Healthcare Unprofessionals

This week, Chloe is joined by her UCL lecturer, Dr Vicky Boydell , to discuss feminism. Vicky is a social anthropologist who has conducted research worldwide. She oversaw global monitoring and reporting for the Fund for Gender Equality at UN Women and held various positions at the International Planned Parenthood Federation.  We discuss the history of feminism, how patriarchy affects women's healt...

This BONUS episode discusses individualism in the fitness industry: Does working with other coaches improve your service, or should you gate-keep? If you are a coach, do you need to have been coached? Feminist rant (as always!) How tolerance and taking time to listen to others' opinions can improve your outlook. Existential crisis Michelle's Black Friday Deal: Package 1: Disordered Eating Informed...

How on earth has someone survived 10 years in the fitness industry without sacrificing their morals or showing us their physique every 10 seconds? This week, Michelle was joined by coach, mentor and PFCA educator, Sacha Lucas. Sacha is one of the most experienced, caring and compassionate coaches out there, and she has seen it ALL through being self-employed in the fitness industry for almost a de...

One essential part of Chloe's consultancy service is Q&As with her coaches' clients. On these live calls, coaches' clients submit their taboo, TMI and embarrassing questions. In this episode, Chloe dives into her question box and shares some of the previous clients' questions. Remember, if you're a coach and think your clients would benefit from a women's health Q&A, you can book this as a...

Check-ins are the cornerstone of our coaching process, and how we monitor client progress and challenges. And yet, we are often left with more questions than answers when our clients check-in. From ghosting to one word answers, a poorly designed check-in process can lead to coach and client frustration. Today, Michelle sat down with coach and mentor Gillian Bennett and we chatted all things check-...

With an emerging body of research to suggest that gay men are at elevated risk of disordered eating and body image concerns, there has never been more need for us to break the stigma around male body image and disordered eating. Disordered eating and body image affect everyone regardless of gender (#equality), but men are often left to struggle in silence. This week, Michelle sat down with Jack Bu...

All I want for Christmas is... coaches to stop telling clients they need to "earn" their holidays. Open your Instagram and chances are you'll be bombarded with "Santa shreds" or coaches offering to get you "Little Black Dress ready". You don't need a diet. You don't need to earn holidays. In fact, dieting will probably bring you further from food freedom and peace at Christmas. Don't worry though,...

"I feel fat!" This is something that people who struggle with their body image often say. Owing to the huge levels of internalised weight bias that most of us have, it is no surprise that we think the worst feeling in the world is being "fat" (thanks, weight stigma!). But what does feeling fat mean? And how do we challenge it without saying fat isn't a feeling ? Join Michelle and Chloe as we chat...

Have you tried dieting your way to body confidence? Have slimming clubs helped you lose weight in the past, and now you can't stick to it? Are slimming clubs all bad? How can we find food freedom? Michelle sat down with online nutrition coach Shane Walsh, and we delved into the murky grey area of food freedom. Shane is a wealth of knowledge in this area (much to his disdain!), as he works primaril...

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is something experienced by millions of women worldwide. Unfortunately, like so much of women's health, there is a lot of misinformation online. Chloe & Michelle sat down to chat all things PCOS . What is PCOS? Should I cut out carbohydrates? Is 1200 calories okay? Should I stop cardio? Let's discuss it all! Reminder: You can still get tickets to the Injury W...

We're constantly told to ice injuries and avoid movement - but could that be setting you up for failure? Join Michelle & Chloe as we chat all things recovery from injury - and what we can do better! Get your webinar tickets here! Follow us on Instagram: @michellecarroll1 | @chloestevensphysio

This week, Michelle sat down with Gillian, who is an online coach and mentor. She works with individuals who want to break free from macro tracking (or coaching!) and finally live a meaningful life - no MyFitnessPal required. Macro tracking is typically fitness coaching 101, but is it really all it's cracked up to be? What are the advantages of tracking macros? When can tracking macros become...

This week, Michelle & Chloe are discussing one of the necessary evils of the modern world for the singletons... online dating. From people who "don't take themselves too seriously" to those who send incredibly graphic messages to people they've only met once (poor Chloe), it can offer a huge challenge to your body image (and will to live, but that's for a different episod...

