Extra Healthy-ish

Journalist and author Bridget Delaney gives listeners a lesson in how the ancient philosophy of Stoicism can help you deal with an overwhelming and stressful life...and be a better person.   WANT MORE FROM BRIDGET? You can grab Bridget’s book Reasons Not To Worry (Allen & Unwin, $24.99), here . Follow Bridget on Twitter, here , or see her writing via The Guardian, here .     WANT MORE BODY + S...

Geneticist and nutritionist Dr Denise Furness shares everything you need to know about allergies, and how nutrition and a healthy gut can help fight the pesky symptoms.    WANT MORE FROM DR DENISE? Find out more about Dr Denise, here , and for more info on eating a high-fibre diet, click here .   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and w...

Celebrity fitness trainer Chief Brabon is a pro at body transformations and dishes out his best advice on how to transform your fitness, health and body in eight weeks, the healthy way.   WANT MORE FROM CHIEF? Find out more about Chief’s fitness program Skwod, here . Or, follow him on Instagram, here .   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of heal...

What is it really like to grow up neurodivergent? Disability advocate, author and Heartbreak High’s Chloé Hayden shares her inspiring story on how she navigates life with meltdowns and shutdowns and everything in between...an episode guaranteed to make you smile.    WANT MORE FROM CHLOE? You can find Chloé’s new book Different, Not Less (Murdoch Books) via her website, here . For an instant mood b...

Neuroscience whiz and host of hit podcast Do You F*&^ing Mind, Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa takes a deep dive into how our brain works and its link to self-love, self-worth and happiness.    WANT MORE FROM ALEXIS? Check out Alexis’ new book The Neuroscience of Self-Love  (Affirm Press, $29.99), here . Or, follow Alexis on Instagram @alexispredez .   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyands...

Are you one of the 2.1 million people who follow Deliciously Ella on Instagram? Real name, Ella Mills. The British food writer shares her top hacks on how to live a plant-based life.    WANT MORE FROM ELLA? To hear today's full interview, where Ella discusses how to eat plant-based on a budget...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. You can grab Ella’s new book How to Go Plant-B...

With the AFLW season underway, Sydney Swans AFLW co-captain Maddy Collier chats about her career, life as a female sportsperson and what she hopes the future will look like.  WANT MORE FROM MADDY? Find out more about Maddy on Instagram @maddycollier or via the Sydney Swans @sydneyswansAFLW .    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wel...

Author and speaker Luke Kennedy has done it all - sex, drugs and, well, he nearly died. While on holiday in Thailand, a chance meeting with a Buddhist monk after an horrific motorbike accident prompted him to examine his debaucherous life and discover the true meaning of why we exist.    WANT MORE FROM LUKE? You can grab Luke’s book, Sex, Drugs and a Buddhist Monk (Gelding Street Press, $32.99), h...

Ladies, how much do you really know about your hormones? A lot of us know very little. Enter nutritional biochemist Dr Libby Weaver who discusses what they are exactly, how they work and why yours might be imbalanced.    WANT MORE FROM DR LIBBY? Find out more about Dr Libby’s upcoming live event series, What’s Up With Your Hormones?, here . Or, follow her on Instagram at @drlibby and online here ....

Nutritionist and podcaster Bec Miller on how to take a holistic approach to weight loss, and why examining your gut health is one of the first places to start.    WANT MORE FROM BEC? Jump on her Health with Bec website, here , or follow her on Instagram @health_with_bec .   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via...

Masterchef co-host and food critic Melissa Leong on how she manages her health, nutrition and mental health while living in a wonderful (busy) world of food.    WANT MORE FROM MELISSA? Find out more about Melissa’s new kid’s book A Taste Adventure (Five Mile Books, $18.75), here . Catch her on Instagram @fooderati or via her blog, here .    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.a...

We’re celebrating Women’s Health Week on Extra Healthy-ish and joining host Felicity Harley from the UK is femtech entrepreneur Tania Boler. She discusses the rise of femtech and how she navigates her own health and wellbeing within her busy entrepreneurial life.    WANT MORE FROM TANIA? For more on Tania’s business, Elvie, see here or via Instagram @elvie . You can follow Tania @tania.boler .   ...

