Laura Philips - Real Talk

This podcast is called ‘Real Talk’ for a reason.  All too often those who seem to have their health and fitness together in fact do not and they are put on a pedestal by society.  One of my goals in creating this podcast was to broaden and deepen the conversations we have with regard to health and well-being.  ⁣ It can seem like a mountain to climb when making any effort in becoming...

In this week’s episode of Real Talk, I speak with recomposition coach Amy Thompson who is the guest on my second highest rating episode where we talked about what it REALLY takes to create physical transformations.  It is rare to come across a coach who really gets it and what I mean by that is that she really understands the lifestyle of who she trains and what challenges come with that. &nb...

In this week’s episode of Real Talk, we get to work in breaking down procrastination with the amazing subconscious transformational coach Helena Day.  Turns out, there are several aspects and elements to procrastination and it might interest you to know that they are not mutually exclusive! I have often thought about perfectionists as being professional procrastinators though it turns out, th...

This week’s episode for me has been the most eye opening and revealing of them all to date having been very personally affected by what we discuss in this episode - iron! Some of what Dr Dheeraj from The Integrative Medical Centre reveals in this episode is astonishing to say the least with over 30% of the women he treats being low, if not deficient in iron many of whom experience ongoing symptoms...

Do you find yourself cockblocking yourself or ovary obstructing yourself Monday after Monday that your magical diet doesn’t quite stick?  I so appreciate and feel the need to share Ruby’s insights and thoughts on consistency and the importance on being consistently consistent as opposed to being perfect. So often, we feel the need to: eat 5 portions of veg a day drink 3+L of water a day get 1...

It’s been a topic on my mind lately and I want dot get the input and insight from Reece Anderson who works deep in the space of self-leadership and mental health. Though there appears to have been a positive shift in the space of mental health especially surrounding men’s mental health.  It would seem that there is work to be done and I cannot help but feel that how we define masculinity does...

The health and fitness industry (if you can call it that), has been letting people down rather unfortunately for quite some time and one of the many ways in which it does this is by leading people to believe that they can only make progress if they are operating in extremes e.g. running 10km for 5 mornings a week, avoiding carbs, avoiding alcohol, getting in 4 high intensity bootcamps/group fitnes...

Recently, Helena posted onto social media a quote which captured my attention “The reason you need to over achieve is because you NEED to feel productive.  The more productive you feel, the more valuable you believe you are as a person.”  This got my attention because I can relate to it in a number of ways and I know that the overachieving women I work with will be able to as well. &nbsp...

In this week’s episode of Real Talk, I have the great pleasure and privilege of recording a second episode with the ever amazing Leon Stensholm.  There isn’t much that Leon isn’t to be honest.  He is a physique coach, sports nutritionist, counsellor, gym owner and author who is about to release his 4th book if you can believe it?!  It was Leon’s suggestion that we discuss morning ro...

In this week’s episode of Real Talk, I have the pleasure of speaking with my gal pal Jade Andin who is a nutrition coach and personal trainer here in Singapore.  Jade and myself really vibe on a lot of elements of the health and fitness industry and I wanted to gain her insights on some of the fuckery that exists within this industry.  ⁣ Having seen a few not so great health and fitness...

Compromised digestion could be one of the greatest reasons people feel sluggish and two steps behind on their day.  In this episode of Real Talk, I chat with my gal pal and friend Sam Armstrong who is a dietician based in my home town Brisbane. Poor digestion unfortunately is all too common and just one of the reasons we find ourselves feeling low in energy, flat, sluggish, lethargic and cogn...

Self belief - perhaps the most under-flexed mental muscle in the human mind.  In this week’s episode of Real Talk, we uncover the essence and original of self belief with subconscious transformational coach (and my gal pal) Helena Day.  Thankfully for myself, self belief has by and large always been on the high side with few self doubts and a high intrinsic drive to challenge any self do...

