Off Duty With Rachel Jay

This week I’m thrilled to welcome entrepreneur, speaker, founder of Mentored Media and Social Kung Fu to the pod, Matt Purcell. I was super excited for this chat all about personal branding, confidence, communication and social media with Matt. Even if you don’t run a business specifically, these are all things that are relevant in today’s culture and landscape. We get stuck into; The impact of ch...

I’m excited to share this week’s episode with the lovely Emma Seibold, founder of Barre Body and Bende, business and leadership coach and host of the Nice Bossy podcast. Having built some incredible brands across the health and wellness space and new business just about to be launched, this week I chat to Em all about; Combining wellness and business Biggest lessons she’s learnt through her busine...

I’m super thrilled to welcome this legend to the pod this week. Dan Churchill AKA The Healthy Chef is an author, performance chef, host of The Epic Table Podcast and founder of Charley St in New York. Dan has a passion for helping bring good food and good health to people all the around the world. In our chat we get stuck into some really interesting topics like; Bio-individuality and how we shoul...

I’m so excited to share this episode with leading Australian sexologist and relationship expert Naomi Hutchings with you. We have had this chat in the works for a while so I’m so glad we could finally come together to bring you a sexologist’s guide to sex, differing libidos, faking it, spicing things up and all things in between. Naomi has worked in the human sexuality and relationships field for...

I’m thrilled to open the 2023 season of the pod with the very lovely Tahan Lew-Fatt, TV personality, influencer and Big Brother star. After bursting into the media and entertainment scene on Big Brother in 2013, Tahan continues to work in the media through her influencer work. We also celebrate International Women’s Day #embraceequity this week, so it’s fitting we touch on diversity and how that’s...

We’re back this week with a Q & A ep with yours truly, this time answering your health and fitness questions specifically. I answer questions like; What is the biggest challenge being in the health and fitness industry? Have you always been into health and fitness? How do I get abs like yours? How do you change the conversation from seeking guidance from others to helping yourself? What kinds...

*Trigger Warning: In this episode we touch on the subjects of eating disorders, Anorexia, Bulimia and suicide attempts. I’m so thrilled to welcome the lovely Olivia Arezzolo to the pod this week. She’s Australia’s number 1 sleep expert, coach, speaker and best selling author. Her book Bear, Lion or Wolf has been published in 10 countries, 8 languages and has helped people all around the world slee...

This week on the pod, I have the wonderful Kat John join me. Kat is an authenticity coach, keynote speaker and the host of the Real, Raw, Relatable podcast. Having had such a rich background of experience, Kat shares her most valuable lessons, insights and learnings from her own journey and through working with many clients throughout the years. She’s also the creator of the Zero F*cks Movement wh...

I’m so thrilled to welcome Masterchef’s Sarah Todd to the pod this week. Sarah is the Runner Up this year’s season of Masterchef and she also appeared on Season 6 of the show in 2014. She’s a chef, restaurateur, TV host, entrepreneur and author of My Indian Kitchen and The Healthy Model Cookbook. She’s also the host of the Wanderlust True North wellness event series this year that has just taken p...

This week on the pod I have the lovely Nicole Liu, CEO & Founder of Kin Fertility, drop in to talk all things women’s reproductive health, fertility and business. At the age of 24, Nicole was misdiagnosed with PCOS leading her on a path to find better information about her own fertility which then led to the creation Kin Fertility. Having no experience in the health and tech space, Nicole has...

Did you know that 1 in 2 Australian women are currently experiencing a mental health issue? 52% of women are experiencing body image issues And one of the key triggers is social media and media messaging. In this episode, we celebrate Women’s Health Week and also the Liptember Campaign which is all about raising awareness for women’s mental health. I’m thrilled to welcome CEO and Founder of the Li...

Just quietly shitting my dacks releasing this ep. If you’ve been listening to the pod for a while, you know we get into some pretty interesting and sometimes serious topics around health, wellness and mental health. So I thought it would be good to break it up a bit and do something a little more fun and light hearted. And although I have done Q & A eps before, this one is a little different....

