The You4ia Health Podcast

Welcome to episode 40 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast and this weeks special guest is Joel Bouzaid. Joel is an incredibly influential man educating and inspiring us to change our mindset to change our life. Joel’s life experience alongside his willingness to learn provides him with the platform to mentor his clients through life and give them the tips to succeed in whatever field they may be...

Welcome to episode 39 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia podcast, this week I sat down wit special guest Olivia Crisara. Her journey is nothing short of amazing, showing strength, determination and resilience to combat cancer in her teens, to now be 25 years old and thriving in the skin shes in. She now dedicates her time to educating and inspiring women on how to love their body, mind and soul while re...

Welcome to episode 38 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia podcast with Vegainz coach, Mike Case. In this week’s episode, Mike and I aim to destroy the myths associated with a plant-based lifestyle as well as prove to you, that we can all thrive off this lifestyle. Mike is an absolute legend spreading an important message to the community, that you can still gain muscle and thrive, even if all you eat is...

Welcome to episode 37 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast with a very special guest this week, Matt Davey. This man is a very inspiring, courageous and motivating dude spreading an important message to the whole community. He has his very own podcast called the Vedgetalk podcast and is aiming to promote sustainable living by eating plants. Matt and his lovely partner Ana packed up their lives in...

Welcome to episode 35 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast with Sami Rose. Sami needs no introduction, a highly influential health coach working in women’s health taking a no BS approach to health and fitness proves to you that you can lead a ‘normal’ life and still crush your goals. She is doing incredible things in this space and aims to educate and inspire women through shifting their mindset a...

Welcome to episode 34 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast. This week on the show I have power couple Jay Renkin and Bec Lawther. Jay and Bec have teamed up to create an amazing business called triple zero fit. Much like the name suggests, they are specialising in training for our emergency service first responders. Providing them with practical training ensuring they are able to be more efficient...

Welcome to episode 33 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast. This week’s special guest is plant based dietician, Jacob McGinness. This man is a wealth of knowledge aiming to change the stigma associated with plant based nutrition. He provides a no BS approach to wellness giving people the cold hard facts about the plant based living. He answers all of the common questions you get asked as a vegan s...

Welcome to episode 32 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast. This week’s episode is incredible, I present to you Sam Asser who is a holistic health coach and the owner of Fast Way To Health. Sam is doing incredible things within the health and wellness community, in particular fasting. She is firm believer that giving your digestive system a day or two off once in a while, is the best thing you can...

Welcome to Episode 31 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast. This week’s special guest is nutritional medicine student and owner of Natch nutrition, Ash Webber.  Ash and I both have similar stories, falling into the restrictive, unsustainable culture that often gets promoted inside a gym environment. Ash chats about her struggles with this as well as her transition into a whole foods plant based di...

Welcome to episode 29 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast. This episode is a little bit different from usual episodes, as I won’t be interviewing anyone today. Yep that’s right, you’re stuck with me for the whole 30-45 minutes. This is a great episode as the questions came from you guys. I posted on social media a few weeks back asking you to send me through a list of questions you have regarding...

Welcome to episode 28 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast. This week I sat down with Samantha Nicks who is a plant-based chef striving to change the stigma around cooking with plants. She is silencing all the critics by producing some of the tastiest, nutritious meals, made from plants. Sam’s plant-based journey began for health reasons only and now dedicates her life to promoting the amazing ben...

Welcome to episode 27 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast, this week’s special guest is Andrew Taylor or more commonly known as ‘Spud Fit’. This man is an absolute weapon and is doing incredible things for not only the vegan community but for the general population. There was a time in his life where he was morbidly obese and completely addicted to food, causing him both emotional and physical st...

Welcome to episode 26 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast. This week on the show I explain to you guys in detail my journey. This episode is one that’s close to my heart and a journey that I am extremely proud of. Many people may not know my journey and how I went from being an extremely overweight teenager, to an extremely passionate personal trainer and naturopathy student in the space of 8 yea...