 Self belief, self trust, alignment, responsibility and small talk.  What do these things have in common?  I don’t really know to be honest but we make some interesting parallels in this week’s episode of Real Talk with my gal pal Helena Day who is a subconscious transformational coach.  I find it hard to stay on topic when I speak to her because I find psychology and human beh...

In this weeks’s episode of Real Talk I have the utmost pleasure of speaking with strong woman girl crush Amy Thompson.  People often ask who I look up to in the health and fitness industry and few names come to mind - even fewer female names.  One person who I have admired for her physical strength and no-nonsense approach for many years is Amy.   I so love how unapologetically stro...

In this week’s episode of Real Talk, I have the great pleasure of speaking with fellow personal trainer, Sai Yuan Lee who works here in Singapore at Ultimate Performance.  

Having followed each other on social media for quite some time now and seeing a number of his posts and Instastories which resonated to my own experiences and those of my clients, I was keen to unpack and uncover a little...

In this week’s episode of Real Talk, I have the great pleasure and privilege of speaking with health coach Chris Cave from the UK.  Chris has a free event called the ‘Fit and Energised Parent’ which has become an annual event and I was fortunate enough to be invited to speak at his event.  This recording is from that event where we answer some of his audience members’ most burning questi...

In this week’s episode of Real Talk, I speak with my gal pal and fellow female PT Jade Andin to discuss, well, we discuss a lot!  I really wanted to get Jade’s insights on the industry given she has recently joined as a female trainer.  Having been on both sides of the industry - both as a client and now trainer, I thought it would make for a valuable conversation.  The topic I real...

In this week’s podcast, I speak with my good friend and gal pal Sam Armstrong who is a dietician from my home town of Brisbane.  This episode feels way overdue.  The number of times I hear people complain that their metabolism has slowed down after turning 40 or after the birth of their second child, let’s just say if I had a dollar… Like with most aspects of life, it can be easy to outs...

In this week’s episode of Real Talk, I have the great honour and privilege of speaking with Paralympic Gold Medalist Rowan Crothers.  My goodness, this was such a ‘pinch me’ moment!!! Without giving away too much (many golden gems in this episode), I have known Rowan for over 10 years now having had the pleasure of evening training him back in my home town Brisbane many moons ago.  Want...

In this week’s episode of Real Talk, I have the great privilege of speaking with Subconscious Success Coach, Helena Day who helps busy corporates up level their lives by teaching them to tap into their power. This episodes was so super fun, Helena flipped the script on me and picked my brain on how we can create self acceptance - something that I have been more consciously working on for the past...

In this week’s episode with coach and personal trainer Evan Button whom I recorded the first ever episode of this podcast with (check out episode 1 on Epic Goal Setting).  With the ever changing social distancing landscape here in Singapore, I was inspired to reach out to him after seeing a post he created on Instagram mentioning that now is the perfect time to start working towards your heal...

In this episode of Real Talk, I speak with evidence based weight loss specialist Ruby Cherie who helps women become strong, sculpted and confident being in the skin that they are in. It seemed inevitable that Ruby and I would connect for a podcast recording having been following each other for some time, I noticed that we have very similar ethos and approach to our work. What I love about Ruby and...

Oh my goodness this was such a fun podcast to record.  In this episode, I am with my gal pal and Superstar Laura Holmes who has transformed beyond belief.  Now, we could get into the physical side of her transformation but I really want to hold off on that and take the time to highlight her mental and emotional transformation because that is the part that is truly inspiring and for me, t...

In this episode of Real Talk, I have the great pleasure of speaking with subconscious success coach Helena Day who specializes in helping busy working professionals to unapologetically pursue the life of their dreams by identifying the blockages that stand in their way of seeing that life come to fruition.  I was initially connected to Helena by Superstar ✨ Lauren Gibson who appears in anoth...

This was in fact recorded some time ago - during the OG circuit breaker of Singapore.  That was a fun time wasn’t it?!  At least we survived. One of the ways I kept myself occupied during this time was to start podcasting - many of those episodes are yet to be released. Super awesome speaking with Jade which could have in fact been the first of many Zoom calls during circuit breaker. &nb...