Body Matters Podcast

On this weeks episode I am delighted to be introducing you to our next special guest Provisional Psychologist and Family Therapist from here at BodyMatters, Jennifer Poynton. Jen is a Provisional Psychologist who came to BodyMatters with more than 5 years of clinical experience. She previously worked as a counsellor supporting individuals and significant others with issues related to problematic a...

On this week’s episode, I am pleased to introduce you to our next special guest, Shannon Calvert. Shannon is an independent Lived Experience Educator and Advisor. Her personal journey, spanning over three decades, is marked by her battle with longstanding eating disorders and the management of multiple health and mental health challenges. Her personal experiences, including caring for her mother,...

On this week’s episode I am excited to be bringing back one of the podcasts' special guest, Krissy Travaglia. Krissy is a Mental Health Social Worker, working from the Bromham clinic, an eating disorder treatment clinic based in Melbourne. The Bromham clinic is a multidisciplinary medical practice dedicated to the treatment of Eating Disorders through the discipline of Psychiatry, Psychology,...

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Recovery Coach and Co-podcast host Holly Sunday. Holly is a Recovery Coach at Beyond Body Coaching where Holly works with her own Recovery Coach Mia Findlay as well as co- hosts the Beyond Body Podcast with Mia. Holly is based in Byron Bay Australia where she enjoys surfing, painting, growing flowers, cooking...

On this week's episode I am super excited to be reintroducing one of our lovely guests that we have had on the podcast again Dietitian and Founder of Love What You Eat, Zoe Nicholson. Zoe has been working as a Dietitian in private practice for almost 20 years now working from Melbourne Victoria. Over the 20 years Zoe has been privately practicing she's conducted nutrition seminars and work...

On this week’s episode I am delighted to be introducing you to our next special guest Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and Neuro- linguistic Programming Practitioner (NLP) Millie Thomas. Millie is the Founder of HealED which offers Eating Disorder Recovery Coaching and NLP for those who are experiencing disordered eating. On this weeks episode Millie so bravely opens up about her lived experience wi...

On this week’s episode I am delighted to be introducing you to our next special guest one of our provisional Psychologists and family therapists here at Body Matters, Emily Stewart-Petiq. Emily holds a Bachelor of Health Science (Epidemiology) Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science and Bachelor of Psychology with an (Honours- first class). Emily is specifically passionate about supporting adole...

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest and one of the Client Care Specialists here at BodyMatters Australasia, Allison Bennett.  Ali has completed a Bachelor of Psychological Sciences at the University of Newcastle and has started completing her honours program. Where Ali aspires to complete a Master of Clinical Neuropsychology to become a Registe...

On this week’s episode I am delighted to be introducing you to our next special guest Founder and Director of the Myrtle Oak Clinic, Jodie Sheraton. Jodie is an Accredited Dietitian and Accredited Nutritionist who graduated from the University of Newcastle with a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Nutrition and Dietetics). Jodie is also currently the Director of Optimum Intake Dietitian's and holds...

On this weeks episode I am thrilled to be bringing back one of our much loved guests here on the podcast Psychologist Meg O’Shea. Meg is a Registered Psychologist and family therapist here at BodyMatters Australasia. Meg has a previous history working as a primary school teacher for over 15 years where she really began to see the need for mental health support within the community. Meg holds a Bac...

On this weeks episode we are super excited to be celebrating our 100th episode for Body Matters Australiasia's podcasts. For this episode we go back to a small number of our many amazing episodes to remind people that there are so many episodes available! For our 100th episode we would like to thank all the guests and the listeners from the podcast. We know that eating disorders or disordered...

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Senior Clinical Psychologist Dr. Amanda Bolton. Amanda is the co-owner of Eating Disorders Training Australia with her colleague Dr. Sarah Egan which provides training and supervision to clinicians approved by the National Eating Disorders Collaboration.  Amanda has worked at the Monash Health eating disorder...

