summer days in Sydney. This past week marked the close of our 21 Day Seasonal Cleanse program. Our next cleanse begins on April 6th, details will be shared today, so do mark your calendar.

The food we ate was inspired by real nourishment: quality whole foods, cooked from scratch, wholesome, seasonal, deeply satisfying, and genuinely healing. Food that restores rather than depletes.

We now enter Transition Week, gently stepping out of the cleanse and health reset. This is a week devoted to self-care habits, embodied ecology, and attuned days, laying foundations to carry us through until the next season. Anchored in health. Rooted in tradition. Guided by love and awareness.

I hold a vision of a life that is beautiful and also one that resists inequality. A life not reserved for the singular or the wealthy, but one that is thoughtful in its decision-making: for now, and for the future. A life that considers impact, responsibility, and care.

I plant seeds - in words, in ways, in choices, in presence.
For myself.
For my patients.
For all.