Extra Healthy-ish

So many of us suffer from gymtimidation, says Chontel Duncan, so don’t let it stop you from hitting your fitness goals. The sports nutritionist and PT talks about how she's built confidence over the years and how to find yours when you're working out. WANT MORE FROM CHONTEL? You can catch Chontel on Instagram @chontelduncan or TikTok here, 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.

International best-selling author Holly Ringland (FYI: she wrote The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart) has, like many of us, suffered from not feeling good enough - she discusses how she made peace with her inner critic and the importance of cultivating an inner fan.  WANT MORE FROM HOLLY? Find out more about Holly’s new book The House That Joy Built (HarperCollins $29.95) here. Catch her @hollygoeslightly or via 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.

In this East meets West episode, chiropractor and yoga/ meditation teacher Dr Sarah Jane Perri discusses energy work, how energy is (unhelpfully) stored within our body, and how to release it.  WANT MORE FROM DR SARAH? Find out more about Spinal Energetics here or on Instagram @spinalenergetics. You can follow Sarah @drsarahjanechiro.  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.

From running to bobsledding, former Olympian and mum of six Jana Pittman has put her body on the line and shares her various training schedules over the years, and what it’s taught her about her body.  WANT MORE FROM JANA? You can follow her Australian Banana antics @janapittmanofficial or read more about her on B + S 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.

Delta Goodrem has had her fair share of health hurdles. She discusses her approach to health and wellbeing, how she’s built resilience and learnt to be the best version of herself.  WANT MORE FROM DELTA? Find out more about Delta @deltagoodrem or via TikTok here, or see her site here. For more on the Fight With Care initiative, see 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.

Actress and author Pia Miranda shares how her love of ballet, years of acting and navigating its obsession with body shape and size, and her autoimmune disease evident during Survivor, has built resilience and shaped the person she is today. WANT MORE FROM PIA? Find out more about Pia’s book Finding My Bella Vita (Hachette, $34.99) here. You can follow Pia @_paimiranda.  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.

Psychotherapist and relationship expert Lissy Abrahams says her top client complaint is from women struggling to manage the mental load. She discusses how to cope and navigate tricky household and family conversations with your partner. WANT MORE FROM LISSY? For more on Lissy’s new online course Fight Less, Love More see here. You can find Lissy’s book Relationship Reset here, see her website here or follow her on Instagram @lissy.abrahams. 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.

Existential psychotherapist and author Dr Sara Kuburic AKA Instagram’s popular therapist @millennial.therapist unpacks self-loss, defining “your self” and the importance of reconnecting with your body.  WANT MORE FROM SARA? Grab Sara’s new book It’s On Me (Hachette, $32.99) here. You can follow Sara @millennial.therapist, on TikTok here, 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.

We take a deep dive into the world’s most successful diet for long-term health, the Mediterranean diet. Murdoch University Professor and dietician Dr Catherine Itsiopoulos, who’s studied this way of eating for decades, and daughter, financial analyst Vivienne Koutsis share their insights.  WANT MORE FROM CATHERINE & VIV?  You can grab their cookbook The Modern Mediterranean Diet (Macmillan, $39.99) here, or for more info on Catherine’s work see @themediterraneandiet 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.

“You’re a narcissist” might be a cutting insult, but what does it mean exactly and how do you know if you’re dating one? Counsellor and author Nova Gibson discusses narcissism and how to protect yourself.  WANT MORE FROM NOVA? Find out more about Nova’s book Fake Love (HarperCollins, $34.99) here. You can catch Nova @novas_narcissistabuse_recovery. 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.