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To celebrate summer, we’re dropping the top episodes of 2024. When you’re “too emotional” you cloud your intuition, says Professor Joel Pearson. The neuroscientist and psychologist discusses managing your emotional states to help build your intuition and make better decisions.    WANT MORE FROM JOEL? For more on Joel’s book The Intuition Toolkit (Simon & Schuster, $29.99) see here . You can fi...

To celebrate summer, we’re dropping the top episodes of 2024. Workplace wellness expert and TEDx speaker Lizzie Williamson shares fun micro moves to boost your work mood and increase productivity. WANT MORE FROM LIZZIE? For more on Lizzie’s book The Active Workday Advantage (Major Street Publishing, $32.99) see here . You can catch her @energisewithlizzie or via her site here .  WANT MORE BODY + S...

Each Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul's digital editor Holly Berckelman chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chat through the top health and wellness stories of the…year. From no-spend weekends (see story here ); to millenopause (see story here ); low dopamine mornings (see story here ) and ‘Marry Me Chicken’ (see...

Business advisor Michelle Broadbent shares her ingenious approach to protecting your valuable time amidst the chaos of Christmas and finishing 2024 in the best headspace possible.    WANT MORE FROM MICHELLE? To hear today's full interview, where she discusses how to set yourself up for your best year ahead...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find Michelle @michbroadbent or h...

Sleep researcher Dr Nicole Moyen discusses how to best manage sleep during the festive season from late nights to hangovers plus how to set-up your room for hot summer nights (FYI: she holds a PHD in Physiology from Stanford University).    WANT MORE FROM NICOLE? To hear today's full interview, where she shares more about the key factors that affect sleep...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever yo...

Journalist and author Sarah Catherall shares her story of how she navigated separation and singlehood to find her happy single self, and why some people are taking self-love ceremonies, too.    WANT MORE FROM SARAH? To hear today's full interview, where she shares her tips on how to break-up well...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. You can find Sarah’s book How To Break Up W...

Science journalist Zoe Kean discusses how evolutionary history shapes our current health behaviours, including sleep and community, and why understanding it can help boost well-being.    WANT MORE FROM ZOE? To hear today's full interview, where she discusses why we age...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Zoe’s book Why Are We Like This? (New South Books,...

Each Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul's digital editor Holly Berckelman chat through three stories that made them spit out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chat about the obsession with Ariana Grande's Wicked appearance (see story here ); sea moss as a new superfood (see story here ); the world’s healthiest meat (see story here ).  WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Onli...

Business growth strategist and coach Bianca Monley explores the idea of a circle of influence, why you need to surround yourself with your right people, and how to make new contacts as an adult.    WANT MORE FROM BIANCA? To hear today's full interview, where she shares how to set your success for 2025...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Grab Bianca’s new book Business Break...

Dietitian and nutrition consultant Sara Widdowson discusses the importance of pre and post workout nutrition, hydration and how to understand your body’s needs based on training intensity. She shares the best foods to eat.    WANT MORE FROM SARA? To hear today's full interview, where she discusses what to eat to perform at your fitness peak...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods...

Is life, the world, weighing you down? Tune in as psychologist Anna Nikolaou shares a few handy coping strategies to navigate your day.  WANT MORE FROM ANNA? To hear today's full interview, where she helps you balance your nervous system...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Anna at Macleod Wellness Centre here .  WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bod...

Women’s leadership expert and author Megan Dalla-Camina discusses the concept of our ‘inner patriarch’, its impact on our wellbeing, and how to reframe your inner stories. An empowering episode!   WANT MORE FROM MEGAN? To hear today's full interview, where she discusses how your inner critic impacts your future choices...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Grab Megan’s book Wo...

Each Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul's digital editor Holly Berckelman chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chatted about tech bros and their sauna catch-ups (see story here ); what the science says about hangxiety (see story here and here ); how to ease hayfever symptoms with food (see story here ). WANT MORE BO...

Meditation and breathwork expert Rich Muir discusses the transformative power of breathwork in managing your stressful days and shares practical ways to integrate breathwork into your daily life.    WANT MORE FROM RICH? To hear today's full interview, where he shares more about how to use breathwork in everyday scenarios...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. You can catch Rich...

Photographer Ellie Sedgwick discusses the pervasive issue of vulva anxiety and the societal pressures that lead women to seek cosmetic procedures including the latest trend, labia puffing.   WANT MORE FROM ELLIE? To hear today's full interview, where she shares more on her struggles with vulva anxiety...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. For more on her book Flip Through my F...

It seems everyone is talking about mobility right now. Exercise Physiologist Glenn Phipps shares a new perspective, gives tips and daily practices on how to increase range of movement.    WANT MORE FROM GLENN? To hear today's full interview, where he shares how to increase mobility in desk-bound days...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. For more on his book Strength Yourself...

Nutrition and public health expert Louise Rubic shares advice around using frozen food as a replacement for the fresh stuff plus the importance of planning, meal prepping and using your freezer.      WANT MORE FROM LOUISE? To hear today's full interview, where she shares the vitamins every woman needs...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. You can read more from Louise via Torr...

Each Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul's digital editor Holly Berckelman chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chatted about why TikTok’s viral ‘dense bean salad’ works wonders for health (see story here ); how prolonged sitting can sabotage health (see study here ); what to do if you're no longer attracted to your...

MDMA therapy is now legal, yet still controversial. Author and social researcher Rebecca Huntley discusses her experiences around taking the drug as an unconventional path to healing. If this chat raises anything for you, see Lifeline here .    WANT MORE FROM REBECCA? To hear today's full interview, where she opens up about the first time she took MDMA...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you g...

Does what you eat really affect how you sleep? Absolutely, says clinical nutritionist Katherine Hay who discusses how food choices affect sleep quality and shares simple food tweaks for better rest tonight.    WANT MORE FROM KATHERINE? To hear today's full interview, where she discusses how stress affects your diet...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. You can find Katherine @...

Professional triathlete Ellie Salthouse discusses her rigorous training regimen, mantras when she needs to pull-through a heavy training session or race, and the importance of recovery.   WANT MORE FROM ELLIE? To hear today's full interview, where she shares whether those 1%-ers like ice baths and saunas actually help her performance...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Follo...

Best-selling author and CEO of Cheek Media Co. Hannah Ferguson unpacks wellness culture, why our capitalist society tarnishes women's wellbeing and how she practises self-care.   WANT MORE FROM HANNAH? To hear today's full interview, where she shares her experiences with struggling with sex...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Grab Hannah’s book Taboo (Affirm Press, $34.99) h...

Each Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul's digital editor Holly Berckelman chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chatted about whether you can have sex without politics (see story here ); light exposure for longevity (see study here ); a warning over incense (see story here ).  WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to...

Mega best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert discusses being a “guru” (of sorts) to millions of women and shares the importance of daily habits in managing her mental health.  WANT MORE FROM LIZ? To hear today's full interview, where she shares how to inspire more curiosity in your daily life...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Liz’s Australian tour next Fe...

Clinical nutritionist and TV presenter Sarah Di Lorenzo shares the fundamentals of the Mediterranean Diet and gives her verdict on the ‘ Planeterranean' one.    WANT MORE FROM SARAH? To hear today's full interview, where she shares how to master the Med Diet when life is frantic...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Grab Sarah’s beautiful new cookbook My Mediterranean Life (Si...