Extra Healthy-ish

Sports performance dietician and former world champion triathlete, Pip Taylor discusses the role of nutrition in sport and fitness performance, and whether us mere mortals really need to eat like an athlete.    WANT MORE FROM PIP? Find out more about Pip via her website, here, or on Instagram @piptpip   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of healt...

Comedian and TV presenter Julia Morris talks about lockdown fatigue - how to survive it, embrace it and make it easier...and still laugh.    WANT MORE FROM JULIA? For more laughs from Julia, follow the host of I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here and drinker of Nescafé Café Creations, here.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and well...

Fear is a natural response when we perceive a threat, and we’ve all felt that over the past year during the uncertainty of COVID-19. But fear isn’t all bad - it keeps us safe and can bring out the best in us. Melbourne-based psychologist and author Dr Amy Silver helps you control fear without it controlling you.   WANT MORE FROM AMY? Find out about her new book, The Loudest Guest: How To Change &...

Best-selling author, podcaster and TEDx speaker Melissa Ambrosini puts comparisonitis under the microscope, discussing how it can be damaging for our mental health, why it’s contagious, and she shares a simple technique to use when you get caught in the toxic comparison cycle.   WANT MORE FROM MELISSA? Find out more about Melissa’s book, Comparisonitis: How To Stop Comparing Yourself To Others And...

Get this: Australians are spending three times more on online food delivery now than before the pandemic, reports suggest (see more here). In this episode, nutritionist and best-selling author Michele Chevalley Hedge dissects online food delivery apps and recommends the healthiest dishes to order and what to avoid.    WANT MORE FROM MICHELE? Michele is a regular contributor to Body + Soul - see he...

Paralympian Lauren Parker shares her tragic, yet super-inspiring story from able-bodied professional triathlete to paratriathlete. She discusses her accident and the harrowing moment she was told she’d never walk again, and how a trip to Miami inspired her quest for gold in Tokyo.   WANT MORE FROM LAUREN? Find out more about Lauren, here, or via Instagram, @laurenparker2127. For more info on The I...

Richard Gremmo’s nephew, Nathan, died aged 13 after being hit by a car, and by donating his organs, he saved six people. In his memory, the family started Jersey Day - this year on September 3rd - and Richard chats about the importance of this day plus everything you need to know about organ donation.    WANT MORE INFO ON JERSEY DAY? Find out more about Jersey Day, here. Or, register to become an...

Whether it’s, er, a pandemic, a break-up, redundancy, or a health scare, sometimes life throws us a mega-sized curveball. Life coach and author of new book Plan B, Shannah Kennedy discusses the first step of her four-step approach to navigating change and finding a solid plan B.   WANT MORE FROM SHANNAH? Find out more about Shannah’s book, Plan B: A guide to navigating and embracing change (Pengui...

Dietitian and nutritionist Lyndi Cohen discusses what really constitutes healthy eating. Can we eat eggs? Meat? Chocolate? She shares the recent science on what a healthy diet should look like every day (chocolate can be included - phew).    WANT MORE FROM LYNDI? Find out more about Lyndi’s Back to Basic’s app via her website, here, or on Instagram, @nude_nutritionist    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  On...

Five-time world boxing champion Susie Q Ramadan discusses her inspiring life story from being bullied, to finding resilience and carving her way in a sport dominated by males to become one of the best female boxers of all time.   WANT MORE FROM SUSIE Q? Find out more about Susie Q via her website, here, or Instagram @susieqramadan   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for yo...

Are you clued-up on your love language? Neuropsychotherapist and relationship counsellor Joanne Wilson, aka The Relationship Rejuvenator, talks through the five love languages, how to determine yours, and why understanding it will make for a deeper connection.    WANT MORE FROM JOANNE? You can find Joanne online, here. Her book, Renovate your Relationship, is available here.  WANT MORE BODY + SOUL...

Journalist and author Jacinta Tynan - who also happens to be Body + Soul’s new columnist (read her first article, here) - wants you to get better at sitting with suffering and pain. She shares her advice for pulling yourself through a tough time and why you need to feel to heal.    WANT MORE FROM JACINTA? Find out about Jacinta’s new book, The Single Mother’s Social Club (Murdoch Books, $32.99), h...

Have you seen the Netflix doco, Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things? The blokes behind the movement, Joshua Fields Milburn and Ryan Nicodemus aka The Minimalists discuss how to incorporate minimalism into your life, and why this approach is a no-brainer for better wellbeing.     WANT MORE FROM THE MINIMALISTS? Find out more about their new book, Love People Use Things: Because The...

