This website is operated by Linda Ross. These terms of service govern your use of our website and services. By using our website and services, you agree to these terms of service. Please read them carefully before using our website and services.
Use of the Website and Services
3.1. You must comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
3.2. You must not use our website and services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose, including but not limited to fraud, harassment, or any other criminal activity.
3.3. You must not use our website and services to distribute, display, or transmit any material that is offensive, obscene, defamatory, or harmful to us or any of our users.
Availability of the Website and Services
4.1. We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or terminate our website and services at any time.
4.2. We are not responsible for any downtime or interruptions in our website and services.
Disclaimer
5.1. Our website and services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without any warranties or representations of any kind, express or implied.
5.2. We do not guarantee that our website and services will be error-free, up-to-date, or complete.
5.3. We are not liable for any loss or damages of any kind arising from your use of our website and services.
5.4. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
Intellectual Property
6.1. All content on our website and services, including but not limited to logos, trademarks, images, and text, is our property or the property of our affiliates and may not be downloaded, reproduced, republished or otherwise copied without written permission of the author and of Nourishing Ways
6.2. You may not use our content for any commercial purpose without our prior written consent.
Accuracy, completeness and timeliness of information
We are not responsible if information made available on this site is not accurate, complete or current. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk.
This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information, necessarily, is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to our site.
Prices for our products are subject to change without notice.
We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
Limitation of Liability
7.1. In no event shall we be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of our website and services.
7.2. Our liability for any direct damages arising from your use of our website and services is limited to the amount you paid to use our services.
Indemnification
8.1. You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any and all claims, damages, or expenses arising from your use of our website and services.
Termination
9.1. We reserve the right to terminate your use of our website and services at any time, without notice.
Governing Law
10.1. These terms of service are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction in which we are located.
Changes to These Terms of Service
11.1. We reserve the right to modify these terms of service at any time.
11.2. Your continued use of our website and services after any changes to these terms of service constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
Blogger Disclosure
Bloggers are required to disclose whenever there is a financial interest or bias related to a recommendation or whenever a blogger’s opinion
may be financially motivated in any way. More importantly, I have a desire to always be transparent and honest with readers and to disclose how I make money from this website.
Third-party and affiliate links
Certain content, products and services available via our Service may include materials from third-parties.
Third-party links on this site may direct you to third-party websites that are not affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties.
We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites. Please review carefully the third-party’s policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.
I specifically note on a post when affiliate links are present, but for disclosure purposes, assume that any link you click on is an affiliate link. I may earn a small commission from Amazon or other company if you decide to purchase the product linked to.
Many of the links on Nourishing Ways are purely for informational purposes, I can earn a small commission on links including books, products and services so please assume for any given link, I may earn a commission of some kind if you purchase a product.
Optional tools
We may provide you with access to third-party tools over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input.
You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools ”as is” and “as available” without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools.
Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s).
We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these Terms of Service.
User comments, feedback and other submissions
If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, ‘comments’), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments.
We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service.
You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service or any related website. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third-party.
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY:
Cancellation Policy
If for any reason you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, at least 24 hours’ notice is required prior to your scheduled appointment time. If the required notice is not given, a charge equal to the amount of $66 (a 30-minute consultation) will be retained and the balance refunded.
Refund Policy
We strive to provide high-quality services and customer satisfaction. However, if you are not satisfied with our services, please contact us immediately to discuss your concerns. Based on your specific situation, we will consider issuing a partial or full refund. Refunds will be issued in the same method of payment as the original payment received.
Cancellation by the provider
In the unlikely event that we need to cancel your appointment or consultation, we will notify you as soon as possible and will provide a full refund of any payments made.
No-show Policy
If you fail to show up for your scheduled appointment or consultation without providing the required notice, you will be charged the full amount of your scheduled appointment cost. We reserve the right to refuse service in the future for repeatedly missed appointments without proper notice.
Late fee
If you are more than 15 minutes late for your appointment, unless otherwise communicated prior, your appointment will be rescheduled for a later date and the same 30 minute consultation will be charged in addition to your rescheduled appointment
Terms and Conditions
By scheduling an appointment or consultation with us, you agree to the terms and conditions outlined above. We reserve the right to change or modify our cancellation and refund policy at any time without prior notice. Any changes to our policy will be published on our website. We understand that emergencies and acceptions can arise and will handle these situations on a case-by-case basis.
