Women's Health Unwrapped

We spend so much of our lives working so why would we not think about the impact this has on our health and happiness? Today we’re chatting with guest Mike Cole about the importance of self-awareness in creating balance and good health. Mike is passionate about understanding how you operate and function as an individual - regardless of whether you are neurotypical or neurodivergent - to ensure you...

To support and celebrate International Women’s Day 2023 and the #EmbraceEquity focus for this year, we’re bringing you a special solo episode focusing on the power and impact women have when they take care of themselves. Why women? Doesn’t everyone need to take care of their health? Yes we should all be investing in our health, but there is urgency and a need for women because there is a huge and...

The final episode in our February mini-series bringing you real people and their stories about building a healthy lifestyle is with friend and food blogger Victoria Himsworth. Victoria is sharing her journey of returning to taking care of herself following pregnancy and some big life changes. She realised that in order to be able to cope with the demands of new family life, she had to put herself...

The third episode in our February mini-series chatting with real people about their journeys to build a healthier lifestyle, is with our host Nicola's partner Kev Farndell. Kev’s opening up about the self-doubt and imposter syndrome that held him back from happiness, and how he was an absolute beginner on his journey to building a healthy lifestyle only 18 months ago when he hit rock-bottom. Strug...

A little forewarning that in today’s episode we chat about death, loss and grief. As part of our February mini-series focusing on how when life is hard or throws major challenges at you, the only way to move forward is to take better care of yourself, we bring you a truly incredible and inspiring guest, Cat O’Brien. Cat’s sharing her story of the sudden loss of her much loved partner and soul mate...

In February we’re bringing you a very special mini-series of the Live Healthy Now podcast. Over the next four weeks we’re sharing real stories of real people who have hit rock bottom in their lives. They each have a very different story, but there’s one thing running parallel through each of them - they created a better life where they could thrive by believing they could change, and took very sma...

Being pregnant can be a very special time of a woman’s life, however it can also bring with it lots of new and scary health challenges, both physical ones and mental too. For many pregnant women, there is fear and uncertainty around fitness during pregnancy and also in the post-natal period once they have their baby. Today’s guest Brittany Scott is helping to break down the fear and worry about ex...

If you often find yourself grabbing a chocolate bar or something else sugary at 3pm only to find yourself quickly crashing back down to feeling tired and ratty afterwards, this episode is for you! Many of us aren’t aware of the impact the food we’re eating has on not just the way our body functions but also in how we feel. Food plays a huge role in our lives and has become a central thing that man...

The food we eat is like the writer, director, producer and actor to the daily movie of how we feel and function in our lives. What we put into our bodies will determine how we go about our lives and how well we are now, and in the future. In this episode we’re discussing the rise of autoimmune diseases and the impact diet and lifestyle have on the likelihood of you being diagnosed with one. It is...

It’s estimated that in the UK one third of females, that’s around 13 million people, are currently peri or menopausal. Add onto this all of the people in these women’s lives who they spend their time with at home, work or socially and you have an enormous number of people who are coming into contact with menopause in some way. Then put this onto a global scale and you can see that there’s a massiv...

How many times have you been stuck thinking about what to set as your New Year resolution? How many times did you start out full of good intention with your resolution but failed before you’d even hit the end of January? Or maybe even the end of the first week?! We’ve been conditioned to see the start of the year as a new beginning and therefore a time we can decide what to change and make it happ...

How often do you recognise what you’ve achieved and celebrate yourself for all of the great things you’re doing in your life? I’d guess it’s not very often. The relationship we have with ourself is the most important one in our life, yet we struggle to show ourselves support, gratitude, and thanks for all that we do and are. So, in our last episode of 2022, we’re helping you to take a pause and re...

Have you ever stopped to think about how the relationships you have affect the way you feel? We’re wired to need connection and so the relationships we have play a huge role in our overall health and wellbeing. You may be surprised to learn that the most important relationship of all we need to invest in and nurture is the one with ourselves. If you have a partner or spouse, life isn’t always easy...

As a wife, mother, family CEO, alongside a full-time corporate career, Gabby was running on fumes all day, every day. Her life was hectic so there was never any time to think about the lifestyle choices she was making and what effect these might be having on her. This was until she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive type of breast cancer at only 44 years old. Gabby began a new journey, walki...

This week we chat with guest expert Ashlee Hoelck about thriving after trauma. Ashlee is proof both the mental and physical symptoms that manifest in your mind and body after trauma can be managed, and she gives advice on how to get started on your own healing at home using free, simple tools and techniques. In the episode we do chat about trauma from toxic relationships and the emotional sufferin...

How many times have you felt like you have to choose between being healthy and enjoying yourself? This season is definitely one that has many people deciding whether to be naughty or nice! The myth that you can’t be social and enjoy yourself whilst also taking care of your health is the topic for today’s episode. Is it really possible to be both social and healthy? If you’re struggling with the ov...

Being healthy is about so much more than you probably think it is! Who would think that laughter is something you can build a healthy habit around and feel so much better from? Today’s guest, Clara Heimerdinger, is a comedy specialist and is sharing why comedy and laughter is a powerful thing to experience to improve your health and wellbeing. Even in the most difficult times a laugh or a smile ca...

Do you struggle with your confidence or to feel happy most days? Would you say you're successful? How healthy do you feel right now? In this episode Nicola is talking about what being healthy has to do with feeling confident, happy and successful. She dives into how your health and wellbeing are completely linked to how much you enjoy and feel satisfied in your life. In the episode you’re going to...

What is stress and why is it something that can wreak havoc on your health and happiness? I’m joined by April Likins, a stress management coach helping you to understand what stress is, how it shows up for you and how to step out of stress so you can live healthier and happier - which is what we are all about at Live Healthy Now! In a world that is so busy for most of us, it’s easy to miss the sig...

What actually is happiness and why is it the thing we’re all trying to find? Can we only be happy when we achieve the success we’re striving for? Or is it that to have success we first need to be happy? Today I chat with Meg Price from Happybyme about what happiness really is and how to build a happy, successful life. We dive into why journalling is such a powerful tool to have in your healthy hab...

Trigger warning: this episode has conversation about death, suicide, bereavement and tragedy. Please skip if this might trigger you. I’m chatting with Sarah Miller to share her story of facing an unimaginable loss when her four-year-old daughter, Madeline, passed away in a tragic accident in 2021. Sarah wants her story to help others who face similar loss or tragedy in their lives. She is driven t...

A quick trigger warning - This episode includes discussion on eating behaviours and disorders, so please skip this episode if this topic might affect you. Have you ever struggled to control what you eat and drink? Does it get to Friday evening and you find yourself automatically ordering in the pizza because you feel like it’s the least you deserve after a hectic week at work? How about when you’r...

Welcome to the first episode of Live Healthy Now! In our first full episode we're getting clear on why now is the time to live healthy and why being proactive with your health is so important to live the happy life you desire. So many of us think we'll finally be happy when we have all of the 'stuff' we're pushing so hard to achieve and get. But it never seems to work out this way. You'll learn ho...

It’s time to appreciate yourself, be inspired to take care of yourself, and know that your life is 100% for living right now! The reality of life is we have one life. Yet this reality often brings fear and resistance. When we accept this and use it as a positive influence, instead of being scared to think about it, we can get clear on how we want our life to be and value ourselves enough to make t...

There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to how to live healthy. You can build your unique healthy lifestyle by getting clear on what matters to you and really connecting to this. You can find and choose what works for you based on your values and how you’d like to feel. Once you know why living the way you want to matters to you, it makes getting started so much easier and feels possible. For...