We’re celebrating Women’s Health Week on Extra Healthy-ish . On this ep, psychotherapist Diane Young discusses love addiction - what is it, what fuels it, how to recognise the cycle and how to create healthier relationships.    WANT MORE FROM DIANE? Find out more about Diane via South Pacific Private, here , or via her website, here .    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au f...

We’re celebrating Women’s Health Week at Extra Healthy-ish and on this ep highly respected fertility clinician Leah Hechtman answers the most common fertility questions women - and men - have.   WANT MORE FROM LEAH? Find out more about Leah at the Natural Health and Fertility Centre, here , or via Instagram @leahhechtman or Facebook, here .    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.co...

We’re celebrating Women’s Health Week on Extra Healthy-ish. On this ep, managing director of Positive Minds Australia Madhavi Nawana Parker takes a deep dive into Liptember’s new research on the mental health gender gap and shares her wisdom on how to boost your wellbeing every day.    WANT MORE FROM MADHAVI? Want to get involved in Liptember? For more on the campaign and research, see here . You...

Have you seen the documentary Embrace (it’s on Netflix FYI)? The filmmaker and author Taryn Brumfitt is back with one for the kids. On this ep, she discusses her Embrace Kids and creating positive body image both within yourself and yours kids.    WANT MORE FROM TARYN? Embrace Kids is screening now around Australia, see here for more info. Or, visit the Embrace Kids Hub, here . You can find Taryn...

Brisbane-based designer Jane Elliott might be living with stage 4 cancer, but that hasn’t stopped her entrepreneurial spirit. She discusses launching her business Brighter Day and shares her learnings on how to help a friend who’s battling cancer.    WANT MORE FROM JANE? Find out more about Jane’s business, here .    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital...

Heard of the Baby Food Diet? What about the Cookie Diet? Join nutritionist and author Sally O’Neil aka The Fit Foodie as she breaks down some of the most ridiculous diets her clients have quizzed her about … and how to actually eat healthy-ish (cookies included).   WANT MORE FROM SALLY? For info on Sally’s new coaching app, Status 8020, check out @status.2080 on Instagram. For more on The Fit Food...

MAFS’s relationship expert Mel Schilling shares her tips on how to cultivate deep confidence, and discusses the one time during MAFS she struggled with a crisis of confidence.    WANT MORE FROM MEL? Mel’s new book The C Word (Confidence) (Murdoch Books, $32.99) is out now - more info here . You can find Mel on Instagram @mel_schilling1 or see her website, here .   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: H...

As a new mum, life coach and mental health advocate Tammy Hewitt’s let fear take over her. She shares her learnings from facing her fears head-on, the skills that helped her along the way and her new campaign, Kick Fear In The Butt.    WANT MORE FROM TAMMY? Find out more about Tammy’s campaign at Mumma Life Is Now, here , or via Instagram @mummalifeisnow_ .   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head t...

Women’s circles have been experiencing a revival of late. Body + Soul columnist, author and life coach Jacinta Tynan discusses what they are, her experience with one and why we should all try them on for size.    WANT MORE FROM JACINTA? You can read more of her articles here , or follow her on Instagram @jacintatynan. Jacinta’s book The Single Mother’s Social Club (Murdoch Books, $32.99) can be fo...

Nutritionist and CSIRO Total Wellbeing dietitian Pennie McCoy discusses the impact of behaviour - and habits - on a person’s quest to remain healthy-ish in life…with a byproduct of weight loss.    WANT MORE FROM PENNIE? Find out more about the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet, here .    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On soci...

She’s back and talking about the topic she knows best: reducing stress in super-busy and overstuffed lives. Nutritional biochemist Dr Libby Weaver shares her simple solutions for a more productive and inspiring day.   WANT MORE FROM LIBBY? For more info on Dr Libby Weaver's upcoming live events see here , or follow her on Instagram @drlibby.   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.co...

BFT education coordinator Mackenzie Blakey gives listeners a lesson in the importance of block training and its plethora of benefits from improving fitness levels, to strength and longevity. WANT MORE FROM MACKENZIE? Check out Body Fit Training, here, or via Instagram @bft_global. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On socia...

So, what sort of friend are you on social media? What about in real life? Dr Alexia Maddox is a sociologist of technology and Research Fellow at the Blockchain Innovation Hub at RMIT and studies how social media is changing our friendships…for the better.    WANT MORE FROM ALEXIA? Find out more about Alexia’s research here , or you can befriend her on Twitter @alexiamadd .    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL...