Travis Murrells

Your Unreasonable Bestfriend, with Travis Murrells

Hi, I'm Travis ( @travismurrells_ ), a health and mindset coach who teaches people to take back control of their health and life! If you've been on the constant rollercoaster of crash diets where you lose weight, gain it all back, and never feel truly happy, this is the podcast for you. I've helped over 1,000 people worldwide lose fat and build muscle, but most importantly, help heal their relationships with food, the scales, their body, and their mind so they can finally escape toxic diet culture and live a stress-free, healthy life. This podcast is an in-depth behind-the-scenes look into my...

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Travis Murrells

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Education

Podcast website

www.thefitnessgenie.com.au

Latest episode

Jun 17, 2026

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Episodes

#110 - How to Navigate Body Positivity While Losing Weight 22.03.2023

In this episode, Travis & Laura discuss the topic: "How do you navigate self-love/body neutrality and Health At Every Size while also changing your body at the same time. In some groups, it’s impossible to discuss losing weight and also loving your body as it is now, especially in groups of people who also have large bodies I’ve come to find." Hear what Laura & Travis have to say on this t...

#109 - @seeingmoreofsarah & her weight loss journey: a 2-year update 15.03.2023

In this episode, Travis interviews Sarah from @seeingmoreofsarah about her weight loss journey, what she's learned, and how she made it all happen. Travis & Sarah spoke in February of 2021 and this episode is a 2-year follow up from that point. What are Sarah's goals now with weight loss, why is she so happy, what does life look like after WLS? Listen in to find out the answers to all these qu...

#108 - Unf*ck Your Diet Graduate - Dr. Claire 08.03.2023

In this episode, Travis talks to Unf*ck Your Diet Graduate, Dr Claire, about her experiences through 6-months of working together. Claire is a mathematics professor from Washington, USA: She signed up to 6-months of the Unf*ck Your Diet (Nutrition & Mindset) program back in July 2022, and finished her program December 25th 2023. She discusses how, as a vegetarian, she started the program eatin...

#107 - The Dangers of Tribalism 01.03.2023

Coach Laura explains why blindly following one person or one perception can be dangerous. Whether you are plant-based, more inclined to eat meat, or hovering in the middle, don’t put that way of thinking on a pedestal, and ESPECIALLY don’t judge others for their choices. The most important thing is to listen to your body.

#106 - Q & A with Trav and Laura 22.02.2023

In this episode Travis and Laura sit down and answer community & client questions. The goal is to reach a consensus on the most helpful topics for our clients and listeners.

#105 - Resolutions 15.02.2023

Given up on your New Year’s resolutions already? Listen to Coach Laura discuss why she advocates for New Year’s resolutions. They can be an effective tool to keep you on track, all you need is just a little more reflection, planning, patience and consistency.

#104 - Breathe 08.02.2023

Coach Laura walks through how you can optimise your breathing to become more stress resilient and calm your body. Even though we do it every second of the day, a lot of us are not aware of how we breathe, and quite often are not making the most out of our breath. With Laura’s simple tips and explanations, you’ll be able to adjust your breathing technique to feel, function, train and sleep better!

#103 - 3 Tips to Look & Feel Better 01.02.2023

In this week's Inside The Genie's Lamp episode, Travis discusses his top 3 tips for leading a successful life.⁠ ⁠ Travis also gives reasons for why these tips are so powerful, and how they can positively and negatively affect your life.⁠ ⁠ Tune in to this week's Podcast episode, bring a notepad, take some notes, implement them into your life and message us when you're feeling and looking better to...

#102 - Simplify Nutrition 28.01.2023

In this episode Tennille our Nutritionist talks about some of the ways in which we can quiet the noise and really simplify our views on nutrition. So often less is more.

#101 - How to stick to your goals 19.01.2023

In this episode, Travis speaks about the common problems area's of why people don't stick to their goals and where the consistency/motivation becomes unravelled. Listen in to this episode to find out how to set goals, stick to them, and be more consistent in 2023.

#100 - How much baggage are you carrying? 12.01.2023

In this week’s podcast, Coach Laura delves into addictions and coping mechanisms. Most of the time, we don’t even notice picking up behaviours to conceal or avoid some sort of pain or insecurity. From numbing feelings, obsessive habits, to our language and how we communicate with others, these can all be protections from the outside world. If we’re not careful, it can change how we think, feel and...

#99 - Sleep 05.01.2023

Head coach Laura talks about sleep. How it is VITAL for our health, our productivity and our metabolism. Not getting enough of it can lead to overeating, reaching for sugary foods or stimulants, and drop your motivation to train. If you’re struggling with either the amount or quality of shut-eye, it’s worth listening to this podcast ep. Coach Laura gives her 5 natural recommendations, which may en...

