To celebrate the year that was, we’re giving you a refresher of the top 5, most listened to episodes of Healthy-ish, so enjoy! Ever wanted to reprogram your brain? After all, who wouldn’t want to shed their stress eating habits? Or deal with stress better? Or find focus amid a busy day at work with ease. According to Sydney-based hypnosis and meditation teacher Mark Stephens all these things are possible, if we can tap into our thought patterns and stop the problem at its root cause: in your min...
Dec 29, 2020•8 min
To celebrate the year that was, we’re giving you a refresher of the top 5, most listened to episodes of Healthy-ish, so enjoy! Kirsten King is the reigning queen of Pilates in Sydney, with a celeb-studded client list and a booming online and two beautiful studios, and she sees first-hand the life-changing effects that Pilates has on her clients. She explains how this every established exercise method has the ability to change not only our body - hello long, lean limbs! - but also your mental and...
Dec 28, 2020•8 min
To celebrate the year that was, we’re giving you a refresher of the top 5, most listened to episodes of Healthy-ish, so enjoy! Still abiding by the old 10,000 steps a day rule? Well, Sydney-based celebrity trainer and founder of The Upbeat Libby Babet says that it’s when you surpass the 12,000 steps a day mark that you really start to see change. And not just physical, but mental too. If this sounds a bridge too far, it’s about balance so scaling back on your high intensity workouts is part of t...
Dec 27, 2020•8 min
Parties are fun, but hangovers? Less so. Especially when you can see the effects of the night before on your face. Kelsey shares how to lessen the effects of the silly season with simple tips, practises and products that will keep you looking fresh as a daisy, even when you feel like death. Cheers to that! Each Thursday, Body+Soul digital editor Alison Izzo (who, by her own admission, is no beauty expert) and Body+Soul beauty editor Kelsey Ferencak (who, is a bonafide expert with years of experi...
Dec 23, 2020•5 min
Doomscrolling. Social distancing. Unprecedented. Sourdough. Isobod. Quarantini. 2021 has required us to learn a whole new language. And author Dominic Knight has written a dictionary of 2020’s most important words and phrases to not only help us understand the year that was, but also to put the whole sordid thing into perspective. You can find Dominic on Twitter at @domknight and online here. His new book The 2020 Dictionary: The definitive guide to the year the world turned to sh*t is available...
Dec 22, 2020•7 min
Reece Carter prides himself on not suffering any BS. And when it comes to popular diet trends, this is certainly the case. The Sydney-based nutritionist is vocal about eating plans that preach restriction or omission of wholefoods, or whole food groups. He shares why - despite the rave reviews - the trending ketogenic diet is nothing but bad news - especially for the long-term. You can find Reece on Instagram at @herbnerdreece or online here. You can join the conversation, or drop us a question,...
Dec 21, 2020•7 min
Body+Soul’s resident astrologer Natasha Weber shares what the stars have in store for us in the New Year. A close reading of the planetary alignments for the coming 12 months suggests that we have a lot to look forward to - including the famed Age of Aquarius, which could stick around for as long as 2000+ years. You can find Natasha on Instagram at @astrotash or online here. You can read the insightful article that Natasha wrote earlier in 2020 for us, here. You can join the conversation, or dro...
Dec 20, 2020•7 min
She may have received the ‘villain edit’ in Matt Agnew’s season of The Bachelor, but since then Abbie Chatfield has become something of Australia’s sweetheart - thanks to her unfiltered approach to mental health, body image and dating - both on her podcast It’s A Lot, and her social channels. Here, she shares what lesson from 2020 she’ll be taking into 2021, and why ‘just dumping the guy’ is the best approach - because, sometimes, potential alone just isn’t enough. You can find Abbie on Instagra...
Dec 17, 2020•9 min
Go on, SPOIL yourself. There’s no better time of year than Christmas to splash out on the beauty products, or tools, that you’d usually find hard to justify. Kelsey and Ali share the beauty buys that are well worth adding to your own Christmas wish list - hang the expense! Kelsey’s picks: Deesse Professional LED Mask, $2970, at Skin Care Edit Shaquda Suve Body Brush, $280, at Net-a-Porter NuFace NuBody, $639, at Mecca, or the NuFace Trinity Device $507 for face, neck and décolletage at Mecca Ond...
Dec 16, 2020•10 min
And it’s all down to self-hypnosis. Sydney-based clinical hypnotherapist, visualisation and mindset consultant Claire Aristides explains how to take meditation to the next level - by adding a layer of intention setting. According to her, the power to reset habits and reframe your perspective is all within our grasp - if we embrace the power of self-hypnosis. You can find Claire on Instagram at @clairearistides or via her Mindology app here. You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, v...