What a treat to have one of my best mates on the pod this week. Sweeney Young is a psychologist and also former Neighbours actor. Sween and I have been friends for over 15 years. We met back in our acting days both having appeared on Neighbours (at different times). We also spent a lot of time in LA when we were doing the acting thing over there. With our common passion for human behaviour with Sw...

A little short and sweet ep from yours truly! In this week’s solo ep, I get stuck into a few topics I feel quite strongly about. I share; My experience about working in the media and entertainment space The struggles and inner conflict I feel about how I look and how I am perceived vs who I am on the inside My experience with friends and models I’ve met who have struggled with body image issues an...

This week on the pod the wonderful Chelsea Pottenger joins me. She’s the founder of EQ Minds, international speaker, host of podcast EQ Minds: Recharge Your Mental Health and the author of The Mindful High Performer. Chels and I could’ve literally chat for hours about all of this good stuff. Chels kindly shares her journey from being a high performing athlete, successful corporate to falling into...

I’m excited to share this week’s ep of the pod with the wonderful Dr Libby Weaver, nutritional biochemist (PhD), women’s health expert, 13 times best selling author and founder of Bio Blends. Dr Libby’s unique approach to health incorporates nutrition, biochemistry and emotions. There are so many layers to this which we unpack and delve into in this episode. We get stuck into an array of topics ar...

**Trigger warning. In this episode we touch on the subject of eating disorders, anorexia and bulimia. What a treat it is to have the lovely Kate Kendall on the pod this week. Kate is the co-founder of Flow Athletic, yoga expert and the author of Life in Flow. She has been a fixture in the health and wellness space for a long time and the former yoga expert for Body & Soul magazine. Aside from...

I’m super excited to drop this latest ep with the lovely Katie Martin, trainer, Founder of KFit and author of The Kitchen Series. Having worked in the health and fitness industry since she was only 16, Katie shares her journey and we get stuck into some popular topics around steering away from diet culture, social media diet trends, healing your gut from the inside out, plus we delve into the cont...

We’re celebrating 2 years of The Rach Active Podcast with a solo episode. I don’t do these often, mainly because I love having fab conversations with all my inspiring guests. This week I get stuck into 3 simple steps to become the happiest version of you. If you incorporate these practical exercises into your life, you will become happier! I’ve got diverse background across health and wellness dis...

I’m super excited to share this week’s episode featuring the lovely Leonie Dawson, CEO, award-winning entrepreneur, self-made multi millionaire, international best selling author and online business mentor. For someone going from no background in business to running a multi million dollar business, all whilst working 10 hours a week, Leonie takes us behind the scenes and shares her insights into h...

I’m absolutely honoured to have the lovely Bronnie Ware on the pod this week. Bronnie is the international best selling author of the global classic The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying, which has been published in 32 languages and read by over one million readers worldwide. She’s also the author of Bloom and Your Year of Change, a speaker at Ted X and a teacher of courage and regret-free living. It was...

**Trigger warning. In this episode, we touch on the topic of suicide. This week I’m joined by the awesome Sam Webb. Sam is the co-founder of not for profit mental health organisation Livin, he’s also an actor who you may have seen on Neighbours, Home & Away and Survivor. This was such an impactful chat. Sam and I get stuck into all things mental health, dealing with emotions and how acting is...

What an absolute pleasure it is to have the amazing Lisa Messenger on the pod this week. Lisa is the founder and CEO of the Collective Hub, best selling author, serial entrepreneur, international speaker and all round amazing woman. I’m so excited for you guys to listen to this one. Our chat literally felt like sitting on the couch with a good girlfriend curled up with a warm tea and lovely conver...

I’m so excited to share this week’s episode with you guys! I’m joined by none other than the wonderful Simon Hill of The Proof with Simon Hill (formerly known as Plant Proof). Simon is the best selling author of The Proof is in the Plants, founder of Eden Bondi and is also a nutritionist and physiotherapist. It’s such fab timing, with Simon recently announcing he will be expanding his focus from p...

I am so excited to share this ep with you guys. Dr Kieran Kennedy and I literally nerd out to some really amazing topics in this week’s ep. Kieran is a medical doctor, psychiatrist, mental health advocate and a leading voice in the mental health space, being a regular contributor to Men’s Health Australia, as well as contributing to publications such as The New York Post, Women’s Health Australia,...