#98 BONUS - Restrict, Binge, Repeat 14.12.2022

Christmas & the Binge Restrict Cycle Are you someone who feels lost in a cycle of restriction and bingeing? Are you dreading Christmas because it means uncontrollable urges to eat everything in sight? Coach Laura talks about her experience of feeling confused and deprived for almost half a decade. Listen to her share how she was able to overcome this mental battle and build back a healthy rela...

#97 - Perfectionism disguised as laziness 27.11.2022

In this final episode for 2022, Travis discusses how “I struggle with consistency” is, more often than not, a lie. Most people have this idea in their head that if they could just be more consistent they’d be successful, Travis wagers that if you’re a chronic yo-yo dieter, you’re one of the most consistent humans on the planet. Tune in to find out how your consistency issues may actually just be p...

#96 - Anxiety Delayed is Anxiety Multiplied 17.11.2022

In this episode, Travis discusses how if you delay a problem all you’re really doing is multiplying it. If we delay doing something about our anxiety, we’re giving ourselves extra time to stew on the problem and let is fester and become a bigger issue than it needs to be. Tune in to find out how to move through constant procrastination and become more productive throughout the day.

#95 - Finding Your Excuses is Good! 10.11.2022

In this episode, Travis talks about why 'coming up with excuses' may actually be a blessing in disguise for your health journey. How to navigate through your excuses when they arise and what to do in order to get away from them long-term. Tune in now to find out how your excuses could be a blessing.

#94 - This Shit is Forever 06.11.2022

This Shit is Forever with coach Lindsay You cannot accomplish peak health & fitness in the span of an 8-week challenge. Living as the strongest version of yourself is a life-long commitment—so this shit really is forever. It’s up to you to decide if that’s exciting or miserable. In this week’s episode, Head Coach Lindsay chaotically describes what it really looks like when you have to pivot fr...

#93 - "It could be worse" is killing you. 03.11.2022

In this episode, Travis discusses how the “Oh it could be worse” mindset may actually be causing more harm than good for your overall health & enjoyment of life. Many Australians use this saying to deflect “It didn’t work out the way I wanted but that’s okay because it could be worse” which is a rather positive mindset to have. But if it’s your default thought pattern for everything in life it...

#92 - Building Stress Resilience 30.10.2022

Coach Laura here 😊 In this podcast episode, I walk you through my own mental health history and how I have used movement to help soothe my anxiety. If you’re someone who has or has had anxiety, feels overwhelmed easily or struggles with stress, this one is for you! Learn to calm the body and mind and build resilience to stress in 3 steps, just by using movement! Enjoy this one, I really hope it h...

#91 - Special Guest - Carla, Sleep Coach. 27.10.2022

In this episode, Travis is joined by Carla from @orasleepcoaching to discuss how sleep can affect your weight loss journey, as well as strategies to counteract those problem areas. Tune in to listen how to improve your sleep and lose weight.

#90 - Love Your Period 23.10.2022

Coach Laura shares her love for periods! Listen to this week’s podcast to learn why you should love them too, and what you could do to be more in tune with your monthly cycle.

#89 - Bilbo Baggins taught me this comfort zone mindset trick 19.10.2022

In this episode, Travis relates Bilbo Baggins & ‘The Hobbit’ to getting out of your comfort zone and how to pick and choose when to go from the comfort zone to the learning zone. If you can master the art of flowing between both of these states of getting ready for the adventure ahead while in your comfort zone, then go out to gather as much experience as possible while in the learning zone, b...

#88 - DUMP HIM! 16.10.2022

Dump Him - with Head Coach Lindsay Get in losers—we’re talking about finally dumping your loser boyfriend that none of us liked in the first place. What does this have to do with your weight loss or gym goals? Head Coach Lindsay explores how the misery of uncertainty can keep us from ditching the habits in our lives that keep us stuck–whether we’re thinking of dumping our loser boyfriend or finall...

#87 - Find Resistance - F*ck that holistic health "guru"! 13.10.2022

In this episode, Travis discusses why the typical ‘Holistic Health Guru’ can f*ck right off and how to improve your life by finding resistance in the journey to get the answer we need instead of one we want to hear.⁠ ⁠ If you manage to find the resistance in the journey, it’s either going to tell you that you’re going the right direction and what you really want from life is on the other end of th...

#86 - My Training Philosophy with Head Coach Laura 09.10.2022

Head Coach Laura here! I this episode I talk about how my training has evolved over the last decade. Coming from a bodybuilding background full of injuries and imbalances, I’ve learnt how to train with intensity whilst treating my body with the respect it deserves. Want to move pain-free and get results? Listen in and I’ll walk you through how I incorporated different training methods to fix my in...

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