Portia Michau

Wellness etc.

Health EN ↓ 19 episodes

Wellness etc. is a podcast about cutting through the noise of modern wellness culture. Hosted by holistic health coach and personal trainer Portia, this show explores women’s health, nutrition, nervous system regulation, body image, and the psychology behind our relationship with food and wellbeing. Expect honest conversations about wellness trends, diet culture, hormones, and the realities of building a truly healthy life.

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Portia Michau

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Health

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Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

19 - The Reality Of Being Lean 11.07.2026

Consider this your reality check. Recently I found myself falling down the social media rabbit hole of trying to be perfect - with my content, my life, my food, my training, everything. And I had to pull myself out of it. Because the truth is, social media has completely distorted our sense of what is normal, what is healthy, and what is actually going on behind the content we consume every single...

18 - Are You Bingeing Or Have You Just Normalised Not Eating Enough? 02.07.2026

This episode is one I've wanted to make for a long time because the confusion around hunger, fullness, and binge eating is real, and I think so many women are mislabelling their body's very normal responses to restriction as something being wrong with them. Spoiler: you are probably not out of control. You are probably just underfuelling. In this episode I'm breaking down everything no...

17 - The Moment She Stopped Trying To Fix Herself | with Olivia Judd Smith 25.06.2026

Olivia Judd Smith is a women's nutritionist, movement coach, and founder of The Nourished Woman. Olivia's journey is one that so many women will relate to. She spent years chasing the next fix, pushing through burnout, losing her period, and trying to optimise her way to health, until she realised that the thing she was actually missing had nothing to do with another diet or training progr...

16 - 12 Things Recovery Taught Me About Life 18.06.2026

Recovery has a way of teaching you things that no school, no book, and no person ever could. This episode is my honest reflection on the lessons that came out of one of the hardest seasons of my life and how they changed not just my health, but the way I move through the world entirely. These aren't just lessons about food or bodies or periods. They're lessons about fear, identity, free wi...

15 - Off Campus Debrief & Why Your Happiness Doesn't Need To Make Sense To Anyone Else 04.06.2026

We start this episode with a full Off Campus debrief because if you know, you know and if you haven't watched it yet, consider this your sign. But then things get a little deeper. This episode is my honest take on hustle culture, why I'm so over the glorification of busy, and the epiphany I had recently that honestly changed the way I'm approaching my life and my work. I talk about bur...

14 - The Gut, Hormone & Fertility Conversation We All Need | with Monika Anna 28.05.2026

Monika Anna is a clinical nutritionist specialising in gut health, hormones, fertility, and preconception to postpartum nutrition and this conversation is one I have been wanting to have on the podcast for a long time. We get into the connection between gut health and hormonal health, what a truly healthy cycle actually looks like from a practitioner's perspective, and what Monika looks for in her...

13 - Body Image, Calorie Tracking & The Honest Answers You Actually Need | Q&A 21.05.2026

This week it's just me, answering your questions and honestly this might be one of my favourite episode formats because your questions are so good and so real. From navigating bad body image days to the all-in approach in recovery, learning to trust yourself around food, and what to do when people are stressing you out. We're getting into all of it. You asked me about: Bad body image days...

12 - The Workout Habit That Might Be Holding You Back 14.05.2026

This episode is not anti-exercise. Not even close. But it is an honest conversation about the relationship so many of us have built with movement and whether it's actually serving us. This week I'm breaking down why exercise is a stressor, what it means when it becomes your primary coping mechanism, and how to start moving with genuine intention rather than obligation, guilt, or anxiety. We cover:...

11 - She Lost Her Period Twice ... Here's What Finally Worked | with Lucy Klemt 07.05.2026

Lucy Klemt is a dietitian and strength coach who has dedicated her career to helping women build a sustainable relationship with food and their bodies. But before all of that, she lost her period ... twice. In this episode Lucy shares her personal journey through two separate period recoveries, why the first one didn't stick, and what she did differently the second time around. We also chat about...