Dec 15, 2020•9 min
The age old question when it comes to weight loss is what’s more important: diet or exercise? After 10 years of her hugely successful 12 Week Body Transformationm (12WBT) programme Michelle Bridges says neither. Weird, right? In the second instalment of our two-part series with the fitness trainer and author, she shares what she’s learnt along the way and what sets the long-term wins from the short-term gains. You can find Michelle on Instagram at @mishbridges or her 12WBT programme online here....
Dec 14, 2020•8 min
A lot has changed, but a lot has also stayed the same when it comes to the diet and exercise advice that get results. Michelle Bridges has seen a lot of trends come and go, but after 10 years of her 12 Week Body Transformation (12WBT) programme, she’s got it down to a fine art. And when it comes to finding something that you can stick to, she has some sage advice. This is the first of a two-part series so be sure to tune in tomorrow when Michelle talks mindset - and how it’s more important than ...
Dec 13, 2020•9 min
Luke McLeod is an expert in calming the ‘monkey mind’ and during the holiday period (in the lead up to Christmas until post-New year) is often when we need a hit of mental calm the most. Luke has some practical tips on how to be more present, and how to keep those end-of-year anxieties at bay. You can find Luke on Instagram at @luke.mcleod or online here. You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here. If you’re up for funny memes and heal...
Dec 10, 2020•9 min
When you think of Keratin hair treatments, the words that often come to mind are chemical-soaked, stinky, time-consuming and well, they just sound like a lot of hard work (and money). However, there’s a new breed of treatments in salons that promise the same kind of hair-smoothing effects, with less of ALL of the above. And hey, if they promise to reduce styling time so you can get out the door faster, we thought it was worth doing some digging to find out if they’re all they’re cracked up to be...
Dec 09, 2020•8 min
Everyone wants to know if they’re good in bed … but how do you tell? Samantha X is an intimacy coach and ex-escort, and in her experience she definitely found that what you think men might want in bed is very different from what they actually want. She shares her knowledge about how to satisfy not only your partner’s sexual desires, but your own, too. You can find Samantha on Instagram at @samanthaxafterdark, or online here. Read Samantha’s article for Body+Soul online here. You can join the con...
Dec 08, 2020•8 min
It sounds nasty, but did you know that our bodies actually need inflammation to function properly? Although, it needs to be the right kind of inflammation, and at the right levels. Dr Harrison Weisinger is an expert in the area of inflammation, as well as being the medical director and co-founder of Truth Origins. Here he explains what causes it, how to reduce and why we still need a little bit in our lives… You can find Dr Harry on Instagram at @truthorigins_au, or online here. You can join the...
Dec 07, 2020•8 min
With over 2 million followers on the internet, and a handful of very A-list fans (David Grohl for one), Nat's What I Reckon was the surprise internet hit that may have saved lockdown. Australian comedian’s Nat’s dry delivery coupled with his passion for home-cooked, simple meals (his dad used to chef at the Ritz, Paris) makes his Youtube videos like 'How to Make Quarantine Sauce' or 'Carbo-rona Sauce' or 'End of Days Bolognese’ as entertaining as they are inspiring. His debut book Un-cook Yourse...
Dec 06, 2020•9 min
Have you ever found yourself in a situation, you swear you never could have predicted? A situation so far from the ordinary that even remembering it feels surreal? Season 2 of I Swear I Never is publishing now, you'll hear from Peter, an ex homicide detective haunted by his past, Tina, a mum who hit rock bottom after a prescription drug addiction and Amber, a pregnant woman who went out to dinner during a pandemic and got more than what she ordered. Search I Swear I Never wherever you get your p...
Dec 05, 2020•6 min
Alexandra Collier is one of the rising number of Australian women who have chosen to be a solo parent. At age 39 she was artificially inseminated with donor sperm and conceived her son, Quinn on her first round of IVF. Although motherhood is, by her own acknowledgement, the hardest thing she’s done - she has also battled the pre-conceptions and criticisms that still come with ‘choosing’ to get pregnant, and raise her son alone. Her poignant essay, first published in the Good Weekend shone a ligh...
Dec 03, 2020•8 min
Each Thursday, Body+Soul digital editor Alison Izzo (who, by her own admission, is no beauty expert) and Body+Soul beauty editor Kelsey Ferencak (who, is a bonafide expert with years of experience speaking to experts) get together to try and crack the everyday beauty problems that plague us all. You can find Aleesa Hall on Instagram at @glamwah, or online here. You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here. If you’re up for funny memes an...