TERMS OF SALE:
Certain products or services may be available exclusively online through the website. These products or services may have limited quantities and are subject to return or exchange only according to our Return Policy.
We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products or Services to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to limit the quantities of any products or services that we offer. All descriptions of products or product pricing are subject to change at anytime without notice, at the sole discretion of us. We reserve the right to discontinue any product at any time. Any offer for any product or service made on this site is void where prohibited.
We do not warrant that the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you will meet your expectations, or that any errors in the Service will be corrected.
All digital products, services, gift cards, online programs, workshops and event tickets are final sale. Please carefully read all of the information available and contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.
For all other products, please see our Returns, Refunds and Exchanges policy. Natural Beauty and supplement product return or exchange requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel an order, we may attempt to notify you by contacting the e-mail and/or billing address/phone number provided at the time the order was made. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers or distributors.
You agree to provide current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for all purchases made at our store. You agree to promptly update your account and other information, including your email address and credit card numbers and expiration dates, so that we can complete your transactions and contact you as needed.
SHIPPING
Confirmation
As soon as you place your order you will receive an order confirmation e-mail. This means that we have received your order in our system and charged your credit card for the purchase. If your item(s) are available, your order will be processed for immediate shipment (within 5 business days). If you’re item is on backorder (as stated during purchase), we will process your order as soon as the item(s) are stocked.
Shipment
We will send you tracking information once your order is processed to the e-mail address your provide when checking out. If you do not receive tracking information from us within seven business days of your order feel free to follow up with us at [email protected]
RETURNS, REFUNDS AND EXCHANGES POLICY
Non-returnable items:
Digital products, services, gift cards, online programs, workshops, event tickets and supplements.
Contact information
Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to us at [email protected]
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I was born and raised in Aotearoa, NZ – a dairy farmer’s daughter. There was a lot of love and a lot of hard work. Despite the rise of environmental toxins, prescription drugs like birth control medications, and junk foods of the 80s – our family was wholesome, ate relatively well, and in connection to the land.
I was a highly sensitive and expressive little girl who was deeply connected to the natural world. My parents taught me many good things to guide my way, yet my soul’s experience in this life and the journey of coming back home to my body would not be the easiest road to walk. It is only years later that I understand and trust that the hardships of my lived experience were to be the medicine and wisdom to offer back to others.
At age 7 I developed Epilepsy and was heavily medicated for 10 years. At that time, we didn’t understand anything about how Epilepsy affects the rest of the body let alone the damaging effect of the medications on my health or the emotional/spiritual understanding of such an illness.
The years that followed carved an arduous road of inner turmoil, insecurity, and physical symptoms. Through my pre-teens and up till my early 20’s I struggled with a very negative sense of self and of my body. I experienced a cascade of symptoms like depression, fatigue, PMS, digestive issues, headaches, and weight gain. I never felt like I fit in and believed I was not good enough. For many many years, I didn’t know how to access the knowledge, support, and courage to overcome – I felt overwhelmed, alone, and scared, so I chose to numb out in various unhealthy ways to escape my reality – seeking to feel worthy, validated and good in my body.
At 22 I had hit rock bottom and wanted to end my life. I was 120kg, sick, and very sad.
I remember the day it all changed. I was sitting on the beach contemplating my purpose, praying for a better life, wondering if existence was meant to be this way – when I felt (consciously) for the first time – an energy and presence beyond my disassociated physical prison. I sensed a shimmering light in the heart of my being emerging – a light of hope, of choice, of remembering. This was my awakening and I am eternally grateful beyond measure.
While my course had been redirected I still had to start walking the path of unravelling deeply ingrained patterns and mental, emotional & physical imbalance. Yet as each day passed my whole perspective began to realign, offering my body and being what it needed to flourish. I was being shown the parts that needed my love and attention to heal. My heart and inner compass were guiding me, and all aspects of my life began to transform. All the beauty of my being that I had abandoned at such a young age began to seep into all the darkened places.
Over the next 6 years, I let go of 60 kg (130lbs) and numerous layers of discomfort and dissonance. It began with obvious simple changes to my diet and lifestyle. I brought more intention and connection into my life and began to inhabit myself once again. I embarked on a passion-filled journey of learning about the body, food, alternative therapies, self-care and spiritual connection – teachings and tools I carry with me today.