Welcome to Episode 25 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast. This week I was lucky enough to connect with Ben from Fit With Plants over a zoom call. Ben is an absolute wealth of knowledge with over 16 years of experience in the industry as a personal trainer. Ben devotes his time to his new plant based home delivery meal service, providing the most wholesome, delicious and organic where possible pl...

Welcome to Episode 24 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast. This week I had the opportunity to sit down with my mentor Dale Sidebottom. Dale Is just about to launch a 30-day happiness challenge and the benefits he has seen are unbelievable. We chat about all the amazing things that Dale is up to at the moment including some hidden gems that I can’t quite give you the full details about in the show...

Welcome to episode 23 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast. This week I was so fortunate to be able to catch up with Tegan Steele at her café Urban Projuice, in the heart of Albert Park. Urban Projuice is an amazing whole foods, plant based café that thrives on education and providing the community with incredibly delicious foods and drinks. Tegan is a busy woman who is spreading an amazing messag...

Welcome to episode 22 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast. This week I was fortunate enough to sit down and chat with animal rights activist, Joshua Entis. Josh is doing incredible things and spreading such an important message. Josh is a full time animal rights activist and dedicates his life to raising awareness about the horrific things that are happening to animals all over the world, just so...

Welcome to episode 21 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia podcast. This week I was fortunate enough to sit down with professional cricketer, Nic Maddinson. Nic is an extremely talented cricketer and has played at the highest level, representing Australia in both Test matches and t20s. Over the past few years Nic has adopted a plant based diet and in today’s chat we spoke about how a professional athlete...

Episode 19 of the podcast stars West Coast Eagles AFL premiership player Daniel Venables. Daniel who is a good friend of mine lived out his childhood dream last year when he won the Australian Football League most regarded team honour, the premiership. As well as being highly talented all round sportsman and a humble man, he is a very resilient hard working athlete who is always trying to give 110...

Welcome to episode 17 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia Podcast. This week I was fortunate enough to sit down and chat with Nadine Scott, the owner and operator of All For One studios in Yarraville. Nadine and her husband Richard are doing amazing things in the western suburbs of Melbourne, offering a wellness space that provides their members with every service under the one roof. They are putting the...

Welcome to episode 16 of the ‘Weekly Dose of You4ia’ Podcast. This week on the podcast I had the amazing opportunity to sit down with an iconic plant based food blogger Amanda Ducks. Amanda or ‘Ducky’ has built a prolific following on both Youtube and Instagram, posting videos and images of the amazing foods she creates. She is doing amazing things through these social media platforms and is inspi...

Welcome to episode 16 of the Weekly Dose of You4ia podcast. This week on the podcast I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Dietician, personal trainer, yoga teacher, strength and conditioning coach, running coach and former tri-athlete Amy Giannotti. Amy has such an amazing story and her journey will leave you speechless. Her obsession with exercise and in particular her mindset neglect...

Welcome to episode 15 of the ‘Weekly Dose of You4ia’ Podcast. This week on the podcast I had the pleasure of sitting down and gaining an insight into Sophie Vanderkelen AKA superwoman. Sophie is the regional manager of Lululemon a group trainer at F45 and has an amazing story. Sophie is such an amazing person, juggling an enormous workload and still having the ability to educate and empower the ot...

Welcome to episode 14 of the ‘Weekly Dose of You4ia’ Podcast. This week on the podcast I had the pleasure of picking Symon Lovett’s brain. Symon is a physiotherapist specializing in acute and subacute injury management from diagnosis to return to training He is a wealth of knowledge and it was a pleasure diving right into some of the more common injuries he sees as a physio, and how he would treat...

Welcome to episode 13 of the ‘Weekly Dose of You4ia’ Podcast. This week on the podcast I had the absolute pleasure of listening to Doug Den Mulders story. I met Doug and his wife Nadine when I was working at Particle Café and we instantly connected. Both of their bold South African accents make it a pleasure listening to what they have to say. Doug may seem like an everyday person, but this man’s...