Nourish Your Potential

Welcome to episode 52 of the Nourish Your Potential podcast with Sam Manson, a renowned athlete in the multisport world. Sam shares his inspiring journey from his early days in the NZRAF to becoming a champion in the Coast to Coast race. Learn about Sam's experiences growing up in Wairoa, his commitment to sport, and the disciplined training that led to his incredible success. Sam discusses the es...

Welcome back to episode 51 of the Nourish Your Potential podcast. Today, I have the pleasure of introducing Kerri Major, a fellow dietitian based in Scotland. We discuss Kerri's journey from the NHS to self-employment and her dedication to helping clients enhance their performance and health through sports nutrition.  Learn about the role of social media in building professional communities across...

Welcome back to episode 50 of the Nourish Your Potential podcast. I feel so lucky to have registered clinical psychologist Dr Lotte Williams joining me in this episode. Originally from the south of England, Lotte moved to New Zealand in 2016 and has since gained extensive experience in various mental health settings including work with paediatric diabetes and complex pain management at Starship Ho...

Welcome back to episode 49 of the Nourish Your Potential podcast. In this episode I’m lucky enough to catch up with Julia Chamberlain who is becoming quite the name within NZ running events. Julia has had a really strong few years both in multisport and running with a respectable list of wins and course records in the last 12 months with a real breakthrough performance at Tarawera 100km in Februar...

Welcome back to episode 48 of the Nourish Your Potential podcast where I catch up with Sam Harvey, New Zealand's backyard ultra record holder and 2025 Tarawera 100-mile race champion. Learn about how Sam transitioned from a relative newcomer to a formidable force in ultra running, achieving remarkable feats such as his famous 677km run over 101 loops at Dead Cow Gully backyard ultra in 2023. Liste...

Welcome back to episode 47 where I talk about altitude training and its nutrition considerations.   PODCAST DISCLAIMER The information provided in this podcast is for your personal or other non-commercial, educational purposes. It should not be considered as medical or professional advice. We recommend you consult with a GP or other healthcare professional before taking or omitting to take any act...

Welcome to episode 46! I recently caught up with Simon Cochrane, elite Ironman competitor, world record holder of Ultraman, and most recently, competitor in UTMB. Simon shares his insights into the world of endurance sports, delving into his coaching philosophies that have shaped both his performance and that of his athletes. We explore the crucial role of nutrition in achieving some of his best e...

Welcome back to episode 45, the first for 2024! Join Air New Zealand pilot and Ironman, James Owen, as he shares his compelling journey of becoming a 777 pilot. Listen to his interesting stories revolving around his passion for aviation, his sporting endeavors, and his struggles with imposter syndrome. James shares tips on working to our individual strengths and managing challenging work schedules...

Welcome back to episode 44 where I briefly discuss lactose intolerance and some simple management tips for this.   PODCAST DISCLAIMER The information provided in this podcast is for your personal or other non-commercial, educational purposes. It should not be considered as medical or professional advice. We recommend you consult with a GP or other healthcare professional before taking or omitting...

Welcome back to episode 43 with Fleur Cushman. Fleur is the founder of CurraNZ a multi award winning breakthrough supplement made from NZ blackcurrant bioactives. As you will learn, Fleur comes from a background in equine performance and sports journalism but has a real passion for physiology and performance nutrition which lead her to coming up with CurraNZ. Her father Michael was a pioneering ph...

Welcome back to episode 42 with Glen Currie. Glen is a Methven local and as many of you would know him in the multisport space he is the man behind Coast to Coast alongside a pretty epic support crew. I really enjoyed catching up with Glen, and although have known him the majority of my life going way back to when he taught me at Mt Hutt College (which to be fair to both of us is many years ago!)...

Welcome back to episode 41 proudly brought to you by Roam Energy. In this episode I catch up with Jayden Kuijpers, professional triathlete who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease as a child. I really enjoyed talking to Jayden in his experience in elite sport and moving into the professional scene, but also his openness in talking about inflammatory bowel disease especially as New Zealand has one of...

Welcome back to episode 40. Mums2marathon, that is, the wonderful Ellen and Philly, are back for round two on the Nourish your Potential podcast with all of us in studio. This episode was a hoot to make covering a wide range of topics including the results of the product review (undergarment running preference), the launch of EP coaching, women’s health including surgeries, health education in sch...