On this week's episode I am delighted to be introducing you to our next special guest Dietitian and Founder of Love What You Eat Zoe Nicholson. Zoe has been working as a Dietitian in private practice for almost 20 years now working from Melbourne Victoria. Over the 20 years Zoe has been privately practicing she's conducted nutrition seminars and workshops for various workplaces or corporat...

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest acting Clinical Director of SA Psychology & Wellness, Clinical Psychologist, and board approved Supervisor Dr. Julee La Mott. Julie immigrated to Adelaide in 2018 from California in the US where she invested 10 years pursuing a higher level of education graduating with a clinical doctoral program from the...

On this week’s episode I am delighted to be bringing back last week’s special guest accredited Exercise Physiologist and Health Coach, Sarah Liz King. Sarah has her own podcast, blog, E-books, online courses, online personal training, and coaching programs that aim to help women regain their periods, find food freedom and have a healthier relationship with exercise. Sarah is a Health At Every Size...

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest accredited Exercise Physiologist and Health Coach, Sarah Liz King. Sarah has her own podcast, blog, E-books, online courses, online personal trainings, and coaching programs that aim to help women regain their periods, find food freedom and have a healthier relationship with exercise. Sarah is a Health At Eve...

On this week’s episode, I am super excited to be bringing back our lovely guest and Psychologist here at BodyMatters Harriet Iles. Harriet has completed a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Psychological Sciences at the University of Adelaide.  Harriet did complete a degree in law however, new her true passions were really to become a Psychologist. This is where Harriet then completed her Honours...

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be bringing on the podcast our much loved guest and Director here at BodyMatters Australasia Sarah McMahon. Sarah is a Registered Psychologist and the Director of BodyMatters Australasia which is an eating disorder treatment clinic based in Sydney, Cremorne. BMA utilises the discipline of Psychologists, Dieticians, Paediatricians, Social workers, Psycho...

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Dietitian and Director of The Mindful Dietitian & Body Positive Australia, Fiona Sutherland. Fiona is the host of ‘The Mindful Dietitian’ podcast where she has practiced clinically for 20 years primarily in the areas of eating behaviour, body image, sports nutrition, education, and training.  Where Fiona...

On this week’s episode I am excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Clinical Psychotherapist and Founder of Wings and Quill Jaqueline Byrnes. Wings and Quill provides a range of services for the treatment of eating disorders including but not limited to psychotherapy, peer support groups, workshops, group programs and more. Jacqueline is trained with a Masters in Clinical Psychothe...

On this weeks episode I am delighted to be introducing you to our next special guest Principle Dietitian and Nutritionist from the Lifestyle consultations clinic, Elizabeth Stathakis. Liz is the Founder and Principle Dietician of the Dietitian clinic Lifestyle Consultations in Five Dock, which was established by Liz in 2011. Liz is an m Accredited Dietitian, a Nutritionist, an Exercise Physiologis...

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest, Psychologist and Media Spokesperson Dr. Alissa Knight. Alissa is the Director and Founder of her own Psychologist Clinic ‘The Calming Suite Psychology’. Where Alissa practices as a Registered Psychologist, Eating Disorder Specialist, Psychology Media Spokesperson, Researcher, Conference Speaker, and Teacher....

On this week’s episode, I am delighted to be bringing back our lovely guest and one of our amazing Psychologist's here at BodyMatters, Harriet Iles. Harriet has completed a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Psychological Sciences at the University of Adelaide. Also having completed her Honours degree in Psychology at the University of Sydney. Harriet is now a Registered Psychologist practicin...

On this week’s episode I am super excited to be bringing back our much loved guest Julz also known as Julzhealth. Who will now be speaking about the topic of exams in University, school, the HSC and TAFE. Where we will be talking about the different levels of stress that you can experience. Acknowledging that a moderate amount of stress can actually good for you and your life. While also recognisi...

On this week’s episode I am delighted to be introducing you to our next special guest and clinical psychologist from the Mind Body Well clinic, Fran Beilharz. Fran has a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology with a thesis on Body Dysmorphic Disorder and perceptual distortions in body image. With special interests in body dysmorphic disorder, body image concerns, mood and anxiety management, general wel...