Stronger Bolder Wiser

What if the "lost libido" you've been blaming on age, hormones or your relationship was never actually about desire at all? In this episode I sit down with renowned sex and relationship therapist Jacqueline Hellyer to talk about one of the most common things I hear from women in my community: "I just don't want sex anymore." Jacqueline breaks down the myth of spontaneou...

If you're waking up at 3am every single night feeling wired, anxious and exhausted, this episode is about to change the way you think about sleep forever. In this episode I'm joined by Annika Carroll, women's sleep and health coach and CEO of Sleep Like a Boss, to unpack one of the most under-discussed topics in women's health: sleep. We dive into why so many of us start struggling...

Have you ever quietly asked yourself, "Am I drinking too much?" If that question has ever crossed your mind, even for a second, this episode is for you. In this solo episode, I'm walking you through the 11 diagnostic criteria clinicians use to identify mild, moderate and severe alcohol use disorder, and I promise this isn't about slapping a label on yourself. What We Cover: - The...

Staying isn't always fine. And leaving isn't always the answer. But staying stuck in the middle? That's what this episode is here to help with. Lisa Miller is a relationship and divorce coach, and in this episode we talk about what the silent divorce actually looks like, how alcohol can mask just how unhappy you really are, and what it finally takes to get honest with yourself about wh...

You already know something needs to change. This conversation might be the nudge that finally makes you do something about it. I sat down with Andy Ramage, co-founder of One Year No Beer and someone I genuinely consider the godfather of the alcohol-free world, for one of the most honest and wide-ranging conversations I've had on this podcast. Andy went from burnt-out city broker to thriving alcoho...

Are you exhausted, resentful, and running on empty…but still saying "I'm fine"?  In this episode I talk about something most of us were never taught: how to set boundaries. Not the cold, wall-building kind. But boundaries that actually protect your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing and creates more time, more energy, and more joy in your life. I break down the three types of boundaries, th...

Leakage when you laugh… Dryness that makes sex uncomfortable. Your vagina is telling you something… Nobody explained to us what happens to our bodies when estrogen drops. Nobody taught us what normal actually looks like and we have accepted it. But here’s the good news. Most of it is treatable. This week I chat with Dr Sara Rearden, board certified pelvic floor floor therapist and known to many as...

Every three seconds, someone in the world receives a dementia diagnosis. And two thirds of them are women.  In Australia, dementia is now the number one cause of death. And most women have no idea how much power they have to change that. This week I'm sitting down with Dr. Helena Popovic, medical doctor, bestselling author and one of the world's leading experts on brain health. This conversation s...

You know that exhausted, bloated or anxious feeling that just won’t shift? It might not be stress, it might not be your hormones… It might actually be your gut… and it could be trying to tell you something important. This week I sat down with Functional Nutritionist & Health Coach Stephanie Grosvenor from Unlimited You Coaching, who spent years sick without the answers before finally listening...

Matty Lansdown started out in cancer research, where he found that 90 - 95% of cancers are related to diet and lifestyle and decided to switch paths to become a nutritionist.  Now he’s working with hundreds of women on their emotional and binge eating journey to heal their relationship with food. We’re sitting down today to really unpack the cycle of emotional eating, emotional binge eating, why w...

If you've ever found yourself doing the exact thing you promised yourself you wouldn't, and then spent the next day beating yourself up about it… I want to help you break that cycle. Because here’s what I want you to know before we even start: You’re not weak. You are not broken and it’s not your fault. Our brains are biologically programmed to keep us safe and we fall back into old patterns becau...

55% of women have some degree of iron deficiency. And it turns out… a lot of the symptoms you might be experiencing are connected. So today I’m sitting down with Dr Libby Weaver to unpack what midlife women actually need to understand about iron… and why it might be the missing piece you haven’t looked at yet. Dr Libby is a nutritional biochemist, author of 13 bestselling books, and someone who ha...

The first time I interviewed TJ, I felt like I had learned more about myself in 45 minutes than I had in seven years of therapy. And I don’t say that lightly. Because what TJ does so well is take something that feels complicated, like your brain, your habits, your lack of motivation, and make it make sense. In a way that instantly clicks. In this conversation, we’re talking about dopamine, but not...

What if the reason you feel overwhelmed, reactive or completely drained isn’t about willpower at all? Today’s guest has taught me how to recognise what’s happening in my body and stop trying to think my way through everything… and the results have been incredible. I’ve become more patient, more playful, less in my head and more present with my loved ones. And because of that - my relationships hav...

So many women get to their 40s and 50s and realise they only know themselves in relation to other people. What the kids need. What the partner prefers. What the job demands. What the family expects. But they haven’t stopped to ask themselves what they want in a very long time. Who are you, outside of what you give to others? As I approach turning 50, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’ve learne...

Women who fall after the age of 60 have around a 30% chance of never walking independently again. Let that sink in for a moment. Most of us don’t think about that when we’re in our 40s or 50s. But there is a gradual loss that can begin long before we notice it. . And by the time it shows up, it’s much harder to reverse. This episode is about protecting your independence. It’s about feeling capable...

If you’ve ever looked down at your belly in your 40s and thought… “Where did that come from?” this one’s for you. I first discovered Angela Foster through The High Performance Health podcast which  I binged. I was left thinking, “where has this woman been all my life?” Because she was asking the exact questions so many of us are quietly thinking - especially when our bodies start to change in midl...

Life has never been easier.  We can order food in seconds. Scroll endlessly. Avoid discomfort at every turn. And yet… so many women feel exhausted, flat, overwhelmed and more stressed than ever. Why? Today I’m sitting down with Dr Paul Taylor, neuroscientist, exercise physiologist, and author of Death by Comfort and The Hardiness Effect, to talk about exactly that.  We’re talking about dopamine, c...

One morning in my 40s, I woke up to my 5 year old asking me “Mum…what happened to your face?” The night before, I’d been at a friend's 40th birthday and something had happened that went to change the course of my life completely. What ensued after that was years of trying and failing, trying and failing…but ultimately it led me to where I am now: happier, healthier, stronger, bolder and wiser.  If...

No one really prepares you for this stage of life. One day you wake up and realise… You’re exhausted. Your body feels different. Your sleep is off. Your tolerance for things you used to accept has disappeared. And you start quietly asking yourself: “Surely life is meant to feel better than this?” If you’ve ever had that thought… this podcast is for you. The Stronger, Bolder, Wiser Podcast is a spa...