Extra Healthy-ish

Meditation and breathwork expert Rich Muir discusses the physiological effects of different breathing techniques highlighting the importance of understanding individual breathing patterns and finding the right techniques for you.    WANT MORE FROM RICH? You can catch Rich’s classes at Eden Health Retreat - for more see @eden_health_retreat or here, or find him at The Meditation Spot here.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Photographer Ellie Sedgwick is on a mission to relieve women of vulva anxiety. She shares about her own struggles, and her learnings and wisdom from photographing 500-odd vulvas for her Comfortable in my Skin project and book.    WANT MORE FROM ELLIE? For more on her book Flip Through my Flaps see here or for Ellie’s Comfortable in my Skin project, click on @comfortableinmyskin_ or here.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all feel a niggle or pain somewhere in our body and, thankfully, exercise Physiologist Glenn Phipps is here to help. He discusses the difference between mobility and flexibility and how to effectively increase range of motion through various training methods.   WANT MORE FROM GLENN? For more on his book Strength Yourself Strong see here or find Glenn @stretchyourselfstrong or here.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nutrition and public health expert Louise Rubic discusses the impact of poor nutrition on women’s health and the essential nutrients every woman needs at different life stages.    WANT MORE FROM LOUISE? You can read more from Louise via Torrens University here.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author and social researcher Rebecca Huntley opens up about her harrowing childhood and how after unsuccessfully trying traditional therapy, she used MDMA to find her way forward from trauma. If this chat raises anything for you, see Lifeline here.    WANT MORE FROM REBECCA? For more on Rebecca’s book Sassafras (Hachette, $34.99) see here or catch her @rebecca_huntley_author.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clinical nutritionist Katherine Hay discusses how our rising stress levels are impacting our food choices and health, and the best ways to manage your weekly eating when life is busy.    WANT MORE FROM KATHERINE? You can find Katherine @katherine_hay_nutritionist or at Kaptured Nutrition here.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professional triathlete Ellie Salthouse reflects on her successful career from training to mindset to nutrition, and how she manages fitness around her menstrual cycle. Plus, she shares advice for aspiring athletes.    WANT MORE FROM ELLIE? Follow Ellie’s upcoming events @elliesalthouse or via her site here, or see @whoop.   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best-selling author and CEO of Cheek Media Co. Hannah Ferguson unpacks taboos in women’s health - from health care to marketing periods as empowering to her own struggles with "rough sex" and vaginismus.   WANT MORE FROM HANNAH? Grab Hannah’s book Taboo (Affirm Press, $34.99) here. Catch her @hannahferguson_ or on TikTok here. For more on Cheek Media Co. see @cheekmedia.co or listen to her podcast Big Small Talk @bigsmalltalk_pod.   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mega best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert opens up about the challenges in managing her mental health, the importance of curiosity and how to cultivate it daily, and the somewhat radical measures she undertakes to switch-off from technology.  WANT MORE FROM LIZ? Find out more about Liz’s Australian tour next February here, catch her @elizabeth_gilbert_writer or see her site here.  WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So, you want to eat more Mediterranean? Clinical nutritionist and TV presenter Sarah Di Lorenzo discusses the Med Diet’s benefits, key foods and how to incorporate more of its principles into your - busy - daily life.     WANT MORE FROM SARAH? Grab Sarah’s beautiful new cookbook My Mediterranean Life  (Simon & Schuster, $49.99) here.  Follow her on Instagram @sarah_di_lorenzo, see her site here or catch her new podcast 10:10 Be Well here.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?  Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.  In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.