Dec 02, 2020•6 min
It’s part of Elle Ferguson’s job to look good. Being an Instagram super-influencer, and the founder of hugely successful beauty brand Elle Effect, kind of requires it as she is constantly photographed. But during lockdown, the Sydney-based entrepreneur turned within and made some major changes to her daily habits - with incredible results. Elle shares what made the biggest change to the way she felt, if she’s keeping those new habits up, as well as what she does to feel her best - even on a ‘blu...
Dec 01, 2020•8 min
Loneliness is something that affects all of us, at one time or another. But especially so this year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychologist, AKA The Friendly Psychologist Jacqui Manning has seen this play out time and time again, and she explains why our brains are wired to need human connection, and how you can use this festive season to replenish your feel-good stores, IRL. You can find Jacqui on Instagram at @thefriendlypsychologist, and online here. You can join the conversation, or dr...
Nov 30, 2020•9 min
Finding motivation when you’d rather be hiding under the doona, or on the couch - bowl of ice cream in hand - is hard. A fact that personal trainer and founder of online health platform 28 by Sam Wood, knows well. It’s his job to be the guiding light for hundreds of thousands of people who follow his health and fitness advice online. Here’s how he keeps his energy motivation and healthy habits up, when he feels anything but. You can find Sam on Instagram at @samjameswood, and more about 28 by Sa...
Nov 29, 2020•8 min
Australian men are experiencing something of a mental health crisis - especially since the onset of COVID-19, with alarming new research suggesting that now more than ever before Aussie men are suffering in silence, with no-one to talk to. Movember aims to combat this through a new initiative, called Real Barber, Real Talk. Clinical psychologist and Movember spokesperson Dr Zac Seidler explains why getting a haircut - and having a chat - might be more powerful than it sounds. You can find out mo...
Nov 26, 2020•8 min
Each Thursday, Body+Soul digital editor Alison Izzo (who, by her own admission, is no beauty expert) and Body+Soul beauty editor Kelsey Ferencak (who, is a bonafide expert with years of experience speaking to experts) get together to try and crack the everyday beauty problems that plague us all. You can read Ali’s first-person review here. You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here. If you’re up for funny memes and health inspo follow ...
Nov 25, 2020•9 min
Listen to yesterday’s episode first, then continue Dr Libby Weaver’s chat about womens’ hormone health - and why, when it comes to understanding why female bodies won’t burn fat even though we’re ‘doing everything right’, our perception of stress is just as powerful as the actual risk that stress presents to our health or livelihood. You can find Libby on Instagram at @drlibby or online here. You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Facebook page, here....
Nov 24, 2020•9 min
Dr Libby Weaver is a nutritional biochemist, author and speaker and it’s her work in the area of hormone health that has earned her a legion of fans, both in Australia and internationally. She is a wealth of information about why and how the female body responds differently to stress, diet and exercise, and why understanding your hormones is the best place to start to get all three under control. This is the first of a two-part discussion with Dr Libby, unpicking a common affliction that she’s c...
Nov 23, 2020•8 min
Women can do everything men can do, yes? Hell, yes. But that doesn’t mean that there are some types of exercise better suited to the female body. And vice versa. Lizzie Bland is a Bondi-based personal trainer and Pilates teacher, and the founder of Lean Bean Fitness, who has spent the better part of 10 years perfecting how to train the female body. Taking into account hormones and the effect of the menstrual cycle, her approach is not so much about what women can’t do - but when they can do it -...
Nov 22, 2020•8 min
December is stressful for many people, but especially so if you’re coupled-up. Dating expert, life coach and author Simone Milasas explains why the silly season has been coined ‘dump month’, the major risks to avoid - but also why it’s perhaps a blessing in disguise… You can find Simone on Instagram at @simonemilasas online here. Simone’s book Relationship: Are you sure you want one? is available now, here. You can join the conversation, or drop us a question, via the Healthy-ish Australia Faceb...
Nov 19, 2020•8 min
We’re starting something a little bit new here... Instead of getting a bite-sized bit of our Something Old/Something New product recommendations each Thursday, we’re rolling them in to one big, bumper episode each month. These are the makeup, skincare, haircare, wellness products and treatments that have impressed us - and we’d genuinely recommend to a pal. Ie. YOU! Please note, none of these product recommendations are sponsored - we’ll always tell you if something is part of a paid partnership...
Nov 18, 2020•7 min