We are constantly told that training for "performance" is a great way to transition away from aesthetics and improve body image. But what does that mean in practice? Michelle spoke to women's health and performance coach Danni Bosworth to discuss what this actually means. Danni is an online coach and nutritionist, with over a decade of experience in fitness. We discuss Danni's ow...

This week, Chloe & Michelle sat down for a chat about a topic close to their own hearts - injury. Most of us will get injured at some stage, be that sprains, strains or a full-blown hospitalisation. If you are a normal person, this sucks. If you are an athletic individual, this can offer it's own additional challenges. Michelle & Chloe delve into all things injury and ask some of your...

Today, Michelle sat down to chat all things performance nutrition and body image with Holly Priestland. Holly is a nutrition coach and fellow psychology nerd, who specialises in combat sport nutrition. She holds an MSc in Psychology & Neuroscience and her research interests centre around athletic body image and the influences on same. We discussed everything from how body image issues present...

What do you get when two pelvic health physiotherapists meet online? Sounds like the start of a v^gina joke but what you actually get is a juicy podcast episode! Kiana & Chloe are joined forces on this episode of the Healthcare Unprofessionals podcast to bring you a no holds barred episode on painful seggs, v^ginismus & v^lvodynia. We chat about our own journeys, clinical experience and st...

In this episode Michele and I discuss all things 'Aesthetic Tweaks.' What drives us to have these procedures? Is it vanity, is it societal pressure and is it anti-feminist to change your face or try to halt ageing? We are not encouraging or promoting these treatments and our opinions may change but as of right now we both love a bit of botox! We would love to know your thoughts on this top...

This week, Michelle was joined by the amazing Katie Bambrick. Katie is an accomplished business coach and NLP practitioner, working with business owners to help them believe in their business and maximise their earning potential. She specialises in mindset and identity work around business and she blew Michelle's mind on more than one occasion throughout the pod with her incredible insights an...

Pelvic floor issues affect millions of women daily, and yet it is still somewhat of a taboo topic. Join Chloe and Michelle as we go vulva deep into the questions you are too afraid to ask. What is the pelvic floor? How common are pelvic floor issues? Should I be embarrassed about having pelvic health issues? How can I strengthen my pelvic floor? And much more! Here's how you can work with Chlo...

This week, Michelle sat down with Charly Pickstock to discuss the dark side of bodybuilding culture and how it can impact our overall health. Charly is an online coach and nutritionist and founder of The Flourishing Society. Previously an accomplished and incredibly successful bikini competitor, Charly pivoted from bodybuilding into a more holistic approach to fitness. We delve into some contentio...

Michelle & Chloe reunited after a long three weeks apart to discuss everything emotional eating. What do we get wrong about emotional eating? Is all emotional eating bad? Is it possible to stop emotional eating by dieting? How can we challenge emotional eating? Join us and find out! Additional resources: Disordered Eating Informed course information. Access an Early Bird place for Disordered E...

Today, Michelle sat down with the incredible Maya Robinson to discuss everything body image and eating behaviours when it comes to pregnancy and motherhood. Some would call it the mother of all post-partum body image episodes, others would boo and hiss Michelle for such a pun. Maya is an online nutritionist, counsellor and master trainer for the Body Project. She works with clients on their relati...

This week, Michelle sat down with the iconic Rachel Hunter. Rachel is a certified nutritionist, online coach and all-round stellar human. Rachel runs the Not Nutrition Gurus podcast, but it was her turn in the hot seat as we deep-dived into motivation theory, emotional eating and some of the challenges we encounter when we start to challenge deep-rooted beliefs about food and our bodies. Want to c...

Today, Chloe is joined by her esteemed colleague, Conor Creedon, to talk all things back pain. Is it core weakness and bad posture that drive back pain or is it more complex? If you have back pain or you are a coach that has clients who have back pain, you need to listen to this episode as it will revolutionise your thinking! Find Conor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-creedon-547b09228/ Back Up...