Wellness etc.

This week's question is one I think so many of us need to hear answered honestly because rest guilt is real, it is incredibly common, and it has nothing to do with being lazy. In this episode I'm unpacking why rest guilt happens, what it's actually telling you, and how to start shifting your relationship with stillness so that rest finally starts to feel like something you deserve rath...

This episode is one I have wanted to make for a long time because exercise addiction is one of the most undertalked and most misunderstood struggles in the wellness space. Not because it's rare, but because from the outside it looks exactly like something to be celebrated. I'm sharing my own personal journey with exercise addiction, what it actually looked like and what it took to build a...

On this week's QOTW episode I discussed how to identify whether you might have PMOS or HA. We spoke about what to look out for in your bloodwork, worthing with a functional practitioner and why HA receives so much misdiagnosis. We also chatted through a life update about puppy mum life, finding my style after changing from a size 6 to a size 12 and a weekend in my life. Find more of me @wellwi...

Nina is a vegan sports nutritionist, crossfit athlete and one of the most refreshingly honest voices in the nutrition space. In this episode Nina shares her personal journey with food and her body, what it has been like managing type 1 diabetes, and how her own experiences shaped the way she works with people today. We also get into the nutrition conversations she finds herself having most often a...

On today's QOTW, you asked me how to re-introduce exercise after period recovery. I cover how to approach exercise, nutrition support and nervous system regulation. We also talked about buying new clothes for my new body, loco loves, the recipes I am testing this week and my take on that Sydney Sweeney Ad. Submit your questions: portia@momentum-studios.com.au Find More Of Me @wellwithportia Jo...

This is one of the most honest and most meaningful episodes I have ever made. Theo is my brother and this is a conversation I have wanted to have for a long time. In this episode Theo shares his journey growing up, coming to understand his identity as a trans man, navigating his mental health through that process, and what life looks like now on the other side of becoming fully himself. We get int...

On today's QOTW episode we chatted about dysregulation, living in alignment and what it actually means to 'regulate' your nervous system. The nervous system is something the wellness girlies LOVE to talk about but what the heck is it? And how can we start to be more aware of how our external environment shapes our internal reality. Find more of me @wellwithportia Submit Your Questions - portia@mom...

Alicia Romijn is the soul behind Everyday Connection, and this isn't where she thought she'd end up. She was a town planner, then a teacher, and then somehow ended up creating content and realised that what she actually loved was just sharing people's stories and creating spaces where people could be vulnerable with each other. In this episode she shares her own journey with anxiety, depression, a...

In today's QOTW episode, I answer the question "how do I stop being scared of weight gain?" Weight gain can feel confusing, overwhelming and 'wrong' in today's society. I break down why women need more body fat than men, why gaining weight can feel so hard and some things to remember if you are navigating your own weight gain journey. Find more of me: @wellwithportia Join the Wellness Etc. Communi...

This episode is your introduction to endocrine disrupting chemicals - what they are, where they're hiding, and what the research is actually telling us about their impact on women's hormonal health. This isn't meant to send you into a spiral about everything in your home. It's just information, because the more you know, the more empowered you are to make choices that actually support your health....

On today's QOTW you girls wanted to know 'How to approach intimacy when you don't feel good in your body?' Whether you've been on a weight gain journey, postpartum, trying to accept your body as it is or struggling with body dysmorphia, hopefully this episode gives you the advice you're looking for to begin to enjoy intimacy again, regardless of how you feel in your body. Find more of me: @wellwit...

Today's episode is a question that I was stuck on for years. Paralysed by the first step, where to start and how on earth I was going to make it through this journey. On this QOTW I get really honest about what the first step of recovery looks like and how you can start to make changes TODAY to get you closer to freedom. Submit your questions via DM: @wellwithportia Work With Me HERE

Christina Mollenhauer is an eating disorder and HA dietician, and this conversation is one of the most honest and beautiful ones I've had on the podcast so far. Because Christina hasn't just studied this work. She's lived it. In this episode she shares her own personal journey with an eating disorder, what recovery actually looked like, how she navigated her relationship with her body along the wa...

Introducing QOTW! Every Tuesday I'll be answering one question submitted by you. Short, honest, and straight to the point. This week's question is one I get asked all the time:  "How do I know if I am overtraining?" Tune in for the full answer and submit your question for next week at @wellwithportia on instagram.

This episode is a conversation I've been wanting to have for a long time because people pleasing is one of those things that so many of us do without even realising it, and almost nobody is talking about where it actually comes from or what it's really costing us. So consider this a conversation with a friend. We're exploring why we learn to people please, what it gives us, and why the cost of bei...

This is the episode I wish had existed when I was in the thick of it. Body image is something almost every woman I know has struggled with at some point and yet the conversation we're having about it online is either toxic or so surface level that it doesn't actually help. So today we're going deeper. We're talking about where body image actually comes from, why bad body days are almost never actu...

We're back with another round of your questions and this one gets into some really honest territory. From understanding why HA is fundamentally a nervous system problem, to navigating boredom when you pull back on exercise, to what to do when your body is changing but your period still hasn't shown up, we're covering all of it. You asked me about: Why HA is really a nervous system problem and what...

You sent in your questions and I'm getting into all of it. This one covers everything from navigating HA recovery without professional support, understanding whether your relationship with exercise has become obsessive, learning to separate your worth from food and movement and so much more. You asked me about: Whether it's possible to do HA recovery without professional help when money is a barri...

Consider this your reality check. Recently I found myself falling down the social media rabbit hole of trying to be perfect - with my content, my life, my food, my training, everything. And I had to pull myself out of it. Because the truth is, social media has completely distorted our sense of what is normal, what is healthy, and what is actually going on behind the content we consume every single...

This episode is one I've wanted to make for a long time because the confusion around hunger, fullness, and binge eating is real, and I think so many women are mislabelling their body's very normal responses to restriction as something being wrong with them. Spoiler: you are probably not out of control. You are probably just underfuelling. In this episode I'm breaking down everything no...

Olivia Judd Smith is a women's nutritionist, movement coach, and founder of The Nourished Woman. Olivia's journey is one that so many women will relate to. She spent years chasing the next fix, pushing through burnout, losing her period, and trying to optimise her way to health, until she realised that the thing she was actually missing had nothing to do with another diet or training progr...

Recovery has a way of teaching you things that no school, no book, and no person ever could. This episode is my honest reflection on the lessons that came out of one of the hardest seasons of my life and how they changed not just my health, but the way I move through the world entirely. These aren't just lessons about food or bodies or periods. They're lessons about fear, identity, free wi...

We start this episode with a full Off Campus debrief because if you know, you know and if you haven't watched it yet, consider this your sign. But then things get a little deeper. This episode is my honest take on hustle culture, why I'm so over the glorification of busy, and the epiphany I had recently that honestly changed the way I'm approaching my life and my work. I talk about bur...

Monika Anna is a clinical nutritionist specialising in gut health, hormones, fertility, and preconception to postpartum nutrition and this conversation is one I have been wanting to have on the podcast for a long time. We get into the connection between gut health and hormonal health, what a truly healthy cycle actually looks like from a practitioner's perspective, and what Monika looks for in her...

This week it's just me, answering your questions and honestly this might be one of my favourite episode formats because your questions are so good and so real. From navigating bad body image days to the all-in approach in recovery, learning to trust yourself around food, and what to do when people are stressing you out. We're getting into all of it. You asked me about: Bad body image days...