Sarah Boulazeris is a strength trainer for 28 By Sam Wood and in this ep, she gives a refresher in how to correctly lift weights - from technique, to common mistakes and the best ways to recover from a hefty session.    WANT MORE FROM SARAH? Follow Sarah on Instagram @thisisme.sb or for 28 By Sam Wood’s programs, click here.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your da...

Introducing news.com.au's new podcast called Kinda Sorta Dating. Search for Kinda Sorta Dating wherever you get your podcasts and follow or subscribe! We're brought up with the fairytale that you will meet your Prince Charming in your 20's, fall madly in love and live happily ever after. So what happens when you find yourself in your 30's and oh so single? You get in some experts and friends and d...

When Briony Benjamin was diagnosed with cancer, she made a tear-jerking video that went viral - watch it here - sharing her wisdom from battling the disease. The author of Life Is Tough (But So Are You) opens up about having cancer and what it taught her about living a meaningful life.    WANT MORE FROM BRIONY? Briony’s book, Life Is Tough (But So Are You) (Murdoch Books, $32,99) can be found, her...

Just when you thought life was stressful enough, along came a pandemic to make it even more so. In this ep, Perth-based holistic chiropractor and personal trainer Dr Aimee Brown goes deep into stress - how to know if you're too stressed, how it affects mood, brain, body and life. Don’t worry, she has some genius stress-less tips, too.    WANT MORE FROM DR BROWN? Find out more about Aimee, here, or...

World-renowned sports physician, Dr Peter Brukner, is on a mission to help the 1.2 million plus Australians overturn their diabetes with a simple low-carb diet. In this ep, Peter talks about type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes and the key to a diabetes-free life… advice we all should take on board.    WANT MORE FROM PETER? Find out more about Peter’s program, Defeat Diabetes, here.    WANT MORE BODY + S...

Nutritionist, best-selling author and wellness entrepreneur, Jessica Sepel shares exactly what it takes to be a wellness entrepreneur. The recent Body + Soul cover star reveals her lessons learnt, her business wisdom and the No.1 thing that keeps her going when life becomes overwhelming.    WANT MORE FROM JESS? You can find her on Instagram @jshealth, or for Jess' vitamins, see JSVitamins’ website...

This week, Extra Healthy-ish is celebrating our superstar Olympians (cue applause). On this episode, host Felicity Harley chats to Seven’s Rugby player and ASICS ambassador Charlotte Caslick about what it takes to win gold - grit, mental toughness and truckloads of courage.     WANT MORE FROM CHARLOTTE? Follow Charlotte’s Tokyo journey via Instagram @charlottecaslick or read more about her, here....

This week, Extra Healthy-ish is celebrating our superstar Olympians (cue applause). On this episode, host Felicity Harley chats to world champion surfer, Sally Fitzgibbons about the power of a positive mindset - from resilience, to self-talk and how she gets mentally prepared for a big event.    WANT MORE FROM SALLY? Follow Sally’s Tokyo journey via Instagram@sally_fitz or read more about her,here...

This week, Extra Healthy-ish is celebrating our superstar Olympians (cue applause). On this episode, host Felicity Harley chats to canoe slalom and kayakist Jess Fox, already an Olympic medalist, about what makes-up a winner’s mindset including how to master motivation in everything you do.    WANT MORE FROM JESS? Follow Jess’ Tokyo journey via Instagram@jessfox94 or read more about her, here.   W...

This week, Extra Healthy-ish is celebrating our superstar Olympians (cue applause). On this episode, host Felicity Harley chats to four-time Olympic swimmer and Tokyo flag bearer Cate Campbell about a winner’s mindset including the importance of mastering your self-belief. She talks pushing past her inner critic and rising above other people’s judgement.    WANT MORE FROM CATE? Follow Cate’s Tokyo...

Jana Hocking hosts dating podcast Kinda Sort Dating, is a columnist for news.com.au and has worked in both TV and Radio for the last 12 years, including a stint as a dating producer for The Bachelor. She’s going to talk to us about this and the new rules of dating during a pandemic.    WANT MORE FROM JANA? Find out more about Jana’s podcast, here, or follow her on Instagram @jana_hocking    WANT M...

Meditation expert and founder of Soul Alive, Luke McLeod deep dives into meditation - he discusses the science-backed benefits, how to work out which style is for you, and how to FINALLY stop your wandering mind.    WANT MORE FROM LUKE? Luke can be found on Instagram, @luke.mcleod or at Soul Alive, @soul.alivemeditation. For more on Soul Alive's mindfulness meditation program, see here  THRIVE.   ...