10 - The HA Series Pt. 2: How I Got My Period Back After 8 Years 30.04.2026

I lost my period at the end of 2017. I got it back in October 2025. This episode is the full story of everything in between - the doctors who told me to go on the pill, the years of half-committing to recovery, the moment I decided to say a quiet but firm no to the medical system and back myself completely. I'm covering exactly what my recovery looked like. The nutrition, the training, the lif...

9 - The HA Series Pt. 1: What Even Is Hypothalamic Amenorrhea? 23.04.2026

If your period has gone missing, or has never been quite right, this episode is the starting point. Hypothalamic Amenorrhea is one of the most common and most misunderstood causes of missing periods in women, and most of us have never even heard of it. In Part 1 of the HA Series I'm breaking down what HA actually is, what's happening in your body when it occurs, and what recovery looks lik...

8 - What Nobody Tells You About Leaving Diet Culture | with Jye Austin 16.04.2026

Jye Austin is a Women's Strength & Health Coach, Co-founder of Rep Republic and Social Frequency, and Performance Coach at Saint Haven. But before all of that, she went through her own journey with her health — from an eating disorder at 13, through the world of bodybuilding, and eventually into a completely different relationship with her body and herself. In this episode she shares that jour...

7 - Q&A With My Boyfriend: Wellness, Navigating Fertility & Behind The Scenes 09.04.2026

In this episode, I’m joined by my boyfriend, Max, for a Q&A all about our relationship, women’s health, and what it’s actually like dating someone in the wellness space. We talk about how we met, what it was like navigating my disordered eating and period recovery, and the things he’s learnt about women’s health along the way. We also get into the realities of supporting a partner through a he...

6 - Your Cycle Is Trying To Tell You Something 02.04.2026

Most of us were taught that our period is just something that happens once a month - something to manage, put up with, or push through. But your hormonal cycle is so much more than that. It's one of the most powerful indicators of how your body is actually doing, and most of us were never taught how to read it. In this episode I'm sharing everything I wish I'd known; from what a health...

5 - Gaining Weight Was The Healthiest Thing I Ever Did 26.03.2026

If the idea of gaining weight makes your stomach drop, this episode is for you. I'm sharing my personal journey with weight, from restriction and over-exercising to genuinely nourishing my body and gaining weight over the past year. This episode is me talking honestly about that, and everything I've learned along the way. We will cover: Why weight gain feels so wrong and who actually benef...

4 - Smash or Pass: The Wellness Edition 20.03.2026

In this episode of Smash or Pass: The Wellness Edition, I’m giving my honest takes on the biggest trends in wellness; the hits, the misses, and the overhyped rituals we all see online. From protein obsession to Pilates, saunas to step counts, and all the “wellness girl” classics in between, I break down what actually supports your body and what’s just noise, all through my lens as a period recover...

3 - The Skinny Pandemic, Ozempic & The Return of Thin 12.03.2026

It feels like everywhere you look right now, thinness is trending again. From influencers and celebrities rapidly losing weight to the explosion of medications like Ozempic, there’s a noticeable shift happening in the way bodies are being portrayed online. In this episode we unpack the  “skinny pandemic” . Why ultra-thin body ideals seem to be making a comeback and what that might mean for health,...

2 - Disordered Eating: The Grey Area No One Talks About 11.03.2026

When we talk about eating disorders, we usually picture the extremes. But what about the huge grey area in between? In this episode, we’re unpacking  disordered eating - the subtle patterns around food and exercise that might not look “serious” on the outside but can quietly consume your thoughts, habits, and daily life. We’ll talk about: • what disordered eating actually is • common signs people...

1 - Welcome to Wellness etc. 11.03.2026

Welcome to  Wellness etc.  ✨ In this first episode, I’m sharing a little bit about who I am, why I started this podcast, and the journey that led me here. From growing up between Australia and Asia, to navigating an eating disorder, losing my period for years, and eventually discovering a more holistic approach to health, this episode dives into the experiences that shaped the way I view wellness...

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