When I was 30, I was diagnosed with Hashi Moto’s Thyroiditis (an autoimmune disease). I believe this had been going on for a long while, driving many of the symptoms I had been traversing. I felt deeply knocked down by this diagnosis as I had given so much time and energy to “fixing” what I deemed broken.
While so much healing and transformation had taken place, I was now being asked to journey deep within and explore the origins of my suffering. The more curious and compassionate I became, the more I opened to the messages and call the fragmented parts of myself home. I started to understand that I was never broken to begin with – wholeness was always there.
This diagnosis was an opportunity and a gift.
The decade that followed was all about coming into right relationship with myself, with others, and with the world around me. It was a deep dive into trauma, limiting beliefs, root cause medicine, and the systemic nature of chronic stress. I was shown that I still had much work to do around my inner narratives and the lack of trust I held for my body. As each season of healing unfurled I came to understand that the source of my suffering was disconnection and my quest was to return home to myself.
I know what it is like to live in a body that doesn’t seem to work properly, that doesn’t seem to match your heart’s desires. I understand what it’s like to feel trapped in symptoms you don’t know how to shift and spend much of your precious time and energy trying to fix what feels broken. I know what self-abandonment feels like.
Yet through it all, somehow I still sit here – grounded, vital, present – feeling immense gratitude for the abundance of beautiful blessings that have graced my days. The many landscapes I have traversed have not always been easy but they have always and in all ways supported my reconnection. I am grateful for this opportunity to participate in the evolution of our collective consciousness.
So here we are – learning, growing, and healing together.
… And the journey continues …
To life…
Linda xo
After leaving high school at 16 to pursue her dream; at that time, of becoming a Chef – Linda graduated with a distinction from culinary school and additional hospitality/customer services-based trainings in Canterbury, NZ. Over the next 10 years, the diversity of her work within these sectors evolved to roles focused on health food, wellbeing, and support services.
In 2007, after some years upon European soil remembering the nourishing ways of her ancestral roots, she explored Asia and India, immersing herself in the Healing Arts of the East – Traditional Medicine, Yoga, Philosophy and Spirituality. From there she journeyed to the Americas and opened to the teachings of Native American and Shamanic Medicine Ways.
Heeding the call, her walk led her to Colorado to begin studies with the Seven Bowls School of Nutrition, Nourishment and Healing, diving deep into many modalities of healing and completing her training as an Integrative Nutrition Practitioner specialising in Food, Energy and Earth Medicine.
In 2010 and after being away from her islands of birth for almost a decade she returned to Aotearoa, NZ to reconnect to the medicine of Polynesia and Rongoa (indigenous plant medicine) for what was to be a majestical commune with the Ngahere (Forest) and wild places, guided by her teacher, Pa Ropata.
With a yearning to find stillness and grow deep roots into the earth, Linda poured her love and energy into growing food, living simply and regeneratively and building community. Crystallising in 2012, from her humble bush shack in the rural coastal paradise of Golden Bay – Nourishing Ways was born.
Mirroring the evolution of her work and research as well as her own personal healing journey, Linda returned to study at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating in the USA, delving into teachings of Eating and Nourishment Psychology and Body Mind Nutrition.
In 2019 she relocated to the Northern Rivers of NSW Australia, Bundjalung Country. Alongside the flourishing of Nourishing Ways’ many expressions, Earth Kitchen was established to hold the bespoke Catering and Food Medicine Education branch of Nourishing Ways’ tree.
Linda has offered workshops and talks on many subjects ranging from mental health to mindful eating, from autoimmunity to positive body image. She created the popular 21-day cleanse programme “Rejuvenate”, ran healing food cooking classes, and co-created retreats offering wisdom on nutrition, nourishment, plant medicine and spirituality. Linda has mentored people around the world, created in-home wellbeing programmes, consulted cafes on menu development & eco initiatives, offered wholefood catering and workshops for young women’s rites of passage programmes, conscious festivals, yoga retreats/trainings and other wellbeing and transformational events.
Linda has worked in treatment facilities for addiction and disordered eating and has been recruited to cook and teach nutrition, eating psychology, body/mind nutrition and mindfulness to the Sydney Roosters NRL team. She has presented at “The Real Food Revolution”, Mental Health Awareness week, has been featured in newspapers throughout New Zealand, as well as Australia’s “That’s Life” magazine. She has written for Happyzine and Healthpost sharing her story and nourishing wisdom.
Having been a teacher and guide to many over the years, it is not till now, in 2023 that a readiness to fully step into the online world has aligned.