In May 2020, broadcaster and author Indira Naidoo lost her younger sister to suicide. Her world was shattered. In this ep, she discusses embracing her grief - and healing - by using the magical power of nature. *Trigger warning: this episode deals with suicide. For support, please visit lifeline, here , or call 131114. WANT MORE FROM INDIRA? To hear today's full interview, where Indira talks through the different aspects of nature that brought her solace...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever y...
Apr 06, 2022•11 min
Get this: millennials check their phone on average 85 times* per day. Meditation coach and founder of EQ minds Chelsea Pottenger talks about the importance of healthy phone use for our mental wellbeing and how to actually put the damn thing down. *Nottingham Trent University WANT MORE FROM CHELSEA? To hear today's full interview, where Chelsea shares her tips on how to live a high performance life...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Chelsea via her webs...
Apr 05, 2022•11 min
The use of psychedelic medicine to treat mental illness is nothing new, but just last year the Federal Government announced it will pour millions into clinical trials using the likes of magic mushrooms for treatments. Entrepreneur Tania De Jong AM is the co-founder of Mind Medicine Australia and explains psychedelic therapy for treating mental illness and what's currently legal (and not) to consume in Australia. WANT MORE FROM TANIA? To hear today's full interview, where Tania discusses why psyc...
Apr 04, 2022•12 min
From The Bachelorette to Home & Away Sam Frost has lived a turbulent eight years in the spotlight. She talks openly about how she’s worked on building her mental fitness to cope plus shares her must-do daily habits to boost mental health. WANT MORE FROM SAM? To hear today's full interview, where Sam talks honestly about learning to love her imperfections...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out about Sam’s new book Believe (Hachette, $32.99) here or via her website...
Apr 03, 2022•9 min
Each Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul's digital director Ali Izzo chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chat about Married at First Sight and why it's wrong to share someone's nudes (see story, here ); is Byron Bae’s version of wellness B.S?; 2022 best birth photos (you’ve got to see them, here ). WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On soci...
Mar 31, 2022•10 min
Dr Anna Machin is an evolutionary anthropologist from Oxford University, author and Tedx speaker who’s spent decades researching why humans love. She discusses how the West has become obsessed with romantic love and why it’s just as important to appreciate other areas of our lives where love also exists. WANT MORE FROM ANNA? To hear today's full interview, where Anna discusses the science behind falling in love…search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Anna’s b...
Mar 30, 2022•9 min
Psychologist and author Peter Quarry decided to critically review his life - from birth to the present day - and then turned his counselling skills on himself. In this ep, he gives insights and tips on how to examine - and applaud - your own life. WANT MORE FROM PETER? To hear today's full interview, where Peter discusses the importance of life mapping ...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Peter’s book If I Were You (Hardie Grant, $35.00), here , or chec...
Mar 29, 2022•8 min
Gardening guru Simon Holloway will have you growing vegetables by the end of this podcast. He talks about the power of gardening for health and wellbeing, the easiest veggies to grow, and shares his top secret for gardening success. WANT MORE FROM SIMON? To hear today's full interview, where Simon discusses planting, growing and picking your own veggies...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Simon via Vegepod, here . WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to ...
Mar 28, 2022•10 min
The pandemic has shifted our fitness motivations, mindset and habits - a lot. PT, nutrition coach and yoga teacher Emma Robertson talks through what she’s witnessed in the gym space. WANT MORE FROM EMMA? To hear today's full interview, where Emma gives her expert advice on how to elevate your baseline health...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Emma is the Business Development Manager for Wellness & Nutrition at Fernwood Fitness, you can find out more about Fernwood Fit...
Mar 27, 2022•10 min
Each Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul's digital director, Ali Izzo chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chat about celebrating late-in-life fatherhood vs motherhood - yes, we’re talking about you Kyle Sandilands (see story, here ); why walking 10k steps a day for good health is baloney (see study, here ); what to do when you accidentally send the wrong text (see story, here) . WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head...