Welcome back to episode 39 with Dr David Haunschmidt. David is an emergency medicine consultant from windy Wellington but originally from Scotland. David is also a running coach with 'Trail Athlete' and also a very competitive runner himself reaching the podium in over 40 events in the last few years, with the majority of these being 1st placings and some being course records, such as the Tarawera...

Welcome back to episode 38. This bite-sized episode briefly outlines what continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is, and some of the pros and cons with its application in people with and without diabetes.    PODCAST DISCLAIMER The information provided in this podcast is for your personal or other non-commercial, educational purposes. It should not be considered as medical or professional advice. We r...

Welcome back to episode 37. In this bite-sized episode I briefly outline what blood doping is and how to keep safe as an athlete.  Helpful websites and links mentioned: https://www.globaldro.com/Home https://drugfreesport.org.nz/   https://sport.wetestyoutrust.com/   https://www.wada-ama.org/en     PODCAST DISCLAIMER The information provided in this podcast is for your personal or other non-commer...

Welcome back to episode 36 where I catch up with Ellen and Philly, the wonderful women behind 'Mums2Marathon.' We discuss how Mums2marathon was born, relationships with exercise, body image and food, the challenges of motherhood, mental well-being, alopecia, gastric sleeve surgery and so much more! Please take a few seconds to give this podcast a rating, share it with a friend, or get in touch wit...

Welcome to episode 35. This is a bite-sized Q & A episode answering some questions from Instagram. If you want to skip to a specific question see the times below: "What is the best nutrition to help with inflammation?" 24 sec   "How to fuel appropriately for cramps in races lasting around 2 – 3 hours?" 1:24   "What are the biggest mistakes marathon runners make with their daily nutrition and t...

A bite-sized episode on iron.   PODCAST DISCLAIMER The information provided in this podcast is for your personal or other non-commercial, educational purposes. It should not be considered as medical or professional advice. We recommend you consult with a GP or other healthcare professional before taking or omitting to take any action based on this podcast. While the producer uses best endeavours t...

Welcome to episode 33 where I am kicking off 2023 with Keeley O'Hagan. Keeley is one of New Zealand's top high jumpers having recently competed at the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Keeley's journey with eating and nutrition has not been an easy path and she openly talks about this in our conversation. I really enjoyed hearing her personal journey, as well as learning what it is like to be a high jum...

Welcome back to episode 32 where I speak with Ian Jones, former All Black lock and current endurance machine working towards the full Ironman in Taupo on the 10th December. Ian played 105 matches including 79 test matches in his rugby career from 1989 to 1999. Ian talks about his time in the All Blacks, current and previous ventures in endurance sport, the transition from professional sport into r...

Welcome to episode 31 where I catch up with Angie Petty, Canterbury-based Olympic 800m runner, coach, wife and Mum. It was really interesting hearing about Angie's running career to date and the transition to motherhood earlier this year and her postpartum return to the sport. I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too!   PODCAST DISCLAIMER The information provided in this podcast is...

Welcome to episode 30 with Dr Lucy Hone. In this episode Lucy shares insights on resilience, anxiety, and coping with disruption, challenge, change and loss. Regarded as a thought leader in the field of resilience psychology, tragic circumstances forced Lucy to focus more closely on grief when her 12-year-old daughter was killed in a horrific motor vehicle accident. Lucy is a senior fellow at the...

It is an honour to have Professor Frank Frizelle join me for episode 29. Frank is a leading gastroenterologist and colorectal surgeon based here in Christchurch. I first met Frank many years ago when I was about 12, as he was the specialist throughout my mother’s bowel cancer journey. This whole experience is definitely a time in my life that sparked a real interest for me in medicine, health, and...

Welcome back to episode 28 where I speak with Scotty Hawker, one of New Zealand's top ultra trail runners having made the podium at th 2019 and 2021 editions of UTMB. He is also a well respected running coach, so it is fair to say Scotty lives and breathes the sport. It was insightful to hear how Scotty approaches his nutrition and training alongside his own philosophies with coaching and life. I...