by Laura | Jul 29, 2020 | Chemical Free Living, Eco Mindset, Eco Parenting, Energy and Water Efficient Home, Global Environmental Issues, Live Lighter, Organic Gardening, Sustainable Eating, Zero Waste Home
Eco Chat has reached 150 episodes and I think this calls for a celebration of sorts! When I launched my Eco Chat podcast almost five years ago, in October 2015 I’ll be honest and say I didn’t really have a big plan for it. My intention was to get started and see how...
by Laura | May 21, 2019 | Eco Mindset, Global Environmental Issues
How I Stay Optimistic when Experiencing Environmental Anxiety (Eco-Anxiety) Environmental anxiety, or eco-anxiety, is on the rise, particularly in the scientific community and younger generations. Eco-anxiety is a relatively new term and refers to feelings of worry...
by Laura | Jan 21, 2019 | Eco Mindset, Energy and Water Efficient Home, Live Lighter
The benefits of cycling are many and include improved physical fitness and mental health, saving money and helping the environment. In this Eco Chat episode / post you’ll hear Matt Tozer from Bike Society share his best tips for commuting to work by bicycle....
by Laura | Oct 23, 2018 | Eco Mindset, Eco Parenting, Live Lighter
If you’re a parent or grandparent trying to raise the children in your life in as sustainable a way as possible, this post is for you! I’m sharing four strategies to help you to eco parent successfully in the modern world. Podcast: Play In New Window Subscribe in...
by Laura | Jan 4, 2018 | Eco Mindset, Live Lighter, Zero Waste Home
So many of us grew up with the ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ mantra that’s as ingrained in our psyche as the ‘Slip Slop Slap’ sun protection slogan. But just as ‘Slip Slop Slap’ has moved with the times and been revised to ‘Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide’ I thought the...
by Laura | May 23, 2017 | Eco Mindset, Live Lighter
All too often I hear of people who are running their dream self-sufficient home, but it’s become a nightmare. They’re working around the house and garden more than ever, are stressed out, and what was fun and exciting when they started out has become a chore and a big...
Laura Trotta is one of Australia’s leading home sustainability experts. She has a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, a Masters of Science (in Environmental Chemistry) and spent 11 years working as an environmental professional before creating her first online eco business, Sustainababy, in 2009. She has won numerous regional and national awards for her fresh and inspiring take on living an ‘ecoceptional’ life (including most recently winning the Brand South Australia Flinders University Education Award (2015) for the north-west region in SA and silver in the Eco-friendly category of the 2015 Ausmumpreneur Awards). With a regular segment on ABC Radio and with her work featured in publications like Nurture Parenting and My Child Magazine, Laura is an eco thought leader who’s not afraid to challenge the status quo. A passionate believer in addressing the small things to achieve big change, and protecting the planet in practical ways, Laura lives with her husband and two sons in outback South Australia. 