Mar 24, 2022•11 min
Swallow a pill and become a better, clearer and more focused you? Well, science says it can work (if it’s the right pill, that is). Ryan Morgan is a psychologist and specialist in cognitive performance and talks about nootropics for better brain function. WANT MORE FROM RYAN? To hear today's full interview, where Ryan discusses what a nootropic stack is exactly...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Ryan via BioV8, here , or for more on Yootropics, click h...
Mar 23, 2022•11 min
Alf the Label CEO Sophie Doyle shares her story on discovering she had a brain tumour, what it’s like living with a chronic illness and how she manages her health and wellbeing day to day. WANT MORE FROM SOPHIE? To hear today's full interview, where Sophie shares more health and wellbeing lessons...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Sophie via Instagram @_sophie_doyle or @afl_thelabel , or see her website, here . WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bo...
Mar 22, 2022•9 min
Want to know if the fat around your middle is healthy or harmful? Listen in as exercise scientist and nutritionist Amelia Phillips discusses stomach fat and what you can do to lose it or love it. WANT MORE FROM AMELIA? To hear today's full interview, where Amelia shares her science-backed secrets to weight loss...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Amelia via Instagram @_amelia_phillips or check out her podcast Healthy Her, here . WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? O...
Mar 21, 2022•9 min
Celebrity PT Gunnar Peterson has trained and shaped the bodies of Jennifer Lopez, Sofia Vergara and the Kardashians to name a few. His new gig: F45’s Chief of Athletics. So, what’s the secret to his success in the gym? He tells all… WANT MORE FROM GUNNAR? To hear today's full interview, where Gunnar shares his favourite celebrity to train...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about F45 here . Or for Gunnar, see his website or follow him on Instagram @gunnarfitn...
Mar 20, 2022•9 min
Each Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul 's digital director Ali Izzo chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chat about the divided reaction to Chrissie Swan’s weight loss (see story, here ); does International Women’s Day messaging still affect change?; how cult wellness distracts us from what really matters (see story, here ). WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of ...
Mar 17, 2022•10 min
Apparently most relationships are “starving” right now (you can thank the pandemic for that). Relationships educator, speaker and author of When Love Goes South Emma Power explains what this all means and shares her secrets to helping your relationship flourish. WANT MORE FROM EMMA? To hear today's full interview, where Emma shares her must-have relationship tool kit...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Emma’s book When Love Goes South (Hardie Grant, $22...
Mar 16, 2022•10 min
Go on, laugh for the health of it. Positive wellbeing expert, author and La Trobe University researcher Ros Ben-Moshe discusses the power of intentional laughter - and laughing yoga - to boost wellbeing. WANT MORE FROM ROS? To hear today's full interview, where Ros discusses how the body responds to laughing...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Ros, here, or via her LaughLife Wellbeing Programs, here . WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.c...
Mar 15, 2022•10 min
Move over sugar, we need to talk about salt - it’s World Salt Awareness Week and new research shows Australians have worrying levels of salt consumption. Dr Sam Hay talks through the stats and how to slash it from your diet. WANT MORE FROM DR SAM? To hear today's full interview, where Dr Sam talks about salt food traps...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Dr Sam Hay via his website or follow him on Instagram @drsamhay . WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Hea...
Mar 14, 2022•9 min
The sudden death of cricket star Shane Warne from a likely heart attack after he finished a "ridiculous diet" where he drank only "black and green juices" for two weeks begs the question: how dangerous are these for our heart? Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and Senior Lecturer at the Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Dr Jessica Orchard talks all things heart health. WANT MORE FROM JESSICA? To hear today's full interview, where Jessica discusses the lifestyle factors that lead t...
Mar 13, 2022•9 min
Each Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul's digital director, Ali Izzo chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chat about the TGA’s new guidelines for wellness influencers (see story, here ); the mental health benefits of harder workouts (see study, here ); Kim K’s “mostly” vegan diet (see story, here ). WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On soc...
