Busy Woman's Guide to Wellbeing

Today I’m joined by Natalie Walker Brimble, who is a coach, podcaster and the author of the book “‘I'm Happy When Everyone Else is Happy,’ and Other Lies I Told Myself.” In her book, she explores the myths and stereotypes around what women should be doing, and looks at 15 ways in which we are holding ourselves back from living our full potential. This episode is about getting you fired up and exci...

One of my favourite quotes is this one from Jim Ryan: “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” That's exactly what we're talking about today. Motivation is a fickle thing. Sometimes we feel it, sometimes we don’t. Sometimes we lose it for ages, and yet we depend on motivation to help us reach our goals in life, especially when it comes to fitness and wellbeing. So let'...

One of the biggest reasons that many of us don't exercise as much as we want to, is that we're too busy, too overwhelmed and we just don't have the brain space to add yet another task into our lives.   So today, I am joined by Hayley Forster, founder of Simple Joy, a simple living mentor, and creator of the Intentional Lifestyle Detox. She is going to help us to discover how we can reduce the over...

Have you spent more years than you care to remember on the diet rollercoaster? Do you tend to use exercise as a means of being smaller? Are you still not where you want to be in spite of years of trying? There are plenty of times in my life when I've answered yes to all these questions. It feels like so many of us are on a never ending mission to be smaller, to find the diet and exercise regime th...

In this episode, we get real about self-care, self-kindness, and not trying to do it all with Jo Ferrone, the founder of “How Does She Do It.” Jo is helping women to find a gentle balance in business and in life. Today, we are talking about how to discover a balance that works for you, and how to welcome growth and confidence into our lives by looking after ourselves properly. 
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Have you ever felt guilty for eating chocolate cake, or for not doing the workout that you'd planned? If the answer is yes, then you are definitely not alone. The concept of guilt around exercise and diet is one of the most common emotions. Why do we feel guilty, and how can we stop feeling it in relation to our fitness and wellness? That's what we're going to be exploring in today's episode. What...

If I had a penny for all the times when someone's told me that, when it comes to making nutrition changes and adding more exercise into their lives, they need to go all in or they won't do it at all, I'd be a millionaire by now. Then a few weeks later, they fall off the wagon, which is accompanied by guilt, self-loathing, and the feeling of just being incapable of change. There's a simple reason w...

Welcome to the first episode of The Busy Woman’s Guide to Fitness and Wellness Podcast!  In this episode, I want to share with you why I’ve started this podcast in the first place, and then we will dive into the topic of consistency, and what it means to me. I’m going to share why we've taken it a bit too literally, which in turn feeds into the feeling that we're failing when it comes to improving...