Mar 10, 2022•11 min
Fact: research shows money stress can be detrimental to an individual's mental and physical health. So, what happens when you throw another person into the mix? Financial advisor and founder of Pivot Wealth Ben Nash gives his tips to help navigate money talk in your relationship for better financial wellbeing. WANT MORE FROM BEN? To hear today's full interview, where Ben gives advice on creating a healthy money mindset...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out about Ben...
Mar 09, 2022•9 min
We’ve come a long way with the acceptance of lifestyle changes for long-term health, as studies show, but the simple fact is diet culture is still rife. PT, certified intuitive eating counselor and author of new book Be You Be Free Shreen El Masry gives her advice on how you can break free from its influence. *If this episode is triggering for you, Butterfly.org.au provides support for eating disorders and body image issues. WANT MORE FROM SHREEN? To hear today's full interview, where Shreen dis...
Mar 08, 2022•10 min
Happy International Women’s Day! Author, speaker and executive coach Kemi Nekvapil chats about why we need to redefine the word "power". Kemi discusses her five-step framework to guide women to build - and ignite - their internal power. WANT MORE FROM KEMI? To hear today's full interview, where Kemi discusses her power principle of "equality"...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Kemi’s book Power: A woman's guide to living and leading without apology (Pe...
Mar 07, 2022•9 min
Sure, you know first hand the therapeutic benefits of exercise for your mental health but how does it actually work its magic on our brain? Kylianne Farrell is an ecotherapist, counsellor and PT and discusses how the brain responds to movement and the plethora of benefits involved. WANT MORE FROM KYLIE? To hear today's full interview, where Kylianne discusses her personal experience of mental illness and how exercise pulled her through...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. F...
Mar 06, 2022•10 min
Each Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul's digital director, Ali Izzo chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chat about Victoria Beckham’s 25 year diet of fish and veg (see story, here ); new look women’s urinals (see story, here ); disgusting kitchen sponges (see study , here). WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @b...
Mar 03, 2022•10 min
Hypnosis has mostly had an iffy reputation, but there’s a difference between the show version and therapeutic hypnotherapy as NLP coach and hypnotherapist Mandy Merrifield shares. She discusses how it can heal the mind, and in our Zoom-obsessed world how it translates across the screen. WANT MORE FROM MANDY? To hear today's full interview, where Mandy takes a deep dive into hypnotherapy...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Mandy via her website, here , o...
Mar 02, 2022•10 min
It seems everyone has a therapist these days (and with good reason), but how do you find the right one to trust, listen and who dishes out the best advice for you? Hugh van Cuylenburg, the guy behind The Resilience Project, podcaster and author of Let Go, shares learnings from his own search. WANT MORE FROM HUGH? To hear today's full interview, where Hugh talks about it all - resilience, vulnerability, shame - and how to actually let it all go...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your...
Mar 01, 2022•9 min
Has the pandemic heightened your anxiety around your health? Therapist, podcaster and author of Embracing Change Jana Firestone offers remedies to cope. WANT MORE FROM JANA? To hear today's full interview, where Jana shares her tips on how to overcome grief, embrace change and why closure is a myth...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Jana’s book Embracing Change (Affirm Press, $29.99), here , or follow her on Instagram @thiscuriouslifepodcast . WANT MOR...
Feb 28, 2022•10 min
We get asked A LOT of fitness questions at Body + Soul HQ, so we thought we’d put the most popular (and basic) ones to PT and business development manager of Again Faster, Jed McDonald. You know, just in case you feel silly asking your own trainer. WANT MORE FROM JED? To hear today's full interview, where Jed answers more of your simple workout Qs...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Jed on Instagram @jedagainfaster or via Again Faster, here . WANT MORE ...
Feb 27, 2022•10 min
Each Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul's digital director Ali Izzo chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chat about the sexiest women on Instagram (see story, here ); a new global wellness report (see report, here ); TikTok’s dry scooping trend (see story, here ). WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_a...
Feb 24, 2022•10 min
